The West Side Journal Obituaries, 6/24/99-9/14/2000 Contributed by: The West Side Journal Prepared for viewing by: Donald W. Johnson Part 1: June - August 1999********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The West Side Journal Obituaries June 24, 1999 ALLAIN, WILLIE LAWRENCE An employee of West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office and a retired major in the uniform division of the Baton Rouge Police Department, he died at 10 p.m. Monday, June 14, 1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 72, a resident of Port Allen and a native of Plaquemine. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting was at Wilbert Funeral Home, Port Allen, with recitation of the rosary. Visiting at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Family Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday, concelebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Robert Berggreen and the Rev. Henry Vavasseur. Interment in Grace Memorial Park. Survived by wife, Magdalen Richard "Dee Dee" Allain, Port Allen; a daughter and son-in-law, Lorrie Anne and Scott Simpson, Prairieville; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Kent and Kathi Tourres Allain, Central, and Randy Allain, Port Allen; four sisters, Sister Mary Victor Allain, New Orleans, Mildred Granier, Plaquemine, Sister Mary Benedict Allain, New Orleans, and Mary Lee "Pete" Barnes, Highlands, Texas; a brother, James E. Allain, Port Allen; 10 grandchildren, Stacey Milton, Michelle Julian, Kristofer Allain, Stephen, Garrett and Brittni Allain, and Josh, Jenna, Jessica and Jordan Simpson; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Allain Julian. Preceded in death by parents, Willie V. and Hilda Gascon Allain; a sister, Louise Gibson; and four brothers, Arthur, Gerard, the Rev. Thomas and Harry Allain. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews, Kenny Doiron and Eddie Allain. Memorial donations may be made to the Rev. Thomas J. Allain Seminary Scholarship Fund, c/o Diocese of Baton Rouge, P.O. Box 2028, Baton Rouge LA 70821. PATTAN, MINISTER PATRICK CHARLES "BUBBA" A minister with Scott United Methodist Church, Port Allen, and a resident and native of Port Allen, he died at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. July 1, 1999 HEBERT, MAUD BREAUX Treasurer for the American Legion Auxiliary and a former saleswoman at School Aids, she went to be with the Lord at 8:26 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 1999, at her home. She was 75, a resident of Port Allen and a native of Pierre Part. Mass of Christian Burial was at Holy Family Catholic Church, celebrated by the Rev. Monsignor Robert Berggreen. Entombment in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Mausoleum, Brusly. Survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Barbara and Charles Blanchard Jr., Belle Rose, Brenda and N.J. "Jay" Caballero III, Donaldson-ville, and Gail Drumm, Port Allen; four sons and daughters-in-law, Gene and Donna DeMars Hebert, Greenwell Springs, C.J. and Kay Gardner Hebert Zachary, Rickey and Khadidja Belimam Hebert and Kenny and Jenny Mitchell Hebert, all of Port Allen; two sisters, Anita Mancuso, Morristown, N.J., and Mildred Nason, Gretna; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude M. Hebert; a sister, Veronica Breaux; a grandson, Scott Paul Caballero; and her parents, Henry and El-varie Daigle Breaux. Memorial donations may be made to West Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging, 2560 Court St., Port Allen, LA 70767. REED, ROBERT G. "BOBBY" A loving husband and father and radiation protection technician with Entergy at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant, he died at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at his home in Port Allen. He was 52 and a native of Baton Rouge. Religious services at Wilbert Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Jimmy Womack. Interment in Erwinville Baptist Church Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Darnell Northrop Reed, Port Allen; mother, Yvonne Solar Reed, Baton Rouge; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Robert "Bobby" Jr. and Stacy Loque Reed, Ventress, Daniel Reed, Port Allen, and Jeremy and Tanya Nickens Reed, Erwinville; a sister, Yvonne E. "Sis" Reed, Baton Rouge; five brothers, Curtis "Buddy" Reed Jr., Covington, John Reed, Douglas Reed and Charles Reed, all of Baton Rouge, and Alvin Reed, Mandeville; and four grandchildren, Destiny, James, Christian and Shelby Reed. Preceded in death by father, Curtis Reed. Pallbearers will be brothers, Curtis, John and Alvin Reed, and Kenny and Houston Northrop and Billy Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Don Mizell and Steven Reed. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge, 8322 One Calais Ave., Suite A, Baton Rouge LA 70809-3412. July 8, 1999 GALLOWAY, MABEL MOORE A retired nurse and a resident of Port Allen, she died at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 1999, at her home. She was 69 and a native of Pontotoc, Miss. Religious services at Wilbert Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Joe Alain. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by a daughter, Janie Nolan, Denham Springs; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Wayne and Barbara Earl Galloway, Denham Springs, and Carl Galloway, Port Allen; two sisters, Vernie Washington, Pontotoc, Miss., and Sue Crosby, Port Allen; four grandchildren, Laurie Galloway Brown and her husband Larry, Michelle Nolan, Misty Nolan, and Jay Galloway; and two great-grandchildren, Carleigh Brown and Kirsten Brown. Preceded in death by her husband, William J. "Bill" Galloway; two sisters, Opal and Livonia Cossey; four brothers, Edward Moore, Jack Moore, Prentiss Moore, and Alfred Moore; and parents, Clifford Wiley and Agnes Walls Moore. ODOM, LAURA A resident of Lukeville, she died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at Plaquemine Manor Nursing Home. She was 99 and a native of Addis. Religious services at Israelite Baptist Church, Brusly, conducted by the Rev. G.C. Pierce. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by a daughter, Florence Deloch Thomas, Lukeville; a grandchild, Millard Thomas Jr.; five great-grandchildren, Millard III, Stephanie, Eric, Alicia and Aaron; and two great-great-grandchildren, Joshua and Jocelyn. Preceded in death by parents, husband, daughter, two sisters and four brothers. SANCHEZ, SR. SHELBY J. "TIGER" A retired employee with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, he died at 3:20 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 1999, at his home in Erwinville. He was 85 and a native of Brusly St. Martin. Mass of Christian Burial was at Holy Family Catholic Church, celebrated by the Rev. Matt Lorrain. Interment in White Castle Cemetery, White Castle. Survived by his wife, Flavia "Faye" Bodin Sanchez, Erwinville; seven daughters and five sons-in-law, Edna Williams, Port Allen, Rita Beauregard, Maringouin, Lillie and Willie Stuard, St. Rose, Gladys and Clay Lanclos, Leonville, Yvonne and Bill Raia, Wilsonville, Ala., Myrtle Richardson, Glynn, Roxanne and Larry Peterson, Denham Springs, and Frank Hernandez, Plaquemine; four sons and a daughter-in-law, E.J. and Delaney Sanchez, Tucker, Ga., Jeffrey Alcorn, Jarreau, Larry Sanchez, Port Allen, and Craig Alcorn, Baton Rouge; four sisters, Hilda Delapasse, Erwinville, Vernese Longo, White Castle, Elnora Daigle, Plaquemine, and Milda Richbourg, Covington; six brothers, Dudley Sanchez Sr., Plaquemine, Chilton Sanchez, Lumberton, Miss., Lawrence Sanchez, Brusly, Clifton Sanchez, Plaquemine, Louis Sanchez, Addis, and Kenneth Sanchez, White Castle; 30 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Albert and Alice Raffray Sanchez; a daughter, Mary Hernandez; a son, Shelby Sanchez Jr.; a granddaughter, Denise Hernandez; three sisters, Verda Smith, Delta Bourg and Mildred Durning; and three brothers, Irvin Sanchez, Herby Sanchez and Harry Sanchez. Pallbearers will be grandsons. July 22, 1999 EMORY, MARIE EDRINGTON A resident of Maringouin, she died Saturday, July 10, 1999, in College Station, Texas, where she had lived with her daughter and son-in-law since 1997. She was born in Reserve on July 14, 1902, the sixth of 10 children of 28th District Judge and Mrs. Prentice Ellis Edrington Sr. She attended elementary school in Reserve and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in New Orleans in 1920. Her great-grandfather, Morris Price Edrington, was publisher of L'Observateur in Reserve in the early 1800s. She married Harold Homer Emory of Choudrant on Aug. 17, 1927, and in 1936, they made their home in Maringouin. He was a teacher and assistant principal of Shady Grove School. He died May 29, 1980. A lifelong Catholic, she received an apostolic blessing from Pope Paul VI in 1979 for her work with Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Maringouin. She is survived by her daughter, Mildred Emory Starr of College Station; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Mass of Christian Burial was at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Maringouin, celebrated by the Rev. Shelton Fabre, pastor. Burial in church cemetery. Wilbert Funeral Service, Port Allen, in charge of arrangements. CAILLOUET, JR. JOSEPH C. "KIYI" Retired from Ethyl Corp., a resident of Bayou Corne and former longtime resident of Brusly, he died at 1:15 p.m. Friday, July 9, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 75 and a native of Plaquemine. He was a veteran of World War II and saw action in the Battle of the Bulge. Mass of Christian Burial was at St. John the Baptist Catholic, celebrated by the Rev. Eric Gyan. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by wife, Mary "Black" Rodriguez Daigle Caillouet, Bayou Corne; two stepsons and stepdaughters-in-law, Edward and Mary Jo Daigle, Tullahoma, Tenn., and Timothy and Lajuanda Sullivan Daigle, Zachary; two sisters, Mary Louise Hidalgo, Plaquemine, and Vera Salyer, Carencro; a brother, Gerald Caillouet, Brusly; eight stepgrandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Joseph C. and Nita Hicks Caillouet; and first wife, Geraldine "Jerry" Dupuy Caillouet. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 160 and Brusly Hunting Club, and a former town councilman of Brusly. July 29, 1999 MORRIS, HAROLD EDWARD A retired farmer at Camp Stock Farm in Chamberlin, he died at 12:22 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 1999, at his home in Port Allen. He was 74 and a native of Wilmot, Ark. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Religious services were at St. Paul's Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, New Roads, conducted by the Rev. Miller Armstrong. Interment in False River Memorial Park, New Roads. Survived by his wife, Dorothy Stephens Morris, Port Allen; a daughter and son-in-law, Reba Gail and George Donachricha Jr., Port Allen; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Dale Morris and Keith and Ronada Morris, all of Port Allen; an adopted son, Bobby Joe Bennett, Oscar; two sisters, Edna Mae Boyd, Oakdale, and M.R. Morris, Port Allen; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Ray and Ina Mae Howell Morris; and a brother, Charles Ray Morris. Pallbearers will be Frank Pirie, Gordon Pirie Jr., Joey Donachricha, Kenneth Morris, Kevin Kimball and Heath Morris. Honorary pallbearers are Tony Hickman, Bob Landry, John Morgan, Ted Jones, Fred Fredricks, Henry "Boo" Gray, Hollis Day, Kenneth Kahao Sr., Dr. Patrick Stagg and staff, Dr. James Christopher, Sister Emma Noel and Bob Ross. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 160, Port Allen, 32nd degree Mason, Acacia Shrine Temple AAONMF, American Brahma Breeders Association, ASCS Committeeman, FHA board member, charter member of the First Baptist Church of Port Allen, charter member of the West Baton Rouge Parish Chamber of Commerce, and board member of the Farm Bureau. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shriner's Children's Hospital, Shreveport. BROUSSARD, MARK PAUL An electronics technician with Computerland and a resident of Addis, he died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 1999. He was 34 and a native of Baton Rouge. Religious services were at Wilbert Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Cleveland Fontenot. Interment in Grace Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Lee Ann Broussard, Addis; a daughter, Taylor Nicole Broussard, Addis; father and mother, Paul and Clara Gardner Broussard, Plaquemine; two sisters, Amanda Kay Seneca, Plaquemine, and Sandra Ann Gates, Lenoir City, Tenn.; and two brothers, Chad Michael Broussard and Donovan Lee Broussard, both of Plaquemine. Pallbearers will be Gene Seymour, Donny Tullier Jr., Tim Smith, Linnie O'Neil, Brian Caillouet and Tom Hoffmann. He was a member of the Plaquemine Jaycees. Memorial donations may be made to M.D.A./A.L.S. Research Center, NB 302, Houston TX 77030. GARCIA, OBDULIO L. A retired sugar chemist with Poplar Grove and Cinclare sugar mills and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 1999, at Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge. He was 79 and a native of Cinfuegos, Cuba. A memorial Mass will be announced later. Survived by his wife, Candida Lopez Garcia, Baton Rouge; two daughters, Mary Bueno Garcia, Chesapeake, Va., and Lourdes Burns Garcia, Corpus Christi, Texas; a son, Alberto Jesus Garcia, Lafayette; two stepsons, Mauricio Navarro, Zachary, and Nestor Navarro, Mexico; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wilbert Funeral Home, Port Allen, in charge of arrangements. CRANE, ISABEL ORILLION A native of Highland, she died at 1 a.m. Monday, July 19, 1999, at Heritage House, Baton Rouge. She was 76. Interment in Grace Memorial Park, Plaquemine. Survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law, Linda Crane, Baton Rouge, Pauline and Eugene Schexnayder, Walker, Roberta and Melvin Free, Brusly, and Donna and Stanley Kinstley, Fort Worth, Texas; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Dottie Crain, Baton Rouge, and Daniel and Norma Carline Crane, Dutchtown; 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Robert E. Crane; parents, Christopher and Elizabeth Cox Orillion; two daughters, Lillian Atwood and Eula Hebert; four brothers, Alfred, Ralph, Oliver and Christopher Orillion Jr.; and a granddaughter, Jerilynne Hebert. BAKER, CORA MARIE Cora Marie Baker, 78, of Jennings died July 21, 19999 at 8:40 a.m. at her residence. She was born August 25, 1920 in Estherwood, Louisiana. She was a native of Estherwood and a resident of Jennings. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of American Court Mother Cabrini, Ladies Altar Society, Jennings American Legion Hospital "Pink Ladies" Auxiliary Member and more. Survivors include three sons, Elzey John Baker, Jr. and daughter-in-law Kay of Jennings, Paul Baker and daughter-in-law Jonelle of Port Allen and Albert Baker and daughter-in-law Leah of Sulphur; three daughters, Mrs. Terry (Barbara) Hanks of Sulphur, Mrs. Terry (Linda) Hargroder of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Gary (Jane) Cloud of Sulphur, four brothers, Hillias Myers, Mark Myers, C.D. Myers, all of Jennings and Phil Myers of Cumby, Texas, three sisters, Laura Myers of Jennings, Sister Monica Myers of Duson, La., and Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) Broussard of Lake Arthur, La., twenty grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Elzey John Baker, Jr., a son, William Charles Baker, her parents, Olide and Donatile Myers, a brother, Luke Myers, Sr., and a sister, Hilda Myers. COMEAUX, MARY LORETTA A native of West Baton Rouge Parish, she died at 9:02 p.m. Monday, July 19, 1999, at Plaquemine Manor, Plaquemine. She was 84. Mass of Christian Burial was at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Plaquemine, celebrated by the Rev. Stephen Hymel. Interment in Grace Memorial Park. Survived by a brother, John Stanley Comeaux, Plaquemine; a loving and caring aunt, Mrs. Alfred (Volena Bourgoyne) Roth Sr., Plaquemine; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, George Eugene and Mary Lenora Bourgoyne Comeaux; two sisters, Mrs. Pete (Lenora C.) Schexnaidre and Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) C. Dupuy; and a brother, George E. Comeaux Jr. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity. Wilbert Funeral Home, Plaquemine, in charge of arrangements.