Orleans Area Obits - January, 2000 Submitted by: S.K. Martin-Quiatte - redstick4@uswest.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** DORETHA MAE GUICE A retired domestic worker, died Dec. 27 of congestive heart failure at St. Claude Medical Center. She was 74. Ms. Guice was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a member of Original Morning Star Full Gospel Baptist Church and its usher and deaconess boards. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Guice of Harvey and Clifton Guice Jr.; three daughters, Cynthia Livings of Oakland, Calif., Trudy James of Denver and Carolyn Robertson; two brothers, Clarence Jones of Hayward, Calif., and Warren Jones of Denver; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Original Morning Star Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1462 Marais St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Louisiana Undertaking Co. is in charge of arrangeme Marie "Willie Bee" Lewis Smith, a retired police officer with Charity Hospital, died Thursday of a heart attack at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 70. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong resident of New Orleans and a member of Kardettes Savings Club. Survivors include four sons, Roy, Lloyd, Kenneth and Alan Smith; two daughters, Ann Smith Clark of Los Angeles and Casandra Smith Morris; a sister, Veronica J. Lewis; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 3304 Metropolitan St. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Reginald A. Rouzan, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service who was active in the Catholic Church and was part of a group that worked to end segregated seating in St. Louis Cathedral, died Dec. 31 at his home. He was 83. He was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He attended McDonogh No. 35 High School. He was a member of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Community Appeals Committee and served on the committee preparing for the visit of Pope John Paul II to New Orleans. He was decorated with the Archdiocesan Order of St. Louis by Archbishop Joseph Rummel and received the Altar of God Award from St. Louis Cathedral. He was an usher and reader at Corpus Christi and was a member and former officer of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was a member of the Knights of Peter Claver for 54 years and was a past grand knight of Corpus Christi Council 60 and also served as a trustee, financial secretary and treasurer. He received the two highest awards of the Knights of Peter Claver, the Silver and Gold Awards of Merit. He served the Meritorious Fourth Degree for 25 years, filling the offices of faithful comptroller and faithful captain. He was the supreme navigator from 1970 to 1982. He was awarded the Order of Cartagena, the highest honor a Knight of the Meritorius Fourth Degree can receive. He was a member of E.O. Moss No. 4, Branch 124 of the National Association of Letter Carriers and 50 plus Mercy Hospital . He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include two sons, the Rev. Reginald G. of Houston and Thomas A. Rouzan; a brother, Joseph Rouzan of Los Angeles; three sisters, Cecile D. Wright of Compton, Calif., Marjorie T. Gabriel and Lucille D. Durald; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. A Mass will be said Thursday at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave. Visitation will be held today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Boissiere-Labat Family Funeral Services, 1703 N. Claiborne, and at the church Thursday from 8 to 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery. Agnes Miller, a homemaker, died Dec. 30 at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 77. Mrs. Miller was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a member of St. John Divine Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joann Miller Blanks; and a brother, Joseph Toca. A funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Gaskin-Tilly Mortuary, 1225 N. Rampart St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Amy Lee Alexander, a homemaker, died Monday of cardiac arrest at her home. She was 85. Mrs. Alexander was born in St. James Parish and lived in New Orleans for the past seven years. She was a member of the Ladies Zulu Social & Pleasure Club, the Central City Multi-Media Center and Second True Love Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Usher Board. Survivors include two daughters, Charity Halphen and Joyce Green; a sister, Rosemary Lawson; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Second True Love Missionary Baptist Church, 2530 S. Robertson St. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Judy DeBose, an accountant at the Army Corps of Engineers, died Monday of cancer at her home. She was 51. Ms. DeBose was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Joseph S. Clark Senior High School and Southern University at New Orleans. She was a member of Beacon Light Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Monique Ruby; her mother, Thelma M. DeBose; five brothers, George L. DeBose of Los Angeles and Rudolph A., Harmon J., Gregory A. and Noel T. DeBose; and six sisters, Lavania Soublet, Rosemary Stelly, Brenda Carter, Ermence DeBose Parent, and Althea and Mirenda DeBose. A Mass will be said Friday at 11 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave. Visitation will begin Friday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Majestic Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Alvin W. "Duke" Williams, a retired truck driver, died Monday at University Hospital. He was 83. Mr. Williams was born in Meridian, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 80 years. He was a former employee of Universal Furniture and Hurwitz-Mintz. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Jourdain; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 11a.m. at Boissiere-Labat Family Funeral Services, 1703 N. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Charles "Pee Wee" Adam Jacque, a cargo handler for Cargill Export, died Saturday of a heart attack at his home. He was 49. Mr. Jacque was born in New Orleans and lived in Convent for the past 20 years. He attended George Washington Carver High School. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a daughter, Chiquita Weber of New Orleans; a stepson, Kylve Van Court; and two sisters, Brenda J. Barnes of New Orleans and Gwendolyn J. Washington; and a grandchild. A wake will be held today from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Majestic Mortuary, 1833 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. A Mass will be said Saturday at 11 a.m. at St., Michael's Catholic Church in Convent. Visitation will begin Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Dismissal will be Saturday at 9 a.m. from the funeral home to the church. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery. Charles Leon Veal Sr., a paint mixer, died Sunday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at St. Francisville Manor Nursing Home. He was 65. Mr. Veal was born in Baton Rouge and lived in Marrero for the past 24 years. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Adams Veal; two sons, DeSean Williams and Charles Veal Jr.; two daughters, Sonya Fultz and Trachell Williams; two brothers, Arthur and Raymond Veal; two sisters, Josephine Washington and Stella Williams; and five grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church, 1000 Cross St., Marrero. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery in Avondale. Davis Mortuary Service is in charge of arrangements. Clara Mills Carter, a homemaker, died Monday at Chalmette Medical Center. She was 89. Mrs. Carter was a lifelong resident of Marrero. Survivors include three sons, Albert Carter Jr., Alfred Carter Sr. and Charles Carter Sr.; two daughters, Audrey L. James and Glenn C. Bridges; a sister, Edna Williams; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Davis Mortuary, 6820 West Bank Expressway, Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery in Avondale. Ella Hayes Williams, a homemaker, died Tuesday at her home. She was 76. Mrs. Williams was born in Arm, Miss., and lived in Bush. Survivors include her husband, Huey "P.L." Williams; two sons, James Haynes and Joseph W. Williams; two daughters, Mary Kay W. Stump and Judy W. Cannon; two sisters, Alice Myrtle Maness and Marcel Claggett; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pierce Cemetery in Washington Parish, between Varnado and Pine. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Gertrude Coleman Ray, a homemaker, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at Memorial Medical Center. She was 85. Mrs. Ray was born in Raceland and lived in New Orleans for many years. She was a member of Second Free Mission Baptist Church and its deaconess board. Survivors include two sons, Freddie Gaines of Thibodaux and James Pugh; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Second Free Missionary Baptist Church, 1228 Burdette St. Visitation will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Dorothy Lawless Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. James Henry Baker Sr., a stock clerk with the Housing Authority of New Orleans, died Sunday of a heart attack at Charity Hospital. He was 54. Mr. Baker was born in Winona, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 53 years. He was a founding member of the Wild Magnolia Tribe and was an honorary member of the Blue Monday Social and Pleasure Club. Survivors include his wife, Thelize D. Baker; a son, James Henry Baker Jr.; three daughters, Chanel Baker Farria and Rosechell and Tammy Baker; two stepsons, Albert and John Quest; his father, Joe Willie Baker; his mother, Ora Lee Baker Brown; his stepfather, Jeff Brown; four brothers, Charley, Jeffery, Michael and Joe Lee Baker; three sisters, Mary Baker-Walker, Annie Ruth Baker-Scott and Barbara Brown-Gordon; and six grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Majestic Mortuary, 1833 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Visitation will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park Tena "Dear" Francois Foster, a homemaker, died Wednesday at University Hospital. She was 78. Mrs. Foster was born in Convent and lived in New Orleans for the past 70 years. She was a graduate of McDonogh No. 35 High School. She was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church in Algiers and served on its Steward Board, Trustee Board and Administrator Council, which she also once chaired. She also served as a Sunday school teacher. She was a former member of First Shiloh Baptist Church and Shaw Temple United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Louis Earl Foster; three daughters, Jacqueline E. Nora, Florence Foster-Hunter and Delores Foster Howard; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 1100 Verret St., Algiers. Visitation will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Ralph Bean, a retired chef, died Saturday of complications from diabetes at North Oaks Medical Center. He was 65. The Rev. Bean was born in Greensburg and lived in Hammond for the past 10 years. He was a graduate of Green Park High School in Hammond and Simpson Bible School in San Francisco. He attended Southern University at Baton Rouge, Campbell College in Jackson, Miss., and Leland College in Baker. He was a Navy veteran. He was a former employee of San Francisco General Hospital. He was a member of Greater St. James AME Church. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Bean of San Francisco; three daughters, Mary Harris of El Paso, Texas, Claudia Edna Drummer of San Francisco and Elizabeth Bean of Hollywood, Calif.; two brothers, Claude J. and Raymond T. Bean Sr.; a sister, Mattie B. Summers; and five grandchildren. Dismissal will be today at 11 a.m. at Greater St. James AME Church in Hammond. Burial will be in Holly Garden Cemetery in Hammond. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Virginia "Marrie" Lee Johnson, a homemaker, died Sunday at Kenner Regional Medical Center. She was 79. Mrs. Johnson was born in Lemannville and lived in New Orleans for 35 years before moving to Donaldsonville six years ago. She was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church in Lemannville and a former 30-year member of Pure Light Baptist Church in New Orleans. Survivors include two daughters, Willie Mae Carter of Baton Rouge and Helen Joshua of New Orleans; a sister, Rose Mary Moore of New Orleans; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Buena Vista Baptist Church in Lemannville. Visitation will be today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Demby & Son Funeral Home in Donaldsonville. Burial will be in Buena Vista Baptist Church Cemetery. William "Willie" Frederick Douglas, a retired limousine driver, died Monday of a heart attack at Charity Hospital. He was 92. Mr. Douglas was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He also was a retired tailor from Bunks Tailors, worked as a parking attendant for the Monteleone Hotel, and was a driver for New Orleans Limousine Service and several local funeral homes. Mr. Douglas was a former member of The Autocrat Club. Survivors include three sons, William, Frederick and Patrick Douglas; three daughters, Carole Gray, Barbara A. McDonald and Judy Sanders; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2916 Paris Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Zelda A. Brown, a retired librarian, died Dec. 30 of pneumonia at Memorial Medical Center. She was 83. Mrs. Brown was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Straight University and received a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. She was a member of Straightites of Dillard University and of Central Congregational United Church of Christ. Survivors include a niece, Kathleen B. Sullivan of Birmingham, Ala. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Central Congregational United Church of Christ, 2401 Bienville Ave. Visitation will begin Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Majestic Mortuary Service is in charge of arrangements. Rosemary L. "Mama Rose" Holland, a homemaker and retired school traffic guard, died Saturday at United Medical Center. She was 85. Mrs. Holland was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She received the key to the city of New Orleans and the St. Louis Medallion. She was a Eucharistic minister at St. Augustine Catholic Church and a Red Cross nurse, working with veterans of the Spanish-American War. Survivors include two sons, Herman Holland of Oakland, Calif., and Clarence Blanchard of Gretna; two brothers, Herman and Clarence Antoine; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 9 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St. Visitation will begin at 7 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Annie Louise Magee Walker, a retired nurse and resident training specialist, died Monday of undetermined causes at Meadowcrest Hospital. She was 54. Mrs. Walker was born in Franklinton and lived in New Orleans for the past 37 years. She was a graduate of Washington Parish High School. Survivors include her husband, Robert "Mickey" Lee Walker Sr.; two sons, Maj. Riley Walker of Richmond, Va., and Robert Lee Walker Jr.; three daughters, Terri L. Walker Cotton of Akron, Ohio, and Dorothy "Dotty" and LaToya Walker; seven sisters, Betty Nave of Kansas City, Mo., Priscilla Delanie of Atlanta, Mildred Magee of Los Angeles, Jeredean and Idell "Dale" Magee of Slidell, Gwendolyn Willis of New Orleans and Sally Verrett of Harvey; two brothers, Harold Magee of Poplarville, Miss., and James Magee; and five grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home, 1020 Virgil St. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Avondale . Sam "Slim" Christmas, a retired construction worker, died Sunday of cancer at his home. He was 73. Mr. Christmas was born in Natchez, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 50 years. He was a member of the Usher Board at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Robertson Christmas; four sons, Samuel and Ricky Jenkins and Kevin and Broderick Noten; four daughters, Terrell C. Nabonne, Cheryl Ann Lewis and Dianne and Trenell Jenkins; two brothers, Joseph Christmas of Gary, Ind., and James Christmas Jr. of Natchez; nine sisters, Mary Davis, Shirley Brimage, Ernestine Brown and Naomi and Delia Christmas, all of Chicago, Elizabeth Bailey, Josephine Juitt and Augustine Mingo, all of Natchez, and Alberta Washington of Seattle; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 2717 Joliet St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Joseph Reddick, an oyster fisherman, died of cancer at his home. He was 60. Mr. Reddick was born in New Orleans and lived in Pointe a la Hache for several years. Survivors include five sons, Reginald, Gerald, Leon and Joseph Reddick Jr. and Frederick Calloway; six daughters, Wanda, Charlene, Jacqueline, Linda and Shanell Reddick and Joann R. Phillips; a brother, Arthur Reddick; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bohemia. Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 716 N. Claiborne Ave., and Monday at 10 a.m. at the church in Bohemia. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. Alvin Jimmy Nathan, a maintenance worker for the New Orleans Recreation Department's Stallings Tennis Center, died Wednesday of a stroke at Charity Hospital. He was 66. Mr. Nathan was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Thomy Lafon Middle School. Survivors include two sons, Jarvlin Macklin and Michael Turner Sr.; three stepsons, Steven and Sean McGee of Suitland, Md., and Karl Richardson of Anchorage, Alaska.; two daughters, Donita Sylve and Patricia Macklin, both of Lacombe; three stepdaughters, Veronica Sanders of Lacombe, Karen Warren of Slidell and Yvette Davallier of Abita Springs; a brother, Bobby L. Nathan Sr.; 29 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Dorothy Lawless Mortuary, 3825 Washington Ave. Visitation will begin Monday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery. Roosevelt Payne, a retired longshoreman, died Tuesday of a heart attack at Memorial Medical Center. He was 66. Mr. Payne was born in Woodville, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 34 years. He was a former employee of the New Orleans Steamship Association and a member of International Longshoreman Association Local No. 3000. Survivors include a son, Larry W. Payne; two daughters, Gwendolyn Payne Simmons of Atlanta and Lydia Payne Taylor; a brother, the Rev. Excell Payne of Baton Rouge; five sisters, Rachel P. Branch of Marino Valley, Calif., Nonie P. Gaines of Woodville, Mary P. Mattire of Baton Rouge, Charity P. Steptoe of Springfield, Mass., and Sarah Johnson of Zachary; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 8 p.m. at Greater King Solomon Baptist Church, 3305 Audubon St. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, 4101 St. Claude Ave. Burial will be in Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Woodville. Viola Williams, a retired private LPN, died Monday at Methodist Hospital. She was 82. Mrs. Williams was born in Bossburg, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 62 years. She was a member of Law Street Baptist Church, where she served in the Sanctuary Choir, the Ninth Ward Missionary Prayer Band, and as treasurer of Deaconess Board No. 1, secretary of the Usher Board, former treasurer of the Women's Auxiliary, and secretary and treasurer of the Law Height Benevolent Association. Survivors include a son, Thomas Williams III; three daughters, Elmetta Darby Young, Mary W. Jones and Beatrice W. Bender; two brothers, Charlie and William Seals of Heidleburg, Miss.; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. A wake and funeral service will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at Law Street Baptist Church, 3132 Law St. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Dismissal will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Heidleburg, Miss. Burial will be in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Heidleburg, Miss. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Inez Pepin Baptiste, a homemaker, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital. She was 92. Mrs. Baptiste was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Xavier University and a parishioner of St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, where she served in the Ladies Altar Society. Survivors include a son, Freddie J. Baptiste; a daughter, Claire Baptiste Wills; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, 3501 N. Miro St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Mausoleum. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Fannie Lee Varnado, a retired chef, died Wednesday of respiratory failure at Lakeland Medical Center. She was 70. Miss Varnado was born in Walthall County, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 35 years. Survivors include a daughter, Gail Louise Booth; two brothers, Ameal and Elder Varnado; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Majestic Mortuary, 1833 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Burial will be private. Carl E. Jones Sr., a retired welder for Charity Hospital, died Saturday of cancer at his home. He was 51. Mr. Jones was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was employed as a welder for Charity Hospital for 21 years and formerly worked for Avondale Shipyard. Survivors include his wife, Lenita K. Jones; a son, Carl E. Jones Jr.; two daughters, Joel L. and Carla M. Jones; five brothers, Melvin, Donald, William, Walter and Noel Jones; three sisters, Jacqulin McCrea, Patricia Ratcliff and Judy Jones; and nine grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2400 Napoleon Ave. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery. Boissiere-Labat Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Alma Bartholomew Williams, a homemaker, died Nov. 23 in Mobile, Ala. She was 96. Mrs. Williams was born in New Orleans and lived in Mobile for the past 56 years. She was a member of Greater Morning Star Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, James J. Williams Jr. A funeral was held Nov. 30 in Mobile. Burial was in Whispering Pines Cemetery in Eight Mile, Ala. Lovett Funeral Home in Mobile handled the arrangements. Deidre Monique Allen Harrison, owner of Cafe D'Orleans Restaurant, died Friday of leukemia at University Hospital. She was 33. Mrs. Harrison was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She graduated from Joseph S. Clark High School and attended the University of New Orleans. She was treasurer of Crescent City Cowboy Horse Riding Club and a member of Leukemia Society of America, Mid-Area Council, Community Advancement Association and Brothers Improvement Association. Survivors include her husband, Carl Harrison Sr.; a son, Carl Harrison Jr.; her father, Huey P. Allen; her mother, Joyce J. Allen; two sisters, Trina Allen Hall and Charlene Hamilton; and her grandparents, Isaac Johnson and Eve Profit. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1835 St. Roch Ave. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Roch Cemetery. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jessie Sterling Jr., a retired construction worker, died Saturday of cancer at his home. He was 62. Mr. Sterling was born in St. Francisville and lived in New Orleans for the past 50 years. Survivors include his wife, Carol W. Sterling; two sons, Roy and Neil Sterling; three daughters, Nadja Ellis and Karren and Leah Sterling; his father, Jessie Sterling Sr.; and 10 grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Louisiana Undertaking Co., 1449 N. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Green Street Cemetery. Ulysess Laura Henderson, a homemaker, died Thursday at Meadowcrest Hospital. She was 75. Mrs. Henderson was a lifelong resident of Algiers. She was a member of First Free Mission Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Linda McGinnis, Denise Ross, Patricia Henderson and Karen Johnson; two sons, Wayne and Charles Henderson; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. A wake and funeral service will be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at First Free Mission Baptist Church, 426 Lamarque St. A dismissal service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in McDonoghville Cemetery in Gretna. Davis Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Dorothy Johnson, a retired communications worker at the University of California at Los Angeles, died Monday of congestive heart failure at her home. She was 69. Mrs. Johnson was born in Los Angeles and lived in Gretna for the past two years. She was a member of Greater St. Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Wesley Johnson Sr.; a daughter, Lillian Johnson Parker; a stepson, Wesley Johnson Jr.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Greater St. Stephens Full Gospel Baptist Church, 2308 S. Liberty St. Visitation will begin Thursday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Eastern Palm Cemetery in Las Vegas. Dorothy Lawless Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Ernestine Williams Fluence, a retired cosmetologist, died Thursday at her home. She was 88. Mrs. Fluence was born in Taft and lived in New Orleans for many years. She was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church. A funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 2700 Louisiana Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Evelyn Louise Davis-Davis, a homemaker, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 73. Mrs. Davis was a lifelong resident of Kenner. She was a deaconess of Marine Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Dwyane, Donald, Harlan and Freddie Davis Jr.; six daughters, Grace D. Robinson, Vivian D. Frazier, Sandra Hampton, Janice D. Lathers, Karen Sheila D. Little and Carla Davis; a sister, Elenora Davis-Davis; 18 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at noon at Marine Baptist Church in Shrewsburg. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Theresa V. Desselles, a homemaker, died Tuesday of a stroke at Memorial Medical Center. She was 86. Mrs. Desselles was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Charles Desselles; three daughters, Veronica D. Berteaux, Patricia McGinty and Theresa Nash; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 4640 Canal St. Visitation will begin Friday at 8:45 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Majestic Mortuary Services is in charge of arrangements. Louis "Man" Decquir, a laborer, died Monday of a heart attack at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 58. Survivors include his mother, Sedonia Decquir; two brothers, George and Joseph Decquir; and four sisters, Barbara Stevens, Shirley Robin and Betty and Doris Decquir. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Majestic Mortuary Services, 1833 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. Visitation will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Mamie L. Clark, a homemaker, died Monday at Touro Infirmary. She was 84. Mrs. Clark was born in Bessemer, Ala., and lived in New Orleans for many years. She graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer. She was a member of Pilgrim Progress Baptist Church and its Senior Usher Board, Willing Workers and Pastor's Aide Club. Survivors include her husband, Frank Clark Jr.; two sons, Paul Edward Clark of Inglewood, Calif., and Hubert J. Clark; a sister, Edwina Porter of Gulfport, Miss.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Estelle J. Wilson Mortuary, 2715 Danneel St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Alice Montana, a retired domestic worker, died Tuesday at Charity Hospital. She was 99. Mrs. Montana was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was previously employed with La Petit Salon for 66 years. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church Altar Society. Survivors include a son, Allison Montana ; a daughter, Madeline Montana Luster; 16 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and 34 great-great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Saturday at noon at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1210 Gov. Nicholls St. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis No. 2 Cemetery. Heritage Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements. Arthur Alexander Moore, a U.S. Postal Service employee, died Monday of cancer at his mother's home. He was 54. Mr. Moore was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Southern University at New Orleans. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Kim and Adero Moore; his father, Arthur S. Moore; his mother, Bertha Beaulieu Moore; four brothers, Steven, Ashley, Kenny and Christopher Moore; three sisters, Bernadette Woods and Kathleen and Patrice Moore; and two grandchildren. A Mass will be said Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, 2225 Congress St. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Jessie Mae Baker, a homemaker, died Wednesday of heart failure at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 70. Mrs. Baker was born in Lake Providence and lived in Harvey for the past 48 years. She attended Carroll High School. She was a member of St. Rock Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mary Acker, Barbara Jackson and Stephanie Baker; two sons, Clifton and Robert Baker; a brother, Herman Banks; a sister, Clovest Scott; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Rock Baptist Church, 2300 Rochelle Ave. in Harvey. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery. Ledell Jackson, a retired longshoreman, died Sunday of undetermined causes at Metropolitan Hospice. He was 61. Mr. Jackson was born in West Feliciana Parish and lived in New Orleans for the past 48 years. He was a member of International Longshoreman Association Local No. 3000. He was a member of Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and a member of the Pastor's Aid Committee. Survivors include his wife, Celeste M. Jackson; three daughters, Laura Brooks, Connie Russell and Lendell Jackson; two brothers, Jesse Jackson and Warren Sharper; a sister, Frozine Kelly; and five grandchildren. A wake will be held today at 8 p.m. at Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church, 2339 Roffignac St. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church in St. Francisville. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Wakefield. Miller and Daughters Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Nathan King Sr., a retired self-employed construction contractor, died Saturday of colon cancer at Charity Hospital. He was 80. Mr. King was born in Fayette, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 55 years. Survivors include a son, Nathan King Jr.; two daughters, Mary L. Shields and Debra King Jackson; four brothers, Rodgers King of Fayette, Ananies King of Los Angeles, Charles King of South Dakota and Samuel King Sr.; four sisters, Mary Peoples of Los Angeles, Emma Franklin of Chicago, Alma King and Claudine Wright; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Second Morning Star Baptist Church, 2616 St. Andrew St. Visitation will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rose Craft Martin, a court liaison with the Office of Community Service assigned to Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, died Jan. 7 of complications from asthma at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 51. She was born in New Orleans and lived in Harvey for more than 20 years. She graduated from Southern University at New Orleans. She was a social worker with the Louisiana Office of Community Services for 27 years. She was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where she was president of the Junior Deaconess Board and participated in Christian Women, Missionary Auxiliary and theWomen's Department Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Alvin Martin, and a sister, Earline Sanbeck of Puyallup, Wash. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 701 Huey P. Long Ave., Gretna. Visitation will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Rev. Gus Williams Sr., a retired longshoreman, died Sunday at his home. He was 90. Rev. Williams was born in Morgan City and lived in New Orleans for many years. He was a member of Second Corinthian Baptist Church, the Progress Prince of Hall Mason and Corinthian Church societies. Survivors include his companion, Agnes Haynes; a son, Gus Williams Jr.; five daughters, Evelyn Williams, Dorothy W. Jules, Pernella W. Wilson, Merita W. Irving and Carry W. Branford; a stepdaughter, Angie Jones; 43 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 8 p.m. at Second Corinthian Baptist Church, 2620 Magnolia St. A dismissal service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Benny Mack, a retired installer for National Fence Co., died Wednesday at Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He was 84. Mr. Mack was born in Taft and lived in New Orleans for the past 75 years. He was a corporal in the Army during World War II. He was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Marion McKeever Mack; two sons, Henry and the Rev. Charles Mack; a daughter, Barbara D. Clemmer of Chicago; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A wake and funeral will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m. at St. Matthews Baptist Church No. 2, 1626 S. Rampart St.Visitation will begin at 7 p.m. Dismissal will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.Majestic Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Clarence Jones, a retired truck driver for Boh Brothers Construction Co., died Tuesday of undetermined causes at his home. He was 61. Mr. Jones was born in Greenwood, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 43 years. Survivors include his companion, Carolyn Tennessee; two stepsons, Tyrone and Edward Tennessee of Denver; three stepdaughters, Angele Myers and Lelia and Tracey Tennessee; three brothers, John Lee, Paul and Sam Jones Jr., all of Chicago; eight sisters, Maltida Bruce, Gertrude Skinner, Johnny B. Harris, Betty Jones and Alice Morgan, all of Chicago, Sally Jones of Itta Bena, Miss., Mary Johnson and Mattie Harris; 11 stepgrandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. A funeral will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Gaskin-Tilly Mortuary,1225 N. Rampart St. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Dismissal will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Carrollton Cemetery. Jean Ellen Williams Alfred, an assistant manager at U.S. Park, died Thursday of a heart attack at Kenner Regional Hospital. She was 50. Mrs. Alfred was born in New Orleans and lived in LaPlace for the past year. Survivors include a son, John I. Williams Sr.; a daughter, Demetries Bland; her parents, John and Deloris J. Williams Jr.; two brothers, Glenn M. and Kenneth G. Williams; two sisters, Gail Williams Collins and Adrienne Dunbar; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at noon at Oakland Baptist Church, 1400 Third St., Kenner. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Love & Charity Cemetery. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jessie Joyce R. Brown, a retired corrections officer for the N.O. Police Department, died Wednesday of lung cancer at Life Care Hospital. She was 70. Mrs. Brown was born in Jeanerette and lived in New Orleans most of her life. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. Survivors include two sons, Yancy Brown III and Howard J. Turner Jr.; a daughter, Vendetta B. Grant; a brother, Robert Romance; two sisters, Patricia Romance Amos of Tacoma, Wash., and Barbara Romance Julien; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Gertrude Geddes-Willis Funeral Home, 2120 Jackson Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Leona Gloria Williams Tubre, a retired seamstress, died Wednesday at Crescent City Health Care Center. She was 78. Mrs. Tubre was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of McDonough 35 High School. She was a member of St. Peter Carrollton African Methodist Episcopal Church and its trustee board, treasurer of its stewardess board and president of the Missionary Society. Survivors include her husband, Henry L. Tubre Sr.; four sons, Bruce, Mark Sr., Stephen Sr. and Henry L. Tubre Jr.; a daughter, Carmen Bass; her stepmother, Hortence Flowers Williams; a brother, the Rev. Earl F. Williams; five sisters, Helen Massey, Lenora Ellis, Ruth Johnson, Bernice Moore of Milwaukee and Hortence Agee of Gulfport, Miss.; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter AME Church, 3424 Eagle St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Dorothy Lawless Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Lucille Honore, a retired cook, died Thursday at Lakeland Medical Center. She was 88. Ms. Honore was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a parishioner of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Survivors include three nephews and two nieces. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m., with a rosary said at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Holt Cemetery. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Octave Herbert Quetant Jr., a retired carpenter, died Thursday of lung cancer at his home. He was 72. Mr. Quetant was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Willie Rose H. Quetant; six sons, Michael, Brian, Kenneth, Kevin, Gregory and Maurice Quetant; a daughter, Gail Lewis; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 1716 N. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Helen Foster King, a retired vocational training administrator, died Saturday of liver failure at Metropolitan Hospice. She was 91. Mrs. King was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She attended Talladega College of Alabama and was a graduate of Straight College . She was former principal of Bayou Vincent Elementary School, director of Circle Training School of Carpentry and a former member of the Euphrosine and Eatmore bridge clubs. Survivors include a son, Walter D. King. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2916 Paris Ave. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Richard "Dimples" Fields, a singer and musician, died Wednesday of a stroke at Novato California Community Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 58. Mr. Fields was born in New Orleans, and lived in Los Angeles for many years. He attended Greenville Park School in Hammond and Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif. He was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses. He was known for his album "Mr. Look So Good" featuring "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another." He also recorded "Tellin' It Like It Is." Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Brazil; his stepmother, Melvina Crumes; three brothers, Bobby Earl, Robert and Jeryl Brazil; and two sisters, Beverly B. Robertson and Gwendolyn B. Hart. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Fuller Funeral Home in Oakland, Calif. Another service will be held in Hammond at N.A. James Funeral Home at a later date. Joseph Williams, a retired teacher, died Jan. 13 of pneumonia at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 68. Dr. Williams was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Gilbert Academy and Southern University New Orleans and received a master's degree in education from Xavier University and a doctorate in education from Loyola University. He was commended and noted by the administrations of Presidents Kennedy, Reagan and Clinton for his artwork. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, League of Voters, Be Sharp Music Club, Men and Women Who Care Society and the Baptist Ministers Society. He was a notary public. Survivors include two aunts, Helen and Majarie Badie; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Gaskin-Tilly Funeral Home, 1225 N. Rampart St. Visitation will begin Friday at noon. Burial will be in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery. Inez Smith Robinson, a former homemaker, died Wednesday of undetermined causes at University Hospital. She was 62. Ms. Robinson was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include her companion, Leon Ternoir; a daughter, Cheryl Robinson; and a sister, Lorraine Smith Taylor. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Dorothy Lawless Mortuary, 3825 Washington Ave. Visitation will begin Wednesday at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Green Street Cemetery. Audrey Weber Wilson, a retired child-care aide, died Wednesday of heart failure at Touro Infirmary. She was 64. Mrs. Wilson was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Xavier Preparatory High School and a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, its choir and Just Us Club. Survivors include her husband, Walter Anthony Wilson; two sons, Bruce Anthony and Walter Peter Wilson; a daughter, Jennifer Louise Wilson. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 4423 LaSalle St. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Mausoleum. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.