Obituaries
Stanley Dwain Hickerson
Apr 26, 2023
Stanley Dwain Hickerson died in the presence of family and friends at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
Stan was born in Altus, Oklahoma, on November 15, 1946, the oldest child of Doris and Dwain Hickerson. His family later moved to Phoenix, Arizona. After graduating from Sunnyslope High School in 1965, Stan served his country as...
Eleanor Johnson Martin
Apr 23, 2023
Eleanor Johnson Martin, born on May 21st, 1939 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on April 23rd, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the age of 83. She grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1957. Eleanor went on to attend Louisiana State University, where she earned a degree in Education in 1961....
Grayson Higginbotham
Apr 23, 2023
Grayson Higginbotham, age 1 year, born on January 10, 2022, passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2023.
Grayson loved trains, animals and giving kisses. He was the sweetest baby who loved spending time with his brothers and family, who will miss him dearly.
He is survived by his parents, Savannah Webre and Tristan Higginbotham; his brothers, Karter Higginbotham and Jayden...
Frances Fontenot
Apr 23, 2023
Frances Marie Wyble Fontenot passed after a brief illness on April 23rd, 2023. She was born June 27, 1947 and raised in New Iberia but had lived in Bueche for the last 48 years. She is survived by her son, Chris and daughter, Madeline (Austin) and grandchildren Caleb and Abigail. Survived also by one brother, Milton Wyble. She is preceded...
Sherry John Scott
Apr 21, 2023
Sherry John Scott passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, at his home. He was 75 years old. Born November 15, 1947, in Little Calliou, Louisiana.
He is survived by his adoring wife, Linda Salemi Landry Scott; step-daughters, Tammy Templet Richbourg, Kim Templet Harlan, and Rita Autin; step-grandchildren, Kaelin Autin and Jordan Senn; brother, Sandy Scott and wife, Cathy;...
Joan Geiser Baker
Apr 21, 2023
Joan Hansen Geiser Baker, of Prairieville, Louisiana passed away peacefully at The Carpenter House on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the age of 76. She was born September 4, 1946, in Hollywood, California to the late John and Mary Constance Geiser.
Joan was sweet, funny and affectionate, but above all this, she was a loving and exceptional mother. Until her...
Dr. Kirby Adams Perry
Apr 20, 2023
Dr. Kirby Adams Perry, age 65, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on April 20, 2023. He was born on June 21, 1957, in New Orleans, LA. Kirby attended LSU in Baton Rouge for his undergraduate, and later earned his doctorate at LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans. While in New Orleans, Kirby was playing in...
James Wingate
Apr 20, 2023
James M. ‘Jim’ Wingate of Baton Rouge La. passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Mr. Jim was born in Eros, La. on September 15, 1929. He is survived by his wife, Margaret M. Wingate, of over 70 years of marriage his son James E. Wingate and daughter-in-law Jennifer C. Wingate. Mr. Jim moved to the Baton Rouge...
Karen M. Reeves
Apr 19, 2023
Karen Michelle Reeves, a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away at Golden Age Nursing Home on Tuesday, April 19, 2023 at the age of 71.
Karen enjoyed the high life, she was a free spirit with the best sense of humor.
She is survived by her children, Jordan Ty Reeves and Kira DeLoach; granddaughter, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Reeves; and...
Juanita Parent Starks
Apr 19, 2023
Juanita Parent Starks, age 94 a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Juanita was born on December 12, 1928, and graduated from Istrouma High School. She worked for Fidelity Bank as a teller and for the Start Department of Education as an accountant where she retired. Her Faith was very important to her, she...
Dale Elliot Denton
Apr 18, 2023
Dale Elliot Denton passed away on April 18, 2023, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 42 years old. A lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Dale was born on September 22, 1980, to his mother Johna Jones.
Dale was a loving and devoted father, teaching his girls his love of fishing and encompassing his favorite fishing places in their lives. He...
Patrick Keith Lemoine
Apr 18, 2023
Patrick Keith Lemoine, 80, of Central, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Pat was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. He was born in 1942 in Simmesport, Louisiana, the youngest of five children. He worked as a machine operator at Crown Zellerbach paper mill for 40 years and served as vice president of the paper mill workers union...
Linda Mancuso Smith
Apr 17, 2023
Linda Mancuso Smith, age 75, a resident of Walker, LA, passed away on April 17, 2023. She grew up in Baton Rouge, graduating from Baton Rouge High School in 1965. After high school, Linda married Billy Smith in 1966. When they met, Billy thought he was just going on a boat ride with a friend and some girls were tagging...
Kelly Cairns Orillion
Apr 17, 2023
Kelly Cairns Orillion, age 53, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 17, 2023.
Born in Baton Rouge in 1970, Kelly attended University Lab School and Louisiana State University. She enjoyed her dogs and anything with LSU football. Kelly was a wonderful cook. Her gumbo was the dish most requested. She loved animals and felt like a stepmother...
Frank Tidwell
Apr 15, 2023
Frank D. Tidwell, age 89, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on April 15, 2023.
Frank was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on October 30, 1933, to parents Charles Perry Tidwell Sr. and Clara Levy Tidwell. He moved to Baton Rouge in the early 1960’s and married his late wife, Barbara Jean Ross Tidwell, in 1979. He was an...
Evan "Mason" Newman
Apr 14, 2023
Evan “Mason” Newman passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the age of 25. He was born on December 1, 1997, in Baton Rouge, LA. He attended Parkview Oaks Elementary and Riverdale Christian Academy. Mason loved playing sports from the young age of 5 when he played t-ball and basketball through Healing Place Church. He played tackle football with...
Keitt Wannamaker
Apr 12, 2023
Wesley Keitt Wannamaker, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the age of 59. He was born on August 8, 1963 in the rural town of St. Matthews, South Carolina, where he learned about life, family, and hard work on the Wannamaker’s cotton farm through the example set by his loving parents, Wes and Talley. He graduated...
Janie Fowler
Apr 11, 2023
Sarah Jane "Janie' Fowler, 78, of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 11, 2023. Janie was born on January 5, 1945 to Hubert and Exced Calhoun of Delhi, Louisiana Janie moved to Baton Rouge upon graduating from Oak Grove High School.
Janie met Mike Fowler in 1977. They were married in 1980 and went on to have one son, Michael "Blake" Fowler.
Janie was predeceased by her parents Hubert...
Bernice H. Arinder
Apr 11, 2023
Bernice Higdon Arinder, age 83, born on February 16, 1940 in Louisville, KY, and lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Although she was born in Louisville, Bernice traveled the country with her sister, living in places like Chicago and Memphis, before settling in Baton Rouge where she met her husband of 59 years, Walter, and they...
Hazel Deloach
Apr 11, 2023
Hazel Gene Huffty Deloach passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at the age of 90. She is survived by her younger brother and his spouse, Billy Hufty (Lanelle), her three sons and daughters-in-law Arthur David Jr. and Sharin Deloach, Kenneth Deloach and Danna Adams, and Douglas and Patty Deloach. Seven grandchildren and their spouses, Brandy Hill, Lauren White (Jarred),...
