Obituaries from the Advocate 1/2/2003, 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: 1/2/2003 BERRY, SR. CHARLES L. He passed away at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 71, aresident of Baton Rouge . Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Chapel from 9 a.m. until religious service at noon Friday, conducted by the Rev. Gary Rayburn. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife Virgie Lee Landry Berry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOYD, JARED LEE He died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, in a fatal car accident in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 21 . A memorial service will be held at the Family Worship Center, 9119 World Ministry Ave., at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRIDGEWATER, CORELIA She died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at her residence. She was 78. Visiting at Verrette's Pointe Coupee Funeral Home, New Roads, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Augustine Catholic Church, New Roads, at 10 a.m. Thursday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRICK, EVA MAE A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 83 Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and from noon to 1:50 p.m. Friday. Religious service at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 2 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Michael Moroney. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by her husband, Robert A. Crick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARRISTER, FLORENCE ESTAVE A resident of Denham Springs, she passed away at 11:51 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at her residence She was 68 Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Religious service at Greenoaks Funeral Chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday, conducted by Brother Billy Ferrell and Brother Carl Sullivan. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by her husband Joseph F.Farrister Sr. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FONTENOT, HERSCHEL PAUL A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. He was 82 . Visitation at Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home Wooddale Memorial Chapel from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Service at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Tom Duhé. Burial with in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Claudia Vidrine Fontenot. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GILMORE, ERNEST B. He died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at his residence. Visiting at Greater Hollywood Baptist Church, Hollywood, from noon to 4 p.m. Friday. Service at St. Paul Baptist Church No. 1, Weyanoke, at 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Greater Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Bobbie H. Gilmore ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDERSON, LEONARD L. He died at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was 64 Visiting at Demby & Son Funeral Home Inc., Donaldsonville, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Religious service at St. Philip Baptist Church, Modeste, at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Victor Pedescleaux. Interment in St. Philip Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Rosemary Jackson Henderson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDERSON, WILMAH BUNCH She died at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at her home. She was 81. Visiting was at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church Clinton, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting at the church from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted bythe Rev. Kenneth Laird. Interment in Cazedessus Family Cemetery, Bluff Creek. Survived by her husband, Charles D. Henderson, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HILL, BRADFORD KEITH He died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, in Livingston Parish. He was 28. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Friday. Religious service at Calvary Pentecostal Church at 2 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. J.E. Ellis and the Rev. Adrien Spikes. Interment in Bradford Cemetery. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HUNT, ERMAN R. A retired engineer at Ethyl Corp. with 40 years of service and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 88 and a native of Zachary. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East chapel, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 10 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Mitch Harris. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife, Ival Valentine Hunt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHNSON, CARL MONROE He died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Summit Hospital. He was 69 Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Bankston Cemetery, 4th Ward. Survived by his wife Laura Messina Johnson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, GERTRUDE LEE She dIED Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002. She was born Oct. 25, 1911. Funeral will be held at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Batchelor, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, with the Rev. Leslie Draper III officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JONES, LUCIUS Visiting at Miller & Daughter Mortuary, Edward Green Chapel, Zachary, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Visiting at St. Peter Baptist Church, the Rev. S.M. Johnson, pastor, from noon Saturday until religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Olton Scott. Interment in church cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LACY, VERNA STEWART A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 77. Visiting at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church from 8 a.m. Friday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Charles T. Smith. Interment in Winnfield Memorial Park. Survived by her husband, Birge Lacy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MULHEARN, LUCILE R. Service for Lucile R. Mulhearn, age 82 will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro, with the Rev. Wybra Price officiating. Visitation at the funeral home from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003. Burial in Myrtle Memorial Cemetery, Winnsboro. She died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, in Denham Springs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARCE, JESSE L. A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002. He was 79 Visiting at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 3791 Aletha Drive, from 9 a.m. until religious service at noon Thursday. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife Martha R. Pearce ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARON, SR. LELAND CLEMENT He died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at his residence in Prairieville. He was 71.. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Prairieville, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Martin Hernandez. Interment in Prairieville Community Cemetery, Prairieville. Survived by his wife, Elizabeth Poche Sharon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STANLEY, JONATHAN "MAIN" "CHIN" A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 39 and a native of Elizabeth. Visiting at Rhodes United Fidelity Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until wake service from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. C.H. Newport of Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church. Religious service at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, Gold Dust, at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. E. Williams. Interment in Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRAW, LEONARD WILLIAM He died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales. He was 59. . Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home chapel,Gonzales, from 8 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by Deacon Thomas Labat. Interment in Hope Haven Cemetery, Gonzales. Survived by his wife, Guitree Durgapersad Straw. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TENNYSON, LEON E. He passed away at 6:35 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 66 .Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Religious service in Greenoaks Funeral Chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Bob Anderson. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Wiley Tennyson --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VAMPRAN, LOUISE OPHELIA FARRELL She died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was 88. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Visitation at St. Mary Catholic Church, Bear Island, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment in Maurepas Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHEATON, JOSEPH Died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at 11:15 p.m. at his residence in Livonia. He was 44... Visiting at Ramah Full Gospel Church, La. 76, Maringouin, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, conducted by Brother Arthur Walls. Interment in Palmetto Cemetery, Palmetto. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS, PEGGY JONES She died at 5:35 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She was 43. Visiting at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, St. James, from 9:30 a.m. Friday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Samuel Jones. Burial in First Israel Baptist Church Cemetery, Belle Rose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WISNER, IRENE FREEMAN A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002. She was 82. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Steve Stephens. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. )