Gloria Ann Dugas Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gloria Ann Dugas of Lafayette, Louisiana, born in Rayne, Louisiana, who passed away at the age of 73, on November 19, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Gloria Ann Dugas or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Gloria may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ruby Genevieve McZeal and Clarence J. Dugas; her grandparents, Fred McZeal and Mary Crouchet; and her sisters, Regina Prejean and Delores McConnell.
She is survived by: her former husband Chester Paul DeRousselle; her granddaughter Nakayla Dugas; her great grandchild Zuri Burkhalter; and her brothers, Richard Dugas (Carlene) and Raymond Dugas (Laura).
Visitation was held on Saturday, November 29th 2025 from 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM at the St Anthony Catholic Church (615 Edison St, Lafayette, LA 70501). A celebration of life was held on Saturday, November 29th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial was held on Saturday, November 29th 2025 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery (818 12th St, Lafayette, LA 70501).