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PREVOST, ELISKA MARION BURROWS
09/17/02
Eliska Marion Burrows Prevost, a security dispatcher for New Orleans Hilton Riverside Hotel, died Sept. 6 of a heart attack at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. She was 69. Mrs. Prevost was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a parishioner of St. Simon Peter Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Derek and Lionel Burrows; a daughter, Darnell Burrows; two sisters, Rose Marie Perryman and Norma Emelda Lampton; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. at St. Simon Peter Catholic Church, 7600 Gannon Road. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Metairie Cemertery. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SALAYON, MAURICE B.
09/15/02
Maurice B. Salayon, a retired barber and former owner of Maurice's Barber Shop in Violet, died Sept. 6 of complications from a stroke at his home in Bagio City, Philippines. He was 94. Mr. Salayon was born in the Philippines, lived in Violet from 1956 to 1970 and lived in Bagio City for the past 32 years. He served as a steward and cook first class in the Navy during World War II and also served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Survivors include his wife, Demetria Salayon; a son, Nap Salayon; five daughters, Maureen Salas, Angie Salayon and Pia Pelas of St. Bernard Parish and Marie and Nora Salayon; and four grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday in Bagio City.
ROGAN, HEATH BARTLY
09/07/02
Heath Bartly Rogan, a student at the University of New Orleans, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest at Memorial Medical Center. He was 19. Mr. Rogan was born in New Orleans and lived in Tampa, Fla., and in Metairie for the past two years. He attended Chamberlain High School in Tampa and Riverdale High School in Jefferson. He provided care for the disabled through Ability Inc. Survivors include his father, Daniel Bartly Rogan Jr. of Metairie; his mother, Christine ‘Chrissie' Hewitson Rogan of Tampa; a sister, Jessica Ruth Rogan of Tampa; and his grandmother, Shirley Hewitson of Sydney, Australia. A Mass will be said today at noon at Our Lady of Divine Providence Catholic Church, 8900 West Metairie Ave, Metairie. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be Tuesday in Sunset Memory Gardens, Tampa. L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RAY, KATHLEEN
09/19/02
Kathleen Ray, a homemaker, died Sept. 6 of congestive heart failure at Touro Infirmary. She was 74. Mrs. Ray was born in Ferriday and lived in New Orleans for the past 60 years. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Townsend; a brother, Samuel Townsend; two sisters, Carrie Marie and Ethel B. Townsend of Ferriday; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Littlejohn's Funeral Home, 7818 Earhart Blvd. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in Holt Cemetery.
GROS, LEE CLEMENT
09/04/02
Lee Clement Gross, a self-employed fisherman, died Sunday at West Jefferson Medical Center. He was 83. Mr. Gros was a lifelong resident of Barataria. He was a member of the Benevolent Association and the Lafitte-Barataria-Crown Point Volunteer Fire Co. Survivors include his wife, Velma McEvers Gros; two sons, Jerry and Russell Gros; two daughters, Pearl Kuhn and Mildred Chiasson ; two sisters, Marion Basse and Virginia Sapia; six grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. A prayer service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Home on Gloria Drive in Lafitte, followed by a Mass at 10:20 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lafitte. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Home. Burial will be in Little Village Cemetery in Barataria. Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CANNALIATO, PASCAL ‘PAT' SR.
09/19/02
Pascal "Pat" Cannaliato Sr., a retired offshore cook, died Sunday of cancer at Stonebridge Nursing Home. He was 70. Mr. Cannaliato was a lifelong resident of Marrero. Survivors include three sons, Louis and Brian Cannaliato and Pascal "Pat" Cannaliato Jr.; five daughters, Patricia DeQueant, Linda Gros, Tina Jordan, Wanda Ford and Terri Cannaliato; a sister, Bernadine "Bernie" Schernbeck; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 5101 West Bank Expressway, Marrero. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be private.
MORRISON, GARY EARL HERMAN ‘GEE'
09/13/02
Gary Earl Herman "Gee" Morrison, a laborer, died Sept. 7 of undetermined causes at Charity Hospital. He was 29. Mr. Morrison was born in Queens, N.Y., and lived in New Orleans for the past 26 years. He was a graduate of G.W. Carver High School. Survivors include his companion, Jessica Richardson; a son, Gary Earl Herman Richardson; two daughters, Kameelah Garyota Madison and Ga'rae Richardson; his father, Gary K. Chestnut; his mother, Floretta Morrison; his stepmother, Anne Carol Chestnut; two brothers, Prince J. and Lashawn Morrison; and three sisters, Niesha N., Zakiya and Latoya M. Morrison. A funeral will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Tilly's Funeral Home, 2831 St. Claude Ave. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery.
DRULLAS, CHARLES H.
09/20/02
Charles H. Drullas, a meat cutter, died Sept. 13 of cardiac arrest at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 64. Mr. Drullas was born in Florida and lived in New Orleans for the past 20 years. He was a Navy veteran. There are no survivors. A graveside service will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, Miss. United Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
VILLEGAS, LULITA ‘LETTY' GROSS
09/21/02
Lulita "Letty" Gross Villegas died Monday of undetermined causes at Memorial Medical Center. She was 61. Mrs. Villegas was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School. She worked in the clerical division for Tulane University. She was a member of United Metropolitan Spiritual Church of Christ, St. Anthony Divine Spiritual Temple of Christ and Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Emmanuel Villegas and José Villegas III; a daughter, Yolanda Perkins Taylor; three brothers, Michael, Rogers and John Gross; three sisters, Birdie G. Thomas and Mollyann and Maryagnes Davis; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Gaskin-Southall Gordon and Gordon Funeral Home, 1225 N. Rampart St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be at Providence Memorial Park.
DUDASH, THOMAS L. SR.
09/14/02
Thomas L. Dudash Sr., a former vending company service technician, died Wednesday of heart failure at Touro Infirmary. He was 56. Mr. Dudash was born in Geneva, N.Y., and lived in Chalmette for 37 years. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Liuzza Dudash; a son, Thomas Dudash Jr.; a daughter, Pam James; a stepdaughter, Kimberly Accardo; a sister, Sandra Ames; and six grandchildren. St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CYRES, JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER
09/21/02
Joseph Christopher Cyres, a retired truck driver, died Sept. 13 of kidney failure at St. Charles General Hospital. He was 73. Mr. Cyres was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a truck driver for Dixie Beer Co. Survivors include seven sons, Joseph Cyres Jr. and Glenwood, Clifton, Christopher, Clayton, Tony and Jerico Cyres; two daughters, Lavern and Brenda Cyres; a brother, Steven Cyres; a sister, Hazel Dorsey; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, 2120 Jackson Ave. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
RHODES, VIRGINIA
09/19/02
Virginia Rhodes, a homemaker, died Sept. 10 of heart failure at Chalmette Medical Center. She was 59. Mrs. Rhodes was born in New Orleans and lived in St. Bernard Parish. She attended Booker T. Washington High School. She was a former employee of Lafon Nursing Home. She was a member of Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Erwin Rhodes, and a sister, Laura Brown Tambrella. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Little Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 5130 Chartres St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in English Turn Cemetery in Braithwaite. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
