Obituaries from the Advocate 1/16/2003, 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: 1/16/2003 ALLEMAN, HELEN MIELKE She died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at her home. She was 86. Memorial service at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home, Jackson, Miss., at 4 p.m. Friday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BURNS, ROBERT LEE He died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 53. Visiting at Mountain Faith World Outreach Ministries, 2544 N. Sherwood Forest Drive, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. Religious service at the Ministries at 8 p.m. Friday, conducted by Pastor Evelyn Thomas. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Mary Burns ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DAVIS, SR. THOMAS ELBERT He died at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at his home. He was 91.. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visitation at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Casey Tingle and the Rev. Pat Bourg. Interment in Roberts Cemetery, Hillsdale. Survived by his wife Bertha Durnin Davis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROS, PAMELA ACOSTA She died at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, in Donaldsonville. She was 45, a resident of Donaldsonville Visiting at Ascension Mausoleum from 10 a.m. Friday until cryptside service at 11 a.m. Survived by her husband, Raymond D. Gros. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITURRALDE, JAMES HENRY Passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, . He was born Jan. 21, 1962 .Visitation at St. George Catholic Church from 11 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. Friday, celebrated by the Rev. Tom Ranzino. Burial in church cemetery. . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LANDRY, CHARLES LEONCE He passed away at 1:13 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Earl K. Long Medical Center. He was 62.Visiting was at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Michael Miceli. Survived by his wife, Linda Landry. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LANDRY, DAVID JOSEPH A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at his residence. He was 69. Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Alec Sheldon. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Janelle D'Abadie Landry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEWIS, JESSIE M. She died at 10:50 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at Memorial Medical Center, New Orleans. She was 46, a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Miller & Daughter Mortuary, Edward Green Chapel, Zachary, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Visiting at Redemption Life Fellowship, 2024 Main St., Baker, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Alexander. Interment in New Irondale Baptist Church Cemetery, Weyanoke. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAYO, SR. JERRY DELL He died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Slidell Memorial Hospital. He was 70 . Visitation was at Williams Funeral Home,Pearl River,from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Thursday, with Pastor Don Jenkins officiating.Interment in Hickory Memorial Gardens, Pearl River. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCKOY, MATSY ARMISTEAD Born Jan. 10, 1910, she died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003,Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at St. James Episcopal Church from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 10 a.m. Thursday. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MESSINA, JOSEPH LAWRENCE He was born July 15, 1902, in St. James Parish He died at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Sterling Place. Visitation was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 4p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NANCE, GEORGE W. Passed away at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 70,and a resident of Baton Rouge. 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 at Greenoaks Funeral Chapel at noon Friday, conducted by the Rev. Carol Winn Crawford. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NELSON, BENJAMIN CHARLES He died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in Port Allen. He was 2 years old. Survived by his parents, Akiko Monique Nelson and Benjamin C. Ross Jr. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 9 a.m. Friday until service at 11 a.m. Burial in Old Folks Home Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PIERCE, ANDERSON He died at 4:10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 68 .Visiting at Israelite Baptist Church, Lukeville, from 9 a.m.Saturday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Elder G.C. Pierce. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by his wife, Evelyn McWilliams Pierce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESTIGIACOMO, LENA She passed away Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at 10:55 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 81 She was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge and a member of St. George Catholic Church. Visiting at St. George Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Thursday, celebrated by the Rev. Joey Angeles. Interment in Colonial Cemetery, Independence, at 2 p.m. Thursday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROBERTSON, CINDY ROCHE She died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003. She was 47 Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and in the chapel from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RUSSELL, ROBERT A residentf Baton Rouge, he passed away at 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Summit Hospital. He was 46. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by Pastor Sam Lobello. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIBLEY, HILMA WATTS She died at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003. She was 72. Visitation was at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Bruce Gill and the Rev. Wayne Talley. Interment in Sibley Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Fuqua Sibley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMITH, JR. EDWARD PAUL A resident of Baton Rouge he died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at his home. He was 76. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 11 a.m. Friday. Religious service at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Rod Aguillard. Burial in Port Hudson National Cemetery at a later date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEVENSON, CAL BOLT He died at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at his home. He was 54 Graveside service at Port Hudson National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TATMAN, SHIRLEY TEMPLE BROOKS She died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in Lafayette. She was 65. Wake at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Opelousas, from 3 p.m. Friday until funeral service at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Joel Green, pastor, officiating. Dismissal at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Whiteville. Survived by her husband, James Tatman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILKINSON, OREE Y. He was a resident of Baton Rouge . He died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 82. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home from noon until service at 2 p.m. Friday. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his Maunita Y. Wilkinson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WREN, CORA D. She died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center she was 63. Visiting at Times of Refreshing World Outreach and Family Center of Baton Rouge from 9 a.m. Friday until religious service at 11 a.m. conducted by apostle Calvin Emery. Interment in Gilbert Memorial Park.