Obituaries
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...
Joseph Richard, Sr.
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...
John Sala
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...
Jeffrey Nola
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...
Byron Mcdowell
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....
Herman Thibodeaux, Jr.
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...
Sylvia Chachere
May 26, 2011
Sylvia Jane Barbre Chachere, a beloved matriarch and role model to a devoted family, died peacefully at 6:50am Thursday, May 26, 2011, in her bedroom at Old Jefferson Community Care Center, Baton Rouge. Ms. Chachere, 80, a native of Opelousas, was a faithful wife and loving mother who enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, sewing, shopping with her daughters, and spending...
Pauline Sims
May 26, 2011
A native of Copiah County, MS and a resident of New Orleans, she passed away on May 26, 2011. Visitation will be at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, 2015 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 10am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11am. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 400 Norman Mayer Avenue, New...
Gilbert Leffel
May 25, 2011
A retired employee of BASF Wyandotte Corp., he died at 2:11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 89, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a native of North Manchester, Ind. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, May 27, from 5 p.m. to 9...
Mary Simmons
May 24, 2011
A retired employee of Harrison Paint Company, she passed away at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. She was 65 years old, a native of Simmsport and a resident of Baton Rouge. She loved LSU baseball. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, May 27th from 1pm until service...
Virginia Campbell
May 23, 2011
Born April 5, 1936, in DeRidder, she died Monday, May 23, 2011, at home in Baton Rouge. She was a retiree from BellSouth. She will always be remembered for her kindness, great cooking and her love for flowers. There will be no service following cremation. She is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, Tommy Wayne Campbell stepdaughter,...
Ruth King
May 22, 2011
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at age 88. Graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory on Thursday, May 26, at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ron Tyndall. Survived by her son, Gary King and wife Jocelyn two grandchildren, Christy King and husband Bob Durban, and Julie Hilbun and husband Scott...
