Obituaries
Glenn Roy Adams
Sep 30, 2024
Glenn Roy Adams, 90, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024, at his home in Baton Rouge.
Glenn was born March 20,1934, in New Orleans. He is a graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga. and served in the US Army. Upon completion of military service, he returned home and became a partner in Adams Toyota in 1966, Baton Rouge's...
MAJ Gordon Robertson Jr.
Sep 30, 2024
Gordon Robertson Jr., a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on September 30, 2024, at the age of 78. Gordon was born January 4, 1946, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to Gordon Robertson, Sr. and Alla Mae Robertson. Gordon attended Louisiana State University where he received a bachelor's degree in business. Gordon then went on to work for the Louisiana Legislative...
Curtis Crosby
Sep 30, 2024
Curtis Olen Crosby, a lifelong Louisiana resident, passed away on September 30, 2024, at the age of 64, following a brief battle with cancer.
Curtis was born September 4, 1960, in New Orleans, Louisiana and spent his childhood in DeRidder, Louisiana. He is survived by April Allen Crosby, his wife of 30 years. He is also survived by daughter, Hannah Alexis...
Nina Faye Patten Swillie
Sep 27, 2024
Nina Faye Patten Swillie, 91, widow of Earnest Swillie, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, at Emerald Gardens Assisted Living in Greenwood, SC.
Born October 12, 1932, in Wisner, LA, she was a daughter of the late Homer and Carrie Reed Patten. She graduated from Spencer Business College in Baton Rouge, LA and worked as a office manager. Nina was a...
Schelle Cook Maclean
Sep 26, 2024
Joy Michelle “Schelle” Cook Maclean, our wonderful daughter, sister, mother and friend, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the age of 63. She was born August 11, 1961, in Memphis, Tennessee to James Mitchell “Mickey” Cook and Billie “Joy” White Cook. A graduate of Craigmont High School in Memphis, Schelle furthered her education at Louisiana State University receiving...
Flora Crabtree
Sep 26, 2024
Flora Gilmer Crabtree passed away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 90 on Thursday, September 26, 2024. She succumbed after a year-long illness. Flora was born on March 17, 1934, in Anniston, Alabama, where she grew up with her brother and two half-siblings. She was a resident of Alabama in her early years, and she spent the last...
William K Gremillion, Jr.
Sep 25, 2024
William K. “Bill” Gremillion, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born June 6, 1948, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to W.K. and Sadie Coco Gremillion. He attended St. Aloysius Catholic School, Catholic High School and the Louisiana State University. He was a Commercial Realtor with Latter & Blum and a Certified Commercial...
Olga Milano
Sep 24, 2024
Olga Lee Gebert Milano (aka “T-2”), age 86, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away at her home on September 24, 2024. Born and raised in New Iberia, she attended University of Louisiana (then named Southwestern Louisiana Institute) in Lafayette in the late 1950s where she met the love of her life, Mike Milano. They married and settled in Baton...
Rosalie Viverata Marino
Sep 24, 2024
After functioning fairly well for a couple years with mild dementia, Rosalie recently progressed to a stage that was hard for those who loved her to witness. At 93, she died peacefully on September 24th, 2024. While we rejoice that she is free of that agony, we will miss her - each in our own way, cherishing the good memories...
Lillie Marie Messina Johnston
Sep 23, 2024
Lillie Marie Messina Johnston passed away at her home on Monday September 23, 2024, at the age of 80. Lillie was born in Baton Rouge on September 23, 1944, and has lived in Louisiana, Jamaica and Saudi Arabia. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and married Peter Johnston at St. George Catholic Church on July 24, 1964. Lillie...
Jabra Manuel Hirezi
Sep 22, 2024
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day." Holy Bible-Timothy 4:7-8.
With hearts filled with faith and in the hope of the resurrection and eternal life, the Hirezi family...
Charles Scott Schoenbrodt
Sep 21, 2024
Charles Scott Schoenbrodt of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the age of 83. He was a graduate of Istrouma High School in 1958 and later graduated from Louisiana State University College of Business in 1964. Over his 38-year career in management for the electrical distribution industry he worked for several companies including Nunn Electric, GE,...
Garron Joseph Chaisson
Sep 20, 2024
Garron Joseph Chaisson, our loving and devoted father, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at the age of 86. The only child of Lionel Chaisson and Celeste Falgout Chaisson, he spent most of his formative years in New Orleans, Louisiana and Harahan, a suburb outside of New Orleans. He graduated from De La Salle, a private Catholic boy’s school in...
David Wayne Guelfo
Sep 20, 2024
David Wayne Guelfo, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at the age of 60.
Wayne graduated from Woodlawn High School and Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
He started his career with Johnson Controls Inc. in 1989 where he held various titles and levels of responsibility over the past 35+ years.
He had a...
Mary Kate Crawford
Sep 20, 2024
Mary Katherine Crawford, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away peacefully at 3:25 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024, lovingly surrounded in prayer by her family. She was 16 years old. We will cherish her love of sunshine always.
Mary Kate attended Southdowns Pre-K School, Pediatric Health Choice, and was a homebound student of East Baton Rouge Parish. Her brilliant...
Julliet A. Lowrance
Sep 20, 2024
Julliet A. Lowrance, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024, at the age of 99. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Born December 29, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Alice Bourgeois and E.J. Arceneaux. She was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge and a member of St. Pius the X and St....
Charlena Brown
Sep 19, 2024
Charlena H. Brown, a native of Prairieville, Louisiana, passed away on September 19, 2024, at the age of 94. She was born on January 16, 1930, in Amite, Louisiana to Charles and Charlotte Havis.
Charlena was a devoted religion teacher who imparted spiritual knowledge and values to countless students over the years. Her education extended beyond the classroom, as she also...
Julia "Judy" Parro
Sep 18, 2024
Julia “Judy” Parro passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born on January 12, 1939, in Longview, Texas to Hazel and Klein McGhee.
Judy was a devoted wife and mother who loved spending time with her family. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.
She is survived by her children,...
Pauline Clifford
Sep 17, 2024
Pauline Curtis Clifford, age 96 of East Baton Rouge, LA died September 17, 2024. “Polly”, loving wife of Earle R. Clifford, Jr., passed away in her home. Polly is survived by her sons, Michael J. Clifford and his wife, Sandy Murray of Atlanta, GA, William C. Clifford and his wife, Catherine D. Clifford of Walker, LA; granddaughter Crystal Clifford and...
