Obituaries
Robert Cobb
May 28, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Frankfort, Ind., he died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at his home. He was 65 and a retired sergeant major in the U.S. Marine Corps with 30 years and 7 days of service. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, June 2, from 5 p.m. to...
Kitty Teepell
May 27, 2009
In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11. As the sun rose Wednesday morning, May 27, 2009, Kitty Teepell stepped into the presence of the Lord. We rejoice in His timing and celebrate her long awaited reunion with our sisterher daughter, Kathy. The joy of heaven just went up a notch...
Brad Gottschalck
May 24, 2009
A Jacobs Engineering employee and a resident of Greenwell Springs, he died Sunday, May 24, 2009, as the result of an automobile accident. He was 24 and a native of Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of Central High School and Southeastern Louisiana University. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, May 27, from 9 a.m....
Salvador Cashio
May 21, 2009
Salvador Joseph Cashio was born in Maringouin on Sept. 4, 1922, and died in Baton Rouge on Thursday, May 21, 2009. He was born to John Cashio and Virginia Panepinto Cashio. He was predeceased by sisters Rose Ciaccio, Frances Cashio and Betty Gueno; and brothers Frank and John Cashio. He is survived by Dorothy Cashio, his wife of 59...
Lydia Rodriguez
May 19, 2009
A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at her home. She was 76 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, May 21, from noon until religious service at 1 p.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by her daughter,...
Carol Leblanc
May 19, 2009
Carol C.J. Joseph LeBlanc, a resident and native of Baton Rouge, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Sherwood Manor. He was 74 and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was retired from Dow Chemical. Visiting at St. George Catholic Church, 7808 St. George Drive, on Friday, May 22, at 9:30 a.m....
Edna Myers
May 18, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died on Monday, May 18, 2009, at her home. She was 88 and a native of Greenville, Mich. She was an aerial mapping technician at McDill Field in Tampa, Fla., during World War II where she met her husband, Bill. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, May 23, from...
Maxine Richardson
May 17, 2009
Maxine Sawyer Richardson, born Nov. 27, 1918, and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, died Sunday, May 17, 2009. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Raneta and Donald H. Riddle; son and daughter-in-law, Harry Rusty D. Richardson Jr. and Peggy A. Richardson; grandsons, Chesney and Grayson Richardson; stepgrandchildren, Kimberly Lanka and husband Brian, and Shawn T. Riddle;...
Ruth Romain
May 16, 2009
She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, grandmother, aunt and friend. A resident of St. Gabriel and a native of Bayou Goula, she died at 4 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2009, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 77. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 19, from 9 a.m. until religious service at...
Mark Burns
May 15, 2009
A carpenter and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Friday, May 15, 2009, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. He was 50 and a native of West Lafayette, Ind. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, May 19, from 5 p.m. until religious service at 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Milford Walters. Survived by...
Ruth Wallace
May 15, 2009
Ruth Elaine Knapp Wallace was born on April 3, 1924. She died on Friday, May 15, 2009, at age 85. Elaine was a resident of Baton Rouge, a dental assistant for several years and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Malcolm Wallace; two daughters and their husbands, Betty and Clyde Cockerham, of Watson,...
Kennis Smith, Jr.
May 14, 2009
A retired armored car driver for Loomis Corp., he died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009, at his home in Central. He was 60, a native of Baton Rouge and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. until service at 2 p.m.,...
Dianne Jones
May 11, 2009
A loving and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend died at 11:52 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2009, at her home. She was 59. A native of Brusly St. Martin and a resident of Baton Rouge, she enjoyed life to her fullest. Retired from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with 16 years of service, she also worked in...
Ophey Thibodeaux Sr.
May 10, 2009
A retired iron worker with Kaiser Aluminum, he died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10, 2009, at his residence in Pride. He was 93 and a native of Church Point. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, May 13, from noon until service at 2 p.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife,...
Joseph Conkerton
May 8, 2009
Joseph Joey Louis Conkerton, born Feb. 11, 1962, has gone to rest with his Lord. Joey was a lifetime resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., on Monday, May 11, from 1 p.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Miles D. Walsh. Burial in Resthaven...
Henry Mcarthur
May 7, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, Henry Williard Peck McArthur Sr. passed away at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2009, at The Carpenter House. He was born on June 17, 1933, in Logtown, Miss. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a retired riverboat captain for more than 45 years who worked most recently with...
Carol Christensen
May 6, 2009
Carol Anne Christensen entered her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. She was born Dec. 24, 1947. Preceded in death by her parents, Margery Rains Christensen and Donald John Christensen; brother, Ronnie Christensen; and son, Jasper Wayne Langley. Survived by her brothers, Donnie Christensen and wife Lora Lynn Christensen, of Abilene, Texas, and Gary Christensen, of Houston; sisters,...
Vernon Davis, Sr.
May 4, 2009
A retired ExxonMobil supervisor with 33 years of service, he died at 3 p.m. Monday, May 4, 2009, at his residence in Central. He was 82, a native of McComb, Miss., and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, May 7, from 11 a.m. until religious service at...
John Miller
May 3, 2009
Dr. John Johnny Anthony Miller passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2009. Dr. John Miller was born on August 10, 1944 in Mobile, AL and grew up in Baton Rouge, LA. He attended Redemptorist High School and upon graduation went to Louisiana State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. in Chemical...
Major Fuller, Jr.
May 2, 2009
Wayne Robert Fuller Jr. passed away at home of pancreatic cancer surrounded by his family on Saturday, May 2, 2009. He was 62 and retired from the U.S. Army. He was born in Macon, Ga., to the late Wayne Robert Fuller Sr. and the late Mary Oreta Wood Fuller. Major Fuller was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in...
