Obituaries from the Advocate 1/20/2003, 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: 1/20/2003 ADAMS, CLAUDINE LAMBERT She passed away at 4:04 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at Opelousas General Hospital. She was 65 . Visiting was at Melville Pentecostal Church hall, Melville, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and will be after 8 a.m. Monday. Service at the church at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Ray Majors. Graveside service in Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, Brookhaven, Miss., at 3:30 p.m. Monday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BEVERLY SR., BYRON E. He died at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Sherwood Manor Nursing Home. He was 76, born , Sept. 23, 1926, and was a resident of Baton Rouge. . Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visitation in the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Carl Wells, chaplain of St. Joseph Hospice. Interment in New River Baptist Church Cemetery, St. Amant. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BRUNT, BETTY LOU She died at 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was 64,. Visitation at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Visitation at Faith Presbyterian Church, Liberty Road, Clinton, from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Masonic Cemetery, Clinton. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DIXON, EARL D. He died at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at his residence. He was 91. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visiting at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Oak Grove, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. John Carrigan. Interment in church cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FIELDS, CYNTHIA KEY She passed away Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at home , born Aug. 10, 1949, Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home from noon until service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. James Stayton. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FISHER, STANLEY L. He died at 3:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at his home. He was 92 . Visiting at Wilbert Funeral Home, Plaquemine, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Stephen Fleming. Entombment in Grace Memorial Mausoleum, Plaquemine. Survived by his wife Vera Ferguson Fisher ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIOUX, LUCY BREAUX She died at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at River West Medical Center, Plaquemine. She was 85 Visiting at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Pierre Part, from 8:30 a.m. Monday until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Joe Camilleri. Recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m. at the church Monday. Entombment in church mausoleum. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GILLEON, FLORA BUCKLEY She was called home on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at 1:20 p.m. She was 96 She will be laid to rest in a private burial in Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss. under the direction of Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home, Hattiesburg. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRANIER, DAVID MARK He died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at St. James Parish Hospital. He was 39. Visitation at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Convent, from 8 a.m. Tuesday until Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m., celebrated by the Rev. Frank Uter. Recitation of the rosary at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Entombment in church mausoleum. Survived by his wife, Lisa Bourgeois Granier; ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HEBERT, JOSEPH BLUEFORD A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, at Harvest Manor Nursing Home. He was 77. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, LOTTIE MARIE JOFFRION DECUIR She died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center at 1:30 p.m. She was 80 years old. Visiting is Wednesday at St. Agnes Catholic Church from 9 a.m. until recitation of the rosary at 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Robert Berggreen. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LANGFORD, JULIA She died at 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Dixon Medical Center, Denham Springs. She was 94 Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. Monday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Randal Garcia. Interment in Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBURDI, GREGORY BENNIDECT He died at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Visiting at St. Agnes Catholic Church from 10:30 a.m. Tuesday until Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Monsignor Robert Berggreen. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MCDONALD, JERRY B. He died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 70 Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visitation in the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. Tuesday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. William McDonald. Burial in Old Red Oak Cemetery, Livingston. Survived by his wife, Annette Fairburn McDonald. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MCLEOD JR., WILLIAM L. Passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, at a Lake Charles hospital. Born Feb. 27, 1931, Visitation will be held Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Charles. Funeral service at the church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Burial in Orange Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Robert Ledbetter and the Rev. Robert Marlsbary will officiate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MERRIMAN, She died Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at D'Ville House Nursing Home. She was 97, Visiting at Williams & Southall Funeral Home, 101 Loop 945, Donaldsonville, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday. Visiting at First Israel Baptist Church, Belle Rose, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Irving Brown. Burial in church cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MILLER, SYBIL FUNCHESS Services for Sybil Funchess Miller, 81, formerly of Baton Rouge, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at Evangeline Funeral Home, 314 E. St. Peter St., New Iberia, with the Rev. Francis Daunt officiating. Burial in Holy Family Cemetery. Visiting was at the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, and will be after 1 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Miller died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PETE, GUY ANTHONY He died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, in Teche Regional Medical Center He is survived by his wife, Ruby Landry Pete. Visitation was at Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation was at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, Berwick, at 10 a.m. Monday, Burial in Berwick Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFIT JR., ISIAH He died at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at Villa Feliciana Medical Complex, Jackson. He was 64. Visiting at Richardson Funeral Home,Clinton, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Religious service at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Mac H. Wallace. Interment in Lane Cemetery, Ethel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHEPPARD, JAMES DAVID A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2003, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 89. Visiting at Rhodes United Fidelity Funeral Home from 10 a.m. Tuesday until religious service at noon, conducted by the Rev. Jessie Gorham. Interment in Gilbert Memorial Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TUCKER, GWENDOLYN GAYNELL HART She died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was 62. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Visitation at First Baptist Church, Ponchatoula, from 9:30 a.m. Tuesday until religious service at 10:30 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Jake Roudkovski. Interment in Sand Hill Cemetery, Ponchatoula. Survived by her husband, Richard Tucker ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WOODS, RODNEY WARREN He died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Visiting at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church from 11 a.m. Wednesday until Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m., celebrated by the Rev. Kenneth Smith and the Rev. Rich Luberti. Burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife Carolyn Woods.