A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, 129 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 Friday, February 25, 2011 at 11:00 a. m. with burial following in the St. Paul Cemetery of Abbeville, LA. The family will receive friends for a visitation at the Winnfield Funeral Home, 318 North Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457 on the preceding Thursday evening from 6 - 9 p. m. with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 p. m. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mrs Moneta Vallien-Mercadel, please visit our floral store.