December 2002 Obituarties and Death Notices from the Crowley Post Signal:
Jeffrey P. Herring
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at St. Michael Catholic Church for Jeffrey P. Herring, 27, who died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002 at his residence.
Herring was the son of Brian M. Herring and the former Deborah Richard. He was a native of Crowley.
Survivors include his father, Brian Herring and wife Kathy of Lafayette; his mother, Debbie Herring of Houston; one sister, Jennifer Herring of Lafayette; two nephews, Blake and Jay Herring; and one niece, Mackenzie Herring; his maternal grandparents, Claude and Mildred Richard of Crowley; and his paternal grandmother, Joycelyn Herring of Pearland, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Earl B. Herring; maternal great grandparents, Isadore and Lovenia Aubé; and paternal great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Chapman.
Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette is in charge of all the funeral arrangements.
Wesley Johnson
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19 at St. Michael Catholic Church for Wesley Johnson, 73, who died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002 in Crowley.
Fr. Gary Schexnider will officiate for the Mass of Christian Burial and will pray the rosary at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Bertrand Johnson of Crowley; three sons, Charles W. Johnson and his wife Jene of Crowley, Mike Johnson and his wife Pat of Lafayette and Jeff Johnson of Abbeville; one daughter, Jenny Kelehan and her husband Kevin of Broussard; eight grandchildren, James Johnson, Rachel and Annette Seaux, Crystal, Nicole and Aaron Johnson, and Ashley and Travis Kelehan; and five great grandchildren, Joshua and Joseph Seaux, Mary and Bethany Johnson and Aubri Arabie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Auguste and Marceline Johnson; six sisters, five brothers and one son, Francis Johnson.
Johnson was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and worked for Acadia Lumber for 50-plus years.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley has been entrusted with the arrangements.
RICHARD – Mrs. Hilbert Boudreaux, 66, (nee) Rita Arabie, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002 at her residence in Church Point. Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday, Dec. 17 at St. Edward Catholic Church. Interment
will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of Church.
CROWLEY – Josie Sauce Kufel, 42, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002 at American Legion Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Abshire Cemetery under the direction of Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley.
JENNINGS – Shelby Lee “Tommy” Thibodeaux, 60, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002 at his residence in Gotts Cove. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Miller-French Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Jennings.
William ‘Bill’ Prather
RICHARD - Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church for William “Bill” Prather, 84, of Branch, who died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002 at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
Rev. Perry Sanders will officiate the services. Interment
will be in Elizabeth Memorial Baptist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley and on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the services at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church.
Prather is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mae M. Prather of Branch; two sons, Billy Prather and his wife Allie of Crowley, and their children, Alisha Prather of Alexandria, Will Prather of Lafayette and Garrett Prather attending LSU in Baton Rouge, and Randy Prather and his wife Elaine, and their children, Erin Stanley of Tuscon, Ariz., Greer Prather attending Loyola University in New Orleans, Clay Prather attending LSU in Baton Rouge and Kyle Prather of Lafayette; one daughter who preceded him in death, Cherry P. York, who is survived by her husband, Al York of Conroe, Texas, and a son, Scott York of Dallas. He is also survived by two brothers, Floyd Prather of Waco, Texas and Carey Prather of Leland, Miss.
He is preceded by his parents, William and Corinne Williams Prather.
Pallbearers will be his six grandsons, Will, Garrett, Greer, Clay and Kyle Prather and Scott York.
Prather was a farmer for 50 years upon receiving his education from Baylor University. He was the “Farmer of the Year” at the International Rice Festival in Crowley in 1960 and was a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church serving as a deacon for 50 years and a choir director for 40 years. His step-father, Rev. J.H. Strother inspired his loved of mission work as Prather served on the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for 1977 to 1988. He served as president of the Board of Trustees for Acadia Baptist Academy, which subsequently became Acadian Baptist Center. He also served on the Board of Directors for First National Bank of Crowley, which is now First Bank, from 1951 to 2001, and was a board member for First National Farms and Louisiana Irrigation and Milling Co.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley will be entrusted with arrangements.
RAYNE - Richard Joseph Leger, 74, of Rayne, died at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2002 at his residence. Funeral services will be held today, Sunday, December 15 at 2 p.m. at the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel of Rayne, to whom arrangements have been entrusted.
GUEYDAN – Francis Dale Mayer, 59, died at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002 at Abrom Memorial Kaplan Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel, who was also in charge of the arrangements.
Christopher Dale Granger
RAYNE - Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at Cunningham CME Church for Christopher Dale “Bop” Granger, 37, who died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
Burial will be in the Branch Cemetery with Rev. W.K. Rucker officiating.
A wake service will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church.
He is survived by his parents, Alton Granger of Abbeville and Gloria Granger of Rayne; a son, DeQuincy Sinegal of Rayne; a daughter, Kyeisha Dugas of Rayne; three brothers, Alton Jr., Clifton and Lacy Granger Sr., all of Rayne; and three sisters, Roxanne and Raydell Granger of Rayne and Faye Solomon of Crowley.
Frank Brothers Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of the arrangements.
Michael James Zaunbrecher
NEW IBERIA - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at Evangeline Funeral Home Chapel for Michael James Zaunbrecher, 49, a resident of New Iberia formerly of Crowley, who died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002 at Oshsner Medical Center.
Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery with Fr. Charles Langlois.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday until the time of the funeral services.
He is survived by his wife, Raine Zaunbrecher of New Iberia; his father, Leroy Francis Zaunbrecher of Catahoula; his mother, Sammie Jane Zaunbrecher of Catahoula; a daughter, Kala Zaunbrecher of New Iberia; a brother, Alan David Zaunbrecher of Lafayette; two sisters, Martha LeBlanc and Gloria Zaunbrecher of Crowley, and one grandchild.
Pallbearers are Kenneth Britton, Joseph Broussard, John Burnham, Rodney Decoux, Dale Sanchez and Ricky Sonnier.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Heart Association.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home of Lafayette is in charge of arrangements.
CHURCH POINT - Austin “Black” Elkins, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point.
IOTA - Wallace Guillory, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Iota Progressive Baptist Church with burial in the Iota Cemetery under the direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Crowley.
CROWLEY - Richard Lane Milson, 48, of Jennings, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Morning Star Baptist Church with burial in the West Crowley Cemetery under the direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Crowley.
Rita B. Schexneider
MIDLAND - Funeral services for Rita B. “Mom Rita” Schexneider, 84, of Midland will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Rev. Don Pousson officiating.
A rosary was said at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Burial will be in the Estherwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Schexneider died at 3:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 at Lafayette General Medical Center.
A native and resident of Midland, she lived in Morse for two years and loved to play cards, pokeno, bingo and read.
Visitation will be observed beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday until the time of the service on Wednesday.
Survivors include one son, Jessie Ray Schexneider of Crowley; five daughters, Wilda Mae Lavergne of Morse, Leola Blanchard and husband Clifford of Breaux Bridge, Darcas Monic and husband Loveless of Kaplan, Mary Ann Guidry and husband Robert of Midland and Doris Susan Babb of Arnaudville; three brothers, Albert Borill of Midland and Huey and Reese Borill of Crowley; 33 grandchildren, 61 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Numa and Marie Mamie Borill; her husband, Claude Schexneider Sr.; five sons, Wilfred, James, Earl, Ricky Allen and Claude Schexneider Jr.; one daughter, Inna Marie Schexneider and one son-in-law, Melvin Lavergne.
Pall bearers are Frank Lavergne, Joey Schexneider, Buddy Guidry, Loren Babb, Mike Babb, Brandon Blanchard and Scott Blanchard.
Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Gueydan is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia L. Foreman
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel in Crowley for Virginia L. Foreman 68, who died at 11:48 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002 at Bayou Village Nursing Home in Crowley.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday and continue until 10 p.m., and again at 8 a.m. Thursday until the time of the services.
Survivors include three sons, Dale, Keith and Brian Foreman, all of Crowley; two brothers, Kerney LeBlanc of Houston and Kermit LeBlanc of Rayne; three sisters, Patsy Comeaux and Inez Johnson of Rayne and Lezie Mae Hanks of Opelousas; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Willie Alfred Foreman; her parents, Preston and Clementine LeBlanc; one brother, Preston LeBlanc Jr., and one sister, Gladys Hoffpauir.
Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
Howard Victor Eaglin
HOUMA - A memorial celebration will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, at The Oaks of Houma Nursing Home in Houma for Howard “Red” Eaglin, 72, who was called home on Dec. 9 after a lengthy illness.
Father Mahler will conduct the service.
He leave to mourn his passing a daughter, Mary White Wilson of Crowley; two sisters, Mary Margaret Johnson of Houma and Paula Marks of Houston; three grandchildren, Ericka B. Pierre of Baton Rouge, Tony Barker and Mervin Wilson Jr. of Crowley; five great granddaughters, a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Yolanda and Peter Eaglin of Opelousas; two brothers, Floyd Eaglin Sr. of Crowley and Ivory Eaglin; one sister, Elizabeth; and a great grandson, Tyler Wilson.
Mr. Eaglin had been a resident of The Oaks of Houma for the past 10 years.
CHURCH POINT – Mrs. Gwendolyn Bergeron Guidroz, 42, died at 3:40 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 at her home in Sunset. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery mausoleum under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point.
GUEYDAN – Savay Paul Plaisance, 84, died at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002 at his residence in Gueydan. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel in Gueydan. Burial will be in the Gueydan Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home Gueydan.
RAYNE – Willis Lee Wagner Jr., 61, died at 10:58 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002 at Southwest Medical Hospital in Lafayette. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of the arrangements.
CHURCH POINT – Mrs. Otis Johnson, nee Belva Latiolais, 90, was laid to rest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2002 during services held at Our Lady of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point.
CROWLEY – Elie Joseph Benoit Jr., 41, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002 at Crowley American Legion Hospital. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at Duhon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Abshire Cemetery in rural Kaplan under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley.
CHURCH POINT - Carol Perrett Cheramie, 52, of Albany, N.Y., died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Albany Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Church Point Pentecostal Church with burial in the First Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home.
INDIAN BAYOU - Vernell Morgan, 81, of Rayne, died at 2:26 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at First United Methodist Church with burial in the Indian Bayou Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements.
RAYNE - Betty Joyce Romero Soileaux, 64, died at 10:13 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2002. Funeral services will be Sunday, Dec. 8, in the chapel at Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery.
GUEYDAN - Laura Harrington Suire, 62, of the Lake Arthur / Gueydan area, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2002. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in St. Peter Catholic Church with burial in the Gueydan Cemetery. Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Gueydan is in charge of arrangements.
MIRE - Odelia Thibodeaux, 85, of Rayne, died at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at American Legion Hospital in Crowley. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Church of the Assumption with burial in Assumption Cemetery. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Louise Miller
EVANGELINE - Funeral services for Helen Louise Miller, 60, of Evangeline, were held at noon Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Mark Derise officiating.
Burial was in Bluff Cemetery.
Mrs. Miller died at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Jennings American Legion Hospital.
She was a native and resident of Evangeline. She was an Avon representative and a clerk at Chief Grocery and Doucet Grocery. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include one son, Marty Miller of Evangeline; one daughter, Karen Pelissier and husband Robin of Evangeline; three brothers, Earl LaCombe and wife Linda of Evangeline, James “T-Man” LaCombe and wife Judy of Iota, and Joe LaCombe and wife Bertha of Rayne; one sister, Jane L Petitjean and husband Donald of Rayne; five grandchildren, Nancy Miller, Nichole Miller, Rhett Pelissier, Seth Pelissier, and Tristen Pelissier.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Elzia LaCombe; her husband, Hilton “T-Joe” Miller; two brothers, Doug LaCombe and J.D. LaCombe; and four sisters, Virgie Broussard, Dorothy Robinson, Nelda Cormier and Ruby Doucet.
Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Jennings was in charge of arrangements.
Henry Monceaux
GUEYDAN - Funeral services for Henry Monceaux, 94, of Morse, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Vincent Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Pousson officiating.
Burial was in Abshire Cemetery.
Mr. Monceaux died at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Monceaux Thibodeaux of Crowley; 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Broussard Monceaux; a brother and two sisters.
Vincent Funeral Home of Gueydan was in charge of arrangements.
Asa J. Bertrand
EVANGELINE - Funeral services for Asa J. Bertrand, 73, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau officiating.
Burial was in the St. Jules Cemetery in T-Mamou under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.
A rosary, led by the Rev. Guilbeau, was prayed at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel.
Mr. Bertrand died at 12:53 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at his residence.
A native of Pine Island and resident of Evangeline for 31 years after moving there from Crowley, Mr. Bertrand was a retired oilfield worker. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Evangeline.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Savoy Bertrand of Evangeline; one daughter, Kathy Simar of Egan; one son, A.D. Bertrand of Evangeline; one sister, Mildred Sonnier of Hampshire, Texas; two brothers, Julius Bertrand of Lake Charles and Alexon Bertrand Sr. of Winnie, Texas; six grandchildren, Melissa Taylor, Roger Bertrand Jr., Corey Bertrand, Thomas Simar III, Russell Bertrand and Ashley Bertrand; and four great grandchildren, Nicole Taylor, Vanessa Taylor, Allex Bertrand and Keegan Bertrand.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julian and Udea Fontenot Bertrand; one son, Roger Bertrand Sr.; five sisters and two brothers.
Pallbearers were Roger Bertrand Jr., Corey Bertrand Thomas Simar III, Russell Bertrand, A.D. Young and Chris Taylor.
Dorothy Faye Thibodeaux Thibodeaux
LAFAYETTE - Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Dorothy Faye Thibodeaux Thibodeaux, 78, who died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Lafayette General Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Musical selections will include “Amazing Grace” and “On Eagle’s Wings.”
Ms. Thibodeaux, the daughter of the late Deluke A. Thibodeaux Sr. and the former Ida Brousssard, was born and raised in Morse. She graduated valedictorian from Morse High School.
She was a substitute teacher at St. Michael’s Elementary School and was a devoted mother, grandmother and loved to baby-sit children.
She spent the last 25 years of her life in Lafayette. She donated her body to LSU Medical Center at Shreveport to help find a cure for rheumatoid arthritis.
Survivors include two daughters, Doris T. Suir of Lafayette and Marjorie T. Mensman and husband David of Arnaudville; one son, Jim Thibodeaux and wife Shelia of Carencro; three sisters, Wilda Guidry of Crowley, Marjorie Conner of Lake Charles and Irene Prejean of Sulphur; one brother, James “Buddy” Thibodeaux of Morse; eight grandchildren, Laura S. Horn, Michelle S. Rue, Glenn Michael Suir, Rachel T. Dupuis, Brock Thibodeaux, Laurie M. Crawford, Melanie M. Doucet and Christopher Mensman; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Deluke A. Thibodeaux Sr.; her mother, Ida Broussard Thibodeaux; four brothers, Dalton Thibodeaux, John Thibodeaux, Deluke Thibodeaux Jr. and Robert S. Thibodeaux; one sister, Theola T. Hanks; grandson, David “Jerry” Mensman; three nephews, Loren Thibodeaux, Edward Clark Stamm and Tommy Thibodeaux; one son-in-law, Glenn Ray Suir; one brother-in-law, John R. Guidry, and an infant granddaughter, Alicia Suir.
Visiting hours will be observed on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Arthritis Foundation, 400 W. Brentwood Blvd., Lafayette 70506.
Gracie Guidry Benoit
EGAN - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Egan for Gracie Guidry Benoit, 68, who died at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002 at her residence in Egan.
Fr. David Broussard will officiate the service.
Visitation will be observed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m. until the time of service on Friday.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Iota.
Burial will be in Sensat Cemetery in Egan.
She is survived by her husband, Leland Benoit of Egan; three sons, Michael Benoit and his wife Genevieve of Lafayette, John Benoit and his wife Paula of Egan and Fred Benoit and his wife Jenny of Egan; five daughters, Sandra Perry and her husband Mike of Colorado Springs, Colo., Kathy Richard and her husband Buddy of Jennings, Jennifer Laseter and her husband John of Gueydan, Charlotte Foreman and her husband Brian of Crowley and Devan Guidry and her husband Benji of Savannah, Ga; her mother, Odile Guidry of Egan; 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Benoit is preceded in death by her father, Gabriel Guidry; one son, Kenneth Benoit; one daughter, Bobbie Benoit; one grandson, Bubba Laseter, and one sister, Judith Miller.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Iota has been entrusted with the arrangements.
CHURCH POINT – Mrs. Lelia L. Colligan, 71, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point.
CHURCH POINT – Mrs. Lelia (Auntie) Guidry, 90, (nee Lelia Sonnier) died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2002 in League City, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment
will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point.
CHURCH POINT – Early Joseph Hanks, 71 died Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:10 p.m. at his residence. Services will be Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 2 p.m. in Duhon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum.
Gregory Lavon Nettles
ALABAMA - Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Frisco City United Methodist Church in Frisco City, Ala. for Gregory Lavon Nettles, 39, of Bartlett, Tenn., who died on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002 at Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro, Miss.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Frisco City, Ala. with Rev. Ron Lee and Rev. Andy Gartman officiating.
Nettles was born and raised in Monroe County and graduate from Frisco City High School and Alabama Southern Community College. He was a member of the Frisco City United Methodist Church and served in the United States Army from July of 1983 to January of 1988. He moved to Bartlett, Tenn in May of 1998 where he worked as a computer SAP basis for Thomas and Betts.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Gautreaux Nettles of Bartlett, Tenn., formerly of Crowley; a son, Daniel Murphy Nettles of Bartlett, Tenn.; his parents, Viola and Tommy Nettles of Frisco City, Ala.; a brother, Christopher Scot Nettles of Mexia, Ala.; and two sisters, Toria Nettles McKinley of Frisco City, Ala. and Nicole Nettles Boatwright of Pine Orchard, Ala.
Visitation was held Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to the American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate, Post Office Box 672648, Marietta, GA 30006-0045.
Arrangements are being handled by Monroe Chapel Funeral Home on Monroeville, Ala.
Christopher Scott Brown
GUEYDAN - Funeral services for Christopher Scott Brown, 20, of Morse are scheduled at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at Matthews and Son Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brian McFarlain officiating.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday evening. Burial will be in Hanks Cemetery.
Brown died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at 6:26 p.m. in an automobile accident near Morse.
Visitation is Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until the time of the service.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Jenifer H. and Rod Hanks of Morse; his companion, Emmie Clark of Morse; a son, Tyson Christopher Brown of Morse; two stepsons, Stephen Broussard and Galen Ridgel of Morse; his maternal grandfather, Harold J. Henry of Morse; and one brother, Joshua Hanks of Morse.
Brown was a native of Crowley and a resident of Morse.
Matthews and Son Funeral Home of Gueydan has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Douglas J. “Doug” Daigle
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2002 at St. Michael Catholic Church for Douglas J. “Doug” Daigle, 60, who died at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at Lafayette General Medical Center.
Fr. Gary Schexneyder will officiate for the services and a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home.
Visitation will be today from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. and again Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of services.
Burial will be in Acadia Resthaven Cemetery in Crowley.
Survivors include his wife, Johnette Byler Daigle of Crowley, one daughter, Darla Daigle of Broussard, two sons, Dayne Daigle of Las Vegas, Nevada and Duke Daigle of Lafayette; his parents, Bert and Ruth Daigle of Scott, two sisters, Susan Strother and her husband David of Lafayette and Sandra Burton and her husband Wayne of Scott; two brothers, Mike Daigle and his wife Susan of St. Louis, Missouri and Steven Daigle of Scott; 12 nieces and nephews.
One of five children born to Bert and Ruth Daigle in Iota, “Coach Daigle” as he was referred to attended and graduated from St. Francis High School and attained a degree in education from the University of Southwestern Louisiana at Lafayette and later a Master’s degree from McNeese State University in Lake Charles.
Daigle first taught at Westlake High School and then moved back to Acadia Parish where he taught and coached at Notre Dame High School. Daigle later served as principal at Our Lady Immaculate Conception in Jennings.
After retiring from the parochial school system, he joined the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office as a D.A.R.E. officer for the young people of the parish. He retired from that position a few years ago.
“Coach Daigle” was honored recently during pre-game ceremonies of a UL-Lafayette Ragin Cajun baseball game where he and members of Notre Dame’s only championship baseball team were honored. UL-Lafayette’s head coach, Tony Robichaux tutored under Daigle while at Notre Dame.In the pre-game festivities, Daigle was commended not only on his coaching abilities, but on the life lessons he taught his players on and off the field.
The family would like to thank Lafayette General Oncology Unit, Dr. Eugene Brierre and his staff along with the many supportive and caring friends in Acadiana.
“Double D” was a respected teacher, role model and will always remain “Coach Daigle.”
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements.
BRANCH – Oday “Thib” Thibodeaux, 69, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002 at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Acadiana in Youngsville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Edmund Catholic Church in Branch. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point.
Wanda ‘Totsie’ Thibodeaux Navarre
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Crowley for Wanda “Totsie” Thibodeaux Navarre, 63, who died at 7:10 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2002 at her residence in Crowley.
Fr. Gary Schexnayder will officiate for the services. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m.
Visitation was observed Monday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Clyde Navarre Jr. of Crowley; one son, Barry Navarre and hie wife Diane of Rayne; three daughters, Heidi Istre and her husband E.P. of Crowley, Tara Pellerin and her husband Patrick of Rayne and Tina Navarre of Crowley; three grandchildren, Lucas Navarre of Rayne, Alex Pellerin of Rayne and Katie Istre of Crowley.
Mrs. Navarre is preceded in death by her parents, Matthew Thibodeaux and Marie S. LeJeune; one brother, Donald Thibodeaux, and one sister, Betty T. Trahan.
Mrs. Totsie retired in 1997 from Rice City Warehousing, Inc. after 23 years of employment where she served as a bookkeeper and president. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Cora Mae Smith
ORANGE, TEXAS - Cora Mae Smith, 82, of Orange, Texas, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange Hospital.
Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Orange, with its pastor, Rev. Don Sheffield officiating.
Graveside services will take place locally at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Visitation began at 4 p.m. Monday at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Crowley, Mrs. Smith lived in Orange since 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Smith, and her daughter, Linda Smith.
She is survived by her son, Charles “Chuck” Smith of Orange, Texas; her daughter, Wanda LeBlanc of Leesville; her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Jay Sargent of Hudson, Texas; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers are Jay Sargent, Mike Spell, Brad LeBlanc, Chuck LeBlanc, Mike LeBlanc and Troy Sargent.
Claybar Funeral Home of Orange, Texas is in charge of arrangements.
GRAND COTEAU – Miguel Alvarez, 27, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002 at 6:30 a.m. at his home in Sunset. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 3:15 p.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Grand Coteau. Burial will be in the church cemetery in Sunset under the direction of Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point.
BRANCH – Joseph Paul Senegal, 63, of Rayne, died at American Legion Hospital in Crowley on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Branch. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Crowley.
