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MASON, MARY LOUISE
05/30/02
Mary Louise Mason, a homemaker, died Sunday at Lakeland Medical Center. She was 84. Ms. Mason was born in LaPlace and lived in New Orleans for many years. Survivors include a brother, Charles Mason Jr., and a sister, Ethel Mason. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. at St. James Major Catholic Church, 3736 Gentilly Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. A second visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church in Reserve. Burial will be in St. Peter Catholic Church Cemetery. Boissiere-Labat Family Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
FOURROUX, ELSIE WATTIGNY
05/20/02
Elsie Wattigny Fourroux, a retired teacher with the Jefferson Parish school system, died Wednesday at Northwest Medical Center in Margate, Fla. She was 90. Mrs. Fourroux was born in Kenner and lived in Parkland, Fla., for the past two years. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include her husband, Wilfred J. Fourroux; two daughters, Catherine F. Peterson and Gwendolyn F. Guitierrez; a sister, Dorothy W. Fitzgerald; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1908 Short St., Kenner. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories. Lamana-Panno-Fallo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
ADAMS, WILLIE JAMES ‘DEEK'
06/09/02
Willie James "Deek" Adams, a retired driver for New Orleans Tours, died Wednesday of lung cancer at his home. He was 63. Mr. Adams was born in Marven, Ga., and lived in New Orleans for the past 33 years. He graduated from Chalmette High School and the Louisiana State University Law Enforcement Training Center. He worked as a St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputy, a bus driver for St. Bernard Parish schools and a tractor driver for Atlas Van Lines. He was a deacon at Greater Progressive Baptist Church and a community activist in the Lower 9th Ward. He was a member of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, the Ebony Van Club and the Cajun Cowboys. Survivors include his wife, Joan Pichon Adams; five sons, Willie Adams Jr. of San Jose, Calif., George Dupard of Lithonia, Ga., Adrian Dupard of New Roads, and Kerry and Terrence Dupard; five daughters, Debra A. Showers of Bartow, Fla., Sherri D. Young of Lithonia, Ga., Sherrill D. Coleman of Pineville, Nicole Graves and Tonita D. Thaggard; a brother, Ulysses Adams Sr. of Tampa, Fla.; four sisters, Minnie Sampson of Tampa, Margarite A. Stokes of Toms River, N.J., Iva A. Johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Bernice Adams of East Orange, N.J.; 29 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Light City Church, 6117 St. Claude Ave. Visitation will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. and Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery.
BARROIS, CLAIRE A.
05/19/02
Claire A. Barrois, a homemaker, died Friday of lung cancer at her home. She was 75. She was born in New Orleans and lived in Lacombe for the past 16 years. Survivors include her husband, Newton T. Barrois Sr.; two sons, Dennis J. and Newton T. Barrois Jr.; a daughter, Barbara Barrois Volz; two brothers, Andrew and Alton Attaway; four sisters, Josephine A. Alberti, Lillian A. LeBlanc, Anna Mae Young and Elsie A. Kaiser; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell. Visitation will begin at noon. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
BROWN, ISIAH NATHANIEL
05/31/02
Isiah Nathaniel Brown, a retired employee at Lakeside Food Court, died Monday at his home. He was 89. Mr. Brown was born in Mobile, Ala., and lived in New Orleans for 83 years. He served in the Army. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Reed Brown; three daughters, Deborah B. Norman, Diane B. Jefferson and Joan Walker; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Majestic Mortuary, 1833 Oretha C. Haley Blvd. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
PERRY, DARREL GEORGE
05/17/02
Darrel George Perry, a retired merchant seaman, died Monday at Chalmette Medical Center. He was 81. Mr. Perry was born in South Dakota and lived in St. Bernard Parish for the past 35 years. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 36, and a sergeant in the Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Becnel Perry. A graveside service will be held today at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, 701 W. Virtue St. in Chalmette. St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HOOPER, MARGARET DORIS CRABB
06/08/02
Margaret Doris Crabb Hooper, a homemaker, died Thursday at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 83. Mrs. Hooper was born in London, England, and lived in Gretna for the past 50 years. She was a member of the Gretna Homemakers Club. Survivors include three sons, Barry James Hooper, William George Hooper and Robert Stephen Hooper; a daughter, Wendy Gail Morris; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
THEDY, ELIZABETH ‘BETTY' MOFFETT
06/12/02
Elizabeth "Betty" Moffett Thedy, a retired executive secretary of the Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic, died Sunday at her home. She was 76. Mrs. Thedy was born in New Orleans and recently moved to Slidell. She graduated from Annunciation High School. She was a former employee of Zetz Bottling Co., and had been with the Sugar Bowl for 30 years, serving twice as interim executive director. Survivors include her husband, Russel Thedy; two sons, Tod and Clay Thedy; and three grandsons. A funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
SOIGNIER, WAYNE JOSEPH
06/06/02
Wayne Joseph Soignier, a retired pipe fitter with Local No. 60, died Monday of complications from heart surgery at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 50. Mr. Soignier was born in New Orleans and lived in Kenner for the past 24 years. He graduated from East Jefferson High School. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Luminais Soignier; his mother, Althea Therese Heintz; and three brothers, Bill, Warren and Harry Soignier. A Mass will be said Friday at 10:30 a.m. at L.A. Muhleisen & Son, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Friday beginning at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
GUILLORY, LELIA MARY
05/17/02
Lelia Mary Guillory, a homemaker, died Tuesday at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 85. Mrs. Guillory was born in Plaucheville and lived in Metairie for 52 years. She was a parishioner of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Woodruff John Guillory; two sons, Conrad J. and Brent A. Guillory; a daughter, Myra G. Gerty; two brothers, Elliot and Harold Pepitone; two sisters, Odette Riviere and Lurline Neck; nine grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at noon at Tharp Sontheimer Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
TUNSON, LAWRENCE J. ‘CANDYMAN'
05/31/02
Lawrence J. "Candyman" Tunson, a retired sheetrock hanger, died May 23 of undetermined causes at Meadowcrest Hospital. He was 61. Mr. Tunson was born in Napoleonville and lived in New Orleans for the past 45 years. Survivors include four sons, Lawrence Jr., Timothy, Shone and Telly Tunson; three daughters, Lisa, Neasy and Desire Tunson; two brothers, Lloyd and Richard Lee; and two sisters, Rosemary Hilton and Deloris Meads. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church, 2510 Orleans Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery. Davis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CAVIN, BERTHA BLOUNT
06/13/02
Bertha Blount Cavin, a retired child-care worker for St. Matthew's Methodist Church and Memorial Baptist Church, died Wednesday at Metairie Healthcare. She was 94. Ms. Cavin was born in McComb, Miss., and lived in Metairie for the last 55 years. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Lee R. Calvin; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m.at L.A. Muhleisen & Son, 2929 Metairie Road. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
DAVIS, THE REV. HAYWARD
05/31/02
The Rev. Hayward Davis, an employee of the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, died of undetermined causes Tuesday at his home. He was 55. Pastor Davis was born in Pointe a la Hache and lived in Port Sulphur for many years. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Frances Davis; a son, Hayward Davis Jr.; three daughters, Tammy King, Chasity Chiffon and Cher Davis; a brother, Jackie Davis Sr.; two sisters, Barbara Coleman and Verna Williams; and five grandchildren. A funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Macedonia Baptist Church, 22723 Louisiana 23, Port Sulphur. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Barthelemy Cemetery, Diamond. Davis Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
HALL, RUSSELL A. SR.
06/14/02
Russell A. Hall Sr., a retired clerk for Illinois Central Railroad, died Wednesday of a heart attack at Chalmette Medical Center. He was 74. Mr. Hall was born in New Orleans and lived in St. Bernard Parish for the past 42 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, June Appel Hall; a son, Russell A. Hall Jr.; three daughters, Mary Ann Thompson, Cynthia Gabb and Adrienne Lezina; three brothers, William "Billy" Hall, Dudley Hall and the Rev. Adrian Hall; a sister, Audrey Hall; and seven grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 12:30 p.m. at Vickers, Verrette and Dornan Funeral Home, 3027 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Louis No. 1.
BROWN, WILLIAM T. ‘BILL' JR.
06/13/02
William T. "Bill" Brown Jr., a retired sales representative of Cummings MidSouth, died Monday of heart failure at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 58. Mr. Brown was born in New Orleans and lived in Kenner for 22 years before moving to Destrehan last year. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Linda Vallette Brown; a son, Todd Brown; a daughter, Brandi Brown; a stepson Troy Guidry; a stepdaughter, Tara Guidry Hall; his father, William T. Brown Sr.; his stepfather Leon Gambino; two brothers, Wayne and Glen Brown; two sisters, Judy Gambino and Kay Brown; and two step-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Friday at noon at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
