Obituaries
Marshall Dabbs
Aug 2, 2008
A graphic designer and resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at home. He was 18. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev....
Mark Smith
Jul 30, 2008
An electrical engineer with Calpin Corp. Carville Energy Center, he died at 4:46 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2008, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 43. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Aug. 1, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Parkview Baptist Church, 11795 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday from 9 a.m. until...
Samuel Vicaro, Jr
Jul 29, 2008
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, he died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 47. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Aug. 1, from 4 p.m. until service at 6:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Collin Wimberly. Private interment at a later date. Survived by his wife,...
Jane Conrad
Jul 28, 2008
Jane Anderson Conrad was born on March 15, 1922, in Shickshinny, Pa., and died Monday, July 28, 2008, at her residence at Williamsburg Senior Living Community. After graduating from high school, she went to nursing school in Orange, N.J., and then joined the U.S. Navy as a member of the Nurses' Corps. While stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, she...
Kristy Fontenot
Jul 28, 2008
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2008, at Promise Specialty Hospital in Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 32. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, July 30, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home chapel on Thursday from 10...
Pauline Burt
Jul 28, 2008
A resident of The Retirement Center in Baton Rouge, she died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 88 and a native of Cleveland, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. until service in the chapel at 11 a.m.,...
Azalea Seaman
Jul 27, 2008
She was the finest mother anyone could have. She was born July 28, 1929, in South Carolina, and died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at 8:19 a.m. at her home in Walker. She was owner and manager of Leo's Rollerland Leo's Iceland. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, July 31, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m....
Laura Fontenot
Jul 27, 2008
Laura Laurie Anne Fontenot, 49, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Baton Rouge, died on Sunday, July 27, 2008. Visitation at Resthaven Gardens of Memory and Funeral Home in Baton Rouge on Thursday, July 31, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation resumes Friday, Aug. 1, from noon until service at 1 p.m. Burial in St....
Darren Mathis
Jul 26, 2008
A Fabricated Steel employee and resident of Prairieville, he died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales. He was 41 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, July 30, from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m., conducted by Mark Stermer, pastor. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of...
Dorothy Cornett
Jul 26, 2008
Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek Him with all their heart. Psalm 119:1-2. Mama C or Ms. Dot was known to many while they were growing up with her children, Linda, Andy and Dennis. There were often many taken into...
John Byrd
Jul 24, 2008
A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Newellton, he died at 6:55 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Ochsner Medical Center at age 74. He was very dedicated to his job of 42 years. He retired as a security supervisor for the Louisiana School for the Deaf. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday,...
Mary Jones
Jul 23, 2008
A restaurant manager and a resident of Denham Springs, she died Wednesday, July 23, 2008. She was 35 and a native of Biloxi, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, July 25, was from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Saturday from 1 p.m. until religious...
Willard Lockhart
Jul 23, 2008
Willard Thomas Lockhart passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 77, born Sept. 7, 1930. He was a graduate of Central High School, a U.S. Army veteran, a retired chemical analyst for Lonestar Industries and a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church....
Joann Wilkinson
Jul 22, 2008
A retired school secretary for the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2008. She was 67 and a native of Dry Prong. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, July 24, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral...
Julia Pampell
Jul 21, 2008
A loving wife and mother who is now in the presence of the Lord, she died in Baton Rouge at 5:55 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2008. She was 77 and a native of Prairieville. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, was on Tuesday, July 22, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home...
Darwin Passman, Sr.
Jul 21, 2008
A retired engineer for Dow Chemical, he died at 6:50 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2008, at his home in Pensacola, Fla. He was 82, a native of Franklinton and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. until religious service in the chapel...
Linda Brown
Jul 19, 2008
A retired employee of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 8:05 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Jefferson Manor. She was 55. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, July 21, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the funeral home chapel on...
Harold Beaucoudray
Jul 19, 2008
A resident of Prairieville, he died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at his home. He was 78 and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, July 21, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Religious service at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 22, at 10 a.m. Interment...
Connie Smith
Jul 15, 2008
A homemaker and a resident of Central, she died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary. She was 79 and a native of Independence. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, July 18, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. until religious service at...
Valrie Barousse, Jr.
Jul 15, 2008
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. Valrie Val Barousse passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet due to complications after a brief and unexpected illness. Val was a native of Baton Rouge and attended Istrouma High School and LSU. He was...
