Funeral services for Matthew Fuqua will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church with Bro. David Ducote officiating. Burial will follow in the Church of the Little Flower Cemetery in Evergreen. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.

Mr. Fuqua, age 45 of Evergreen, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Marksville.

He is preceded in death by his father, Gene Ducote, Jr.;half-brother, Corey Ducote, and maternal grandparents; Herman and Ann Desselle.

Survivors include his children; Breanna Fuqua of Denham Springs, Devon Fuqua of Thibodeaux, Shelton Fuqua of Thibodeaux and Logan Fuqua of Evergreen; his mother, Irene Desselle Fuqua of Evergreen; grandchildren, Gracie Lynn Fuqua and Tylie Jones; his brother Jason Fuqua of Colfax and his nursing home buddy, Levi Guillory.

Friends may visit with the family on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 10:00 a.m. at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Bunkie.

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