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MEEHAN, THOMAS ‘TOM' L.
09/10/02
Thomas "Tom" L. Meehan, a retired service manager with Gulf Coast Office Products and U.S. Copy, Inc., died Saturday of liver disease at Kenner Regional Medical Center. He was 44. Mr. Meehan was born in Philadelphia and lived in Kenner for the past 21 years. Survivors include his wife, Joanne Meehan; two sons, Austin Thomas and Jack Henry Meehan; his father, Thomas L. Meehan Sr.; his mother, Mae Meehan; two brothers, Fran and Brian Meehan; and two sisters, Peggi Meehan and Eileen Vella. A memorial Mass will be said today at 2 p.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.
WILLIAMS, TAMMY MARIE
09/19/02
Tammy Marie Williams, an investigator with the New Orleans Taxi Cab Bureau, died Sunday at Charity Hospital after she was struck by an automobile. She was 34. Miss Williams was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past three years. She graduated from Walter L. Cohen High School. She was a member of James Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her companion, Brian Harding Jr.; her mother, Christine Joyner; her father, Henry Jesse Clark of Las Vegas; her stepfather, Excel Joyner Sr.; two brothers, David Williams Jr. and Excel Joyner Jr.; a stepbrother, Stephen Joyner; three stepsisters, Sebrum Rocker of Jacksonville, Fla., Nekita Robinson and Shelita Short, both of Atlanta; and her grandparents, Sarah Smothers of Weyanoke and Viola Clark of Baton Rouge. A funeral will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Dismissal will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
BATISTE, MARGERY
09/11/02
Margery Batiste, a homemaker, died Saturday of liver failure at Memorial Medical Center. She was 69. Ms. Batiste was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a member of True Fellowship Full Gospel Church. Survivors include two sons, Daryl and Herbert Batiste; a daughter, Pauline Tally of Norfolk, Va; and a sister, Ramona Thompson of Jefferson. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at True Fellowship Full Gospel Church, 416 Wilker Neal Ave, Metairie. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Holt Cemetery. Louisiana Undertaking is in charge of arrangements.
THOMAS, ETHEL ‘CURLY'
09/21/02
Ethel "Curly" Thomas, a homemaker, died Monday of a stroke at West Jefferson Medical Center. She was 55. Mrs. Thomas was born in New Orleans and lived in Bridge City. Survivors include her husband, Patrick Thomas; three sons, Darryl, Kevin and Norman Veal; two daughters, Vanilla F. Mims and Jennifer J. Archer; her father, Alex Williams; her mother, Ella Penwright; two brothers, Wilbert Williams and Alex Williams Jr.; six sisters, Ruby Moore, Mary Weber, Dorothy Santacruze, Ora Narcisse, Cecile Miller and Marion Washington; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Third Emmanuel Baptist Church, 187 Third St., Bridge City. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Park in Avondale. Davis Mortuary Service is in charge of arrangements.
BANKS, JOE
09/20/02
Joe Banks, a bricklayer, died Wednesday of lung cancer at Canon Hospice. He was 60. Mr. Banks was born in Natchez, Miss., and lived in Westwego for the past 15 years. He was a graduate of Natchez High School and was a member of Grove AME Church of Natchez. Survivors include a son, Kevin Turner of Hahnville; his father, Sam Banks Sr. of Natchez; two brothers, Sam Banks Jr. of Columbia, S.C., and Henry Banks of Natchez; three sisters, Estelle Gooden of Marrero, Delores Conners and Susie Banks of Natchez; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Grove AME Church, 714 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez. Visitation will be today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Littlejohn's Funeral Home, 7818 Earhart Blvd. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
FAULK, CLIFFORD ‘CE-CE' JR.
09/04/02
Clifford "Ce-Ce" Faulk Jr., a cook, died of a gunshot wound Aug. 27 in the 2600 block of Alvar Street. He was 20. Mr. Faulk was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include his father, Clifford Trosclair; his mother, Vanessa Faulk; two brothers, Quincy and Franklin Faulk; and three sisters, Kelly, Serena and Lavon Faulk. A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Household of Faith Family Worship Church, 630 Jackson Ave. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home handled arrangements.
DUCKWORTH, ODESSA G. JR.
09/04/02
Odessa G. Duckworth Jr., a gardener, died Monday of cancer at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 48. Mr. Duckworth was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from St. Augustine High School and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern University of New Orleans. He was a parishioner of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. He was a petty officer first class in the Navy for four years and served in the reserves for two years. Survivors include three daughters, Keiyana, Monica and Dominique Duckworth; his father, Odessa G. Duckworth Sr.; his mother, Mercedes Lewis Duckworth; two sisters, Melanie Duckworth of Reno, Nev., and Jacquelyn Davidson; and a grandchild. A Mass will be said Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 6828 Chef Menteur Highway. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home handled arrangements.
COX, DONALD ‘LUCAS'
09/21/02
Donald "Lucas" Cox, a self-employed entertainer and dancer, died Monday of injuries suffered in a bicycle accident in the 1200 block of Camp Street. He was 33. Mr. Cox was born in Sacramento, Calif., and lived in New Orleans for the past two years. He graduated from Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio, and attended the University of Arizona in Tucson for three years. Survivors include his father, David L. Cox of Los Alamos, N.M.; his mother, Patricia Cox of Los Alamos; and a brother, Thomas Luis Cox of Tucson. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Coliseum Square Park in the 1400 block of Camp Street. L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A "Ride for Lucas" will be held Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. beginning at Sophie B. Wright and Magazine streets
RUGELEY, JOANNE THOMPSON ‘JODY'
09/14/02
Joanne Thompson "Jody" Rugeley, a homemaker, died Friday of cancer at her home. She was 74. Mrs. Rugeley was born in Denver and lived in Metairie for the past 30 years. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church and served as president of New Orleans Women's Golf Association. Survivors include her husband, Robert S. Rugeley; a son, Frank Rugeley of Baton Rouge; a daughter, Robin Sheppard of Brandon, Miss.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, 1317 Butternut Ave., Metairie. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland, Miss. Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FROST, BURGESS MURRAY II
09/11/02
Burgess Murray Frost II, an agronomist, died Sunday of complications from diabetes at his home. He was 59. Mr. Frost was born in Lafitte and lived in New Orleans. He graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School and from Southeastern Louisiana University. He operated his own arborist company. He was a former agronomist for Del Monte in Bananera, Guatemala, where he worked in the cultivation of pineapples. He was also a former employee of Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, where he was chief of horticulture. Survivors include a son, Matthew Bishop Frost; three daughters, Rebecca Bridger, Chloe Lockett and Mathilde Nelson Frost; his mother, Theresa Guess Frost of Lafitte; and brother, John Meigs Frost. A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Lafitte Cemetery.
ROME, RAYMOND JOSEPH
09/21/02
Raymond Joseph Rome, a retired printer for Master Printing and LeClair Companies, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Chalmette. He was 79. Mr. Rome was born in East Baton Rouge and lived in Bay St. Louis, Miss., for the past 15 years. He was a past district governor of Lions International, Mississippi Lions Club District 30 N. Survivors include a son, Gerald Rome Sr.; a daughter, Darlene Bergens; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St. in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in Our Lady of Peace Church Cemetery in Vacherie.
JOHNSON, JOSEPH ‘PARRAN' ‘UNCLE JOE'
09/15/02
Joseph "Parran" "Uncle Joe" Johnson, a retired salesman, died Sept. 1 at Crescent City Health Care. He was 90. Mr. Johnson was born in Lafourche Crossing and lived in New Orleans for the past 70 years. He was a member of St. John's Institutional Missionary Baptist Church and served on its Deacon Board, Usher Board No. 2 and Benevolent Board. He received many awards for his service. He was a member of the Golden 12 Charity Club and the Wood Shopper Social Club. He is survived by nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. John's Institutional Missionary Church, 2538 Jackson Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
