Obituaries

Jun 16, 2011

Joyce Stanberry Shiel was born in Muskogee, Okla., on Oct. 9, 1927. She passed away Thursday, June 16, 2011. A proud graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., with a bachelors degree in music education, she was a student of Cecilia Ward Franklin, soprano. She was a participant in church choirs, a leader of parochial childrens choirs, and...

Jun 15, 2011

A native of Newport Beach, Ca and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away at 12:36pm on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBluebonnet. She was 76 years old. She is survived by a sister, Pat Ditty Waites and husband Jim a brother, Royce Williams and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by...

Jun 15, 2011

A retired employee of WinnDixie and resident of Gonzales, she died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Gonzales Health Care. She was 82 and a native of Lincoln County, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, June 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until religious service in...

Jun 13, 2011

Jun 12, 2011

John C. Duncan passed away Sunday, June 12th after a long illness at Sunrise Assisted Living Home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Ginger Duncan, his sons Charles and Steve Duncan and wife Jane, his stepdaughter Lisa Tozer and husband Dean, stepdaughter in law Melissa Jones, stepson Troy Jones. He...

Jun 11, 2011

Jun 10, 2011

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the mornings hush, I am the swifter uplifter rush. Of quiet birds...

Jun 9, 2011

Let all that I am wait quietly before God for my hope is in Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. Psalm 62:56. Harry Graham Stone died Thursday, June 9, 2011, on his beloved boat Splish Splash. He was born in Baton Rouge on Oct. 19, 1944. He spent...

Jun 8, 2011

A retired carpenter for Carpenters Local 1098, a resident and a native of Colyell, he passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.He was 92 years and 10 months. He served in WWII. Visitation will be at Colyell Baptist Church, on Friday, June 10, 2011 from 5pm until 9pm. Visiting will resume the church on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from...

Jun 6, 2011

If tears could build a stairway, And memories a lane, Id walk right up to Heaven, And bring you home again. Author Unknown A longtime resident of Baton Rouge, Connie Nga Banh, received her angels wings at 9:42 pm, June 6th, 2011, peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer....

Jun 5, 2011

A resident of Baton Rouge, he died peacefully at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Heritage Manor. He was 89, a native of Baker and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, June 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with recitation of the rosary at...

Jun 3, 2011

An auto technician for Jeffreys Collision Center, he died Friday, June 3, 2011, at his home in Walker. He was 37 and a native of Jackson. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, June 6, from 4 p.m. until graveside service at 5 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Willis Easley. Survived by his wife, Charlene Tillman...

Jun 2, 2011

A native of El Salvador and a resident of Prairieville, she passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011, at her home. She was 90 years old. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, June 6, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with recitation of a rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting will resume at St. John the Evangelist...

Jun 2, 2011

A native of New Orleans and a resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, June 8th from 9am until 10:30 with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 12424 Brogdon Lane, Baton Rouge, at...

Jun 1, 2011

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Daniel Dan Chase was granted his angel wings on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Our Lady of the Lake hospital. He was 76 and a resident of Baton Rouge. He was born...

Jun 1, 2011

A native of Church Pointe, La. and a resident of Woodville, Ms, he passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Field Memorial Hospital in Centreville, Ms. He was 89 years old and Marine Corps. veteran. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, June 4th from 9am until a Rosary at 12:30pm with a...

May 30, 2011

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1. Tony was a very generous, openhearted man who enjoyed attending LSU basketball games and loved spending time with his Great Dane, Zoose, and Labrador, Baxter. He also had a strong passion for bowling and excelled at everything he set his mind to. He was a...

May 29, 2011

If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an allembracing love. From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Jeff died peacefully Sunday, May 29, 2011, on the first anniversary of...

May 28, 2011

Owner of MDC McDowell Decorative Concrete and a resident of Prairieville, he died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 43 and a native of Watson. Visiting at Healing Place Church, 19202 Highland Road, Wednesday, June 1, from 10 a.m. until memorial service at 1 p.m., conducted by Pastor Johnny Green....

May 27, 2011

Herman Edward Thibodeaux, Jr., also known as Mouse, died peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:05 p.m. at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, Bluebonnet campus. He was 69 years old and a resident of Ethel, LA. He was born in 1941 in White Castle, LA to Herman Edward Thibodeaux, Sr., and Gladys Marie Daigle Thibodeaux both of White...