RODRIGUEZ, MARIE HALL
She died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at home with her family. She was born to James and Bea Hall, 73 years ago on Nov. 28, 1928. She was part of the last graduating class from Ethel High School. She graduated from Baton Rouge General Nursing School on Jan. 13, 1949, and married Earl Rodriguez the next day. She began her nursing career at East Louisiana State Hospital, and six years later, became the head nurse at the East Feliciana Health Unit and remained there for the following 28 years. In 1980, she was named by President Ronald Reagan to the Infant Advisory Board. After retiring from the Health Unit, she went back to work part-time at East Louisiana State Hospital until she retired in March of this year. She was also a member of First Baptist Church of Zachary, and was co-founder and co-owner of radio station WFEX 92.7 in Clinton, from 1978 to 1986. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Randall E. and Rita Rodriguez of Lafayette; a daughter, Donna Rodriguez of Baton Rouge; and four grandchildren, Jonathan and Christy Rodriguez of Baton Rouge, and Caleb and Jocelyn Rodriguez Rogers of Lafayette. Her joys in life include her four great-grandchildren, Taylor Rodriguez, Aaron Rogers, Caylin Rogers and Braedon Rodriguez; her four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Loretta and Jack Winn of Friendswood, Texas, Kaleta and Bob Hudson of Canton, Texas, Jimmie and Luke Darbonne of Clinton, and Edna Browning of Zachary. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Bea Hall; her husband, Earl E. Rodriguez; and special brother-in-law, Don Browning. Visitation at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. Visitation at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Alvin Hall, with music by Corky Hall. Graveside services in Redwood Cemetery, Slaughter. Pallbearers will be Marty Massey, Matt Browning, Roger Massey, Caleb Rogers, Jeff Peairs and Joe Fonte. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Care of Louisiana or Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge.
STEWART, SR. EDWARD
A resident of Donaldsonville, he died at 7:08 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2001, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans.
He was 71 and a U.S. Army veteran.
Visiting at Demby & Son Funeral Home, Donaldsonville, from 9 a.m. Tuesday until religious services at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. John Batiste.
Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery.
TULLIER, NOLA ELAINE
A resident of Baton Rouge, and native of Addis, she died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at age 43 at her mother's home in the presence of her family at 4:50 p.m., after a lengthy illness. Visiting at Wilbert Funeral Home, Port Allen, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visiting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Brusly, from 9:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Tuesday, celebrated by the Rev. Eric Gyan. Entombment in church mausoleum. She held a Master's degree in counseling from Louisiana Tech University, where she graduated with cum laude honors. She worked as a marketing representative for the State Employees Group Benefits Program in Baton Rouge. She is survived by Michael Smith of Baton Rouge; parents, Leonard and Lola Tullier of Addis; three sisters, Sheri Legendre of Plaquemine, Rhonda Guillory and husband, Buddy of Birmingham, Ala., and Paula Ryan of Addis; two brothers, Leonard Tullier, Jr. of Addis and Keith Tullier and wife, Erin of Pride; three nieces and eight nephews.
WRIGHT, JEAN BROWN
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at the age of 76, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
Arrangements are pending at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St.
WYBLE, MYRTLE WILSON KNAPP
A retired bus driver with the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, she died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 2001, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 73 and a resident and native of Baton Rouge. Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at St. Isidore Catholic Church from 9:30 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Fred Youngs. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by her husband, Bill E. Wyble; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia K. and Byron Evans and Pamela K. and Joe Arceneaux; a sister, Lillie Ingles; three brothers, Earl, Richard and Roy Wilson; five grandchildren, Kristi E. Williams, Todd and Derek Evans, Jason Broussard and Kimberly Ruckman; and six great-grandchildren, Michael and Morgan Williams, Tori and Luke Evans, Brailin Broussard and Jacob Ruckman. Preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Sarah Freeman Wilson; a granddaughter, Kelli D'Shea Broussard; first husband, Henry Knapp; and a sister, Thelma Daquanno. Pallbearers will be Todd Evans, Derek Evans, Jason Broussard, Mike Williams, Carol Daquanno and Brian Wilson. Honorary pallbearers are Aubrey Lowery, David Wilson, Chris Ruckman, Scott Wilson and Randy Daquanno.
ADAMS, TIA
A retired property control manager with the state of Louisiana Social Services Property Management, she died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at her residence in Baton Rouge. She was 80 and a native of Ardmore, Okla. Visiting was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Goverment St., from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 9 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Chris Andrews. Entombment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Joseph R. Toups; a son, Paul E. Adams, II; and a niece, Sharon Jenean Knight, all of Baton Rouge; and four grandchildren, Tia Kristine Toups, Frankfurt, Ky., Paula Katherine Toups, Lexington, Ky., Joseph Davis Toups, Ruston, and Daniel Ryan Adams, Norfolk, Va. Preceded in death by her parents, Llylburn and Juanita Meek Woods; a sister, Billie Jean Knight; and a brother-in-law, Louis J. Knight. Pallbearers will be Joseph D. Toups, Thomas Dave Washer, James E. Toups, Jr., Dennis McCain, David I. Norwood and Coleman D. Brown.
BAKER, VERA HALUSKA
After 90 years of bringing love and joy to her family and friends, she died at home on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. She was at peace with herself and ready to pass from this life. She leaves behind a circle of faith and kindness. Vera Haluska was born on April 17, 1911, at the Hungarian Settlement in Albany. She was the youngest of 10 children born to John and Mary Salvisy Haluska, who immigrated to the United States from Hungary. She attended nursing school at Hotel Dieu in Beaumont, Texas, and worked as a registered nurse there before marrying Reagan R. Baker. Vera and Reagan lived in Beaumont for almost 50 years and were blessed with three daughters. Vera stayed at home and created a warm and wonderful home for her family. After her husband's death in 1978, Vera moved to their farm in Kingsbury, Texas. She was an active member of the Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department, the ladies home auxiliary and the Guadalupe Valley Hospital Pink Ladies. Vera moved to Baton Rouge in 1990, where she eagerly participated in the Village Wood's community and continued caring for others as a volunteer at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital and at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room. She actively enjoyed membership in the XYZ Club and the singles club. She was a member of St. George Catholic Church. Vera was an artist, a storyteller, a compassionate friend and a lady of great faith. She had the rare gift of making everyone who knew her feel special and loved. Whether she was called Vera, mother, Mama, Gogie or Grandma, Great or Baker, she brought inspiration, love, laughter and kindness into the lives of all who met her. Vera was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, John, and sister Helen, as well as infant siblings in Hungary; her beloved husband, Reagan, eldest daughter, Mary Lou Baker Glenewinkel, and son-in-law, Elmer H. Glenewinkel. She is survived by two daughters, Vera Bahlinger and Rita Wallace and their husbands, Charlie and Tommy, all of Baton Rouge; 13 grandchildren, John and Angel Glenewinkel, Reagan and Susan Glenewinkel, Julia and Johnny Abrameit, Hughie Glenewinkel, Mary and Kevin Hart, E.V. Wallace, George and Johnelle Wallace, Carla and Mark Morel, Charles and Donna Bahlinger, Andre and Martin Treadwell, Nicole and Chris Geske, Melissa and Johnny Brocato, Mary Elizabeth and Ryan McLelland; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty and Theresa; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins - and so many others that she "adopted" over the years. Visitation was at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m. Visitation at St. George Catholic Church, from 10:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. Friday. Interment in the church cemetery. Vera's grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room, P.O. Box 127, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
BARNES, ALBERT
A former employee of Capitol Steel and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001. He was 72 and a native of Doloroso, Miss. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home from 8:30 a.m. Saturday until religious services at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Charles H. Tademy. Interment in Winnfield Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Naomi Badie Barnes; four daughters, Angela B. Jones, Amanda B. Paul, Linda Thompson and Anita Brown; three sisters, Maggie B. Batiste, Jessie Sewell and Margret B. Major, all of Baton Rouge; four brothers, the Rev. George, Pearo, Eugene and Abraham Barnes; five grandchildren, Markisha, MarQuisha and Hardy Paul, IV, Gregturis Jones and Jamie Johnson. Preceded in death by his parents, George and Matteal E. Barnes; a brother, a son, five brothers-in-law, a sister-in-law and four nephews.
BAUMANN, JR. JAMES A.
A resident of Streator, Ill., and a native of Baton Rouge, he died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001.
He was 43.
Arrangements are pending with Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs.
CHAVERS, PAUL RICHARDSON
Paul loved to hunt and he also had a passion for fishing. He and Erline spent endless hours creating treasured memories at their camp on False River. Guiding the boat for water-skiers, motoring out to fish on the flats, casting out for bass or catfish from the pier, the never-ending untangling of lines and baiting of hooks for his children, and later, his grandchildren, frying freshly cleaned fish in bubbling oil in the cast iron kettle, parties at Pop's … these, and so much more. Friends and relatives were always welcome at the camp, the long days layering into nights. These were easy-going, unhurried times, simple and uncomplicated, like Paul Chavers himself. He taught those who knew and loved him how to shape a life with meaning. He will be missed. A retired marketing representative for BellSouth, with 45 years of service, a charter member of the Twenty Club, a life member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and a native and resident of Baton Rouge, he passed on to a better place at 10:07 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at his residence. He was 78. Visiting was at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel from 8:30 a.m. until religious services at noon Friday, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Steffes. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Erline Morgan Chavers, Baton Rouge; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherry Chavers and Karl Holzmuller, both of Anacortes, Wash.; two sons, Jesse Dallas Chavers, Bossier City, and Richard "Rick" Morgan, Mokena, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Molly Robbins, Anacortes, Sarah McNally, Shreveport, Paul T. "Bud" Chavers, Shreveport, Richard W. "Rick" Morgan, III, Reston, Va., Melissa L. Morgan, Clemson, S.C., and a student at Clemson University, William Robert Stearman, Richmond, Va., and Jennifer Stearman, Baltimore; and a great-granddaughter, Paula Sophia Woodward. Also survived by a brother-in-law, Loyd J. Rockhold, Baton Rouge; niece, Jan Muse, Pearl River; and niece, Sharon Holder, Baton Rouge, whose support to Paul and his family, both medically and emotionally, made a heavy burden lighter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jasper and Josie Richardson Chavers; his twin sister, Paula Rockhold; and two brothers, George William and Jasper Schuler Chavers. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully asks that a donation be sent to Hospice Care of Louisiana, Inc.
CHRISHON, LOIS STEWART "HONEYBEE"
A retired Head Start teacher's aide and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001, at her home. She was 55. Visiting at New St. John Baptist Church from 8:30 a.m. Saturday until religious services at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Dr. W.M. Myles. Interment in Winnfield Memorial Park. Survived by three daughters, DeCarla N. Baaheth, Carlette A. Baaheth and Saunta S. Ross; two sons, Namreh Baaheth and Valerine Baaheth; a sister, Billie Marie Dixon; and seven grandchildren, Falynn, Namra, Valerine, II, Trebrah, Samesia, Kirsten and Ezekiel. Winnfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
CLEMENT, LARRY JOSEPH
A resident of Jacksonville, Fla., he died 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. He was 56, born Nov. 14, 1945, in Napoleonville. Visiting at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Labadieville, from 8 a.m. Monday until religious services at 10 a.m. Entombment in St. Joseph Mausoleum, Thibodeaux. He was the husband of Barbara Blanchard Clement; and father of Anthony and Shawn Clement. He is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Jennifer D. Clement; and two grandchildren, Kayla and Chase Clement, all of Jacksonville. Preceded in death by his parents, Clifton J. and Emma Mae Borne Clement; maternal grandparents, Louis P. and Linda Naquin Borne; paternal grandparents, John and Edna Clement; and an infant sister, Diane Clement. Landry's Funeral Home, Thibodeaux, in charge of arrangements.
