Obituaries
Juanita "Nita" Wells
Nov 22, 2024
Juanita Hall Wells, born September 5, 1939, a resident of LaPlace, LA, passed away in her LaPlace, LA home on November 22, 2024, surrounded by her closest family!
Nita, as she preferred to be called, was a 1957 graduate of Baker high school. When she was a teenager, she worked in the movie theatre with her two best friends, Jo and...
Lance Newman
Nov 22, 2024
Lance Newman, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the age of 71. He was born in Farmington, New Mexico to Lynn Newman and Mildred Sherman.
Lance retired as a Maintenance Manager from Southern Packaging. He enjoyed fishing, boats, and cooking. Lance was a member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
He is preceded in...
Michael Stephen Wilson
Nov 21, 2024
Michael Stephen Wilson, 58, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2024, after a brief but courageous battle with liver cancer. Surrounded by his loving family and friends, Mike left this world with grace and dignity.
Born on September 17, 1966, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Mike spent most of his life in Baton Rouge. From an early age, he faced significant health...
Frances "Fran" Day Golleher
Nov 20, 2024
A resident and proud native of Baton Rouge, Frances “Fran” Day Golleher died at 1:43am November 20, 2024, at The Carpenter House. She was 70 years old.
Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, Monday, November 25, from 1:30 PM until service in the chapel at 2:30 PM, conducted by Deacon Joe Scimeca. Interment to...
Betty Callis
Nov 18, 2024
Age 89 of Hermitage went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 18, 2024, at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge, LA. She was born December 9, 1934, in Greenbrier, TN to Ira & Loraine Leftwich Briggs. She was a homemaker and was a member of West End United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by...
Arthur D. "Ozzie" Morris
Nov 18, 2024
Arthur D. "Ozzie" Morris of Prairieville, Louisiana passed away peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the age of 67.
He was a 1976 graduate of Glen Oaks High School and a member of Local #53 Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers. Ozzie was an avid LSU, Saints, and Astros fan. He also loved golf, playing cards, and listening to...
Esther Beryl Jones Price
Nov 17, 2024
Beryl departed this earth on November 17, 2024. She was born on January 26, 1952, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Lester and Hazel Jones. She graduated from Trinity Baptist High School in Baton Rouge. She was united in marriage to Lee Holt Price in 1973, at Victoria Baptist Church in Baton Rouge and remained married to him throughout her life,...
Frank A. Campbell Jr.
Nov 16, 2024
Frank A. Campbell, Jr., beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and coach, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the age of 78. Frank was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 24, 1946 and graduated from Istrouma High School. His pursuit of knowledge led him to Louisiana State University, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s...
Carol Lagg Guion
Nov 16, 2024
Carol Lagg Guion, a local beloved artist, actress, designer and seamstress, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on November 16, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on August 13, 1939, in Lead, South Dakota, she brought a spark of creativity and joy to everyone she encountered throughout her vibrant life.
Carol's artistic journey began early in her life, nurtured...
Terryl Hebert
Nov 14, 2024
Terryl Wayne Hebert, Sr.
“Papa Bear”
April 8, 1955 – November 14, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Terryl Wayne Hebert, Sr., a loving father, grandfather, and friend, on November 14, 2024, at the age of 69. Terryl, a lifelong resident of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, was born on April 8, 1955, in Baton Rouge to Robert Edward...
Louise H. Delaney
Nov 14, 2024
Louise H. Delaney, age 71, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, November 14, 2024. She was born on August 2, 1953, in Queens, New York, to William Otto Hutson and Mildred Hickman.
She grew up an Army military brat, traveling the world and living in such places as Okinawa and Huntsville. Caring for her own children and grandchildren was...
John Henry Wright
Nov 13, 2024
John Henry Wright, age 95, and a resident of Prairieville, Louisiana, passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.
After receiving an honorable discharge from the United States Navy, John attended LSU graduating in 1957, with a degree in electrical engineering. After college, he worked for an Alabama engineering firm on assignments, including NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket...
Evelyn Strickland Plaisance
Nov 13, 2024
Ethel Evelyn Strickland Plaisance passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024, nearly two weeks short of her 101st birthday. Evelyn was born to Dempsey J. Strickland, Sr. and Ethel Wells Strickland of Spring Creek, Louisiana on November 28, 1923. She was a graduate of Spring Creek Highschool before attending Southeastern Louisiana University. Evelyn then worked as a clerical worker before becoming...
Mary Ann Thomas
Nov 13, 2024
Mary Ann Lawrence Thomas passed away on November 13, 2024 at the age of 86. Left to mourn are her two daughters, Beth Ann Klotz (Alan) of Pittsburgh and Susan Beck (James) of Houston; her grandchildren Austin Crain, Caroline Crain, Sarah Klotz and Jeremy Klotz; her great-grandchild, Cambrie Lindsay; and numerous Nieces and Nephews.
She is joining her Husband, Ronald Thomas;...
Katherine Jowers Watson
Nov 13, 2024
Katherine Jowers Watson went home to be with her heavenly father on November 13, 2024, at the age of 92. She was a native of Verda, Louisiana and a resident of Prairieville, Louisiana. Katherine was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Rhonda Watson Posey (Billy) and Sharon Watson Lambert (Paul);...
Matthew William "Cheese" Bailey Jr.
Nov 11, 2024
Matthew William “Cheese” Bailey, Jr. passed away unexpectedly in Nashville on November 11, 2024. William was born on February 14, 1996, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Katherine VanDuzee Castle and Matthew William Bailey, Sr. He attended St. Aloysius Catholic School, Catholic High School, Dunham High, and graduated from Tara High School. William went on to graduate from the University of...
Stjepan Klobucaric
Nov 11, 2024
Stjepan Klobucaric, a native of Zenica, Bosnia and a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the age of 70. He worked for and eventually retired from the Baton Rouge Country Club. He enjoyed life and his grandkids.
He is survived by his four daughters and their spouses,...
Gary Alfred Hinz
Nov 9, 2024
Gary Alfred Hinz passed away November 9, 2024, after a long battle with Parkinson's and Lewy Body dementia.
He was born May 2, 1943, in Litchfield, Illinois to Alfred and Helen Hinz. A 1961 graduate of Mt. Olive High School in Mt. Olive, Illinois, he continued his education graduating from the University of Missouri at Rolla in Mechanical Engineering BS (1964)...
Helen Willis
Nov 9, 2024
Helen Willis, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the age of 70. Helen was born on December 12, 1953, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After attending Louisiana State University, she worked as an insurance clerk.
Helen loved to tend to her garden and showcase her culinary skills in the kitchen. She had a warm and...
Austin Parker Jones
Nov 8, 2024
Austin Parker Jones came into this world on July 15, 1991, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he lived his entire life until Friday, November 8, 2024, when he passed on surrounded by a loving family.
As a young boy, Austin loved fishing, learning about reptiles, and aspired to be the next Steve Irwin. He always enjoyed looking for alligators and the...
