Obituaries
Leah Bonnecaze
Apr 29, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Flannery Oaks Nursing Home. She was 96, a former resident of New Roads and a native of New Orleans. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, April 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Saturday, May 1, from 1 p.m....
Paulina Moses
Apr 29, 2010
A retired administrative assistant and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday, April 29, 2010, at The Guest House. She was 82, a native of Asheville, N.C., and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, May 3, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev....
Phebus Hotard
Apr 28, 2010
A retired employee of Ethyl Corp.Abemarle and owner of Delta Realty of Louisiana, he died on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at Hospice of Baton Rouge. He was 92, a resident of Baton Rouge, a native of Garyville and a U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Sunday, May 2,...
Lula Caston
Apr 28, 2010
The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His names sake. Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for...
Rudolph Melon, Sr.
Apr 28, 2010
Rudolph Melon Sr., 83, referred to as Big Rudy or Honey Dew Melon, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Rudolph shared a love of the sea and served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1944 until 1947. He then served in the U.S. Air Force for four years from 1950 to 1954. While serving in the Air...
Peggy Dibenedetto
Apr 27, 2010
After a 30month battle with brain cancer, Peggy passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 4 p.m. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Friday, April 30, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church on Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Miles...
Lena Breeden
Apr 27, 2010
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. She was 80. Visiting at Zoar Baptist Church, 11848 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70818, on Friday, April 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday,...
Darlene Mathis
Apr 26, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Monday, April 26, 2010, in Baton Rouge. She was 54. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, April 30, from 8:30 a.m. until memorial service at 10 a.m., conducted by Deacon Tommy St. Pierre. Survived by her husband, Rodney Mathis parents, Howard and Ethelyn Olivier three brothers, Karl Olivier, Tim Olivier and...
H.L. Watkins
Apr 25, 2010
A retired barber and partner with his son Darin of Watkins and Williams Stucco, he died Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 12:55 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 67 and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, April 27, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m....
Nona Costanza
Apr 24, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 74 and a native of Ponchatoula. Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., on Thursday, April 29, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., with the...
Donald Reynolds
Apr 24, 2010
A retired employee of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, he died at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 78, born in Bastrop. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Monday, April 26, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. until religious service in the chapel...
Mark Daily
Apr 23, 2010
A Q.A. analyst for Unisys and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 11:17a.m. Friday, April 23, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 54 and a native of East Falls, Pa. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, April 25, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Most...
Gayle Beebower
Apr 23, 2010
Gayle Rae Beebower passed away April 23, 2010 at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge. Gayle was a multifaceted jewel, whose beauty and light were reflected in her many accomplishments in the Baton Rouge Community. After receiving her CTR from UNO in 1994, as a member of The Louisiana Cancer Registrars Association, she began working in her chosen field...
Gerard Bosma
Apr 20, 2010
A native of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, where he was born in 1918. He moved to Mexico in the early sixties and lived there until his retirement, after which he spent the last thirty years both traveling and living in the Netherlands, Mexico and the United States. Many of these years he spent in one of...
Mack Burge
Apr 18, 2010
A retired truck driver and resident of Baker, he died at 3:31 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at Lane Regional Medical Center. He was 65 and a native of Lumberton, Miss. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served as deputy clerk, sharpshooter with rank of private E1 from 1961 to 1964. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Tuesday,...
Marie Rosetta
Apr 18, 2010
Marie C. Rosetta, a strong and courageous woman, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, April 18, 2010, at her sons home from cancer and heart disease. She was 68, born in Birmingham, Ala., where she lived for most of her life until recently moving to Baton Rouge to be near her son. She was the daughter of Beulah Gilbert Pulliam...
Lennis Ashford
Apr 16, 2010
Lennis Len Ashford, 64, a resident of Walker, died Friday, April 16, 2010, of a massive heart attack around noon doing what he loved best, working outside in his yard. He was a native of Baton Rouge and retired from the Exxon Refinery in 2005. He was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Visitation at...
