Obituaries from the Advocate 11/13/2002, 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: 11/13/2002 AUCOIN, LAUREEN She died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Born Sept. 25, 1963, she was 39. Visiting at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church hall, Lakeland, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, with recitation of the rosary at 7:30 p.m., and 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Thursday. Religious service in the church at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Greg Daigle. Burial in church cemetery.. --------------------------------------------------------------- BALFANTZ, VERA HAYS She was 80 and a native of New York. 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, with Order of the Eastern Star service at 7 p.m. 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. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Balfantz. --------------------------------------------------------------- BELLEW, JAN Jan Bellew, 56, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002,. Visitation at Osborn Funeral Home, Shreveport, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Service in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Friday, officiated by Dr. Jeffrey Timm of Kings Highway Christian Church. Interment in Forest Park Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- BERNARD, FRANCES L. A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Summit Hospital. She was 79. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. until religious service at noon Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Tommy Middleton. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by her husband,Spencer E. Bernard Sr. --------------------------------------------------------------- CHADWICK, GUYCELL He died at 7:41 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He was 75 .Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Gary Weiborg. Interment in Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. Survived by his wife, Lanell Brister Chadwick. --------------------------------------------------------------- CIFREO, IRENE SICARD A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. She was 96. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Visiting at St. Anthony Catholic Church from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Hung Viet Nguyen. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. --------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, VELMA JOY CORY She died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. She was 82, born Dec. 1, 1919. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Chris Maynard. Interment in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. --------------------------------------------------------------- CRABTREE, HENRY HOUSTON He died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 71.Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by Pastor Ron Tyndall. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife, Flora Gilmer Crabtree. --------------------------------------------------------------- DILLON, CORA LEE SIMMONS She died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Baton Rouge Health Care. She was 80 . Visiting at Straight Life Baptist Church from 4 p.m. Thursday until religious service at 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Willie E. Mabry. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- DOMINIQUE III, EMILE JOSEPH He died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at River West Medical Center, Plaquemine. He was 61. Visiting at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Gonzales, from 9 a.m. Thursday untilreligious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Mr. Thomas Labat. Entombment in St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Mausoleum, --------------------------------------------------------------- FLORIDA, THOMAS B. A resident of Baton Rouge he died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Visiting at Mount Bethel Baptist Church, 13540 Scenic Highway, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by Apostle Carl Mays . Interment in Hope Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------- KNIGHT, LUBERTHA HANEY A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at her home. She was 87. Visiting at Capital Funeral Home from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Religious service at Rock Zion Baptist Church, 3996 Billops St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Excell Payne. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. --------------------------------------------------------------- MOORE, SR. JAMES E. He died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Stein Moore. Visitation at Gross Funeral Home, Hot Springs, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. --------------------------------------------------------------- PAPIZAN, ANNIE LANDRY She died at 4:05 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Summit Hospital, Baton Rouge. She was 82.Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and in the chapel from 11 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Thursday. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. --------------------------------------------------------------- THOMAS, GRELYN Grelyn Thomas was born on Dec. 11, 1959. Died on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Viewing at Winnfield Funeral Home, 7221 Plank Road, from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002. Viewing at Plymouth Rock Baptist Church, Plaquemine, from 5 p.m. until religious service at 7 p.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Louis C. Askins officiating. Religious service at Plymouth Rock Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, officiated by the Rev. Lee Wesley, pastor. Interment in Grace Memorial Park. --------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER, CAROLYN KISS Carolyn died at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband David R. Walker. Visitation at Jefferson United Methodist Church from 1 p.m. until funeral at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, conducted by the Rev. Carol Winn Crawford. Burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. --------------------------------------------------------------- WARD, JANIS BEREGI She died at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, . She was 46 . Visitation at Hungarian Presbyterian Church, Albany, from 9 a.m. Thursday until service at 11:30 a.m. Burial in the church cemetery. Survived by her husband, Dean K. Ward, Freeport --------------------------------------------------------------- WRIGHT, (INFANT) JACE GIBSON Jace Gibson Wright passed away at the age of six weeks on Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He is survived by his mother, Tiffany Cheri Hernandez; his father, Jarred Andrew Zeigler Visitation at Seale Funeral Home chapel, Denham Springs, from 10 a.m. until service at 2 p.m. Wednesday.