KOEHL, JOHN B.
A retired instructor with the math department at LSU and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in Baton Rouge. He was 57 and a native of Huntsville, Texas. Visiting at St. Alban's Chapel Fellowship Hall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Religious service was at Pine Prairie Baptist Church, Huntsville, Texas, at 11 a.m. Friday. Survived by his wife, Nancy Koehl; a son, Wesley Koehl; a sister, Laurette Springmann; and two brothers, Fred Koehl and Curtis Koehl. Preceded in death by his mother, Opal Atkinson; and father, Ira Koehl. He received his undergraduate and master's degrees from Sam Houston State University and performed his post-graduate work at New Mexico State and Rutgers University. He began teaching at LSU in 1976. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations in memory of John Koehl to the American Diabetes Association.
LAWS, SR. JOHN "JACK"
A flight school instructor and resident of New Roads, he died at 5:27 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2002, at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, New Roads.
He was 79.
Arrangements pending at Niland's Funeral Service Inc., New Roads.
LeBLANC, MABLE GOMEZ
A homemaker and resident of Plaquemine, she died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, in Plaquemine. She was 88 and a native of White Castle. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home, White Castle, from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church at noon Monday, conducted by the Rev. Michael Galea. Entombment in White Castle Mausoleum. Survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Matt Randazzo and Diane and Hubert Louque, all of Donaldsonville, and Susan and Adam Michel, Bayou Pigeon; four sons and five daughters-in-law, Douglas and Marie LeBlanc, Jeddy and Clara Ann LeBlanc and Hilda LeBlanc, all of White Castle, Larry and Butsy LeBlanc, Plaquemine, and Etienne, Jr. and Karen LeBlanc, Donaldsonville; two sisters, Mercedes Richard, Slidell, and Lena Mae Westmoreland, Baton Rouge; a brother, Robert Gomez; 29 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Etienne LeBlanc, Sr.; a son, Jerry LeBlanc; two infant children; a grandson, Steve Randazzo; parents, Biem and Olevie Callegan Gomez; five sisters, Ida Dugas, Bertha Settoon, Bessie Ourso, Ester Falcon and Beulah Cedotal; and two brothers, Foster and Freddie Gomez. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Special thanks to Plaquemine, Manor Nursing Home and Trinity Hospice, especially Cindy Millien, Michelle Snyder and Leslie Boudreaux, and a very special thanks to Shirley Saltzman.
LIROCCHI, SR. THEODORE A. "DOCTOR TED"
A retired dentist and a resident of Baton Rouge since 1938, he died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at his home. He was 89 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church from 9:45 a.m. Tuesday until memorial Mass at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Donald Blanchard. Interment in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by two daughters, Gayle L Miller of New Orleans, and Karen L. French-Watson of Baton Rouge; a son, Ted LiRocchi, Jr.; a sister, Evelyn Vidacovich and husband, Tony; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle P.; parents, Dr. and Mrs. V. LiRocchi, Sr.; two brothers, Dr. Vincent LiRocchi and Dr. Edmund LiRocchi; and a sister, Hilda Frisard. Honorary pallbearers are Wayne Watson, Brett Bennett, Jeffery French, Kevin French, Clark Miller, Allen Robbins, Todd Drury, Mark Lutrick, Tony Vidacovich and Dr. Charles Foti, Sr. Memorial donations may be made to Odyssey Hospice, a cancer society or a favorite charity.
LOBELL, FLOYD
Floyd Lobell of Livingston passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, at the age of 85. He was a native of New Orleans. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home from noon until religious service at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Jeff Pardue. Burial in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bayou Barber. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Irene Pinion Lobell; a son and daughter-in-law, Arthur and Delores Lobell; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Loretta Rogillio Gibben and husband, Larry; a grandson, the Rev. Terry and wife, Rhonda Lobell; a granddaughter, Dana Rogillio Kennedy and husband, Drew; a granddaughter, Dawn Rogillio Aydell and husband, Jeffrey; seven great-grandchildren, Tamra Lobell Yuratich and husband, Jay, Joshua Lobell, Brittani, Brandi and Brooke Aydell and Caitlin and Ryan Kennedy; a brother-in-law, James Ray Aydell; and a nephew, Gary Aydell. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alces and Emma Willie Lobell; a sister, Audrey Aydell; a son-in-law, Benny Rogillio; and a grandson, David Scott Rogillio. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.
LOUQUE, III, VANCE
A self-employed painting contractor and a resident of Central, he died at 6:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 62 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday. Religious service at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church at 1 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Tom Duhé. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Kay Louque; three daughters, Kay Lynn Dunham, Karen Harvey and Kandi Jones; a son, Vance Louque, IV; two brothers, Joel Thomas Louque and Holt Ray Louque; and nine grandchildren, Ashley Dunham, Ken Dunham, Jr., Bradley Harvey, Andrew Harvey, Micah Jones, Evan Harvey, Honey Harvey, Dalton Jones and Isabelle Harvey. Preceded in death by his parents, Wilson and Margaret Louque. He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and National Rifle Association.
MARTIN, SR. ALVIN DOYLE
He joined Esso Refinery in 1936 and retired from Exxon Chemical Co. in 1976 after 40 years of service as an operations supervisor. During his career he successfully helped startup chemical operations at refineries in Venezuela, Germany, Australia and Sardinia. A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at Lakewood Quarters. He was 91 and a native of Hope Villa. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 1 p.m. until religious service in the chapel at 3 p.m. Monday. Entombment in Resthaven Mausoleum. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Gwin Martin, Baton Rouge; a son and daughter-in-law, Alvin Doyle, Jr. and Linda Faye Martin, Naples, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. J.B. Hester, Memphis, Tenn.; grandchildren, Aric Doyle Martin, Ashley Blair Martin and Stephanie Gail Roberts; and great-grandchildren, Sara Ruth and Megan Gail Brandenstein. Preceded in death by his first wife, Eunice Brown Martin; a daughter and son, Lola Gail and John Adrian; a sister, Irma Lee Johnson; and parents, Henry Doyle and Edna Lee Dixon Martin. He graduated from 7th Ward High School, now Woodlawn High School, in 1928, and graduated from LSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree in agriculture in 1934. He was a member of Milford Lodge 117, F&AM;, Northeast Lodge 435, F&AM;, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Acacia Temple of the Shrine, Fleur de Lis Exxon Annuitant Club, and Parkview Baptist Church and its Fellowship Bible Study Group. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children, 3100 Sanford Ave., Shreveport, LA 71103.
McDANIEL, JANE GARIC
A bookkeeper with B&G; Construction and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 10:23 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 75 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 8:30 a.m. Monday until memorial Mass at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Donald Blanchard. Burial will be private. Survived by her mother, Pansy Kirn of Baton Rouge, a former resident of New Orleans; two daughters, Debbie Jenkins, Denham Springs, and Patricia Koksal, Baton Rouge; two sons, Rick Williams, Kernersville, N.C., and David Williams, Prairieville; 11 grandchildren and spouses, Natalie and Paul C. Smith, Ross and Jaime Woodring, Douglas and Paige Woodring, Heidi and Eric Hartzog, Carrie Jenkins, Garic Jenkins, Reygan and Frankie Williams, David "D.W." Williams, Jane Williams, Parker Williams and Garic Williams; and five great-grandchildren, Sydney and Chandler Smith, Ashlyn and Brennan Williams and Cullan Hartzog. Preceded in death by her father, Robert P. Garic, Sr.; a brother, Robert P. Garic, Jr.; and a grandson, Shane Williams. Honorary pallbearers are Barry Jenkins, Garic Jenkins, Ross Woodring, Douglas Woodring, Parker Williams and Travis Bacot. She was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church and Jeffersonians and a volunteer at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. Memorial donations may be made to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 3704, Memphis, TN 38173-9966.
MORROW, JR. WESLEY
A retired Baptist minister and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. He was 76 and a native of Thomasville, Ga. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Scott's Bluff Morticians from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Religious service at Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church at 8 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Jesse B. Bilberry, Jr. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Ruby Torrence Morrow; two daughters, Gail Elizabeth Morrow and Vinell Morrow Singleton, both of Baton Rouge; a son, Wesley Morrow, III, Jackson; a son-in-law, Gerald L. Singleton, Baton Rouge; a sister, Corine Morrow, Atlanta; a godchild, Chandra Sorrell; two brothers-in-law and four sisters-in-law. Preceded in death by his father, Wesley Morrow, Sr.; mother, Mary Morrow; and a brother, Lawrence Morrow. He attended Douglass High School in Thomasville, Ga., and Southern University. He was a member of Odd Fellows, Elks Lodge and Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church.
NETTLES, FRANKIE MAE "HUN"
A resident of Greenwell Springs, she died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002, at her home. She was 85 and a native of Franklin County, Miss. Visiting at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Huey Moak. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by three daughters, Annie Mae Dykes and husband, Boyt, Nita Fay Ladner and husband, Warren and Peggy Whittington and husband, Leon; five grandchildren, Darren Ladner and wife, Tara, Danielle Whittington, Rebecca Whittington, Debbie Harrington and husband, Billy and Walter Dykes, Jr. and wife, Aline; four great-grandchildren, Matthew Heroman and wife, Reneé, Timothy Heroman, Erica Dykes and Cameron Ladner; and three step-great-grandchildren, Lyndsie Harrington, Hunter Harrington and Josh Scarborough. Preceded in death by her husband, Alvie C. Nettles. Pallbearers will be Matthew Heroman, Timothy Heroman, Billy Harrington, Darren Ladner, Patrick Thistlethwatte, Jr. and Jimmy Nicholson, Jr. She was a member of Foster Road Baptist Church.
