Obituaries

Aug 16, 2009

Co-owner of Tony Chachere's Seasoning, he died at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. He was 79, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Opelousas. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church on Wednesday from...

Aug 14, 2009

A retired employee of Ethyl Corp., he died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 86 and a decorated U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the South Pacific. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Aug. 17, from 2 p.m. until chapel service at...

Aug 14, 2009

Aug 13, 2009

When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no tears in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free For this is a journey that we must all take And each must go alone It's all a part of the Master's plan A step on the...

Aug 13, 2009

Bennie Warren Johnson departed this life at noon Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, at Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge after a lengthy illness. He was 83 and a resident of Baton Rouge for the past 56 years. Bennie was a veteran of World War II, having served with the 457 Bomb Group in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was a...

Aug 12, 2009

Forever-fragrant garden With beauty all around Blossoms of the rarest kind Can easily be found No winter's chill now comes to me No need to be disheartened I'll rest here now, forevermore in God's eternal garden. Jessie Bourgoyne passed away at 2:23 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at St. Joseph Carpenter House after an extended battle with cancer. She...

Aug 12, 2009

After a courageous yearlong fight with ovarian cancer, Audrey Mae Gill died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, at her home in Slaughter. She was 74 and a native of Lake Charles. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Aug. 14, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Saturday, Aug. 15, from...

Aug 11, 2009

Aug 11, 2009

Aug 10, 2009

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. He passed away peacefully at his home in Prairieville on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at 5:22 a.m. surrounded by his beloved wife, brother and children. He was 72 and a native of Gramercy. He was a veteran of the U.S....

Aug 9, 2009

Aug 6, 2009

A retired pipe fitter and member of Plumbers Steamfitters Local Union 198, he died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at his home. He was 84, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Charlotte, N.C. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having advanced rapidly to the rank of first sergeant. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home,...

Aug 5, 2009

A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mary W. Oglesby entered the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, claiming the promise of John 3:16. She was born Dec. 8, 1927, to W.C. and Marie Williams in West Monroe. After a year at LSU, she married William A. Wasson, and moved to Texas, where she graduated from...

Aug 2, 2009

He passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2009 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan fighting for our freedom. He was a resident of Bentonia, Mississippi and a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. He was 43 years old. He was a graduate of Christian Life Academy and Louisiana State University. An avid outdoorsman and hunter who particularly enjoyed the company of friends and...

Aug 2, 2009

Doris Beeson, 87, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at her home in Baton Rouge in the care of family, caregivers and Hospice of Baton Rouge. She was born Jan. 3, 1922, in Hickman County, Ky. Surviving are sisters, Hettie C. Dike and Mary Lee C. Brown; sisters-in-law, Ruth B. Schoonmaker and Doranne Crawford; brother-in-law, J. Dewey Sutherland; children, David...

Aug 1, 2009

Jul 29, 2009

A resident of Baton Rouge and a former resident of Larose, she died Wednesday, July 29, 2009. She was 84 and a native of Paradis. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home on Sunday from noon until service at 2 p.m., conducted by...

Jul 29, 2009

Benjamin Carey Brown was born on Feb. 16, 1981, in Baton Rouge. He went to be with the Lord he loved on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Ragan Greer Brown. Also survived by his parents, Dr. J.W. Brown III and Patricia Pellegrin Brown; brother, Joseph William Brown; sister, Jennifer...

Jul 29, 2009

aligncenterI couldnt see, or hear, or talk, or walk; now I can. Nikki Ann Viccellio died on July 29, 2009 at Rapides in Alexandria. She was 24 for only ten days. She was survived by her mother Patricia Patty Viccellio and step dad, Chris Nielsen. Her loving sister, Christy Viccellio and niece Shantae Chamberlain. Her dad, John Packard, Jr....

Jul 27, 2009

The general manager for Priority One Air Solutions LLC in Tampa, Fla., and a resident of Tampa, he died Monday, July 27, 2009. He was 31 and a native of Rosedale. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by a son,...