Obituaries
Raymond Morgan
Jun 27, 2011
Retired owner of Ace Plumbing Repair Parts, he died at 4:56 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at his residence in Central. He was 82 and a native of Koscuisko, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Wednesday, June 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until religious service in the chapel at...
Elodie Sharp
Jun 26, 2011
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at her home. She was 89 and a native of St. Gabriel. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Wednesday, June 29, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Paul A. McDuffie. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of...
Mack Burns
Jun 23, 2011
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at St. Charles Parish Hospital, Luling. He was 59 and a native of Burns, Miss. He loved fishing and golfing. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Saturday, June 25, from 2 p.m. until chapel service at 3:30 p.m., conducted by Pastor Jimmy Arnder...
Heartsease Higgins
Jun 23, 2011
A retired employee with the St. Tammany Parish school system, she passed away at 6:35 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011. She was 97 years old, a native of Madisonville and resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Friday, June 24, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home Saturday, June...
Everett Dewitt
Jun 22, 2011
A retired Civil Service employee with the State of New Jersey with 43 years of service, he died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, June, 22, 2011, at Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBluebonnet. He was 85, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Phoenix. He served for four years in the Navy during World War II and additional 38...
Joyce Shiel
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...
Harlene Ash
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...
Helen Hammack
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...
John Duncan
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...
Marylou Mccain
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...
H. Stone
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...
Vincent Martin
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...
Connie Banh
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....
William Cambre
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...
Paul Burkett
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...
Carmen Letourneau
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...
Lionel Cheri
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...
Daniel Chase
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...
