2006 Obituaries, Surnames S; Cameron Parish, Louisiana Submitter Kathy Tell Date 03 Jan 2007 Source noted with each obit LCAP indicates Lake Charles American Press ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** SANNER, Shirley Dulaney LCAP 02/07/2006 HACKBERRY — The funeral for Mrs. Shirley Dulaney Sanner, 63, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, from St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church Hall.The Revs. Roland Vaughn and Wayne LeBleu will officiate. Burial will follow the service at St. Peter the Apostle Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Robison Funeral Home, 107 West Napoleon St., Sulphur. The family will receive friends 3-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Mrs. Sanner passed away at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Eunice. She was a native of Evangeline, a former resident of Creole, and a resident of Hackberry. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Hackberry, the Teacher’s Association, LEA and CEA. Shirley graduated from McNeese State University with a bachelor’s in elementary education. She later returned and earned her master’s in supervision and administration. She formerly taught at South Cameron Elementary School and Cameron Elementary School. Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Mr. Charles H. Sanner of Hackberry; two sons, Mr. Mitchell Boudreaux and wife Pam of Grand Lake and Mr. Stephen Boudreaux and wife Lisa of Fenton; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Stephanie Brooks and husband Randy of Dublin, Ga., and Miss Teresa Sanner of Cadwell, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Vivian Byler of Hackberry; and seven grandchildren. SALTZMAN, Margaret Ann LCAP 09/23/2006 Margaret Ann Saltzman, 53, of Cameron, died at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, in a Houston hospital. Mrs. Saltzman was born Sept. 3, 1953, in Lake Charles and lived all of her life in Cameron Parish. She was a 1971 graduate of Johnson Bayou High School and worked as a cafeteria manager with the Cameron Parish School Board for 28 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Mrs. Saltzman enjoyed spending time and vacationing with her family. Her favorite pastime was playing cards. She never met a stranger, and was considered quite a prankster. Mrs. Saltzman is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Nolton Saltzman of Cameron; daughter, Melissa Bertrand and husband Roger of Iowa, La.; sons, Brad Saltzman and wife Stacy of Grand Lake, Brent Saltzman and wife Loretta of Indian Village, and Brian Saltzman of Oakdale; parents, Robert and Velma Merritt of Johnson Bayou; brother, Michael Merritt and wife Theresa of Johnson Bayou; sisters, Dorothy “Dot” LaBove and husband George of Hackberry and Helen Landry and husband Bryon of Hathaway; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister, Delorse LaBove. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Roland Vaughn will officiate. Burial will follow in Our Lady Star of the Sea Cemetery in Cameron. Visitation is 9 a.m.-10 p.m. in the funeral home — with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. — and from 8 a.m. Sunday. Photo Included with article Margaret Ann Saltzman LCAP 09/24/2006 CAMERON — Margaret Ann Saltzman, 53, died at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, in a Houston hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1953, in Lake Charles and lived all of her life in Cameron Parish. She was a 1971 graduate of Johnson Bayou High School and worked as a cafeteria manager with the Cameron Parish School Board for 28 years. She was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. She enjoyed spending time and vacationing with her family. Her favorite pastime was playing cards; she never met a stranger, and was considered quite a prankster. She is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Nolton Saltzman of Cameron; daughter, Melissa Bertrand and husband Roger of Iowa, La.; sons, Brad Saltzman and wife Stacy of Grand Lake, Brent Saltzman and wife Loretta of Indian Village and Brian Saltzman of Oakdale; parents, Robert and Velma Merritt of Johnson Bayou; brother, Michael Merritt and wife Theresa of Johnson Bayou; sisters, Dorothy “Dot” LaBove and husband George of Hackberry and Helen Landry and husband Bryon of Hathaway; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister, Delorse LaBove. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. today, Sept. 24, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Roland Vaughn will officiate. Burial will be in Our Lady Star of the Sea Cemetery in Cameron. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Photo Included with article SCHOOLS, Ellen Marie LCAP 08/04/2006 SULPHUR — Ellen Marie Schools, 50, passed away in her residence Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006. She was a native of Cameron, and she lived in Sulphur. Survivors include her husband, Lawson Schools; a son, Lawson Schools III; two daughters, Tamara Roberson and Fallon Schools; two brothers, Lincoln Griffin Jr. and Donny Simon; three sisters, Elizabeth Mudd, Lea Ann Breaux and Tanya Istre; and two grandchildren, Madison Schools and Hadien Wilson. Her funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, from St. Theodore Catholic Church of Moss Bluff. Monsignor Charles Dubois will officiate. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. photo included with article FLAMES ENGULF FEMA TRAILER Evacuee killed Cameron woman had relocated after Rita BY NAOMI GUIDRY AMERICAN PRESS LCAP 08/03/2006 CARLYSS — A fire engulfed a FEMA trailer early Wednesday, claiming the life of a Cameron Parish evacuee who lost her brick home during Hurricane Rita. The victim had previously gone to the news media with concerns about the trailer’s safety. The fire’s cause is unknown. Zeb Johnson of the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Ellen Schools, 51. Carlyss Fire Chief Jude Savoie said firefighters were called to the scene at 2:13 a.m. The FEMA trailer is on a lot in the Hidden Ponds mobile-home park on Ravia Road south of Sulphur. The fire was “heavily involved” when firefighters arrived, the chief said. Schools had been living in the FEMA trailer since April, according to Jimmy LeJeune, who lives across the street. LeJeune’s daughter-in-law, Paula LeJeune, said Schools had just started a new job. Her first day was Tuesday. Jimmy LeJeune said he last talked to Schools at 11 p.m. Tuesday, when he called to tell her good night. Early Wednesday morning, he looked outside after hearing a noise and realized her mobile home was on fire. “Flames were coming out of her living room,” Paula LeJeune said. “My husband tried to go in and get her, but the cop wouldn’t let him.” At that time, a Calcasieu Parish sheriff’s deputy was at the scene. “The cop knocked on the outside of the trailer and we heard a thud back,” LeJeune said. Another neighbor, Mike Ravia, was alerted to the fire by a California man who had been staying in the RV park to the west. “He was banging on doors to get everyone out. He couldn’t call 911 because his cell phone would have called 911 in California,” Ravia said. The fire’s heat melted siding on his ownmobile home. He said he wanted to try to rescue Schools, but the roof over the kitchen/living area collapsed and the fire spread. Schools had expressed problems with the FEMA trailer in the past. In May, she spoke to Theresa Schmidt, a reporter for KPLC-TV, about exposure to formaldehyde in the two-bedroom mobile home. She said the exposure was causing headaches, a sore throat and sinus problems. According to the KPLC report, Schools said FEMA suggested that she open her windows to alleviate the problem. Jimmy LeJeune said Schools had other problems with the trailer. He said the circuit breakers kept switching off and that he once witnessed smoke coming from the stove. A FEMA official had no comment about whether Schools had reported problems in the past. He did say, however, that a FEMA safety group is investigating the fire. The state fire marshal’s office is also investigating. Spokesman Marc Reech said investigators have not yet determined the cause or origin of the fire. Photo caption: JAMIE GATES / AMERICAN PRESS A woman died as a result of a fire at this FEMA trailer in the Hidden Ponds mobile-home park south of Sulphur. Neighbors said Ellen Schools had problems with the trailer in the past, including an incident in which smoke came from the stove SMITH, Anna Belle Guidry LCAP 03/20/2006 CAMERON — Anna Belle Guidry Smith, 72, of Cameron, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2006, at her temporary residence in Lake Arthur after a brief battle with cancer. Anna Belle Guidry Smith was born on April 8, 1933, in Jennings. She was the 13th of 15 children born to the late Laurent Guidry and Clementine Courville Guidry. Belle was the wife of the late Elridge Wilson Smith and had been a resident of Cameron all of her adult life until Sept. 23, 2005, when Hurricane Rita blew and washed her home away. She temporarily resided in Falls Mills, Va., with her daughter, Denise, and recently in Lake Arthur with her son, Patrick and his wife, Phyllis. Belle retired from the Cameron Parish Police Jury offices. After retirement, she was employed as a cook for Tri-Con. She also did some landscaping. She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Creole and was a faithful member of the Legion of Mary, where she ministered to homebound parishioners. She spent many years sewing and loved gardening, cooking and caring for others. She was preceded in death by siblings, Joseph Howard Guidry, Alice Guidry Sensat, Vilmond Guidry, Laurence Guidry Sensat, Abraham Guidry, Hazel Guidry Broussard, Wilfred Guidry, Hilda Guidry, Leroy Guidry, Gladys Guidry Dewitt and Shirley Guidry Kennair. She is survived by one brother, Irvin Guidry of Jennings; two sisters, Marguerite Guidry Evans and husband Bob of Liberty, Texas, and Lillie Guidry (Sister Mary Zita) of Opelousas; her eight children, Philip Elridge Smith and wife Shannon of Lake Charles, Mark Smith and wife Peggy of Carencro, Marguerite Denise Smith Campbell and husband Morgan of Falls Mills, Va., Kevin Smith of Ragley, formerly of Cameron, Patrick Smith and wife Phyllis of Lake Arthur, formerly of Cameron, Gerard Smith and wife Lori of Grand Lake, formerly of Cameron, Lisa Annette Smith of Princeton, W.Va., and Jude Craig Smith and his wife Shelley of Houma; her 18 grandchildren, Brian Smith, McKay Debarge, Ryan LeBleu, Robert and Kenneth Smith, Jennifer Campbell Owens and husband Estel of Ashland, Ky., Sheri Campbell, Christi Smith Nixson and Nicholas Smith, Ruston Smith, Matti and Houston Smith, Mindy, Sheridan and Tori Smith, Mary Reed, Erin and Alex Smith; one greatgrandchild, Jayce Nixon; and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She continued her ministry of caring by faithfully sponsoring Paul Royappan I Innacimuthu from India through the CFCA for many years. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 21, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Sweetlake. The Rev. E. Joseph McGrath will officiate. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Creole. The Smith family will receive friends and family from 1-9 p.m. today at Hixson Funeral Home on Ryan Street in Lake Charles and from 8 a.m. until service time Tuesday. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Creole.