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BIANCHINI, BARBARA V.
09/07/02
Barbara V. Bianchini, a homemaker, died Wednesday of acute respiratory failure at Northshore Regional Medical Center. She was 63. Ms. Bianchini was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include her husband, Dominick P. Bianchini; five daughters, Brenda B. Armato, Glenda B. Mitchell, Cheryl B. Cook, Donna B. Ortiz and Karen B. Melancon; two brothers, Emile and Joseph Vice Jr.; a sister, Marilyn V. McNellis; and four grandchildren. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DALLON, GLADYS WASHINGTON
09/05/02
Gladys Washington Dallon, a homemaker, died Aug. 30 at her home. She was 80. Mrs. Dallon was a resident of Killona for 50 years. She was a member of Children of Israel Baptist Church in Killona. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Dallon; a daughter, Deborah Dallon; a stepson, Joseph Dallon Jr. of Ramsey, N.J.; a stepdaughter, Hazel Dallon of Hahnville; two brothers, Clifford Washington of New Orleans and Wilton Matthews of Ama; five sisters, Ella Mae Chambers of Raceland, Daisyette Tolliver of Algiers, Julia Lewis, Athenette Nobles of Algiers and Linda Taylor of New Orleans; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Children of Israel Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery in Taft. Robottom Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
DRENNING, DELIA PREVOST
09/22/02
Delia Prevost Drenning, a homemaker and retired elementary schoolteacher for the Jefferson Parish school system, died Thursday of congestive heart failure at her home. She was 99. Mrs. Drenning was born in Baldwin and lived in Metairie for the past 62 years. She graduated from Franklin High School and received a certificate in teacher training from Southwest Louisiana Institute in Lafayette and a bachelor's degree in lower elementary education from Tulane University. She was a parishioner of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. She was a member of the Alpha Delta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, the American Association of Women, Jefferson Parish Historical Society, the Jefferson Parish and National Retired Teachers Association, AARP Metairie Chapter No. 725 and the Tulane Alumni Association. Survivors include two sons, Chester A. Drenning Jr. of Sonoma, Calif., and Denis A. Drenning; a sister, Stella Prevost Roy of Chalmette; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home, 2929 Metairie Road. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
COLLINS, GREGORY
09/06/02
Gregory Collins, a licensed chauffeur, died Sunday of gunshot wounds at his home. He was 45. Mr. Collins was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from McDonogh No. 35 High School. Survivors include two sons, Aston D. and Aaron P. Collins; a daughter, Ansel C. Franklin; his mother, Lizzie Collins; and three sisters, Marilyn C. Smith and Joyce and Sheila Collins. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Historic St. James A.M.E. Church, 222 N. Roman St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Roch Cemetery No. 2. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CLARK, SYLVIA SMITH
09/03/02
Sylvia Smith Clark, a homemaker, died Sunday of complications due to a stroke at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was 69. Mrs. Clark was born in Picayune, Miss., and lived in Slidell. Survivors include her husband, Fred Clark; a son, Fred L. Clark ; two daughters, Judy Lynn Rucker and Stephanie Lynn Clark; and two grandchildren. A funeral was held Monday at Williams Funeral Home in Pearl River. Burial was in Sycamore Cemetery, Picayune.
THOMAS, BILLIE WAYNE SR.
09/06/02
Billie Wayne Thomas Sr., a carpenter, died Monday of congestive heart failure at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga. He was 59. Mr. Thomas was born in New Orleans, lived in Gretna for 44 years and in Atlanta for the past 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Vernetta Wells Thomas; two sons, Kendrick and Billie W. Thomas Jr.; two daughters, Tonia Thomas and Margaret Simmons; his mother, Leola Jones Thomas; two sisters, Nedra Clark and Dennis Jones; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Murray Henderson Funeral Home, 1209 Teche St., Algiers. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in McDonoghville Cemetery in Gretna.
NAPOLITANO, SALVADOR ‘SAM' JOSEPH SR.
09/16/02
Salvador "Sam" Joseph Napolitano Sr., a retired stagehand, died Friday at his home. He was 86. Mr. Napolitano was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for many years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local Union No. 39. Survivors include a son, Salvador Napolitano Jr.; a stepson, Charles Crosson; two stepdaughters, Paulette Crosson and Winona Dykes; a brother, Peter C. Napolitano; a sister, Marie Napolitano; two grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at noon at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m.
BRETT, ANDREW PIERRE ‘TURKEYMAN'
09/03/02
Andrew Pierre "Turkeyman" Brett, a student, died Sunday at St. Tammany Parish Hospital of injuries suffered in a go-cart accident. He was 8 and was a lifelong resident of Covington. He attended St. Peter's School. He was a Wolf Cub in Pack No. 160, Den No. 9. Survivors include his father, Alexander Holmes Brett Jr.; his mother, Kimberly Renee Bennett Brett; a sister, Meagan Elizabeth Brett; and grandparents, Eddie and Patricia Walch , Pierre and Geri Dubroc and Roger and Ann Bennett. A Mass will be said today at noon at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st Ave. Covington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
HERRING, LENWOOD ‘BAY BAY'
09/07/02
Lenwood "Bay Bay" Herring, a contractor, died Aug. 22 of cancer at Ferncrest Nursing Home. He was 64. Mr. Herring was born in Mississippi and lived in New Orleans for the past 50 years. He graduated from Bassville High School. Survivors include his companion, Aldora William; three sons, Leonard Morgan, Lewis Jordan and James E. Turner; four daughters, Cheryl Herring, Robin C. West, Anesla Morgan and Tina Ellis; three brothers, Joel Price, and Lemar and Robert Lee Herring; two sisters, Hilda Lawrence and T. Willie Smith; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home in Prentiss, Miss. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery in Bassfield, Miss.
HENRY, SIMLAH CY JR.
09/22/02
Simlah Cy Henry Jr., a former prep cook at Boomtown Casino, died Thursday of renal failure at Tulane Medical Center. He was 35. Mr. Henry was born in New Orleans and lived in Algiers for the past 12 years. He graduated from O. Perry Walker High School. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Chandra Byes Henry; a son, Simlah Cy Henry III; a daughter, Cydreanna Simrhea Henry; his father, Simlah Cy Henry Sr.; his mother, Barbara Henry; three brothers, Larry Green, Cleveland McGinnis and Keith McCray; and three sisters, Tanina Marshall, Sabrina Holmes and Patrice Dyas. A funeral will be held Tuesday at noon at Asbury United Methodist Church, 2725 Ernest St. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery. Davis Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
MICHEL, FRANK LEONARD
09/03/02
Frank Leonard Michel, a retired restaurant owner, died Sunday at Metropolitan Hospice. He was 81. Mr. Michel was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He formerly worked for Borden Milk Co. and Carm's Beef. He served as a technician 4th grade in the Army during World War II. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Linda Fulton Michel; two daughters, Sandra Elizabeth Jones and Cynthia Michel Davis; two stepsons, Joseph and John Anzalone; a stepdaughter, Jill Anzalone Byrd; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Thursday at 10 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday at 8 a.m. Interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.
PENTON, JOHN ADAM
09/05/02
John Adam Penton, a painter, died Sunday in Bush of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was 23. Mr. Penton was a lifelong resident of Bush. Survivors include his wife, Danielle St. Pierre Penton; his father, Marvin K. Penton; his mother, Constance Armstrong Penton; his stepmother, Linda Penton; three brothers, Tommy Joe Spencer of Mandeville, Thomas Elton Penton and Randy Spencer; a sister, Robin Spencer of Bogalusa; and his grandmother, Carmella Armstrong of Schenectady, N.Y. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Brown-McGehee Funeral Home in Bogalusa. Burial will be in Penton Cemetery, Talisheek.
