Obituaries
Shelly Cline
May 12, 2022
It is with great sadness our family shares the passing of Shelly Marie Cline. Born July 30th, 1970, she gained her wings on May 12th, 2022. Through a life of special needs, she defined unconditional love to all.
Shelly is survived by her mother Nita McDonald and step father Leland McDonald, one sister Donna, two brothers Buddy...
Faye Dedon
May 12, 2022
Faye Dedon, 86, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on May 11, 2022.
Faye is survived by spouse, Gayle Dedon; son, Billy Dedon and spouse Carol; brother, John Taylor and spouse Pat; grandchildren, Ashley Dedon and Brady Dedon and spouse Cindy; and great-grandchildren Emily Dedon and Joseph Giambrone.
She was preceded in death by...
Tho Pham
May 12, 2022
Tho Pham of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on May 12, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Albert Brown
May 10, 2022
Albert L. Brown, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Albert was born in Rushville, Nebraska on Sept. 5, 1940, he has been a resident of Baton Rouge for the last 53 years. He was the Director of Information Services at Baton Rouge School Board for 20 years and at Wildlife and Fisheries for 10...
Christopher Smith
May 9, 2022
Christopher Smith of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on May 9, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Constance Hardin
May 9, 2022
Constance Edwina Hardin, 75 years of age, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on May 9, 2022, from complications from Alzheimer’s. Connie, as she was known by her family and friends, was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and graduated from Rayne High School. Connie loved to travel and welcomed the opportunity to live in the Middle East...
Anthony Parker
May 8, 2022
Anthony “Tony” Earl Parker, age 68, of Baton Rouge, passed away on May 8, 2022. He was a devoted husband to the love of his life, Goober. He was the ideal father and fun-loving grandfather better known as AnDad. He enjoyed taking pictures of all the beauty around him, believed that anything could be fixed with wire and duct...
Barbara Duty
May 8, 2022
Barbara Lynn Jackson Duty, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA passed away peacefully on May 8, 2022 at the age of 83. She was born in Montpelier, LA on August 20, 1938 and was a graduate of Baton Rouge High School, where she was a member of the Majorette team. After graduating high school she moved to Washington D.C....
Jimmy Lofland
May 8, 2022
Jimmy Jack Lofland was born on November 24, 1940 in Dallas, Texas. He passed away on May 8, 2022 at the age of 81. Born and raised in Texas, Jimmy graduated from Rockwall High School and then graduated from the University of Texas in Mechanical Engineering. Jimmy was the proud husband to his wife, Sarah “Sally” of 54 years. ...
Mark Strother
May 6, 2022
Say not in grief that 'he is no more', but live in thankfulness that he was.
Mark Allen Strother, age 59, died suddenly in Ridgecrest, CA on May 6, 2022. A native and lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, he was born to Ira Gene Strother and Kathryn Nell Strother in 1962. He was a graduate of Woodlawn...
Tripjeet Soni
May 5, 2022
Tripjeet Kaur Soni, age 67, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday May 5th, 2022.
Tripjeet was born in 1954 in New Delhi, India. As a diplomat’s daughter, she lived all over the world. Before meeting Allan (Harpal) Soni, she taught French to foreign students in Paris until she married him in 1977. They...
Todd Stephens
May 4, 2022
Todd Eric Stephens, age 53, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Baton Rouge, LA, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was an inspiration to those who were fortunate enough to know him. Born August 16, 1968 to his loving parents, Jim and Becky Stephens. He is survived by his brother, Dr. Anthony Stephens and...
Fay Legendre
May 3, 2022
Fay Schexnyder Legendre born in New Orleans on October 31, 1930, a resident of Baton Rouge since the late 1950’s, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is a graduate of St. Joseph Academy High School in New Orleans. Fay spent much of her life as a homemaker...
Michael Shepherd
May 2, 2022
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” Psalm 23:4
Michael Shepherd was a native of Plaquemine who was born on October 28,1993 and passed away on May 2, 2022. He attended St. John High School and St. Stanislaus High School. He was...
Rose Viator
May 2, 2022
Rose Marie L. Viator, 86, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, at Carpenter House in Baton Rouge.
She was born Rose Marie LeCompte on April 30, 1936 in New Iberia, LA to the late Leonce and Pearl LeCompte. She had 7 brothers and sisters. She was married to Kenward J. Viator on June 4, 1954. They...
Susan Berry
May 2, 2022
“Celebrate the life that was and yet, will be.”
Susan Hulin Berry, 72, native of Baton Rouge, resident of Denham Springs, left her earthly body on May 2, 2022 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on June 6, 1949 to Lenes Joseph Hulin, Jr. and Esther Gross Byrnes Hulin.
She is preceded in death by...
Claudette Dodge
May 2, 2022
Claudette N. Dodge, age 87, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on May 2, 2022.
She is survived by her 4 children, Brent Dodge, Greg Dodge, Karen Dodge Green, and Deena Dodge Rabalais, along with many other loving family members.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 6, 2022, at 12:30pm at...
William Boutwell
May 2, 2022
William Hinton Boutwell died in Baton Rouge, LA, on May 2, 2022, from Parkinson’s Disease complications. Born in Troy Alabama, Bill Boutwell graduated Troy High School, class of ’59, and Troy State College with a BS in Mathematics and Science. While a senior at Troy State, he met Connie Etheridge whom he would marry shortly after graduation. The remainder...
Elinor Herd
May 1, 2022
Elinor Avis Herd, a resident of Shreveport, LA, passed away on May 1, 2022. She was 93 years old. Elinor was born in Houston, TX on February 20, 1929, to Melvin and Marie Ransom. She attended Texas State College for Women and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in teaching. She married Ray Herd in Houston, TX on December 26th,...
Judy Rundell
May 1, 2022
Judy Gauthier Rundell went peacefully to our Lord in Heaven at 5:08 PM on May 1, 2022. She was born in Hamburg and grew up in Moreauville, Louisiana. She was an active member and officer in FHA and was a high school cheerleader. She moved to Baton Rouge in 1965 and called Baton Rouge her home.
Judy...
