Obituaries
Gustaf Nordstrom, Jr.
Oct 8, 2009
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, he died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. He was 76 and a U.S. Navy veteran. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Hawley Wolfe. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife, Laura S....
John Rush, Sr.
Oct 5, 2009
alignjustifyJohn Cheatham Rush Sr. was born Jan. 7, 1924, in Philadelphia, Miss., and died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at the age of 85. Visiting at St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church, 16166 S. Harrell's Ferry Road, on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment in Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Miss., at 1:30...
Romona Duhy
Oct 4, 2009
alignjustifyA retired secretary and resident of Baton Rouge, she died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. She was 83 and a native of Lake Charles. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m. Entombment service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood...
Gay Varnado
Oct 4, 2009
Passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, October 04, 2009 at her home in Central. She was 67 years old. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Douglas E. Varnado, Sr; four children, Douglas E. Varnado, Jr. of Shreveport, LA, Terri E. Varnado of Clayton, NC, William D. Varnado of Jackson, GA, and Paul C. Varnado of Watson,...
Doyle King
Oct 3, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at age 88. Graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Alford King; son, Gary King; two grandchildren, Christy King and Julie Hilbun and husband Scott; and great-grandchild, Andrew King. Service ...
Billie Roberts
Oct 3, 2009
alignjustifyA resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma City, while visiting her grandchildren. She was 75 and a native of Plain Dealing. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Deacon James Wax....
Martha Cutrer
Sep 30, 2009
She peacefully departed this Earth to be with our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at Ochsner Medical Center. She was encircled by her family after suffering several declining health issues for numerous years. She was born April 9, 1930, to Crockett Edward Murrary and Mathilda Tillie Elizabeth Phel Murrary in Los Fresnos, Texas. Merlin Albert Al Cutrer...
Carita Powers
Sep 26, 2009
A retired employee of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, she died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at 2:03 p.m. at Plaquemine Manor. She was 64, a resident of Baton Rouge and native of Crowley. Visiting at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 12424 Brogdon Lane, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.,...
Martha Cooper
Sep 25, 2009
Our precious mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Long Lane, Mo. She was 78, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Lilbourn, Mo. Friends and family are invited to attend the graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory on Monday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Milford...
Patrick Walters
Sep 25, 2009
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Patrick died on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in a helicopter crash. He was a native of Monroe, the son of James and Barbara Walters and a resident of Murrells Inlet, S.C. Patrick was a retired Marine Corps captain who was awarded numerous medals and honors. He...
Glenn Clarke, Ii
Sep 24, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 24, 2009. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 23rd, 1937. Glenn was an active member of Istrouma Baptist Church and was enjoying his retirement from Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Glenn graduated with a BS degree in Business Administration from Centenary College in 1963. Glenn began his working...
Metta Parr
Sep 24, 2009
Our mother passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Promise Hospital in Baton Rouge after a long battle with congestive heart failure. She was 84. She was born in New Orleans on Sept. 23, 1925, to Robert Edwards Bruns Jr. and Myrtle Wolverton Bruns. It was in New Orleans where she met the love of her life, LeRoy...
Ted Breeland
Sep 24, 2009
A retired employee of the Louisiana Department of Administration and a resident of Baker, he died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Flannery Oaks Guest House. He was 83 and a native of Tylertown, Miss. A graveside service will be held at Resthaven Gardens of Memory on Monday, Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. He is survived by...
Thomas Carroll, Sr.
Sep 23, 2009
Thomas Finely Carroll, Sr. died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge, after several years at Ollie Steele Burden Manor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born in Center, Texas, on November 16, 1939 to his parents, Alma Katherine Bounds Carroll and Robert Finley Carroll, who preceded him in death. He grew up in...
Lt. Smith
Sep 21, 2009
aligncenterRetired Lt. Col. Gordon Kenneth Smith passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in San Antonio. He was born July 2, 1915, in Waukesha, Wis. Gordon earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin and then entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd lieutenant in 1938 at Fort Sheridan, Ill., joining the Paratroopers in 1940 and earning his Master...
Lucy Taylor
Sep 21, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 11:01 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 82 and a native of Leesville. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Thursday, Sept. 24, from 1 p.m. until graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory at 2 p.m., conducted by Jay...
Marie Lass
Sep 20, 2009
A wife, mother and grandmother, she died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at home. She was 81, a native of Port Vincent and resident of Denham Springs. She was a housewife and former hairdresser. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. until service at 1 p.m., conducted by pastors Gordon and Josh...
Roy Rutland Jr
Sep 19, 2009
He was a devoted husband and father. A retired mechanical engineer and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, he died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at his home. He was 81 and a U.S. Air Force veteran with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Sept. 21, from 6 p.m. to...
