Obituaries from THE HAMMOND DAILY STAR, Sep. 2000; Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA. Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Oct, 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ September 01, 2000 Friday's Obituaries * Anthony J. Amoroso * Robert Granison * Fredrick Jyles * Tom Harrell Matheny * Homer L. Fry Mcmullan Sr. * Gerald Rottman * Anna Leto Ruffino * Hosey William Stewart * Shelly Stewart * Huey Shaw Womack ANTHONY J. AMOROSO BATON ROUGE. - Anthony J. "Tony" Amoroso, 67, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. He was a native of Baton Rouge and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Patricia Hidalgo Amoroso; son, Buddy Amoroso, both of Baton Rouge; four daughters, Vickie Keith, Katy, Texas, Jo Ann Amoroso, Lori Planchard and Mary Pat Thevenot, all of Baton Rouge; two foster daughters, Sonya Mumphrey, Hammond, Tonya Mumphrey, Houston; two brothers, Jerry and Ronnie Amoroso, Baton Rouge; and 11 grandchildren. His father, T.J. "Tony" Amoroso; and a brother, Nick Amoroso, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Greenoaks Funeral Home, Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, tonight from 5 to 9 and Saturday at Christian Life Fellowship, 2037 Quail Drive, from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Jere D. Melilli will conduct the service, and burial will be in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ROBERT GRANISON AMITE - Robert "Rock" Granison, 52, died Aug. 25, 2000, at Lallie Kemp Medical Center. He was a native of Lorman, Miss. Survivors include two sons, Ricky and Robert Jr. Cryer, Amite; two daughters, Casey M. Felder, Hammond, Pam Cotton, Amite; four sisters, Faye Marie Watson and Barbara L. Washington, Jackson, Miss., Dorothy A. Buens, Lake Charles, Mary Ann Dillon, Harvey, Ill.; nine brothers, Vernon Jackson, New Orleans, Donny Granison, Hammond, Parker Granison, Amite, Jessie Burns, Lake Charles, Dan Nelson and Clarence Granison, Philadelphia, Tommy Granison, Lake Charles, Isaac and Stanley Nelson, Natchez, Miss.; and father, Parker Granison Sr., Jackson, Miss. His mother, Marie Nelson; and sister, Rose E. Nelson, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, tonight from 5 to 9. The Rev. Willie Cage Jr. will conduct the funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday, and burial will be in Butler Cemetery. FREDRICK JYLES GREENSBURG - Fredrick "Lil Buddy" Jyles, 19, died Aug. 25, 2000, in an automobile accident in Greensburg. Visitation will be at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, Greensburg, tonight from 6 to 9. The Rev. Joe Chaney will conduct the funeral at Mount Everette AME Church, Greensburg, Saturday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in the church cemetery. TOM HARRELL MATHENY Tom Harrell Matheny, 67, a prominent attorney of Hammond and nationally renowned Methodist layman died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Baton Rouge. He was a native of Houston, earned a bachelor of arts degree at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1954 and a juris doctorate degree at Tulane University in 1957. He practiced law in Hammond from 1957 until 1999. His extensive civic work included the Boy Scouts of America, Tangipahoa Parish Mental Health Association, Louisiana Mental Health Association, Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation, Common Cause, Gideons International, Kiwanis, Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church, Rotary International, Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Association, Tulane School of Law Alumni Association, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite and Order of De Molay. His professional activities included membership in the American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association and the 21st District Bar Association, the American Judicature Society and the American Association of Trial lawyers among others. His honors and awards included honorary society memberships. Phi Delta Phi and Phi Alpha Delta, honorary degrees from Centenary College, DePauw University, Oklahoma City University and Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond Kiwanis Man of the Year, 1961, Layman of the Year Award of the Louisiana Annual conference United Methodist Church, 1966 and 1973, Distinguished Alumnus Award Southeastern Louisiana University, 1981, 33rd degree Mason, Legion of Honor, Order of DeMolay, among others. The Matheny Lectureship in the Humanities at Southeastern Louisiana University and the Tom Matheny scholarship established by the United Methodist foundation of Christian Higher Education at Centenary College and Dillard University recognized his interest in and commitment to higher education. Survivors include his mother, Lorene Matheny, Hammond; sister, Joe Alice Barrett, Norwich, Ohio; and brother, John Matheny, Hammond. His father, Whitman Matheny, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 4 to 8. The Rev. Charles Humphries will conduct the funeral Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Hammond, at 10 a.m., and burial will be in Rose Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Matheny Lecture Endowment Southeastern Development Foundation, SLU 10293, Hammond, 70402, the United Methodist Church of Hammond, 2200 Rue Denise, Hammond, 70403, or to the charity of one's choice. HOMER L. FRY McMULLAN SR. PRIDE - Homer L. Fry McMullan Sr., 77, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000. He was a native of Fort Worth, Texas, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a retired master mechanic and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, and former member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church, Albany. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Cindy H. McMullan, Pride; five daughters, Barbara McMullan Bailey, Baton Rouge, Diedra McMullan Davidson, Union, Miss., Amanda McMullan Hicks, Jackson, Molly Ann McMullan, Pride, Melissa McMullan Clark, Greensburg; five sons, Homer L. Fry McMullan Jr., San Diego, Frank Joseph McMullan, Sierra Vista, Ariz., Thomas Quency McMullan, Greensburg, Mart S. McMullan and Christopher John McMullan, Pride; four sisters, Myrtis Warren, House, Miss., Mary Jane "Soat" Murphree, Meridian, Miss., Francis "Coot" Pullen, Union, Joan McNeil, Meridian, Miss.; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A brother, Henry Carl "Sutter' McMullan, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, today from noon until 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 10 a.m. The Rev. Tom Duhe will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Greenwell Springs Road, Baton Rouge. GERALD ROTTMAN PONCHATOULA - Gerald Rottman, 58, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was a native of Ponchatoula. Arrangements are incomplete with Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula. ANNA LETO RUFFINO AMITE - Anna Leto Ruffino, 78, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Baton Rouge General Hospital. She was a native of Amite. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Sam J. Ruffino, Amite; three daughters, Loretta Borde, Tickfaw, Frances Ann Nijoka, Greenwell Springs, Sandra Marie DeBartolo, Baton Rouge; son, Salvador John Ruffino, Amite; two brothers, John Leto, Kenner, Sam Leto, Amite; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A sister, Frances Leto, preceded her in death. The Rev. Jack Palmer and Matthew Feder conducted the funeral this morning at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, and entombment was in Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. HOSEY WILLIAM STEWART ALBANY - Hosey William Stewart, 81, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Albany and a deacon of New Haven Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen Graves Stewart, Albany; four sons, Sebron Stewart, Gonzales, Hosey Stewart Jr., California, Glen Stewart, Hammond, David Stewart, Tickfaw; three daughters, Norma Gueldner, Gonzales, Carolyn Stewart, Hammond, Melba Yarborough, Albany; four sisters, Rosemary Smith, Holden, Hilda Stewart, Natalbany, Faye Tate, Ponchatoula, Vivian Stewart, Tickfaw; four brothers, James Stewart, Natalbany, Norman Stewart, Gulfport, Miss., Davis Stewart, Hammond, Sebron Bo Stewart, Ponchatoula; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Four brothers, Carter, Valmon, Elzey and Claudia Stewart; and one grandson, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 10 with a Masonic service at 8 and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery. SHELLY STEWART AMITE - Shelly Stewart, 70, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Lallie Kemp Medical Center. He was a native of Osyka, Miss., a construction worker and a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he attained the rank of sergeant. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Lee Stewart; daughter, Judy Stewart Alexander; five sisters, Lourisa McGowan, Osyka, Earnestine Miller, Lillian and Courtney Stewart, all of New Orleans, Lucille Taylor, McComb, Miss.; three brothers, Ernest Stewart Jr., Milwaukee, Edward Stewart, Hammond, Jhonnel Lewis, Pascagoula, Miss.; four grandchildren. His parents, four brothers and one sister, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Bertrand Smith will conduct the funeral Monday at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church, Osyka, and burial will be in the church cemetery. HUEY SHAW WOMACK BAPTIST - Huey Shaw Womack, 72, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Greensburg. Survivors include his wife, Alice Howard Womack, Texas; four children, Russell Womack, Independence, Stanley Turner, Bush, Dottie Womack, Ponchatoula, Jennifer Lopez, Texas; two stepchildren, Susan Ranel, Baton Rouge, Feddie Turner, Vermillion, Ohio; and eight grandchildren. His son, Benjamin Womack; sisters and brother; and three infant children, Marilyn, Catherine and Huey Gill, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 5 until 10. September 03, 2000 Sunday's Obituaries * Mary Elizabeth Condit * Maxie Toney Hyde * Weston Jones * Gerald Arthur Rottmann * Katie Foster Stewart MARY ELIZABETH CONDIT Mary Elizabeth Condit, 81, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. A native of Hammond, she was a long-time employee of the Capitol House Hotel and retired from the state Department of Labor. She was an avid flower gardener and enjoyed crocheting and tatting. Survivors include her son, Ellis Sheridan, Baton Rouge; her daughter, Betty Alred, Sarasota, Fla.; her sister, Clara Webber, Miami; three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. She donated her body to science. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Research Foundation for Glaucoma, 490 Post St., Suite 830, San Francisco, CA 94102. MAXIE TONEY HYDE CHESBROUGH - Maxie Toney Hyde, 79, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. She was a housewife and a native of Franklinton. Survivors include her mother, Carrie Toney, Franklinton; her sister, Hilda Duncan, Pine; and her brother, Stanley Pittman, Baton Rouge. Her husband, Warren D. Hyde, preceded her in death. Visitation is today at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Starrett Cleveland and the Rev. Otis Hope will conduct the service. Burial will be in Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough. WESTON JONES COVINGTON - Weston Jones, 73, a native of Collins, Miss., who worked as a janitor, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000. Survivors include five daughters, Gloria West, McComb, Miss., Annie Williams, Vern Jordon, and Sandra Jones, all of Covington, and Mary Peters of Abita Springs; a son, Freddie Jones, Covington; a sister, Birdie Brown, Longbeach, Miss.; a brother, Johnny Jones, Pomona, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation and the funeral were held Saturday at Richardson's Funeral Home, Covington. Burial was in Wilson Cemetery, Covington. GERALD ARTHUR ROTTMANN PONCHATOULA - Gerald Arthur Rottmann, 58, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native and resident of Ponchatoula. Survivors include his mother, Cammie Landry Rottmann, Ponchatoula; his daughters, Susan Peltier, Ponchatoula, and Gerrie Koch, Pearl River; a brother, Louis Rottmann, Ponchatoula; and eight grandchildren. His father, Arthur Rottmann, preceded him in death. Visitation will be today at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Monday after 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. KATIE FOSTER STEWART ALBANY - Katie Foster Stewart, 57, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in Jefferson. She was a native and resident of Albany. Survivors include her husband, Elmer Stewart, Albany; two sons, Elmer Stewart Jr. and Joey T. Blackwell, both of Albany; a grandson; and her parents, Purvis and Clara Foster. Visitation will be today at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 to 10 p.m. and Monday after 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Albany. September 04, 2000 Incomplete obituaries for * Carmelite V. Behler, * Bob Collier Sr., * Carlos F. McKnight, * Katie F. Stewart Due to the Labor Day holiday, obituaries postings today are in an abbreviated form. However, in the interest of staying up today, they are being posted here. The full obituaries for today and for Tuesday will be posted Tuesday. Incomplete obituaries for Carmelite V. Behler, Bob Collier Sr., Carlos F. McKnight, Katie F. Stewart Sep 4 2000 12:00AM By Daily Star -- Carmelite Verdon Behler, 87, of Ponchatoula, died Sept. 1, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Tuesday from 6 until 10 p.m. with a 7 p.m. vigil prayer service and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. The Dominican Fathers will conduct the funeral at St. Joseph Catholic CHurch in Ponchatoula on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Sand Hill Cemetery. Her husband was the late Paul L. Behler, and she is survived by three daughters, Delores Callahan, Shirley Jackson, Myrtle B. Marino; four sons, Robert Sidney Behler, Beauregard Coy Behler, Ronald John Behler and Paul A. Behler, and others. -- Robert "Bob" Louis Collier Sr., 90, of Albany, died Sept. 4 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond on Tuesday from 6 until 10 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 until the funeral at 10 in Hammond. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. His wife was the late Hester Kinchen Collier, and he had two children, Neville Murphy and Robert Louis Collier Jr. -- Carlos Francis McKnight, 69, of Independence, died Sept. 2 at his home. The funeral was today at 2 p.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Hammond with burial in Durbin Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Connie Sue Pierre McKnight, Independence, and four children, Houston George McKnight, Danny D. McKnight, Carlos Dean McKnight and Kimberly Williamson, and others. -- Katie Foster Stewart, 57, of Albany, died Sept. 2 at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in Jefferson. The funeral was Monday at 11 a.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Hammond with burial in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery IN Albany. Her survivors include her husband, Elmer Stewart, and two sons, Elmer Stewart and Joe T. Blackwell. September 06, 2000 Wednesday's Obituaries * Joanne S. Ferguson * Elvina Berthelot Chatelain * Thomas Charles Gibson Jr. * Mary Stevens Singletary * Hazle Pemble Stafford * Doris Brown Viener JOANNE S. FERGUSON BATON ROUGE - Joanne S. Ferguson died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Bogalusa. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Ferguson; mother, Alene S. Kelly, both of Baton Rouge, daughter, Deidra Kolb, Greenwell Springs; two stepdaughters, Melanie Granger, Maurepas, Joni Nickens, Galvez; son, Dudley Patrick Patterson, Baton Rouge; three brothers, John Shivers, Baton Rouge, Donald Shivers, Albany, Richards Shivers, Orange City, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The Rev. Garland Mizell conducted the funeral this morning at Greenoaks Funeral Home, Baton Rouge, and burial was in Greenoaks Memorial Park. ELVINA BERTHELOT CHATELAIN PONCHATOULA - Elvina Berthelot Chatelain, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at her home. She was a native of Maurepas. Survivors include two sons, Curtis Chatelain, Ponchatoula, Michael Chatelain, Violet; three sisters, Octavia Picou, Hammond, Loney Gitreaux, Maurepas, Relia Picou, Ponchatoula; brother, Alonze Berthelot, Baton Rouge; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, Leander Chatelain; daughter, Gloria Scivicque; son, Robert Chatelain; two sisters, Mattie Fontenot and Florella Welch; and three brothers, Dennis, Roy and Quave Berthelot, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Thursday from 6 until 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 until 9:30 a.m. The funeral will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Bear Island, and burial will be in Maurepas Cemetery. THOMAS CHARLES GIBSON JR. LACOMBE - Thomas Charles Gibson Jr., 15, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Lacombe. He was a native of Big Branch and a ninth-grade student at Fontainebleau High School Survivors include his mother, Mary Mauer, Lacombe; brothers and sisters, Jennifer Gibson and Jeremy Bourn, Lacombe, Robert and Ashley Taylor, Ponchatoula, Peter and Sarah Ricca, Covington, Danielle and Rochelle Gibson, Hammond; grandparents, Lorraine Mauer, Lacombe, Blanche Gibson, Ponchatoula and George Gibson, New Orleans. His father, Thomas Charles Gibson Sr.; and grandfather, Charles Louis Mauer, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, tonight from 6 to 10 with a 7 p.m. vigil prayer service and Thursday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10:30. The Dominican Fathers will conduct the service, and burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. MARY STEVENS SINGLETARY ST. AMANT - Mary Stevens Singletary, 96, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Denham Springs. She was a native of Brignac, a retired lunchroom worker with 28 years of service with Gonzales schools and a charter member of Faithful United Methodist Church and a member of American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit No. 81, Gonzales. Visitation will be at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, tonight from 5 to 9 and Thursday at Faithful United Methodist Church, St. Amant, from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Jeff Duke and the Rev. Frank "Trey" Harris III will conduct the service, and burial will be in Carpenter Chapel Cemetery, Galvez. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Faithful United Methodist Church. HAZLE PEMBLE STAFFORD Hazle Pemble Stafford died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was the former owner of Stafford's Furniture Stores in Ponchatoula, Hammond and Amite, and was a native of Norwood. Survivors include two sisters, Rebecca Pemble Baxter, Baton Rouge, formerly of Hammond, and Ruth Pemble Barlow, Ponchatoula. Her husband, J.B. Stafford, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Thursday from 10 a.m. until the funeral at noon. The Rev. Bob Diech will conduct the service, and burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. DORIS BROWN VIENER Doris Brown Viener, 85, formerly of Natchez, Miss., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Hammond Nursing Home. She was a former member of the First Church of Christ Scientist, a longtime member of the board of directors of the Natchez Protestant Home and the Salvation Army, and was a member of the American Daughters of the Revolution and the Natchez Garden Club and a native of Wisner. Survivors include her son, Harry Edward Viener, Hammond; three grandchildren; two brothers, Eldon Spencer Brown, Wisner, Col. Charles Sheffield Brown, Braithwaite; and sister, Georgie Belle Warner, Lake Geneva, Wis. The Rev. Paul Bailey conducted the funeral Tuesday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, and burial was in Rose Memorial Cemetery, Hammond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, 100 W. Church St., Hammond 70401. September 07, 2000 Thursday's Obituaries * Rufus Livingston Addison * Thomas Kemp North Sr. * Peggy R. Pope * James Potts RUFUS LIVINGSTON ADDISON Rufus Livingston Addison, 88, died this morning, Sept. 7, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of Hammond. Arrangements are incomplete with Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond. THOMAS KEMP NORTH SR. HOLDEN - Thomas Kemp "T.K." North Sr., 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Hammond Nursing Home. He was retired from Operating Engineers Local 406 and was a native of Wakefield. Survivors include three daughters, Fay Howze, Rita Crocker and Agnes North; stepdaughter, Marie Mayeaux; three sons, Thomas Jr., Wallace and Patrick North; stepson, Lee Guice; sister, Alice Cannon; 21 grandchildren and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. His wife, Ruby Jones North; two brothers, Charles S. and James S. North; and three sisters, Martha Godeifer, Elizabeth Guy and Helen West, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, tonight from 5 to 9 and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. The Rev. Richard Wallace will conduct the service, and burial will be in Stafford Cemetery, Holden. PEGGY R. POPE AMITE - Peggy R. Pope, 36, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, at Hood Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Radford, Va. Survivors include her husband, Roosevelt Pope; four daughters, Kathryn, Rhoda, Princess and Christine Pope, all of Amite; mother, Gracie Reed, Orlando, Fla.; step- grandmother, Cordelia Reed Thompson, Roanoke, Va. Her grandparents, the Rev. Hawthorne Reed and Mary Brown Reed, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at The Way of Holiness Church, Inc. No. 3, Friday from 6 p.m. until the funeral service at 7. Christine C. McGee will conduct the service. Dismissal will be Saturday at 10 a.m., and burial will be in Butler Cemetery. JAMES POTTS KENTWOOD - James Potts, 77, died Wednesday, Sept., 6, 2000, at Ochsner Hospital, New Orleans. He was a retired special fuel auditor for the state of Louisiana, a lifelong dairy farmer, a member and music leader at East Fork Baptist Church for more than 55 years and a deacon and a member of Masonic Lodge 184 F&AM, Spring Creek. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Potts; two sons, Robert and W.A. Potts, all of Kentwood; stepdaughter, Bobbie Jean Baker, Quitman, Texas; two stepsons, Clarence Hettich, Dallas, and Sid Hettich, Quitman; 11 grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren. His first wife, Wilma Sanders Potts; and brother, John Clifton Potts, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Don Bassett and the Rev. Greg Potts will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in East Fork Cemetery. Friday's Obituaries September 08, 2000 * Rufus Livingston Addison * Doyle Brown * Olivia Frazier * James Monroe Potts RUFUS LIVINGSTON ADDISON Rufus Livingston Addison, 88, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was a retired maintenance superintendent at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is survived by two sons, David Keith Addison, Slidell, and Rufus Wayne Addison, Germantown, Tenn.; three sisters, Juanita Bateman, Hammond, Mable Taylor, Baton Rouge, and Eula Wheeler, Seattle; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eldred Hotard Addison; and two brothers, Alsay and William Addison. Visitation will be Saturday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Leon Dunn will conduct the service, and burial will be in Greenlawn Mausoleum, Hammond. DOYLE BROWN BOLIVAR - Doyle Brown, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital, New Orleans. A native of Tangipahoa Parish, he was a postmaster and U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife, Bette D. Brown, Bolivar; two daughters, Susanne Crowe and Melinda Schillings, both of Bolivar; two sisters, Mary Bell Little, Roseland, and Shirley Winborn, Wilmer; one brother, Abner T. Brown Jr., Wilmer; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Roger D. Brown. Visitation is today from 6 to 9 p.m. at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Dan Bond will conduct the service, and burial will be in Bolivar Cemetery, Kentwood. OLIVIA FRAZIER Olivia Frazier, 87, a native of Port Vincent, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She is survived by a daughter, Marilyn Frazier, Hammond; three sons, Larry Frazier, Hammond, Arthur Frazier, Los Angeles, and Sim Hart, Hammond; and one sister, Elizabeth Ashton, Head of Island. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Frazier; and one son, Nathaniel Frazier. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond. The Rev. Matthew Sims will conduct the funeral at 7 p.m. at Rosehill Baptist Church, Hammond. Dismissal will be Monday at 10 a.m., and burial will be in Goodwill Cemetery, Head of Island. JAMES MONROE POTTS KENTWOOD - James Monroe Potts, 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, at Ochsner Hospital, New Orleans. He was a special fuels auditor for the State of Louisiana and a lifelong dairy farmer. He was also a music leader for more than 55 years, a deacon at East Fork Baptist Church and a member of Masonic Lodge 184 F&AM, Spring Creek. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Potts, Kentwood; two sons, Robert and W.A. Potts, both of Kentwood; a stepdaughter, Bobbie Jean Baker, Quitman, Texas; two stepsons, Clarence Hettich, Dallas, and Sid Hettich, Quitman; two sisters, Ira Mae Vinet, Mandeville, and Mary Lee Brown, Baton Rouge; one brother, Edward Potts, San Antonio; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Wilma Sanders Potts; and one brother, John Clifton Potts. Visitation is today at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Don Bassett and the Rev. Greg Potts will conduce the service, and burial will be in East Fork Cemetery, East Fork. Sunday -- September 10, 2000 Obituaries * Josh Chapple Sr. * Charles E. Reid * Bernard M. Relan JOSH CHAPPLE SR. Josh Chapple Sr., 81, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Hammond. A native of Franklinton and resident of Hammond, he was a logging contractor. Survivors include two sons, Brunell Chapple, Hammond, and Josh A. Chapple Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Georgia Sibley, Los Angles; a brother, Hogan Chapple, Franklinton; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Monday from 6 until 9 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond. The Rev. Frank Gordon will conduct the funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday, and burial will be in Holly Gardens. CHARLES E. REID GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Charles E. Reid, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at Gainesville, Fla. A native of Amite and resident of Gainesville, he was a chemistry professor at the University of Florida where he had worked more than 40 years. He was a graduate of Tulane University receiving his masters and doctorate degrees at Louisiana State University. He was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, the Sierra Club, Atheneum Club, American Guild of Organists and American Chemical Society. Survivors include his wife, Barbara L. Reid, Gainesville; two daughters, Jean B. Reid, Gainesville, and Helen Ann "Nann" Bell, Cambridge, Mass.; a son, Edward Reid, Greensboro, Fla.; two sisters, Hope Huebner, Hattiesburg, Miss., and Helen Bragg, Hammond; and a granddaughter. Williams-Thomas Funeral Home in Gainesville, Fla., was in charge of funeral arrangements. BERNARD M. RELAN AMITE - Bernard M. "Bennie" Relan, 62, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at his residence near Amite. He was a native of Amite. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Relan, Amite; a daughter, Kalola Harrelson, Amite; four sons, Charles "Bimbo," Sam, Tony and Chance Relan, all of Amite; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Richard "Balbo" Relan. Visitation is tonight from 6 until 10 at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, and Monday from 8 a.m. until the funeral 11. Burial will be in Amite Memorial Gardens in Amite. Monday -- September 11, 2000 * Ricky Achord Sr. * Edna Earl Cullum * Bruena Ode Watts Duplessie * Louis Day Gurney * Edith Chaney Hudson * Robert B. Miller * Bernard M. Relan * Sandra Gould Smith RICKY ACHORD SR. WALKER - Ricky Achord Sr., 51, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. He was an electrician, an amateur radio operator with call letters WASAJS and a native of Denham springs. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Achord, Walker; parents, Milburn and Iris Achord, Walker; daughter, Michelle Achord Bencaz, Livingston; son, Davey Achord, Walker; brother, Danny Achord, Walker; four grandchildren; and grandmother, Beatrice Achord, Walker. Two brothers, Malcolm Ray and Gayle Achord, preceded him in death. The Rev. Ted Burns and the Rev. Linda Hagan conducted the funeral this morning at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, and burial was in Gateway Gardens, Livingston. EDNA EARL CULLUM SPRINGFIELD - Edna Earl Cullum, 85, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was a native of Springfield and a retired hair dresser. Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Bigner, Springfield; two sons, Robert Cullum, Robert, John Cullum, Marrero; two sisters, Doris Eaton, Hattiesburg, Miss., Mary Emma Sallis, Jackson, Miss.; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Alton C. Cullum; two brothers, James and Louis Floore; and a grandson preceded her in death. A memorial service was held Sunday at the home of Robert Cullum, Robert. Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, was in charge. BRUENA ODE WATTS DUPLESSIE LIVINGSTON - Bruena Ode Watts Duplessie, 88, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Frost and a member of Colyell Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Buck Duplessie; two daughters, Dorothy Singletary, Beverly Goings; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Two sisters, two infant sisters and a brother preceded her in death. The Rev. Delmas Taylor conducted the funeral Sunday at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, and burial was in Colyell Baptist Church Cemetery, Colyell. LOUIS DAY GURNEY CENTRAL - Louis Day Gurney, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. He was a native of Deerford, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of Oakcrest Baptist Church and Piney Woods Exxon Annuity Club and a retired equipment operator at Exxon Co. USA with more than 39 years of service. Survivors include a daughter, Kaye Gurney White, Hammond; two foster daughters, Paula Jean Felder, Baton Rouge, Myrna Davis, Austin, Texas; two sisters, Catherine Gurney Elkins, Central, Eva Gurney Ray, Texas; five grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. His wife, Ella Mae Dyer Gurney; daughter, Alice Faye Gurney Harvey; two sisters and three brothers, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, tonight from 5 to 8 and Tuesday from noon until the funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Ace McVey will conduct the service, and burial will be in Greenoaks Memorial Park. EDITH CHANEY HUDSON GREENSBURG - Edith Chaney Hudson, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000, at her home. She was a homemaker and a native of Lindsay. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Leslie Hudson Sr., Greensburg; two sons, Brian Kelly Hudson, Greensburg, Joseph Leslie Hudson Jr., Kentwood; daughter, Nina Fay Doherty, Lake Charles; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A son, Johnny Ray Hudson Sr.; three brothers, Elvis, Willis and Lynwood Chaney; a grandson and a great-grandson, preceded her in death. The Rev. Luther Stanford conducted the funeral this morning at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, and burial was in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. ROBERT B. MILLER MT. PISGAH - Robert B. Miller, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000. He was a tractor salesman for Smith and Smith Tractor Co. and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Robert Russell Miller, Mt. Hermon; two daughters, Hilda Jean Duncan, McComb, Miss., Bobbie Coyle, Mt. Hermon; nine grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren. A sister, Avie Miller Walker; and a brother, Wilford Miller, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the funeral at noon. The Rev. Richard Bailey will conduct the service, and burial will follow in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family prefers donations to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Building Fund. BERNARD M. RELAN AMITE - Bernard M. "Bennie" Relan, 62, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Amite. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Relan; daughter, Kalola Harrelson; four sons, Charles "Bimbo," Sam, Tony and Chance Relan, all of Amite; four brothers, Frank and Sam Relan, New Orleans, Joe Relan, Hammond, Charles Relan Jr., Gonzales; and six grandchildren. A son, Richard "Balbo" Relan; and parents, Charlie and Josie Cascio Relan, preceded him in death. The funeral was held this afternoon at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, and burial was in Amite Memorial Gardens. SANDRA GOULD SMITH BERLIN, N.J. - Sandra Gould Smith, 66, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, in Berlin. She was a native of Hammond and a music graduate of USL. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Louise McCullom, Berlin; brother, Earle F. Wilson III, Hammond; and a granddaughter. Her parents, Earl F. Wilson Jr. and Helen Bryant Wilson, preceded her in death. Visitation will be Tuesday from from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral at 11 at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, Hammond. The Rev. Paul Bailey will conduct the service, and burial will be in Parklawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, Hammond. Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. Tuesday -- September 12, 2000 * Johnny Dwight Aydell * David Lee Brown Sr. * Josh Chapple Sr. JOHNNY DWIGHT AYDELL MAUREPAS - Johnny Dwight Aydell, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 10., 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. He was a native of French Settlement, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sandy Bayou Hunting Club and Gumm Swamp Hunting Club. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Margaret W. Aydell; four sisters, Anna Lambert, Mildred Matherne, Doris Parker and Lula Brown; brother, Henry Aydell, all of French Settlement. His parents, Amulice and Maria Murphy Aydell; three sisters, Elda Matherne, Eunice Deslatte and Beulah LeBeau; and a brother, Ray Aydell, preceded him in death. The Rev. James Kinkead conducted the funeral this morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church, French Settlement, and burial was in the church cemetery. Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, was in charge. Memorial donations may be made to Cancer Services of Livingston Parish. DAVID LEE BROWN SR. ZACHARY - David Lee Brown Sr., 44, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at his home. He was a millwright and member of Millwright and Machinery Erectors Union Local 720, Baton Rouge. Survivors include his wife, Danna Brown, Zachary; father, Donald H. Brown, Loranger; two daughters, Tasha Brown, Walker, Kessa Brown, Zachary; two sons, David Jr. and Abraham Brown, Zachary; sister, Debi Brown, Loranger; brother, Donald H. Brown Jr., Zachary. His mother, Dorothy M. Brown, preceded him in death. The funeral was held this afternoon at Charlet Funeral Home, Zachary, and burial was in Azalea Rest Cemetery. JOSH CHAPPLE SR. Josh Chapple Sr., 81, died Sept. 6, 2000, in Hammond. He was a logging contractor and a native of Franklinton. Survivors include his wife, Flora Mae Chapple; two sons, Brunell Chapple, Hammond, Josh A. Chapple Jr., Birmingham, Ala.; sister, Georgia Sibley, Los Angeles; brother, Hogan Chapple, Franklinton; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great- great-grandchildren. Frank Gordon conducted the funeral Tuesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, and burial was in Holly Garden. Wednesday -- September 13, 2000 * Robert Carter * Robbie W. Corder * Newton Jay Graham * Wanda Joyce Hicks Hughes * Bessie F. Vicarise Nuccio * Alex Ricks ROBERT CARTER AMITE - Robert Carter, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000, at Villa Feliciana Medical Center, Jackson. He was a native of Clinton. He is survived by a sister, Georgia Burton, Magnolia, Miss. Visitation will be at Butler Chapel Church, Amite, Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Francis Williams will conduct the funeral at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, and burial will be in Butler Cemetery. MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, Denham Springs, is in charge. ROBBIE W. CORDER BATON ROUGE - Robbie W. Corder, 92, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at St. James Place, Baton Rouge. She was a former resident of Hammond, a graduate of Mississippi University for Women, Columbia University, New York City; taught high school English and speech at Canton and Vicksburg, Miss., and Hammond; and also taught at Southeastern Louisiana University. She was a member of DAR ACWW, a life master of American Bridge League and a member of First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge. Survivors include a daughter, Lucy Ellen Ray, Humble, Texas; a son, Charles Corder, Baton Rouge; two grandsons; and a sister, Mary Ellen Pope, Columbus, Miss. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, Government Street, Baton Rouge, Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at Dunham Chapel, First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, Friday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 10. The Rev. Garnett Slatton will conduct the service, and burial will follow in Magnolia, Miss., at 2 p.m. at the Magnolia Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church of Hammond, 103 N. Pine St., Hammond 70401; Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Miss.; or Hospice Care of Louisiana, 9418 Brookline Ave., Baton Rouge 70809. NEWTON JAY GRAHAM WATSON - Newton Jay "Jaybird" Graham, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Denham Springs. He was a native of Walker and a member of New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Watson. Survivors include a daughter, Lorraine Estelle Summers, Walker; two sons, Kenneth Graham, Watson, and Roger Graham, Springfield; sister, Ruby Bienvenue, Denham Springs; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Four brothers, Henry A. Graham, Woodrow Erwin, Abner Erwin and Sam "T-Joe" Erwin; and three sisters, Pearl Hollingsworth, Rosa "Dutch" Achord and Allie Price, preceded him in death. The Rev Paul Jones conducted the funeral this morning at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, and burial was in Salem Cemetery, Walker. WANDA JOYCE HICKS HUGHES Wanda Joyce Hicks Hughes, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Landmark Living Center. She was a native of Cleveland, Tenn., and a former school bus driver for Tangipahoa Parish School Board. Survivors include three sons, Mitchel Hughes, Gonzales; Michael and Marty Hughes, Ponchatoula; brother, Dean Hicks, Covington; four sisters, Willie Knight, Covington, Shirley Toney, Kansas, Doris Fandal, Loranger, Vinnie Gray, Mobile, Ala.; mother, Dovie Hicks, Loranger; and a grandson. Her father, Newman Hicks, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Thursday from 6 until 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Marvin Wilson will conduct the service, and burial will be in Lee Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. BESSIE F. VICARISE NUCCIO MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - Bessie F. Vicarise Nuccio, 85, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000. A native of Hammond, she was a former employee of Gene's Catering and the Pig Restaurant in Hammond, Ind. Survivors include a daughter, Anna Mae Bielak, Merrillville; six sisters, Mary Pitarro, Phine Calderone and Carmella Leimlher, all of Louisiana, Mamie Pisciotto, California, Carolyn Matovina, Hammond, Ind., and Grace Johnson, Lowell; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Frank Nuccio, preceded her in death. The Rev. Vladimir Janecrek conducted the funeral this morning at Anthony & Dziadowicz Funeral Home, Hammond, Ind., and burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hammond. In lieu of flowers, Mass contributions are preferred. ALEX RICKS DENHAM SPRINGS - Alex Ricks, 87, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at Hammond Nursing Home. He was a retired bus driver and banker and a native of Hammond. Survivors include a daughter, Laqueda Marquette Ricks, Denham Springs, and three grandchildren. His two wives, six brothers and six sisters preceded him in death. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The Rev. Alonzo Cambell will conduct the funeral at Roberts United Methodist Church Friday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in Plainview Cemetery, Denham Springs. Thursday -- September 14, 2000 * Johnnie Alexander Sr. * Alphonse Atkins * Tiara Lashawn Brown * Freddie Ray Hughes * Wanda Joyce Hicks Hughes * William Mckaskill Jr. * Emile Pigno * Hubert Dean Shurtz * Gracie Modenia Thornton * Joseph Walls JOHNNIE ALEXANDER SR. Johnnie Alexander Sr., 100, died Sept. 9, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of Slaughter. Survivors include his wife, Fannie Alexander, Hammond; five daughters, Alice Turner and Judy Doherty, Hammond, Bernice Pea, Ponchatoula, Mable McGhee, New Orleans, Estelle Reese, Ohio; five sons, Johnnie Jr. and Willie Alexander, Hammond, LeRoy Alexander and Otis Reese, New Orleans, James Alexander, Liberty, Miss.; two sisters, Sarah Hayes and Lucille Robson, Baton Rouge; 63 grandchildren, 133 great- grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren. Three sons, five sisters and four brothers, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Jerry Hanible will conduct the service Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greenfield Baptist Church, and burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. ALPHONSE ATKINS Alphonse "Buggy" Atkins, 42, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Hammond and a member of Calvary Christian Center. Survivors include his wife, Linda F. Atkins; daughter, Belinda Finley; four sons, Antion Watts, Charles and Sederick Finley, Cameo Gutter, all of Hammond; four sisters, Gloria Griffin and Louise Jackson, Hammond, Gloria Smith, New Orleans, Bobbie Jean Jackson, Atlanta; six brothers, Wayne and Bobby Atkins, Earnest Wayne, Payne, Johnny and Willie Jackson, all of Hammond; grandmother, Ada S. Llade, Hammond. His mother, Rosa Lee Atkins Jackson; and father, James M. L. Atkins, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, Friday from 2 p.m. until the funeral at 7. The Rev. John E. Palmer will conduct the service. Dismissal will be Saturday at 11 a.m., and burial will follow in Holly Garden Cemetery. TIARA LaSHAWN BROWN Tiara LaShawn Brown, 4, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, in Hammond. She was a native of Hammond. Survivors include her mother, Meshunda Elice Brown; father, Edward Marshall; two sisters, Edrianna Brown and Edmonica Lee; brother, Edward Marshall III; grandparents, Benita Gillis, Barbara Marshall and Earnestine Gore, Edward Marshall Sr. and Joseph Gore, all of Hammond. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Larry Cross will conduct the funeral Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Hammond, and burial was in Holly Garden Cemetery. FREDDIE RAY HUGHES HOLDEN - Freddie Ray Hughes, 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Geisler Funeral Home, Albany. WANDA JOYCE HICKS HUGHES Wanda Joyce Hicks Hughes, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Landmark Living Center. She was a native of Cleveland, Tenn., and a former school bus driver for the Tangipahoa Parish School Board. Survivors include three sons, Mitchel Hughes, Gonzales; Michael and Marty Hughes, Ponchatoula; brother, Dean Hicks, Covington; four sisters, Willie Knight, Covington, Shirley Toney, Kansas, Doris Fandal, Loranger, Vonnie Gray, Mobile, Ala.; mother, Dovie Hicks, Loranger; and a grandson. Her father, Newman Hicks, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, tonight from 6 until 10 and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Marvin Wilson will conduct the service, and burial will be in Lee Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. WILLIAM McKASKILL JR. COVINGTON - William McKaskill Jr., 60, died Sept. 9, 2000, in Hammond. He was a technician with South Central Bell, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and a native of Covington. He is survived by his sister, Reba Gaham, Covington. His mother, father, two brothers and one sister, preceded him in death. The Rev. George Burris conducted the funeral Wednesday at Bethel Reform Methodist Church, Covington, and burial was in Wilson Cemetery, Covington. Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, was in charge. EMILE PIGNO INDEPENDENCE - Emile Pigno, 81, died this morning, Sept. 14, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of Independence. Arrangements are incomplete with Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond. HUBERT DEAN SHURTZ DESTREHAN - Hubert Dean Shurtz, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Evangeline of Ormond Nursing Home, Destrehan. He was a native of Pinckneyville, Ill., a graduate of Louisiana State University, played professional football with the Pittsburg Steelers, taught and coached at Destrehan High School and was a retired U.S. Army Reserves lieutenant colonel and veteran of World war II. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Anna Lee Brogdon Shurtz, Destrehan; two sons, Stephen Shurtz, Baton Rouge, Mark Shurtz, Pumpkin Center; daughter, Sally Wellman, Prairieville; four grandchildren; brother, Frenche Shurtz, Zephyrhills, Fla.; and sister, Pauline Giacomo, Herrin, Ill. An infant sister and infant grandson preceded him in death. Visitation will be Friday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Destrehan, from 10 a.m. until the funeral at noon. Entombment will be in the church mausoleum. Mass offerings or contributions to Alzheimers Association of Greater New Orleans may be made in lieu of flowers. Alexander Funeral Home, Norco, is in charge. GRACIE MODENIA THORNTON COVINGTON - Gracie Modenia Thornton, 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Forest Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Oklahoma. Survivors include a son, Steven Thornton, Luthersville, Ga.; two grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Her husband, S.T. Thornton; 12 brothers and 12 sisters, preceded her in death. The funeral was held this afternoon at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, and burial was in Holly Garden Cemetery. JOSEPH WALLS KENTWOOD - Joseph Walls, 75, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, at his home. He was a member of the Henderson Masonic Lodge of Hammond. He is survived by his wife, Emma Smith Walls; three daughters, Revon Walls, Willie Jean Walls and Jeanette Walls; seven sons, Roy Holden, Joe Raymond, Edward Earl, Joseph Jr., Walter Lee, Ronnie Davis and William Louis Walls; one sister, Bernice Rogers; one brother, Cain Walls; 30 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Nathan Walls Jr., John Walls; and three sisters, Velma Miller, Jessie Walker and Valine Franklin. Visitation will be at Angelic Funeral Home, Roseland, Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev Lee Allen Pounds will conduct the funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sweethome Baptist Church, Kentwood. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friday -- September 15, 2000 * Drew Ann Erwin Bourdonnay * Freddie Ray Hughes * Emile Pingno * Larry Donell RicKs DREW ANN ERWIN BOURDONNAY PICAYUNE, Miss. - Drew Ann Erwin Bourdonnay, 42, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at North Shore Medical Center. She was a housewife and a native of Magnolia, Miss. Survivors include her husband, John Bourdonnay; daughter, Megan Bourdonnay, both of Picayune; father, Frank Erwin; mother, Barbara Erwin, both of Kentwood; brother, Tate Erwin, Sugarland, Texas; sister, Leisha Marie Erwin, Dallas; and grandfather, Luke Allison, Bogalusa. Her brother, Frank Erwin Jr., preceded her in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, tonight from 6 to 9 and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. FREDDIE RAY HUGHES HOLDEN - Freddie Ray Hughes, 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at his sister's home in Holden. He was a native of Albany. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Whittington, Hammond, and Ida Mae Sessions, Albany; sister, Bessie Saucier, Holden; and four grandchildren. His wife, Dorothy Starkey Hughes; and parents, John and Iva Barnes Hughes, preceded him in death. The Rev. Dan Munson and the Rev. Jerry Addison conducted the funeral this afternoon at Geisler Funeral Home, Albany, and burial was in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Albany. EMILE PINGNO INDEPENDENCE - Emile Pingno, 81, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of Independence, was retired from the state of Louisiana as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Farlouis Pingno; daughter, Margaret Wascom; son, Emile J. Pingno Jr.; three grandchildren; and a brother, Luke Pingno Sr., all of Independence. An infant son; two brothers, Tony and Angelo Pingno; two sisters, Bena Cambetta and Josie Carreca, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 10 and Saturday from 8 until 10 a.m. The funeral will be at Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m., and burial will be in Colonial Cemetery, Independence. LARRY DONELL RICKS AMITE - Larry Donell Ricks, 43, died Sept. 9, 2000, in Hilldale. He was a laborer and a native of Hilldale. Survivors include his wife, Bessie Addison; two sons, Daniel Robertson and Johnny Ricks; sister, Brenda Fay Ricks; eight brothers, Ivy Lee, Joe Edward, Eugene, Claude, Joseph, Jamie Lem, Erwin Kenneth and Rochel Ricks. His brother, Fred Ricks; and father, Job Ricks, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Angelic Funeral Home, Roseland, today from 1 to 8 p.m. The Rev. Roy Dickerson will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in Ricks Chapel Cemetery, Amite. Sunday -- September 17, 2000 * Lila Louise Brigance Bright * Lucille Choppin Gandolfo * Gordon Earl Harper * Trilby Hart Kincaid * Henry Conner Porter * Joshua Russell * Katie Braase Westbrook LILA LOUISE BRIGANCE BRIGHT PONCHATOULA - Lila Louise Brigance Bright, 91, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, at Turo Infirmary, New Orleans. She was a native of Bells, Crockett County, Tenn., and a longtime resident of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn. She taught in the Jackson, Miss., elementary public school system in the early 1930s. She was a lifelong member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a founding member of Bethany Christian Church in Jackson, Tenn. Survivors include two sons, Bobby B. Bright, Medon, Tenn., and Phelan A. Bright, A private burial will be held at Belleview Cemetery, Bells, Tenn. Bells Funeral Home is in charge, In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Greenwalt Center for Alzheimers Day Care and Research, 1926 18th St., Kenner 70062. LUCILLE CHOPPIN GANDOLFO Lucille Choppin Gandolfo, 96, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, in St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington. She was a native of New Orleans. Survivors include her sons, Rene A, Gandolfo, Mandeville, and Donald E. Gandolfo, Ponchatoula; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild. Gandolfo, a triplet, was preceded in death by her triplet brother, Alton Choppin; and triplet sister, Marguerite Choppin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, J. Rene Gandolfo; grandson, Duane M. Gandolfo, great-grandson, C. Ashley Gandolfo; two brothers, Rudolph Choppin and Gilbert Choppin; and a sister, Olga Cabiro. The Rev. Justin Kauchak conducted the funeral Friday, and entombment was at All Saints Mausoleum in Metairie. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, was in charge. GORDON EARL HARPER PONCHATOULA - Gordon Earl Harper, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Flannery Oaks Nursing Home. He was a native of Blairstown and a retired member of Pipefitters Local 60 in New Orleans. Survivors include two daughters, Beverley Harper, Baton Rouge, and V. Carol Harper Lanier, Hammond; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Chastant Harper; a son, Gordon Earl Harper Jr.; a sister, Aline Hartman; and a brother, Decelle Harper. Visitation is tonight from 6 to 9 at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatroula, and Monday from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and from 3 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church until the funeral at 4. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Mausoleum. TRILBY HART KINCAID Trilby Hart Kincaid, 68, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Ponchatoula. Survivors include her mother, Gladys Starkey Barhanovich, Ponchatoula; two daughters, Robin Turnage Ward, Pumpkin Center, and Jan Turnage, Baton Rouge; two sisters, Lee Allen and Gaynell Tucker, both of Ponchatoula; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Felecia Kincaid; and her father, Marvin M. Hart. The Rev. John Gibson conducted the funeral Saturday, and burial was in Allen's Whispering Pines Cemetery, Ponchatoula. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, was in charge. HENRY CONNER PORTER Henry Conner Porter, 78, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Brookhaven, Miss., and a veteran. Survivors include two daughters, Elouise Ridgenal, Chicago, and Sandra Porter, Alabama; a son, Louis J. Porter; six brothers, Jim Lester Porter, Enoch Porter and Odell Porter, all of Michigan, Monroe Porter and Alfred Porter, both of Chicago, and Willie Porter, Bogue Chitto, Miss.; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, from 10:30 a.m. until the funeral at 11. Burial will be in Holly Garden Cemetery. JOSHUA RUSSELL COVINGTON - Joshua Russell, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at Forrest Manor Nursing Home, Covington. He was a native of Covington. Survivors include three daughters, Althea Davenport, Mary Russell and Ella Mae Russell, all of Covington; two sons, Herbert Russell, Covington, and Johnny Russell, Hammond; two sisters, Ida Mae Turner and Eola M. Walker, both of Covington; four brothers, Samuel, Eddie and Frank Russell, all of Covington, and Ernest Russell, Hattiesburg, Miss.; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The funeral was Saturday. Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, was in charge. KATIE BRAASE WESTBROOK AMITE - Katie Braase Westbrook, 73, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Amite. Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Graves, Ruth Zaffuto and Ruby Birch, all of Amite; two sons, Charles Westbrook, Baton Rouge, and James Westbrook, Pine Bluff, Ark.; two sisters, Dorothy Marcus, Amite, and Katherine Rice, Greenville, Miss.; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Westbrook; two brothers, Charles Arnold Braase and John Thomas Braase; and three sisters, Frances Lee Granger, Joyce Ann Braase and an infant sister. The Revs. David Fortenberry and Bob Simpson conducted the funeral Saturday, and burial was in Amite Memorial Gardens. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, was in charge. Monday -- September 18, 2000 * Ruby Foster Adams * Luis Alvarez * Frances Mary Calderone * Emile J. Faucheux Sr. * Lathon D. Lucien Sr. * Herthel Ann Foster Sandifer RUBY FOSTER ADAMS Ruby Foster Adams, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was a native of Kentwood and a housewife. Survivors include six daughters, Betty Graves and Menda Farkas, Springfield, Ruby Inez Adams, Kenner, Bobbie Ciaccio, Slidell, Doris Adams, New Orleans, Judy Adams, Ponchatoula; six sons, Leon Lott, Bridge City, Joseph Lott, Jackson, Ronald Lott, Chalmette, Douglas and Ray Adams, Ponchatoula, Wayne Adams, Albany; 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Geneva Foster, Bridge City. Her husband, Albert Leon Adams; two sons, Ronald Lott and Roy Adams; two sisters and three brothers, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. LUIS ALVAREZ Luis Alvarez, 78, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000. He was a native of Cuba. Survivors include his wife, Eloina Capote Alvarez, Hammond; son, Luis Fermin Alvarez, Natalbany; sister, Dora Gonzales, Miami; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, Tuesday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10:30. The Rev. Emmit Perilloux will conduct the service, and entombment will be in Rose Memorial Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, family request memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3101 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie, 70001. FRANCES MARY CALDERONE TICKFAW - Frances Mary Calderone, 64, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at her home. She was a native of New Orleans. Survivors include her mother, Phine Vicarise Calderone; sister, Jo Marie Torres, both of Tickfaw. Her father, Frank Calderone, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 10 and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Danny Carter will conduct the service, and burial will be in Tickfaw Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family. EMILE J. FAUCHEUX SR. VACHERIE - Emile J. "Canoon" Faucheux Sr., 86, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at his home. He was a retired employee of the Vacherie House and a longtime member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 1514, Vacherie. Survivors include his wife, Cecilia M. "Sue" Waguespack Faucheux, Vacherie; daughter, Geraldine Labat, Crowley; two sons, Emile J. Faucheux Jr., Vacherie, Norman Faucheux, Hammond; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Claudia Senet; six sisters, Amelia Roussel, Ludivine Millet, Odette Rodrigue, Jeanne Chappais, Elma Cambre and Carmen Rodrigue; and three brothers, Ferducie, Etienne and Felicie Faucheux; preceded him in death. The Rev. David Chauvin conducted the funeral at noon today at St. Philip Catholic Church, Vacherie, and entombment was in the church mausoleum. H.C. Alexander Funeral Home, Lutcher, was in charge. LATHON D. LUCIEN SR. AMITE - Lathon D. Lucien Sr., 80, died Sept. 6, 2000, at Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans. He was a native of Tangipahoa, a ceramic tile contractor, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and past member of Autcrat Club. Survivors include three daughters, Bobbie Ray Pickney, Bethleham, Penn., Joan Lawrence, Hammond, Delores Gaten, Amite; two sons, Robert Lucien Sr., New Orleans, Lathon Lucien Jr., Columbia, S.C.; five sisters, Viola Sawyer, Florine Stevenson, Rosa McCarter, Doris Burton and Dorothy Kent, all of Chicago; three brothers, Willard Lucien Jr., Hammond, Frank Lucien, Fayette, Miss., and William Terry White, Hammond; 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A son, Earl Matthews; brother, Norwood Lucien; and sister, Grace Meekins Lucien, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. and at Quinns Chapel AME Church from 9 a.m. until the funeral at noon. The Rev. Marshall Holiday Jr. will conduct the service, and burial will be in Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa. HERTHEL ANN FOSTER SANDIFER ALBANY - Herthel Ann Foster Sandifer, 75, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at her home. Survivors include two sons, Richard A. Sandifer, Albany, James "Skip" O'Brien, Kingwood, Texas; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, Tuesday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the funeral service at 11:30. Burial will be in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. Tuesday -- September 19, 2000 * Cynthia Cefalu-Resch * Virginia Conti * Richard Pitman Durham * Terry Smith CYNTHIA CEFALU-RESCH BATON ROUGE - Cynthia Cefalu-Resch, 27, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, Baton Rouge, following an automobile accident. She was a native of Hammond, a graduate of Louisiana State University, a sales representative for Sysco Foods Distributor and a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. Survivors include her husband, David L. Resch, Naples, Fla.; parents, Earle and Susie Cefalu, Amite; sister, Mary Cameron Cefalu-Simmons, Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Trey Cefalu, Amite; and grandparents, George and Alvis Juniel, Trinity, Texas. Her grandparents, Earl and Ruth Cefalu, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, tonight from 6 to 9 and Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Amite, from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10 a.m. The Rev. Bill Willis Sr. and the Rev. John Lee will conduct the service, and burial will be in Amite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, 3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 940, Metairie 70002. VIRGINIA CONTI BATON ROUGE - Virginia "Aunt Jennie" Conti, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at her home. She was a homemaker and a native of Maringouin. Survivors include her son, Ronnie Conti, Baton Rouge; and four sisters, Bonnie Belleloe and Annie Bayham, Baton Rouge; Lena Brothers, New Orleans, and Josie Reed, Dallas. Her husband, Tony Conti; two sisters, Veta LaBruzzo and Mary Sagnibene; and three brothers, Louis, Paul and Sam Trabona, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, tonight from 6 to 9 and Wednesday from 8 until 9:40 a.m. The Rev. Jack Nutter will conduct the funeral at St. Helena Catholic Church, and burial will be in Amite Memorial Gardens. RICHARD PITMAN DURHAM Richard Pitman Durham, 60, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at his home. He was a native of New Orleans, a member of First United Methodist Church and was the owner of Durham Autoplex, Hammond. Survivors include his wife, Mercedes Bowler Durham, Hammond; four sons, Scott Durham, Sweetlake, Brent Durham, Kilgore, Texas, Rick and Blake Durham, Hammond; two daughters, Amy Durham Rhoads, Philadelphia, Mercie Durham, Hammond; six grandchildren; a sister, Donna Thomas, Houston; two brothers, Dan Durham II, Hammond, and Ronnie Durham, Madisonville. His parents, Dan and Melba Reeves Durham; and an infant sister, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Ricky Willis will conduct the funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, and burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 2200 Rue Denise, Hammond 70403, or masses may be offered. TERRY SMITH HUSSER - Terry Smith, 60, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at his home. He was a retired certified welder and a native of New Orleans. Survivors include his wife, Linda Lorentz-Smith, Husser; three daughters, Cindy Smith Seymour, Escatawpa, Miss., Vickie Mule Mauterer and Loretta Mule Smith, Lacombe; three sons, Terry Smith Jr., Van Cleav, Miss., Jesse U. Longo, Husser, Charles P. Mule, Hammond; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; and mother, Kolah Mae Pierre Catalano, Husser. His father, Horace Smith, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Greg Griffin will conduct the service, and burial will be in New Sharon Cemetery, Husser. Wednesday -- September 20, 2000 * Will Gassie Corbin * Donald Lynn Graves Sr. * Johnnie B. Jones * Estelle Bercegeay Laiche * Ethel Rheams * Lenora Baughman Weathersby WILL GASSIE CORBIN PONCHATOULA - Will Gassie Corbin, 90, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, New Roads. She was a retired registered nurse, a graduate of Our Lady of the Lake Nursing School and a native of Mark. Survivors include two sisters, Genevieve Gassie Gaudet, Mandeville, Evelyn Gassie Beaud, New Roads; and brother, Joseph Francis Gassie. Her husband, Alex Corbin; two sisters, Mary Olga Gassie Landry and Ursula Gassie; and a brother, William Wagner Gassie, preceded her in death. The Rev. Justin Kauchak conducted the funeral this afternoon at St. Joseph Catholic Church, and entombment was in Ponchatoula Memorial Mausoleum. DONALD LYNN GRAVES SR. PINE RIDGE - Donald Lynn Graves Sr., 62, died in Kenner. He was a native of Toledo, Ohio, a U.S. Navy veteran of 24 years, an active member of Pine Ridge United Methodist Church and was retired from the National Weather Service. Survivors include his wife, Linda Rae Longnecker Graves, Pine Ridge; three sons, Donald Graves II, Covington, Dane Graves, Albany, Derrick Graves, Osyka, Miss.; a daughter, Kelly Collette, Kentwood; 13 grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Graves, Swanton, Ohio, Wayne Graves, Louisville, Ky., Carl Graves, Waterville, Ohio; and a sister, Judy Beaverson, Winnemeg, Ohio. His father, Donald M. Graves; mother, Helen E. Graves; brother, Thomas Graves; and sister, Jane Brown, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, tonight from 6 to 9 and Thursday at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church, Pine Ridge, from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Clinton P. Lovell and the Rev. Eddie Morgan will conduct the service, and burial will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pine Ridge United Methodist Youth, c/o Mark McElveen, 429 Evie Road, Kentwood 70444. JOHNNIE B. JONES INDEPENDENCE - Johnnie B. Jones, 51, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Independence, a mechanic for Sear's Radiator & Glass and a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Mangarcina Jones; two daughters, Rebecca Jones Reeves and Lori Jones Easley, all of Independence; seven sisters, Mary J. Miceli, Charlene Mandella, Easter and Rachael Costanza, Betty Morris, all of Independence; Eva May Carney, Tunica, Leona Crow, Magnolia, Miss.; three brothers, Lee Jones and Charles Ford, Independence, Bobby Jones, Amite; and four grandchildren. His son, John Burnell "Bernie" Jones Jr.; mother, Eva T. Jones; father, Charles T. Jones; and brother, Charles T. Jones Jr., preceded him in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, tonight from 6 to 9 and Thursday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. The Rev. Marshall Wallace will conduct the service, and burial will be in Loranger Cemetery, Loranger. ESTELLE BERCEGEAY LAICHE GONZALES - Estelle Bercegeay Laiche, 79, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000. She was retired from Apex Towing. Survivors include two sisters, Eva Leblanc, Altia Hebert; three sons, Roderick Laiche, John Neil Laiche and Anicet Dooney Jr.; three daughters, Gayle Fontenot, Geraldine Painter, all of Ascension Parish; Sheila Wittie, Hammond; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A son, Manuel Laiche; seven brothers and two sisters, preceded her in death. The funeral was held this morning at Evangelist Catholic Church, Prairieville, and burial was in St. Theresa of Avila Cemetery. Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, was in charge. ETHEL RHEAMS EUNICE - Ethel Rheams, 76, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Eunice Community Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Gary Rheams, French Settlement, Everett Rheams, Watson; daughter, Sheila Rheams Fontenot, Eunice; sister, Agnes Bouquet, Eunice; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her husband, Nolan T. Rheams, preceded her in death. The Rev. Glen Howie conducted the funeral this afternoon at University Baptist Church and burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Ardoin's Funeral Home, Eunice, was in charge. LENORA BAUGHMAN WEATHERSBY DERBY, Miss. - Lenora Baughman Weathersby, 76, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Wesley Medical Center, Hattiesburg, Miss. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Picayune, Miss. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Weathersby, Derby; children, James Baughman, Ville Platte, Robert Baughman, Columbia, Miss., Eddie Baughman, Silver Run Community, Miss., Annie Ruth Grisham, Hammond, Jo Ann Glass, Holden, Barbara Breland, Saucier, Miss., Mary Faye, Poplarville, Miss.; 23 grandchildren, 34 great- grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Berdie Ryals, Picayune, Annie Martinez, Hora, N.M.; and three brothers, J.C. Phelps, Savannah, Ga., Henry Phelps, Seminary, Miss., Junnure Phelps, Waynesboro, Miss. The Rev. Bob Osborn and the Rev. Henry Phelps conducted the funeral this morning at New Bethel Baptist Church, and burial was in New Bethel Cemetery. White Funeral Home, Poplarville was in charge. Thursday -- September 21, 2000 * Festus Kenneth Bardwell Ii * Mary Miller Cox * Sidney King * Jessie Mae Square FESTUS KENNETH BARDWELL II ROBERT - Festus Kenneth "Kenny" Bardwell II, 22, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at Lallie Kemp Medical Center. He was a native of Hammond, a U.S. Army veteran and was employed as a manager with Eagle Express. Survivors include his parents, Kenneth and Valerie Oalmann Bardwell, Robert; three sisters, Tammy Bardwell and Laurie McLean, Robert, Crystal Pierce, Mandeville; grandmother, Juanita Jenkins Oalmann, Stoney Point. His grandparents, Festus M. and Aurelia Cooper Bardwell and Edgar Oalmann Sr., preceded him in death Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery, Robert. MARY MILLER COX WILMER - Mary Miller Cox, 67, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Lallie Kemp Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a native of Mound City, Ill. Survivors include four sons, Jeffrey, Delmar and Charles Cox, all of Wilmer, Edwin Cox Jr., Marrero; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, Edwin E. Cox Sr.; mother, Cora Lee Hogg Miller McDonald; father, Pearl "Pete" Lee Miller; and stepfather, Charles William McDonald, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, tonight from 6 to 9 and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 1 p.m. The Rev. Jim Bailey will conduct the service, and burial will be in Wilmer Cemetery. SIDNEY KING BATON ROUGE - Sidney "Darrell" King, 51, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Summit Hospital, Baton Rouge. He was a native of Watson, a certified public accountant and pastor of Lion of Judah Ministries International, Baton Rouge. Survivors include his mother, Helen Efferson King, Watson; five daughters, Lori, Lesley, Lynn, Lyvetter and Leigh King; three sons, Lance, Lyle and Luke King, all of Florida; three sisters, Kathy Mitchell, Watson, Vicky Comeaux, Stevenson, Ala., and Gloria D. King, Denham Springs; two brothers, Charles Michael King, Albany, and Melvin "Dennis" King, Amite; and four grandchildren. His father, John "Sidney" King; grandparents, Elvin L. and Mary B. Efferson and John and Leila P. King, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, from 5 to 9 tonight and Friday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 11:30. The Rev. David Braland and the Rev. Jerry Neill will conduct the service, and burial will be in Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Pine Grove. JESSIE MAE SQUARE PONCHATOULA - Jessie Mae Square, 64, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, John Square, Ponchatoula; five daughters, Josephine Shelvin and Linda James, Ponchatoula, Marylin Lewis, New Orleans, Sandy Gray and Jackie Bertrand; three sons, Bobby Gabriel, Ponchatoula, Johnnie Lee and Nathaniel Square, Independence; sister, Rose Henderson; two brothers, Curtis and Thomas Whitaker, all of Ponchatoula; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home this afternoon from 1 to 3. The Rev. Leonard Collins will conduct the funeral at New Star Baptist Church at 8 p.m. Dismissal will be Friday at 10 a.m., and burial will be in New Star Cemetery. Friday -- September 22, 2000 * Almena Williams Jackson * Felice King * Ernestine Lee * Norma Triche Madere * Levetta Peters ALMENA WILLIAMS JACKSON JACKSON - Almena Williams Jackson, 89, died Sept. 15, 2000, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. She was a native of Zachary and a retired cook with East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson , a deaconess of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church and member of Pride of Mount Zion Chapter No. 120 of Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a daughter, Leola Marshall, Baton Rouge; two sisters, Lee Esther Peterson, Chicago; Doretha Flowers, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Frank Scott, St. Mateo, Calif., Joseph Scott Jr., Hammond; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Two husbands, three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Fraternal Funeral Home, Clinton, today from 3 to 7 p.m. The Rev. Robert M. Aites will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Ethel, and burial will be in the church cemetery. FELICE KING Felice King, 87, died Sept. 19, 2000. She was a housewife. Survivors include a daughter, Irene Remble, Hammond; sister, Mercy Dee Thomas, White Castle; 18 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, today from 6 to 9 p.m. Lenton Collier will conduct the funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. at New Star Baptist Church, and burial will be in the church cemetery. ERNESTINE LEE Ernestine "Dutt" Lee, 74, died Sept. 19, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Baton Rouge. She was a housewife. Survivors include a son, Robert Johnson, Hammond; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. One son, three sisters, three brothers and grandchildren, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, today from 4 to 7 p.m. The Rev. Samuel Brown will conduct the funeral at 8 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. Dismissal will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, and burial will be in Holly Garden Cemetery NORMA TRICHE MADERE LAPLACE - Norma Triche Madere, 75, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000. She was a native of Montz. Survivors include her husband, James S. Madere; children, James D. and John Randy Madere and Cheryl M. Naquin, all of LaPlace and Janelle M. Bovia, Maurepas; sister, Daisy T. Arvell, Hammond; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Three siblings, Joseph Gly, Verlyn M. Triche and Helen T. Richoux Weber, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Millet-Guidry Funeral Home, LaPlace, today from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The funeral will be held at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, LaPlace, and burial will be in St. John Memorial Gardens, LaPlace. LEVETTA PETERS NEW ORLEANS - Levetta Peters, 77, a native of Tangipahoa, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at her home. She is survived by four sisters, Evelyn Turner, Inez Porter and Helen Gray, all of New Orleans; and Augustine Marshall, Kentwood. Visitation is today from 1 to 3 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond. The funeral will be Saturday at noon at Quinn's Chapel AME Church, Tangipahoa, and burial will be in Tangipahoa Cemetery. *C>PETER JOHN SCALIA Peter John Scalia, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Hammond, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War 11, member and former officer in the American Legion, a member of the John F. Kennedy Knights of Columbus Council and the Veteran of Foreign Wars, former maintenance mechanic with American Standard and former executive director of the Bowling Association of New Orleans. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Nicolosi Scalia, Hammond; son, Joseph J. Scalia, Kenner; daughter, Caroline S. Patterson, Kenner; three grandchildren and three great- grandchildren; and sister, Carrie Budyach, Hammond. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 10 with a 7 p.m. vigil prayer service and Saturday from 8 until 9:45 a.m. The Rev. Jerry Coverdale will conduct the funeral at Holy Ghost Catholic Church at 10 a.m., and burial will be in Rose Memorial Cemetery. Sunday -- September 24, 2000 * Joan Thibault Johnson * Mabel Maude Kinchen * George Celestine Martinez Sr. * Horace Lee Miley * Geraldine Robillard Vitrano JOAN THIBAULT JOHNSON INDEPENDENCE - Joan Thibault Johnson, 69, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. A native of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and resident of Independence, she was retired from the Livingston Parish School Board and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Johnnie Johnson, Independence; two sons, Alan Johnson, Amite, and Tim Johnson, Independence; a sister, Myrtle Smith, Greensburg; and two grandchildren. Her parents, John Henry and Myrtle Lea Alford Thibault, preceded her in death. Visitation is at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home, Hammond, today from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., and Monday, after 8 a.m. until the service in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Tommy Hicks and the Rev. Sammy Smith will conduct the funeral with burial in Bankston Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be sent to New Hope Baptist Church Youth Ministry, 38682 Hwy. 43, Independence, LA 70443. MABEL MAUDE KINCHEN Mabel Maude Kinchen, 87, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home. She was a Holden native, resided in Hammond and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Addison Hancock of Amite and Coylene Kinchen of Holden, as well as 10 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. A son, Carey Warren Addison, and a grandson preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Geisler Funeral Home, Albany, Monday from 12:30 p.m. until the funeral at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Jeffrey Fletcher will conduct the service with burial at Gatlin Cemetery, Baptist. GEORGE CELESTINE MARTINEZ SR. SPRINGFIELD - George Celestine Martinez Sr., 59, died at North Oaks Medical Center Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000. He was a native of Ponchatoula, resident of Springfield and member of St. Margaret's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Laura Martinez, Springfield; two daughters, Theresa Norred, Springfield, and Donna Martinez, Kenner; a son, George Martinez Jr., Springfield; a sister, Carolyn Jubin, Springfield; seven grandchildren and five step- grandchildren. His parents, Marie and Tony "Buddy" Martinez, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Geisler Funeral Home, Albany, today from 6 until 10 p.m. and Monday from 8 until the funeral at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Deacon Warren Fortenberry will conduct the service, and burial will be at Carter Cemetery, Springfield. HORACE LEE MILEY LORANGER - Horace Lee Miley, 81, a native of Hammond and resident of Loranger, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. His brother is Grady Miley of Independence. His wife, Betty Collins Miley, preceded him in death as did his sister, Helen Miley Pope; his half-brother, George McKinney; and an infant brother. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home, Hammond, today from 6 until 10 p.m. and Monday from 8 until the funeral at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Larry Brignac will conduct the service with burial in Lanier Cemetery. GERALDINE ROBILLARD VITRANO INDEPENDENCE - Geraldine Robillard Vitrano, 66, a native of New Orleans and resident of Independence, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was survived by her husband Carlo Vitrano, Independence; her son William "Billy" Thompson, Independence; two daughters, Carmen Mapes, Hammond, and Sharon Sparacello, Independence; two sisters, Ola Joyce Martin, Hammond, and Zelda Albin, New Jersey; six great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her parents, Anne Bankston Robillard and Phillip Robillard Sr., preceded her in death as did her brother, Phillip "Pouchy" Robillard Jr., and a sister, Jeanette Robillard. Visitation is at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home, Hammond, today from 11 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be at Colonial Cemetery. Monday -- September 25, 2000 * Grace DiBenedetto Roberts * Pearl Mae Holmes Rogers GRACE DiBENEDETTO ROBERTS Grace DiBenedetto Roberts, 63, died this morning, Sept. 25, 2000, at Hammond Nursing Home. She was a native of New Orleans. Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Cameron, Kenner, Melissa Harmon, Minnesota; son, Jack Cameron, Ponchatoula; mother, Margaret Helmstetter DiBenedetto, Kenner; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Patsy Barnhill, Chalmette; Rose Lynn Champagne, Slidell. Her father, Dominick DiBenedetto,, preceded her in death. The Rev. Justin Kauchak will conduct the funeral Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, and entombment will be in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, New Orleans. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. PEARLIE MAE HOLMES ROGERS TICKFAW - Pearlie Mae Holmes Rogers, 91, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Tylertown, Miss. Survivors include a daughter, Cleo Rogers, Tickfaw; son, Walter Rogers, Willow Springs, Mo.: four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Henry Rogers; and sister, Myrtle Goodwin, preceded her in death. The funeral was this afternoon at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, and burial was in Martin Cemetery. Wednesday -- September 27, 2000 * Gladys Marie Breeland * Edith Goodwin Stevens GLADYS MARIE BREELAND Gladys Marie Breeland, 81, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Centreville, Miss., and a housewife. She is survived by two sons, Carl Breeland, Amite, and Roy Breeland, Ponchatoula; four daughters, Betty Brevard, North Carolina, Linda Wall, Albany, Ruby Barnes, Crawfordville, Fla., and May Graham, Hammond; 11 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Breeland; and a daughter, Geraldine Breeland. Visitation will be Thursday at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10 a.m. The Rev. Carl Rogers will conduct the service, and burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. EDITH GOODWIN STEVENS INDEPENDENCE - Edith Goodwin Stevens, 69, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at her home. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Independence. She is survived her husband, George William Stevens, Independence; three sons, George Wayne Stevens, Purvis, Miss., Randy Stevens, Huntsville, Ala., and Charlie Stevens, Independence; two sisters, Helen Gill, Denham Springs, and Joyce Ann DuBois, Livingston; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death her parents, Hillary and Ether Bankston Goodwin; and two brothers, Ellis M. Goodwin and Elliott Goodwin. Visitation will be Thursday at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 until 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Bankston Cemetery, 4th Ward. Thursday -- September 28, 2000 * Sally Dykes * Thomas J. Dykes * Papa Felder * Freddie Lee Harold * Irwin Joseph Kohler * Dolores Kemp Parenton * Edith Goodwin Stevens Sally Dykes, 77, died Sept. 24, 2000, in Atlanta. She was a native of Alexandria. Survivors include three daughters, Janie Dykes Slocum and Armise Dykes, both of Atlanta, Sharon Dykes, Hammond; five sons, Rufus Sr., Larry Sr. and Ronald Dykes, all of Hammond, Lawrence Dykes Sr., Atlanta, and Donald Ray Dykes, Cleveland, Miss.; 29 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. The Rev. Samuel Brown will conduct the funeral at 8 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Dismissal will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, and burial will be in the church cemetery. THOMAS J. DYKES MONTPELIER - Thomas J. Dykes, 67, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of Bolivar and was a teacher, coach and administrator. Survivors include his wife, June A. Dykes, Montpelier; three sons, Wayne L. Hagan and James David Dykes, both of Hammond, Thomas Rodney Dykes, Houston; sister, Betty Brown, Kentwood; seven grandchildren. His parents, James Rodney and Hazel Nell Dykes, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Montpelier United Methodist Church Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Charles E. Scott and the Rev. Eddie Morgan will conduct the service, and burial will be in Bolivar Cemetery, Bolivar. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Montpelier United Methodist Church, 36236 state Highway 16 W., Montpelier 70422. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge. PAPA FELDER DENHAM SPRINGS - Papa Felder, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, was a self-employed businessman and was a member of the American Legion for 46 years and the First United Pentecostal Church of Denham Springs. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Dykes Mazie; a granddaughter and a great- grandson; son, Wayne Dykes, French Settlement; brother, T. C. Dykes, Baton Rouge; sister, Lydia Booty, Zachary. Three sisters and four brothers preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, today from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Ray Johnson and the Rev. Paul Dickson will conduct the funeral Friday at 10 a.m. Anyone wishing to make contributions to Trinity Hospice may do so in Felder's name. FREDDIE LEE HAROLD ROSELAND - Freddie Lee Harold, 47, died Sept. 24, 2000, at Hood Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Kentwood. Survivors include three sons, Frederick L., Gregory and Gary Taylor; daughter, Tianna Taylor; two sisters, Willie Anderson and Patricia Harold, all of Roseland; three brothers, William Harold, Roseland, Ellis Hall, Kentwood, Richard Hall Jr., Pasadena, Calif.; and mother, Maria Harold, Roseland; and four grandchildren. His father, Earnest Harold; four sisters and one brother, preceded him in death. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 to 9 p.m. Nathaniel Richardson will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at Big Zion AME Church, Roseland, and burial will be in Hope Cemetery, Kentwood. IRWIN JOSEPH KOHLER BATON ROUGE - Irwin Joseph Kohler, 81, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Joan Anne Martinez; two sons, John Irwin and Kenneth Leighton Kohler; three sisters, Hilda A. Joiner and Emma Hubbard, both of Baton Rouge, Dorothy Dougharty, Beaumont, Texas; brother, Warren Will Kohler, Springfield; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Kathryn Bozeman; a son, Karl L. Kohler; and a grandson, preceded him in death. Tommy Dillon conducted the funeral this afternoon at Greenoaks Funeral Home, Baton Rouge, and burial was in Greenoaks Memorial Park. DOLORES KEMP PARENTON BATON ROUGE - Dolores Kemp Parenton, 83, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. She was a native of Independence and a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sharen P. Burton, Mobile, Ala.; son, Vernon L. Parenton, Baton Rouge; two sisters, Henrietta K. Aucoin, Baton Rouge, Margaret "Sue" K. Frey, Kentwood; and a grandson. Her husband, Vernon J. Parenton, Baton Rouge; two sisters, Mary Lou K. Bickham and Nina K. Cittadino; and two brothers, Hugh D. Jr. and John J. Kemp; preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., Baton Rouge, Friday from 10 a.m. until the funeral at noon. The Rev. Gerald H. Burns will conduct the service, and entombment will be in Greenoaks Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations for breast cancer research may be sent to Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 4096, Baton Rouge 70821 or American Heart Association of Louisiana, 3968 N. Blvd., Suite 200, Baton Rouge 70806. EDITH GOODWIN STEVENS INDEPENDENCE - Edith Goodwin Stevens, 69, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at her home. She was a native of Independence and a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Independence. Survivors include her husband, George William Stevens, Independence; three sons, George Wayne Stevens, Purvis, Miss., Randy Stevens, Huntsville, Ala., and Charlie Stevens, Independence; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild; two sisters, Helen Gill, Denham Springs, and Joyce Ann DuBois, Livingston. Her parents, Hillary and Ether Bankston Goodwin; and two brothers, Ellis M. and Elliot Goodwin, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, tonight from 6 to 10 and Friday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Bankston Cemetery, 4th Ward. Friday -- September 29, 2000 * Charlotte Ann Gray Badeaux * Charles Edward Carroll Sr. * Anthony Digirolamo * Bobbie Rue Jean Harrison * Woodrow W. Higgins * Ernest Frank Mcgary * Irvin L. Vining CHARLOTTE ANN GRAY BADEAUX Charlotte Ann Gray Badeaux, 65, died this morning, Sept. 29, 2000, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Arkansas. Survivors include two sisters, Clara Gray LeBlanc and Barbara Gray Eleser, both of Ponchatoula. Her husband, Marshall Badeaux Jr.; daughter, Marsha Badeaux; and parents, Charles and Myrtle Kirk Gray, preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until the funeral at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Theo Deninger Cemetery, Madisonville. CHARLES EDWARD CARROLL SR. SLIDELL - Charles Edward "Mr. Charles" Carroll Sr., 58, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Pumpkin Center, owner/operator of Mr. Charles Styling Salon and Mr. Charles Carpet and Interiors; publisher of North Shore Times, a U.S. Army peacetime veteran and parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Badon Carroll; sons, Charles E. "Chuck" Carroll Jr. and Shawn Carroll Morris, both of Slidell; stepmother, Ruth Neal, Amite; four grandchildren; siblings, Pierce, Wallace and Ardy Carroll, both of El Dorado, Ark., David Carroll, Amite, Vernel C. Strate, Hammond, Velda Carroll, New Orleans, Tommie Sue C. White, Centerville, Miss. His parents, Edward L. Carroll and Inez Bigner Davis, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, Saturday from 10 a.m. until the funeral at noon. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hospice of the Delta are preferred. ANTHONY DIGIROLAMO BATON ROUGE - Anthony Digirolamo, 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000. He was a retired carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lois Martin Digirolamo, Baton Rouge; five daughters, Vita Wendt, Southaven, Miss., Kathy Walton, Livingston, Polly Digirlamo, Baton Rouge, Cindy Pliler, Longview, Texas, Denise Tatum, Alamogordo, N.M.; two sons, Anthony W. Digirolamo, Walker, David Digirolamo, Watson; two stepdaughters, Lori M. Pabst and Patricia M. Barnes; 22 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. His first wife, Alice C. Digirolamo; seven brothers, Carl, Henry, Frank, Nick, Joe, Sam and infant Henry Digirolamo; and two sisters, Rose Blanchard and Mamie Posey, preceded him in death. The Rev. Samuel Maranto conducted the funeral this morning at St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church. A military graveside service was held at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, conducted by Fort Polk personnel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 2041 Silverside Drive, Baton Rouge 70808. Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home, Baton Rouge, was in charge. BOBBIE RUE JEAN HARRISON Bobbie Rue Jean Harrison, infant, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. Survivors include her mother, Sheila Harrison; grandmother, Bobbie Harrison; three sisters, Porsha, Jessica and Jomurrin Harrison; four brothers, Marvin, Christopher and Jamarone Harrison and Brandon Cooper, all of Hammond. A brother, Ronald Renae Harrison, preceded her in death. The Rev. Charles Chapman will conduct the funeral Saturday at 10 a.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, and burial will be in Holly Garden Cemetery. WOODROW W. HIGGINS LINE CREEK - Woodrow W. Higgins, 82, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Liberty, Miss., a farmer/hauler and a veteran of the U.S. Army, World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lorese "Sally Hyde" Higgins, Line Creek; two sons, Donald Higgins, Gillsburg, Miss., Ronald Higgins, Slaughter; two granddaughters; three stepdaughters, Barbara Duncan, Denham Springs, Donnis Byrne, Walker, Linda Hyde, Kentwood; 12 step-grandchildren; a brother, George H. Higgins, Baker; and sister, Elizabeth Threlkeld, North Little Rock, Ark. Four brothers, William J., Marshall E., Robert S. and James Edgar Higgins; and three sisters, Estelle Rainwater, Edith Lee and Mae Dimattia, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, tonight from 6 to 9 and at Gillsburg Baptist Church Saturday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 11 a.m. The Rev. Bill Bolton will conduct the service, and burial will be in Gillsburg. ERNEST FRANK McGARY LOS ANGELES - Ernest Frank McGary, 45, died Sept. 21, 2000, in Los Angeles. He was a native of Ponchatoula and a 1973 graduate of Ponchatoula High School. He was employed with National Metal and Steel and National Scrap Metal with David Halem as a trucker and heavy equipment crane operator. He is survived by his mother, Luvenia N. McGary, Ponchatoula; one sister, Earnestine McGary, Houston; three brothers, Johnny McGary, Hammond; Enoch Wade McGary, Sacramento; and Gregory McGary, Ponchatoula; and an adopted sister, Thelma Harris, Inglewood, Calif. He was preceded in death by his father, two sisters, Beverly A. Hughes and Emma Hughes; and two brothers, Warren Steve McGary and Willie Hughes Jr. The Rev. Estell Littlejohn will conduct the funeral today at 8 p.m. at Tasker's Chapel Memorial AME Zion Church, Ponchatoula. Dismissal will be Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. IRVIN L. VINING HARBOUR HEIGHTS, Fla. - Irvin L. Vining, 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at his home. He was a native of Bedico, a former resident of Loranger, a retired Delta Air Lines employee with 35 years of service, a U.S. Air Force veteran and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Barbara G. Vining, Harbour Heights; two sons, Jeffrey Vining, South Carolina, Ronald Vining, North Carolina; daughter, Pamela Melton, South Carolina; two stepdaughters, Jeanette Goff, Fort Myers, Fla., Deborah Byers, Pumta Gorda, Fla.; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Robert and Melvin Vining, both of Ponchatoula; and two sisters, Iris DeWill, Missouri, Vera Burroughs, Vermont. Visitation will be at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, tonight from 6 to 10 and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Morse Cemetery, Bedico.