Obituaries
Alvaro Celedon
Nov 1, 2008
An employee of LSU Veterinary School, he died at 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 60, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Nicaragua. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Survived by his wife,...
Michell Brown
Oct 29, 2008
A resident of Maurepas and a native of Baton Rouge, she died at 12:54 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Ascension Parish in an automobile accident. She was 43 and a 1984 graduate of Woodlawn High School. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Nov. 2, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and in the chapel...
Eleanor Newman
Oct 27, 2008
A retired consultant for Harrison Paint Co. and a secretary at Burden Research Station at LSU, she died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 81, a resident and native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from noon until...
Barbara Meadors
Oct 25, 2008
Barbara Marion Meadors, a retired teacher, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. She was 79. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. until graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Robert Marcell. She was a graduate of Byrd High School...
Nathan Ruh
Oct 23, 2008
Nathan Francis Ruh, a loving father, son, and friend to all who knew him, left us on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Little I knew that morning, God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly; in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you; you did not go alone, for part...
Earl Landry
Oct 22, 2008
A retired operating engineer and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, he died at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Hospice of Baton Rouge Inpatient Unit. He was 86 and a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. until memorial service at noon. Private inurnment in...
Michele Lacour
Oct 21, 2008
With a room full of family and friends, the angels of the Lord came down and brought Michele to the presence of Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at 5:20 p.m. She was a chief growth officer at LADOTD Federal Credit Union. She was 40, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at...
Larry Simon
Oct 21, 2008
A retired industrial salesman and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. He was 66 and a native of Valley City, N.D. He was a referee and worked home games at LSU, working the chains on the sidelines at Tiger Stadium. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home,...
E. Ammons
Oct 18, 2008
A retired driller from Texaco Oil Co. and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 87, a native of Many and a U.S. Navy Seabee veteran of World War II. Memorial visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on...
Kathleen Bott
Oct 14, 2008
A native of Morrow, she died early Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was 60. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes in the chapel on Thursday from 8 a.m. until funeral service at 9 a.m., conducted by William Greenlee, pastor....
David Roach
Oct 11, 2008
A retired electrical engineer for Westinghouse Electric, he worked most of his career in Pittsburgh and also worked in the U.S. Navy shipyards during World War II for Westinghouse Electric. A resident of Baton Rouge, and a native of Shawnee, Okla., he died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at 3:30 a.m., at age 91. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on...
Eleanor Taylor
Oct 11, 2008
Eleanor Josephine Pope Taylor, wife, mother, artist and musician, died at 2:05 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, at her home in Baton Rouge surrounded by her family and friends. She was 85. Known to her family and friends as Jo, she was born on Sept. 8, 1923, to her parents, Daddy Jim and Mother Betty Pope in Albemarle, N.C....
Clifton Toups
Oct 11, 2008
Mr. Toups died at his home in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. He was 97, born Jan. 19, 1911, in Thibodaux. Mr. Toups was married to Clara Quinn for 59 years. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He never met a stranger and was a devoted LSU and NASCAR fan. He retired...
William Powers
Oct 9, 2008
William Powers retired from the U.S. Navy with 16 years of service and was a Baton Rouge municipal assistant signal shop supervisor with the traffic engineering department. He died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at 10 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 56 and a resident and native of Baton Rouge. Military service at...
Marta Mccarron
Oct 8, 2008
A former teacher at Episcopal High School and a teacher at Catholic High School, she died at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. She was 60, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Havana, Cuba. Visiting at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 12424 Brogdon Lane, on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m....
Wilbur Holston, Jr.
Oct 8, 2008
Owner of Guardian Angel Day Care Preschool, he died at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, at his home in Prairieville. He was 57, a native of Monroe and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Oct. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at...
Faye Marks
Oct 7, 2008
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over. Psalm 23:5. Loved by many, she was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. A native of Dalton, Ga., she died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was...
Walter Parker
Oct 6, 2008
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7. Born on Jan. 3, 1935, in Slagle, he died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at his home in Watson. He was a former employee of Allied Chemical and Superior Steel Inc. Survived by his wife, Mary Ann Sanchez;...
Catherine Hebert
Oct 6, 2008
A housewife, resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 8:19 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, from oral cancer at her home. She was 86. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until Mass of...
Woodrow Snyder
Oct 5, 2008
A retired Ethyl Corp. employee with 35 years of service and a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Woodrow W. Snyder was born on Nov. 3, 1918, in Baywood. He died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at Flannery Oaks Guest House. He was 89 and a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served on the...
