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DEXTER, JEAN
09/23/2002
Jean Dexter, a retired administrater for Home Health, died Friday of cancer at her home in Slidell. She was 74. Ms. Dexter was born in Glendale, Ga., and lived in Slidell for many years. Survivors include a son, John Pearson; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held today at 3 p.m. at Magee cemetery in Pearl River.
WILSON, EARLINE B.
09/27/2002
Earline B. Wilson, a retired seamstress for Reuter Rex, died Sept. 20 of complications from cancer at Memorial Medical Center. She was 73. Mrs. Wilson was born in Lettsworth and lived in New Orleans for the past 55 years. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Triumph No. 1749. Survivors include three sons, Charles E., Frederick P. and Grady L. Wilson Jr.; three daughters, Alice R. Ricard, Mary L. Watson and Sharman W. Gilyot; a sister, Bessie B. Wilson; 26 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Amozion Baptist Church, 907 Deslonde St. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Mausoleum. Tilly's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MADDEN, MABEL ELIZABETH
09/28/2002
Mabel Elizabeth Madden, a retired teacher and guidance counselor in the New Orleans public school system, died Wednesday at Woldenberg Village. She was 89. Miss Madden was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Normal School and Tulane University, and she earned a master's degree in education from Loyola University. She had been a senior counselor at Camp Jocassee in South Carolina, co-directed camps in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Lookout Mountain, Ala., and later was associated with Camp Skyline Ranch in Alabama. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Survivors include nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick cemetery No. 3.
BREAUX, WIDLEY ‘JOE' JEAN
09/30/2002
Widley "Joe" Jean Breaux, a self-employed barber, died Friday at IHS-Marrero. He was 90. Mr. Breaux was born in Assumption Parish and lived in Gretna for the past 69 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 1905 of Gretna. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Torres Breaux; two sons, Barry and Donald Breaux; a daughter, Jackie Scego; two brothers, Wesley and Lester Breaux; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, Inc., 2100 West Bank Expressway in Harvey. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Hook and Ladder cemetery in Gretna.
JOHNSON, JOHN ANTHONY JR.
09/25/2002
John Anthony Johnson Jr., a retired employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, died Monday of heart failure at Chalmette Medical Center. He was 73. Mr. Johnson was born in New Orleans and lived in St. Bernard Parish for the past six years. He graduated from Jesuit High School and Loyola University. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a third- and a fourth-degree knight of Immaculate Heart of Mary Knights of Columbus Council No. 4547 and a parishioner of St. Mark's Catholic Church in Chalmette. Survivors include his wife, Dorise Gean Rachal Johnson; two sons, John L. and Gregory M. Johnson; three daughters, Elizabeth J. Dean, Mary J. LaFourge and Jean J. Hardouin; a brother, Monsignor Gregory J. Johnson; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at noon at McMahon-Coburn-Briede Funeral Home, 600 Moss St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick cemetery No. 1.
MINYARD, NORMA DUGAS
09/30/2002
Norma Minyard, 97, entertained with music
Norma Dugas Minyard, an Algiers-born musician who never learned to read music yet played ragtime piano in New Orleans' silent movie houses and, in spite of her age, continued to perform until this month, died Saturday at Maison Hospitaliere in the French Quarter.
Mrs. Minyard, mother of longtime Orleans Parish coroner Dr. Frank Minyard, was 97.
Born Norma Louise Dugas, Mrs. Minyard said in a 1997 interview that she learned to play music by ear, although her mother tried to teach her to read sheet music. She played ragtime and popular piano in silent movie houses in the 1920s and 1930s, memories of which she recounted for an oral history series housed at the Hogan Jazz Archives at Tulane University.
"Don't ask me the name of the shows, I've forgotten," Mrs. Minyard said in a 1997 interview with The Times-Picayune.
She worked for 20 years at Capdau Elementary School's cafeteria in Gentilly, but she returned to performing in the 1970s and was an entertainer at the Senior Center at Krauss department store until it closed. She also was a regular performer at the annual Jazz Roots benefit concerts her son organized.
She moved to Maison Hospitaliere in 1990 and regularly entertained other residents and its staff. Her last public performance was Sept. 8 at Jazz Roots 26 at the Fairmont Hotel.
She found humor in aging, and she played daily in spite of the stiffness in her fingers. She said, though, that there were days when "Arthur's visiting."
"Yeah, Arthur-itis," she said.
In her later years, she noticed she was forgetting songs.
"That's ‘cause I'm, well, I can't say I'm gettin' old," Mrs. Minyard said in The Times-Picayune interview. "The years go by so fast. I'm 92, but the doctor tells me my heart's good. He says, ‘You got a wonderful beat.' Next time he tells me that, I'm gonna say, ‘Well, I should, I'm a musician.' "
Mrs. Minyard volunteered with the American Red Cross and was a member of Eastern Star, for which she was grand matron in 1947. Two years ago, she and her son were the subject of a PBS documentary on longevity.
Survivors include her son, Frank Minyard; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A Mass will be said Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 1300 Vallette St., Algiers. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be at McDonoughville cemetery.
BRIEDE, CHRISTOPHER DAVID
09/30/2002
Christopher David Briede, a systems administrator for Pride Marketing and Procurement, died Friday of a gunshot wound at his home. He was 32. Mr. Briede was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie most of his life before returning to New Orleans. He graduated from St. Stanislaus High School in Bay St. Louis, Miss., and attended the Art Institute of Houston. He was co-founder of Bella Design, a computer Web and systems design company. Survivors include his wife, Amy Simonelli Briede; his father, Albert E. Briede III; his mother, Irene Gillen Briede; three brothers, Richard C., Otto F. and Albert E. Briede IV; and four sisters, Irene B. Lutkewitte, Delsa B. Charbonnet, Margaret B. Brooksher and Bridget B. Bories. A Mass will be said today at 2 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Metairie cemetery.
MINOR, FABIAN ERICKSON
09/25/2002
Fabian Erickson Minor, a truck driver, died Thursday of injuries suffered in an accident in Rifle, Colo. He was 49. Mr. Minor was born in New Orleans and lived in Detroit, Texas, for the past year. He attended Walter L. Cohen High School. He was a former employee at Commander's Palace and the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Survivors include his mother, Bernice Jenkins Minor; five brothers, Abdul-Malik Bashiri, Byron Minor of Eunice and Shedrick, Godfrey and Thaddius Minor; and six sisters, Gwendolyn Pettis, Paula Wilkins of Houston, Cheryle Amos, Stephanie Minor-Harper of Washington, D.C., Vanessa Cousin and Terez Wilson. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
GAUTHIER, GILBERT PAUL ‘GETEZ'
09/23/2002
Gilbert Paul "Getez" Gauthier, a boat captain, died Friday of heart failure at Baptist Hospital. He was 48. Mr. Gauthier was born in Abita Springs and lived in Pensacola, Fla., for the past three years. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Gauthier; a son, Gilbert Paul Gauthier Jr.; five daughters, Lisa Ingram, Kelly Pulliam, Amber Gauthier, Amanda Murphy and Sheila Gauthier; two stepdaughters, Tammy and Alicia McIntyre; two stepsons, William McIntyre and Darin Murphy; his father, Milton Billiot; his mother, Rose Billiot; two brothers, Harold and Paul Billiot; a sister, Donna Bergeron; and 22 grandchildren. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Schoen Jacob and Son Funeral Home, 1414 S. Tyler St., Covington. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Mandeville cemetery.
LOUVIERE, IRVING ‘COWBOY' JOSEPH SR.
09/29/2002
Irving "Cowboy" Joseph Louviere Sr., a retired crane operator for Fangue & Fairchild Co., died Monday at Meadowcrest Hospital. He was 85. Mr. Louviere was born in Vocker Island and lived in Morgan City and in Buras for the past 60 years. Survivors include four sons, Terry, Larry, Kevin and Bryan Louviere; two daughters, Gayle L. Means and Karen L. Holder; a sister, Dolly L. Francis; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Monday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Harbor Catholic Church in Buras. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Our Lady of Good Harbor cemetery in Buras. Mothe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
