Obituaries

Sep 12, 2018

Karl P. Landry, Jr., a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. He graduated from Istrouma High School and attended Riverside Military Academy. He also graduated from LSU. He retired from Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Plant in 1997 with 44 years of service. Karl is survived by his children, Karl Landry III and...

Sep 10, 2018

Isabel Rita LeBlanc Lasseigne was called home to heaven surrounded by family on Monday, September 10, 2018. Service: Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am Thursday, September 13, 2018 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church with Father Michael Alello, celebrant. Interment: Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am Thursday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Isabel...

Sep 10, 2018

Josephine D'Amico Pocorello, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA passed away September 10, 2018 at the age of 106. She was born February 7, 1912 in Mix, LA. Josephine is survived by two daughters, Diane Pocorello and Susan (Jim) Brewer; and two grandsons, Brandon (Kourtney) and Chad Brewer. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Pocorello; parents,...

Sep 10, 2018

A native of New Orleans and long time resident of Baton Rouge, she died September 10, 2018 at Our House for Respite. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy of New Orleans. A lifelong Catholic, she attended Our Lady of Mercy until her health prevented her from going. She still watched the Mass on television, and received communion...

Sep 8, 2018

"God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be so He put His arms around you and whispered come to Me. With tearful eyes, we watched and saw you pass away, and though we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, a precious soul to rest. God broke our...

Sep 7, 2018

Judith Ann McDaniel Livingston was born on April 20, 1946 and went to be with her Lord on September 7, 2018. Judy was born in Caribou, Maine and also spent time living in Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Panama City, Panama; and most recently, Bradenton, Florida. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Bill Livingston...

Sep 6, 2018

Carl F. Morrow, age 95, a native of Zenora, LA and resident of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on September 6, 2018. Carl was a former Deacon and member of First Baptist Church in Leesville, LA and present member of Healing Place Church. He was a great storyteller, captivating any audience that would listen about his early childhood, romance...

Sep 5, 2018

Debra Pendergraft Jones, 61, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, passed away in her home on September 5, 2018 after a lengthy and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Debra was born on August 11, 1957. She graduated from Central high school in 1975 and became a beautician. Debra cut, permed, and styled the hair of Central residents for...

Sep 5, 2018

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16. Blanche Lolita Theresa Lemoine Dupuis was born January 12, 1920 to Pauline Rosella Bordelon Lemoine and Maxime Joseph Lemoine in San Antonio, Texas. She later returned to Louisiana, where she grew up...

Sep 3, 2018

Nell Jackson passed away on September, 3, 2018, age 88, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA. Nell was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church, a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Preceded in death by her spouse for many years, J.C. Jackson. Survived by: Two sisters, Joy Johnston, Monroe, LA., Beth Smith, Winnfield, LA., and one brother, David...

Sep 1, 2018

Doris Jean Meek, age 87, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Sept. 1, 2018 Doris was born in Cambridge Springs, PA. Married Jan. 12, 1952 in West Springfield, PA. Later that year she moved with her new family to Houston, TX. In 1964, the family relocated to Baton Rouge and later that year the family became...

Sep 1, 2018

Logan Matthew Wagner passed away unexpectedly on September 1, 2018. From the day of his Leap Year birth of February 29, 1996, Logan was his own person, unique and anything but ordinary. His gorgeous blue eyes provided him a natural eye for beauty in all things; he had a gift for making people laugh with his curious sense of...

Sep 1, 2018

Everett C. "Buddy" Wise, age 76, a native of Baton Rouge, and long-time resident of Independence, LA, passed away on September 1st 2018. After serving proudly in the US Navy, he continued his commitment to our country for 31 years as a Baton Rouge City Police Officer, as well as being active for 12 years in the Army National...

Aug 31, 2018

Vernice (Vern) C. Wright, age 85, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on August 31, 2018. Vernice is survived by his wife Sandra S. Wright; children, Robin Louise Wright Thurman, Candace Elaine Wright, Michael Calvin Wright, Robert V. Byles, Jr., Rebecca K. Brown and Raymond Gale Byles; 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Vernice served in the...

Aug 27, 2018

Tari Jill Harris Root, age 55, a resident of Baton Rouge passed away August 27, 2018. Jill was a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, she graduated from Broadmoor High School in 1980 and attended Southeastern Louisiana University. Jill married her high school sweetheart, Jay Root and had 2 boys, Cullen Root and Carson Root. She was loved by all...

Aug 27, 2018

Ada Belle Smith Miller, age 83, a native of New York, NY and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA passed away on August 27, 2018. She was a singer and piano teacher in Baton Rouge for 30 plus years. Ada Belle is survived by her husband, James Roland Miller, Jr.; her children, James Roland Miller, III, Stanley Clarke Miller...

Aug 27, 2018

Aug 23, 2018

Edward Joseph Parent, 77, passed away on August 23, 2018 at his home in Livingston. Ed was born November 6, 1940 in Baton Rouge, the son of Clay Sr. and Eloise Argrave Parent. On September 8, 1979 he married Mary Ann Hughes in Baton Rouge and together they have five children. Ed was a faithful member of the Catholic...

Aug 21, 2018

Tyler Alden Tanoos Johnson, age 27, was taken into the arms of our Lord unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Tyler was a 2009 graduate of Tara High School where he played baseball. He attended L.S.U. He was a native of Baton Rouge, LA, but resided in Greenwell Springs, LA. Tyler was employed by Bomac Contractors as a construction...

Aug 20, 2018

Zora Lee Kennedy Pearson, known to friends as "Zoe," passed away on August 19, 2018 at the age of 82. Zora was born in Brady, Texas on September 12, 1935. She married Clem Pearson, Jr, on November 6, 1954. As the wife of an Air Force pilot, she lived in Japan, Arizona, Florida, Utah, Texas, the Philippines, New York,...