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William "Bill" Keller
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A resident of Baton Rouge and a
native of Bunkie, he died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at
his home. He was 79 and a U.S. Navy veteran.
Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on
Monday, Nov. 3, from 1 p.m. until religious service
at 1:45 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Jeri
Keller; daughter, Donna K. Ashcroft and husband
Steve; three sons, Mike and wife Pam Keller, Stephen
and wife De Jeanne Keller and Jason and wife Joan
Keller; a sister, Elanor Nelson and husband Hyland;
a brother, Ardie and wife Gail Keller; and 14
grandchildren, Mike Keller, Liz Keller, Adam
Ashcroft, Alex Ashcroft, Austin Ashcroft, Brighton
Keller, Coco Keller, Stephen Keller Jr., Lele
Keller, Katie Keller, Meme Keller, Wil Keller, Bert
Kouns and Sydney Keller. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN
38105. Rabenhorst Funeral Home East is in charge
arrangements.
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William Pearson
October 31, 2008
Services for
William (Bill) Pearson will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
November 1, 2008 at Salem Baptist Church in Bunkie with
Rev. John Calbert officiating. Burial will be in Salem
Baptist Church cemetery under the direction of
Progressive Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Williams (Bill) Pearson, 87, died in Rapides Regional
Medical Center on Friday, October 24, 2008.
He was a member of the First St. Paul Baptist Church of
Bayhill, La. and served as Deacon Board Chairman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sim and Mattie
Patterson Pearson, three brothers, two sisters.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Ruth
McGlory Pearson of Bunkie; two daughters, Janis P.
Alfred of Bunkie, Stephanie P. Butler and husband Alvin
of Alexandria; one son, Donaldson Juneau of Opelousas;
one sister, Betty Jamerson of Bunkie; six grandchildren;
eleven great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Viewing will be from 9 a.m. until time of services.
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JULES J. MOREAU II, 52
JANUARY 26, 1956 - OCTOBER 11,
2008
Also survived by his brother,
Porter Voorhies of Bunkie, his wife, Tina. And their three
children: Elizabeth, Benjamin and Donovan Voorhies.
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Vivien Glankler Voelker
Mrs. Vivien Glankler Voelker died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the age of 78 following a very courageous battle with kidney failure. She joined her Lord, her husband of 52 years C.A. Voelker and their son Gus Voelker.
"You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever." Psalm 16:11
She was born on December 9, 1929 in Alexandria to Gene and Mildred Glankler.
She is survived by her brother Gene Glankler and wife Helga, sister "Mickey" Glankler Bott and husband Fritz, brother, Darrel Paul Glankler and wife Lila in North Carolina, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was affectionately known as "Bea" by her family and will be dearly missed by her six children, daughter Valerie Munson, son, Darrel Voelker and wife Polly, daughter Leslie Kinney, son Triesch Voelker, son Charles Voelker and wife Liz, and daughter Ellen and husband Mike DiMaria; nine grandchildren, Leigh Munson Neri and Mike, Robert Munson and Sarah, Jonathan Kinney, Michael, Claire, and Sarah Kathryn DiMaria, John and Charlie Voelker,Gus Voelker; three great grandchildren, Andrew and Alexander Neri and Jackson Munson.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Glankler, Kemper Todd, Jonathan Kinney, Michael DiMaria, and John and Charlie Voelker. Honorary pallbearer is Robert Munson.
"Bea" lived a life of love and devotion to her family, friends, her church, her faith, and her Lord. The family is eternally grateful to her special caregiver family; Eloise Ducote, Dianna McGee, Daisy Campbell, and Brenda Bradley and the friends and staff at The Bailey House.
Visitation at Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie Wednesday, October 22 from 5 to 8:30 pm with a Vigil at 6 p.m. and Thursday, October 22 from 8 to 10:45.
A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Burial will be in Pythian Cemetery under the direction of Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in the name of Vivien Voelker to St. Anthony Catholic School, 116 S. Knoll Ave, Bunkie, LA 71322.
Online condolences to the Voelker family may be emailed to melanconfuneral @aol.com.
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Fabia R. "Susie"
Bourg
OKLAHOMA CITY --
Fabia R. "Susie"
Bourg, a
former Bunkie
resident, died
Monday, September
22, 2008, at
Deaconess Hospital
in Oklahoma City.
She was born July 1,
1922, in Bunkie,
La., the daughter of
Clement and Eunice (LeBoeuf)
Bourg.
She attended
parochial and public
schools in Bunkie
and Baton Rouge
Business College.
In August 1943, she
enlisted in the U.S.
Navy WAVES (Women
Accepted for
Volunteer Emergency
Service), with
administrative duty
assignments in
Stillwater, OK;
Sewanee, TN; New
Orleans, LA; and
Washington, D.C.,
where she served in
the Naval Liaison
Office to Congress.
She was honorably
discharged from the
Navy in May 1953.
Miss Bourg enjoyed a
long career as a
secretary in private
and civil service,
working for Sacred
Heart Catholic
Church, Baton Rouge,
LA; Louisiana State
University, Baton
Rouge, LA; T.H.
Mastin & Company
Insurers,
Alexandria, LA, and
Houston, TX; Boeing
Airplane Company,
Wichita, KS; Alcoa
Steamship Company,
New Orleans, LA;
Tulane University,
New Orleans, LA;
McConnell Air Force
Base, Wichita, KS;
U.S. Postal Service
Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.;
and the Department
of the Army Corps of
Engineers,
Washington, D.C. She
retired from U.S.
Government
employment in July
1983.
A resident of Salina
from 1983 through
1999, she was a
member of St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Catholic Church, St.
John's Regional
Health Center
Auxiliary and the
National Association
of Retired Federal
Employees. She was
also active in
volunteer work with
Child Abuse
Prevention Services
(CAPS), Retired and
Senior Volunteer
Program (RSVP) and
Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of Salina,
Inc. After moving to
Oklahoma City in
2000 she remained
active in volunteer
work.
She was preceded in
death by her
parents; two
brothers, Clement
Bourg Jr. and Hubert
Bourg; and three
sisters, Enid Bourg,
Faith Vann and
Eunice Lineberger.
Survivors include
two sisters, Sister
Geraldine Bourg of
San Antonio, TX, and
Claire Spicer and
her husband Jim of
Salina, KS; one
brother, Malcolm
Bourg and his wife
Susan of Eureka
Springs, AR; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service
was held Saturday,
October 18th, at the
St. Joachim Chapel
in St. Ann's
Retirement Center,
7501 W. Britton
Road, Oklahoma City,
OK.
Memorials may be
made in Miss Bourg's
name to St. Anthony
of Padua Catholic
Church
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William
Lyles Bain
October 18, 2008
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Ollie
Bordelon
Redmon
October 16,
2008
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Joe Russie
October 15, 2008 Joe Russie,
age 68, of Bunkie, passed
away in his residence on
Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Annette Johnson
Callegari
October 15, 2008
Annette Johnson
Callegari, 86, of
Bunkie, passed away
on Thursday, Oct. 9,
2008 in Bayou Vista
Manor Nursing
Center.
Funeral arrangements
will be announced by
Melancon Funeral
Home, Bunkie.
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Jackie
Onishea, 57, of
Bunkie died October 8,
2008 in Alexandria.
Arrangements under the
direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
Jackie Onishea, 57, of
Bunkie died October 8,
2008 in Alexandria.
Arrangements under the
direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Lawrence Prejean
September 28, 2008
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ELLEN KRAMER DESHOTEL
Funeral services for
Ellen Kramer Deshotel
will be at 10:00 am
Saturday, Sept.
27, 2008 at St. Anthony
of Padua Catholic Church
with Fr. Jack Michalchuk
officiating. Burial will
be in Pythian Cemetery
under the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
Mrs. Deshotel, age 92,
of Bunkie passed away on
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008
at Christus St. Frances
Cabrini Hospital.
Survivors include her
daughter, Jeanette Ducote
and her husband, Ellis
"Chick" of Bunkie; two
grandchildren,Chad
Ducote and his wife,
Amy, of Lafayette and
Bridget Bradley and her
husband, Brian, of
Flower Mound, TX and two
great grandchildren,
Grace and Waylon
Bradley.
Visitation will be at
Melancon Funeral
Home starting at 5 pm
Friday, Sept. 26, 2008
with a Vigil for the
Deceased at 6 pm and
from 8 am - 9:45 am on
Saturday. Online
condolences may be
emailed to the Deshotel
family at
melanconfuneral@aol.com.
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Butler Jr., Thomas M. "Tom"
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Thomas quietly
passed away
Wednesday, Sept.
24, 2008, at
Ochsner Medical
Center-Baton
Rouge surrounded
by family
members and
friends. He was
born July 21,
1929, in
Coushatta, and
grew up in
Bunkie. He was a
Realtor with
Burns & Co., an
insurance
Realtor and a
licensed life
insurance agent.
He is survived
by his wife,
Lynda Butler;
sister, Ann B.
Booth, of
Charlotte, N.C.;
two
brothers-in-law,
W.B. Hulsey and
wife Marie, of
Madison, Miss.,
and Kenneth E.
Hulsey and wife
Denise, of
Hahnville; as
well as numerous
cousins, nieces,
nephews and
their spouses
and children. He
proudly served
his country in
the U.S. Air
Force during the
Korean War.
Visitation at
Jefferson United
Methodist
Church, 10328
Jefferson
Highway, on
Friday, Sept.
26, from 10 a.m.
until memorial
service at 11
a.m., conducted
by the Rev.
Hulen Warren. A
special thanks
to the doctors
and MICU unit at
Ochsner Medical
Center and the
many friends and
family who
prayed and
supported him
and Lynda
throughout his
brief illness.
In lieu of
flowers,
contributions
may be made to
the Capital Fund
of Jefferson
United Methodist
Church or a
charity of
choice. Please
sign the online
guestbook at
www.resthavenbatonrouge.com.
Published in The
Advocate on
9/25/2008
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Please let everyone
viewing the Bunkie
website know of the
passing of my aunt,
Gin Cassard McCartney,
on Monday, September
22. She grew up on
Shirley Plantation, the
location of Mr. Hunt's
book recalling his
childhood in
the Bunkie area. Mr.
Hunt's character,
Catherine, was based on
this
wonderful, sweet lady.
Aunt Gin was a long-time
resident of
Alexandria, and more
recently Pineville.
She will be greatly
missed by all of us who
were blessed to know and
love her. She was a
wonderful
role model, wife,
mother, sister, aunt,
friend. In our hearts
she will remain. . .
Forever Young.
Patty Cassard Hablinski
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Elsie Mae Kennedy
Neucere
Funeral services for
Elsie Mae Kennedy
Neucere will be at 1 pm
today, Tuesday, Sept.
16, 2008 in the chapel
of Melancon Funeral
Home, Bunkie with Rev.
Emmett Wren officiating.
Burial will be in
Vandenburg Cemetery,
Bayou Chicot under the
direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Enitte Guillory
Gauthier
September 16, 2008
Enitte Gathier,
age 65, of
Cottonport,
passed away on
Saturday,
September 13,
2008 at the
Riverside
Hospital in
Alexandria.
Arrangements
under the
direction of
Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of
Bunkie.
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John Descant, Jr.
John Descant,
Jr., age 66, of
Bunkie, passed
away on Friday,
September 12,
2008 at his
residence.
Arrangements are
under the
direction of
Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of
Bunkie.
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Leroy
Raymond Knaps,
Leroy,
age 77, a 47-year
resident of Baker,
Louisiana, passed away
peacefully at his home
with his family at his
side, on September 7th.
He was born 3/23/31 in
Bunkie Louisiana, and
grew up in New Roads,
LA. He is
survived by his
wife of 54 years, Katy
Knaps, and five
children: Randy and
wife Caroline, Baker
Police Chief Mike
“Snapper” Knaps and wife
Angie, Susan Luter,
Charmaine Efferson and
husband Rusty, Mark and
wife Gena. His
grandchildren Russell
Knaps, Mitchell Knaps,
Kendall Knaps, April
Sartin, Andrea Knaps,
Marcus Luter, Brandon
Efferson, Brooke
Efferson, Cooper Knaps,
and great-grandchildren
James Luter, Anna
Katherine Sartin, Emilie
Claire Sartin, and Allie
Elizabeth Sartin.
He was preceded
in death by his parents,
Henri Simon Knaps and
Olympe Francoise Garon,
and his siblings Lillian
Knaps, Edward Simon
Knapps, Lena Teresa
Knaps, Achille Willard
Knaps, Joseph Knapp,
Joseph Alvin Knapps. He
was a graduate of
Poydras High School in
New Roads, LA, and
attended Southeastern
College in Hammond, and
Loyola University in New
Orleans. He was a
veteran of the USArmy
where he served in the
Korean Conflict as a
specialist. He had a 49
year career with Carter
Hearing Aid Center in
Baton Rouge. He enjoyed
playing guitar, singing,
golf, horticulture, and
woodworking. Visitation
will be held at St.
Isidore Catholic Church
in Baker, LA on Tuesday
9/9 from 5pm – 9pm, and
on Wednesday from 9am
-10am, followed by
religious service at
10am on Wednesday. He
will be laid to rest at
Hillcrest Memorial in
Baker, LA. Special
thank you to Hospice of
Baton Rouge, and his
pall bearers Russell &
Mitchell Knaps, Brandon
Efferson, Marcus Luter,
L. C. Riche, and Butch
Box. His family and
friends will truly miss
him and the great times
we were able to spend
with him.
A
special tribute from his
nephew A.W."Bill"-"Tex"
Knaps
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Elnor
Glyn
Evans
Compton
September
9, 2008
Funeral
services
for
Elnor
Glyn
Evans
Compton
will
be
at
10
am
Wednesday,
Sept.
10,
2008
in
the
chapel
of
Melancon
Funeral
Home,
Bunkie
with
Rev.
Donald
Johnson
officiating.
Burial
will
be
in
Pythian
Cemetery
under
the
direction
of
Melancon
Funeral
Home,
Bunkie.
Mrs.
Compton,
age
76,
of
Bunkie
passed
away
on
Sept.
2,
2008
in
Bunkie
General
Hospital.
She
was
a
retired
teacher's
aide
at
Bunkie
Elementary
School.
She
was
also
a
member
of
the
Order
of
the
Eastern
Star
Eureka
Chapter
#
65.
She
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
daughter,
Martha
Compton.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
James
W.
Compton
of
Bunkie;
a
son,
James
W.
Compton,
Jr.
and
his
wife,
Kim
of
Bunkie;
one
sister,
Margaret
Ann
Porter
of
Farmerville;
three
grandchildren;
one
great
grandchild.
Visitation
will
be
at
Melancon
Funeral
Home
on
Tuesday,
Sept.
9,
2008
beginning
at 5
pm
and
on
Wednesday
from
8 am
until
service
time.
Online
condolences
may
be
emailed
to
the
Compton
family
at
melanconfuneral@aol
.com.
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Firmin, Maynard John
He was the retired
president of the
southern region of
U-Haul and retired with
J.E. Merit Industrial
Contractors. He was a
resident of Greenwell
Springs and a native of
Evergreen. He died at
12:50 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 2, 2008, at
Sunrise Assisted Living
at age 74. Maynard
served in the 2nd and
3rd U.S. Marine Corps
Air Wings as a sergeant
during the Korean War.
Visitation at Rabenhorst
Funeral Home East, 11000
Florida Blvd., on
Saturday, Sept. 6, from
8:30 a.m. until
religious service in the
chapel at 11 a.m.,
conducted by the Rev.
Don Hoy. Interment in
Grace Memorial Cemetery,
Plaquemine. He is
survived by two
daughters, Linda
Bergeron and husband Ray
and Tessie Kelley and
husband Chris; four
sons, Robert Firmin,
Michael Firmin and wife
Kelli, James Firmin and
wife Donna, and Douglas
Firmin and wife Connie;
four brothers, Ronnie
Firmin and wife Faye,
Danny Firmin and wife
Wanda, Randy Firmin and
wife Roxanne, and Bryan
Firmin and wife Julie;
15 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Maynard was preceded in
death by his wife of 47
years, Jeanette
Bourgoyne Firmin;
parents, Esley Leo and
Lillian Thibodeaux
Firmin; and brother,
Charles Brent Firmin.
Pallbearers will be
Brad, Matthew, Shane and
Todd Firmin, Chad,
Derick and Troy
Bergeron, Trent Kelley
and Reneé Vernon.
Memorial donations may
be made to the American
Lung Association.
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Donald Raymond Lewis
September 6, 2008
Funeral services for
Donald Raymond Lewis
will be at 11 a.m.
today, Saturday,
September 6, 2008 in the
Salem Baptist Church
with Rev. Hillary Hayes
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery under the
direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
Mr. Lewis, age 60, of
Bunkie passed away on
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
in his residence. He was
a graduate of Carver
High School, he later
attended Louisiana State
University of
Alexandria, majoring in
Business Administration.
He served in the United
States Air Force
receiving an honorable
discharge. He was
employed several years
as a case specialist
with Louisiana Works. He
was preceded in death by
his parents, Booker T.
Lewis, Jr. and Gladys
Drummer Lewis Hayes and
his beloved son, SSG
Bryan A. Lewis.
He leaves to mourn his
passing three daughters:
Shellie Lewis Brown
(Marvin) of Baton Rouge;
Shalyn Dawn Lewis and
Shawn Marie Lewis of
Baton Rouge.; three
grandchildren Marvin
Brown, Jr., Nylah
Harris, and Michael K
Brown of Baton Rouge;
siblings, Alice L.
Jenkins (Beaumont,
Texas), Mary Ann Spears
(Michael) of Bunkie,
Ralph Lewis of
Beaumont,Texas, Floyd
Lewis of Beaumont,
Texas, and Rev. Hillary
Hayes of Bunkie;
stepfather, Neil Hayes
of Bunkie; aunts Eola
Hobs, Robena Donnette,
and Diana Sheppard of
Bunkie, Shirley Williams
of Alexandria, and
Maxine Russell of
Houston, Texas; uncles
Walter Mckinley Lewis of
Chula Vista, California
and Melvin Lewis of
Houston Ttexas as well
as a host of cousins,
nieces, nephews,
colleagues and friends.
Visitation will be at
the Salem Baptist Church
today, Saturday,
September 6, 2008 from
10 a.m. until service
time. Online condolences
to the Lewis family may
be emailed to
melanconfuneral@aol.com.
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LaTrakus Price
September 5, 2008
LaTrakus Price, age 32,
of Bunkie passed away on
Sunday, August 31, 2008
in the LSU Medical
Center, Shreveport.
Arrangements are under
the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Roderick Eggins
September 5, 2008
Roderick Eggins, age 31,
of Bunkie passed away on
Tuesday, September 2,
2008 in Bunkie General
Hospital.
Arrangements are under
the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Elnor Glyn Compton
September 5, 2008
Elnor Glyn Compton, age
76, of Bunkie passed
away on Tuesday,
September 2, 2008 in
Bunkie General Hospital.
Arrangements are under
the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Helen Nugent Mayeaux
Funeral services for Helen
Mayeaux will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday, August 30, 2008 at
the St. Anthony of Padua
Catholic Church with the
Rev. Jack Michalchuk
officiating. Burial will
follow in the Pythian
Mausoleum. Arrangements are
under the direction of
Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home
of Bunkie.
Mrs. Mayeaux, 64, of Bunkie,
passed away on Tuesday,
August 26, 2008 at the
Christus St. Francis Cabrini
Hospital in Alexandria.
She is preceded in death by
her parents, John and Lenia
Ardoin Nugent; one sister,
Marceline Rabalais.
Survivors include her
husband of 46 years, Richard
Mayeaux of Bunkie; two sons,
Gary and his wife Denise
Mayeaux of Ball, and Randy
Mayeaux of Bunkie; one
brother, John Taft Nugent of
Sulphur; two grandchildren,
John and Kristen Mayeaux of
Ball.
Friends may call from 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on Friday and 8
a.m. until 9:45 a.m. on
Saturday at Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie. A
wake service will be held at
6 p.m. on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, donation
may be made to the American
Cancer Society, P.O. Box
22718, Oklahoma City, OK
73123.
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Leon Rodgers
Funeral services for
Leon Rodgers will be at
10 am on Saturday, Aug.
30, 2008 at the First
St. Joseph Baptist
Church with Rev. Freddie
Johnson officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery under
the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
Mr. Rodgers, 61, of St.
Landry, passed away on
Friday, August 22, 2008
in Opelousas General
Hospital.
He was a graduate of
Carver High School and
Grambling University. He
had been employed by
Martco for over 24
years. he was a member
of Johnson Lodge 175 AF
& AM for over 35 years
where he served as
Secretary for the past
10 years. He was
Elevated to the Honor of
33rd degree in September
of 1998. He was a member
of Pleasent-McCrea Lodge
of Perfection, William
Rodgers Royal Arch
Chapter, Johnnie Monk
Knights Templar, Talton
Hayes Consistory #1, and
Council of Deliberation.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Marie
Campbell Rodgers, his
father, William Rodgers,
Sr., and son-in-law,
Franz Williams.
Survivors include one
son, Leon Rodgers, Jr.
of St. Landry; three
daughters, Pamela
Williams of Lafayette,
Cynthia Rodgers of
Lafayette and Bridget
Rodgers of St. Landry;
his mother, Leola
Rodgers of St. Landry;
one brother, William
Rodgers, Jr. of Houston,
Texas; five
grandchildren, Alexsia
Roders, Xian Rodgers,
Tyrieana Williams,
Isaiah Williams, Xavier
Childs. He is also
survived by his adopted
children, Iffie
Campbell, Alvin
Campbell, Jr. and
Barbara Jean Burton.
Visitation will be at
the First St. Joseph
Baptist Church on
Saturday, August 30,
2008 from 8 am until
service time at 10 am.
Online condolences may
be emailed to the
Rodgers family at
melanconfuneral@aol.com.
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Cleveland J Ducote
Funeral services for
Cleveland J Ducote will be
at 11 am today, Thursday,
August 28, 2008 at St.
Martin de Tours Catholic
Church, Belledeau with Fr.
Edwin Rodriguez-Hernandez
officiating. Burial will be
in the church cemetery under
the direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
Mr. Ducote,65, of Belledeau,
passed away on Tuesday, Aug.
26, 2008 in his residence.
He was preceded in death by
his father, Douglas Ducote;
his sister, Ann Ducote and
his grandparents, Alice and
Philbert Supper.
Survivors include his wife,
Judy Wilson Ducote of
Belldeau; two daughters,
Sharon LaCombe and her
husband, Brent of Belledeau
and Becky Mayeux and her
husband, Steve of Hessmer;
his mother, Julia Ducote of
Hessmer; three brothers,
Norris Ducote of Hessmer,
Anthony Ducote of Alexandria
and Calvin Ducote of Fifth
Ward; three grandchildren,
Brandon LaCombe and his
wife, Julie, Kayla
Bollingham and her husband,
Kevin and Elizabeth Mayeux;
three great grandchildren,
Kevin Bollingham, II, Brent
Joseph Bollingham, and
Brennon LaCombe.
Visitation will be at
Melancon Funeral Home from 8
am - 10:30 am today, Aug.
28, 2008. Online condolences
may be emailed to the Ducote
family at melancon
funeral@aol.com.
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James Oliver White
Funeral services for James
Oliver White will be at 9 a.m.
on Saturday, August 16, 2008 in
the chapel of Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home in Bunkie with the
Bro. Norris Landry officiating.
Burial will follow in the White
Ridge Cemetery in Jonesville.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mr. White, 73, of Bunkie, passed
away on Wednesday, August 13,
2008 at his residence.
He was a Bible Study Teacher of
the men's class at the Hessmer
Baptist Church, a past master of
the Bunkie Masonic Lodge 326 and
a past worthy patron of the
Eastern Star.
He is preceded in death by one
step-daughter, Deborah Hall.
Survivors include his wife,
Eleanor Andrus White of Bunkie;
one son, Michael Shane White and
his wife, Heather of Baton
Rouge; two step-sons, Joe
Johnston and his wife Gloria of
Carencro, and Mark Johnston of
Berwick; two step-daughters,
Karen Johnston and Liz Johnston
both of Lafayette; two brothers,
Bill White and Kenneth White
both of Jonesville; three
sisters, Dorothy Barr of
Simmesport, Sadie Charrier of
Jonesville, and Henrietta Michot
of Jonesville; nine
grandchildren; one
great-grandchild.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to
10 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m.
until the time of service at 9
a.m. on Saturday at
Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of
Bunkie.
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LAFAYETTE - A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held Wednesday,
August 13, 2008, at 11 a.m., at
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home, for
Robert L. "Bob" Laborde, 73, who
passed away peacefully at home
amongst his family on Saturday,
August 9, 2008.
Interment will follow in Fountain
Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette.
The Rev. Monsignor DeRouen, pastor
of Cathedral of St. John Evangelist,
will conduct the funeral service.
Mr. Laborde was born August 6, 1935,
and was raised in Bunkie, La. R. L.,
as he was known there, moved to
Lafayette in 1957, where he was a
teacher at Hamilton Training School.
In 1958, he started working as a
sales manager for Acme Brick
Company, where he retired after 47
years. He was a member of Acadian
Home Builders Association and
ushered at St. Mary Catholic Church.
Bob's greatest joy was having his
family at his home for meals. His
hobbies were hunting, fishing and
watching television.
Survivors include two daughters,
Brenda LeBlanc and her husband, C.
J., and Cindy MacDonald, all of
Youngsville; one son, Keith Laborde
and his wife, Irene, of Exton, Pa.;
and three grandsons, Lee and Kyle
MacDonald, both of Youngsville, and
Phillip Laborde, of Exton, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Beverly Riche' Laborde; and
his parents, Dauthier Laborde, of
Mansura, and the former Anita Watts,
of Hessmer.
The family requests that visiting
hours at Fountain Memorial Funeral
Home be observed from 1 p.m. until 9
p.m. Tuesday and continue at 8 a.m.
until time of services on Wednesday.
A rosary will be recited Tuesday at
7:00 p.m., by Rosa Richard in the
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home
Parlor.
Active pallbearers will be Lee
MacDonald, Kyle MacDonald, C. J.
LeBlanc, Randy Richie, Gerald
Guilbeau and Gill Bergeron.
Honorary pallbearers are Phillip
Laborde and Ken Richard.
To view online obituary and
guestbook, go to
www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home &
Cemetery of Lafayette, (337)
981-7098, 1010 Pandora Street,
Lafayette, is in charge of
arrangements.
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DYING IS BUT GOING HOME....
DAVID LACOUR MAXWELL, AGE
58, SON OF ODIS AND LEMMIE
MAXWELL, DIED
PEACEFULLY TUESDAY,1-29-08
FROM CANCER.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 37
YEARS, JEAN, HIS SISTER LILA
BREME, FOUR CHILDREN, SCOTT,
SAM, SETH AND SARAH, IN ADDITION
TO 3 GRANDCHILDREN.
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David LaCour Maxwell
David LaCour Maxwell,
59, Palisade, died July 29,
2008, at his home.Visitation
will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at
the Ninth Ward of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, 3076 E 1/2 Road, Grand
Junction. Services will follow
at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Maxwell was an adminstrative
techinican.
Survivors include his wife,
Beverly; three sons, David Scott and
Samuel Andrew, both of Palisade, and
Seth Connor of North Carolina; one
daughter, Sarah Adele Maxwell-Taylor
of Phoenix; one sister, LiLa Breme
of Texas; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions in Mr.
Maxwell’s name to 939 South Iowa
Ave., No. 5 Palisade, CO 81526.
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Mrs. Jenny Glorioso
Funeral services for Jenny Glorioso
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008
at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
with the Rev. Scott Chemino officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pythian
Cemetery in Bunkie. Arrangements are
under the direction of Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mrs. Glorioso, age 88, of Bunkie, passed
away on Friday, July 25, 2008 at the
Bunkie General Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her husband
Nick Glorioso, Sr.
Survivors include her three sons; Nick
Glorioso, Jr. and his wife Becky, Jude
Glorioso, and Tommy Glorioso and his
wife Petty all of Bunkie; one daughter,
Sandra Glorioso of Lafayette; one
sister, Virginia Harris of Tyler, Texas;
nine grandchildren, and eleven
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. until 9
p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. until 10:45
a.m. on Monday at Hixson-Ducote Funeral
Home. A wake service will be held at
6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.
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Owner of Bunkie Mortuary in
Bunkie, he died on Saturday,
July 19, 2008, at his home in
Bunkie. He was 53 and a native
of Baton Rouge. Visiting at
Abram Temple Church of God in
Christ, 308 N. Elm St., Bunkie,
on Thursday, July 24, from 5
p.m. until religious service at
7 p.m. Visiting at G.F.L. Church
of God in Christ Saintsville on
Friday from 8 a.m. until
religious service on Friday at
10 a.m., conducted by
Superintendent Alphonso Danson,
pastor. Interment in Gilbert's
Memorial Park. Survived by his
daughter, Mamie "Katie" Roach,
of Monroe; son, Daniel Lee Roach
and spouse Shonda, of Baton
Rouge; four sisters, Deloris R.
Gray, Ella R. Foster and spouse
Bobby, Loretta R. Barlow and
Lorraine Roach, all of Baton
Rouge; two brothers, Leroy
Franklin, of Baton Rouge and
Jesse Lee Roach and spouse
Sedley, of Aiken S.C.; and three
grandchildren. Preceded in death
by his parents, sister and two
nieces. Pallbearers will be
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Mott
Frederick Palmer, Sr.
 LAFAYETTE-
Funeral services will be held at a 10
a.m. Mass of Christian Burial on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at St. Mary
Catholic Church for Mott Frederick
Palmer, Sr., 77, who passed away on
Sunday, July 13, 2008 at his residence
following a lengthy illness.
Reverend Harold Trahan, Pastor St. Mary
Catholic Church, will be Celebrant of
the Mass and will conduct the funeral
services.
Interment will take place in Lafayette
Memorial Park.
Mr. Palmer, a native of New Orleans and
a resident of Lafayette, was the son of
the late Michael George Palmer and the
former Anna Gristina both of New
Orleans. He was a Veteran of the United
States Army.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia
Boyne Palmer; three sons, Mott Palmer,
Jr., Miles Palmer and his wife, Kim, and
Mitchell Palmer; six grandchildren; and
numerous great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family requests that visiting hours
be observed on Tuesday from 4 p.m. until
9 p.m. and continue on Wednesday from 8
a.m. until the time of service.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday in the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to the
Palmer family at
www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand
Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of the
arrangements.
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Elizabeth "Betty" Reynolds Douzart
Elizabeth "Betty" Reynolds Douzart, age 71,
of Bunkie passed away on Friday, July 11,
2008 at her residence.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction
of Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Emma Dee Milligan Clark
June 21, 2008
Funeral services for Emma Dee
Clark will be at 2 p.m. Sunday,
June 22, 2008 in the chapel of
Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home with
the Revs. David Trembur and
David Ragland officiating.
Burial will follow in the Bayou
Rouge Baptist Cemetery in
Evergreen. Arrangements are
under the direction of Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mrs. Clark, 78, of Evergreen,
passed away Friday, June 20,
2008, at Bayou Vista Nursing
Home in Bunkie.
She is preceded in death by her
husband, Claude S. Clark; her
parents, Emile and Celise
Gauthier Milligan; and a
brother, Lester Roy, Jr.
Survivors include her son,
Steven D. Clark and his wife
Monica of Evergreen; a brother,
Earline J. "Red" Milligan and
his wife Joyce of Bunkie; three
grandchildren, Michael Clark of
Lafayette, Daniel Clark and his
wife Veronica of Alexandria, and
Kimberly Clark of Evergreen and
one great-grandson expected.
Friends may call from 5 to 10
p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. until
time of service at 2 p.m. on
Sunday at Hixson-Ducote Funeral
Home of Bunkie.
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Latoursha Lynette Dawson, age 32,
of Bunkie, passed away on Saturday, June
7, 2008 in Rapides Regional Medical
Center. Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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 Shelia
Taylor Bordelon
Services for
Mrs. Shelia
Taylor Bordelon
age 61, of
Cottonport, will
be at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, at
St. Marys
Assumption
Catholic Church,
burial St. Peter
Mausoleum,
Bordelonville,
under the
direction of
Escude` Funeral
Home, Mansura.
She died on June
7, 2008, in
Woods Memorial
Hospitaal ,
Etowa,
Tennessee.
Mrs. Bordelon
was a retired
teacher, having
taught at
Cottonport High
School and
Bunkie High
School. She was
co-owner of
Eddie`s Pharmacy
in Cottonport.
She was a
graduate of
Northeast
University.
Preceded in
death by Father
James Alton
Taylor, Sr., and
Mother Dorothy
Taylor,
Father-in-law
Neldred
Bordelon.
Survivors are
her husband,
Eddie Bordelon,
of Cottonport;
daughter,
Priscilla and
husband ( Dwyane
) Saucier of
Cottonport ;
Sara and husband
(Cade) Armand of
Lafayette ; son,
Pete and wife
(Bridget)
Bordelon of New
Roads; Seth and
wife ( LaShaun)
Bordelon of
Lafayette;
brothers, James
Alton Taylor
Jr., of West
Monroe; Kevin
Dupree of
Farmerville;
Tommy Dupree of
Monroe; sisters,
Barbara Sandifer
of Monroe; Gail
Sims of Monroe;
Jani Rowton of
Monroe; five
grandchildren,
Vanesse Mire,
Jonathan Mire,
Riley Bordelon,
Taylor Bordelon,
Gavin Bordelon;
Mother &
Father-in-law
Melbe & PT
Cooper.
Visitation will
be Wednesday,
June 11, 2008 at
St. Marys
Assumption
Catholic Church
Community
Center,
Cottonport from
9 a.m. to 11
a.m.
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Francesca "Frances"
Romano Kennedy, age
92,of Bunkie, formerly
of New Orleans, passed
away on Friday, June 6,
2008 in Bayou Vista
Manor Nursing Center.
Arrangements are under
the directions of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Carlo Salvador Parrino,
85, beloved husband of
62 years of Violet
Santostefano Parrino,
formerly of Chicago
Heights, Illinois died
on June 1, 2008 at Baton
Rouge General Hospital.
Carlo was born July 5,
1922 in Cheneyville. He
was a World War II
veteran who served as a
corpsman / pharmacist
mate in the U.S. Navy
and participated in the
following invasions:
Sicily, Samoa, Tarawa,
Marshal Islands,
Guadalcanal, Tulagi,
Guam, Leyte, and
Lingayen (Luzon). He was
a retired Army reservist
and EEG instructor from
LSU Medical School.
He is also survived by
his son and
daughter-in-law, Frank
and Doris Parrino of
Baton Rouge; two
daughters and
sons-in-law, Sharon and
Wallace Murry of
Metairie, Carol and
Carroll Eddie Schmidt of
Birmingham, Alabama;
seven grandchildren;
four
great-grandchildren;
brothers and
sisters-in-law: Joe
Parrino of Cheneyville;
Tony and Crystal Parrino
of Dry Prong, Nick and
Janice Parrino of Denham
Springs; sisters and
brothers-in-law: Pat and
Van Stevens, Lucille and
Thomas Vidrine, Marie
Collinson all of Baton
Rouge.
Preceded in death by his
parents, Nicholas and
Josephine Parrino of
Cheneyville, brothers
Peter, Sam, Morris, and
Nicholas Jr. and sisters
Mary, Josie, and Bessie.
Visitation will be at
the Rabenhorst Funeral
Home East, 11000 Florida
Blvd, on Wednesday June
4, 2008 from 5-9 pm with
a Rosary service at
6:30pm led by the Altar
Society and the Ushers
of St. Louis King of
France Catholic Church
and then at St. Louis
King of France Catholic
Church on Thursday June
5, 2008 from 9am until
funeral services at 10am
conducted by the Rev.
Jack Nutter. Interment
will be at the St.
Joseph Catholic Church
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to
Alzheimer's Services
3772 North Blvd. Ste. B,
Baton Rouge, LA. 70806
or the charity of your
choice.
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Kirby Armand, age 81, of Bunkie
passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in the
Colonial Nursing Home, Marksville.
Funeral arrangements are under the
direction of Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Yuri Rodriguez
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Yuri Rodriguez, 32, of Bunkie
passed away in the family
residence Tuesday, April 22,
2008.
Arrangements under the direction
of Melancon Funeral Home of
Bunkie.
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Brenda Gale Leary
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Brenda Gale Leary, age 46,
of Bunkie passed away on
Friday, April 4, 2008 at LSU
Medical Center, Shreveport.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Elvin
Ducote:
Elvin Ducote, 82, of
Bunkie, passed away at
Christus St. Frances
Cabrini Hospital on
Friday, March 28, 2008.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of
Melancon Funeral Home,
Bunkie.
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Noah
Joseph Jeansonne
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Noah Joseph
Jeansonne,
infant son of
Kevin and
Michelle
Stracener
Jeansonne,
passed away on
Wednesday, March
26, 2008 at
Rapides Women's
& Children's
Hospital.
Funeral
arrangements are
under the
direction of
Melancon Funeral
Home, Bunkie.
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 Linda
Hilt Alexander
Services for Linda Hilt
Alexander will be at 11a.m.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Amazon
Baptist Church in Bunkie with
the Rev. Greg Jackson
officiating. Burial will be in
New Morning Glory Baptist Church
Cemetery in Ruby.
Mrs. Linda Alexander, age 52, of
Ruby died on Thursday, May 15,
2008 at Christus St. Frances
Cabrini Hospital.
Linda was a graduate of
Pineville High School and
Grambling State University. She
was employed by Gulfco in
Marksville for many years. She
also worked for the Rapides
Parish School Board.
She was preceded in death by her
father, Fred Hilt and sister,
Faye Walker.
Survivors include her husband,
Rev. Donald Alexander; son,
Fredrick Alexander; mother,
Florida Hilt; brother, Charles
Ray Hilt; and sister, Laura
Atkins.
Friends may call on Saturday
from 8 a.m. until time of
service at the church.
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Enola Durand
Funeral services for Enola Durand will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in St. Anthony Catholic Church,
Bunkie with Reverend Jack Michalehuck officiating.
Interment will be in Second Union Cemetery under the
direction of Progressive Funeral Home, Bunkie.
Mrs. Durand, 87, of Bunkie, passed away Tuesday, May 13,
2008, in Bayou Vista Manor.
She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church all her
adult life.
Mrs. Durand was preceded in death by her husband,
Winsley Durand, Sr.; son, Voris Durand; son-in-law,
Henry E. Goudeau; grandson, Marion Durand; brother,
Irving Wiltz; sisters, Elnora Berad and Novella Simon.
Those left to cherish her memory include her son,
Winsley Durand, Jr. of Peoria, illinois; daughter, Ollie
M. Goudeau of Colfax; daughters-in-law, Sonja Durand and
Barbara Durand; brother, Carlton Wiltz; sister, Lorena
Louis; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until time of service
Wednesday, and a Rosary will be held at 10 a.m. in the
church.
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Laroni Goudeau, age 35, of
Houston, TX, formerly of Bunkie, passed away on Sunday,
May 4, 2008 in a motorcycle - automobile accident in
Houston.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Patti Jo Chenevert
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 Funeral
services for Patti Jo Chenevert will be at 11 a.m. on
Monday, May 5, 2008 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie with the Rev. Donald Johnson
officiating. Burial will follow in the Cushman Cemetery
in Marksville. Arrangements are under the direction of
Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie.
A native of Kansas and a resident of Marksville-Fifth
Ward Community, Patti Chenevert entered eternal rest on
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the St. Luke Memorial Hospital,
The Woodlands, Texas at the age of 72.
She was born to the parents of Anson H. and Ruth Servis
Richardson on June 28, 1935 in Oxford, Kansas.
Patti was a 1953 graduate of Bunkie High School and a
former member of the Marksville Garden Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter,
Maryann Chenevert; and a son, Dana R. Chenevert.
Survivors include her loving and caring family of three
sons, Lamont Anson Chenevert and friend Suzie Benedict
of Fifth Ward; Reed "Joey" Chenevert II and wife Cassie
of Chauvin, and Todd Chenevert and his wife Sheila of
Fifth Ward; a daughter-in-law, Judy Chenevert, wife of
Dana R. Chenevert of Lansdale, Pennsylvania; grandsons,
John Chenevert of Marksville, Reed "Trey" Chenevert III
of Chauvin, Ryan "Tucker" Chenevert of Lansdale,
Pennsylvania, and Adam "Clay" Chenevert, USN of Norfolk,
Virginia; grand-daughters, Bailey Renee' Chenevert of
Brooklyn, New York, Bridgette Joy and husband Russell
Marcotte of Marksville, Chelsea Leigh Chenevert of
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Adrieanna Marie Chenevert of
Broussard, and Paige Chenevert of Fifth Ward;
great-grandchildren, Aimee' Lane Marcotte, Zachary
Jeansonne, Taylor Warren, Mallory Warren, and Hailey
Gauthier; her two sisters, Sharon Palermo and husband
Clayton of Bunkie, and Carmen Rials and husband Bubba of
Brookhaven, Mississippi and a host of nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday and 8
a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. on Monday at
the Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie. A rosary will
be said at 7 p.m on Sunday at the funeral home.
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Stanley Howard
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Stanley
Howard, age 59, of Bunkie passed away on
Thursday, May 1, 2008 in his residence.
Funeral
arrangements under the direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Floyd Joseph
Ducote
Floyd Died At Home. I
spoke with him just days ago) AW "Tex"
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Floyd
Joseph Ducote, age 68, of Bunkie passed away
on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in his residence.
Funeral
arrangements under the direction of Melancon
Funeral Home, Bunkie.
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Catherine
PiperCatherine "Cathy"
Billeaud Piper, 63, a resident of Annapolis since 1991,
died of melanoma cancer April 23 at Johns Hopkins
University Hospital surrounded by her family after a
long illness.
Mrs. Piper was born June 3, 1944, in
Alexandria, Va., to the late Willianna Duffy and Joseph
Billeaud Jr. She graduated from Bunkie High School in
Louisiana in 1962 and attended Dominican College of New
Orleans.
She served as a legislative aide to
the late Congressman Speedy O. Long of Louisiana, during
which time she met her husband. She also worked as an
inspector for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms from 1976 to 1995 in St. Louis, Mo., and
Baltimore, and retired in 1995.
She then formed Piper, Piper and
Associates, a financial security investigation firm.
She loved living in Annapolis and was
an avid supporter of her community. As a member of the
Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, she coined the name
of the "Annie Awards" in 2000, which annually recognizes
local artistic achievement. She was a proud member of
the Severn Town Club, St. Mary's Catholic Church, the
Louisiana State Society and the Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms Association of Retirees. She also volunteered
for the Annapolis Opera and Maryland Democratic Party.
She was Ward One Association Block
Captain and served as chairman for many fundraising
events for local charitable organizations, including
Hospice of the Chesapeake and Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts.
She enjoyed gardening, traveling and
spending time with her granddaughters.
Survivors include her husband of 41
years, Daniel R. Piper Sr.; one son, Daniel Piper Jr. of
San Antonio; two daughters, Ann Taylor of Austin, Texas,
and Erin Piper-Ruiz of Annapolis; two brothers, William
Billeaud of Mandeville, La., and Richard Billeaud of
Austin; one sister, Elizabeth McInnis of Ocean Springs,
Miss.; and three granddaughters.
A memorial mass will be offered at 9
a.m. May 17 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 109 Duke of
Gloucester St. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Melanoma Research Foundation, 170 Township Line
Road, Building B, Hillsborough, NJ 08844.
Online condolences may be made at
www.johnmtaylor
funeralhome.com.
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Linda Douget Blood
Funeral services for
Linda Douget Blood were held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday,
April 25, 2008 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote Funeral
Home of Bunkie with Rev. Troy Romig officiating. Burial
followed in the Griffin Hills Cemetery in Lone Pine.
Arrangements were under the direction of Hixon-Ducote
Funeral Home of Bunkie.
Mrs. Blood, age 60,
of St. Landry, passed away peacefully in her sleep on
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in her residence, surrounded by
her family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Roy and
Josephine Pommier Douget; and one grandson, Trevor
Vidrine.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Rev. Roger
Dale Blood, Sr. of St. Landry; two sons, Roger Dale
Blood, Jr. and his wife Frances of Clearwater and their
children Tiffany, Elizabeth, and Emma, and Joshua Blaine
Blood and his wife Heather of Bunkie and their son
Nicholas; two daughters, Tammy Blood Vidrine and her
husband Paul of Lone Pine and their children Ashton and
Michaela, and Cindy Melissa Blood Bernal and her husband
Phillip of St. Landry and their children Veronica and
Nathaniel; two brothers, Roy Douget, Jr. of
Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Paul Sapp of Gilliam; three
sisters Dalpheney Douget Thorton of Bayou Chicot, Anna
Douget Ortego of Turkey Creek, and Barbara Douget Book
of McNary; her stepmother Barbara Douget of Belcher; and
a host of relatives and friends.
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Friends may call from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home.
Bill is preceded in death by his earthly father, Sterling Caudel Bain, Sr. &nb sp;
Those left to cherish a lifetime of memories are his loving and devoted wife of 34 years, Georgia Anne Bain; two sons, William George Bain and his wife Candace, David Lyles Bain and his wife Janna; and a daughter, Emily Bain Woodard and her husband Ashley; beloved grandchildren, Luke, Nick, Parker and Rebecca; his mother, Mary Lou Lyles Bain; four brothers, Sterling Caudel Bain, Jr., John Hadley Bain, Edgar Burnham Bain, and Roger Wayne Bain, and one sister, Louanne Bain.
Bill was born in Bunkie on January 25, 1951 to Sterling Caudel and Mary Lou Lyles Bain. He was a lifelong resident of Bunkie and a graduate of Bunkie High School and LSU with a degree in Forestry and Wildlife Management. Mr. Bain was a member of First Baptist Church, serving faithfully as a deacon and Sunday School teacher.
Important to Bill during his lifetime were God, family, including his wife, children, dear grandchildren, his mother, sister, and brothers; the family farm, where he considered it a privilege to work each day side by side with his brothers, sons and nephews, and his church family. He enjoyed fishing, but his favorite pastime was duck hunting with his family and friends at Oklahoma Plantation. Bill loved spending time with his grandchildren, especially enjoying the pleasures of taking them for rides on the farm in search of wildlife. His faith in God and his love for his fellowman were remarkable. His generous spirit, his integrity, and his strength of character were the hallmarks of his daily life. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Bill truly lived his faith and was a wonderful family man. He was the best of us all. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understand.
Proverbs 3:5
Pallbearers will be his nephews: Ben, Brian, Jake, Tommy, Johnny, Jared, Andrew and Hudson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to First Baptist Church, 203 S. Lexington Ave., Bunkie, LA 71322.