FEBRUARY 2001 OBITUARIES - LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS Netscape & MS Explorer users: If you are searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere, try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ______blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. Good Luck!! The American Press assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the following information. The newspaper prints material provided to it by the respective funeral homes. The listings in this document have been arranged chronologically; entries for each date are alphabetical. The notation beside the deceased's name is the date the obituary was printed. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Oben Ardoin Sr. - 2/1/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral arrangements for Oben Ardoin Sr., 95, of Oberlin will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in the Oakdale hospital. Lucion M. Ball - 2/1/2001 Funeral arrangements for Lucion M. Ball, 53, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a local hospital. Shelita A. Benjamin - 2/1/2001 Funeral arrangements for Shelita A. Benjamin, 26, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Monday at her residence. Sidney Birdwell - 2/1/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Sidney Birdwell, 78, will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Mr. Birdwell died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in Leesville. Douglas J. Broussard Sr. - 2/1/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Douglas Joseph "Buddy" Broussard Sr., 63, of Starks will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Snider Funeral Home. The Rev. Jerry Hext will officiate. Burial will be in Doyle Cemetery in Starks. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Mr. Broussard died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Sulphur, he had lived in Southwest Louisiana and east Texas. He resided in Starks for the past 20 years. He was a boat captain for T-Boy McCall. He was a long-time employee of Gulf Crews for David Eakin of Cameron. Survivors include one son, Douglas "Punkin" Broussard Jr. of Huntsville; one sister, Doris B. Dyson of Starks; and one grandchild. Laura M. Cain - 2/1/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Laura Mae Cain, 63, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly. Mrs. Cain died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000. Audrey M. Charles - 2/1/2001 Funeral arrangements for Audrey M. Charles, 76, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Monday at her residence. Jerome Davis - 2/1/2001 FUneral services for Jerome "Old Man" Davis, 36, will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Travelers Rest Baptist Church. The Rev. Cunningham Bobb will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m. Thursday with burial in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Davis died Friday, Jan. 29, 2000, in a local care center. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, he lived in Lake Charles for 25 years. He was a member of Travelers Rest Baptist church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include one son, Marcus Brignac of California; one daughter, Irene Williams of Lake Charles; five brothers, John Roland Davis of Colony, Tenn., and Patrick Davis, Paul Wayne Davis, Gerald Davis and Troy Davis, all of Lake Charles; five sisters, Angela Davis-Lawrence, Emily Rose Davis-Green, Loria Ann Davis and Jennifer Davis, all of Lake Charles, and Danetta Davis Spain of Baton Rouge; his mother, Drusella Davis of Lake Charles; and his father, Aaron Davis of Port Arthur. Evia Doyle - 2/1/2001 PLAINVIEW - Funeral services for Mrs. Evia Doyle, 79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Friendship Baptist Church. Burial will be in Occupy No. 1 Cemeter under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mrs. Doyle died on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in the Oakdale hospital. Mrs. Fernande K. Eader - 2/1/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Fernande Katz Eader, 81, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Estes will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Law Park Mausoleum in New Orleans. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Eader died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of New Orleans, she lived in Lake Charles since 1995. She was a graduate of Newcombe College. She worked as a social worker in New Orleans for the state of Louisiana. She was a member of and a past president of the West Bank Chapter of the National Association of Federal Retired Employees. She was a member of the Methodist faith. Survivors include one son, Frank Eader of Galveston; one daughter, Jane Robinson of Lake Charles; and four grandchildren. Joseph Fontenot - 2/1/2001 Funeral arrangements for Joseph Fontenot, 81, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday. James L. Goleman Jr. - 2/1/2001 Funeral services for James Lloyd Goleman Jr., 77, of Westlake, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Revs. Tim Merritt, Sean Chisolm and Randy Stanton will officiate. Burial will be in Cryer Cemetery in Oakdale. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Goleman died at 5:22 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a native of Bel and had lived in Westlake for 30 years. He was a Marine Corps veteran and served as a medic. He retired from Olin Corp. as a shift supervisor after 15 years of service. Survivors include one son, Mike Goleman of Lake Charles; two daughters, Connie Willis of Moss Bluff and Sallie Blount of Berea, Ky.; two sisters, Evelyn Goleman and Opal Goleman, both of Oakdale; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Donald R. Guillory - 2/1/2001 VINTON - Graveside services for Donald Ray Guillory, 73, were at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, in Reed Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Guillory died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in Sulphur. Pearl Hunter - 2/1/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Pearl Hunter, 92, will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. She died Monday at her residence. Mrs. Mary Jane H. Johnson - 2/1/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Hurd Johnson, 85, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Starlight Baptist Church. Burial will be in Community Cemetery under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home. Mrs. Johnson died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in an Alexandria hospital. Otis R. Johnson - 2/1/2001 BURKEVILLE, Texas - Graveside services for Otis Ray Johnson, 55, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Spears Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements are by Myers-Colonial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mr. Johnson died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in a DeRidder hospital. Allan L. Liechty Sr. - 2/1/2001 Funeral services for Allan L. Liechty Sr., 59, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Revs. U.A. Doiron, Don Walker and Luke Liechty will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery in Moss Bluff. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Liechty died at 5:22 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in his residence. He was lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Gillis High School and attended McNeese State University. He worked as a retail salesman for Borden's Milk and for PPG in Lake Charles. He was owner and mechanic of Al's Auto Repair. He was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Robbie Lynn Logan Liechty of Moss Bluff; three sons, Allan Lee Liechty of Russellville, Ark., Robert Luke Liechty Sr. of Oak Grove and Phillip Joseph Liechty of Moss Bluff; one daughter, Laurie Beth Liechty Lanier of Moss Bluff; one brother, Carroll Liechty of Mercer Island, Wash.; one sister, Mary Jo Foreman of Texarkana, Texas; and nine grandchildren. Marjorie T. McCoy - 2/1/2001 Funeral services for Marjorie Tadlock McCoy, 77, will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Revs. Carl Lueg and Tome Howe will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. McCoy died at 7:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Ragley, she was a long-time resident of Lake Charles. She moved to Texas, then returned in 1956. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lake Charles. Survivors include one son, Kevin McCoy of Ingleside, Texas; two daughters, Suzanne McCoy Sawatzki and Laurel McCoy Connell, both of Lake Charles; one sister, Elizabeth Tadlock of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren. Donations may be made to the Methodist Children's Home, P.O. Box 929, Ruston, LA 71273, the family said. Fannie Irene McManus - 2/1/2001 Funeral services for Fannie Irene McManus, 84, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in University United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today and 8-10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Mrs. McManus died at 10:11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Oakdale and had lived in Lake Charles since 1955. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter 164 and was a past worthy matron. She was a longtime member of University United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Robert L. McManus of Iota and Morris Troy McManus of Williston, N.D.; two daughters, Cathy Derifield of Moss Bluff and Martha Comeaux of Iowa, La.; one brother, Clive Leggett of Ville Platte; one sister, Bessie Lee Walden of Kirbyville, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to University United Methodist Church, the family said. Willard J. Schysm - 2/1/2001 PITKIN - Funeral services for Willard J. Schysm, 79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in Arkadelphia Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of White Oaks Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mr. Schysm died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in an Oakdale hospital. Ilene F. Seale - 2/1/2001 Memorial services for Ilene F. Seale will be at 4 p.m. today, Feb. 1, in the family life center of Henning Memorial Methodist Church. The Revs. C. Richard Hoffpauir and Tracy L. MacKenzie will officiate. Her body was willed to Tulane Medical School. Visitation will follow the service. Mrs. Seale died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in her residence. After earning her teacher's certificate at Louisiana State Normal School, she taught geography in Sulphur until 1936. She served in the medical auxiliary as local, state and regional president. She was in PTA, serving as local, district and state officer. She was active in civil defense projects. She was the first queen of the Krewe of Cosmos. She was the first woman to serve on the Calcasieu Parish School Board from 1958 to 1970. She was in Civic Club and a charter member of the Book Reviewers' Club. She was in the Golden Rule Sunday school class of Henning Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include one son, A. Kent Seale; one daughter, Ilene Seale Lyman, one brother, L.L. Fleniken of Baywood; and six grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the W.A.K. Seale Scholarship at McNeese State University of Henning Memorial United Methodist Church, the family said. Mrs. Mary Soileau - 2/1/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Soileau, 82, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died Monday in a local hospital. Larry J. Thibodeaux - 2/1/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Larry Joseph Thibodeaux, 39, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, from St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Revs. Keith Pellerin and John Vianney Ijeoma will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur. Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. Mr. Thibodeaux died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in Baton Rouge. A native of Lake Charles, he was a resident of Vinton. He was lead singer of the country music band The Desperodos. He worked for Tiger Well Service for 19 years. He coached basketball for Ward 7 recreation. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Vickie Thibodeaux of Vinton; two sons, Lance and Lucas Thibodeaux, both of Vinton; one brother, David Glen Thibodeaux Sr. of Vinton; one sister, Judy Thibodeaux Bailey of Fredricksburg, Va.; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Larry (Verdie) Thibodeaux of Vinton. Donations may be made to Ward 7 Recreation Center or St. Joseph Catholic Church, the family said. Lucion M. Ball - 2/2/2001 Memorial services for Lucion M. Ball, 53, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Combre Funeral Home. The Rev. Doyle Evans will officiate. The body will be cremated. Mr. Ball died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles, a 1969 graduate of Grambling State University and a member of Abundant Life Ministries. Survivors include two brothers, Gladwin W. Ball and Reginald M. Ball Jr., both of Lake Charles; and one sister, Brenda B. Brown of New Orleans. George Bell - 2/2/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral arrangements for George Bell will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. He died Tuesday in his residence. James G. Carnahan - 2/2/2001 Funeral services for James G. "J.G." Carnahan, 73, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. David Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Carnahan died at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of Lake Charles High School. He was an Army infantry veteran of the Korean War. He was a crop duster pilot for Louisiana Flyers Inc. and retired from Lyons Flying Service in Welsh. He was a member of the Southwest Louisiana Amateur Repeater Club and was a contributing editor for several metal-detecting news publications. He attended First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Elene Kelly Carnahan of Lake Charles; one brother, Shirley Carnahan of Longville; and one sister, Ruth Elaine Brasher of Iowa, La. James C. Chamberlain III - 2/2/2001 PEARLAND, Texas - Memorial services for James Clarke Chamberlain III, 55, of Sagemeadow, Texas, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 2, in SouthPark Funeral Home. The Rev. David G. McKechnie will officiate. Mr. Chamberlain died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in Houston. He was a native of Lake Charles and had lived in Sagemeadow since 1981. He graduated from LaGrange Senior High School in 1962 and from McNeese State University in 1966. He worked for Dresser-Magobar-Houston, Lifemark and for Medenco in Houston. He served as an assistant vice president at the University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center until his retirement in 1994. He was a supporter of Pearland YMCA soccer and of Dobie High School cross country. He was Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Deedee San Miguel Chamberlain; two sons, James Garrett Chamberlain and Michael Aric Chamberlain; two brothers, Billy Ralph Garrett Jr. and Dr. Marty Garrett; one sister, Ann Garrett Stewart; and his mother, Mrs. Billy Ralph Garrett Sr. Memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 2425 Fountain View, Suite 280, Houston, TX 77057, the family said. Kevin R. Cormier - 2/2/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Kevin Roy Cormier, 36, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 2, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Istre Cemetery. Mr. Cormier died at 10:15 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in the Jennings hospital. John D. Gorman - 2/2/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for John Dennis Gorman, 82, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. He died Monday in a Murfreesboro hospital. Mrs. Dewitt Hunter - 2/2/2001 SULPHUR - Graveside services for Mrs. Dewitt (Pearl) Hunter, 92, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 2, in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Hunter died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in her residence. She had lived in Sulphur since 1959. She was a founding member of the Sulphur AARP chapter and was a member and past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a Sunday school teacher. Survivors include three sons, William Dewitt Hunter of Patterson, Robert Gene Hunter of Chickasha, Okla. and Francis Dean Hunter of Roxana, Ill.; one daughter, Patsy Hunter Haeuber of Baton Rouge; one sister, Juanita Legate of South Roxana, Ill.; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Alvin Kelley Jr. - 2/2/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Alvin Kelley Jr., 80, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Busby will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Kelley died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a World War II veteran and a 30-year member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Kelley of Sulphur; one son, Harold D. Kelley of Sulphur; three daughters, Carolyn Westcott, Wilda Guidry and Sandra Kelley Domaingue, all of Sulphur; one brother, Nolan Kelley of Mangum; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Maudie C. Pierce - 2/2/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Maudie Mae Cain Pierce, 81, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Mrs. Pierce died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in Leesville. Hubert Pousson - 2/2/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Hubert Pousson, 76, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Monday in the Jennings hospital. Jacob H. Rodenbough - 2/2/2001 ALEXANDRIA - Funeral services for Jacob Henry Rodenbough, 82, will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, from St. Rita Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Lafayette under the direction of John Kramer and Son Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today in the funeral home, with a wake service at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Rodenbough died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in his residence. He was a 30-year veteran of the Army Air Corps and Air Force and served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was an adviser in Vietnam in 1963, piloted and commanded B-17-type aircraft, was a basic flying instructor to cadets, and worked as a control tower officer. He flew 22 combat missions over France and Germany in World War II, logging about 1,600 flight hours. He earned the Vietnamese Pilot Wings, the Air Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal. Survivors include his wife, Ethel Rodenbough of Alexandria; two daughters, Martha Buckley of New Orleans and Frances Sipes of San Antonio; one son, Richard Claude Rodenbough of Ashburn, Va.; two sisters, Christine Kloepping of Monroe, Wis., and Ester Gresnzow of Juda, Wis.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to Christus-St. Frances Cabrini Hospice, 3434 Masonic Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301, the family said. Branson Smart - 2/2/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral arrangements for Branson Smart, 45, will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. He died Monday in the DeRidder hospital. Joseph T. Solar - 2/2/2001 GRANT - Funeral services for Joseph Thomas Solar Sr., 72, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 2, in Palestine Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mr. Solar died at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in his residence. Elvin J. Thibodeaux Sr. - 2/2/2001 Funeral services for Elvin Joseph Thibodeaux Sr., 66, of DeRidder, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Torres will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 1-10 p.m. today, with a wake service at 7:45 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Thibodeaux died at 5:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a native of Egan and had lived in Lake Charles since 1957. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of VFW Post 2130. He was a retired mechanic and cook and served in oil fields and on offshore oil rigs for many years. He attended Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include six sons, Randell Patrick Thibodeaux, Creighton Thibodeaux and MelvinThibodeaux, all of Lake Charles, Kenneth Thibodeaux of Lafayette, Michael Thibodeaux of Scott and Elvin Thibodeaux Jr. of New Orleans; one daughter, Emanuela Marceaux of Lake Charles; three brothers, Melvin Thibodeaux, Martin Thibodeaux and Joseph Thibodeaux, all of Lake Charles; four sisters, Marie Bryson and Betty O'Gea, both of Lake Charles, Zelma Spell of Westlake and Yvonne Johnson of Toledo Bend; and seven grandchildren. Lucion M. Ball - 2/3/2001 Memorial services for Lucion M. Ball, 53, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 3, in Combre Funeral Home. The Rev. Doyle Evans will officiate. The body will be cremated. Mr. Ball died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a 1969 graduate of Grambling State University. He was a member of Abundant Life Ministries. Survivors include two brothers, Gladwin W. Ball and Reginald M. Ball Jr., both of Lake Charles; and one sister, Brenda B. Brown of New Orleans. George N. Bell - 2/3/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for George N. Bell, 87, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 3, in Pine Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. Glenn George will officiate. Burial will be in McFatter Cemetery under the direction of Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is until noon today in the funeral home. Mr. Bell died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in his residence. He was retired. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Hazel Bunch of Sulphur; two sons, Barney Bell of DeQuincy and Laymon Bell of DeQuincy; two brothers, Claude Bell of Orange, Texas, and Steve Shoemake of Sulphur; five sisters, Larina Daigle and Betty Arnold, both of Sulphur, Shirley Reeves of Kountze, Texas, Patsy Lafleur of Kaplan and Catherine Miller of DeQuincy; and four grandchildren. Mary Bookter - 2/3/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Mary "Betty" Bookter, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Castor Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Bookter died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a Ferriday hospital. Pauline H. Boswell - 2/3/2001 Funeral services for Pauline H. Boswell, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Vernon Chevalier will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Boswell died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Leesville, she lived in Lake Charles for 35 years. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, where she taught the Dorcas Sunday school class for 35 years. She was a past member of Order of the Eastern Star. She was active in WMU. Survivors include three sons, Less, Roger and Jonathan Boswell, all of Lake Charles; three daughters, Joan Gauthier, Janice Waits and Keitha Fillion, all of Lake Charles; one brother, Robert E. Holt of Leesville; one sister, Inez Hunt of Shreveport; 18 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, Sweet Lake United Methodist Church Building Fund or the Sulphur Gideon Camp, the family said. Leah Bourne - 2/3/2001 Funeral arrangements for Leah Bourne, 92, of Iowa, La. will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died at 6:1'5 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital. James G. Carnahan - 2/3/2001 Funeral services for James G. "J.G." Carnahan, 73, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 3, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. David Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Carnahan died at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of Lake Charles High School. He was an Army infantry veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a crop duster pilot for Louisiana Flyers Inc. and retired from Lyons Flying Service in Welsh. He was a member of the Southwest Louisiana Amateur Repeater Club and was a contributing editor for several metal-detecting news publications. He attended First Baptist Church of Lake Charles. Survivors include his wife, Elene Kelly Carnahan of Lake Charles; one brother, Shirley Carnahan of Longville; and one sister, Ruth Elaine Brasher of Iowa, La. Ruby Champagne - 2/3/2001 Funeral arrangements for Ruby Champagne will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital. Elizabeth Daniel - 2/3/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Elizabeth Daniel, 97, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Hixson Funeral Home. The body will be cremated. Mrs. Daniel died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a local hospital. Maisie S. DeLacerda - 2/3/2001 FLATWOODS - Funeral services for Maisie Salard DeLacerda, 84, will be at 2 p.m. today,Feb. 3, from St. Cyril Catholic Church. Burial will be in Emmanuel Cemetery in Chopin under the diretion of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville. She died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in Alexandria. Edwin E. Flores - 2/3/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral services for Edwin E. Flores, 47, of Sulphur, were at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Bethel Bible Baptist Church. The body was cremated. Arrangements were by Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Mr. Flores died at 5:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. Joseph Fontenot - 2/3/2001 Funeral services for Joseph Fontenot, 81, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Henry Mancuso will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. Friday. Mr. Fontenot died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a resident of Lake Charles and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Survivors include several cousins. Lionel J. Gassen Jr. - 2/3/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Lionel Joseph Gassen Jr., 70, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Robison Funeral Home. The Revs. Ken Jacocks, Warren Blakeman and Tracy MacKenzie will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. Friday. Mr. Gassen died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in his residence. He was a native of Sulphur. He retired after 30 years of service at Cities Service Oil Company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Wallis Gassen of Baton Rouge; one son, Mike Gassen of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Vicki Magee of Sulphur; one stepson, Michael Wallis; two stepdaughters, Ashley and Shannon Wallis, both of Pensacola, Fla.;two sisters, Shirley Jacocks of Hammond and Mary Lou Blakeman of West Monroe; and three grandchildren. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association or the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, the family said. John D. Gorman - 2/3/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for John Dennis Gorman, 82, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery in Grant. Mr. Gorman died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in a Murfreesboro, Tenn., hospital. George Hunter Jr. - 2/3/2001 Funeral arrangements for George Hunter Jr., 63, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Wednesday. Bonnie J. Midkiff - 2/3/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Bonnie J. Midkiff, 71, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mt. Bethel Cemetery. She died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000. Hubert Pousson - 2/3/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Hubert Pousson, 76, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 3, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery. Mr. Pousson died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in the Jennings hospital. Mandie S. Reid - 2/3/2001 OAKDALE - Graveside services for Mandie Sue Reid, infant daughter of Lisa Kingan and Jimmy Reid, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by White Oaks Funeral Home. She died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in an Alexandria hospital. Branson Smart - 2/3/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral arrangements for Branson Smart, infant son of Bradley and Kimberly Smart, will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. He died Monday in the DeRidder hospital. Juanita L. Stewart - 2/3/2001 Funeral services for Juanita Lee Stewart, 69, will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah, Texas. The Rev. Jim Stewart will officiate. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Stewart died at 6:06 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Paducah, she lived in Lake Charles since 1987. She was past president of the Lake Charles Country Club Ladies Golf Association. Survivors include her husband, Bob Stewart of Lake Charles; one daughter, Anne Stewart Naul of Allen, Texas; two sisters, Onita Elliott of Tulsa, Okla., and Joy Sandlin of Plainview, Texas; and three grandchildren. Donations may be made to University United Methodist Church, the family said. Oban Ardoin Sr. - 2/4/2001 OBERLIN - Funeral services for Oban Ardoin Sr., 95, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Bible Way Revival Center. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery in Kinder under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mr. Ardoin died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, in the Oakdale hospital. Shelita A. Benjamin - 2/4/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral services for Shelita A. Benjamin, 26, of Lake Charles, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in St. Matthew Baptist Church. The Rev. Ezekiel Joubert will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of King's Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mrs. Benjamin died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in her residence. She was a native of New Orleans and had lived in Lake Charles for most of her life. She was a graduate of Washington-Marion High School and of Delta School of Business and Technology. Survivors include one daughter, Chayneshia Benjamin of Lake Charles; four sisters, Shonitra Thomas of Indianapolis and Felecia Benjamin, Alecia Benjamin and Lydianette Benjamin, all of Lake Charles; four brothers, Thomas Elijah Benjamin, Jonathan Wayne O'Neal Benjamin, Aaron Lee Joseph Benjamin and Keith LaShawn Bryant Benjamin, all of Lake Charles; her parents, Thomas and Marlene Benjamin Jr. of Lake Charles; her paternal grandfather, Thomas Benjamin Sr. of Westlake; and her maternal grandmother, Lubertha Breaux of New Orleans. William P. Bonamici - 2/4/2001 CHICAGO - Funeral services for William Peter "Steamboat Bill" Bonamici, 50, will be at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery under the direction of Rago Brothers Funeral Home. Memorial services will be in Lake Charles at a later date. Mr. Bonamici died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a Mississippi hospital. He was a native of Chicago and had lived in Lake Charles for 15 years. He was co-founder of Steamboat Bill's restaurant in Lake Charles. Survivors include three sisters, Kathy "Cookie" Vidrine of Lake Charles and Linda Tamburrino and Laura Gunterman, both of Chicago; and his mother, Irene Bonamici. Mrs. E.J. Boswell - 2/4/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. E.J. (Pauline H.) Boswell, 79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 4, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Vernon Chevalier will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Boswell died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Leesville, she lived in Lake Charles for 35 years. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church where her husband was pastor and where she taught the Dorcas Sunday school class for 35 years. She was a past member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was active in WMU. Survivors include three sons, Les, Roger and Jonathan Boswell, all of Lake Charles; three daughters, Joan Gauthier, Janice Waits and Keitha Fillion, all of Lake Charles; one brother, Robert E. Holt of Leesville; one sister, Inez Hunt of Shreveport; 18 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, the Sweet Lake United Methodist Church Building Fund, or to the Sulphur Gideon Camp, the family said. Mrs. Daniel Bourne - 2/4/2001 IOWA, La. - Funeral services for Mrs. Daniel (Leah) Bourne, 92, will be at noon Saturday, Feb. 5, from St. Raphael Catholic Church. The Rev. Bill Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery in Lacassine under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Bourne died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Morse and had lived most of her life in Iowa. She was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and of the church altar society. Survivors include three sons, Daniel Bourne of Lake Charles, William Bourne of Metairie and Wilfred Bourne of Iowa; one daughter, Louise Bourne of Lafayette; one brother, Willie Provost of Lake Charles; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Ruby Marie Champagne - 2/4/2001 Funeral services for Ruby Marie Champagne, 64, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Torres will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Vistiation is 3-10 p.m. today, with a Scripture service at 7:30 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Champagne died at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Ridge, she had lived in Lake Charles for the past 45 years. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Mitch Champagne of Plaquemine and Loris C. Champagne of Sulphur; one daughter, Charlene Stewart of Killeen, Texas; two borhters, Rufus Thibodeaux of Lafayette and Rayford Thibodeaux of Burlington, Ky.; and two grandchildren. Audrey M. Charles - 2/4/2001 Funeral services for Audrey M. Charles, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Combre Funeral Home. The Rev. Elisha Tutson will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Charles died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a member of Warren United Methodist Church. She worked for the Lake Charles Country Club for more than 30 years. Survivors include two sons, Ronald ''Candy'' Lewis and David Lewis, both of Lake Charles; two daughters, Nedra Lewis and Michelle Lewis, both of Lake Charles; one sister, Edna Boutte of Lake Charles; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Myrtis D. Crossley - 2/4/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Myrtis David Crossley, 86, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in a local hospital. Eloise M. Elliott - 2/4/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Eloise Milam Elliott, 75, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Arvin Harrell will officiate. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Elliott died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in Lake Charles. She was a native of Henryetta, Okla., and had lived in the Sulphur area for 45 years. She was a member of Maplewood First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Michael Glen Elliott of Stafford, Va., and John Allen Elliott of Sulphur; one daughter, Jan Elliott Farr of Lake Charles; one sister, Margaret Isabelle Creel of Lake Charles; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, P.O. Box 4196, Monroe, LA 71211, the family said. Eula Eskridge - 2/4/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for Eula Eskridge, 82, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died at 4:25 p.m. Thursday in a DeRidder care facility. Kathleen Grant - 2/4/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Kathleen Grant, 47, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Hew Hope Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery under the direction of Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Mrs. Grant died at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. Willie P. Guidry III - 2/4/2001 Memorial services for Willie Parker Guidry III, 50, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Christian Baptist Church. The Rev. Edward Alexander Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mr. Guidry died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Lake Charles, he was a graduate of Landry High School and a 1978 graduate of Southern University. He attended Xavier University in New Orleans. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Christian Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Sandra L. Guidry of Houston and Lela Paulette Lemelle of Lafayette; and his father, Willie Parker Guidry II. Herman Guillory - 2/4/2001 DENTON, Texas - Memorial services for Herman Guillory, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in DeBerry Funeral Home. The Rev. John Rasberry will officiate. Mr. Guillory died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital. He was a native of Mamou and worked as a security guard at Flow Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, JoElla Cross and Cheryl Sprabary, both of Denton; two sons, Chuck Guillory of LaCombe and Russell Guillory of Denton; one brother, Donald Guillory of Lake Charles; his mother, Tizie Guillory of Lake Charles; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Eloise F. Hebert - 2/4/2001 Funeral services for Eloise Fontenot Hebert, 83, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Andrew Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Grand Lake-Hebert Cemetery in Grand Lake. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Hebert died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Big Pasture and had lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of Grand Lake Faith Temple. Survivors include her husband, Robert M. "Booster" Hebert of Lake Charles; two sons, Larton Robert Hebert of Moss Bluff and Gerald James Hebert of Grand Lake; two brothers, Leroy Fontenot of Lake Charles and Robert "Bobby" Fontenot of Sulphur; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Travis B. Hoffpauir - 2/4/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Travis B. (Ruth Dailey) Hoffpauir, 93, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, in the First Church of the Nazarene. The Rev. Richard Beckham will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. Sunday in the church. Mrs. Hoffpauir died at 12:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local care facility. A native of Crowley, she had lived in Lake Charles since 1928. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include three sons, the Rev. Larry Hoffpauir and Leo Hoffpauir, both of Lake Charles, and Ivy Hoffpauir of Needville, Texas; two daughters, Margery Triplett and Nettie Hoffpauir, both fo Lake Charles; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Melissa J. Paul - 2/4/2001 GLENMORA - Graveside services for Melissa J. Paul, 84, of Alexandria will be at 4 p.m. today, Feb. 4, in Union Hill Cemetery under the direction of White Oaks Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mrs. Paul died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in an Alexandria hospital. Euel V. Shoemake - 2/4/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Euel VanBrook Shoemake, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Eastern Heights Baptist Church. The Revs. R.T. Bridges and Ray Bourque will officiate. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 10 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mrs. Shoemake died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a Sulphur care center. She was a native of Edgerly and was a former resident of Houston and Merryville. She had lived in DeQuincy for 55 years. She was a member of WMU, a former Sunday school teacher and a homemaker. She was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Johnny Ray Shoemake, David Shoemake and Colby Shoemake, all of DeQuincy, and Kelly Shoemake of Moss Bluff; two daughters, Mildred Miller of Brenham, Texas, and Mary Dollar of Winnie, Texas; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Heights Baptist Church building fund, the family said. Smart infant - 2/4/2001 COOPER - Funeral services for Branson Smart will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 4, in Cooper Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville. He died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in DeRidder. Mrs. Mary C. Soileau - 2/4/2001 KINDER - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ceasar Soileau, 82, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Franklin E. Fondel Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in the Chretien Cemetery under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Kinder. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Soileau died at 5:14 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in the Oakdale hospital. She was a native of Lake Charles and had lived there most of her life before moving to the Kinder-Elton area several years ago. Survivors include two sisters, Katherine Soileau of Elton and Orelia Carter of Houston. Joseph Q. Trail - 2/4/2001 Funeral arrangements for Joseph Quelin Trail, 85, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Thursday in a local hospital. Linda C. Baccigalopi - 2/5/2001 Funeral services for Linda Carol Baccigalopi, 51, of Norfolk, Va., will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dale Nazworth will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-10 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. Monday. Mrs. Baccigalopi died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in her residence. She was a native of Lake Charles and moved to Norfolk six months ago. She was a security guard at Players Casino for five years. Survivors include two sons, John Joseph Baccigalopi Jr. of Westlake and Robert James Baccigalopi of Lacassine; one daughter, Melissa Ann Andrews of Norfolk; two brothers, Johnny Dougay of Monroe and Alcide "Junior" Dougay of Moss Bluff; three sisters, EllenDishong of Lake Charles, Diane Mitchell of Vinton and Ruth Bartrom of Huntington, Ind.; two half brothers, Ralph Roller of Arkdale, Wis., and David Roller of Jacksonville, Fla.; and five grandchildren. William P. Bonamici - 2/5/2001 CHICAGO - Funeral services for William Peter "Steamboat Bill" Bonamici, 50, will be at 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will be in Queen of Heaven Cemetery under the direction of Rago Brothers Funeral Home. Memorial services will be in Lake Charles at a later date. Mr. Bonamici died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2000, in a Mississippi hospital. He was a native of Chicago and lived in Lake Charles for 15 years. He was co-founder of Steamboat Bill's restaurant in Lake Charles. Survivors include three sisters, Kathy "Cookie" Vidrine of Lake Charles and Linda Tamburrino and Laura Gunterman, both of Chicago; and his mother, Irene Bonamici. Brown infant - 2/5/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Michaela Shawna Brown, infant daughter of Michael and Victoria Brown, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, from St. Michael Catholic Church. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery in Pickering under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. She died at 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. Myrtis D. Crossley - 2/5/2001 Funeral services for Myrtis D. Crossley, 86, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 5, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Torres will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Mrs. Crossley died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Church Point and had lived in Lake Charles since 1933. She was a retired worker for Cities Service and was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter, Gaynell Fullington Coffey of Lake Charles; one sister, Gertie Mae Hanley of Church Point; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Eloise F. Hebert - 2/5/2001 Funeral services for Eloise Fontenot Hebert, 83, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 5, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Andrew Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Grand Lake-Hebert Cemetery in Grand Lake. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Hebert died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Big Pasture and had lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of Grand Lake Faith Temple. Survivors include her husband, Robert M. "Booster" Hebert of Lake Charles; two sons, Robert Hebert of Moss Bluff and Gerald James Hebert of Grand Lake; two brothers, Leroy Fontenot of Lake Charles and Robert "Bobby" Fontenot of Sulphur; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Virginia Mayes - 2/5/2001 KINDER - Funeral services for Virginia Mayes, 80, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 5, in Kinder Bible Church. The Revs. Robert Jones and U.A. Doiron will officiate. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Visitation is 8 a.m. in the funeral home. Mrs. Mayes died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in her residence. She had lived in Kinder for 49 years. She graduated from Highland Hospital in Shreveport with a nursing degree. She helped to establish Allen Parish Hospital and retired as the hospital's nursing director. She was a member of and served on the mission committee for Kinder Bible Church. Survivors include three sons, John Taylor Mayes and James William Mayes III, both of Kinder, and Paul E. Mayes of Beaumont, Texas; three brothers, Eugene Taylor and Clyde Ray Taylor, both of Reeves, and Roy Taylor of Kinder; one sister, Martha Wood of Haughton; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Kinder Bible Church building fund or to Camp Pearl in Reeves, the family said. Cita Scimemi - 2/5/2001 Funeral arrangements for Cita Scimemi, 85, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 4:20 a.m. Friday in the Jennings hospital. Euel V. Shoemake - 2/5/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Euel VanBrook Shoemake, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Eastern Heights Baptist Church. The Revs. R.T. Bridges and Ray Bourque will officiate. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. in the church. Mrs. Shoemake died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a Sulphur care center. She was a native of Edgerly and was a former resident of Houston and Merryville. She had lived in DeQuincy for 55 years. She was a member of WMU, a former Sunday school teacher and a homemaker. She was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Johnny Ray Shoemake, Donald Shoemake and Colby Shoemake, all of DeQuincy, and Kelly Shoemake of Moss Bluff; two daughters, Mildred Miller of Brenham, Texas, and Mary Dollar of Winnie, Texas; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Heights Baptist Church building fund, the family said. James E. Woolford - 2/5/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for James Edwin Woolford, 54, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, in Robison Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Busby will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. Visitation is 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Woolford died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in his residence. He was a heavy-equipment operator with Cit-Con in Lake Charles and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Sulphur. Survivors include his wife, Linda Landry Woolford of Sulphur; two sons, James A. Woolford of Carlyss and Arnold K. Ellender of Groves, Texas; four daughters, Melinda B. Woolford of Lake Charles, Kristi A. Leger and Lori L. Guillory, both of Moss Bluff, and Florence Faye Hoyt of Groves; one brother, Gary W. Woolford of Moss Bluff; his mother, Deloris N. Woolford of Lake Charles; and 10 grandchildren. Mrs. Hadley Ardoin - 2/6/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Hadley Ardoin, 89, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a local hospital. Marie O. Clostio - 2/6/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Oletia "Bea" Clostio, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Our Lady Prompt Succor Catholic Church. The Rev. Donald Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8:30 a.m. Monday in the church. Mrs. Clostio died at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a Sulphur care center. A native of Abbeville, she was a resident of Sulphur for the past 60 years and a member of Our Lady Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Bobby James Clostio of Carlyss; one brother, Dudley DuBois of Sulphur; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Eula Y. Eskridge - 2/6/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Eula Young Eskridge, 82, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dudley Rutledge Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery in Grant. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Eskridge died at 4:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a DeRidder care facility. A native of Grant, she lived in Lake Charles and DeRidder. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Eskridge of Moon Township, Pa., and Bob Eskridge of Kingwood, Texas; one brother, Dick Young of Lake Charles; two sisters, Johnnie Chapman of Lake Charles and Alice Henry of Oakdale; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lottie Moon Missions Offering, c/o Temple Baptist Church, P.O. Box 404, DeRidder, LA 70634. Clayoula Etienne - 2/6/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Adam (Clayoula) Etienne will be announced by James Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a local hospital. Evelyn Hardin - 2/6/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Evelyn "Nell" Hardin, 63, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Lonnie Gothrup will officiate. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today. Mrs. Hardin died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in her residence. She lived in the Lake Charles area for 30 years and was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include two stepsons, Joe and R.L. Hardin, both of the Dallas area; two stepdaughters, Wanda Thomas and Virginia George, both of Dallas; one brother, Alvin A. Ellis of Sulphur; and one sister, Jimmie Lou Robertson of Sulphur. Joseph H. Lessard - 2/6/2001 CARLYSS - Memorial services for Joseph H. "Shuttie" Lessard, 74, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, from St. Theresa Catholic Church. The Rev. Francis Fitzsim-mons will officiate. The body was donated to medical science. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Lessard died at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in his residence. A native of Laural Ridge, he had lived in Carlyss for the past 33 years. He served in the Army during World War II and was a retired general superintendent for Fluor Corp. He was a member of IBEW 995 and St. Theresa Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae Lessard; three sons, Marty Lessard of Bedford, N.J., Myron Lessard of Westlake and Mallory Lessard of Roanoke; three daughters, Myrna Ogea of Iowa, Michelle Nowell of Sulphur and Monica Duplechin of Carlyss; one brother, David Lessard of St. Amant; two sisters, Juliet Michel of Gonzales and Julie Michel of St. Amant; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Frederick McMarion - 2/6/2001 Funeral arrangements for Frederick McMarion, 82, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Saturday in a local hospital. Owen Martinez - 2/6/2001 MOBILE, Ala. - A private memorial service for the family of Owen Martinez, brother of Jacqueline Chol of Lake Charles, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Pine Crest Funeral Home. Mr. Martinez died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Mobile hospital. Robbie P. Melder-Hill OAKDALE - Funeral services for Robbie Paul Melder-Hill, 59, will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in First Baptist Church of Oakdale. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Ms. Melder-Hill died Friday in an area hospital. Ruby M. O'Quain - 2/6/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Ruby Marie O'Quain, 86, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Our Lady of Lasalette Catholic Church. The Rev. Joseph Decoteau will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and from 8:30 a.m. Monday, at the church. Mrs. O'Quain died at 10:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Iota, she was a resident of Sulphur for the past 75 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lasalette Catholic Church, Legion of Mary and the Altar Society, and worked for Our Lady School. Survivors include three sons, Robert James O'Quain of Merryville and Eugene Joseph O'Quain and Elridge James LaBauve, both of Sulphur; two daughters, Ruby Ann Morgan and Mary Ann Savoy, both of Sulphur; one sister, Laura Vincent of Sulphur; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Lavon C. Pate - 2/6/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Lavon Corley Pate, 84, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, in Myers Colonial Funeral Home. The Rev. Duane Sutton will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Ringgold. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today. Mrs. Pate died at 7:03 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Sulphur care center. A native of Ringgold, she had lived the last 43 years in DeQuincy. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of DeQuincy. Survivors include one son, Terry Pate of Houston; and two grandchildren. Mrs. Ruth H. Pike - 2/6/2001 CROCKETT, Texas - Graveside services for Mrs. Ruth H. Pike, 89, will be at 12:30 p.m. today, Feb. 6, in Jim English Cemetery. Chapel services were Saturday in Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Mrs. Pike died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Lake Charles care center. A native of Crockett, she had lived in Lake Charles since 1963. She was a former co-owner of Pike's Salvage Co. and worked for more than 15 years as a private sitter. She was a member of Sale Street Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Linda Pike of Lake Charles; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Cita M. Scimemi - 2/6/2001 Funeral services for Cita Mae Scimemi, 85, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Billings will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Monday. Mrs. Scimemi died at 4:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in the Jennings hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a retired sales clerk. Survivors include one brother, Norman G. Evans of Lake Charles. Rita L. Singleton - 2/6/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Rita Landry Singleton, 93, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from St. Theresa Catholic Church. The Rev. Francis Fitzsim-mons will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today with a rosary at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Mrs. Singleton died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Lake Charles. She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur and owner-operator of Singleton Beauty Shop for 25 years. Survivors include one sister, Irene Hebert of Sulphur; one grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews. V.O. Sweet - 2/6/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for V.O. Sweet, 70, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery. Mr. Sweet died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a DeRidder care center. Joseph Q. Trail - 2/6/2001 Funeral services for Joseph Quelin Trail, 85, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Revs. Henry Mancuso and Whitney Harris will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today with a rosary at 6:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Mr. Trail died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Church Point, he lived 53 years in Lake Charles. He was a member of Laborers Local 207 and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Joseph Trail Jr. of Sacramento, Calif.; two daughters, Theresa Trail Blanchard of Lake Charles and Robin J. Trail of Sacramento; four brothers, Lionell and Paul Hanney and Joseph "Joe" and John Truman Trail Sr., all of Lake Charles; two sisters, Wilma Guillory of Frilot Cove and Earline Bellard of Lawtell; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Mildred Anding - 2/7/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Anding, 84, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Revs. Dee Spears and Allen Stackhouse will officiate. Burial will be in Pinehill Cemetery in Iowa. Visitation is 2 - 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Anding died at 7:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Jennings hospital. A native of Alice, she lived most of her life in Iowa. She had worked as a salesperson for Muller's department store. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Iowa. Survivors include two sisters, Martha Ruth Shortridge of Lake Charles and Melba Chestnut of Houston; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Hadley L. Ardoin - 2/7/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Hadley Ledoux Ardoin, 89, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 7, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery in Eunice. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Ardoin died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Evangeline, she lived in Lake Charles for the past 51 years. She was a member of VFW Post 2130, Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Dennis and Michael J. Ardoin, both of Lake Charles; two daughters, Maudry Miller of Lake Charles and Barbara Alston of DeQuincy; 19 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren. Marie O. Clostio - 2/7/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Oletia "Bea" Clostio, 79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 7, from Our Lady Prompt Succor Catholic Church. The Rev. Donald Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Mrs. Clostio died at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a Sulphur care center. A native of Abbeville, she was a resident of Sulphur for the past 60 years and a member of Our Lady Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Bobby James Clostio of Carlyss; one brother, Dudley DuBois of Sulphur; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Eula Y. Eskridge - 2/7/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Eula Young Eskridge, 82, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dudley Rutledge Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery in Grant. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today. Mrs. Eskridge died at 4:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a DeRidder care facility. A native of Grant, she lived in Lake Charles and DeRidder. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Eskridge of Moon Township, Pa., and Bob Eskridge of Kingwood, Texas; one brother, Dick Young of Lake Charles; two sisters, Johnnie Chapman of Lake Charles and Alice Henry of Oakdale; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Lottie Moon Missions Offering, c/o Temple Baptist Church, P.O. Box 404, DeRidder, LA 70634. Kenny Guidry and Christine Guidry - 2/7/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Kenny Guidry, 48, and Christine Guidry, 32, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. They died at 9:33 p.m. Saturday in their residence. Elizabeth C. Hartt - 2/7/2001 WEST MONROE - Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Crowell Hartt, 70, of Eros, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 7, in Kilpatrick Funeral Home. The Revs. Jerry Salisbury and Michael Loving will officiate. Burial will be in Frantom Chapel Cemetery in Eros. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Mrs. Hartt died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a West Monroe hospital. She was a graduate of Eros High School in Eros and St. Francis Sanitarium School of Nursing in Monroe. She moved to DeRidder, where she was employed as hospital nurse at Frazier Clinic. In 1953, she was appointed to the Louisiana State Hospital Board by Gov. Robert Kennon. She was employed at the Beauregard Parish Health Unit as public health nurse. She participated in LPHA for many years and served in each office in the nursing section and on the governing council. She served as chairman of the Beauregard Heart Council, committee member of scientific session for nurses of the Louisiana Heart Association, board member of Lake Charles District and Louisiana TB Association, member of the Beauregard Parish chapter of the American Cancer Association, Mental Health Association, Easter Seals, Crippled Children's Association, Business and Professional Women's Club, Human Resources Council and the Council for Mentally Retarded Children and Adults. She received the Agnes Morris Award from the Louisiana Public Health Association in 1986 for her years of service with public health. She retired with 40 years of service as a nurse with LPHA. Survivors include two brothers, Ferrell Crowell of West Monroe and G.W. Crowell of Transylvania; two sisters, Gloria Traylor of Eros and Elese Roberts of West Monroe; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Frantom Chapel Cemetery Fund, the family said. H. T. Helms - 2/7/2001 Funeral services for H.T. Helms, 68, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Hixson Funeral Home. Dr. David Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is 5 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Helms died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Aubrey, Ark., he lived in Lake Charles. He was a retired master sergeant in the Air Force, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He worked with the nuclear weapons program during his 21 years of military service. He was awarded a Bronze Star. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Sherry Gilmore Helms; one son, John Helms of Sulphur; two daughters, Rebecca LeBleu of LeBleu Settlement and Mary Turner of Lake Charles; one brother, A.C. Helms of Houston; one sister, Lucille Davidson of Lakeside, Ore.; and three grandchildren. Ethel M. Holmes - 2/7/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral arrangements for Ethel Mae Holmes, 89, will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in the Oakdale hospital. George Hunter Jr. - 2/7/2001 OKLAHOMA CITY - Funeral services for George Hunter Jr., 63, will be in Oklahoma City. Burial will be in Trice Hill Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is 6 - 9 p.m. today in Greater St. Mary Baptist Church in Lake Charles. Mr. Hunter died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000. He was a resident of Lake Charles. He was owner of George Hunter Video Productions. Survivors include two brothers, Raymond L. Hunter of San Diego, Calif., and Maurice Hunter of Oklahoma City; and seven sisters, Willa McDonald of Dallas, Rosa Annan of Denver, Anita Franklin of Moore, Okla., Betty Jean Parks of San Diego and Gertrude Johnson, Flora Hunter Floyd and Julie Allen, all of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Rosella C. Jean - 2/7/2001 OPELOUSAS - Funeral services for Mrs. Rosella Carmen Jean, 83, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, from Holy Ghost Catholic Church. The Rev. Philip Karongora will officiate. Interment will be in St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery under the direction of Ford and Joseph Funeral Home. Visitation is 7 - 10:45 a.m. Tuesday with a rosary at 9 a.m. Mrs. Jean died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in the Opelousas hospital. A native of Ville Platte, she lived in Opelousas. She was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church of Opelousas. Survivors include three sons, Earl Wade and John Larry Jean and Chester Pierre Jean Jr., all of Houston; four daughters, Cecilia Hawkins of Lake Charles, Barbara Fontenot of Opelousas, Mary Catherine Angelo of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Patricia Ann Jean of Atlanta; four brothers, Charles Carmen of Lake Charles, Cyrus Carmen of Houston, Henry Carmen of Baton Rouge and Clarence Carmen of Chicago; three sisters, Hazel Eli of Houston, Leanna Denning of Galveston, Texas, and Wilma Williams of Chicago; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Marie Koll - 2/7/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Marie Koll, 87, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home. She died at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Jennings hospital. Burton Leblanc - 2/7/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Burton Leblanc, 30, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died at 10:58 p.m. Saturday in the Jennings hospital. Lundy Infant - 2/7/2001 Graveside services for William David Lundy, infant son of Mark Vincent and Lillian Perez Lundy, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Consolata Cemetery. The Revs. Roger Perez and Steve James will officiate. Burial is under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. The infant died at 3:26 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a Baton Rouge hospital. Survivors include his parents; paternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald (Jacqueline) Crow of Casper, Wyo.; maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Roger (Lydia) Perez of Sulphur; paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Al (Vera) Robbins of Bath, N.Y.; and maternal great-grandmother, Trini Perez of Deleon, Texas. Joseph Nash - 2/7/2001 COTTONWOOD - Funeral services for Joseph "Joe" Nash, 53, of Leesville, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Lillie United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville. Mr. Nash died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Alexandria. Ruby M. O'Quain - 2/7/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Ruby Marie O'Quain, 86, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 7, from Our Lady of Lasalette Catholic Church. The Rev. Joseph Decoteau will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar Cemetery under the direction of Robison Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Mrs. O'Quain died at 10:05 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Iota, she was a resident of Sulphur for the past 75 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lasalette Catholic Church, Legion of Mary and the Altar Society, and worked for Our Lady School. Survivors include three sons, Robert James O'Quain of Merryville and Eugene Joseph O'Quain and Elridge James LaBauve, both of Sulphur; two daughters, Ruby Ann Morgan and Mary Ann Savoy, both of Sulphur; one sister, Laura Vincent of Sulphur; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Frank V. Roth Jr. - 2/7/2001 Funeral arrangements for Frank V. Roth Jr., 79, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died at 6:40 a.m. Sunday in a local hospital. Cita M. Scimemi - 2/7/2001 Funeral services for Cita Mae Scimemi, 85, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 7, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Billings will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Scimemi died at 4:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in the Jennings hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a retired sales clerk. Survivors include one brother, Norman G. Evans of Lake Charles. Catherine S. Watson - 2/7/2001 Funeral services for Catherine Sweeney Watson, 78, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is 4 - 9 p.m. today, and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Watson died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Grand Chenier, she lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was the daughter of Sen. Sidney Sweeney. She graduated from LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University. She owned and operated Len Air Inc. in Lake Charles. She was a member of University United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Ed Watson of Houma and Frank Watson Jr. of Liberty Hill, Texas; one daughter, Kathy Watson Natali of Holmwood; two brothers, Val and Kenneth Sweeney, both of Lake Charles; three sisters, Althea Feldes and Shirley Patterson, both of Lake Charles, and Joyce Ross of Houston; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Enola J. Westlund - 2/7/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Enola J. Westlund, 80, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. Mrs. Westlund died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in Sulphur. She lived most of her life in Carlyss. Survivors include four sons, Ernest Jr., Alton Sr. and Herman Westlund, all of Carlyss, and Rodney Westlund of Eunice; two daughters, Teddy Westlund of Carlyss and Dolores Westlund of Vidor, Texas; one brother, Leroy Benoit of Starks; one sister, Edna Rhodes of Lake Charles; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mary L. Williams - 2/7/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Mary Lois Williams, 75, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosepine Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died at 6:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, in the DeRidder hospital. Mrs. Mildred Anding - 2/8/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Anding, 84, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Revs. Dee Spears and Allen Stackhouse will officiate. Burial will be in Pinehill Cemetery in Iowa, La. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Anding died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a Jennings hospital. A native of Alice, she lived most of her life in Iowa. She had worked as a salesperson for Muller's department store. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Iowa. Survivors include two sisters, Martha Ruth Shortridge of Lake Charles and Melba Chestnut of Houston; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Luna P. Bellard - 2/8/2001 EUNICE - Funeral services for Luna Prudhomme Bellard, 81, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 8, from St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Quirk and Son Funeral Home. She died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000. Brooks infant - 2/8/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Nathan Emmanuel Brooks, infant, will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. He died Sunday in Beaumont, Texas. Rena M. Broussard - 2/8/2001 LACASSINE - Funeral services for Rena Marie Broussard, 83, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, from St. John Catholic Church. The Rev. Bill Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh. Visitation is 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. She died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a Jennings hospital. A lifelong resident of Lacassine, she was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and a member of the Ladies Altar Society and Catholic Daughters. Survivors include one son, Harry James Broussard of Welsh; one daughter, Edna Rose Gotreaux of Welsh; one brother, Jasper Landry of Lacassine; one sister, Odelia Ardoin of Sulphur; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Alice Dial - 2/8/2001 OAKDALE - Graveside services for Alice Dial, 82, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 8, in Oak Hill Cemetery. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Mrs. Dial died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in a local care center. Lionel J. Gassen Jr. - 2/8/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Lionel Joseph Gassen Jr., 70, were at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Robison Funeral Home. The Revs. Ken Jacocks, Warren Blakeman and Tracy MacKenzie officiated. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery. Mr. Gassen died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in his residence. He was a native of Sulphur. He retired after 30 years of service at Cities Service Oil Co. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Wallis Gassen of Baton Rouge; one son, Mike Gassen of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Vicki Magee of Sulphur; one stepson, Michael Wallis of Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Shirley Jacocks of Hammond and Mary Lou Blakeman of West Monroe; three grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association or the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, the family said. Chester J. Gillespie - 2/8/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Chester John Gillespie, 81, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cryer Cemetery. Mr. Gillespie died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in the Oakdale hospital. Ethel M. Holmes - 2/8/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Ethel Mae Holmes, 89, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,Feb. 9, in St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Community Cemetery under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home. Mrs. Holmes died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a local hospital. Marie Koll - 2/8/2001 RAYMOND - Funeral services for Marie Koll, 87, will be at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 8, in Raymond United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Raymond Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. She died at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a Jennings hospital. Stella T. Langley - 2/8/2001 HACKBERRY - Funeral arrangements for Stella Thibodeaux Langley, 80, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home of Sulphur. She died Monday. Burton J. LeBlanc - 2/8/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Burton James "Burt" LeBlanc, 30, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. The Revs. James Gaddy, Oris Broussard and Scott Desormeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Istre Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. today with a vigil beginning at 7 p.m. Mr. LeBlanc died at 10:58 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a Jennings hospital. A native of Jennings, he was a Jennings city police officer. He was a coach with the Little Dribblers and a coach for little league baseball. He was a JPOA member. Survivors include one son, Lane Phillip LeBlanc of Jennings; one stepson, Dakotah Whitman of Jennings; one brother, Ferroll LeBlanc of Jennings; one stepbrother, Tony Efthemes of Oberlin; ; two stepsisters, Cindy Stroman of Lancaster, Calif., and Tobe Pochmara of Morse; his father and step-mother, Mr. Stoute (Nadine) LeBlanc of Morse; his mother, Winnie LeBlanc of Lafayette; and his fiancee, Tara Landry of Jennings. Frederick McMarion - 2/8/2001 Funeral services for Frederick "Big Jack" McMarion, 82, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.9, in Combre Funeral Home. The Rev. Isaiah Thibodeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. McMarion died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. Survivors include his wife, Alice McMarion of Lake Charles; one daughter, Ola McMarion of Lake Charles; two brothers, Robert McMaron of Lake Charles and Albert McMaron of San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Eliza Chatman of Lake Charles; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Frank V. Roth Jr. - 2/8/2001 Funeral services for Frank V. Roth, 79, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Johnson Funeral Home. Monsignors Joseph Bourque and Irving deBlanc will officiate. Burial will be in Sallier Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Vistiation is 3-8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Roth died at 6:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended Sowela Technical Institute. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theatre with the 80th Chemical Mortar Battalion. He was awarded the Victory Medal-Phillipine Liberation Ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon. He was a member of W.B. Williamson Post 1 of the American Legion. He worked as a roofer and was a business agent for the roofer's local for 50 years. He was past president of the Central Trades and Labor Council and Financial Secretary for the Southwest Louisiana Building and Trades Council. He was vice president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO. He served on and was vice president of the Gulf Assistance Poverty Board and served on the Manpower Employment Board. He served on the Calcasieu Parish Safety Council andthe Ward 3 Drainage Board. He served on the City of Lake Charles Zoning Commission for many years. He was a member of the Southwest Louisiana Democratic Executive Committee and a member of the North Lake Charles Development Committee. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Janette Curtice Roth of Lake Charles; two brothers, John H. Roth of Westlake and Robert F. Roth of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Ruby J. Taylor - 2/8/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Ruby Jacobs Taylor, 84, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, in Snider Funeral Home. The Rev. R.T. Bridges will officiate. Burial will be in Hyatt Cemetery. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today. Mrs. Taylor died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in a DeQuincy care center. She was a native of Fields and had lived in DeQuincy since 1955. She was the owner and operator of the DeQuincy Fabric Shop and was a former employee of Hyatt Brothers Dry Goods, the DeQuincy Dress Factory and of the community center's council on aging. She was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Thomas R. Taylor and Charles G. Taylor, both of DeQuincy; two daughters, Joy L. Young and Norma Henagan, both of DeQuincy; one brother, Paul Jacobs of Fields; one sister, Joycie Mae Lowry of Crane, Texas; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Heights Baptist Church, the family said. Joseph Q. Trail - 2/8/2001 Funeral services for Joseph Quelin Trail, 85, were at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Revs. Henry Mancuso and Whitney Harris officiated. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. A rosary was said Sunday. Mr. Trail died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Church Point, he had lived in Lake Charles for 53 years. He was a member of Sacred Hearth Catholic Church and Laborers Local 207. Survivors include one son, Joseph Trail Jr. of Sacramento, Calif.; two daughters, Theresa Trail Blanchard of Lake Charles and Robin J. Trail of Sacramento; four brothers, Lionell Hanney, Paul Haney, Joseph "Joe" Trail and John Truman Trail Sr., all of Lake Charles; two sisters, Wilma Guillory of Frilot Cove and Earline Bellard of Lawtell; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. William M. Watson Sr. - 2/8/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for William Melvin Watson Sr., 64, will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital. Mrs. Frank J. Watson - 2/8/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Frank J. (Catherine Sweeney) Watson, 78, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 8, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Watson died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Grand Chenier, she lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was the daughter of Sen. Sidney Sweeney and Lydia Sells Sweeney. She graduated from LaGrange High School and attended McNeese State University and owned and operated Len Air Inc. in Lake Charles. She was a member of University United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Ed Watson of Houma and Frank Watson Jr. of Liberty Hill, Texas; one daughter, Kathy Watson Natali of Holmwood; two brothers, Val and Kenneth Sweeney, both of Lake Charles; three sisters, Althea Feldes and Shirley Patterson, both of Lake Charles, and Joyce Ross of Houston; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Billie S. Daughenbaugh - 2/9/2001 Funeral services for Billie Smith Daughenbaugh, 82, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in University United Methodist Church. The Rev. Tom Howe will officiate. Burial will be in Sweetlake Cemetery in Sweetlake under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mrs. Daughenbaugh died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a local care facility. A native of Saline, she lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Saline High School, Louisiana Normal College and McNeese State Univesity. She taught school in Evangeline and Calcasieu parishes. She was a charter member of the Louisiana and National Cowbelles, and held parish and state offices in the organization. She was a member of the Couples Club. She was a member of University United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Stone Rollers Bible Class and University Methodist Women and where she had served on many commissions and held many offices at the church. She was president of WSCS and UMW and taught Sunday school for more than 10 years. She was on the planning and decorating committees for the parsonage. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Daughenbaugh; one sister, Doris Hayes of Jonesboro; and three grandchildren. Agnes Davidson - 2/9/2001 Funeral services for Agnes Davidson, 77, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dan Flowers will officiate. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Davidson died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in her residence. A native of Orleans Parish, she had lived in Lake Charles since 1950. She was a graduate of McNeese State University, receiving her Masters of Education and her Plus Thirty. She was a retired teacher from the Calcasieu Parish School System with 25 years of service. She was a member of the American Association of University Women and the McNeese Alumni Association. Survivors include one daughter, Marianne Jennie Davidson of Moss Bluff; one son, Tom Davidson of Lafayette; one sister, Mrs. Wilma H. Brown of Camp Hill, Pa.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wakefield Erbelding - 2/9/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Wakefield Erbelding, 75, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 9, in Hixson Funeral Home of Vinton. The Rev. Jerry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Niblett Bluff Cemetery. Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. Mr. Erbelding died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in Lake Charles. A native of Johnson Bayou, he was a resident of Choupique. He was a member of Cameron Masonic Lodge Post 439. Survivors include his wife, Melba Erbelding; two sons, Dennis Erbelding of Houston and William E. Bolton of Hattiesburg, Miss.; one daughter, Beverly B. Waite of Carlyss; one brother, George Erbelding of Lake Charles; one sister, Lydia Joyce Carter of Lake Charles; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Clifford Gaither - 2/9/2001 Funeral arrangements for Clifford Gaither, 82, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Tuesday in Lake Charles. Christine B. Guidry and Kenneth Guidry JENNINGS - Funeral services for Christine Beard Guidry, 32, and Kenneth ''Kenny'' Guidry, 48, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. Monsignor James Gaddy and the Revs. Oris Broussard, Paul Metrejean and Scott Desormeaux will officiate. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Visitation is from 3 p.m. today, with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Guidry died at 9:33 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in their residence. She was a native of Jennings. She was a secretary for the Jennings Police Department and had worked for the Jennings Daily News and the Lafayette Advertiser. He was a native of Mermentau. He was a Marine Corps veteran, a retired Jennings police captain, and a deputy state fire marshal. He received numerous commendations, was an expert in firearms safety and training, and was an FBI- and NRA-certified firearms instructor. He was a member of American Legion Post 520, the VFW, JPOA and MPOA. Mrs. Guidry's survivors include one son, Randy James Guidry of Hathaway; three brothers, Lloyd Joseph Beard Jr. of Vidor, Texas, Donald R. Beard of Lake Arthur and Bradley James Beard of Hackberry; and one sister, Ellen Beard Andrus of Lake Arthur. Mr. Guidry's survivors include one son, Aaron Dale Guidry of Lafayette; one stepson, Randy James Guidry of Hathaway; three brothers, Bobby Guidry and Darryll Guidry, both of Mermentau, and Burton Guidry of Mire; three sisters, Susan Guidry of Sulphur and Mrs. Billy (Myra) Hebert and Mrs. Keith (Tessy) Clement, both of Jennings; and his father, Andy J. Guidry of Mermentau. Memorials may be made to Jeff Davis Bank Account # 10129015. Stella Langley - 2/9/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Stella Langley, 80, of Hackberry, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Eugene McKenna and W.T. Darnell will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation is noon-10 p.m. today, 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. Friday. Rosaries will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Langley died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in Hackberry. She was a native of Mire and lived in Sulphur for 50 years. She had lived in Hackberry for four years. She was a member of the VFW auxiliary and of St. Peter Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Delton Thibodeaux of Katy, Texas; five daughters, Mary J. Fruge and Rosa Nell Daigle, both of Sulphur, Anna Mae Terro of Hackberry, Cassy Lynn Kendall of Westlake and Rita Faye Hester of Lake Charles; one brother, Paul Alleman of Lafayette; 26 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Arthur P. LeBleu - 2/9/2001 Funeral services for Arthur Perry LeBleu, 56, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Chris Fuselier will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery in Iowa, La. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mr. LeBleu died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Lake Charles, he had lived in Iowa, La. for 13 years. He was a certified optician. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Candace LeBleu of Iowa; two sons, Donald Lee LeBleu of Washington, La. and Arthur Van LeBleu of Lake Charles; two daughters, Angela Fruge of Iowa and Candace Marcantel of Iowa; two brothers, Tommy Medzger of Sulphur and Tim LeBleu of Moss Bluff; his father, Amor Perry LeBleu of Moss Bluff; his mother, Edith Lissota of Lake Charles; and 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Lorena B. Lindsey - 2/9/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Mrs. Lorena B. Lindsey, 66, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery in Pickering. Mrs. Lindsey died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in Leesville. Ruby J. Taylor - 2/9/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Ruby Jacobs Taylor, 84, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 9, in Snider Funeral Home. The Rev. R.T. Bridges will officiate. Burial will be in Hyatt Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in a DeQuincy care center. She was a native of Fields and had lived in DeQuincy since 1955. She was the owner and operator of the DeQuincy Fabric Shop and was a former employee of Hyatt Brothers Dry Goods, the DeQuincy Dress Factory and of the community center's council on aging. She was a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Thomas R. Taylor and Charles G. Taylor, both of DeQuincy; two daughters, Joy L. Young and Norma Henagan, both of DeQuincy; one brother, Paul Jacobs of Fields; one sister, Joycie Mae Lowery of Crane, Texas; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorial donations may be made to the Eastern Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, the family said. Derrick Turner - 2/9/2001 Funeral arrangements for Derrick Turner, 32, of Lake Arthur, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died Monday in Kaplan. William M. Watson Sr. - 2/9/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for William Melvin Watson Sr., 64, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dry Creek Cemetery in Dry Creek. Mr. Watson died at 8:25 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in the DeRidder hospital. Mrs. Laura B. White - 2/9/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Laura B. White, 96, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died Tuesday in her residence. Ernest Willis - 2/9/2001 Funeral arrangements for Ernest Willis, 76, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital. John S. Ayres - 2/10/2001 SHREVEPORT - Funeral services for John Sanford Ayres, 62, will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Feb. 10, in Osborn Funeral Home. The Rev. John Burns and Waylor Carslile will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Ayres died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000. A native of Ringgold, he was a resident of Shreveport for six years. Survivors include his wife, Jimie Ayres; one daughter, Tobe Ayres Leonard; two sons, Keith Ayres and Edwin Vandenburg; his mother, Ozell Ayres Couch; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 4425 West Airport Freeway, Suite 130, Irving, TX 75062, the family said. Nathan E. Brooks - 2/10/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Nathan Emmanuel Brooks, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery (Elizabeth) Brooks of Beaumont, Texas, will be at 3:30 p.m. today, Feb. 10, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly. He died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in Beaumont. Thomas N. Dumont - 2/10/2001 Funeral arrangements for Thomas Nelson Dumont, 69, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. Clifford C. Gaither - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Clifford Carl Gaither, 82, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 10, in St. Luke-Simpson United Methodist Church. The Rev. Henry Bowdon will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 9 a.m.-noon in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. in the church. Mr. Gaither died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a local care center. A native of Lincoln, Neb., he had lived in Lake Charles since 1959. He grew up in Highland, Kan. His family later moved to Oregon. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He entered the Army Aviation Cadet Corps on May 19, 1942. He went to England in November 1943. He was in the following battles and campaigns: Air Offense Europe, Normandy, North France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He received the Bronze Star, American Theater Ribbon, EAME Ribbon with six stars and the World War II Victory Medal. He retired from the Air Force in 1963 in Lake Charles as a lieutenant colonel. He had been a bombadier/navigator. He received a master's in education from McNeese State University. He taught in local high schools before becoming an instructor at McNeese. He was director of the Physical Plant at McNeese from 1971-1991. He was an instructor in the engineering department 1991-1999. He participated in the craft fair for many years. He was a woodworker. Survivors include his wife, Pearl Stevenson of Lake Charles; one son, Carl Clifford Gaither of Killeen, Texas; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Opal C. Higdon - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Opal Carter Higdon, 75, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. James Humphreys will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery in Westlake. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Higdon died at 9:14 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a Houston hospital. A native of Westlake, she lived most of her live in Lake Charles before moving to Houston in 1977. She was a retired computer draftsman for Brown and Root. Survivors include one son, Kenneth Michael Higdon of Katy, Texas; one daughter, Sandra Higdon Nadeau of Houston; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Comelia Leday - 2/10/2001 EUNICE - Funeral services for Comelia Leday, 85, will be at 7 pm. Friday, Feb. 11, in St. John Baptist Church. Burial will be in Reeds Cemetery in Mamou under the direction of Frank Brothers Funeral Home of Eunice. She died at 6:48 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. Margie Lumback - 2/10/2001 Funeral arrangements for Margie Lumback, 69, of DeQuincy, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Wednesday in a local care center. Ulis McCalla - 2/10/2001 Funeral arrangements for Ulis McCalla, 91, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in a local hospital. Robert T. Midkiff - 2/10/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Robert Theo Midkiff, 69, of Rosepine, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Elders Truman Keel and Perry Miers will officiate. Burial will be in Hinson Cemetery in DeRidder. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today. Mr. Midkiff died at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Knight, he had lived in Rosepine most of his life. He was a member of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church of Rosepine. Survivors include two sisters, Lois Garcia of DeRidder and Ouida Gilliland of Lake Charles. Allie J. Ray - 2/10/2001 UNION HILL - Graveside services for Allie Johnson Ray, 85, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Union Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mrs. Ray died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in Pineville. Laura Evelyn Reeves - 2/10/2001 Funeral arrangements for Laura Evelyn Reeves, 71, of Moss Bluff will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday at her residence. Regina S. Richmond - 2/10/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral arrangements for Regina Stanley Richmond, 50, will be announced by Ardoin Funeral Home. She died Wednesday in a local hospital. Angelina A. Smith - 2/10/2001 PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Funeral services for Angelina Andrus Smith, 83, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.. She died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She was a homemaker. She was a floral designer. She was a member and past president of many civic organizations, charity committees, church activities and a garden club. She served on many boards and was given the Life Member Humanitarian Award in 1987 for interest in Hughen School. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Smith Johnson of Port Arthur; three sons, William Hunter Smith III of Nederland, Texas, Robert W. Smith of Beaumont, Texas, and David M. Smith of Houston; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Delmer V. Smith - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Delmer Victor Smith, 79, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Woodlawn Baptist Church. The Revs. Ray Shawa and Bill Billings will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Mr. Smith died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Sikes, he resided in Iowa, La., since 1966 after moving there from Lake Charles. He was a member and deacon of Woodlawn Baptist Church. He was a four-year veteran of World War II. He was a founding partner in Gulf Machine Shop and owner of Smith's Alicia Hay Farm. Survivors include his wife, Annie Smith of Iowa, La.; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmie D. (Kaylan) Bankston of Luling, Mrs. Ferral J. (Barbara) Guillory of Lake Charles and Mrs. David B. (June) Garbarino of Elton; two brothers, Curtis Smith of Olla and Jack Smith of Winnfield; two sisters, Nadine Simmons of Natchitoches and Nellene Fisher of Monroe; and 10 grandchildren. Harold W. Sumrall - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Harold W. "H.W." Sumrall, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. The Rev. Danny Torres will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mr. Sumrall died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a local hospital. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a retired supervisor for Cities Service. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Knights of Columbus Council No. 4562 and Monsignor Cramers Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He was an amateur radio operator with the call letters W5AZK-73. Survivors include his wife, Maybelle Fontenot Sumrall of Lake Charles; one daughter, Gail Fontenot of Franklin; one sister, Willie Ray Talley of Lake Charles; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Patricia J. Thibodeaux - 2/10/2001 OPELOUSAS - Funeral services for Patricia J. Thibodeaux, 48, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Little Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. Charles Byrant will officiate. Burial will be in Bellevue Memorial Park. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Thibodeaux died at 8:31 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in her residence. She was a member of the Opelousas High School and Washington-Marion High School Band Booster clubs. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Anthony Thibodeaux and James Thibodeaux, both of Opelousas; one daughter, Carla Rena Jenkins of Lake Charles; four brothers, Risman Jenkins Jr. and Ronald Ray Jenkins, both of Opelousas, Gerald Jenkins of Hayward, Calif., and Donald Jenkins of Thibodeaux; two sisters, Dianne Jenkins McLendon of Helena, Ala., and Valerie Faye Jenkins Prescott of Opelousas; her father, Risman "Patty" Jenkins Sr. of Carencro; and five grandchildren. Joey D. Wales - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Joey Dale Wales, 27, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Lake Charles Community Church of the Brethren. The Rev. Joan Farque will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Samart Funeral Home of Houma. Mr. Wales died at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in LaFouche Parish. He was a native of Lake Charles. He was an Army veteran of 5 1/2 years, serving in Desert Storm. He received the Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Bronze Service Star, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar, Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with grenade bar and bronze German Marksmanship Badge. He was an honor graduate from Sulphur High School. He was a member of Lake Charles community Church of Brethren Survivors include his parents, Joyce Wales of Lake Charles and Jerry D. Wales Sr. of Carlyss; one brother, Jerry D. Wales Jr. of Travis Air Force Base in California; and one sister, Katherine R. Lancaster of Lake Charles. Ernest Willis Jr. - 2/10/2001 Funeral services for Ernest Willis Jr., 76, will be at noon Friday, Feb. 11, in Messiah Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Owens will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of King's Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Friday. Mr. Willis died at 5:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, in a local hospital. A native of Breaux Bridge, he lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathedral and the American Legion. He was a U.S. Marine veteran. Survivors include his wife, Rose Anna Duhon Willis of Lake Charles; one daughter, Rose Marie Willis of Westlake; one son, Effrin C. Willis of Lake Charles; one brother, Antoine Willis of Lake Charles; one sister, Josephine LaFleur of Lake Charles; and five grandchildren. Simon Andrus - 2/11/2001 MERMENTAU - Funeral arrangements for Simon Andrus, 86, will be announced by Raphael Funeral Home. He died at 10:06 p.m. Wednesday at his residence. Eulith Carpenter - 2/11/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Eulith Carpenter, 81, of Rosepine, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 11, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter died at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a Rosepine care center. Mrs. Adam Etienne - 2/11/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral services for Mrs. Adam (Clayoula) Etienne, 82, will be at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 11, from St. John Bosco Catholic Church. The Rev. Eze Cyerian will officiate. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of James Funeral Home. Visitation is from 5 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m. Mrs. Etienne died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a native of Grand Coteau and had lived in Westlake for 66 years. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband; seven sons, the Rev. Arthur Etienne and Raymond Etienne, both of Westlake, Edward Etienne, Adam Etienne Jr. and Ronald G. Etienne, all of Houston, Clifton Etienne Sr. of Madrid, Spain, and Wilbert Stine of Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Wilford Malbrough and Roger Malbrough, both of Westlake; one sister, Grace Rigmaiden of Lake Charles; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Vivian Hunt - 2/11/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Vivian Hunt, 84, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Thursday in the Jennings hospital. Reva Lafleur - 2/11/2001 Funeral arrangements for Reva Lafleur, 49, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Thursday in a local hospital Margie Lumback - 2/11/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Margie Lumback, 69, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Evergreen Baptist Church. The Rev. James Harris will officiate. Burial will be in Community Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today in the church. Mrs. Lumback died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a DeQuincy care center. She was a native of Lafayette and had lived in DeQuincy for most of her life. She was a member of Sons and Daughters of Isaac and Rebecca Lodge 89. She was a member of the Evergreen Baptist Church and was a deaconess and member of the home mission and the usher board. Survivors include one son, John Richard of Houston; one daughter, Cheryl Jones of DeQuincy; and four grandchildren. Franklin J. Marler - 2/11/2001 MITTIE - Funeral services for Franklin Junior Marler, 61, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Mittie Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Simmons Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mr. Marler died at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in the DeRidder hospital. Ulis McCalla - 2/11/2001 Funeral services for Ulis McCalla, 91, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 11, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Eubanks will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in DeQuincy. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Mr. McCalla died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a native of Neam and had lived in DeQuincy for most of her life. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and was a retired operator with Newport Industries. Survivors include one brother, Clarence McCalla of Merryville; and two sisters, Thelma K. McCalla of Lake Charles and Hazel McCalla-Parks of St. Cloud, Fla. Walter Patterson - 2/11/2001 Walter Patterson, 52, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in a local hospital. The body will be cremated under the direction of James Funeral Home. Laura E. Reeves - 2/11/2001 Funeral services for Laura Evelyn Reeves, 71, of Moss Bluff, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Johnson Funeral home. The Revs. Murrell Ewing and Emmitt Wren will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Reeves died at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in her residence. She lived in Moss Bluff for most of her life and was a descendant of Capt. Daniel Goos. She was a retired beautician and the owner and operator of the former Stella's Beauty Salon. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, John Reeves of Moss Bluff; four sons, Ben Casey, Johnny Reeves, Cody Reeves and Norman Reeves, all of Moss Bluff; four daughters, Pam Garrard, Patricia Reeves, Vickie Parker and Bonnie Gilley, all of Moss Bluff; one brother, Frankie Goos of DeQuincy; one sister, Fern Veuleman of Lake Charles; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Southwest Louisiana, the family said. Regina S. Richmond - 2/11/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Regina Stanley Richmond, 50, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Stanley Cemetery in Union Hill. Mrs. Stanley died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in the Oakdale hospital. Helena Rodriguez - 2/11/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Helena Rodriguez, 64, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 11, from St. Michael Catholic Church. Burial will be in Leesville Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Mrs. Rodriguez died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in Leesville. John A. Shelton - 2/11/2001 SULPHUR - Memorial services for John A. Shelton, 58, will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Maplewood Methodist Church. The Rev. Karen Davis will officiate. The body will be cremated. Mr. Shelton died at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in his residence. He was a native of Ponca City, Okla., and had lived in Sulphur since 1955. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and attended McNeese State University. He was an Air Force veteran and a retired Conoco operator. He was a troop leader and a counselor with the Boy Scouts. He was a ham radio operator; his call letters were WD5EHS-73. He was a member of Maplewood Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dianne R. Shelton of Sulphur; one son, Michael A. Shelton of Sulphur; one daughter, Elizabeth A. Shelton of Denver; one brother, Roy Scott Shelton of Sulphur; one sister, Marilyn Jean Richmond of Beaumont, Texas; his parents, Leonard and Jean Shelton of Sulphur; and three grandchildren. Angelina A. Smith - 2/11/2001 PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Funeral services for Angelina Andrus Smith, 83, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 11, in Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. A rosary was recited Thursday evening. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in a Port Arthur hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She was a homemaker and a floral designer. She was president of TWC 1993-94, was a board member of the Magnolia District, and was the 1994-95 Rose Hill board chairman. She was a charter member and the 1994 president of the Artisan Club and was president of the Symphony Club and the Civic Club. She was a Camp Fire leader, was active in the PTA, and was a member of the Parliamentarians. She was a board member and a lifetime member of the Federated Women's Club of Texas. She was a member of the Seeders and Weeders, the Terrace Garden Club, and of the Sylvian, Texas, and Port Arthur garden club councils. She was a state master floral judge, a member of the Beaumont (Texas) Judges Council, a consultant at the Benz School of Floral Design of Texas A&M University, and a District IV coordinator for Area I. She received a humanitarian award in 1987 from the Hughen School, where she worked in garden therapy for 30 years. She was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and the church Altar Society and attended St. James Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Smith Johnson of Port Arthur; three sons, William Hunter Smith III of Nederland, Texas, Robert W. Smith of Beaumont and David M. Smith of Houston; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Norman Leslie Stine - 2/11/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Norman Leslie Stine, 65, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, from St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Keith Pellerin will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur under the direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6:30 p.m., in Hixson Funeral Home of Vinton. Mr. Stine died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in Lake Charles. He was a native of Lake Charles and had lived in Vinton for most of his life. He was a Navy veteran. He worked for Cities Service for 18 years and retired in October from Certain Teed as a production superintendent after 25 years of service. He received the Presidential Award for outstanding accomplishment in 1994. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Stine of Vinton; three daughters, Phyllis Braquet and Leslie Yordy, both of Sulphur, and Lois Sonnier of Vinton; two sons, Craig Stine of Vinton and Jason Stine of Monroe; one brother, Leon "Buddy" Jorstad of Alvin, Texas; three sisters, Lois "Bootsie" LeGros of Alvin, Doris "Dottie" Nidiffer of Santa Fe, Texas, and Mickey Lafleur of Galveston, Texas; and 13 grandchildren. Harold W. Sumrall - 2/11/2001 Funeral services for Harold W. "H.W." Sumrall, 87, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 11, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. The Rev. Danny Torres will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said Thursday evening. Mr. Sumrall died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a local hospital. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a retired supervisor for Cities Service. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Knights of Columbus Council No. 4562 and Monsignor Cramers Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He was an amateur radio operator with the call letters W5ZAK-73. Survivors include his wife, Maybelle Fontenot Sumrall; one daughter, Gail Fontenot of Franklin; one sister, Willie Ray Talley of Lake Charles; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Derrick Turner - 2/11/2001 Funeral services for Derrick "D.T." Turner, 32, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Antioch Baptist Church. The Rev. Milton Alfred will officiate. Burial will be in Lake Arthur Cemetery under the direction of King's Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today in the church. Mr. Turner died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000. A native of Lafayette, he lived in Lake Arthur most of his life. He was a graduate of Delgado Community College. He attended McNeese State University, where he played basketball. He was an employee of Big K Kans. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Monique Berry Turner of Jennings; three daughters, Rachelle Harmon of California and Ra'Nishaka and Jacqueline Berry, both of Jennings; one son, Christopher Berry of Jennings; two sisters, Kimberly Ann Turner of Orange, Texas, and Ronchella Hankerson of Miami; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer James (Mercedes) Turner of Lake Arthur. Mrs. Laura B. White - 2/11/2001 ELTON - Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Brown White, 97, will be at 8 p.m. today, Feb. 11 in the Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Darrell Woods will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m. Saturday with burial in Eternal Rest Cemetery under the direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Kinder. Visitation is from 4 p.m. Friday at the church. Mrs. White died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, in her daugher's residence in Fenton. A native of Sunset, she had lived in Elton most of her life. She was a member of the Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Leanna DeVille of Fenton; two sons, Ray White of Iowa, La. and Arthur White of Garyville; 20 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Thomas White Sr. - 2/11/2001 PITKIN - Funeral services for Thomas E. Mussel White Sr., 68, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 11, in Simmons Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Blue Branch Cemetery under the direction of White Oaks Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mr. White died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in an Alexandria hospital. Morgan J. Bryant - 2/12/2000 Funeral services for Morgan J. Bryant, 74, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 12, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Randall Chesson will officiate. Masonic services will follow in the funeral home. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Bryant died at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in his residence. A native of Winnfield, he was a resident of the Lake Area for 50 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II. He was the owner of Overflow Machine Inc. and worked for Olin Chemical for 18 years. He was a cattle rancher in Beauregard Parish. He was a member of VFW Post 8107, Masonic Lodge 400, F&AM, Habibi Temple, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and was a 32nd-degree Mason. He was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Ragley. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Louviere Bryant of Lake Charles; one son, Glenn W. Bryant of Lake Charles; one daughter, Nadine Romero of Lake Charles; and three grandchildren. Gurdon Buck Jr. - 2/12/2000 KINDER - Funeral services for Gurdon "Pete" Buck Jr., 79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 12, in Ardoin Funeral Home. The Rev. Lisa Turnbull will officiate. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Buck died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Kinder. He received his master's degree from McNeese State University. He was a teacher at Kinder High School for 30 years and also served as assistant principal. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Fournet Buck of Kinder; one son, Dr. Michael Buck of Alexandria; three daughters, Mrs. Chris Ortego of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Bonnie Capron of San Diego and Virginia LaFleur of Kinder; one brother, Robert Buck of Kinder; two sisters, Lorine Crawford and Ann Mouser, both of Kinder; and 10 grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1002 Fifth Ave., Kinder, LA 70648, the family said. LaVerne S. Governale - 2/12/2000 DeRIDDER - Funeral services LaVerne Scoggins Governale, 73, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Hixson Funeral Home. Deacon Sumpter Kohlund will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Governale died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Rosepine, she had lived in DeRidder most of her life. She was a member of the DeRidder Progressive Women's Club. She was a secretary and a beautician. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and its Altar Society. Survivors include two sons, Sam Michael Governale and Joseph Governale, both of DeRidder; one brother, M.C. "Bo" Scoggins of DeRidder; her mother, Lettie A. Scoggins Dees of DeRidder; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Antonia Johnson - 2/12/2000 Funeral arrangements for Antonia Johnson, 77, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Saturday in her residence. Inez C. McCullor - 2/12/2000 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Inez Chapman McCullor, 85, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 12, in Maplewood First Baptist Church. The Rev. Charlie Watson will officiate. Additional services will be at 2:30 p.m. in Spring Ridge Baptist Church. Burial will be in Spring Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is from 9 a.m. in the church. Mrs. McCullor died at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in her residence. A native of Pleasant Hill, she had lived in Maplewood since 1944. She was the salutatorian of the 1924 class of Pleasant Hill High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school and vacation Bible school teacher and was a member of the seniors' choir. Survivors include three sons, James McCullor of Plano, Texas, Richard McCullor of San Antonio, Texas, and Douglas McCullor of Moss Bluff; two daughters, Betty Frederick of Abbeville and Pat Scofield of Lake Charles; three brothers, Druce Chapman of Mansfield, Jimmy Chapman of Baton Rouge and Wendell Chapman of Tyler, Texas; one sister, Lena Faye Craig of Pleasant Hill; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southwest Louisiana, 2132 Oak Park Blvd., Lake Charles, LA 70601, the family said. Lloyd A. Meyer - 2/12/2000 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Lloyd A. Meyer, 93, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spikes Cemetery in Bancroft. Mr. Meyer died Friday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a local hospital. Jewell M. Powers - 2/12/2000 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Jewell M. Powers, 87, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lewis Cemetery. Mrs. Powers died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a local hospital. Edward Soileau - 2/12/2000 VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Edward Soileau, 81, will be at 1:30 p.m. today, Feb. 12, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Monsignor Bob Romero will officiate. Burial will be in the church mausoleum under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Visitation is from 7 a.m. A rosary was recited Sunday. Mr. Soileau died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a local care center. He was a resident of Ville Platte. He was retired from Conoco. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Brunet Soileau of Ville Platte; one son, Brad Soileau of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Charles R. (Loretta) Manuel of Ville Platte; two brothers, Daniel Soileau of Lake Charles and Johnny T. Soileau of Ville Platte; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Fred A. Taylor - 2/12/2000 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Fred Allen Taylor, 63, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cryer Cemetery. Mr. Taylor died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. John Bynog Sr. - 2/13/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for John "Fred" Bynog Sr., 67, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, from St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial will be in Elmer Cemetery in Elmer under the direction of Rush Funeral Home of Hineston. Mr. Bynog died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a Houston hospital. Jene Chambers - 2/13/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for Jene Chambers, 47, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Monday in a Lake Charles hospital. Michael J. Daigle - 2/13/2001 Funeral arrangements for Michael Joseph Daigle, 49, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Monday in a Tyler, Texas, hospital. Furman J. Davis - 2/13/2001 TAMPA, Fla. - Funeral services for Furman James Davis, 80, were at 12:15 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, in Prevatt Funeral Home. Burial with military honors was in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Fla. Mr. Davis died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, in Tampa. A native of Augusta, Ga., and formerly of Cameron, he had lived in Tampa. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a navigator on a B-17 bomber and was shot down over Germany, captured and taken to Stalag Luft III, where he spent nine months as a prisoner of war. After liberation in 1945, he remained in the military. During his career, he was awarded many awards, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star and two Purple Hearts. He retired with a medical discharge. While living in Cameron, he was part owner of the Cameron Super Market. He was also post commander of the Cameron Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Mary Dean Cook Davis; one son, George Davis; three daughters, Vicky Gebhardt, Dianne Dlouhy and Mary Patricia Miller; two sisters, Mary Davis Henry of Cameron and Wilma Davis Bride of Lake Charles; eight grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Virginia C. Davis - 2/13/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia C. Davis, 44, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb . 13, in the Union Baptist Church. The Rev. Gerald W. Perkins will officiate. Burial will be qin the Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Jennings. Visitation is from 9 a.m. in the church. Mrs. Davis died at 9:13 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Bossier City, she had lived in Jennings most of her life. She was a member of the Union Mission Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Hilton Davis of Jennings; one daughter, Tieressa Smhitt of New Mexico; and two brothers, Arthur Chambers of Bossier City and Jack Chambers Jr. of Bossier City. Raymond Dimas - 2/13/2001 CREOLE - Funeral services for Raymond Dimas, 79, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Joseph McGrath will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m. Mr. Dimas died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a native of Albuquerque, N.M., and had lived in Cameron Parish since 1947. He was an Army veteran and served in Normandy in World War II with the 2nd "Indian Head" Division. He was a retired employee of Menhadan and Zapata Protein. He was a member of American Legion Post 176 and a former commander of VFW Post 10019. He was a fourth-degree member of Knights of Columbus J.P. Boudoin Council 3014 and was a former grand knight. He was a member of the Lions Club and of Farm Bureau. He was a former president of the Cameron Parish School Board and was a former Civil Defense director. He was a member of and a lay minister at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Margie Nunez Dimas of Creole; five sons, Jean Dimas, David Dimas and Gary Dimas, all of Creole, Jerome Dimas of Orange, Texas, and Joey Dimas of Iowa, La.; two daughters, Theresa Townsend of LaMarque, Texas, and Christy Fitzhenry of Sealy, Texas; four brothers, Ross Dimas and Ben Dimas Jr., both of Albuquerque, Alfred Dimas of Lakewood, Calif., and Jimmie Dimas of Belen, N.M.; three sisters, Dora Sanchez and Melba Olona, both of Albuquerque, and Peggy Sanchez of Belen; his mother, Annie Dimas of Albuquerque; 20 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Dixie J. Gardiner - 2/13/2001 Funeral arrangements for Dixie J. Gardiner, 68, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital. Aaron Miles - 2/13/2001 Funeral arrangements for Aaron Miles, 15, will be announced by James Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital. Mrs. Larris Miller - 2/13/2001 BASILE - Funeral services for Mrs. Larris Miller, 72, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 13, from St. Augustine Catholic Church. Entombment will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice. Mrs. Miller died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in her residence. Sidney Rideaux - 2/13/2001 Funeral arrangements for Sidney Rideaux, 66, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a local hospital. Lilly Royer - 2/13/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Lilly "Poe" Royer, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. The Rev. Lonnie Gothrup will officiate. Burial will be in Royer Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. today and from 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Royer died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in her residence. She was a native of DeQuincy. She retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board as a bus driver, after 30 years of service. She was a member of Houston River Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Alvin Dale Royer of Sulphur and George Thomas Royer of DeQuincy; one daughter, Johnnie Justus of Sulphur; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Opalee Shirley - 2/13/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Opalee Shirley, 66, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dry Creek. Mrs. Shirley died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. Mrs. Catherine Woods - 2/13/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Catherine ''Cathy'' Woods, 43, of 2114 Knapp St. will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 12:36 a.m. Monday in a local hospital. Mary Bennett - 2/14/2001 CROWLEY - Funeral services for Mary Ann Simon Bennett, 50, of Grand Chenier, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Duhon Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph Greenwell will officiate. Burial will be in Hanks Cemetery in Morse. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Bennett died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in Lake Charles. She was a native of Crowley. Survivors include her husband, Kurt Bennett of Grand Chenier; six sons, Dennis Landry, Danny Landry and Chad E. Miller, all of Lake Charles, Ray Landry of Cow Island, James Simon of Egan and Ronnie Lanthier of Jennings; one daughter, Amelia Lambert of Westlake; three sisters, Betty Simon Murphy of Roberts Cove, Sally Simon of Pecan Island and Debra Simon of Crowley; her father, Eddie Simon Jr. of Pecan Island; and 13 grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to a Cameron State Bank account in her name, the family said. Clarence D. Boudreaux - 2/14/2001 LYONS POINT - Funeral services for Clarence Dewitt Boudreaux, 25, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 14, from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mr. Boudreaux died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in Morse. Helen B. Bradley - 2/14/2001 RINGOLD - Funeral services for Helen B. "Mama Duke" Bradley, 90, of Lake Charles, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Providence Primitive Baptist Church. The Revs. Randall Stone and Jack Clift will officiate. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 2:30-9 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Mrs. Bradley died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a Lake Charles care center. She was a native of Oil City and had lived in Lake Charles since 1952. She worked at Kremo Creamery for many years. Survivors include one daughter, Kathryn Clift of Moss Bluff; two sons, Joe Bradley of El Dorado, Ark., and Norman Bradley of Reeves; one sister, Dorothy Reeves of Lake Charles; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Jene H. Chambers - 2/14/2001 DeRIDDER - Memorial services for Jene Howard Chambers, 47, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. William Kelly Harper will officiate. The body will be cremated. Mr. Chambers died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the DeRidder area. He served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a dispatcher for J.R. Hunt. He was Baptist. Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Bailey of Gillis and Marjorie Wilcoxson of Pearland, Texas; and three brothers, Homer Chambers and Alton Chambers, both of DeRidder, and Warren Chambers of Bremerton, Wash. Michael J. Daigle - 2/14/2001 Funeral services for Michael Joseph Daigle, 49, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, from St. Margaret Catholic Church. The Rev. Scott DesOrmeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Daigle died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a Tyler, Texas, hospital. He was a native of Lake Charles. He was an alumnus of LaGrange High School. He was a contractor. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter, Misty Daigle of Tyler; one brother, Kenneth Ray Daigle of Buna, Texas; two sisters, Sharon Broussard of Nederland, Texas, and Patricia Kingston of Lake Charles; and his father, Joseph Daigle of Lake Charles. Robert Freeman - 2/14/2001 Funeral services for Robert "Bozo" Freeman, 51, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in First Community Baptist Church. The Rev. A.C. Jefferson will officiate. Burial will be in Franklin. Local arrangements are by James Funeral Home. Visitation is from 5 p.m. Thursday in the church. Mr. Freeman died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in Lake Charles. He was a native of Lafayette and had lived in the Lake Area for many years. He was a member of Fist Community Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Travis Freeman, Robert Freeman Jr. and Jason Freeman, all of Houston; one brother, Joseph C. Freeman Sr. of Baldwin; three sisters, Agnes Brown of Baldwin, Paula Wagner of Carencro and Connie Lewis of New Orleans; his mother, Lucinda Lewis Freeman Wells of Franklin; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lee (Lula) Freeman of Lake Charles; his maternal grandmother, Eva Lewis of Franklin; his companion, Laura Carrier of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Dixie J. Gardiner - 2/14/2001 Funeral services for Dixie J. Gardiner, 68, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Johnson Funeral Home. Deacon Dan Landry will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Gardiner died at 10:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a native of Oklahoma and had lived in Lake Charles for 41 years. Survivors include her husband, William H. "Bill" Gardiner of Lake Charles; four sons, Phillip Gardiner of Carlyss, William Gardiner Jr. and Robert Gardiner, both of Lake Charles, and Ronald Rogers of Clovis, N.M.; four daughters, Gaila Fontenot of LeBleu Settlement, Nancy Nicholson of Shreveport, Cindy Granger of Jennings and Joan Hart of Tallahassee, Fla.; one sister, Dona Hickey of Dripping Spring, Texas; two brothers, Steven Javine of Dallas and Jerry Javine of Mexico; 18 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Sammy J. Massey - 2/14/2001 Sammy Joe Massey, 52, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. The body will be cremated. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home. Jack McKee Jr. - 2/14/2001 WALNUT HILL - Funeral services for Jack McKee Jr., 54, will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Walnut Hill United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville. Mr. McKee died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in his residence. Letha Meaux - 2/14/2001 GUEYDAN - Funeral arrangements for Letha Meaux, 90, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a local care center. Mrs. Caffery A. Penn - 2/14/2001 EUNICE - Funeral services for Mrs. Caffery A. Penn, 94, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 14, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Violet F. Potts - 2/14/2001 ORANGE, Texas - Funeral services for Violet F. Potts, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Claybar Funeral Home. The Rev. Barry Bradley will officiate. Burial will be in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 5 p.m. today. Mrs. Potts died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a local hospital. She was born in Abbeville and had lived in Orange since 1944. She was a retired clerk with the Fair Store and a member of First Baptist Church of Orange. Survivors include one daughter, Janie Primeaux of Lake Arthur; three sisters, Ruth Polley and Lena Gaston, both of Orange, and Edna Jones of DeRidder; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Henry Touchet - 2/14/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Mrs. Henry (Bulah) Touchet, 71, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Mrs. Touchet died at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a Lafayette hospital. John R. Vincent - 2/14/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for John Ross Vincent, 9, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Marvin Harold will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Thursday. He died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a native of Lake Charles and lived most of his life in Winnie, Texas. He was a second-grader at W.T. Henning Elementary School. He attended Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Lahoma Vincent, Wesley Vincent and James Broussard, all of Sulphur; three brothers, Wesley Darrell Vincent, Nathan Lyons and Blake Broussard, all of Sulphur; two sisters, Kashawna Vincent and Ellen Vincent, both of Sulphur; his paternal grandparents, Eugene Broussard of Sulphur, Helen Broussard of Lusby, Md., and Ada and Leslie Vincent; and his maternal grandparents, Juanita Chapman Spell and Ray Spell, both of Sulphur. Myeshia Wright - 2/14/2001 Funeral arrangements for Myehsia Wright, infant daughter of Francis Wright, of 611 North Lyons St., will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died Monday in her residence. Mary Bennett - 2/15/2001 CROWLEY - Funeral services for Mary Ann Simon Bennett, 50, of Grand Chenier, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 15, in Duhon Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph Greenwell will officiate. Burial will be in Hanks Cemetery in Morse. Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was recited Wednesday evening. Mrs. Bennett died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in Lake Charles. She was a native of Crowley. Survivors include her husband, Kurt Bennett; six sons, Dennis Landry, Danny Landry and Chad E. Miller, all of Lake Charles, Ray Landry of Cow Island, James Simon of Egan and Ronnie Lanthier of Jennings; one daughter, Amelia Lambert of Westlake; three sisters, Betty Simon Murphy of Roberts Cove, Sally Simon of Pecan Island and Debra Simon of Crowley; her father, Eddie Simon Jr. of Pecan Island; and 13 grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to a Cameron State Bank account in her name, the family said. Robert F. Benoit - 2/15/2001 VINTON - Funeral arrangements for Robert Frances Benoit, 75, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in Sulphur. Albert C. Corbello Sr. - 2/15/2001 Funeral services for Albert Cecil Corbello Sr., 83, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Maurice Martineau will officiate. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Corbello died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Woodlawn, he was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He received the Distinguished Service Award. He lived in Lake Charles since 1971. He was a retired farmer in Fenton and was retired from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. He was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Georgiana Reed Corbello of Lake Charles; five sons, Albert Cecil Corbello Jr. of Fenton, Robert Larry Corbello of Moss Bluff, Delbert Ray Corbello of Erath, Gilbert Wayne Corbello of LeBleu Settlement and Hubert Roger Corbello of Valdez, Ark.; two daughters, Sherry Ann Corbello Gordie of Yulee, Fla., and Janice Gail Corbello Broussard of Lake Charles; four sisters, Lillian Broussard, Sylvia Guillory and Ruth Witherwax, all of Woodlawn, and Betty Johnson of Bundicks Lake; one brother, Dewitt Corbello of Iowa, La.; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. James W. Ellis - 2/15/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for James W. Ellis, 77, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery. Mr. Ellis died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. Gladys Joseph - 2/15/2001 Funeral services for Gladys Joseph, 43, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Stevens will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m. Saturday with burial in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 4 p.m. Friday in the church. Mrs. Joseph died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in a Shreveport hospital. She was a native and longtime resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was a church secretary, Sunday school teacher, choir member and service facilitator. Survivors include her husband, Josuah Joseph; two daughters, Latricia M. Joseph and Latoya S. Joseph, both of Lake Charles; seven sisters, Ethel Goodman and Elaine Stevens, both of Los Angeles, Mary Jane Jones of Houston, Deidre Ford of Corona, Calif., and Rose Walker, Martha Basile and Errika Simien, all of Lake Charles; and her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Isaiah (Ethel) Stevens of Lake Charles. Elita Meaux - 2/15/2001 GUEYDAN - Funeral services for Elita Meaux, 89, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 15, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Gueydan Cemetery. Mrs. Meaux died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a local care center. Clyde A. Mills - 2/15/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Clyde Attric Mills, 77, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosepine Cemetery in Rosepine. Mrs. Mills died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a local care center. Gerald L. Salvhus - 2/15/2001 LEESVILLE - Graveside services for Gerald LeRoy Salvhus, 73, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Canaan Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Salvhus died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in his residence. Andrea S. Smith - 2/15/2001 Funeral services for Andrea Sherice Smith, 37, of Atlanta, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Byron Broussard will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. Friday in the church. Mrs. Smith died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in an Atlanta hospital. She was a former resident of Lake Charles and had lived in Atlanta for nine years. She was a 1981 graduate of Lake Charles High School and was an alumna of the University of Southwestern Louisiana and of McNeese State University. She was an assistant administrator at Park Street Elementary School in Atlanta and was an associate supervisor at Sam's Club. Survivors include two sons, Gerond R. Ager-Smith and Andre K. Smith, both of Atlanta; one brother, Heesham Broussard of Edgington, Ga.; five sisters, Linda Broussard Banks and L. Khadijah Broussard, both of Lake Charles, Patricia Dugar of Dallas, Geraldine Smith Munerlyn of Houston and Melody Antoinette Smith of Atlanta; two stepsisters, Constance F. Smith and Christa Smith, both of Oxon Hill, Md.; her mother, Charlene "Salemah" Broussard Gueye of Lake Charles; her stepmother, Jean Smith of Oxon Hill; and her grandmother, Elizabeth S. Smith of Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Geraldine F. Spikes - 2/15/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Geraldine Freeman Spikes, 66, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died Wednesday in a Richmond, Texas, hospital. Leavell Wall Sr. - 2/15/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral arrangements for Leavell Wall Sr., 71, will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in a local care center. Lena Weekley - 2/15/2001 Funeral services for Lena Weekley, 83, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Simon Palathingal will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Weekley died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a native of Mermentau Cove and had lived in Lake Charles for 40 years. She was a retired cafeteria worker at Pearl Watson Elementary School. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Newman and Loretta Fontenot, both of Lake Charles; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Clifton Alexander Jr. - 2/16/2001 MOSSVILLE - Funeral services for Clifton Alexander Jr., 49, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Mount Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. Arthur Etienne will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of James Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mr. Alexander died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in a local care center. He was a native of Lake Charles and lived most of his life in the Lake Area. Survivors include one brother, Wilbert Kelly Sr. of Sulphur; six sisters, Ellen Sias and Dorena Eagins, both of Westlake, Malen LeDay and Sylvia Dunaway, both of Lake Charles, Geraldine Chatman of St. Louis and Enolia Warner of Beaumont, Texas; and his mother, Mary Ann Ford of Sulphur. Ernest Barras - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Ernest Barras, 80, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Mike Barras will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6:30 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Barras died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He co-owned and operated Barras Brothers Service Station for 20 years. He was a deputy for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office for 17 years. He served one term on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. He served in the Ninth Army Air Corps during the European Theater. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Rose Outain Barras of Lake Charles; two sons, Raymond Barras and Richard Barras, both of Lake Charles; one stepdaughter, Edith Orlando of Houston; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Robert F. Benoit - 2/16/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Robert Frances Benoit, 75, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Hixson Funeral Home. The body will be cremated. Mr. Benoit died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a Sulphur hospital. A native of Welsh, he had lived in Vinton for most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in World War II. He retired from the weights and standards division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Benoit of Vinton; two sons, Rennie Benoit of Lake Charles and Clayton Benoit of Dallas; two daughters, Chandra Griffin of Houston and Claudia Gould of Prospect Hill, N.C.; one brother, Arsenne Benoit of Laurel, Miss.; four sisters, Louise McCall and Laura Bahnsen, both of Vinton, Aline Fontenot of Lake Charles and Ruth Mooney of New Iberia; and seven grandchildren. Blanche J. Burnette - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Blanche J. Burnette, 92, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 16, in Rush Funeral Home. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Mrs. Burnette died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in her residence. Janice L. Cheramie - 2/16/2001 BROUSSARD - Funeral services for Janice Lynn Cheramie, 54, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Monsignor L. Michael Herpin will officiate. Burial will be in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery in Lafayette under the direction of Delhomme Funeral Home. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Mrs. Cheramie died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, in her residence. A native of Morgan City, she had lived in Alpharetta, Ga., for the past year and a half. Survivors include two sons, Troy Daigle of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gabriel Daigle of Dallas; one brother, Errol "Bubba" Cheramie of Lake Charles; and two sisters, Arlene Cheramie of Central, Ala., and Monna Cheramie of Alpharetta. Albert C. Corbello Sr. - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Albert Cecil Corbello Sr., 83, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Maurice Martineau will officiate. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Corbello died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Woodlawn, he was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He received the Distinguished Service Award. He lived in Lake Charles since 1971. He was a retired farmer in Fenton and was retired from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. He was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Georgiana Reed Corbello of Lake Charles; five sons, Albert Cecil Corbello Jr. of Fenton, Robert Larry Corbello of Moss Bluff, Delbert Ray Corbello of Erath, Gilbert Wayne Corbello of LeBleu Settlement and Hubert Roger Corbello of Valdez, Alaska; two daughters, Sherry Ann Corbello Gordie of Yulee, Fla., and Janice Gail Corbello Broussard of Lake Charles; four sisters, Lillian Broussard, Sylvia Guillory and Ruth Witherwax, all of Woodlawn, and Betty Johnson of Bundicks Lake; one brother, Dewitt Corbello of Iowa, La.; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Clarence Delcambre - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Clarence Delcambre, 78, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in Miguez Funeral Home. Burial will be in Andrus Cove Cemetery. Mr. Delcambre died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a local care center. Merle M. Eskind - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Merle Mae Eskind, 70, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Monsignor Irving DeBlanc and the Rev. Simon Palathingal will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m., and from 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Mrs. Eskind died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Felix Eskind of Lake Charles; four sons, Gerald, Johnny and Robert Eskind, all of Lake Charles and Jim Eskind of Dallas; four daughters, Debbie Papania and Donna Sue Eskind, both of Lake Charles, Brenda Belmer of Baton Rouge and Sharon Elkins of Hackberry; two brothers, Wilbert and Gilbert Roy, both of Beaumont, Texas; one sister, Merline Benoit of Lafayette; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Annie Lee Forsyth - 2/16/2001 TURKEY CREEK - Funeral services for Annie Lee Forsyth, 84, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 in United Pentacostal Church of Turkey Creek. Burial will be in Turkey Creek Cemetery in Turkey Creek under the direction of Rush Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mrs. Forsyth died at 10:31 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. Antonia Johnson - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Antonia Johnson, 77, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in New Faith Baptist Church. The Rev. Lawrence Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in her residence. She lived most of her life in Lake Charles. Survivors include her husband, Sam Houston Jr. of Lake Charles; four sons, Sidney Johnson of Houston, Felton Johnson Callihan and James Johnson Callihan, both of Lake Charles, and Al Robinson of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; one daughter, Lora Ceasar of Lake Charles; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and seven stepgrandchildren. Gladys Joseph - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Gladys Joseph, 43, will be at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 16, in Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Rev. Mark Stevens will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m. Saturday with burial Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Mrs. Joseph died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in a Shreveport hospital. She was a native and longtime resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of Zion Temple Baptist Church. She was a church secretary, Sunday school teacher, choir member and service facilitator. Survivors include her husband, Josuah Joseph; two daughters, Latricia M. Joseph and Latoya S. Joseph, both of Lake Charles; seven sisters, Ethel Goodman and Elaine Stevens, both of Los Angeles, Mary Jane Jones of Houston, Deidre Ford of Corona, Calif., and Rose Walker, Martha Basile and Errika Simien, all of Lake Charles; and her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Isaiah (Ethel) Stevens of Lake Charles. Melvin C. Lavergne - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Melvin Calvin Lavergne, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, from St. Henry Catholic Church. The Rev. Tim Goodly will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Mr. Lavergne died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Church Point, he had lived in Lake Charles for the past 59 years. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Lavergne of Oakdale and Wayne Lavergne of Opelousas; one brother, Elice Lavergne of Moss Bluff; and two sisters, Odela Decloutte of Houston and Estamae Janice of New Orleans. Caffery A. Penn - 2/16/2001 EUNICE - Funeral services for Caffery A. Penn, 94, were at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Sidney Rideaux - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Sidney Rideaux, 66, will be at 6 p.m. today, Feb. 16, in King's Funeral Home. The Rev. Alfred King will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mr. Rideaux died at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Welsh, he had lived in Lake Charles for 62 years. Survivors include one brother, Henry Rideaux of Lake Charles; and two sisters, Gertrude R. Captain and Lou Ethel Richard, both of Lake Charles. Andrea S. Smith - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Andrea Sherice Smith, 37, of Atlanta, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 16, in St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Byron Broussard will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Memorial services were performed in Atlanta. Mrs. Smith died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, in an Atlanta hospital. She was a former resident of Lake Charles and had lived in Atlanta for nine years. She was a 1981 graduate of Lake Charles High School and was an alumna of the University of Southwestern Louisiana and of McNeese State University. She was an assistant administrator at Park Street Elementary School in Atlanta and was an associate supervisor at Sam's Club. Survivors include two sons, Gerond R. Ager-Smith and Andre K. Smith, both of Atlanta; one brother, Heesham Broussard of Edgington, Ga.; six sisters, Linda Broussard Banks and L. Khadijah Broussard, both of Lake Charles, Patricia Dugar of Dallas, Geraldine Smith Munerlyn of Houston, and Melody Antoinette Smith and Iman Broussard, both of Atlanta; two stepsisters, Constance F. Smith and Christa Smith, both of Oxon Hill, Md.; her father, Jake Smith Jr.; her mother, Charlene "Salemah" Broussard Gueye of Lake Charles; her stepmother, Jean Smith of Oxon Hill; and her grandmother, Elizabeth S. Smith of Charleston, S.C. Mrs. Lillie Trahan - 2/16/2001 Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Lillie Bell Lavine Trahan, 69, of 429 North Booker St. will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in a local hospital. Leavell A. Wall Sr. - 2/16/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Leavell A. Wall Sr., 71, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in First Baptist Church. The Rev. Eddie Clement will officiate. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mr. Wall died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a Lake Charles care center. He was a native of Kentwood and had lived in DeQuincy since 1944. He was a 1947 graduate of DeQuincy High School. He was senior class president and a basketball letterman and was chosen best all-around student. He attended East Texas Baptist College on a basketball scholarship and later attended Louisiana College and Lamar University. He was a former employee of Missouri Pacific Railroad, Allied Chemical and Cities Service Refinery. He retired from Conoco in 1993 as an instrument electrical technician. He was a 40-year member of DeQuincy F&AM Lodge 279. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was a deacon and Sunday school teacher. Survivors include his wife, Nickie Wall of DeQuincy; two sons, Leavell A. "Lebo" Wall Jr. of Hattiesburg, Miss., and Jon C. Wall of Sulphur; two daughters, Debbie Williams of Lake Charles and Janis W. Buck of Charlotte, N.C.; two brothers, Luther Elton Wall of Baton Rouge and Emil G. Wall of Montgomery, Texas; three sisters, Gena Myrle Calcote of Brookhaven, Miss., Mildred C. Morris of Baton Rouge and Geri W. Anderson of Haughton; and 10 grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund, the family said. Catherine Ann Woods - 2/16/2001 Funeral services for Catherine Ann ''Cathy'' Woods, 43, of 2114 Knapp St. will be at noon Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Rev. Jimmy R. Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in the Perkins Cemetery under the direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel. Visitation is from 11 a.m. Saturday in the church. She died at 12:36 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Lafayette, she had lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was a member of the Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Washington High School. Survivors include one son, Jordan Lee Woods of Lake Charles; three sisters, Beverly Dunbar of Lake Charles and Cindy Woods and Doris Marie Smith, both of Dallas; two brothers, LeRoy Woods Jr. and Nathaniel Woods, both of Lake Charles; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Woods Sr. of Lake Charles; and her companion, Leonard Pete of Lake Charles. Lucien Benoit Jr. - 2/17/2001 LAKE ARTHUR - Funeral arrangements for Lucien Benoit Jr., 70, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Friday in a Jennings care center. Michael A. Bonin - 2/17/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Michael A. Bonin, 33, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Wayne LeBleu will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Visitation is 2:30-9 p.m. today, with a Scripture service and rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Monday. Mr. Bonin died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in his residence. He was a native of Jennings. He resided in Hayes for four years. Survivors include one son, Christopher Michael Leger of Evangeline; two sisters, Vivian McMahon of Roanoke, Va., and Linda Fontenot of Welsh; three brothers, Steve Bonin, Donald Keith Bonin and Clifford James Bonin, all of Lake Arthur; and his mother, Georgia Bonin Radke of Jennings. O. Ann Cromeans - 2/17/2001 Funeral services for O. Ann Cromeans, 78, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in Johnson Funeral Home. J.C. Franks will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is noon-10 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Cromeans died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a native of Fulton, Miss., and lived in Lake Charles since 1948. She was a member of Boulevard Church of Christ, the church's seniors group, the PPG Wives Club, the PPG Bowling League and AARP. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Kay Cromeans Gaspard of Sulphur, Dianne Cromeans Cole of Moss Bluff and Donna J. Cromeans of Lake Charles; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. J.C. Fontenot - 2/17/2001 Funeral arrangements for J.C. Fontenot, 61, of Lake Charles will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Friday morning in Orange, Texas. Olanda Guidry - 2/17/2001 LAFAYETTE - Funeral services for Olanda Guidry, 83, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. The Rev. Paul G. Bienvenu will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Martin and Castille Funeral Home. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday, with a rosary at 7 p.m. Mr. Guidry died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a native of Lafayette Paris and a longtime resident of Lafayette. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Highways. He was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Adola Guidry of Lafayette; one daughter, Betty Davenport of Mandeville; two sons, Harold Guidry and Dalton Guidry, both of Lake Charles; two stepdaughters, Jane Sarver of Gulfport, Miss., and Larice McGee of Lake Arthur; two stepsons, Douglas Abshire of Houston and Kenneth Abshire of Gulfport; five sisters, Mrs. Leroy Alleman, Mrs. Paul Boudreaux, Mrs. Kaliste Richard, Mrs. Oran Trahan and Mrs. Bernard Alleman; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Antonia Johnson - 2/17/2001 Funeral services for Antonia Johnson, 77, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 17, in New Faith Baptist Church. The Rev. Lawrence Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation from 9 a.m. in the church. Mrs. Johnson died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in her residence. She lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She was a member of New Faith Baptist Church and was a church mother and mission worker. Survivors include her husband, Sam Johnson Jr. of Lake Charles; four sons, Sidney Johnson of Houston, Felton Johnson Callihan and James Johnson Callihan, both of Lake Charles, and Al Robinson of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; one daughter, Lora Ceasar of Lake Charles; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and seven stepgrandchildren. Luther T. Managan - 2/17/2001 HOUSTON - Funeral services for Luther Terral Managan, 67, will be at 5 p.m. today, Feb. 17, in Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Magnolia Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Managan died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in Houston. Ella Prather - 2/17/2001 Funeral services for Ella Prather, 76, will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, in Johnson Funeral Home. Robbie Beacon will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Prather died at 12:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in her residence. She lived in Lake Charles for the past 63 years. She was a member of Mended Hearts and Boulevard Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Corbett of Flower Mound, Texas; six sisters, Elida Spears of Gonzales, Pearl McGee, Doris Reed, Betty Backon and Lena Comeaux, all of Lake Charles, and Ethel Vinzant of Mississippi; two brothers, Lynn Trahan of Sulphur and Charles Trahan of Las Vegas; and two grandchildren. Sidney Rideaux - 2/17/2001 Memorial services for Sidney Rideaux, 66, were held Friday, Feb. 16, in King's Funeral Home. The Rev. Alfred King officiated. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mr. Rideaux died at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a native of Welsh and had lived in Lake Charles for 62 years. He was an Army veteran and was awarded the National Defense Service Ribbon. He worked for Coburn Supply Co. for more than 20 years. He was a retired self-employed plumber. Survivors include two sisters, Gertrude R. Captain and Lou Ethel Richard, both of Lake Charles, and one brother, Henry Rideaux of Lake Charles. Bernice I. Sonnier - 2/17/2001 GUEYDAN - Funeral arrangements for Bernice Istre Sonnier, 82, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Friday in a Crowley hospital. Ruth O. Balshaw - 2/18/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Ruth Overman Balshaw, 88, formerly of Sulphur, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Friday in a Denver hospital. Lucien Benoit Jr. - 2/18/2001 LAKE ARTHUR - Funeral services for Lucien Benoit Jr., 70, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mr. Benoit died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in Jennings. Margaret A. Bowman - 2/18/2001 Funeral services for Margaret A. Bowman, 83, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Friday in a local hospital. Lenora R. Broussard - 2/18/2001 LAKE ARTHUR - Funeral services for Lenora Ryder "Chin" Broussard, 75, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Broussard died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in the Jennings hospital. John V. Cole - 2/18/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral arrangements for John V. Cole, 90, of Longview, Wash., will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. He died Saturday in Longview. J.C. Fontenot - 2/18/2001 Funeral services for J.C. Fontenot, 61, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. The Revs. Monsignor Irving deBlanc and Jace Eskind will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. Monday, with a family rosary at 4 p.m., scripture service at 6 p.m. and a Cursillo rosary at 7 p.m., and from 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Fontenot died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in an automobile accident in Orange, Texas. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He attended McNeese State University. He was the owner of Cajun Marine Services. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Louisiana Quarter Horse Association. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, where he was a Cursillista. Survivors include his wife, Brenda LaBauve Fontenot of Lake Charles; three sons, Robert C. Fontenot and Jason B. Fontenot, both of Lake Charles and Micah Josh Fontenot of Baton Rouge; his mother, Odile Amy of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Grace L. Gold - 2/18/2001 Funeral services for Grace L. "Gay" Gold will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rabbi Arnold Task will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mrs. Gold died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in her residence. A native of Joliet, Ill., she moved to Lake Charles from Houston in 1947. She was a member of the Lake Charles Symphony. She was a volunteer to the City of Hope Charity. She was a member of Temple Sinai and its Sinai Sisterhood. Survivors include one son, Dr. Mel Gold Jr. of New Orleans; one daughter, Linda Castoriano of Lake Charles; one brother, Sam Lipsey of Lake Charles; one sister, Edith Kristal of Lake Charles; and four grandchildren. Samuel M. Guillory - 2/18/2001 IOTA - Funeral services for Samuel M. Guillory, 44, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home. The Rev. Randy Trahan will officiate. Burial will be in Maxie Cemetery. Additional arrangements are by Rabenhorst Funeral Home of Baton Rouge. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6:30 p.m., and until the service Tuesday. He was a 1973 graduate of Iota High School. He had worked as an auto technician for 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Henderson Guillory of Iota; one daughter, Katherine Leigh Guillory of Iota; one son, Samuel Heith Guillory of Iota; one sister, Nancy Guidry of Big Lake; four brothers, Joseph Guillory and Craig Guillory, both of Lafayette, Linton Guillory of Basile and Clinton Guillory of Iota; and his mother, Doris Guillory of Basile. Linda F. Jones - 2/18/2001 Funeral arrangements for Linda F. Jones, 50, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 6:05 a.m. Saturday in a local hospital. Eoline B. King - 2/18/2001 Funeral services for Eoline Bush King, 70, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. The Revs. Mark Holland, Steven Roberts and Cliff Rucker will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday in the church. Mrs. King died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Shreveport, she was a resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She was a member and former regent of Louisiana Bayou Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, treasurer of the Calcasieu Chapter of DAR and historian of the Louisiana State DAR. She was a member of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, Daughters of the Colonial War, Magna Carter Dames, Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Chi Omega Sorority of Louisiana State University. She was a past treasurer of the Lake Charles Junior League and was Sustainer of the Year in 1996. She was a board member of the Imperial Calcasieu Museum and the American Cancer Society. Survivors include two brothers, Bryan and Arthur Bush, both of Baton Rouge; and one sister, Jo B. Chandler of Lafayette. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd or the charity of one's choice, the family said. Luther T. Managan - 2/18/2001 WESTLAKE - Graveside services for Luther Terral Managan, 67, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Settegast-Kopf Co. Funeral Home of Houston. Visitation is 10:30 a.m.-noon Monday in Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Managan died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in Houston. He was a member and past Nobel Grand of the Independent Order of the Odd Fellows. Survivors include his sister, Mrs. L.B. (Angelee) Duke of Houston. Ella K. McGrede - 2/18/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Ella Mae Killingsworth "Jackie" McGrede, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. McGrede died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in the DeRidder hospital. Aaron N. Myles - 2/18/2001 Funeral services for Aaron N. Myles, 15, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ. The Rev. Ivanhoe Terry will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of James Funeral Home. Visitation is from noon Monday in the church. He died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in a local hospital. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a student at J.D. Clifton Elementary School. Survivors include three brothers, Howard Allen Campell Jr. of Washington, D.C., Hayward Allen Campell of Baton Rouge and Harold Alvin Campbell of Lake Charles; five sisters, Vanessa Ann Hollins of Houston and Laura Bell Williams, Virginia Ann Mouton, Patricia Marie Vallery and Latosha Marie Myles, all of Lake Charles; his mother, Virginia Myles Hunter of Lake Charles; his maternal grandfather, Willie Myles of Lafayette; and his maternal grandmother, Edna Doucet of Lake Charles. Clara Simon - 2/18/2001 Funeral arrangements for Clara Simon, 64, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a local hospital. Bernice I. Sonnier - 2/18/2001 GUEYDAN - Funeral services for Bernice Istre Sonnier, 82, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, from St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial will be in Gueydan Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Sonnier died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in the Crowley hospital. Margaret A. Bowman - 2/19/2001 LEBLEU SETTLEMENT - Funeral services for Margaret A. Bowman, 83, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 19, in Bethany Baptist Church. The Rev. Lewis Eiselstein will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 8-11 a.m. in the funeral home and from noon in the church. Miss Bowman died at 7:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. A lifelong resident of Iowa, she was a graduate of Iowa High School. She was a member of both First Baptist Church of Iowa and Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors include one sister, Ruby E. Foreman of Iowa. Emma L. Broussard - 2/19/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Emma LeJeune Broussard, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Wayne LeBleu will officiate. Burial will be in Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. today, with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. to be followed by a rosary in the funeral home. Mrs. Broussard died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Jennings. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and its Altar Society. Survivors include two sons, Robert and Daniel Broussard, both of Jennings; three daughters, Shirley Gary and Geraldine Linscombe, both of Jennings, and Kathryn Dianne Broussard of Sulphur; one sister, Mrs. Loyd (Marcelette) Guinn of Jennings; 25 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Ricky Comeaux - 2/19/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Ricky Comeaux, 35, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died in Cameron Parish. Larry L. Dillman - 2/19/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral arrangements for Larry Lee Dillman, 44, will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. He died Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands. J.C. Fontenot - 2/19/2001 Funeral services for J.C. Fontenot, 61, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Monsignor Irving deBlanc and the Rev. Jace Eskind will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today in the funeral home, with a family rosary at 4 p.m., scripture service at 6 p.m. and a Cursillo rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation is 8-10:45 a.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Fontenot died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in an automobile accident in Orange, Texas. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He attended McNeese State University. He was the owner of Cajun Marine Services. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Louisiana Quarter Horse Association. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, where he was a Cursillista. Survivors include his wife, Brenda LaBauve Fontenot of Lake Charles; three sons, Robert C. Fontenot and Jason B. Fontenot, both of Lake Charles, and Micah Josh Fontenot of Baton Rouge; his mother, Odile Amy of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Bess A. Lambert - 2/19/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Bess Adams Lambert, 95, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Tom Reighney will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Mrs. Lambert died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a Baton Rouge hospital. A native of Jena, she had lived in Baton Rouge since 1983, moving from Jennings. She was a 1922 graduate of Jena High School. She received her teacher's certificate from Normal University in Natchitoches. She was a retired school teacher. She served on the Jennings Carnegie Public Library Board for many years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she gave the circle lesson many times. Survivors include one son, Ernest Lambert Jr. of New Braunfels, Texas; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Jennings Carnegie Public Library, the family said. Bessie C. Lewis - 2/19/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral ar-rangements for Bessie Clifton "Lady" Lewis, 87, formerly of Sulphur, will be announced by James Funeral Home. She died Saturday in Lawton, Okla. Vernice L. Lyles - 2/19/2001 KINDER - Funeral services for Vernice Lewis Lyles, 84, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Agape Lighthouse. The Rev. Scott Coon will officiate. Burial will be in Lyles Cemetery under the direction of Rush Funeral Home. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Tuesday in the church. Mrs. Lyles died at 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in her residence. A native of Rosepine, she was a longtime resident of Reeves. She was a member of Agape Lighthouse. Survivors include one son, David Lyles of Reeves; one daughter, Patsy Cavenah of Reeves; two brothers, Author Lewis of DeRidder and Horace Lewis of Lake Charles; three sisters, Willie Mae Stephens, Mildred Stevison and Hazel Midkiff, all of DeRidder; six grandsons; and eight great-grandchildren. Louella B. Miers DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Louella Bailey Miers, 93, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Hopewell Community Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Miers died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a Rosepine care center. Bobbie J. Miller - 2/19/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Bobbie J. Miller, 63, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a Lake Charles hospital. Gracie Pruette - 2/19/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for Gracie Pruette, 78, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a local hospital. Lottie Stanley - 2/19/2001 Funeral arrangements for Lottie Stanley, 93, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a local hospital. Patricia Stevens - 2/19/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Patricia Stevens, 53, will be announced by Robison Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a local hospital. Ruth O. Balshaw - 2/20/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Ruth Overman Balshaw, 88, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 20, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. The Rev. James Samples will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Mrs. Balshaw died at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in a Morrison, Colo., care center. She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Sulphur. Survivors include one son, C. Jimmie Balshaw of Littleton, Colo., and five grandchildren. Irene Banks - 2/20/2001 Funeral arrangements for Irene Banks, 82, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital. Ricky L. Comeaux - 2/20/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Ricky Lynn Comeaux, 35, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Comeaux died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in Grand Lake. John A. Duck Sr. - 2/20/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for John Ashley Duck Sr., 84, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in First Baptist Church. The Revs. John Campbell and Bobby Bonds will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery in Forest Hill under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Visitation is 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today, Feb. 20 in the funeral home and from 8 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Mr. Duck died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. He was a native of Forest Hill. He was a retired supervisor with Boise Cascade and worked there for more than 21 years. He was a member of Woodmen of the World. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jewel Dalton Duck of Oakdale; four sons, Ennis L. Duck, John Ashley Duck Jr., Randy Dalton Duck and Eddie Lynn Duck, all of Oakdale; three daughters, Patricia Anne Russell of Westlake, Carolyn Sue Duck of Oakdale and Janice Dean Merchant of Madison, Miss.; one brother, Wylie Barkdull of Channelview, Texas; three sisters, Violet Nugent and Vera Smith, both of Alexandria, and Frankie Lou Pringle of Forest Hill; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Jerry T. Dupre - 2/20/2001 EUNICE - Funeral services for Jerry Mae Thomas "Cheat" Dupre, 59, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in New Zion Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery under the direction of Frank Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Dupre died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. Ginger M. Enriquez - 2/20/2001 ANACOCO - Funeral services for Ginger May Enriquez, 30, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. Mrs. Enriquez died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in Anacoco. J.C. Fontenot - 2/20/2001 Funeral services for J.C. Fontenot, 61, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 20, from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Monsignor Irving DeBlanc and the Rev. Jace Eskind will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 8-10:45 a.m. in the funeral home. Mr. Fontenot died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, in Orange, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a graduate of LaGrange High School. He attended McNeese State University. He was the owner of Cajun Marine Services. He served in the Army National Guard. He was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Louisiana Quarter Horse Association. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, where he was a Cursillista. Survivors include his wife, Brenda LaBauve Fontenot of Lake Charles; three sons, Robert C. Fontenot and Jason B. Fontenot, both of Lake Charles, and Micah Josh Fontenot of Baton Rouge; his mother, Odile Amy of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Wilma Gentry - 2/20/2001 Funeral arrangements for Wilma Gentry, 75, of Vinton, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Monday in her residence. Kenneth E. Kurten Sr. - 2/20/2001 WINFIELD - Graveside services for Kenneth E. Kurten Sr., 70, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Antioch Community Church Cemetery. Bob Hunter will officiate. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home of Sulphur. Mr. Kurten died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. He had lived in Sulphur for 37 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was a member of Kiskiminetas Lodge 617 and F&AM in Vandergrift, Pa. He was a past president of Hollywood Maplewood Lyons Club and Bayou "C" CB Club. He was a former member of the Sulphur Volunteer Fire Department, Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department 2 and Sulphur Police Department. He was a past chief of Saline Lake Volunteer Fire Department in Winn Parish. He was a past district chief of Winn Parish Fire Protection District 3. Survivors include his wife, Mandora Kurten of Sulphur; one son, Kenneth Eugene Kurten of Sulphur; one daughter, Gaye Smith of Sugartown; two sisters, Betty Castor of Grove City, Pa., and Jean Stoughton of Toronto, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hazel Ledger - 2/20/2001 KINDER - Funeral services for Hazel Ledger, 96, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Green Oak Cemetery. Ms. Ledger died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in an Allen Parish hospital. Herbert D. Martin - 2/20/2001 MOBILE, Ala. - Funeral services for Herbert Daniel "Outlaw" Martin, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in Serenity Funeral Home. Burial will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Martin died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a Mobile hospital. He had lived in Mobile for eight years. Survivors include his wife, Marjie Det Martin of Mobile; one son, Joshua Martin of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Jamie Landry of Mobile; his mother, Hildegard Martin; and two sisters, Debbie and Mary. Bobbie J. Miller - 2/20/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Bobbie Jean Miller, 63, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 20, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Miller French Baptist Cemetery. Mrs. Miller died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. Gracie O. Pruette - 2/20/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Gracie Odell Pruette, 78, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery. Mrs. Pruette died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. Malcolm Richard - 2/20/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Malcolm Richard, 65, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital. Deborah Schmutz - 2/20/2001 Funeral arrangements for Deborah Schmutz, 43, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital. Clara A. Simon - 2/20/2001 IOWA - Funeral services for Clara Ann Simon, 64, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, from St. Raphael Catholic Church. The Rev. William M. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lorrain Cemetery in Lacassine under the direction of Combre Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 8-10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Mrs. Simon died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a longtime resident of Iowa. She was a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. Survivors include four sons, Keith Simon and Dwayne Mitchell, both of Iowa, and Kim Simon and Ivory Simon, both of Houston; two daughters, Judy Hanchett and Marissa Hudson, both of Lake Charles; four brothers, Alfred Marshall, Michael Marshall and Sidney Charles, all of Iowa, and Vincent Marshall of Mossville; one sister, Mary Eleen Simien of Dallas; her mother, Sanders J. Marshall of Franklin; and Verdie M. Dugas of Lacassine. Mrs. Geraldean Spikes - 2/20/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Mrs. Geraldean Freeman "Gerry" Spikes, 66, of Richmond, Texas, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in First Church of God in Christ. Elder Clifton Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Starks Cemetery in Starks under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Lake Charles. A wake will begin at 5 p.m. today, Feb. 20 in the church. Mrs. Spikes died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in a Richmond hospital. She was a native of Deweyville, Texas, and lived most of her life in DeQuincy. She had lived in Richmond for eight months. She was a cosmetologist and a 1962 graduate of Johnson School of Cosmetology. She was a Head Start teacher. She was a member of First Church of God in Christ and was a senior choir member. Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Jo Goshen Kiber of San Antonio and Brenda Mae Fay Mitchell of Houston; four sons, Billy Ralph Freeman and Windom Matt Spikes, both of Houston, David Wayne Goshen of Elton and Edgar Spikes of Lake Charles; and eight grandchildren. Patricia H. Stevens - 2/20/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Patricia Holifield Stevens, 53, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 20, in Robison Funeral Home. Burial will be in Courmier Cemetery in Toomey. Mrs. Stevens died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. Katherine Wannage - 2/20/2001 Funeral services for Katherine "Old Lady" Wannage, 78, will be at noon Thursday, Feb. 22, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph McGrath will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, Feb. 20, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Wannage died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a native of Cameron and had lived in Calcasieu Parish for 59 years. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Frederick W. "Old Man" Wannage Sr. of Big Lake; four sons, Willis "Sonny" Rasmussen of Blaine, Wash., and Frederick W. "Buddy" Wannage Jr., Edward J. "Eddie Joe" Wannage and David W. Baker, all of Big Lake; seven daughters, Mary E. "Teet" Rasmussen, Cathy E. Doucet and Margaret "Peanut" Minchew, all of Big Lake, Lydia E. "DeeDee" Greenbrough of Vicksburg, Miss., Georgia L. "MeeMee" Kent of Ragley, Marian "Poochie" Froemming of Moss Lake, Minn., and Marianne Neff of Denver; one brother, J.C. Gallier of Lake Charles; one sister, Mary G. Daigle of Westlake; 23 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Wright infant - 2/20/2001 A prayer service for Myeisha Annette Wright, infant daughter of Francis Lavine Wright and Micheal Wayne Mose, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 20, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. Visitation is from 1 p.m. in the funeral home. The child died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in her residence, 611 N. Lyons St. She was born in Lake Charles. Additional survivors include three sisters, Jocelyn Wright, Erika Wright and Alexis Wright; three brothers, Brandon Wright, Dakato Wright and Kendall Mose; her maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Bates; and her paternal grandparents, Micheal and Kathy Mose Sr., all of Lake Charles. Howard F. Wyatt - 2/20/2001 GEORGETOWN, Texas - Memorial services for Howard F. Wyatt, 73, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Cook-Walden/Davis Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the memorial service in Berry Creek Country Club. Mr. Wyatt died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, in Georgetown. A native of Madisonville, Ky., and formerly of Lake Charles, he was a resident of Sun City, Texas. He received his bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He later received the C.L.U. award and the ChFC award from American College. He was a registered, professional engineer in the state of West Virginia. He worked for PPG Industries for 42 years in many different areas including West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, California and Texas, until his retirement in 1992. He was also a financial consultant. He was a member of the Legacy Hills Golf Club, Sun City's Investment Club, Sun City's Computer Club and The Worship Place in Sun City. Survivors include his wife, Lois H. Wyatt of Sun City; two daughters, Amy B. Wyatt of Austin, Texas, and Mrs. Randy (Suzanne) W. Sneed of Larkspur, Colo.; one brother, Robin H. Wyatt of Madisonville, Ky.; and one sister, Sue Stubrick of Pittsburgh, Penn. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2433 Ridge Point Drive B, Austin, Texas, 78754 or the building fund for The Worship Place, c/o Charles Kersch, 109 Aster Circle, Georgetown, Texas, 78628, the family said. Ronnie Brown - 2/21/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral arrangements for Ronnie Brown, 39, of Longleaf, will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. He died Monday in an Alexandria hospital. Wilma L. Gentry - 2/21/2001 Funeral services for Wilma Louise Gentry, 75, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 21, in Trinity Baptist Church. The Rev. Steve James will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 9 a.m.-noon in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. in the church. She died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in Vinton. She was a native of Monroe and a former resident of Sikes. She had lived in Lake Charles for many years. She was an Army veteran and served in Europe during World War II. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education from McNeese State University. She taught at F.K. White Middle School for 26 years. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Order of the Eastern Star and AARP. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Roxanne M. Manuel of Vinton; one son, Dean E. Miller Jr. of Naugatuck, Conn.; one sister, Cleo James of Monroe; one brother, Jack Gentry of Monroe; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Bennie Gordon - 2/21/2001 Funeral arrangements for Bennie Gordon, 100, of 428 Orrin St. will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday in his residence. Annie Hackley - 2/21/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral services for Annie Hackley, 60, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, from St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Deacon Fred Reed will officiate. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Westlake. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 5 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Hackley died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in Shreveport. She was a native of Caribou, Maine, and a resident of Shreveport. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, James Hackley Sr. of Shreveport; two sons, James J. Hackley Jr. of Shreveport and Michael Fitzgerald Hackley of Baton Rouge; three daughters, Veronica Clements and JoAnn Chapman, both of Sulphur, and Annie Helena Pearson of Shreveport; one brother, Ralph Hitchcock Sr. of Brittany; his father, Ralph Hitchcock of Brittany; his mother, Geraldine Hitchcock of Brittany; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Helen F. Hasha - 2/21/2001 Funeral services for Helen Felicia Hasha, 87, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Eddie Simmons and Emmitt Wren will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery in Ball. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Hasha died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a local care center. She was a native of Ball and a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of Sale Street Baptist Church. She retired as a cafeteria manager for the Calcasieu Parish School Board and W.O. Moss Regional Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Hasha Crowell of Lake Charles and Kaye Hasha Hinshaw of Nashville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Kenneth E. Kurten Sr. - 2/21/2001 WINFIELD - Graveside services for Kenneth E. Kurten Sr., 70, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 21, in Antioch Community Church Cemetery. Bob Hunter will officiate. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home of Sulphur. Mr. Kurten died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. He had lived in Sulphur for 37 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Lake Charles. He was a member of Kiskiminetas Lodge 617 and F&AM in Vandergrift, Pa. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a past president of Hollywood Maplewood Lions Club and Bayou "C" CB Club. He was a former member of the Sulphur Volunteer Fire Department, Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Department 2 and Sulphur Police Department. He was a past chief of Saline Lake Volunteer Fire Department in Winn Parish. He was a past district chief of Winn Parish Fire Protection District 3. Survivors include his wife, Mondora Kurten of Sulphur; one son, Kenneth Eugene Kurten of Sulphur; two daughters, Gaye Smith of Sugartown and Cindy Bagwell of Sulphur; two sisters, Betty Castor of Grove City, Pa., and Jean Stoughton of Toronto, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to the Louisiana Lions Club Crippled Children's Camp at Leesville or to the Saline Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Herbert D. Martin - 2/21/2001 MOBILE, Ala. - Funeral services for Herbert Daniel "Outlaw" Martin will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, in Serenity Funeral Home. Burial will be in Serenity Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Martin died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a native of Lake Charles and had resided in Mobile County, Ala., for the past eight years. Survivors include his wife, Marjie Det Martin of Mobile; one son, Joshus Martin of Baton Rouge; one stepdaughter, Jamie Landry of Mobile; two stepsisters; his mother, Hildegard Martin. Mary N. McLaughlin - 2/21/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Mary N. McLaughlin, 93, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 21, in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. McLaughlin died at 7:46 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a local care center. Bronis Mitchell - 2/21/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral arrangements for Bronis Mitchell, 69, will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in her residence. Malcolm W. Richard - 2/21/2001 MERMENTAU - Funeral services for Malcolm W. Richard, 65, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 21, from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings. Mr. Richard died at 12:48 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a Jennings hospital. Deborah L. Schmutz - 2/21/2001 Funeral services for Deborah Lynn Schmutz, 43, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 21, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Doug deGraffenried will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Schmutz died at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a graduate of St. Louis High School. She attended McNeese State University. Survivors include her husband, David H. Schmutz of Lake Charles; one son, Henry Schmutz of Lake Charles; one brother, Darren Armistead of Lake Charles; her stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald (Frances Simmons) Bernard of Lake Charles; her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney (Vada) Armistead of Sulphur; and her paternal grandfather, Albert Armistead of Moss Bluff. Memorial donations may be made to the American Leukemia Association. Clara A. Simon - 2/21/2001 IOWA - Funeral services for Clara Ann Simon, 64, will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Feb. 21, from St. Raphael Catholic Church. The Rev. William M. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lorrain Cemetery in Lacassine under direction of Combre Funeral Home of Lake Charles. Visitation is 8-10 a.m. in the funeral home. Mrs. Simon died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a longtime resident of Iowa. She was a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. Survivors include four sons, Keith Simon and Dwayne Marshall, both of Iowa, and Kim Simon and Ivory Simon, both of Houston; two daughters, Judy Hanchett and Marissa Hudson, both of Lake Charles; four brothers, Alfred Marshall, Michael Marshall and Sidney Charles, all of Iowa, and Vincent Marshall of Mossville; one sister, Mary Eleen Simien of Dallas; her mother, Sanders J. Marshall of Franklin; and Verdie M. Dugas of Lacassine. Wright infant - 2/21/2001 A prayer service for Myeisha Annette Wright, infant daughter of Francis Lavine Wright and Micheal Wayne Mose, was held Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Franklin E . Fondel officiated. Burial was in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery. The child died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in Lake Charles. She was born in Lake Charles. Additional survivors include three sisters, Jocelyn Wright, Erika Wright and Alexis Wright, all of Lake Charles; three brothers, Brandon Wright, Dakato Wright and Kendall Mose, all of Lake Charles; her maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Bates of Lake Charles; and her paternal grandparents, Micheal and Kathy Mose Sr. of Lake Charles. Orville Berlinger - 2/22/2001 OBERLIN - Funeral services for Orville "BB" Berlinger, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, from St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Burial will be in Oaklin Springs Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. Mr. Berlinger died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in the Oakdale hospital. Ronnie Brown - 2/22/2001 LONG LEAF - Graveside services for Ronnie Brown, 38, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Liberty Hill Cemetery. Arrange-ments are by Thompson Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mr. Brown died Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. Walter Chretien - 2/22/2001 Funeral arrangements for Walter Chretien, 80, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a Port Arthur, Texas, care center. Larry L. Dillman - 2/22/2001 DeQUINCY - Memorial services for Larry Lee Dillman, 44, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Snider Funeral Home. Mr. Dillman died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. J.W. Droddy - 2/22/2001 SINGER - Funeral services for J.W. Droddy, 72, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Good Hope Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Myers-Colonial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mr. Droddy died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in Sulphur. Orpha L. Hardy - 2/22/2001 Graveside services for Orpha Lucille Hardy, 93, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hardy died at 4:37 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local hospital. Alfred Hooper - 2/22/2001 MERRYVILLE - Funeral services for Alfred "Scrap" Hooper, 47, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Dunnings Chapel. Burial will be in Merryville Community Cemetery under the direction of Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Hooper died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. Louis J. LaCombe - 2/22/2001 Funeral services for Louis J. "Bubba" LaCombe, 52, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph Matthew will officiate. Burial will be in High-land Mausoleum. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mr. LaCombe died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a native of Lake Charles and a resident of Grand Lake. He was Catholic. He was head maintenance operator for Island Operators. Survivors include his wife, Rita Boudreaux LaCombe of Grand Lake; one son, Paul LaCombe of Lake Charles; two daughters, Pennie Wigley of Baton Rouge and Alyssa LaCombe of Grand Lake; two brothers, Chester Joseph LaCombe Jr. of Lake Charles and Richard Shannon LaCombe of Baton Rouge; and one grandchild. Leland M. Langley Sr. - 2/22/2001 WESTLAKE - Funeral services for Leland Martin Langley Sr., 63, of Lake Charles, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, from St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Deacon Fred Reed will officiate. Burial will be in Westlake Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mr. Langley died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in his residence. He was a native of Basile. He was a retired longshoreman with the Port of Lake Charles. He was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic Church. Survivors include three brothers, Burkman J. Langley and Hillery J. Langley Jr., both of Westlake, and Willie W. Langley of Lake Charles; and two sisters, Maybell Jenkins of Kinder and Lolita Seger of Larkspur, Colo. Leo Odom - 2/22/2001 GLENMORA - Funeral arrangements for Leo Odom, 68, will be announced by Rush Funeral Home of Oakdale. He died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 in Rapides Regional Medical Center. Lola M. Peters - 2/22/2001 WELSH - Funeral services for Lola Marie Peters, 95, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Mrs. Peters died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local care center. Doris F. Watson - 2/22/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Doris Frazar Watson, 80, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. The Rev. Jon Tellifero will officiate. Burial will be in Merryville Cemetery in Merry-ville. Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Watson died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in a local care center. She was born in Merryville. She graduated from Merryville High School in 1936. She attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and graduated from Louisiana College in 1940 with a degree in home economics. After serving as a home demonstration agent, she taught home economics at Merryville High School until 1945. She taught at Singer High School from 1961 until her retirement in 1980. She was active in the Merryville Historical Society. She was a member of First Baptist Church of DeRidder, the Retired Teacher's Association of Beauregard Parish and the Bons Temps Social Club in Lake Charles. Survivors include two sons, Robert Watson and Thomas Watson, both of Merryville. Irene Banks - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Irene Banks, 81, of Buffalo, N.Y., will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. H. Arvie will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Banks died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001. She was a native of Timon. She was a member of Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church and Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of the church missionary auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Ella Gistaff of Buffalo; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Georgia M. Beverly - 2/23/2001 RAYNE - Funeral services for Georgia Mae "Tillie" Beverly, 66, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Cunningham C.M.E. Church. Burial will be in Rayne Protestant Cemetery under the direction of Frank Brothers Funeral Home of Eunice. Mrs. Beverly died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001. Ida M. Boutte - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Ida McDonald Boutte, 96, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 23, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe Turner will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Mrs. Boutte died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Lake, Miss., she had lived in Lake Charles since 1929. She was a volunteer at Red Cross for many years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Wescott Schulz of Lake Charles; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Walter Chretien - 2/23/2001 Memorial services for Walter Chretien, 80, of Houston, will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in King's Funeral Home. The Rev. Edward Alexander Jr. will officiate. Mr. Chretien died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a native of Lafayette. He was a member of Our Mother of Mary Catholic Church in Houston. Survivors include six daughters, Willie Barker of Englewood, Calif., Frances B. Cezar of Porris, Calif., Helen Franklin of Beaumont, Texas, and Russell Douglas, Alberta Dixon and Agnes Green, all of Lake Charles; two sons, George Chretien and Warren Chretien, both of Lake Charles; one sister, Evelina Chretien of Dallas; three brothers, Roy Chretien of New Orleans, Clarence Chretien of Baldwin and Wallace Chretien of Port Arthur; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Elaine Daigle - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Elaine Daigle, 75, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Mrs. Daigle died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in Lake Charles. Larry L. Dillman - 2/23/2001 DeQUINCY - Memorial services for Larry Lee Dillman, 44, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Snider Funeral Home. The Rev. T.D. Cardwell will officiate. Visitation is 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday. Mr. Dillman died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He was a native of Houston. He lived most of his life in DeQuincy and Reeves, and he attended schools in both towns. He was an armed forces veteran and served in Germany. He was a construction worker for Jacob Engineering in St. Croix. Survivors include one son, Chad Michael Tyler of DeQuincy; one brother, Bob Dillman Jr. of Moss Bluff; two half brothers, Ronald Fields of Mule Shoe, Tenn., and Gene Fields of Washington, Pa.; amd his father, Bob Dillman Sr. of DeQuincy. Garry M. Fields - 2/23/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Garry M. Fields, 55, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Prewitts Chapel Cemetery in Hornbeck. Mr. Fields died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. Dan R. Fuller - 2/23/2001 DeRIDDER - Graveside services for Dan R. Fuller, 63, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Whitaker Cemetery. Arrangements are by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Mr. Fuller died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a Sulphur hospital. Bennie Gordon Sr. - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Bennie ''Top'' Gordon Sr., 100, of 428 N. Orrin St. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Rev. Jimmie R. Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mr. Gordon died at 8:28 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in his residence. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a member of Zion Baptist Tabernacle Church for 83 years where he was the oldest member of the church. He also served as the church's trustee, and he was a member of the Male Chorus, the Prayer Meeting Committee and the Nickel-a-Day Ministery. He was employed for over 45 years at Stevedores Local 2047, formerly Local 1180. Survivors include five daughters, Eunice Mitchell of Stockton, Calif., and Vera L. Mormon, Marjorie Johnson, Audrey Evans and Betty Rose Campbell, all of Lake Charles; four sons, Freeman Gordon of Chicago, Alton Gordon of Lake Charles, Bennie Gordon Jr. of Houston and Charles Louis Gordon of Denver; 37 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Edward J. Hebert - 2/23/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Edward Joseph Hebert, 69, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 23, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Hebert died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in his residence. Andrus Hernandez - 2/23/2001 Memorial services for Andrus Hernandez, 83, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. The Rev. John Giles will officiate. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Hernandez died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local hospital. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Hernandez of Lake Charles; one son, Glynn Hernandez of Lake Charles; one daughter, Drynda Crookshank of Lake Charles; one brother, Mervine Hernandez of Lafayette; four sisters, Lettie Foreman of Lake Charles and Lydia Boudreaux, Helen Broussard and Joyce Crochet, all of Lafayette; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Linda Faye Jones - 2/23/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Faye Jones, 50, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb . 24, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Clifton LeJeune will officiate. Burial will be in the Southside Cemetery. A wake will be from 5 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mrs. Jones died at 6:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Lake Charles, she had lived in Jennings most of her life. Survivors include four daughters, Cassandra Guidry, LaTonya Jones and Tritina Edwards, all of Jennings, and Tammy Jones Comeaux of Port Arthur, Texas; 11 sisters, Ulanda Woods, Lillian Jones, Michelle Williams and Bernetta Gloston, all of Jennings, Patrella Duncan and Paula Rubin, both of Lake Charles, Victoria Achane of and Octavia Achane, both of Port Arthur, Texas, Vickie Jones of Texas City, Texas, Gwen Wolf of Houston and Katherine Glaze of Lafayette; eight brothers, Arthur Lee Jones, Larry Jones and Farrell Jones, all of Jennings, Larry Achane and Jeffery Achane, both of Houston, Ozen Achane Jr. and Joseph Achane, both of Port Arthur, Texas, and Aaron Achane of Crowley; her father, Aaron Achane Sr. of Port Arthur, Texas; and nine grandchildren. Jimmy LaBouve - 2/23/2001 Funeral arrangements for Jimmy LaBouve, 55, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Thursday in a Lafayette hospital. Bessie C. Lewis - 2/23/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Bessie "Lady" Clifton Lewis, 87, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Macedonia Church of God in Christ. The Rev. James Piper will officiate. Burial will be in Farquah Hill Cemetery under the direction of James Funeral Home. Visitation is 6-10 p.m. today in the church. Mrs. Lewis died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in Lawton, Oklahoma. A native of Sulphur, she had lived in Lawton for the past two years. Survivors include four sons, Titus Lewis of New Orleans, Willie Lewis of Hephzabah, Ga., Ernesto CeBellero of Dallas and James Lewis Sr. of Sulphur; one daughter, Walterene Davis of Lawton; one sister, Lillie Thomas of Los Angeles; 30 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Bronis W. Mitchell - 2/23/2001 DeQUINCY - Funeral services for Bronis W. Mitchell, 69, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 23, in Snider Funeral Home. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in DeQuincy. Carrie H. Morgan - 2/23/2001 CROWLEY - Funeral services for Carrie Hilliard Morgan, 89, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 23, in Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home. The Rev. Bob Hollis will officiate. Burial will be in Rayne Methodist Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Morgan died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local hospital. Survivors include one son, John W. Morgan of Crowley; two daughters, Dewanna L. Mier of Port Arthur, Texas, and Emma L. LeDoux of Crown Point; seven stepgrandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Martin A. Morris - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Martin A. Morris, 64, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Bill Billings will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Morris died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in his residence. A native of Welsh, he had lived in Houston for the past 32 years. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended both McNeese State University and Vincent Business College. He was an accounts payable clerk at Frank Gilman Pontiac in Houston. Survivors include his aunt, Elnora "Bee" Cormier of Welsh; and his uncle, Claude Oliver of Scott. Leo Odom - 2/23/2001 ELIZABETH - Funeral services for Leo Odom, 68, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Feb 23, 2001, in Howell Baptist Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemeteray under the direction of Rush Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mr. Odom died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 in Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria. Emma Rigmaiden - 2/23/2001 REEVES - Funeral services for Mrs. Carl (Emma Smith) Rigmaiden will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Reeves C.M.E. Temple. The Revs. Edward Thomas and Jesse Banks will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of James Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mrs. Rigmaiden died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Grant Parish, she had lived in Mossville for more than 60 years. She was a member of St. Paul C.M.E. Church, where she was president of the stewardesses and a class leader, and a member of the mission society and the Minister's Spouses' Association. She was retired from the Calcasieu Parish School Board. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Carl Rigmaiden of Mossville; one son, Carl Ray Rigmaiden of Lake Charles; one daughter, Carolyn Faye Martion of Mossville; one brother, Henry Smith of Los Angeles; five sisters, Daisy Stanley and Irma Lincoln, both of Las Vegas, Betty Jean Ryan of Los Angeles, Colleen Harrison of Atlanta and Thelma Catlon of Mossville; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Lottie C. Stanley - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Lottie C. Stanley, 93, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in Combre Funeral Home. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Saturday. She died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, in a local hospital. She lived most of her life in Beaufort, N.C., and had lived in Lake Charles for five years. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Beaufort. Survivors include one son, Gary Stanley of Lake Charles; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lillie L. Trahan - 2/23/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Bell Lavine Trahan, 69, of 429 N. Booker St. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in The Church at Lake Charles. The Rev. Frederick LaFleur will officiate. Burial will be in the Combre Memorial Park under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel. Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church. Mrs. Trahan died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, on a local hospital. A native of Ville Platte, she had lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was a longtime member of The Church at Lake Charles. Survivors include her husband, Arthur Lee Trahan of lake Charles; one daughter, Mary Louise Davis of Lake Charles; two sons, Danny Ray Johnson and Warren Patin Jr., both of Lake Charles; three sisters, Letila Jacob and Mary L. LaFleur, both of Lake Charles, and Ethel L. LaFleur of Ville Platte; two brothers, Odeia Lavine of Lake Charles and Cornelius Lavine of Ville Platte; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Irene Banks - 2/24/2001 Funeral services for Irene Banks, 81, of Buffalo, N.Y., will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 24, in Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. H. Arvie will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of King's Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Mrs. Banks died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001. She was a native of Timon. She was a member of Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist church and the church missionary auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Ella Gistaff of Buffalo; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Chester Butler - 2/24/2001 Funeral arrangements for Chester Butler, 81, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Friday in a local hospital. Vernice D. Buxton - 2/24/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Vernice D. Buxton, 70, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Nibletts Bluff Cemetery in Vinton. Mrs. Buxton died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. Elaine E. Daigle - 2/24/2001 Funeral services for Elaine Elizabeth Daigle, 71, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. John Spain will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Mrs. Daigle died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include her husband, George Daigle Sr. of Lake Charles; three sons, Dan Daigle and Allen Daigle, both of Lake Charles, and Barry Daigle of Westlake; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Denise Daigle) Landry of Gills; her mother, Pauline LaBove Demarets of Lake Charles; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. James I. Hilburn - 2/24/2001 Funeral arrangements for James Ira Hilburn, 78, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Friday in his residence. Sybil John - 2/24/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Sybil John, 24, will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Anacoco. Mrs. John died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001. Jimmy LaBouve - 2/24/2001 Funeral services for Jimmy LaBouve, 55, formerly of Lake Charles, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 24, in Johnson Funeral Home. Deacon Jack Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery in Ragley. Visitation is from 8 a.m. He was a native of Lake Arthur. He had lived in Houston for the past 20 years. He was a graduate of Marion High School. He was employed in oilfield sales. Survivors include two daughters, Jessica Yvonne LaBouve and Caitlin Reagan LaBouve, both of Palm Harbor, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Wayne (Linda) McElveen and Marjorie Ann McDaniel, both of Lake Charles, and Mrs. Larry (Adrienne) Martin of Ragley; and two brothers, Donald L. LaBouve of New Iberia and Daniel J. LaBouve of Carlyss. Claude S. Mills - 2/24/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral arrangements for Claude S. Mills, 92, of West Monroe, formerly of Rosepine, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Friday. Carrie H. Morgan - 2/24/2001 CROWLEY - Funeral services for Carrie Hilliard Morgan, 89, were at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home. The Rev. Bob Hollis officiated. Burial was in Rayne Methodist Cemetery. Mrs. Morgan died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in a local hospital. Survivors include one son, John W. Morgan of Crowley; two daughters, Dewanna L. Mier of Port Arthur, Texas, and Emma L. LeDoux of Crown Point; 17 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-great-grandchildren. John G. O'Quinn - 2/24/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for John G. O'Quinn, 61, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Robison Funeral Home. The Rev. Nay Vickers will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar Cemetery. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. Sunday. Mr. O'Quinn died at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Sulphur and a 1958 Sulphur High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Army for three years as a military police officer in Germany. Survivors include his wife, Barbara O'Quinn of Sulphur; two sons, Shawn K. O'Quinn and Lance C. O'Quinn, both of Jennings; two daughters, Yvette S. O'Quinn of Jennings and Cindy S. Savage of Austin, Texas; one stepdaughter, Tina Vincent of Sulphur; four brothers, Henry O'Quinn of Crowley, Horace O'Quinn and James O'Quinn, both of Sulphur, and Herbert O'Quinn of Choupique; two sisters, Jeanette Nichols of Bastrop and Lola Mae Robbins of Moss Bluff; his stepfather, Leo Ellender of Sulphur; three grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren. Gae S. Parker - 2/24/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Gae S. Parker, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 24, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Caney Cemetery. Mrs. Parker died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in a local hospital. Hazel Prendergast - 2/24/2001 Funeral arrangements for Hazel "Peachie" Prendergast, 74, of Lake Charles, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Thursday in a local hospital. Corene Stuckey - 2/24/2001 ROSEPINE - Graveside services for Corene Stuckey, 74, will be at 3:30 p.m. today, Feb. 24, in Providence Cemetery. Arrangements are by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mrs. Stuckey died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in her residence. Mrs. Neal Trahan - 2/24/2001 LAKE ARTHUR - Funeral services for Mrs. Neal (Madeline) Trahan, 47, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. The Rev. Maurice Martineau will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Visitation is 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, with a rosary at 7 p.m. and from 8 a.m. Monday, in the funeral home. Mrs. Trahan died at 12:22 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in a Lafayette hospital. She was a lifelong resident of the Lake Arthur-Gueydan area. She graduated from Lake Arthur High School and Louisiana Technical College/Crowley Campus. She was an office manager for Dr. Mark Petry. She was a co-founder of the Bosom Buddies cancer support group and a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Cody (Heather) Dupuis and Mrs. Ronald (Leah) Broussard, both of Lake Arthur; two sons, Dustin Trahan of Lafayette and Ryan Trahan of Gueydan; two sisters, Mrs. Anthony (Sherry) Crochet of Lake Arthur and Mrs. Kevin (Lana) McGee of Jennings; two brothers, Keith Hymel and Dennis Hymel, both of Lake Arthur; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. (Jessie) Hymel of Lake Arthur; and one grandchild. Louisette F. Ware - 2/24/2001 OAKDALE - Funeral services for Louisette Faul Ware, 65, will be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Gospel Lighthouse United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Rush Funeral Home. Mrs. Ware died at 1:10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in a local hospital. Russel B. Boehm - 2/25/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Russel B. Boehm, 81, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in a Zachary hospital. Vernice D. Buxton - 2/25/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Vernice D. Buxton, 70, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 25, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Nibletts Bluff Cemetery. Mrs. Buxton died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. John V. Cole - 2/25/2001 DeQUINCY - Masonic graveside services for John V. Cole, 90, of Ryderwood, Wash., will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Masonic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Snider Funeral Home. Mr. Cole died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in Washington. Juanita Duhon - 2/25/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Juanita "Neet" Duhon, 61, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Saturday in her residence. James G. Floyd - 2/25/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for James G. Floyd, 41, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 25, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery. Mr. Floyd died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in New Llano. Luther Guidry - 2/25/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Luther Guidry, 56, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Saturday in Jennings. James I. Hilburn - 2/25/2001 Funeral services for James Ira Hilburn, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, from St. Raphael Catholic Church. The Rev. Bill Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a Masonic service at 6:30 p.m. and a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. Mr. Hilburn died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in his residence. A native of Caddo, Okla., he was a resident of Lake Charles. He was a retired staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and had served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the Jackson, S.C., Masonic Lodge and Habibi Temple. He was the former owner and operator of La. 14 Conoco and L&S Package Store. He was a 32nd-degree Mason. Survivors include his wife, Olita Granger Hilburn of Lake Charles; two sons, Gary James Hilburn of Chanute, Kan., and David Ray Hilburn of Iowa; one daughter, Carol Hilburn Ponthieux of Iowa; two brothers, Barney Alexander Hilburn of Modesto, Calif., and Richard Hilburn of Bristow, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. Sybil John - 2/25/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Sybil John, 24, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 25, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Anacoco. Miss John died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Leesville. Claude Mills - 2/25/2001 WEST MONROE - Funeral services for Claude Mills, 92, will be at 4 p.m. today, Feb. 25, in Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosepine Cemetery in Rosepine. Mr. Mills died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in West Monroe. Hazle L. Prendergast - 2/25/2001 Funeral services for Hazle Anita "Peachie" LeBlanc Prendergast, 74, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. The Rev. Monsignor Irving DeBlanc will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation is 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a Catholic Daughters of the Americas rosary at 5 p.m., a Ladies Altar Society rosary at 6 p.m. and a scripture service at 7 p.m.; and 8-9:45 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. Mrs. Prendergast died at 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in a local hospital, A native of New Orleans, she had lived in Lake Charles since 1964. While a teen-ager, she owned and operated a dance studio until the early 1960s. In 1964, she owned and operated a local radio station. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church and its Catholic Daughters of the Americas and the Ladies Altar Society. In 1997, she was honored as Daughter of the Year of Catholic Daughters Court 1785. She worked with the children at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Day Care. She was a member and past president of the Gentilly Kaycee Ladies Auxiliary in New Orleans. Survivors include two sons, Edward John Prendergast Jr. of Lake Charles and Brian Joseph Prendergast of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Gwen Prendergast Thomas of Richmond, Va., and Cheryl Marie Prendergast of Lake Charles; and four grandchildren. Alfred Sittig Jr. - 2/25/2001 CARLYSS - Funeral arrangements for Alfred Sittig Jr., 36, will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. He died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in his residence. Walter Todd - 2/25/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral arrangements for Walter Todd, 45, will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. He died Wednesday in Pensacola, Fla. Lawrence Wilright Sr. - 2/25/2001 NEW ORLEANS - Funeral services for Lawrence "Bubby" Wilright Sr., formerly of Westlake, will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. The Rev. Freddie Brown will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of Robottom Funeral Home. Visitation is from 2 p.m. Monday in the church. Mr. Wilright died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in Kenner. A native of Westlake, he had lived in the Kenner-New Orleans area for most of his life. He was a member of Ninevah Baptist Church in Kenner. Survivors include his wife, Valerie Diggs Wilright of Kenner; one son, Lawrence Wilright Jr. of Kenner; three brothers, Earl Wilright Sr. of Kenner, Ivory Wilright Jr. of LaPlace and Thomas Wilright Sr. of Westlake; three sisters, Patricia Ford of Oakland, Calif., Doris Broussard of Lake Charles and Theola White of St. Rose; his mother, Rosa Wilright of Westlake; and three grandchildren. Ernest Antoine - 2/26/2001 Funeral arrangements for Ernest Antoine, 68, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 3:32 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital. Sarah T. Ashburn - 2/26/2001 Funeral services for Sarah Lucile "Sally" Tipton Ashburn, 89, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, from St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. The Rev. Peter Cook will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mrs. Ashburn died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, she had lived in Lake Charles from 1952-1957. She moved back to Lake Charles in 1994. She was a 1932 graduate of Texas Women's University. She began teaching in 1947 and taught for 34 years. For 27 years, she taught first grade. She taught at Oak Park Elementary and Dolby Elementary schools. She was president of the McNeese Wives Club from 1955-1956. She was a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Alpha Delta Kappa and International Honorary Society of Women Educators. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include four daughters, Carol Ashburn Roach of Huntsville, Ala., Rebecca Ashburn Spano and Mary Ashburn Wallace, both of Lake Charles, and Travis Ashburn of Brownwood, Texas; one sister, Jean Tipton Ashburn of Austin, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Joyce W. Bowles - 2/26/2001 FLORENCE, Ala. - Funeral services for Joyce W. Bowles, 68, will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Greenview Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel R. Hedgepeth will officiate. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Park. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today. A memorial service will be held in Lake Charles at a later date. Mrs. Bowles died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001. A native of Lauderdale County, she was a resident of Lake Charles. She was a 1986 cum laude graduate of McNeese State University, receiving her bachelor's degree in liberal studies. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She was a member of College Park Church of the Nazarene in Lake Charles and attended Woodmont Baptist Church in Florence and First Baptist Church in Moss Bluff. Survivors include her husband, Thomas E. Bowles of Lake Charles; five sons, Robert Lee Bowles and Thomas Paul Bowles, both of Moss Bluff, James Dee Bowles of Florence and William Wayne Bowles and Timothy Lynn Bowles, both of Lake Charles; one brother, Paul "Sonny" DeLano of Foley, Ala.; four sisters, Kathleen Jo Patterson and Polly Anne Alexander, both of Florence, Linda Patterson of Lexington, Ala., and Judy Sparks of Colbert Heights, Ala.; and seven grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the National Cancer Institute, NCI's Management Branch, Building 31, Room 11A16, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, the family said. Mrs. Thomas E. Bruce - 2/26/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas E. (Manervia Loftin) Bruce, 91, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Jake Mullican will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Bruce died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in her residence. A native of Longville, she had lived in Lake Charles for more than 40 years. She attended Lake Charles High School and was a graduate of Vincent Business College. She was a bookkeeper. She and her late husband owned and operated Bruce's Conoco for many years. She was a member of the old Bethel Baptist Church and Monroe Baptist Children's Home. Survivors include two sons, Thomas E. Bruce of Longville and James C. Bruce of Moss Bluff; three daughters, Mrs. Bill (Margaret Ellis) Cromwell of Lake Charles, Mrs. Harrel (Norma) Boblett of Moss Bluff and Mrs. William (Virginia) Gilbert of Sulphur; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Support Group of Christus St. Patrick Hospital, the family said. John V. Cole - 2/26/2001 DeQUINCY - Graveside services for John V. Cole, 90, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Masonic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Snider Funeral Home. Visitation is noon-9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mr. Cole died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in Washington. He was a resident of Ryderwood, Wash. He logged timber, repaired and built houses and owned a radio-television repair shop in Longview, Wash. He retired from Bonnieville Power Administration as an electrician in 1970. He was a member of Longview Masonic Lodge 263, Kelso Consistory of Scottish Rite, Habibi Shrine Temple of Lake Charles, Order of Amaranth 30 in Longview and the Order of White Shrine 10 in Longview. He was a member of Ryderwood Community Church and the N.R.A. Survivors include his wife, Leona Cole of Ryderwood; one son, Kenneth Cole of Moss Bluff; one stepson, Norman Robertson of Long Beach, Wash.; two daughters, Joy Nugent of Haines City, Fla., and Johnnie Walston of Lake Charles; two stepdaughters, Myrna Zeider of Battle Ground, Wash., and Betty Toulson of Ryderwood; 22 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201-3095, the family said. J.P. Davidson Jr. - 2/26/2001 WELSH - Funeral service for J.P. Davidson Jr., 73, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. The Rev. Scott Desormeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Davison died at 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Welsh. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. He retired in 1991 from the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier after 35 years of service. He was the former owner and operator of Davidson's Dry Goods. He was a member of the VFW, Woodman of the World and Knights of Columbus. He was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elma Davidson of Welsh; four sons, Kenneth W. Davidson and Randall S. Davidson, both of Welsh, Charles A. Davidson of Tampa, Fla., and Tim Davidson of Lake Charles; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Becky) Howard of Woodworth and Jo Ellen Sonnier of Welsh; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Barbara) Richard, Wanda Davidson and Mary Kaye Davidson, all of Welsh; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Howard Duhon - 2/26/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Howard Duhon, 85, will be announced by V.H. Raphael Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a local hospital. Juanita H. Duhon - 2/26/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Juanita "Neet" Houssiere Duhon, 61, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Duhon died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in her residence. Luther J. Guidry - 2/26/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Luther Joseph Guidry, 56, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mr. Guidry died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in Jennings. Lionel Guillory - 2/26/2001 Funeral arrangements for Lionel Guillory, 63, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died Sunday in his residence. Malcolm R. Johnson - 2/26/2001 Funeral arrangements for Malcolm R. Johnson, 64, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a local hospital. Vernon E. Jones - 2/26/2001 ROSEPINE - Funeral services for Vernon Eugene Jones, 65, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Rosepine United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Old Cypress Cemetery in DeRidder under the direction of Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Jones died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2001, in his residence. Claude Mills - 2/26/2001 ROSEPINE - Graveside services for Claude Mills, 92, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 26, in Rosepine Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mr. Mills died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in West Monroe. Randy Roach - 2/26/2001 Funeral arrangements for Randy Roach, 47, of Welsh, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in Lake Charles. Otis Shackleford - 2/26/2001 CLIFTON - Funeral services for Otis Shackleford, 77, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial will be in Neal Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mr. Shackleford died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in an Alexandria hospital. Alfred J. Sittig Jr. - 2/26/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Alfred J. "Fred" Sittig Jr., 36, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, from St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Revs. Keith Pellerin and John Ijeoma will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Sulphur. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Mr. Sittig died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in his residence. He was a resident of Carlyss. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include one brother, Christopher L. Sittig of Sulphur; two sisters, Angela Sittig Watzlavik and Monica Suarez, both of Sulphur; and his father, Fred Sittig Sr. of Sulphur. Geraldine D. Taveney - 2/26/2001 Funeral services for Geraldine Kathy Douglass Taveney, 57, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Marvin Douglass will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Taveney died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in her residence. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God. She was a gospel singer. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Taveney of Lake Charles; one son, Stephen E. Taveney of Lake Charles; two stepsons, Thomas Dwayne Taveney of Palatka, Fla., and Bryan Keith Taveney of Lake Charles; one stepdaughter, Rhonda Taveney Reed of Iowa; one brother, Dr. Marvin Douglass of Lake Charles; one sister, Joy Humphreys of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren. Lawrence Wilright Sr. - 2/26/2001 NEW ORLEANS - Funeral services for Lawrence "Bubby" Wilright Sr., formerly of Westlake, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 26, in Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. The Rev. Freddie Brown will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in Westlake under the direction of Robottom Funeral Home. Visitation is from 2 p.m. in the church. Mr. Wilright died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, in Kenner. A native of Westlake, he had lived in the New Orleans area for most of his life. He was a member of Ninevah Baptist Church in Kenner. Survivors include his wife, Valerie Diggs Wilright of Kenner; one son, Lawrence Wilright Jr. of Kenner; one daughter, Danielle M. Wilright of Kenner; three brothers, Earl Wilright Sr. of Kenner, Ivory Wilright Jr. of LaPlace and Thomas Wilright Sr. of Westlake; three sisters, Patricia Ford of Oakland, Calif., Doris Broussard of Lake Charles and Theola White of St. Rose; his mother, Rosa Wilright of Westlake; and three grandchildren. Russel B. Boehm - 2/27/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Russel Bernard Boehm, 81, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Mr. Boehm died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in a Zachary hospital. A native of Coffeyville, Kan., he had lived in Sulphur for most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. After the service, he worked at Cities Service Oil Refinery in Sulphur, retiring after 29 years. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. John (Marilyn) Dartez of Zachary; one sister, Mary Fitzpatrick of Lake Charles; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Baton Rouge Alzheimer Association, the family said. Gertie M. Broussard - 2/27/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Gertie Marie Broussard, 87, will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital. Mrs. Thomas E. Bruce - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas E. (Manervia Loftin) Bruce, 91, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 27, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Jake Mullican will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Bruce died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in her residence. A native of Longville, she had lived in Lake Charles for more than 40 years. She attended Lake Charles High School and was a graduate of Vincent Business College. She was a bookkeeper. She and her late husband owned and operated Bruce's Conoco for many years. She was a longtime supporter of the old Bethel Baptist Church and Monroe Baptist Children's Home. Survivors include two sons, Thomas B. Bruce of Longville and James C. Bruce of Moss Bluff; three daughters, Mrs. Bill (Margaret Ellis) Cromwell of Lake Charles, Mrs. Harrel (Norma) Boblett of Moss Bluff and Mrs. William (Virginia) Gilbert of Sulphur; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Support Group of Christus St. Patrick Hospital, the family said. Chester Butler - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Chester Butler, 81, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Ronnie Myrick will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Mr. Butler died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in a local hospital. He had lived in Lake Charles for most of his life. He retired from W.R. Grace. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, where he was an usher. Survivors include his wife, Viola Butler of Lake Charles; two sons, Rufus Butler and Leonard Paul, both of Lake Charles; seven daughters, Catherine Ann Raymond, Audrey Nell Butler and Brenda Joy Henderson, all of Lake Charles, Jeanie Mae Butler of Capital Hill, Md., Girdie Mae Kelly of Forest Ville, Md., Shirley Marie Hargrove of Desoto, Texas, and Jane Miller of McKinney, Texas; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Berth L. Coleman - 2/27/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Berth Lee Coleman, 78, will be announced by V.H. Raphael Funeral Home. She died Monday in a Houston hospital. J.P. Davidson Jr. - 2/27/2001 WELSH - Funeral service for J.P. Davidson Jr., 73, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 27, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. The Rev. Scott DesOrmeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8 a.m. in the funeral home. Mr. Davidson died at 12:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Welsh. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. He retired in 1991 from the U.S. Postal Service as a rural mail carrier after 35 years of service. He was the former owner and operator of Davidson's Dry Goods. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Woodmen of the World and Knights of Columbus. He was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elma Davidson of Welsh; four sons, Kenneth W. Davidson and Randall S. Davidson, both of Welsh, Charles A. Davidson of Tampa, Fla., and Tim Davidson of Lake Charles; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Becky) Howard of Woodworth and Jo Ellen Sonnier of Welsh; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Barbara) Richard, Wanda Davidson and Mary Kaye Davidson, all of Welsh; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Jennings Farque - 2/27/2001 DeRIDDER - Funeral services for Jennings "Jinks" Farque, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jon Tellifero will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery in DeQuincy under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today and 8-11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and from noon Wednesday in the church. Mr. Farque died at 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He had lived in the DeRidder area since 1933. He was a retired manager with AMCO Gas Co. He had been a Mason for 50 years and was a member of Chapter 134. He was a member of United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Tauvee Douglas Farque of DeRidder; one daughter, Barbara Bridges of DeRidder; one sister, Valma Farque of DeQuincy; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church in DeRidder, the Methodist Children's Home or to the charity of one's choice, the family said. Dorothy Guidry - 2/27/2001 Funeral arrangements for Dorothy Guidry, 70, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital. Lorene A. Henderson - 2/27/2001 RAYVILLE - Funeral services for Lorene A. Henderson, 76, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 27, in Mulhearn Funeral Home. Dr. Ernest Winburn will officiate. Burial will be in Rayville Masonic Cemetery. Visitation is from noon. Mrs. Henderson died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in Shreveport. Formerly of Rayville and Richmond Parish, she was a resident of Shreveport. She was a clerk at Glover Hardware for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Rayville. Survivors include one son, Dr. Robert Henderson of Shreveport; three daughters, Mrs. Jim (Barbara) Hanna of Fort Smith, Ark., Mrs. T.L. (Nancy) Morgan of Plano, Texas, and Mrs. Dr. Paul (Martha Arrington) Shorts of Lake Charles; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Malcolm R. Johnson - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Malcolm R. Johnson, 64, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 27, in Johnson Funeral Home. Monsignor Charles DuBois will officiate. The body was cremated. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Mr. Johnson died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of Ponca City, Okla., he had lived in Lake Charles since 1960. He was a 1958 graduate of the University of Texas. He owned and operated Johnson Oil and Gas Inc. He was a member of the American Associated of Petroleum Geologists. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Johnson of Lake Charles; three sons, Don Johnson and Vince Rogers, both of Lake Charles and Phil Johnson of Portland, Ore.; three daughters, Sharon Arnett of Boca Raton, Fla., Cindy Johnson of Portland and Sandi Johnson of Los Angeles; and seven grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice, the family said. Mack McInnis - 2/27/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Mack McInnis, 90, of Hornbeck, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Self Cemetery in Hornbeck. Mr. McInnis died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in a Shreveport hospital. Olena Olivier - 2/27/2001 Funeral arrangements for Olena Olivier, 93, will be announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a local hospital. Randall W. Roach - 2/27/2001 WELSH - Funeral services for Randall Wayne "Randy" Roach, 45, will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard Hinchie, Louis Charrier and Ray McFarlin will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 10 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Roach died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in his residence. A native of Columbia, Miss., he had lived in Welsh for the past seven years, moving from Jennings. He graduated from a high school in Thessaloniki, Greece, and from McNeese State University. He was a French teacher in Jeff Davis Parish, teaching at Welsh Elementary School and Welsh-Roanoke Junior High for the past nine years. He was involved in the exchange student program. He was a reserve police officer in Jennings. He was a member of the Louisiana Educators Association. He was a Boy Scout leader and a soccer coach. Survivors include his wife, Mona Roach of Welsh; two sons, Alex Roach and James Roach, both of Welsh; one brother, Danny Ray Nannie of Jennings; and one sister, Vickie Roach of Mermentau. Alfred J. Sittig Jr. - 2/27/2001 VINTON - Funeral services for Alfred J. "Fred" Sittig Jr., 36, of Carlyss, will be at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 27, from St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Revs. Keith Pellerin and John Ijeoma will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss under the direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home of Sulphur. Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. in the funeral home. A rosary was recited Monday night. Mr. Sittig died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in his residence. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include one brother, Christopher L. Sittig of Sulphur; two sisters, Angela Sittig Watzlavik and Monica Suarez, both of Sulphur; his grandmothers, Helen Sittig of Eunice and Christine Stumpf of Hot Springs, Ark.; and his father, Fred Sittig Sr. of Sulphur. Mrs. Samuel E. Snider Jr. - 2/27/2001 NEW ORLEANS - Memorial services for Mrs. Samuel Earl (Ruth Farrell) Snider Jr., 76, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, in Bultman Funeral Home. Burial will be private. Mrs. Snider died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, in a local hospital. James E. Stewart - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for James E. Stewart, 76, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Revs. James E. Stewart III and Ernest Walker and Dr. Eddie Simmons will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Stewart died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in his residence. A native of Pine Grove, he had lived in Lake Charles since 1951. He was a graduate of Spring Creek High School in Spring Creek. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II. He was a member of Carpenter's Local 953. He was a member of Sale Street Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. Survivors include his wife, Irene Platt Stewart of Lake Charles; two sons, the Rev. James E. Stewart III of Cassville, Mo., and Scot W. Stewart of Longville; one daughter, Darlene Stewart Creasman of Lake Charles; three sisters, Blanche Wheat and Othel Williams, both of Kentwood and Erline Allen of Baton Rouge; and six grandchildren. Blair C. Stoker - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Blair Clyde Stoker, 59, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Joe Turner, Dr. Richard Copeland and Anne Knapp will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today in the church and from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Stoker died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a native of Lake Charles. He was a 1959 graduate of Lake Charles High School. He attended McNeese State University from 1959 to 1963; he studied pre-architecture and military science. He was the ROTC brigade adjutant at MSU and was a member of the Scabbard and Blade military fraternity. He was a member of the MSU student senate. He was president of Delta Theta Chi fraternity at MSU and was a member of the Blue Key honor fraternity at MSU and USL. He earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1969 and received his state architect's license in 1971. He worked for D.W. Jessen and Associates and helped design Burton Coliseum, Bord du Lac Park, the Fire Department's University substation, and several projects for the Port of Lake Charles, the airport and the city. He became a certified art teacher in 1986 and received graphic arts certification in 1987. He taught eighth-grade math and art at S.P. Arnett Middle School in Westlake. He taught graphic arts at Washington-Marion High School and started the school's architecture program. He was a Partners in Education liaison at Washington-Marion. He sponsored Agape peer groups at the school. He administered the ACT and NTE, and he taught adult education for the Calcasieu Parish School Board. He was an outpatient chemical dependency therapist at St. Patrick Hospital. He was a Boy Scout Troop 6 committee member, and he worked with Camp Fire Boys and Girls. He was president of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Parent-Teacher Organization. He sang baritone with the Masterworks Chorale and performed with the Lake Charles, Lafayette and Rapides symphonies. He was a member of the Artists Civic Theatre and Studio board of directors and helped design ACTS sets. He helped found the Arts in Healing Program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He received the 1987-88 Southwest Louisiana Black Heritage Festival Award and the 1995 Friend of Prevention Award from the Prevention Network of Southwest Louisiana. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was an elder, a deacon, a Sunday school teacher and a member of the chancel choir. He was chairman of the Every Member Canvas, the building committee and the commitment committee. Survivors include his wife, Mickey Hall Stoker of Lake Charles; three sons, Michael Christopher Stoker and John Charles Stoker, both of Lake Charles, and Benjamin Jeremy Stoker of Austin; one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Stoker Harmon of Lake Charles; two brothers, Thomas Nelson Stoker of Miami and John Mark Stoker of Odessa, Texas; two sisters, Mary Margaret Stoker Gayle and Julie Lynn Stoker Landry, both of Lake Charles; and his father, Clyde Henry Stoker of Lake Charles. Memorial donations may be made to the Betty Copeland Student Aid Fund at First Presbyterian Church, 1801 Second Ave., Lake Charles, LA 70601, or to Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, Arts in Healing Fund, 216 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110-9918, the family said. Geraldine D. Taveney - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Geraldine Kathy Douglass Taveney, 57, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. Marvin Douglass will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Visitation is 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Taveney died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in her residence. A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. She was a gospel singer. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Taveney of Lake Charles; one son, Stephen E. Taveney of Lake Charles; two stepsons, Thomas Dwayne Taveney of Palatka, Fla., and Bryan Keith Taveney of Lake Charles; one stepdaughter, Rhonda Taveney Reed of Iowa; one brother, Dr. Marvin Douglass of Lake Charles; one sister, Joy Humphreys of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren. Woodrow W. Taylor - 2/27/2001 DeRIDDER - Graveside services for Woodrow Wade Taylor, 89, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in a local care center. Charles E. Walker Jr. - 2/27/2001 Funeral services for Charles Edward "Charlie" Walker Jr., 50, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott DesOrmeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation is 3-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m., and from 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Walker died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in a local hospital. A native of St. Louis, Mo., he had lived in Lake Charles since 1968. He was a graduate of New Iberia High School. He served in the U.S. Army as an air traffic controller. He was the co-owner and operator of Lake Tool and Hydraulic Co. He managed and coached the South Lake Charles Little League for many years and was a member of LaGrange High School baseball and band boosters. Survivors include his wife, Karen Hebert Walker of Lake Charles; two sons, Michael C. and Nicholas K. Walker, both of Lake Charles; one brother, Curtis R. Walker Sr. of Vinton; six sisters, Charleen Walker Brawner, Christine Walker Riggs and Catherine Walker, all of Lafayette; Cheryl Walker Picard and Carolyn Walker Castille, both of Westlake and Carla Walker Grimes of Biloxi, Miss.; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Wilma) Walker Sr. of Vinton. Richard R. Wright - 2/27/2001 DeRIDDER - Graveside services for Richard Ray Wright, 72, of Houston, will be at 2:30 p.m. today, Feb. 27, in Lewis Cemetery. Arrangements are by Labby Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Wright died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Houston. Simmie Ackley - 2/28/2001 Funeral arrangements for Simmie Ackley, 84, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in Houston. Gertie Broussard - 2/28/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Gertie Marie Broussard, 87, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Monsignor Vincent Sedita will officiate. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Mausoleum in Hessmer under the direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is from 4 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m., and from 8:30 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Broussard died at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Hessmer, she had lived in Sulphur for the past 57 years. She worked as an LPN at West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. Survivors include two sons, Darrell D. Broussard of Baton Rouge and H.J. Broussard Jr. of Sulphur; one daughter, Patsy Rose Gatlin of Houston; two brothers, Fred Neucere of Baton Rouge and Navin Neucere of New Orleans; one sister, Mildred Reider of New Orleans; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Kyu Son Chong Butler - 2/28/2001 LEESVILLE - Funeral services for Kyu Son Chong Butler, 64, will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 28, in Labby Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery. Mrs. Butler died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in Leesville. Ray Deshotel - 2/28/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral arrangements for Ray Deshotel, 57, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the Crowley hospital. Edna Donaldson - 2/28/2001 Funeral arrangements for Edna Donaldson, 85, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a Sulphur care center. Virginia Frederick - 2/28/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for Virginia Theresa Citrano Frederick, 77, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a local hospital. William Harriman - 2/28/2001 ROSEPINE - Funeral services for William "Bill" Harriman, 60, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in First Baptist Church. The Revs. Paul W. Wilson, Durhl Ray Davis and Steve Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Rosepine Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-noon Thursday in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. Thursday in the church. Mr. Harriman died at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, in the DeRidder hospital. He was a native of Bessmay, Texas. He worked for Cleco for 34 1/2 years and retired as a senior line mechanic. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Harriman of Rosepine; three sons, Jeffrey Harriman of Lake Charles, Timothy Harriman of Austin, Texas, and Stephen Harriman of Rosepine; one daughter, Kimberly Craft of Rosepine; one brother, Michael Harriman of Denver; his mother, Beulah Harriman of Rosepine; and three grandchildren. Fred M. Hebert - 2/28/2001 Funeral services for Fred Marvin Hebert, 85, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in Johnson Funeral Home. Brandy Kendall will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Hebert died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in his residence. He was a native of Hecker and had lived in Lake Charles for 55 years. He was a descendent of area pioneer Francis Tata Hebert. He served in the Army medical corps in World War II. Hewas co-owner and operator of Hebert Brothers Lumber Co. for more than 40 years. He was a member of W.B. Williamson American Legion Post 1 and VFW Post 2130. He was a former member of the Hardware Wholesalers Institute board of directors. He was a member of Les Bon Temps Dance Club. Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Bobby" Hebert of Lake Charles; one son, Gerald Hebert of Ormand Beach, Fla.; one brother, I.L. "Mickey" Hebert of Lake Charles; three sisters, Evelyn McDonald of Beaumont, Texas, Geneva Brewton of Winnfield and Anna Belle Denison of Iowa, La.; one stepson, Emile Boullion of Lake Charles; four stepdaughters, Trisha Thibodeaux, Rhonda Trahan and Robin Comeaux, all of Lake Charles, and Kevin Wright of Houston; one grandchild; 11 stepgrandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren. Edgar D. Mannzen - 2/28/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral services for Edgar Donald Mannzen, 75, of Carlyss, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 1, in Robison Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles E. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Mannzen died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, in the Sulphur hospital. He was a native of Texas and had lived in Sulphur since 1953. He worked for W.R. Grace for 30 years and retired in 1984. Survivors include his wife, Luiza Mannzen of Carlyss; two daughters, Angela Mannzen and Christina Denton, both of Carlyss; one sister, Shirley E. LaBauve of Vidor, Texas; and one grandchild. Mrs. Bernard M. Marcantel - 2/28/2001 JENNINGS - Funeral services for Mrs. Bernard (Nancy Magoon) Marcantel, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, in St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The Rev. George Hampshire and Monsignor James Gaddy will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Friday in the church. Mrs. Marcantel died at 10:20 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, in her residence. A native of Lawrence, Mass., she had lived in Jennings for 51 years, moving from Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Lawrence High School and the Merrimack Business College. She worked as a legal secretary for the State Department in Washington, D.C. during World War II. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and was an organist for the church for many years. She was a member of the Jeff Davis Arts Council and member of the Entre Nous and Revelers Club. She was a former member of the Jennings Carnegie Public Library and a former columnist for the Jennings Daily News. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Cynthia) Woodel of Shreveport; one son, Dudley Wilson Ellison or Baton Rouge; one stepdaughter, Nancy Marcantel Rougeau of Breaux Bridge; three stepsons, David Marcantel and Gregory Marcantel, both of Jennings, and Peter Marcantel of Mesa, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Rev. Eugene McKenna - 2/28/2001 SULPHUR - Funeral arrangements for the Rev. Eugene McKenna, 74, of Hackberry will be announced by Robison Funeral Home. He died Tuesday in his residence. Maria V. Mire - 2/28/2001 Funeral services for Maria Vasquez Mire, 49, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 2, in Highland Cemetery Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Mire died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Plano, Texas. Hazel Mizell - 2/28/2001 Funeral arrangements for Hazel Mizell, 88, will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in Houston. Louis E. Smith - 2/28/2001 BASILE - Funeral services for Louis Edmond Smith, 72, will be at 3 p.m. today, Feb. 28, in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice. Mr. Smith died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001. James E. Stewart - 2/28/2001 Funeral services for James E. Stewart, 76, will be at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 28, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Revs. James E. Stewart II and Ernest Walker and Dr. Eddie Simmons will officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. Mr. Stewart died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in his residence. He was a native of Pine Grove and had lived in Lake Charles since 1951. He was a graduate of Spring Creek High School in Spring Creek. He was a veteran of the Navy and served in World War II. He was a member of Carpenter's Local 953. He was a member of Sale Street Baptist Church and was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. Survivors include his wife, Irene Platt Stewart of Lake Charles; two sons, the Rev. James E. Stewart II of Cassville, Mo., and Scot W. Stewart of Longville; one daughter, Darlene Stewart Creasman of Lake Charles; three sisters, Blanche Wheat and Othel Williams, both of Kentwood, and Erline Allen of Baton Rouge; and six grandchildren.