A private graveside service for Dan Stagg will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024 at the Pythian Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.

Mr. Stagg, age 81 of Opelousas, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at the Ochsner Lafayette General Hospital.

Dan was a loving husband, father and "Papa" to his grandchildren.  He was a lifelong pharmacist, and he also spent several years farming.  He loved the LSU Fighting Tigers, golfing with his buddies on a weekly basis and his pugs.  Most importantly, he loved the Lord!

He is preceded in death by his parents; Daniel Philip Stagg, Sr. and Hester Soileau Stagg.

Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Sheila Giddings Stagg of Opelousas; his children, Daniel Philip Stagg, III and wife Tami of College Station, TX, Alan D. Stagg of Whiteville and Susan Stagg Soileau and husband Mike of Rayne; his grandchildren, Hannah Renee Stagg (Marc Arcuri), Daniel Philip Stagg, IV (Celeste Brantley Stagg), Lane Stagg, Joshua Stagg and Edward Soileau; and his sister, Mary Stagg Johnston of Athens, AL.

Online condolences may be sent to www.hixson-ducote.com