Obituaries from the Advocate 11/12/2002, East Baton Rouge, LA submitted by Charlotte Sehon ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Obituaries in The Advocate on: 11/12/2002 BALFANTZ, VERA HAYS She was 80 . She died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at 9:30 p.m. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Thursday, officiated by the Rev. Bill Foster of Maurepas Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Balfantz. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BELIN, BEATRICE BONEY She died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002,.. She was 96. Visiting at Green's Chapel AME Church from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Religious service at the church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. C.P. Coleman. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERNARD, M.D. JAMES THOMAS James Thomas Bernard was born on Dec. 30, 1920,. He passed on Nov. 9, 2002, at his home in Baton Rouge. Religious service at First Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville, 1246 Rosenwald Road, at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The eulogy will be delivered by the Rev. Bertrand Griffin . Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEVERE, GUYDIA SCARDINA She died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 79. Visitation was at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, with a vigil prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Religious service at Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church, Tickfaw, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by a Dominican priest. Interment in Tickfaw Catholic Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIXON, SR. MALCOLM L. He died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 87.Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at Parkview Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Ron Tyndall. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife, Cora Saizon Dixon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DORNIER, CLAUDE MAURICE He died at 8:59 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales. He was 50. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, from 10 a.m. Wednesday until religious service at 2 p.m. Entombment in St. Michael's Catholic Church Mausoleum, Convent. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIS, RITA A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Baton Rouge Health Care Center. She was 84 . Visiting at Faith Chapel Church of God from 3 p.m. Wednesday until religious service at 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev. J.D. Brown. Dismissal at 9 a.m. Thursday. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOFFPAUIR, C. RICHARD He died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 67.Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at First United Methodist Church, 930 North Blvd., from 12:30 p.m. until service at 2 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Chris Andrews. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Janet D. Hoffpauir. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOPSON, ELIZABETH J. She died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002. Visiting at Woodville Baptist Church, Woodville, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Woodville. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HORTON, MARY JOSEPHINE She died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002. She was 87, a resident of Baton Rouge . Visiting at St. John Baptist Church, Alsen, from 9 a.m. Wednesday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Donald R. Ruth. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIRBY, JOSIE WARREN DYSON She died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002. She was born Dec. 8, 1902. Memorial service will be private. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LACAZE, JAMES LYNWOOD Died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.. He was 64, a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Alvin Hall. Burial in Azalea Rest Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Margaret Keen LaCaze. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEARS, JUANITA WILLIAMS She died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at E.A. Conway Medical Center, Monroe. She was 66. Visitation at Living Word Christian Centre, La. 63, Pine Grove, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation at the centre from 10 a.m. until service at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Interment in Living Word Church Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Hilton E. Mears. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOBLES, BETSYE WELLS She died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She was 76. Visiting was at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Allen Johnson. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Baker. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OURSO, URLINE MARIE RUIZ She died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Summit Hospital. She was 90. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday, celebrated by the Rev. Miles Walsh. Entombment in Resthaven Mausoleum --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PINKERTON, HAZEL GENOVESE Hazel Pinkerton, 64, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at 9:10 a.m.. Survived by her husband Grady E. Pinkerton. Visitation at Trinity Lutheran Church, 10925 Florida Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in St. Vincent DePaul No. 2 Cemetery, New Orleans --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER, CAROLYN KISS A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 74 and a native of Albany. Visiting at Jefferson United Methodist Church from 1 p.m. Wednesday until religious service at 3 p.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., in charge of arrangements. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARTELLE, JACK He died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Opelousas General Hospital. He was 78. Visiting at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, Old Sunset Highway, Opelousas, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with the rosary at 6 p.m., and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Religious service at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Washington, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Albert Nunez. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Lena Wartelle. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEIMER, CORALEE MARGUERITE LEDET She died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002. She was 81. Visitation at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, and 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Religious service at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Donald Blanchard. Entombment in Greenoaks Memorial Mausoleum. Survived by her husband George W. Weimer Jr.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE, LORNE PERNELL He died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002. He was 33 a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., from 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, until service at 11 a.m. Interment in Stockade Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS, MYRTLE CLAIR SALTZMAN She died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 88. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, with a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m., and 8 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Religious service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by a Dominican priest. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery.