Obituaries from the Advocate 1/12/2003, 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: 1/12/2003 ARMSTEAD, PATRICIA She died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at her residence in Baton Rouge. Visiting at Promised Land Baptist Church from 9 a.m. Monday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Perry Wright. Interment in Gilbert Memorial Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BROOKS, DOROTHY JEAN A resident of Baton Rouge she died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at her residence. She was 41. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home from 1 p.m. Sunday until religious service at 8 p.m., conducted by Apostle Warren LeBrane. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BROUSSARD, MERLIN T. A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 5:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. He was 72 . Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Donald Blanchard. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Laura T. Broussard. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BRUCE, JOHN B. He died at 6:31 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 82 . Visiting at St. Joseph Catholic Church, French Settlement, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at the church from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Monday,celebrated by the Rev. James Kinkead. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Lillian Matherne Bruce. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BUSH, SR. JAMES F. He died at 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home in Baton Rouge. He was 87, a resident of Baton Rouge .. ----------------------------------------------------------------- COOK, BRYAN S. He died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, . He was 87 Visitation at Glenwood Funeral Home, Vicksburg, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Religious service at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Kent Campbell, the Rev. Gerald Crimm and the Rev. Andrew Cook. Burial in Green Acres Memorial Park, Vicksburg. He is survived by his wife, Jane D. Cook. ----------------------------------------------------------------- DAVIS, JEAN She died at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003. She was 79.. Memorial service at Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, 8470 Goodwood Blvd., at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Steve Crump.. Survived by he husband, Philip C. Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------- FORD, MARY BAILEY She died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at the home of her mother in Gonzales. She was 49, and a resident of Baton Rouge.Visiting was at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, with religious service at 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Gary Willis. Visiting at Bear Creek BaptistChurch, McCool, Miss., from 1 p.m. until religious service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her husband, Charles C. Ford III. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTER, MARY EMOGENE She died at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at her home. She was 65 a, Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visitation at the funeral home from 9 a.m . until religious service in the chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. David Cothren. Burial in Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Pride. ----------------------------------------------------------------- HAWES, GLADYS BENNETT She died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, in Baton Rouge at the age of 92 Memorial service at Roselawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel at 11 a.m. Monday. Inurnment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by her husband, Truman P. Hawes Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------- JEAN, FRANK P. He died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Hineston. He was 95 and a native of East Baton Rouge Parish. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Religious service at the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Burn Page. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------- KENT, SR. RUSSELL FELPS He died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Grace Nursing Home in Clinton. He was 78. Visiting was at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 12:30 p.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Dave Sheehan. Interment in Booker Family Cemetery, Bluff Creek. ----------------------------------------------------------------- LAVALLEY, JOSEPH WAYNE He died at 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at his home.He was 59 . Graveside service in Greenoaks Memorial Park at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by Chaplain Rick Pitcher of Hospice. Survived by his wife, Vickie Diane Allen LaValley. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MURRAY, LOLA MAE BENNETT She passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. She was a resident of Baton Rouge . Visitation at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003. Graveside religious service in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, conducted by the Rev. Chris Andrews of First United Methodist Church. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH, JOEL MUNSON She died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 70. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Monday. Religious service at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Justin Kauchak, O.P. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------- THREETON, LEE ANDREW He died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 64 Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m. Monday. Religious service in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Bill Foster. Interment in Carter Cemetery, Springfield. ----------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS, CLYDE WILBERT He died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at his home. He was 52. Visiting at Turner Chapel AME Church, 831 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg , from 9:30 a.m. Monday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Stanley J. Carter. Interment in church cemetery.