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PAILET, ALAN W.
05/30/02
Alan W. Pailet, a managing director at Bear Stearns investment firm in Boston, died Monday of cancer at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 54. Mr. Pailet was born in Chicago and lived in New Orleans for many years and in Boston for the past 30 years. He graduated from Isidore Newman School and had a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Tulane University. He served on the Tulane University Advisory Council. He did postgraduate work at Harvard University in Boston. Survivors include his wife, Janet Pailet; his father and mother, Ellis and Helen Pailet; and a brother, Robert Pailet. A memorial service will be held Friday at 5:15 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave.
WILSON, DONALD E.
05/20/02
Donald E. Wilson, a retired executive and mechanical engineer with Chevron Oil Co., died Saturday at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He was 69. Mr. Wilson was born in New Orleans and lived in Fort Worth. He designed onshore and offshore plants, refineries, pipelines and drilling operations. Survivors include his wife, Martha Anne Wilson; two daughters, Deborah Anne Crow of Fort Worth, and Mary Jane Stickler of Orange Beach, Ala.; a son, Donald E. Wilson Jr. of Fort Myers, Fla.; and six grandchildren. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Greenwood Funeral Home, Fort Worth. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial will be in Greenwood Mausoleum.
MILLER, BENJAMIN
06/05/02
Benjamin Miller, a retired janitor, died April 29 at his home. He was 85. Mr. Miller was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He had worked for Tulane University. Survivors include nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Littlejohn's Funeral Home, 7818 Earhart Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be private.
CELESTIN, ISABELLA ‘BELL' JONES
06/15/02
Isabella "Bell" Jones Celestin, a homemaker, died Tuesday of breast cancer at her home. She was 48. Mrs. Celestin was a lifelong resident of St. James. She attended St. James High School. Survivors include her husband, Louis Celestin Sr.; her mother, Eloise C. Jones; two daughters, Latoya and Letecia Celestin; two stepsons, Louis Celestin Jr. and Dominic Celestin; two sisters, Genella Aubert and Rozella Williams; two brothers, the Rev. Myron Jones and Samuel Jones; a stepsister, Oneda Griffin; three stepbrothers, Robert Bernard and Steve and Curtis Raymond; and two step grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in St. James. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Baloney Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
HUDSON, MARY JONES
06/03/02
Mary Jones Hudson, a housekeeper, died Wednesday at Touro Infirmary. She was 81. Ms. Hudson was born in Jonesville and lived in New Orleans for the past 79 years. She was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of the May Emerald Birthday Group. Survivors include a son, Reginald Toliver of Houston; a daughter, Amy Nelson; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 2415 S. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park Cemetery. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
WALLACE, OLIVIA LEE RUFFIN
05/16/02
Olivia Lee Ruffin Wallace, a nurse's assistant, died Friday of injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Missouri. She was 64. Mrs. Wallace was born in New Orleans and lived in Algiers. Survivors include her husband, Braxton "Wally" B. Wallace Sr.; five sons, Patrick F. Ruffin, Braxton B. Wallace Jr., Donald A., Alfred O. and Orlando V. Wallace; two daughters, Karen R. Johnson and Mikki T. Wallace; a stepson, Stuart Wallace; two stepdaughters, Mary J. Bostick and Catherine McKay; four brothers, Wesley Jr., Curtis, John and Otis Ruffin; seven sisters, Dorothy Lee, Mable Brooks, Delores Payne, Gladys Butler, Linda Black, Marguerite Robinson and Merite Cain; 24 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Second Baptist Church, 2836 Sullen Place, Algiers. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery, Gretna. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Davis Mortuary Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
McMORRIS, JAMES H.
06/15/02
James H. McMorris, a retired entrepreneur, died Monday of congestive heart failure at Memorial Medical Center. He was 67. Mr. McMorris was born in Woodville, Miss., and lived in New Orleans the past four years. He was the owner of McMorris Grocery Store in Woodville. He was a deacon at Hopewell A.M.E. Church in Woodville. Survivors include a son, James Tarvis McMorris of Weyanoke; a daughter, Melissa McMorris of Woodville; a brother, Herman McMorris; two sisters, Catherine Stokes of Chicago and Lovie Richardson McMorris; and six grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Hopewell A.M.E. Church. Visitation will be today from 4 to 6 p.m. at Littlejohn Funeral Home, 2163 Aubry St., and Saturday at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Free Spring Baptist Church Cemetery in Doloroso, Miss.
ERNEST, DAVE
06/13/02
Dave Ernest, a laborer for the Sewerage & Water Board, died Friday of heart failure at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. He was 90. Mr. Ernest was born in Eudora, Ark., and lived in New Orleans for most of his life. Survivors include his wife, Arlee Stewart Ernest; a stepson, Larry Battee; a sister, Edna Mae Parker; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Battle Ground Baptist Church, 2241 Flood St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FARTHING, LOUANA LUNDY
06/01/02
Louana Lundy Farthing, a retired clerk, died Wednesday at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 93. Mrs. Farthing was born in Batchelor and lived in New Orleans for many years. Survivors include two stepdaughters, Ruby Holton and Lessie Farthings . A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Historic St. Peter AME Church, 1201 Cadiz St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
NOEL, LOUIS HAROLD
06/03/02
Louis Harold Noel, a retired maintenance man at Avondale Shipyards, died at his home in Bridge City. He was 86. Mr. Noel was born in Lewisburg and lived in Bridge City for the past 40 years. He was a parishioner of Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Bridge City. He was a volunteer for the Lions Club and senior citizen's functions. Survivors include his wife, Alice Stoute Noel; two sons, Harry and Donald Noel; a daughter, Rita Waitz; a brother, Lester Noel; two sisters, Mary Louise Michel and Ludie Miller; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Holy Guardian Angel Catholic Church, 1701 Bridge City Ave., Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 7 a.m. Burial will be in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery, Westwego. Mothe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
HALL, J.L.
06/01/02
J.L. Hall, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday of cancer at his home. He was 72. Mr. Hall was born in Fulton, Ky., and lived in Robert for many years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include a son, Gary D. Hall of Fulton; a stepson, Doug Drane of Jacksonville, Ill.; two stepdaughters, Sue Anderson of Danville, Ill., and Debbie Bettis of Lawton, Okla.; two sisters, Willodean Gunther of Nicholson, Miss., and Betty Stafford of Memphis, Tenn.; a grandchild; and many step grandchildren. A funeral was held Friday at Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home in Hammond. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans.
GIVENS, LEOLA GIBSON
06/01/02
Leola Gibson Givens, a domestic worker, died Tuesday at Memorial Medical Center. She was 87. Mrs. Givens was born in Woodville, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 50 years. She was a member of First Mission Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Frances Stokes of Greenville, S.C.; two sisters, Mary Jane Hall of Baton Rouge and Ethel Finley of Vallejo, Calif.; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Visitation will begin at noon. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
OLIVER, EDWARD
06/01/02
Edward Oliver, a self-employed gardener, died May 25 at his home. He was 85. Mr. Oliver was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include three sons, Edward, Thaddeus and Mitchell Oliver; a daughter, Patricia Oliver; a stepson, Joseph Fobbs; two sisters, Helen Alexander of Chicago and Ida O. Moses; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at noon at Boissiere-Labat Family Funeral Services, 1703 N. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.
ALZAR, ANGELINA GUZZARDI
06/10/02
Angelina Guzzardi Alzar, a retired employee at Gus Mayer Department Store, died Thursday at Waldon Healthcare Center. She was 90. Ms. Alzar was born in Houma and lived New Orleans and Metairie for the past 13 years. Survivors include a sister, Rita G. Morales. A Mass will be said today at noon at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Hope Mausoleum.
THERIOT, DAVID PAUL
06/12/02
David Paul Theriot, service technician for Fuelman Corp., died Saturday of cardiac arrest at his home. He was 38. Mr. Theriot was born in Houma and lived in Arabi for the past seven years. He was a graduate of Terrebonne High School and attended Nicholls State University. He was an Army veteran. He was a former point-of-sale technician for Fleetcore Technologies. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Munsoon Theriot; a stepdaughter, Melanie Guillory; his father, Will Theriot; his mother, Beverly Theriot of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Leslie J. Theriot of Rocksprings, Wyo., and James Theriot; and a sister, Maureen Theriot Reuter of Arlington, Texas. A funeral will be held today at noon at Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.
