Obituaries
Paranell Howard
Aug 25, 2008
A retired assistant vice president of Chase Bank and a resident of Gonzales, she died at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 68 and a native of Plaisance. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Visiting at St....
Virginia Buckner
Aug 22, 2008
A veteran of World War II and retired LPN, she passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. She was born Sept. 2, 1922. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. until memorial service at noon. Burial to follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard W. and...
Shirley Maughan
Aug 19, 2008
A longtime Baton Rouge resident, Shirley Guinn Maughan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at age 69. She was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Aug. 21, was from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Friday, Aug. 22, from 9:30 a.m. until...
Wilbert Cann
Aug 19, 2008
A retired cemetery grounds and maintenance supervisor at Resthaven Gardens of Memory for 52 years 1955-2007, he died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at 9:50 p.m. at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 72 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Aug. 24, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Visiting...
Connie Horne
Aug 19, 2008
A resident of Port Allen and a native of West Baton Rouge Parish, she died at 8:56 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at LSU Earl K. Long Medical Center. She was 46. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a eulogy at 10:30 a.m. Survived by her...
Jean Ober
Aug 15, 2008
Jean Cecilia Ober, was born March 16, 1917, and went to see her Savior on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, from the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge. She was 91 and a resident of Galveston until 2000, when she moved near her son in Baton Rouge. She spent her last years at the Lake Sherwood Village Retirement Center...
Vonceile Cpa
Aug 14, 2008
Vonceile B. Patterson, loving wife and mother, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, in Baton Rouge. She was 82, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Panama City, Fla. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Albert Reese Pat Patterson; her four sons, Albert Reese Patterson III and wife Rebecca, David Arthur Patterson...
Arthur Lass
Aug 13, 2008
A retired construction manager and a resident of Denham Springs, he died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. He was 85, a World War II veteran and a native of Lake. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Private graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He is survived by his wife...
Betsy Brandt
Aug 13, 2008
Betsy Yarbro Brandt, 49, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at Oschner Medical Center-Baton Rouge. Born Feb. 19, 1959, she graduated from Lee High School and attended USL and LSU, where she majored in graphic art. A native of Baton Rouge, Betsy spent nearly 20 years managing her family's restaurants, Mickey's Gold Nugget and The Place. Later, she was co-owner...
Mary Smith
Aug 12, 2008
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at 5 p.m. at L'Allison Group Home. She was 79 and a native of Bordelonville. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Aug. 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until religious service in the chapel at 10 a.m....
Douglas Catoe
Aug 11, 2008
A retired band director from Springfield and Woodlawn high schools, he died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Harvest Manor, Denham Springs. He was 59, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Kershaw, S.C. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and in the...
Brian Bordelon
Aug 11, 2008
Brian James Bordelon, 37, passed away at his home in Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, after a three-year battle with colon cancer. Brian is survived by his wife of six years, Dayna Leaman-Bordelon, of New Orleans; mother, Vicki Drouin, Pineville; father, Kenneth Bordelon, Baton Rouge; sister, Sharla Neyland; brother-in-law, Chad; and niece, Lenora Mae, all of Baton...
Joseph Leblanc, Jr.
Aug 10, 2008
A retired Seagrams Corp. employee with 18 years of service and a resident of Denham Springs, he died at 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 85, a native of St. Amant and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served as a Seabee in the 83rd...
Harry Bridges
Aug 9, 2008
Harry Lewis Bridges passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at age 90. He was born in Atlanta on July 21, 1918, and was the son of the late Ernest and Margaret Bridges. After graduating from Fulton High School in 1936, he attended the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1937 to 1940. Harry began his military service in 1941....
Odis Sanders, Sr
Aug 9, 2008
A tender and devoted husband, father and grandfather, Odis Sanders Sr., 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior at home on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at 6:15 a.m. from ALS Lou Gehrig's Disease. Odis was beloved by a host of friends and family who supported him during these last two years as he and his faithful wife,...
Harold Chagnard, Jr.
Aug 9, 2008
A retired water treatment specialist for Dow Chemical and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. He was 61. Visiting at St. John Catholic Church, Prairieville, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 9:30 a.m. until religious service at noon, conducted by the Rev. Michael Alello. Interment in Resthaven...
Michael Holman
Aug 8, 2008
A devoted husband, father and son, he died of Merkel cell carcinoma at 4 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 51 and a native of Pascagoula, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Sunday, Aug. 10, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Religious service at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church on Monday,...
Mary Partin
Aug 7, 2008
A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008. She was 90 and a native of Centreville, Miss. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Iris Mitchell...
Margie Thompson
Aug 4, 2008
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, at age 87. She was a U.S. Navy veteran, having been honorably discharged as a yeoman second class. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Thursday from...
Charles Edwards
Aug 3, 2008
Charles Gordon Edwards joined his heavenly Father on Sunday morning, Aug. 3, 2008, after a lengthy fight against heart disease. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Ouida Odom Edwards; three daughters, Carolyn Edwards Rice and her husband, Randy, Debbie Edwards Tullos and her husband, Vandy, and Sharon Edwards Glenn and her husband, Dave. Also survived...
