ERA Leader (9/3/2003) Obits, Washington, LA submitted by: Bonnie Dier ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Clara Husser LeBeau, 89, a native of Franklinton and resident of Mandeville, died Wednesday, August 27, 2003. Mrs. LeBeau retired after 35 years as a Psychiatric Aid with Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville where she worked from its inception in the 1950's. She is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elton Paul LeBeau; her parents, Antoine and Rachel Baham Husser; ten sisters and two brothers. Visitation was at E. J. Fielding Funeral Home in Covington beginning at 6 pm on Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial was on Friday, August 29, 2003 at 11 am from the Chapel at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville. Interment was in Mandeville Cemetery Mausoleum. Danny Lee Polkey, 45, a resident of Enon, died at 5:30 am Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at LSU-Bogalusa Medical Center. He was a longtime employee of Pride Offshore, an LPN at WCI and an investigator for the Washington Parish Coroner's Office. He was a volunteer fireman with District 8 Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a member of Victory Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Angela Yargo Polkey of Enon; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lynette and Neal Brumfield of Franklinton and Christi and Thomas Mitchell of Isabel; three grandchildren, Michaela Davis and Daniel and Erin Mitchell; his mother-in-law, Valda Jones of Bogalusa; and nieces and nephews, John, Brandi, Sam and Courtney Yargo. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Elorise Polkey; and his father-in-law, Joseph Yargo, Jr. Visitation was at Crain Funeral Home from 5 pm until 10 pm Thursday and after 8 am Friday. A funeral service was held at 11 am Friday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Larry Archote officiating. Pallbearers were Mike Wareham, Mike Fussell, Mike Sharp, Art Richardson, John Yargo, Sean Jones, Donald Long and Johnny Jones.