BOYLES, BUREN WESLEY
Retired owner of a convenience store and a lifelong resident of Monticello in Lawrence County, Miss., he died Friday, June 7, 2002, at Veterans Hospital in Jackson, Miss. He was 80, born Nov. 30, 1921. Visiting was at Wilson Funeral Home, Monticello, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2002, and from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002. Service was at Bethel Baptist Church, Monticello, at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002. He was a member of Carmel Baptist Church, a life member of the VFW and a member of the 25th Division Infantry Association. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Columbus and Maude Glover Boyles; and two brothers. Survived by his wife, Mildred Lambert Boyles, Monticello; two sons, Dale Boyles, Brookhaven, Miss., and William F. Boyles, Houston; two daughters, Pamela Boyles Stanley, Monticello, and Phyllis Boyles Kelly, Prentiss, Miss.; two brothers, LaRue Boyles, Jackson, and Odell Boyles, Monticello; two sisters, Irene Duvall, Baton Rouge, and Marie Templet, New Hebron, Miss.; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
BREELAND, DANNY MICHEAL
A boilermaker and a native and resident of Springfield, he died Sunday, June 16, 2002, in Livingston Parish. He was 29. Visiting was at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Billie Kennedy. Interment in Carter Cemetery. Survived by parents, Mike and Susie Simoneaux Breeland, Springfield; and a sister and brother-in-law, Shannon and Tim Addison, Denham Springs. Preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Jessie and Zillie Patterson Breeland; and maternal grandparents, Harry and Della Picou Simoneaux.
COON, THOMAS LAMAR
A retired boilermaker and member of Boilermakers Union Local 582, he died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2002, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 68 and a native of Brookhaven, Miss. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Visiting was at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 10 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by Dr. Stephen Trammel. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by his wife, Charlotte Coon; two daughters and a son-in-law, Connie Coon and Renee and Aaron Betts; a son, Chris Coon; two sisters, Peggy Roberts and Bobbie Faye Bowman; two brothers, Jerry Coon and the Rev. Mark Coon; and five grandchildren, Nicholas Betts, Sydney Betts, Bailey Betts, Ryan Coon and Christina Coon. Preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Jefferson Coon and Ada Pearl Douglas Coon. Honorary pallbearer is Luster Hayden. He was a member of Florida Boulevard Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Florida Boulevard Baptist Church Youth Ministry, 10915 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70815.
COTTON, ELEANOR DAVIS
A homemaker and resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2002, at Jefferson Manor Rehabilitation Center. She was 61 and a native of Norwood. Visiting at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Norwood, from 1 p.m. Tuesday until religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. George Veals. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her husband, Jessie Cotton; father-in-law, Edward Cotton, Sr.; three stepsons, Jessie, Jr. and wife, Ann, Gregory and wife, Jerlnia and Clavin and wife, Glenda Cotton, all of Baton Rouge; four sisters, Bessie Turner, Johnnie Branch and Saviola Davis, all of Clinton, and Deloris Davis, Baker; six sisters-in-law, including a devoted sister-in-law, Willie Mae Girtley, New Orleans; two brothers, Roosevelt Andrews and wife, Andrea and MacAuthur Andrews and wife, Myrtle, all of New Orleans; two brothers-in-law and eight step-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her mother and father, a nephew, a niece and mother-in-law. Arrangements entrusted to Richardson Funeral Home, Clinton, 225-683-5222.
DUGAS, SELMA MARIE SIMONEAUX
A homemaker and resident of Belle Rose, she died at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 16, 2002 in Baton Rouge. She was 89 and a native and former resident of Brusly St. Martin. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home, Donaldsonville, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at St. Jules Catholic Church, Belle Rose; from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by five sons and four daughters-in-laws, E.J. and Tracie Dugas, Mike and Frances Dugas and Medric and Carol Dugas, all of Baton Rouge; Chip and Audrey Dugas, Belle Rose, and Sidney Dugas, Hayes, Va.; one sister, Lee Anna Sagona, Donaldsonville; one brother, Noble Simoneaux, Montegut; 18 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Eddie P. Dugas; parents, Alex Simoneaux and Eda Landry Simoneaux; and two brothers, Heard and Gus Simoneaux.
FLOWERS, JOE MELVIN
A retired federal employee, he died Sunday, June 16, 2002, at his residence in Baker. He was born Nov. 14, 1914, in Wilkinson County, Miss. Visiting at Brown Funeral Home chapel, Gloster, Miss., from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. J.T. Halley. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Woodville, Miss. Survived by his wife, Cathie McCurley Flowers of Baker; a daughter and son-in-law, Katherine and Mike Swearingen of Baker; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; five sisters, Earlene Carter, Thoris Stutzman and Polly Atkins, all of Natchez, Miss., Ernestine Beattie of Baton Rouge and Velee Henderson of Prairieville; and two brothers, John Flowers of Baton Rouge and George Flowers of Woodville. Preceded in death by his parents, John E. Flowers and Vera Leake Flowers; a daughter, Jo Ann Flowers Barrett; a grandson, James Atkins; a sister, Wilma Scott; and a brother, Myrel Flowers. Pallbearers will be Gene Barrett, Guy Rogers, Daniel Rogers, Mike Swearingen, Joe Swearingen, Donnie Ashford and Jack Flowers. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Baker. He was a Mason, a Shriner and a member of Oddfellows Lodge of Woodville.
GREEN, DOROTHY ROLLINS
A retired manager of Rider's Jewelry Store in Westmoreland Village and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 5:23 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2002, at her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was 77 and a native of Shreveport. Visiting at New Sunlight Baptist Church from 9 a.m. Wednesday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Dale Flowers. Entombment in Roselawn Mausoleum. Survived by her three daughters, Shirley Lewis Henderson, Peggy Green Jackson and Sharon Michelle Green, all of Baton Rouge; two sons, Charles Wesley Lewis, Baton Rouge, and Sherman Michael Green and wife, Rona, Nacogdoches, Texas; 15 grandchildren, Lee Wesley Henderson, Sr. and wife, Chandra, Kimberly Lewis Robinson and husband, Antonio, Charlene Lewis Johnson and husband, Zito, Charles Wesley Lewis, Jr. and wife, Jackie, Terry Lynn Kent, Jr., Jarmeca Norris Berry and husband, Omahar, Janaé Monique Norris, Ruffin Paul Norris, Brian O. Norris, Sherman Green, Jr., Bradford Green and wife, Latoya, Brian Grimes and wife, Felicia, Ashley Green, Cody Green and Christopher Green; two sisters, Doris Rollins Alcorn and husband, Jerome, Los Angeles, and Margie Rollins Broussard and husband, Alton, Baton Rouge; and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Ruffin Green; mother, Ethel Shelvin Rollins Spotsville; father, Wesley Rollins; stepfather, Mack Spotsville; a sister, Bobbie Rollins Ricard; and aunts and uncles. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are Jerome D. Alcorn, Omahar Berry, Alton Broussard, Ruffin Green, Oscar J. Nelson, Jay Frank Norris, James Perkins, Antonio Robinson, New Sunlight Baptist Church deacons and deaconesses, board members of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, board members of the Dumas House and board members of the Scott Gilcrest Quality of Life Center. She was secretary of the board of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging, board member of the Dumas House and Scott Gilcrest Quality of Life Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge, 9063 Siegen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70810-1951. Winnfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
HARRIS, JR. DARNELL JAMES "NOOK"
An eighth-grader at Kenilworth Elementary School and a native and resident of Baton Rouge, he died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 13. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home, 7221 Plank Road, from 9 a.m. Wednesday until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Bishop A.A. Gayden. Survived by his parents, Darnell James Harris, Sr. and LaSandra Renee Harris; a sister, Shaliethia LaShae Gray; a brother, Darryl Lionel Harris; and a nephew, Travis Gray. Preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Walter Harris; and cousins, LaKeisha Norwood, Pauline Vessel and Walter Vessel. Pallbearers will be Darryl Harris, Clarence Myles, Jermaine Gray, James Rogers, Bobby Rodney, Jr., Patrick Coates and Terry Jackson. He was a member of the Kenilworth Elementary basketball team and enjoyed video games, music and swimming.
HEBERT, ARMAND J. "BLA"
A resident of Gonzales, he died at 4:18 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2002.
He was 79.
Arrangements pending at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales.
HOWARD, PASTOR EDITH MARIE
Pastor of Interdenominational Faith Assembly and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2002. She was 59. Visiting at Interdenominational Faith Assembly from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Religious service at the church from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by Minister Guevara Johnson. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. Survived by her husband, Pastor Jim H. Howard; mother, Mary Elizabeth Clark; three daughters, Florence Duncan and husband, Lawrence, Jr., Lolita Howard and Theresa Howard; four sons, Danny R. Collins, Sr. and wife, Tonya and Reginald and Casey Howard, all of Baton Rouge, and Carlton Howard, Sr. and wife, Candice, Dallas; three sisters, Julia E. Greenup and Janet M. Clark, both of Zachary, and Lue Dora S. Simms, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Julius and wife, Betty Stampley and Richard J. Clark, Sr., both of Baton Rouge; four grandchildren, Marlon Schaffer and Danny, Jr., Desmond and Daniel Collins, all of Baton Rouge; and two great-grandchildren, Marlene and Marissa Schaffer, both of Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by her father, Emanuel L. Clark, Sr.; two brothers, Emanuel L. Clark, Jr. and Henry L. Clark, Sr.; three sons, Harold J. Clark, Ulysses Collins, Jr. and Jim H. Howard, Jr.; grandfather, Superintendent James Stampley; and an aunt, Julia E. Wilson. Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, in charge of arrangements.
JOHNSON, FANNIE MAE
A homemaker and a resident of Leesville, she died Monday, June 17, 2002, in Leesville. She was 80 and a native of Provencal. She and her husband were the owners of Johnson's Dairy in Walnut Hill. Visiting at Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Gil Arthur. Burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Slagle. She is survived by her two sons, Larry Paul Johnson of Anacoco, and Bill Johnson, Jr. of Jeanerette; a daughter, Barbara J. Verdin of Baton Rouge; a daughter-in-law, Mary Johnson of Leesville; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Winston Johnson; and a son, Bruce Johnson. She was a member of East Leesville Baptist Church in Leesville. The family would like to thank the staff of Byrd Regional Hospital and Dr. Matthew's office.
