Obituaries
Brooks Chauvin, Jr.
Jan 16, 2012
A resident of Pride, he died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, after losing a 10year battle with cancer. He was 79, a native of Port Allen and born in New Orleans. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He retired as a purchasing agent at the age of 62. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Jan....
Trudy Gremillion
Jan 16, 2012
The next place that I go will be as peaceful and familiar as a sleepy summer Sunday and a sweet, untroubled mind. Warren Hanson. Trudy Leah MiMi Janney Gremillion passed away Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at age 62. She leaves behind the loves of her life, her four grandchildren, Gabriel Gremillion, William Fontenot, Dylan Gremillion, and Jack Gremillion a...
Margie Fleming
Jan 16, 2012
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness... 2 Timothy 4:78 Margie Fleming, 89, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2012. She was born in Baton Rouge and was a longtime resident of Central. She married her high school sweetheart,...
Anise Steen
Jan 16, 2012
Anise C. Steen, 89, resident of Baton Rouge and native of Jena, she died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at 8:35 a.m. at her home. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 19, from 8:30 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m., conducted by Pastor Genny HoytOwens...
Dorothy Aldrich
Jan 14, 2012
Retired in 1997 as a registered dietitian at LSU with 38 years of service, she died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 76, a resident of Baton Rouge and native of Thomaston, Conn. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visiting at...
Arthur Leto
Jan 14, 2012
A World War II Army veteran, age 84, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. He was born in New Orleans and was a graduate of Loyola University. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 9 a.m. until service at noon. Burial at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife of 57...
John Blackwell
Jan 14, 2012
A longtime resident of Baton Rouge, he went to be with his Lord and Savior at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Jay passed away at home surrounded by his wife and four angels, his children. He was 83, born on June 19, 1928, in Monroe. Jay is survived by his wife and best friend of 65 years,...
Mary Purpera
Jan 11, 2012
A resident of Central and a native of DLo, Miss., she died at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 94. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Thursday, Jan. 12, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 13, from noon until religious service at 1 p.m., conducted...
Ana Cuartas
Jan 8, 2012
Ana Isabel Cuartas, 83, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Colombia, South America, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at her home. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Jan. 12, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be memorial services at Iglesia Victoria En Cristo, 3825 N. Flannery Road,...
Dorothy Simpson
Jan 8, 2012
Dorothy Dempsey Simpson passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the age of 75. She is survived by her two sons and daughtersinlaw, Bruce and Karen Dempsey, and Dwayne and Sandi Dempsey one sister, three grandchildren, Allyson Dempsey, Monica Dempsey, and Johnathan Dempsey and one sister, Norma Jean Harve. She is preceded in death by her first husband,...
Murray Gobert
Jan 7, 2012
Murray A. Moe Gobert passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at the age of 58. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Loretta Martin Gobert daughter and soninlaw, Niki and Kiley Willis son, Jason Gobert two granddaughters who were the light of his life, Layla and Grace Willis sister, Gaynell Sauce three brothers, Glenn, Norbert and...
Mary Johns
Jan 7, 2012
A retired employee of Travelers Insurance and a resident of Prairieville, she died at 8:38 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. She was 88 and a native of West Point, Va. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 2 p.m. until chapel service at 3 p.m....
Herbert Doughty
Jan 5, 2012
Herbert H. PaPa D Doughty passed away peacefully in his home on False River, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the age of 83. He was retired from the Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge and CSD Collection Division after 37 years as an account executive. He is survived by his daughter and soninlaw, Marjorie Doughty Meyer and Robert M. Meyer,...
James Morel
Jan 4, 2012
James Edison Morel, 80, passed away at 1:32 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at home. He graduated from Lake Charles High School in 1949 and attended Tulane University, was an architect, retiring from Barnard and Burke in 1993. He was a resident of Baton Rouge and native of Lake Charles. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on...
Scott Raff
Jan 2, 2012
Scott Raff passed away on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, in Dothan, Ala. A man of extreme intelligence and subtle wit, he saw before others thought to look. He was born Dec. 21, 1956, in Baton Rouge, son of James and Jacqueline Raff, who preceded him in death. He is survived by two sisters, Shelley Sonnier and Cindy Peters three...
William Galloway
Dec 31, 2011
William James Billy Galloway passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Ascension Oaks Nursing Home. He was 86 years old. Born in Canton Miss., but raised in Baton Rouge, La, he served his country proudly as a SeaBee in WWII. He worked hard for his family at Kaiser Aluminum for 35 years. He was a loving husband, father,...
Lional Ezell
Dec 31, 2011
Lional Wayne Ezell, Age 52. He was self employed in the Randolph Shepherd program. After six years of battling cancer, he passed away December 31, 2011 at 4:30 am surrounded by his family. Memorial service will be held at Grosse Tete Baptist Church at 9:00 am, Saturday, January 7, 2012, celebrated by Pastor Edward Starks. Followed by graveside service....
Ethel Finnerty
Dec 28, 2011
Ethel Bea Duhon Finnerty, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at the age of 92, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice in Baton Rouge, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 10, 1919, in Soileau, the daughter of Geron and Louella Marcantel Duhon, who preceded her in death. She was...
Peggy Leblanc
Dec 23, 2011
Peggy Blanchard Chifici LeBlanc, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother, was born on April 17, 1932, and passed away at 12:45 am on Friday, December 23, 2011, in the presence of her loving family. She was 79, a native of Donaldsonville and resident of Baton Rouge, and a retiree of the Louisiana State Department of Motor Vehicles. Peggy is...
Jean Pfeifer
Dec 20, 2011
Born on December 31, 1926, she passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. A graveside service will be held at Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 3pm. Service Graveside Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Thursday, December 22, 2011 3pm Cemetery ...
