JANUARY 1998 OBITUARIES 
         AS PRINTED IN THE LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS


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Press (LCAP).   There is an index for 1998 which may help you 
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alphabetically by surname.  The date beside the newspaper 
abbreviation is the date it was printed. 
 
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ABEL,  J. D.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. J.D. (Helen) Abel, 71,
will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home.  She died Wednesday in
the Jennings hospital.  

ABEL, J.D., Mrs.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mrs. J.D. (Clara Helen
Tomberlin) Abel, 71, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 10, 
in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Greenwood 
Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.  Mrs. 
Abel died at 7:07 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in 
the Jennings hospital. 

ADKINS,  Buford A.       LCAP 1/1/1998
Memorial services for Buford A. Adkins, 63, will be at 1 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 2, in Johnson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Jack Cliff
will officiate.  Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today and from 8
a.m. Friday.  Mr. Adkins died at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30,
1997, in a local hospital.  A native of Caryville, Tenn., and 
a resident of Lake Charles more than 40 years, he was an Army
veteran and received bachelor's and master's degrees from 
McNeese State University. He retired from Louisiana Technical
College/Sowela Campus as Coordinator of Basic Studies
after 27 years of service. He was a member of Trinity Baptist
Church.  Survivors include his wife, Rita V. Adkins; one son, 
Ken Adkins of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Kem Adkins Willuhn
of Las Vegas; four stepsons, Mark Fruge of Willis, Texas, 
Vincent Fruge of Fredericksburg, Texas, Wade Fruge of Los
Angeles, Calif., and David Fruge of San Francisco, Calif.; 
two brothers, Bobby Adkins of Caryville and Glen Adkins of
Clinton, Tenn.; two sisters, Frankie Blanchard of Sulphur and
Maxine Augenstein of Greenville, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the
American Diabetes Association, the family said. 

ALLAIN,  Chris,  Mrs.   LCAP   1/31/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris (Ida Berzas) Allain, 78, will be
at 1:30  p.m. today, Jan. 31, in Johnson Funeral Home. 
The Rev. Henry Mancuso will officiate. Burial will be in Prien
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.  Mrs. Allain died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29,
1998, in her residence.
A native of Ville Platte, she had lived in Lake Charles since
1946. She was a retired custodian at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Winston Berzas of Lake
Charles; one brother, Ioway LaFleur of Eunice; and two
grandchildren.

ALLAIN,  Ida    LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral arrangements for Ida Allain, 78, will be announced by
Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday in her residence.

ALLEMAN,  Lawrence S.      LCAP 1/21/1998
Memorial services for Lawrence S. ''Alley'' Alleman, 82, 
will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Don Piraro will officiate. The body was cremated.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, and from 10 a.m. 
Friday.  Mr. Alleman died at 10:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in
a local care center.
A native of Jeanerette, he attended LSU where he was in 
ROTC. He had lived in Lake Charles since 1943. He served with the 
Louisiana State Police for three years and worked for Cities
Service from 1943 until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of the
IBEW Local 861 and a veteran of the National Guard. He was a member of
St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maria Braquet Alleman of Lake
Charles; two sons, Morgan Alleman of Nederland, Texas, and Boyd
Alleman of Lake Charles; three daughters, Martha LeJeune of Lake
Charles,Deborah Pedersen of Austin, Texas, and Elaine Martin of
Columbia, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Edward (Bernice) Kuhnert of
Baton Rouge and Mrs. J.H. (Irene) LaCour of Lafayette; 15
grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Parkinson's Disease
Association or to the charity of choice, the family said.

ANDERSON,   John K.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for John K. Anderson, 83, will be at 3
p.m. today, Jan. 14, in the First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Stephen Laughlin will officiate. Burial will be in Blue
Branch Cemetery under direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home
in Leesville. Visitation is from 8 a.m. in the church.
Mr. Anderson died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in a DeRidder hospital.
A native of Heiskell, Tenn., he was a World War II and Korean War
army veteran and a retired lieutenant colonel having served 22
« years. He was a member of the Pitkin Masonic Lodge 338 and
Order of the Eastern Star, Corona Chapter 110. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Carmel L. Anderson; and one brother,
James C. Anderson of Heiskell.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, the family
said. 


ANDRUS,  Myrtle    LCAP   1/28/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Myrtle Andrus, 94, will be
at 10:30 a.m. today, Jan. 28, from Our Lady Help of Christians
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Andrus Cove Cemetery under
direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Andrus died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in a
Lafayette hospital.
       

ANNING,   James A.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Funeral services for James A. Anning, 77, will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday,Jan. 10, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Nicholas J.
Abraham will officiate. Burial, with full military rites, will be
in Highland Cemetery.  Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today and
from 8 a.m. Saturday.  Mr. Anning died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998,
in Lake Charles.  A native of Medford, Oreg., he was a resident
of Lake Charles. He was a member of Gen. Claire Chennault's
Flying Tigers during WorldWar II, serving in China, Burma, India
and Africa. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Air
Force's Strategic Air Command after 28 years of service. He
served in WW II and in China, Burma, India and Africa. Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Gladys Johnson Anning; one son, James A.
Anning, Jr. of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. Carol Anning Allenof
Falls Church. Va.; one sister, Mable Anning of Salt Lake City,
Utah; and two grandchildren. 

ANNING, James A.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral services for James A. Anning will be at 11 
a.m. today, Jan. 10, in Hixson Funeral Home. The Rev. 
Nicholas J. Abraham will officiate. Burial, with full 
military rites, will be in Highland Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Anning died Wednesday, 
Jan. 7, 1998, in Lake Charles.  A native of Medford, 
Ore., he was a resident of Lake Charles. He was a 
member of General Claire Chenault's Flying Tigers 
during World War II, serving in China, Burma, India 
and Africa. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from 
the Air Force's Strategic Air Command after 28 years 
of service. He owned and operated a tax service for 
many years.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys 
Johnson Anning; one son, James A. Anning, Jr. of Dallas; 
one daughter, Mrs. Carol Anning Allen of Falls Church. 
Va.; one sister, Ms. Mable Anning of Salt Lake City,
Utah; and two grandchildren.


ANTOINE, Arise     LCAP 1/6/1998
Las Vegas, Nev. Memorial Services for Arise "Tony" , 71, will 11
a.m.  Thursday, Jan. 8, in Palm Mortuary. The Rev. Kevin Free will
officiate.  Interment will be _ in Palm Cemetery.
Mr. Antoine died at 1:20 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2,1998, in his
residence.  A native of Holmwood, he lived in Lake Charles for more than 30
years before moving to Los Angeles. He moved to Las Vegas upon his recent
retirement.  Survivors include his wife, Doris Reel Antoine; three brothers,
Nathan Antoine of Chicago, Eugene Antoine Jr. of Lafayette, and Russell
Antoine of Lake Charles; and five sisters, Idell
Gordon, Francis Pete, and Bernice Young, all of Lake Charles, and
Adine Antoine and Betty Daniel, both of Moss Bluff.

ARCENEAUX,   Elizabeth A.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Elizabeth A. Arceneaux, 60, of Orlando,
Fla., will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, from Immaculate 
Conception Cathedral.
The Rev. Mike Barras will officiate. Burial will be in DeRouen
Cemetery in Hayes under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 6 p.m.;
and from 8-9:30 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Arceneaux died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in an
Orlando hospital.
A native of Lake Charles, she moved to central Florida in 1993,
where she was an employee of American Greeting Cards. She was a
member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Beta-Sigma-Phi Sorority and a
volunteer of the American Cancer Society.
Survivors include her husband, Ben Arceneaux; one son, Chuck
Arceneaux of Lake Charles; one daughter, Suzanne Woodall of
Davie, Fla.; two brothers, Leonard Ernst of Campti and Albert
Ernst of Lafayette; four sisters, Barbara Boudreaux, Debbie Leger and
Marquerite Gremillion, all of Lafayette, and Cheryl Miller of
LaPlace; and five grandchildren.


ARCENEAUX,  Adrian J.   LCAP   1/31/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Adrian Joseph Arceneaux, 35, will
be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic
Church. 
The Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn
Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and
from 8 a.m. Sunday.
Mr. Arceneaux died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, as a result of an
automobile accident.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Arzella Arceneaux of Welsh;
seven brothers, Alfred Arceneaux Jr. of Baton Rouge, Roger Arceneaux of
Crowley, Thomas, Francis and Pierre Arceneaux, all of Welsh,
Louis Arceneaux of DeRidder and Jean Arceneaux of Lafayette; and two
sisters, Dianne Prejean of Baldwin and Kathleen LeBlanc of Lake
Arthur. 

ARSENEAUX, Elizabeth, Mrs.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Elizabeth Arseneaux, 60, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in Orlando,
Fla.

ASHWORTH,  Ruby Lee       LCAP   1/7/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Ruby Lee Ashworth, 68, will beat
10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Whitaker
Cemetery. She died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in a
DeRidder hospital.


ASHWORTH,   Wilbern,Rev.      LCAP 1/13/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for the Rev. Wilbern Ashworth, 83,
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Shady Grove United
Pentecostal Church. 
The Revs. T.F. Tenney, Wayne Pounders, M.C. Green, Jeff Phillips
and Ken Gibson will officiate. Burial will be in Beauregard
Cemetery under direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 1-10 p.m. today in the funeral home and from
10 a.m. Wednesday in the church.
Rev. Ashworth died at 8 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in his
residence. A native of Merryville, he began his ministry in 
1941 and served as an evangelist until the fall of 1947. He 
founded Shady Grove United Pentecostal Church in 1947 where 
he pastored for 44 years. He served  as a Presbyter of the 
La. District United Pentecostal Church for 34 years.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Clark Ashworth; one son, Donnis
Ashworth of DeRidder; two daughters, Gwen Harper and Marilyn Day,
both of DeRidder; and four grandchildren.


AUCOIN,  Tasha A.      LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral arrangements for Tasha Anne Aucoin, 7, will be announced
by Hixson Funeral Home. She died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in a
local hospital. 

AUCOIN,  Tasha A.    LCAP    1/5/1998
Funeral services for Tasha Anne Aucoin, 7, will be held at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Istre
Cemetery in Mermentau. Tasha died at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3,
1998, in a local hospital.

AUTHEMENT,  Ted A.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Ted Allen Authement, 33, of
Hathaway, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 9, in St. Lawrence
Church.  Burial will be in Bertrand Cemetery under direction of
Matthews and Son Funeral Home.  Mr. Authement died at 12:05 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, in his residence. 

AUTHEMENT, Ted A.       LCAP   1/7/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Ted Allen Authement, 33,
will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Tuesday at
his residence.

AVERY,  Kenneth G. Sr.    LCAP    1/26/1998
Funeral services for Kenneth G. Avery Sr., 50, will be at 7
p.m. today, Jan. 26, in Combre Funeral Home. 
The Revs. Richard Edwards and James Walker will officiate.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Beaumont.
Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. today.
Mr. Avery died Thursday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Beaumont, he lived in Lake Charles 
for seven years. He was a graduate of Charlton-Poullard High 
School. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and was employed by PPG in 
Beaumont for 16 years  and by the U.S. Postal Service. He owned 
Avery's Janitorial Service in Lake Charles.
Survivors include two sons, Kenneth G. Avery Jr. and Kelvin
D. Avery, both of Beaumont; one step-son, Eric Dupre of Lake
Charles; one daughter, Shamona D. Avery of Beaumont; two
step-daughters, Shalonda and Twanda Dupre of Lake Charles; 
three brothers, James L. Avery of Vacaville, Calif., Curtis L. 
Avery and Alton W. Avery, both of Beaumont; two sisters, 
Belinda J. Johnson of Beaumont and Annetta M. Butler of Dallas, 
Texas; one grandchild; and two step-grandchildren.

BACON,  Beulah    LCAP   1/26/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Beulah Bacon, 85, will
be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. She died Saturday in an
Alexandria hospital. 

BACON,   Beulah ,Mrs.    LCAP   1/27/1998
Glenmora -  Funeral services for Mrs. Beulah Bacon, 85, will be at
11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Mount Olive Baptist Church. Burial will be
in Bushnell Cemetery in Woodworth under direction of Thompson Funeral Home of
Oakdale.  Mrs. Bacon died at 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24,1998, in the
Alexandria hospital.

BAGGETT,  Annie H.        LCAP 1/8/1998
Funeral services for Annie H. Baggett, 73, will be at 1:30 
p.m. Friday,Jan. 9, in Johnson Funeral Home.The Rev. Steve
Caraway will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory 
Gardens. Visitation is from 4:30-9 p.m. today and from 8 
a.m. Friday.  Mrs. Baggett died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 
7, 1998, in a Lake Charles hospital. A native of Kinder, she 
had lived in Lake Charles 52 years. She was amember of 
University United Methodist Church.  Survivors include two
daughters, Judy Hines and Rita Meche, both of Lake Charles; 
two brothers, Walter Harst of Kinder and Pete Hanks of Atlanta,
Ga.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.  

BAILEY,   Alfred E.     LCAP    1/12/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Alfred E. Bailey, 
68, of will be announced by Colonial Funeral Home. He 
died at 4:40 p.m. Sunday in the DeRidder hospital. 

BAILEY,   Alfred E.     LCAP 1/13/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Alfred E. "Bud" Bailey, 68, will
beat 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Hopewell Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of 
Colonial Funeral Home.  Mr. Bailey died at 4 p.m. Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 1998, in a DeRidder hospital.


BAILEY, Sean Anthony infant      LCAP 1/22/1998
Sulphur -- Private graveside services for Sean Anthony
Bailey, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel (Elizabeth) Bailey,
will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 22, in Mimosa Pines Cemetery.
Deacon Paul Eleazan will officiate. Arrangements are under
direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
He died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in the Sulphur hospital.
Other survivors include two brothers, Ryan and Axel Bailey,
both of Sulphur; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Neal Bailey of
Sulphur; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert (
Gay) Hanks of Kaplan.

BAIRD,  Betty J. Downs        LCAP  1/2/1998      
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Betty Jo Downs Baird, 
69, will beat 2 p.m. today, Jan. 2, in Beauregard-Vernon 
Funeral Home.  The Rev. Stan Allcorn will officiate. Burial 
will be in Beauregard Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. 
Mrs. Baird died at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, 
in a Lake Charles hospital. A lifelong resident of DeRidder, 
she was a member of First Baptist Church and AGAPE Sunday
Class.  Survivors include her husband, Dick Baird; one son, 
Brett Baird of DeRidder; one daughter, Barbara Bos of 
DeRidder; two brothers, Mickey Downs of Orangefield, Texas 
and James W. Downs of DeRidder; four sisters, Barbara Ann 
Perry, Carol Montgomery and Sue Downs, all of DeRidder, 
and Penny Falke of Denham Springs; her mother, Elma Belle 
Downs of DeRidder; and two grandchildren.  

BAMBURG, Roger L.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Roger Leroy Bamburg, 55,
ofHouston, will be at noon today, Jan. 3, in First Baptist
Church. Burial will be in Blue Branch Cemetery under direction 
of Ardoin FuneralHome of Oakdale.  Mr. Bamburg died Tuesday,
Dec. 30, 1997, at his residence. 

BEACO, Thelma W., Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
New Orleans -- Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma W. Beaco, 84,will
be at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in St. John Institutional
Missionary Baptist Church. Dismissal will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
with interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery under the direction of
Gertrude Geddis Willis Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6
p.m. Sunday in the church.  Mrs. Beaco died Tuesday, Jan. 6,
1998, in a New Orleans care center.  She was an active member of
several church and church-related organizations.   Survivors
include two sons, Bernard Beaco of Lake Charles and Reginald
Beaco Sr. of New Orleans; two daughters, Audrey B.Celistan and
Lois B. Holloway, both of New Orleans; eight grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren. 

BEARD, Jennifer Lynn     LCAP   1/9/1998
Carlyss -- Funeral services for Jennifer Lynn Beard, 29, will be
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, from St. Theresa Catholic Church.
The Rev. Francis Fitzsimmons will officiate. Burial will be in
Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Sulphur Memorial
Funeral Home. Visitation is from noon-9 p.m. today, with a rosary
at 7p.m.; and from 8:30 a.m. Saturday.  Mrs. Beard died
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in a Houston hospital.A native of
Sulphur, she had worked for St. Patrick Hospital for a number of
years. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church and of the
American Medical Transcription Society.  Survivors include her
husband, Roy Beard Jr. of Lumberton, Texas; one son, Roy Beard
III of Lumberton; two brothers, Kenneth and Donald Ebersole, both
of Carlyss; two sisters, Mary Waggoner of Carlyss and Angie
Robinson of De-Quincy; her parents, Raymond and Martha Ebersole
of Carlyss; and her maternal grandmother, Agnes Stutes of
Carlyss. 


BEHAN,  Leavy O.,Mrs.      LCAP 1/10/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Mrs. Leavy Owers 
Behan, 78, of Hornbeck will be at 2 p.m. today, 
Jan. 10, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial 
will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Hornbeck. Mrs. 
Behan died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a Leesville 
care center.


BELL,   Mrs. Alvey      LCAP 1/24/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Alvey (Mary
DeVilbiss) Bell, 55, of Roanoke, will be announced by Miguez
Funeral Home. Mrs. Bell died at 5:24 a.m. Friday in a Lake Charles 
hospital.

BELL, Alvey ,Mrs.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Jennings Funeral services for Mrs. Alvey (Mary DeVilbiss) Bell,
52, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Cornerstone Baptist Church.
The Revs. John Couch, Kenneth Wall and Curtiss Eden will
officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery near Elton under 
direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. today in the funeral home and
from 9 a.m. Monday in the church Mrs. Bell died at 6:24 a.m. Friday, Jan.
23,1993, in a Lake Charles hospital.
A resident of the Jennings/ Boanoke area for many years, she
attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, S,C., and Southeastern Bible
College 'in Birmingham, Ala. She was commissioned as an officer in the
Salvation Army in Atlanta. After training as a nurse at Louisiana Technical
College/ Sowela Campus, she was employed at the Welsh General Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Alvey Bell; one son,
Michael Bell of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Terry 
(Rebecca) Redlin of Adrian,Mich.; one brother, Jerray 
DeVilbiss, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Roynel
Troutman and Beverly Crider, both of Roanoke; her Mother, Mrs.
Gwyneth Ridley l~eVilbiss of Roanoke; and five Grandchildren.

BELL, Alvey ,Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998 
Jennings Funeral services for Mrs. Alvey (Mary DeVilbiss) Bell,
55, were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Cornerstone Baptist Church.
The Revs. John Couch, Kenneth Wall, and Curtiss Eden officiated.
Burial was in Liberty Cemetery near Elton under the direction of Miguez
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bell died at 5:24 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.
A resident of the Jennings/Roanoke area for many years, she
attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., and Southeastern Bible
College in Birmingham, Ala. She was commissioned as an officer in the
Salvation Army in Atlanta.
After training as a nurse at Louisiana Technical College/Sowela
Campus, she was employed at the Welsh General Hospital.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Michael Bell of Lake
Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Terry (Rebecca) Redlin of Adrian, Mich.; one
brother, Jerry DeVilbiss, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Roynel
Troutman and Beverly Crider, both of Roanoke; her mother, Mrs. Gwyneth Ridley
DeVilbiss of Roanoke; and five grandchildren.

BELLON,  Jessie    LCAP   1/30/1998
Eunice -- Funeral arrangements for Jessie Bellon, 67, will be
announced by Ardoin Funeral Home. He died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday.

BENNETT,  Frances C.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Memorial services for Mrs. Frances C. Bennett, 83, will be at 2
p.m. today, Jan. 27, in University Methodist Church under direction of Hixson
Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ed House will officiate A private graveside will follow.
Mrs. Bennett died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in a local
hospital.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. She was a member of University United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Carol Lammerts of Pueblo,
Colo.; and six grandchildren.

BENOIT,  Estelle H.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Gueydan -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Estelle H. Benoit, 90,
will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died
Tuesday in a Gueydan care center.

BENOIT,  Georgia G.        LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral services for Georgia Gribble Benoit, 48, will be at 
1 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in Johnson Funeral Home.  The Rev. 
Danny Torrez will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata
Cemetery. Visitation is from 4:30-10 p.m. today, with a rosary
at 6:30 p.m.; andfrom 8 a.m. Saturday.  Mrs. Benoit died at 
4:25 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in a local hospital.  A
lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she worked as a clerk for
First Family Financial Services and was a teller with 
Calcasieu Marine Bankfor 12 years.  She was a member of Our 
Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.  Survivors include her
husband, Vernon Benoit; five brothers, Michael Gribble of 
Topsy, Dale Gribble of Gillis, Tommy Gribble of Sulphur,David
Gribble of Lake Charles and Timmy Gribble of Germany; four
sisters, Charlotte Gribble, Jackie LeBleu and Diana Gribble, 
all of Lake Charles, and Cheri Faulk of Moss Bluff; and her
mother, Anna MyersGribble of Lake Charles.

BENOIT,  David B.      LCAP 1/22/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for David B. Benoit, 33, will be at
1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Miguez Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Mr. Benoit died at 6 a.m. Wed-nesday, Jan. 21, 1998, at his
residence.

BENOIT, Estelle, Mrs.      LCAP   1/15/1998
Morse -- Funeral services for Mrs. Estelle Benoit, 90, will be at
2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, from Immaculate Conception Church. Burial
will be in Hanks Ceme-tery under direction of Mat-thews and Son
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Benoit died at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in a
Crowley care center. 

BENOIT,  Lee, Mrs.  LCAP  1/2/1998
Hackberry -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lee (Aleene) Benoit,
78, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in First United
Pentecostal Church.  The Revs. Jimmy Sanner and Burton 
Ashworth will officiate. Burial will be in Hackberry 
Community Cemetery under direction of Hixson-Sulphur 
Memorial Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. 
today and from 8 a.m. Saturday.  Mrs. Benoit died Wednesday,
Dec. 31, 1997, in the Sulphur hospital.  A native of Orange, 
she was a resident of Hackberry for over 30 years.  Survivors
include one son, Ray A. Benoit of Riverside, Texas; two
daughters, Eleanor A. Lyons of Hackberry and Lila A. "Sis" 
East of LaGrange, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.

BERTRAND,  Elaine M.    LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral services for Elaine Marie Bertrand, 50, will be at 10
a.m. today, Jan. 30, in Johnson Funeral Home.
Brother Gerald Chauvin will officiate. Burial will be in
Consolata Cemetery. 
Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Bertrand died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28,
1998, in Gueydan.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a retired school bus
driver with the Calcasieu Parish School Board. She was a member of
Jehovah's Witnesses Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Michelle Lambert and Kimberly
Lambert Doucet, both of Lake Charles; four brothers, Richard
Bertrand, Darrell Bertrand, and Greg Hambrick, all of Lake
Charles, and Don Bertrand of Gueydan; one sister, Donna Bertrand of
Houston; her mother, Vidie Hambrick of Lake Charles; her father, Julius
Bertrand of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren.

BERTRAND,  Lucille   LCAP 1/18/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Lucille Bertrand, 80, of
Evangeline will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 18, from Our Lady Help of
Christians Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under
direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bertrand died at 7:29 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital. 

BERTRAND,   Clifton Sr.    LCAP   1/16/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Clifton Bertrand Sr., 60, will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral
Home.  The Rev. Wayne Elliott will officiate. Burial will be in 
Farquhar Cemetery.  Visitation is from 10 a.m. today in the
funeral home. Mr. Bertrand died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in Sulphur.
A native of Vinton, he was a longtime resident of Sulphur, where
he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He was a mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Bertrand; three sons, Joe, Bobby,
and Clifton Bertrand, Jr., all of Sulphur; two brothers, Shirley
Bertrand of Jennings and Alcie Bertrand of Orange, Texas; his
mother, Lydia Royer of Sulphur; and five grandchildren.


BERTRAND,  Elaine    LCAP   1/29/1998
Funeral arrangements for Elaine Bertrand, 50, of Gueydan, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Wednesday in her
residence. 

BERTRAND, Lucille,  Mrs.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Lucille Bertrand, 80,
will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died at
7:29 p.m. Friday in a Lake Charles hospital.

BILLEDEAUX,  Zelma      LCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Zelma Billedeaux, 81, will be at
2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic
Church.
The Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau will officiate. Burial will be in
Lacassine Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 2-10 p.m. today with a 7 p.m.
rosary; and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Billedeaux died at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
local hospital.  A native of Mamou, she lived in Holmwood prior
to moving to Lake Charles. She was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Catholic Church.
Survivors include one son, John E. Billedeaux of Sulphur;
four daughters, Betty Beard and Maffle Todd, both of Holmwood,
Alice Manuel of Lake Charles and Annie Sittig of Sulphur; one
brother, Whitney Fuselier of Welsh; one sister, Lillian Demarest
of Lacassine; 20 grandchildren; and 43 great-grandchildren.

BLACKWELL, Lorraine Marie     LCAP 1/6/1998
Lafayette Funeral services for Mrs. Lorraine Marie Berthelot
Blackwell, 79, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Martin & Castille
Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Blackwell died at 3:40 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in a local
care center.

BODDEN, Nix O.,Mrs.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Austin, Texas -- Memorial services for Mrs. Nix O. (Carleen)
Bodden of Austin, Texas, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in
the Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home. 
Mrs. Bodden died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in her residence.
She and her family had lived in Lake Charles for many years
before moving to Austin in 1982.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Stuart N. Bodden and
Joshua B. Bodden, both of Austin; one brother, Chris Schaefer III
of Vero Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Jo C. Hall and Jean M. Schaefer,
both of Austin; and her mother, Lola M. Sweet Schaefer of Austin. 


BOURG,  Mrs. James L.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mr. James L. Bourg, 74, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a Webster, 
Texas, hospital.

BOURG,  James L. Sr.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Funeral services for James L. Bourg Sr., 74, will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. ALan Trouille wall officiate. Burial will be in Highland
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and
from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Bourg died Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in Webster, Texas.
A native of Bourg, he was a former resident of Lake Charles. He
was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Catholic faith.
He retired as a civil engineer.
Survivors include three sons, James L. Bourg Jr. of Park Rapids,
Minn., Charles K. Bourg of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Mike Bourg of
Friendswood, Texas; one brother, Roy Bourg of Houma; one sister, Mrs. Ethel
Primeaux of Lake Charles; and four grandchildren.

BRAMMER,  Chris M.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Crowley -- Funeral services for Chris M. Brammer, 75, will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in First United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mr. Charles L. Floyd Jr. will officiate. Burial
will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum under direction of Geesey-Ferguson
Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. today.
Mr. Brammer died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in his residence.
A graduate of Lake Charles High School, he attended McNeese
University, served in World War II, and graduated from
Southwestern Louisiana Institute. A resident of Crowley for 49 years, he
owned and operated Brammer Machine Shop, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, Mittie Lynn Mitchell Brammer;
two sons, Chris M. Brammer Jr and Dr. Craig M. Brammer, both of
Crowley; one daughter, Mrs. Gene (Cheri) Bouillion Jr. of
Sikeston, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. S.S. (Ceocia Brammer) of Lake Charles;
seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church,
Crowley, the family said. 

BRASHEAR,  E.L., Mrs.      LCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. E.L. (Norma Joyce Johnson)
Brashear, 61, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in 
Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Dan Landry will officiate. Burial will be in
LaFranc Cemetery in Iowa, La. Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. 
today with a rosary at 6:30 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Brashear died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a
local hospital.
She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She graduated
from St. Charles Academy and attended McNeese State University. 
She was a prosthetic technician for Lambert's Limbs and Braces.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Dwayne and John
Timpa, both of Ragley; two stepdaughters, Claudette Morgan and
Susan Thibodeaux, both of Baton Rouge; one sister, Marge
Dickerson of Lake Charles; three half-sisters, Betty Williams of
Sulphur, Virginia Nance of Beaumont, Texas and Nora Savant of 
Sour Lake, Texas; her mother, Lena LeDoux Gwyn of Lake Charles;
her stepfather, Leo Cole of Lake Charles; and eight grandchildren.

BRASHEAR,   Norma J.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Funeral arrangements for Norma Joyce Brashear will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a 
local hospital.
      
BROUSSARD ,Mrs. Ozite C.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ozite Conner
Broussard, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in 
St. Anthony Cemetery Mausoleum under direction of Miguez 
Funeral Home. Mrs. Broussard died at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, 
Jan. 17, 1998, in the Jennings hospital. 

BREAUX, Mary Frances     LCAP 1/10/1998
Graveside services for Mary Frances Breaux, 68, will 
be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in Conso-lata Cemetery. 
The Revs. Nick Abraham and Joel Hassell will officiate. 
Burial will be under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. Breaux 
died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a local hospital. She 
was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She was a 
member of Episcopal Church of Our Saviour. Survivors 
include one son, Philip Breaux of Lake Charles; two
daughters, Mary Frances Breaux II and Monet Brashear, 
both of Lake Charles; two sisters, Johnniebel Guintard 
and Yvonne Wright, both of Lake Charles; 14 grand-
children; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to The American Heart Association 
or to Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, the family said.


BRIGNAC,  Valentine Sr. ,Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Valentine (Mary) Brignac Sr., 67, will
be at10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, from Immaculate Heart of Mary
CatholicChurch. Monsignor Ronald Groth will officiate. Burial
will be in CombreMemorial Park under the direction of Combre
Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. today in the
funeral home.  Mrs. Brignac died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in a local
hospital.  She was a native of Lacassine and a member of
Immaculate Heart of Mary Christian Mothers. Survivors include her
husband; five sons, Earl, Larry, Paul, Wilson and Valentine
Brignac Jr., all of Lake Charles; two daughters, Gloria Harrisof
Lake Charles and Harriet Brignac of Spring, Texas; one brother,
Carl Pappillion of Compton, Calif.; two sisters, Cecelia
Decloutte of Lake Charles and Louella Niter of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; 22grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

BRIGNAC, Mary ,Mrs.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Brignac, 67, will be announced
by Combre Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital.

BRINKLEY,  Justin R.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Justin R. Brinkley, 11, will be
at 2p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, from St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Burial will be in the Pine Island Cemetery under the direction of
Hixson Funeral Home.  He died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in his
Leesville residence. 

BRISCO,  Oris     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral arrangements for Oris Brisco will be announced 
by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Friday in a Sulphur 
care facility.

BRISCOE,  Ores     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral services for Ores "Toby" Briscoe, 65, will
be at 1:30 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in Johnson Funeral 
Home.  The Rev. Joseph Decoteau will officiate. 
Burial will be in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 
Cemetery in Church Point. Visitation is from 8 a.m. 
in the funeral home.  Mr. Briscoe died at 2 p.m. 
Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a Sulphur care center.  
A native of Church Point, he had lived in Sulphur 
the past 25 years.  Survivors include two sisters, 
Nita Touchet of Sulphur and Ura Faul of Groves, 
Texas; and one brother, Berlin Briscoe of Church 
Point.       


BROOKS,  Mr. T.D.    LCAP    1/5/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mr. T.D. "Tommy" Brooks Sr.,
82, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in the First Baptist
Church.
The Revs. Paul Brooks and Lindsey Burns will officiate. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Brooks died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in the
Jennings hospital. 
A native of Elton, he resided in Jennings for 78 years. He was a
1931 graduate of Jennings High Schoola and retired from Gulf States
with 40 years service as a lineman and in the engineering department. He
also was the retired owner of T.D. Brooks Photography Studio of Lake
Arthur. He was president of the Airport Commission, a 50 year
member of Jennings Lodge 249 F & A.M., a member of the Antique
Car Club, T-Bird Club and Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church where he was a former choir member and
assistant church secretary.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas D. Brooks Jr. of Jennings and
Rev. Paul Brooks of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.

BROOME,  Fred L.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Fred Loftin Broome, 74,
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, in the Beauregard-Vernon Funeral
Home.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Broome died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in the Fort Polk
hospital.

BROUSSARD,  Louise L.      LCAP 1/21/1998
Jennings -- Memorial services for Louise LeJeune Broussard,
99, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Immaculate
Conception Church. 
The Rev. Oris Broussard will officiate.
Mrs. Broussard died in a Slidell care center.
A former resident of Jennings, she worked in the nursery in
the Jennings American Legion hospital. She babysat for many families in
Jennings. 
Survivors include one daughter, Annie Mae Boudreaux of
Pearl River, Miss.; and one brother, Ovey LeJeune of Baton Rouge.

BROWN,   Sheryl L.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Sheryl Lynn "Shudy" Brown, 45, will be
at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 14, in King's Funeral Home.
The Rev. Samuel Tolbert will officiate. Dismissal will be
10 a.m. Thursday, with burial will be in Combre Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 5 p.m. today in the funeral home.
She died at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a member of
Riverside Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Trina, Sonya, and
Trimeka Brown, all of Lake Charles; one brother, Mark Anthony Brown of
Lake Charles; one sister, Shelia Brown of Lake Charles; her
mother, Mrs. Clara B. Brown of Lake Charles; and nine grandchildren.


BROWN,  Charles A.       LCAP 1/1/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Charles A. Brown, 64, will 
be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Clint Douglas Price will officiate.  Visitation is from 2:30-10
p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mr. Brown died Wednesday, 
Dec. 31, 1997, in an Alexandria hospital. A native of Blevins,
Ark., he had lived in the Leesville-Vernon Parish area since
1965. He retired as a Command Sergeant Major from the U.S. 
Army and was a combat veteran of the Vietnam and Korean wars. 
He was a Ham Radio operator. Survivors include his wife, Doris
Brown; three sons, Charles L. Brown of Leggett, Calif., Gary
Brown of Jacksonville, Fla., and Steven Brown of Leesville; 
one daughter, Delores Spears of Pineville; his father, Carl 
Brown of Fayetteville, Ark.; and three grandchildren. 

BROWN,   D.W.,      LCAP 1/22/1998
Rison, Ark. -- Funeral services for D.W. Brown, 61, of
Sherrill, Ark., will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Buie Funeral
Home. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998.

BROWN,  Alcide    LCAP   1/30/1998
Eunice -- Funeral services for Alcide Brown, 83, of Ville
Platte, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Ninth Baptist Church in Ville 
Platte.  The Rev. M.L. Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Ninth
Baptist Church Cemetery under direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church.
Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998 in a Ville Platte hospital.
Survivors include three sons, Bertrand Brown of Beaumont, Texas,
Wilbert Brown of Mamou and Delta Brown of Ville Platte; six
daughters, Edna Louis of Ville Platte, Marie Brown, Nelda Brown,
Rose Brown, Alice Brown and Elma Brown, all of Lake Charles; and
one sister, Lydia Tezeno of Ville Platte.

BROWN,  Sheryl     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral arrangements for Sheryl "Shudy" Brown, 45, 
will be announced by King's Funeral Home. She died 
Saturday in a local hospital.

BRUCE,  Verla O.      LCAP 1/4/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Verla O. Bruce, 82, of New
Orleans, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in First Baptist
Church.  Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery under direction of
Rush Funeral Home.  She died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in a New
Orleans care facility.

BRUCE,   Thelma   LCAP 1/18/1998
Funeral arrangements for Thelma Bruce, 91, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a local hospital.

BRUCE,  Thelma E.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma E. Bruce,
91, will be held at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 19, in Moss Bluff Bible
Church. The Revs. Ed Rose, Daniel McKab and U.A. Dorion will
officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.  Mrs. Bruce died at 6:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17,
1998, in a local care center.
A native of DeQuincy, she was a resident of the Lake
Charles/Moss Bluff area for many years. She was a Charter Member of Moss
Bluff Bible Church. 
Survivors include two sons, Charles P. Bruce of Reeves and
Robert Bruce of Moss Bluff; one daughter, Nelda Monk of Iowa; two
sisters, Ardath Chatigney of Phoenix, Ariz., and Norma Lee Mikliun
of Dime Box, Texas; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Moss Bluff Bible Church Building
Fund, P.O. Box 12555, Moss Bluff, La. 70612 or Camp Pearl Bible
Conferences & Missions, P.O. Box 10, Reeves, La. 70658, the
family said.

BRUCE,  Verla O.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Oakdale-- Funeral arrangements for Verla O. Bruce, 82, of New
Orleans will be announced by Rush Funeral Home. She died at 9
a.m.Friday in a New Orleans hospital. 

BURBANK,  Thomas D. Sr.      LCAP   1/15/1998
Baton Rouge -- Funeral services for Thomas D. "Tom" Burbank
Sr., 78, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Rabenhorst
Funeral Home. 
The Rev. David Hall will officiate. Burial will be in Green Oaks
Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. Saturday.
Mr. Burbank died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in Liberty, Mo.
A native of Shreveport, he lived in Baton Rouge for a number of
years before moving to Liberty. He was an Army and Coast Guard veteran
of World War II. He served as Director of the Louisiana Department
of Public Safety and Superinten-dent of the State Police from
1956-1969.
He was one of two men to achieve the rank of Brigadier General
with the Louisiana State Police. He was a graduate of the F.B.I.
Academy, past general chairman of the International Association of Chiefs
of Police and past president of the Louisiana Peace Officers'
Association.
In 1994, he was inducted into the Louisiana Highway and
Transportation Hall of Honor.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of St. James Lodge 47 and
the Scottish Rite. He was past president of the Baton Rouge
Shrine Club and a former Jaycees Outstanding Public Servant.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Crisp Burbank; one son, Tom
Burbank Jr. of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Jeanne Eubanks of
Liberty, and Linda Sweat of Houston; one sister, Joe Ann Tucker
of Shreveport; and eight grandchildren.
 

BURCH,  Merle    LCAP   1/28/1998
Vinton -- A memorial service for Merle Burch, 68, will be
at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Nibblets luff Cemetery.
Mr. Burch died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in the Sulphur
hospital.
 

BURKE, Agnes D.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes D. Burke, 89, will be at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Church.
The Revs. Mike Barras, Harry Grieg and Irving DeBlanc will
officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park under direction of
Hixson Funeral Home. 
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. today with a 6 p.m. rosary, and
from 8-9:45 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Burke died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., she graduated from St.
Theresa's High School in Hutchinson, Kan., and attended Loretta
Heights College in Denver and Mary Mount College in Salina, Kan.
After moving to Lake Charles in 1936, she became active in
Catholic women's organizations, including the Immaculate Conception
Altar Society, Catholic Daughters' Court 695, Serra Club, Mary's
Callers and the VICs. She served on the parish, deanery and
diocesan councils and was a Eucharistic Minister.
In 1962 she was elected National Director of the Council of
Catholic Women of the Province of New Orleans &emdash; and, during
her four-year term served on numerous national committees,
attended the Bishops' Conference and, by invitation, the mass of Pope
Paul VI when he visited the United Nations. At the invitation of
President John F. Kennedy, she attended a Women's Conference at the White
House to discuss the original Civil Rights Bill and later assisted
with the formation of the Lake Charles Human Relations Committee. 
She served as parish, deanery and diocesan chairman of
Civil Defense as well as director of Catholic Women's Activities for
Region V. She was awarded a Civil Defense Citation for meritorious
service during the Hurricane Audrey emergency in 1957.
In recognition of her work in the National council of
Catholic Women and in Civil Defense, she received the Pro Ecclesia et
Pontifice Papal Medal at a ceremony in Lafayette in 1966.
Recently, she received the Catholic Service Medal from
Immaculate Conception Parish.
Her other civic activities included the Leaf and Petal
Garden Club, Lake Charles Toastmistresses, the Enterprise Club,
Historical and Preservation Club, American Business Women, City of the
Lake, Council for International Cancer Research and Gold Star
Mothers' Club.
She served as director of the Lake Charles Tourist Bureau
from 1971 until she retired in 1982.
Survivors include one son, Patrick L. Burke of New Orleans;
one granddaughter; and three great-grandchildren. 

BURNETT, Rev. Curtis C.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Sulphur   Funeral arrangements for Rev. Curtis C. Burnett, 65,
will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. He died at 1:25 p.m.
Monday in his residence.

BURNETT,  Rev. Curtis C.        LCAP   1/7/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for the Rev. Curtis C. Burnett, 65,
will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 7, in Sulphur United Pentecostal Church.  The
Revs. T.D. Cardwell, Marshall Baggett, Jimmy Sanner, Trevor Kelly and O.L.
Gunter will officiate. Burial will be in Dry Creek  Cemetery under the
direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.  Visitation continues today in the
church.  The Rev. Burnett died at 1:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in his
residence.  A native of Longville, he lived most of his life in
Sulphur. He was an ordained United Pentecostal minister, having pastored
First United  Pentecostal Church of Hackberry for 27 years. He was also
retired  from Colonial Pipeline Company.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Lou Burnett; two daughters, Rita
Hamilton of Merryville and Jeanne Gunter of Sulphur; two
brothers, Landry and Charlie Burnett, both of Longville; three sisters, Martha 
Whittington of Longville, Willow Reeves of Reeves, and Mertis Stewart of
Highlands, Texas; and three grandchildren.
      
BUSBY,  Melba J.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Melba J. Busby, 65, 
will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Sulphur 
Memorial Funeral Home.  The Rev. Ricky Batchelor will 
officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. 
on Tuesday.  Mrs. Busby died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1998, 
in her residence.  A native of Anacoco, she attended 
school in DeQuincy and Anacoco, and lived in LeBleu 
Settlement. Mrs. Busby was a nurse's aide for St. 
Patrick Hospital for several years. She was a master 
quilter.  Survivors include three sons, Miles Busby 
of Sulphur, Thomas A.  Busby of Lake Charles and Jerry 
D. Busby of LeBleu Settlement; one daughter, Deborah 
Britnell of Conroe, Texas; one brother, Charles Sewell 
of Anacoco; one sister, Sally Caillier of Buna, Texas; 
10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 


BUSEK, Vada F.,Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Westlake Funeral services for Mrs. Vada Farris Busek, 73, will be
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Tim Guthrie will officiate. Burial will be in Westlake
Memorial Park.  Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Busek died at 1:43 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26,1998, in Lake
Charles.
A native of Alco and former resident of Oakdale, she had lived in
Westlake for the past 25 years. She was a member of the Baptist faith, the
Calcasieu Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and the Telephone Pioneers
Club. She retired after 35 years as a service representative with Southern
Bell Survivors include two brothers Albert Farris of Baker and Jimmie
Farris of Westlake lake; and three sisters, Mrs. Wordnia McDonnold of
Westlake, Mrs. Dorothy Bass of Florien and Mrs. Carolyn Marsh of Jacksonville,
N.C. 

BYRLEY,  Arno A.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Funeral services for Arno A. Byrley, 73, will be at 2 p.m. today,
Jan. 6, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Revs. Douglas Moore and David DeWitt will officiate. Burial
will be in Consolata Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Byrley died at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1993,
in a local hospital.
A native of Leesville, he had lived in Lake Charles for more than
49 years. He retired as Marketing Manager from South Central Bell Telephone
Co. after more than 31 years of service. He was an Army veteran of World War
II.  He was a member of V.F.W. Post 2130 and of Bouleyard Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth F. Byrley; two brothers, Marvin A. Byrley of
Shreveport and E.M. Byrley of New Orleans; and two sisters, Marguerite
Yelverton of Rancho Cordova, Calif., and Mary Knisley of Lake Charles.

CALCOTE, Collin     LCAP   1/11/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Collin Calcote, 88, 
of Providence will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 
in Providence Baptist Church. Burial will be in 
Providence Cemetery under direction of Hixson 
Funeral Home. Mr. Calcote died at 9:15 a.m. 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in the DeRidder hospital. 

CAPDEVILLE ,Shirley A., Mrs.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Ann Abraham
Capdeville, 61, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, from Our
Lady of Perpetual Help. Burial will be in the church cemetery under
direction of H.G. Raphael and Son Funeral Home. 
Mrs. Capdeville died at 3:39 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998 in a
Compton, Calif. hospital. 


CAPDEVILLE,  Shirley, Mrs.      LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Shirley 
Capdeville will be announced by Raphael and Son 
Funeral Home. She died at 2:15 a.m. Friday in a 
Compton, Calif. hospital.

CARRIER,  Herman    LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral services for Herman ''Conie'' Carrier, 89, of 2118
Griffin  Street will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Fondel Memorial
Chapel. 
The Rev. Lee Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins
Cemetery.
Visitation is from noon Saturday.  Mr. Carrier died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 28, 1998, in a  Beaumont, Texas, care center.
A native of Opelousas, he had lived in Lake Charles most of his
life. He was a member of the Riverside Baptist Church where he was an
usher.  He was a retired construction worker.
Survivors include one son, Joseph Carrier Jr. of Beaumont; one
sister, Mrs. Hazel Pitrie of Beaumont; and four grandchildren.

CARRIER,  R.C., Mrs.      LCAP 1/22/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. R.C. (Geraldine) Carrier, 58,
will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, from St. Henry Catholic Church.
The Rev. Tim Goodley will officiate. Burial will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery under  the direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Carrier died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in her residence.
A native of Opelousas and a longtime resident of Lake
Charles, she was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Joshua and Errol
Fontenot, both of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Jazelle Jones of
Lake  Charles; four brothers, Calvin, Charles, Herman and
Clarence Guidry Jr., all of Lake Charles; eight sisters, Mary Bell Guidry,
Mrs. Consuela Thomas, Mrs. Judy Bellard and Mrs. Nancy Pouchie, all of
Lake Charles; Mrs. Barbara Anderson of Opelousas, Mrs. Stella
James of Culver City, Calif., Mrs. Lucy Stevens of Inglewood,
Calif., and Mrs. Maudine Moore of Santa Monica, Calif; and five
grandchildren.

CARRIER,   Herman    LCAP   1/29/1998
Funeral arrangements for Herman Carrier, 83, will be
announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 1:25 p.m. Wendesday in a
Beaumont, Texas, hospital.

CARTER,  Melena B., Mrs.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Melena B. Carter, 79, 
will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She 
died at 2:05 a.m. Friday in a local hospital.

CARTER, Melena B.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Melena Bowman Carter, 79, will be at 7
p.m. today, Jan. 16, in the First Community Baptist Church.
The Rev. Alvin C. Jefferson will officiate. Dismissal will be at
9 a.m. Saturday with burial in Southern Memorial Garden Cemetery in
Baton Rouge under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation is from 5 p.m. 
Mrs. Carter died at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a local
hospital. A native of Port Barre, she had lived in Baton Rouge for a number
of years before moving to Lake Charles several years ago. She was a
member of the Nazarene Baptist Church in Baton Rouge and First
Community Baptist Church in Lake Charles.
Survivors include two stepdaughters, Patricita Batiste of Lake
Charles and Mel Ann Johnson of San Antonio; two brothers, Maxie and
Wallace Bowman, both of Compton, Calif.; seven sisters, Mrs.
Hazel Allen, Mrs. Viney Williams, Mrs. Heartha Richardson and Mrs.
Jessie Sylvester, all of New Orleans, Mrs. Jerry Thomas of Compton, Mrs.
Lottie Coleman of Riverside, Callif. and Myrtle Jean Bowman of
Anaheim, Calif.

CARTER,  Thelma L.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Pineville -- Graveside services for Thelma Lee Carter, 87, of
DeRidder, will be at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 7, in Greenwood
Cemetery.  Burial will be under direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral home
of DeRidder.  Mrs. Carter died on Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in the DeRidder
hospital.

CARUSO, Frank J.,Mrs.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank J. (Marjorie) Caruso, 75, of San
Antonio, Texas, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, from
Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
The Rev. Harry Greig will officiate. Burial will be in Prien
Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5:30-10 p.m. today with a 7:30 p.m. rosary;
and from 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Caruso died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a San
Antonio hospital. 
A native of New Orleans, she lived in Lake Charles for 51 years
prior to moving to San Antonio a year ago. She was a member of
Immaculate Conception Church, the Lioness Club and the Camp Fire
Girls. 
Survivors include her husband; one son, Lynn Caruso of Dallas;
one daughter, Peggy L. Caruso of San Antonio; one brother, Frank
Trammel Jr. of New Orleans; one sister, Gwen Duplantis of Hot
Springs, Ark.; and three grandchildren. 


CARUSO,  Marjorie     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral arrangements for Marjorie Caruso, 75, will be 
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. She died Saturday, 
in a San Antonio hospital.  

CASKEY,  Ora L.        LCAP  1/2/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral arrangements for Ora Lue Caskey, 57, 
will be announced by Snider Funeral Home. She died Wednesday
in her Hawkins, Texas residence.

CASKEY,  Ora Lue     LCAP   1/3/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Ora Lue Caskey, 57, of
Hawkins,Texas, will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 3, in Snider
Funeral Home. The Rev. Murrell Ewing will officiate. Burial will
be in Perkins Cemetery.  She died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in her
residence.  A native of DeQuincy, she had resided in Hawkins for
15 years. She was a graduate of DeQuincy High School and Sowela
Technical Institute. She was a past employee of Ambassador
College as acomputer programmer.  Survivors include one brother,
Jack W. Caskey Sr. of Lake Charles; and her father, Leon C.
Caskey of Sun City, Ariz.


CHAISSON,  Rogers     LCAP 1/13/1998
Welsh -- Funeral arrangements for Rogers Chaisson, 65, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 5 p.m. Monday in a
Jennings hospital.

CHAISSON,  Rogers      LCAP   1/15/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Rogers Chaisson, 65, will be at 2
p.m. today, Jan. 15, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.
he Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn
emetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. Mr. Chaisson died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in Jennings.
A native of Pine Island, he lived in the Pine Island and Welsh
area for most of his life. He was a heavy equipment operator in
construction and a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Mae Chaisson; two sons,
Thomas Chaisson of Jennings and Butch Tauzin of Liberty, S.C.; one
daughter, Patricia Tauzin of Long Beach, Calif.; one brother, Alex Chaisson
of Welsh; three sisters, Nan Guillory and Mary Lou Faul, both of
Welsh, and Dean Arceneaux of San Antonio; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

CHANTLIN,  Sister Mary F.     LCAP   1/7/1998
New Orleans -- Funeral services for Sister Mary Fabian Chantlin,
SSF (nee Marie Louise Chantlin), 79, will be at 9 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 9, in the chapel of the Sisters of the Holy Family. 
Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 under direction of
Louisiana Undertaking Co.  A wake service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday and a
Memorial Mass at 7  p.m. Sister Chantlin died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.
A native of Church Point, she entered the Congregation of the
Sisters of the Holy Family on Sept. 8, 1939. She professed temporary vows on
March 19, 1942, and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1948. She was a
religious sister for 59 years serving at St. John Berchman's
Center in New Orleans and St. Albert the Great, Compton, Calif. She taught
in San Antonio, Texas, and in Bastrop.
Survivors include one brother, Clarence Chantlin of Lake Charles;
and one sister, Ida Holmes of Houston.

CIOLA, Ronald F.     LCAP   1/16/1998
A prayer service for Ronald F. Ciola, 55, was held at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. Burial will be today in the
Veteran's Administration Cemetery in Port Hudson.
Mr. Ciola died at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a local
hospital.


CIOLA, Ronald F.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral arrangements for Ronald F. Ciola, 55, will 
be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died a 
9:45 p.m. Thursday in a local hospital.

CLARK,  Daniel R. Sr.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Daniel Robert Clark Sr., 85, will be at 3
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Steve James will officiate. Burial will be at 2 p.m.
Friday,  Jan. 16, in City Cemetery in Farmerville with Rev. David Martin 
officiating.  Visitation is from 3-6 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Clark died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Gholson, Miss., he was a resident of the Lake Charles
area for many years, where he was owner and operator of Clark's
Grocery for 36 years. He served in the army during WW II and was a member
of Trinity Baptist Church.  Survivors include his wife, Elva Clark; one son,
D. Robert Clark Jr. of Lake Charles; one daughter, Rose Clark Weems of
Shreveport; two brothers, Bennie Clark of Louisville, Miss. and Buck Clark of
Birmingham, Ala.; two sisters, Beulah Mae Fulton and Jennie King,
both of Louisville, Miss.; and one grandchild. 

CLARKSON,  Miller B.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Graveside services for Miller Bryan Clarkson, 84, of Webster,
Texas, formerly of Lake Charles, will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 13, in
Prien Memorial Park Cemetery. 
The Rev. Walter Ellis will officiate. Burial will be under
direction of Jack Rowe Funeral Home of League City, Texas.
Mr. Clarkson died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in his residence.
A native of Evanston, Ill., he was a descendant of pioneer Texas
families. He obtained a bachelor degree with a dual major in
mathematics and physics from Baylor University where he was
president of his class. He received a Master of Science degree
from Texas A&M University, where he was also president of his class.
He was head of the Science Department at McNeese State University
and later taught at Northeastern University in Chicago, Ill., where
he received a Professor Emeritus Award. He served in the Navy during
World War II as a liaison officer between the Australian and U.S.
Navy.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Ann Davies of League City,
Texas and Susan Ahmed of Clear Lake City, Texas; four
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Texas A&M University, Department of
Physics, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, the family said.


CLEVELAND, James D., Mr.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mr. James D. Cleveland, 69, 
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died 
Sunday in his residence.

CLIFTON,  Cecilia Tanner   LCAP   1/27/1998
Lafayette Graveside services for Cecilia Tanner Long Clifton,
100, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 27, at the Masonic Cemetery under the
direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Clifton died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in a local
are center.  A native of Lafayette, she moved to Lake Charles in 1974. She was
the laughter of Richard J. and Emily Villere Tanner, a pioneer Lafayette
family and the great-granddaughter f former Louisiana Governor Jacques
Phillipe Villere.
Survivors include two daughters, Sallie Long Dondis and Mercedes
Long Collins, both of Lake Charles; nine grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.


COLE, Earl Sr., Mrs.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl (Shirley Theresa 
Olivier) Cole, 57, of 1926 Moeling Street will be 
at noon today, Jan. 10, in Saints Memorial
Church of God in Christ.  The Rev. Ivanhoe Terry 
will officiate. Burial will be in St. John Church
Cemetery in Kinder under direction of Fondel 
Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. 
in the church. Mrs. Cole died at 8:45 a.m. 
Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Lake Charles, she had lived in 
Los Angeles for 34 years before moving back 
to Lake Charles three years ago. Survivors include 
her husband; two daughters, Sandra Cole Tate and
Roxanne Cole Sain, both of Los Angeles; one son, 
Earl Cole Jr. of Los Angeles; one brother, Roumay 
Olivier of Lake Charles; and four grandchildren.

COLE,  Earl Sr.,Mrs.   LCAP   1/9/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Earl (Shirley Theresa Olivier) Cole,
57, of 1926 Moeling Street will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 10, in
Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ Church.  The Rev. Alvin
Ivanhoe Terry will officiate. Burial will be in St. John Church
Cemetery in Oberlin under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.   Mrs. Cole
died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a local hospital.A
native of Lake Charles, she had lived in Los Angeles for 34 years
before moving back to Lake Charles three years ago.  Survivors
include her husband; two daughters, Sandra Cole and Roxanne Cole
Sain, both of Lake Charles; one son, Earl Cole Jr. of Los
Angeles; one brother, Roumay Olivier of Lake Charles; and four
grandchildren. 

COLE,  Arrie ,Mrs.    LCAP   1/29/1998
Kinder -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Arrie Cole will be
announced by Ardoin's Funeral Home. She died at 4:12 p.m.
Wednesday in the Kinder hospital.

COLE,  Shirley T.    LCAP    1/5/1998
Funeral arrangements for Shirley T. Cole, 57, 1926 Moeling
Street, will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 8:45 a.m.
Sunday in a local hospital.

COLE,  Arrie    LCAP   1/30/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Arrie Cole, 86, will be at 2 p.m.
today, Jan. 30, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Harmony
Cemetery.  She died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in the Kinder hospital.
       

COLLICE,  Charles C.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Oberlin -- Funeral services for Charles C. Collice, 43,
will be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 26, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Reed Cemetery.  Mr. Collice died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in the Oakdale
hospital.

COLLINS,  Joy L.    LCAP    1/5/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Joy Lucille Collins, 68, will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Old Cypress Cemetery. She died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3,
1998, in her residence.

CONNER,  Morris Sr.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Morris "Kajoe" Conner
Sr., 89, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, from Our Lady
of the Lake Catholic Church.
The Rev. Maurice Martineau will officiate. Burial will be
in St. Anthony Cemetery under direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. today, with a rosary at 8:30
p.m. Mr. Conner died at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in the
Jennings hospital. 
A native of Lowry, he was resident of Lake Arthur. He was a
retired carpenter.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Conner; two sons, Maurice
L. Conner of Roanoke and James D. Conner Sr. of Sulphur; one
daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Carolyn) Deshotel of Lake Arthur; two brothers,
Howard "Mike" Conner and Wilbert "Neg" Conner, both of Lake
Arthur; 17 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.

COOKE, Doris W.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Doris Wotton Cooke, 93, died at 1:55 a.m. Friday, Jan. 
9, 1998, in a local hospital. She was cremated. 
Arrangements were by Hixson Funeral Home. 

COOLEY, Corey J.     LCAP 1/6/1998
DeRidder Funeral services for Corey Jude Cooley, 21, will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
The Revs. Lyndon Longoria and Kent Richards will officiate.
Burial will be in Whitaker Cemetery.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.
Wednesday.  Mr. Corley died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, while fishing at a private
pond.  A lifelong resident of DeRidder, he was a graduate of Singer High
School and a rodeo participant with the Lazy M Rodeo Club in DeQuincy. In 1992
he was Louisiana High School Reserve Champion Bull Rider and Louisiana
Champion High School Bull Rider in 1993 and 1994. In 1994 he was LRCA All
Around Rookie and Rookie Bull Rider of the Year. He was Texas Professional
Rodeo Association Champion Bull Rider in 1995. He was the PRCA Resistol Rookie
and All Around Rookie of the Year in 1996.
Survivors include his parents, Emily and Clyde Cooley of
DeRidder; his maternal grandparents, Gladys and Junior Faulk of DeRidder; and
his paternal grandparents, Mamie and Junior Cooley of DeRidder.
 
DAIGLE, Jules O. Monsignor LCAP   1/3/1998
Welsh -- Funeral mass for Monsignor Jules O. Daigle, 97, who was
nationally known for his ''Cajun Dictionary,'' will be at 10 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 5, from Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.
Bishop Jude Speyrer will officiate at the funeral mass. Interment
is under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from
1-10 p.m. today at the funeral home. Rite of Welcome will be at 1
p.m. Sunday at the church, with prayer services at 3, 5, 8 and 10
p.m.  A Parish Mass will be at 6 p.m. Sunday with the Rev.
Archimandrite Herbert May officiating and Monsignor I.A.DeBlanc,
P.A., delivering the homily. Visitation will continue from 8a.m.
Monday.  Msgr. Daigle died at 4 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in a
Jennings hospital.  A native of Lafayette, he studied for the
priesthood at St. Joseph Seminary in St. Benedict; St. Mary's in
Baltimore, Md.; and the North American College in Rome, Italy,
where he was ordained in 1925. He served as assistant pastor of
St. Michael Parish in Crowley and Immaculate Conception in Lake
Charles. He was pastor of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic
Church from 1930 to 1974 and continued to live in Welsh after his
retirement from active ministry. He was made a monsignor in 1952.
He had been active in youth, civic and fraternal organizations in
Welsh and Jeff Davis and had received the Silver Beaver award of
the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the Knights of
Columbus for more than 50 years. He wrote several books about
Cajun French and the Cajun heritage that became best  sellers. He
received international recognition for the projects and was in
demand for radio, television, and newspaper interviews. 
Survivors include Mrs. Anne Sower of Baton Rouge; Brother
Gabriel''Armand'' Daigle, F.S.C., Mrs. Martin (Mildred) Monies,
Mrs. Florence Boudreaux and Mrs. Lydia Schoeffler, all of
Lafayette.  

DAIGLE,  Wilma   LCAP   1/31/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Wilma Daigle, 72, will be
announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died at 7:30 p.m.
Friday in the Jennings hospital.

DAIGLE,  Russell     LCAP   1/11/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Russell Daigle, 
58, will be, announced by Miguez Funeral Home. He 
died at 6:08 p.m. Saturday in the Jennings hospital.

DAIGLE, Russell A.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Russell A. Daigle, 58, 
will be held at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 12, from Immaculate 
Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Greenwood 
Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.  Mr. 
Daigle died at 6:08 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in the
Jennings' hospital. 


DANIEL, Charles G. Sr.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Jennings Funeral services for Charles G. Daniel Sr:, 67, will be
at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 in First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Lindsey Burns will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Anthony Cemetery in Lake Arthur under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 5-10 p.m. today at the funeral home, and
from 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
Mr. Daniel died at 2:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26,1998, in his
residence.
A native of Vivian, he lived in Lake Arthur before moving to
Jennings 30 years ago. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He
was a retired welder and a member of the Live Oak Lodge 346 F. & A.M. He was a
member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Agnes Broussard Daniel; one son,
Charles Grady Daniel Jr. of Jennings; three daughters, Mrs. Barry (Sheri)
Graham of Dallas, Mrs. Jim Taffie Davis of Gueydan, and Mrs. Rickey
(Tammie) Trahan of Lafayette; one brother, Isaac "Ike" Daniel of Rusk, Texas;
two sisters  Mrs. Robert (Sue) Bailey of Houston and Mrs. Larry (Mary Faye)
Graves of Center, Texas; and 10 grandchildren.

DANIEL,  Jacob H.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Jacob Henry Daniel, 91, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital.

DANIEL,   Jacob H.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Funeral services for Jacob Henry Daniel, 91, will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17, in New Sunlight Baptist Church.
The Rev. Randall Washington will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today in the church.
Mr. Daniel died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Wilmot, Ark., and a resident of Lake Charles most of
his life, he was a member of New Sunlight Baptist church.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Chavis of Lake Charles;
and two sisters, Leathy Brown of Lake Charles and Mattie Brown of
Rayville. 


DARBONNE,   Mrs. Celiese S.LCAP 1/23/1998
Oberlin -- Funeral services for Mrs. Celiese S. Darbonne,
81, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 23, from St. Joan of Arc Catholic
Church.
The Rev. Jude Brunnett will officiate. Burial will be in
Oberlin Mausoleum under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of
Oakdale.  Visitation will be from 8 a.m. A rosary was said Thursday
evening.  Mrs. Darobnne died on Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in the
Oakdale hospital.  A lifelong resident of Oberlin, she was a member of St.
Joan of Arc Catholic Church and the Ladies Altar Society.
Survivors include one daughter, Judy D. Duhon of Elton; two
brothers, Willian Sonnier of Elizabeth and Simon Sonnier of Oberlin;
three sisters, Estelle Pellerin of Lake Charles, Yvonne Fuselier
of Oberlin and Wanda Walker of Kinder; five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. 

DAUGHENBAUGH,  Jack G.    LCAP    1/5/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Jack Gordon Daughenbaugh, 52,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in his
residence.

DAUGHENBAUGH,   Jack G.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Funeral services for Jack Gordon Daughenbaugh, 52, will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Steven Caraway will officiate.. Burial will be in Sweet
Lake United Methodist Cemetery in Sweet Lake.
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Daughenbaugh died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in his residence.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a self-employed
farmer and a member of University United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife Mrs. Linda Daughenbaugh; one son,
Edward Lee Daughenbaugh of Iowa, La.; two daughters, Amy Carol Daughenbaugh
of Boston, Mass. and Stacy Jean Daughenbaugh of Lake Charles and his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon (Billie) Daughenbaugh of Lake Charles.

DAVIS, Anna Belle     LCAP   1/15/1998
Funeral arrangements for Anna Belle Davis, 65, will be announced
by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday in the
Sulphur hospital. 

DAVIS,  Arthur ,Mrs.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur (Anna Belle) Davis, 65, will be
at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Johnson Funeral Home.
Deacon Dan Landry will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6:45 p.m.;
and from 8 a.m. Saturday.   Mrs. Davis died at 4:41 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14,
1998, in a local care facility.  A native of Sweetlake, she live in Lake
Charles for over 45 years. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. George
(Suzanne) Guillory of Houston and Mrs. Karl (Paula) Heimbach of
Prairieville; three sisters, Alice Guidry of Lake Arthur, Helen Peloquin of
Lake Charles and Marie Bowles of Gainesville, Fla.; two brothers, Earl
Lee Conner of Decatur, Ill. and Paul Conner of Lake Arthur; and two
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to National Alzheimers Research Foundation,
the family said.

DEROUEN, Lista M.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Lista M. DeRouen, 93, will 
be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 10, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Dan Landry will officiate. Burial will be 
in DeRouen Cemetery in Hayes.  Visitation will be from 
8 a.m. A rosary was said Friday evening.  Mrs. DeRouen
died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Bell City, she lived in Lake 
Charles most of her life. She was a member of St. 
Margaret Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, 
Ray DeRouen and Amos Corbello, both of Lake Charles; 
one sister, Eraine Ardoin of Bell City; five grand-
children; and seven great-grandchildren.

DESHOTEL,  Melton R.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Jennings -- Funeral service for Melton R. Deshotel, 63, of
Evangeline, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 28, in
Restoration Tabernacle.  Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery under direction
of Matthews and Son Funeral Home.  Mr. Deshotel died at 7:58 p.m. Monday, Jan.
26, 1998, in Evangeline. 

DOAN,  Lois Mans      LCAP   1/15/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lois (Peebles) Mans Doan,
89, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in Miguez Funeral Home.
Antoine Valdetero and Doug-las Broyles will officiate. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitation is from 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Mrs. Doan died at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in her
residence.  A native of Smyrna, Tenn., she was a resident of Jennings for 71
years.  She was a retired bookkeeper for the City of Jennings and a
member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. L.T. (Barbara Mans) Hawkins
of Jennings; one brother, H.G. Pebbles of Nashville, Tenn.; and two
grandchildren.


DOAN, Glen , Mrs.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Mrs. Glen (Judy Buller) Doan,
60, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, from St. Theodore
Catholic Church. 
The Rev. James Doyle will officiate. Burial will be in Carter
Cemetery  in Kinder under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with rosaries at 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Doan died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in Moss Bluff.
A native of Elton, she was a resident the Lake Charles area for
many years, where she was employed by Sears in the sales department
for many years. She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church,
where she served as a Eucharistic Minister, and a member of the
Alter Society.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Ronald Guillory of Panama
City, Fla.; four daughters, Karen Drewett, Judy Reeves, Rhonda
LaPoint and Louise Stratton, all of Lake Charles; 10
grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.

DOMINGUE,   Burnell J.      LCAP 1/24/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Burnell J. Domingue, 54,
will be at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home on Ruth
Street. Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly.
Mr. Domingue died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a Lake Charles
hospital. 

DONAHOE,  Mary S.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Mary Ann Simmons Donahoe, 63,
will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 7, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral
Home.
The Rev. Lonnie Gothrup will officiate. Burial will be in Mimosa
Pines Cemetery.  Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. 
Mrs. Donahoe died Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in the Sulphur hospital.
A native of Sulphur, she was retired from the Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff's Office and was a member of Houston River Baptist Church in
Sulphur.   Survivors include one son, Chris Simmons of Westlake; two
daughters, Sarah Marcantel and Grace Bauer, both of Sulphur; one sister,
Ella Mae Abshire of Pearland, Texas; and six grandchildren.

DOUCET, Gary M.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Gary M. Doucet, 86, 
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, from Our Lady 
Help of Christians Catholic Church. Burial will be 
in Calvary Cemetery under direction of Matthews and 
Son Funeral Home. Mr. Doucet died at 9:55 a.m. 
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998 in the Jennings hospital.

DOUCET,  Gary M.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Gary M. Doucet, 86, will be
announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Thursday in
the Jennings hospital. 

DUGAS,  Edward J.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Funeral services for Edward J. Dugas, 44, will be at 10
a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Dan Landry will officiate. Private burial will be
in Benoit Cemetery.
Visitation is from 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today, Jan. 18, and
from 8 a.m. Monday.  Mr. Dugas died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in a
local hospital.  A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he worked for many
years as a longshoreman at the Port of Lake Charles.
Survivors include three sons, Edward B. Dugas and Michael
Dewain  Dugas Smith, both of Lake Charles, and James D. Evans of
Monroe; two daughters, Taysha Patrice Deaton of Iowa and Brandy
Nicole Smith of Lake Charles; three brothers, Clyde Joseph Dugas
of Grand Lake and Michael Lane Dugas of Lake Charles; two sisters,
Judy Ann Blevins of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and Betty Sue O'Quinn of
Lake Charles; and his mother, Mary Louise Thacker of Afton, Va.

DUGAS,  Edward J.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Funeral services for Edward J. Dugas, 44, will be at 10
a.m. today, Jan. 19, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Dan Landry will officiate. Private burial will be
in Benoit Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. today.
Mr. Dugas died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in a
local hospital.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he worked for many
years as a longshoreman at the Port of Lake Charles.
Survivors include three sons, Edward B. Dugas and Michael
Dewain Dugas Smith, both of Lake Charles, and James D. Evans of
Monroe; two daughters, Taysha Patrice Deaton of Iowa and Brandy
Nicole Smith of Lake Charles; three brothers, Clyde Joseph Dugas
of Grand Lake, Jack Dewain Dugas of Grand Lake and Michael Lane
Dugas of Lake Charles; two sisters, Judy Ann Blevins of Mt.
Pleasant, Texas, and Betty Sue O'Quinn of Lake Charles; and his mother and
stepfather, Mary Louise and Davy Thacker of Afton, Va.

DUHON,  Orelian    LCAP    1/5/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Orelian Duhon, 92, will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Bertrand Cemetery under direction of
Matthews and Son Funeral Home. 
He died at 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in the Jennings hospital.

DUHON,  Orelian     LCAP 1/6/1998
Jennings Funeral services for Orelian Duhon, 92, will be at 2
p.m. today, Jan. 6, from Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Bertrand Cemetery under direction of Matthews and Son Funeral
Home.  Mr. Duhon died at 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in the Jennings
hospital.

DUHON,   Dave H.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Funeral services for Dave Henry Duhon, 63, will be at 8
p.m. today, Jan. 18, in Greater Live Oak Baptist Church.
The Rev. James will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m.
Monday with burial in Hi Mount Cemetery under the direction of Combre
Funeral Home. 
Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. in the church.
Mr. Duhon died Monday, Dec. 12, 1998, in his residence.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, he was a member of the
VFW and Local 551 and was an associate minister at Greater Live Oak
Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Michael Moore, Shedrick
Goodly, and Andre Price, all of Lake Charles; two daughters, Polly Z.
Duhon and Adrianne Price, both of Lake Charles; one sister, Mary Ella
Augusta of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren.

DUHON,   Dave H.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Dave Henry Duhon, 63, will be announced
by  Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday in his residence.

DUKES,   Lee R.     LCAP 1/4/1998
Melder -- Funeral services for Lee R. Dukes, 67, of Hineston,
will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 4, in Pine Ridge Baptist Church.
Burial will bein New Hope Cemetery under direction of Rush
Funeral Home.  Mr. Dukes died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in his
residence. 

DURHAM,  Myrtis      LCAP 1/20/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtis Durham, 88,
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Ardoin Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Oakdale Cemetery. 
Mrs. Durham died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in the Oakdale
hospital.

DURIO,  Joseph F. Sr.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral services for Joseph F. Durio Sr., 69, of 
Kinder will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in Johnson 
Funeral Home.  The Rev. James Gaddy will officiate. 
Burial will be in Jessie Johnson Memorial Cemetery 
in Kinder. Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today 
and from 8 a.m. Monday. Mr. Durio died at 8:45 p.m. 
Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a local hospital. A native 
of Soileau, he lived in Lake Charles for 32 years 
prior to moving to Kinder nine years ago. He was a 
retired longshoreman for the Port of Lake Charles, 
and a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. 
Army. Survivors include his wife, Ester W. Durio; 
two sons, Joseph F. Durio, Jr. of Iowa and Jeffery 
D. Durio of Azle, Texas; four daughters, Jeanne 
Segura of Delcambre, Gail Murphy and Judy Newman, 
both of Iowa, and Janell Higginbotham of Lake 
Charles; four brothers, Claude Durio of Basile, 
John Durio of Vinton, Neville Reed of Orange, 
Texas, and Fernest Reed Jr. of Hemphill, Texas; 
one sister, Mary Mae Touchet of Sulphur; 18 grand-
children; three stepgrandchildren; and 16 great-
grandchildren.


DUROUSSEAU,  Ophelia , Mrs.       LCAP 1/24/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ophelia Durousseau, 78, will
be announced by Combre Funeral Home. Mrs. Durousseau died
Friday in a local hospital.

DUROUSSEAU,  Ophelia S.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/29/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia S. Durousseau, 78, will
be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The Rev. Raymond Jones will officiate. Burial will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Mrs. Durousseau died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a local
hospital.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include eight sons, John B., Dillard J., Davis,
Anthony L., Willis L., James Lee, Dorsen P. Jr. and Christopher
Durousseau, all of Lake Charles; two daughters, Mrs. Odelia D. Andrus and Mrs.
Dianne D. Bernard, both of Lake Charles; one sister, Mrs. Amelia
Bellard of Iowa; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

ENGLISH ,  Benjamin A.,  Rev.        LCAP 1/8/1998 
Alexandria -- Memorial services for Rev. Benjamin A. English,
71, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in St. Timothy's
Episcopal Church. Bishop Hargrove will officiate. Burial will 
be in Fort Valley, Ga.  The Rev.English died Tuesday, Jan. 6,
1998, in Charleston, S.C.A native of Powersville, Ga., he
received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mercer University, 
his Master of Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary, and
his Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Sewanee University. He
served in the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana and was
Deputy to the Ordinary for Ministry. He was an Army veteran of
World War II and was Dean of the Bishops School of Western
Louisiana. He worked in the Cenla Mission Field serving Holy
Comforter Episcopal Church in LeCompte, and St. John's Episcopal
Church in Oakland. Survivors include one son, Benjamin Almond
English Jr. of Charleston,S.C.; two daughters, Margaret Donald
English of Miami, Fla. and Anne Lamar English of Excelsior,
Minn.; two sisters, Arline E. Bird of Alpharetta, Ga., and
Frances E. Moore of Macon, Ga.; and one grandchild.  Memorials
may be made to St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 2627 Horseshoe
Drive, Alexandria, La, 71301, the family said. 

EVANS,  D.A.    LCAP    1/5/1998
Funeral services for D.A. Evans, 57, of Westlake will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Revs. Don Barrett and Stacy Byrd will officiate. Burial will
be in Creel Memorial Gardens in Bel.
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.
He died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Lake Charles, he graduated from Marion High School.
He had lived in Westlake for a number of years. Mr. Evans worked as
an operator at Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., and was a member of
Operating Engineers Local 407. He was a former member of Lake
Charles Bible Church and had served in the army.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie "Tootsie" Bailey Evans;
three sons, Troy, Chad and Joel Evans of Westlake; one daughter, Shellie
Benoit of Westlake; two brothers, Rodney Evans of Sabine Pass, Texas,
and Richard Evans of Sulphur; his mother, Mary Etta Sawyer Evans of
Westlake; and two grandchildren.

FERSTL, Rosa K.,Mrs.      LCAP   1/15/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa K. Ferstl, 95, will
be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Joseph Bourque will officiate. Her body will be cremated
and buried at Nord Friedhof Cemetery in Munich, Germany, at a later
date. Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday.
Mrs. Ferstl died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, at her daughter's
residence. A native of Munich, she had lived in Moss Bluff for the past 10
years.
She was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Irene Dickerson of Westlake and
Anneliese Perkins of Moss Bluff; one sister, Maria Eggert of
Munich; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.


FINLEY,  William P. Jr.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Lafayette -- Funeral services for William Perryman "Bill"
Finley Jr., 76, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Delhomme
Bertrand Funeral Home. 
The Rev. Howard Blessing will officiate. Burial will be in
Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Finley died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in
his residence.  A native of LeCompte, he moved to Lake Charles at an early
age and was educated in local schools. He served during World War
II in the Army Air Force in the China-Burma-India Theater. He was a
road salesman for Ed Taussig Ford in Lake Charles, covering the
state between Lake Charles and Abbeville.
He owned and operated Finley's Outboard Marine on Ryan
Street. He served on the Advisory Board for OMC Johnson Outboard and
on various state and local marine organizations. He retired in
1991. He was a member and was on the Board of Directors of the
Lake Charles Country Club, serving as secretary in 1986. He was
also a member of the Pioneer Club and a charter member of the
Buccaneer Organization of Lake Charles. A life member of the United
States Power Squadron, Finley was a past commander of the
squadron. When he moved to Lafayette in 1993, he transferred his
membership to the Acadiana Squadron, where he remained active. 
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Miller Finley; one
son, William Robert Finley of Lafayette; one daughter, Virginia Finley
Harmon of Covington; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Daisy Mae) Milstead of
Lake Charles; and two grandsons.
Donations may be made to Hospice of Acadiana, P.O. Box
3467, Lafayette, La. 70502, the family said.

FINNEGAN,  Ruth D.     LCAP   1/16/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Ruth Dolores Finnegan, 70, will
be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 16, in the Pentecostal Church of
DeQuincy. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of Snider
Funeral Home.  She died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in her DeQuincy residence.


FLETCHER,  Louis     LCAP   1/19/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral arrangements for Louis "Sonny"
Fletcher, 74, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home. He died
Sunday in a Mamou hospital. 

FLETCHER,  Louis B.      LCAP 1/20/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Louis B. "Sonny"
Fletcher, 74, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 20, in First Methodist
Church.  The Rev. Glynn Foreman will officiate. Burial will be in
Lakeview Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. in the funeral home and from 1
p.m. in the church. A masonic service was held at Monday evening.
Mr. Fletcher died at 3:25 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a
Mamou hospital.  A lifelong resident of Lake Arthur, he was a graduate of
Lake Arthur High School. He served as a welding instructor at Elton
High School for 10 years and retired from the Jefferson Davis Vocational
Technical School in Jennings. He was a member of First United
Methodist Church, of Lake Arthur Lodge 346 F. & A.M., a Shriner and a
member of the Habibi Temple.  Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hymel
Fletcher; one son, Louis Bryant Fletcher Jr. of Lake Charles; one daughter,
Mrs. Virgil (Bridget) Carroll of Eunice; one brother, Howard Emery Fletcher of
Lake Arthur; and three grandchildren.

FOLLOWAY,   Walter ,Mrs.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Walter (Mavis) Followay, 60, will be at
2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, from St. Henry's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Jose Kariamadam will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and
from 8 a.m. Wednesday. 
Mrs. Followay died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in her residence.
A native of Chataignier, she was a longtime resident of Lake
Charles. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and Ladies of
Sahara of Habibi Shrine Temple. She was employed by Lake City Printing.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Paul Fontenot of
DeQuincy and Randy Fontenot of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Shirlene
Falke of DeRidder; one stepson, Jack Followay of Humble, Texas;
one stepdaughter, Mrs. Janet Todd of Beaumont, Texas; two sisters,
Mrs. Dean Ryder of Lake Charles and Mrs. Barbara Fontenot of Ville
Platte; her mother, Mrs. Luta Highfill of Ville Platte; and 10
grandchildren.


FONTENOT, Adeline M.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Adeline M. (Gary) Fontenot, 89, 
of Jennings, will be held at 3:30 p. m. today, Jan. 12, 
in Johnson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Murrell Ewing will 
officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery in Moss 
Bluff.  Visitation is from 8 a.m. today.  Mrs. Fontenot 
died at 7:43 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in the Jennings
hospital.  A lifelong resident of Kinder, she had lived in
Jennings for the past 13 years.  Survivors include four 
sons, John J. Gary Sr. and Adam J. Gary St. of Moss Bluff, 
Don L. Gary Jr. and George L. Gary, both of Jennings; one
daughter, Mrs. Alma ''Frozine'' Kidd of DeQuincy; 15
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.


FOUNTAIN,   Philiman  LCAP 1/8/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Philiman Fountain, 87, will be
at 2pm. Saturday, Jan. 11, in First Church of God in Christ.
Burial will be in Community Cemetery under direction of Snider
Funeral Home.  She died at 10:44 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, 
in a Lake Charles hospital.

FOURNERAT,  Phillip     LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral arrangements for Phillip Fournerat, 80, of Iowa,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Friday in a local
hospital.

FOURNERAT, Phillip   LCAP 1/18/1998
Funeral services for Phillip "Lip" Fournerat, 80, will be
at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, from Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Carlos Garcia will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today, Jan. 18, with a
rosary at 7:30 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Monday.
A native of Eunice and a resident of Iowa, he was a member
of St. Raphael Catholic Church in Iowa and was a retired carpenter
with Local 953.  Survivors include his wife, Lenia Fournerat; one son,
Dickie J. Fournerat Sr. of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Larry
(Kathy) Fontenot of Iowa; five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. 

FRANCOIS,  Loney E.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Tee-Mamou -- Funeral services for Loney Edward Francois,
83, of Basile, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, from St.
Jules Catholic Church. 
The Rev. Kenneth Mayne will officiate. Burial will be in
St. Jules Mausoleum under direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home
of Jennings.
Visitation is from 4:30-9 p.m. today, and from 8 a.m.
Thursday. Mr. Francois died at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in
the Jennings hospital.  A native of Eunice, he was a resident of Tee-Mamou. He
was a World War II Army veteran and a retired merchant and farmer. He
was a member and past officer of the Knights of Columbus Council
4906 third and fourth degree (Msgr. Peter's Assembly). He was
also a member of Murray J. Reed American Legion Post and former
director of Nezpique Gas.
Survivors include his wife, Ola Mae Francois of Basile; one
daughter, Phoebe F. Bull of Welsh; one brother, Ernest Francois of
Iota; and four grandchildren.
     
FRANKLIN,  Patsy      LCAP 1/22/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Patsy Franklin, 62,
will be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. She died
Wednesday, in the Sulphur hospital.

FRANKLIN,  Patsy J.LCAP 1/23/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Patsy Jean Franklin, 62,
will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Gene Vincent will officiate. Burial will be in
Mimosa Pines Cemetery. 
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m.
Saturday.  Mrs. Franklin died Wednes-day, Jan. 21, 1998.
A native of Bayou D'Inde, she was a resident of Sulphur.
Survivors include one brother, Ben Franklin of Sulphur; two
sisters, Jackie Squyres of Beaumont, Texas and Jessie Trahan of
Sulphur.

FREDERICK,  Ray C.      LCAP 1/21/1998
Creole -- Funeral services for Ray C. Frederick, 57, were
held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, from Our Lady Star of the Sea
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Al Volpe officiated. Burial was in Our Lady Star
of the Sea Cemetery in Cameron.
Mr. Frederick died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.  A native of Abbeville, he lived in Cameron more than 30
years. He was a roustabout for the Transworld/Noble drilling company for
30 years.  He was a volunteer firefighter and worked the Cameron
Parish Sherrif's Office, and a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic
Church.  Survivors include his wife, Margarita Frederick of Cameron;
five sons,  Oscar Garcia of Cameron, Hector Garcia of Lake Charles,
Carlos Frederick of Austin, Texas, Calvin Frederick of Houston and
Chris Frederick of Kaplan; one daughter, Karen Trahan of Kaplan;
one sister, Eula Delhomme of Maurice; and 11 grandchildren.

FREDERICK,   Ray C.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Creole -- Funeral services for Ray C. Frederick, 57, will
be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, from Our Lady Star of the Sea
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Al Volpe will officiate. Burial will be in Our
Lady Star of the Sea Cemetery in Cameron.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Sunday.
Mr. Frederick died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.
A native of Abbeville, he had lived in Cameron for over 30
years. He was a roustabout for the Transworld/Noble drilling company
for 30 years. He was a volunteer firefighter and had worked for
the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office. He was a member of Our Lady Star
of the Sea Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Margarita Frederick of Cameron;
five sons, Oscar Garcia of Cameron, Hector Garcia of Lake Charles,
Carlos Frederick of Austin, Texas, Calvin Frederick of Houston and
Chris Frederick of Kaplan, one daughter, Karen Trahan of Kaplan;
one sister, Eula Delhomme of Maurice; and 11 grandchildren.

FRIEDRICHS Infant     LCAP   1/9/1998     
Dayton, Texas -- Funeral services for Billy Don Friedrichs,
infant son of Paul and Melissa Friedrichs, will be at 2 p.m.
today, Jan. 9, in Sterling Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ryan
Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie, Texas.  He died in Cleveland,
Texas.  

GALLIA,  James J.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for James J. Gallia, 81, will
be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, from St. Michael Catholic Church.
Burial will be in Castor Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral
Home.  Mr. Gallia died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in an Alexandria
hospital.

GATTE, Doris M.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mrs. Doris M. Gatte, 
87, will be at noon today, Jan. 10, from Our Lady Help 
of Christians Catholic Church. Burial will be in 
Miller Cemetery under direction of Matthews and 
Son Funeral Home.  Mrs. Gatte died at 1:23 a.m. 
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in the Jennings hospital. 

GATTE,  Doris     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Doris Gatte, 81, will
beannounced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died Thursday
in the Jennings hospital. 

GAUDET,  Leslie C.LCAP 1/22/1998
Pine Prairie -- Funeral services for Leslie Charles Gaudet,
82, will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, from St. Peters Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Campbell Cemetery under direction of White Oaks
Funeral Home of Oakdale.  Mr. Gaudet died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in the
Mamou hospital.

GILBERT, Curtis R.,Mrs. LCAP   1/15/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Mrs. Curtis R. (Della Babineaux)
Gilbert, 65, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 15, from Our Lady Help
of Christians Catholic Church.
The Rev. Ronald Groth will officiate. Burial will be in Bertrand
Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday.  Mrs. Gilbert died at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital. 
She was a lifelong resident of Jennings and a graduate of
Hathaway High School. She was a member and past president of the Jennings
American Legion Auxiliary (Pink Ladies), a member of Our Lady
Help
of Christians Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters Court
Mother Cabrini 1468.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Michael Davy of Moss
Bluff;  three daughters, Mrs. Keith (Connie) Kennedy of Elton, and Mrs.
Craig (Donna) Richard and Mrs. Bill (Paula) LeJeune, both of
Jennings; two brothers, Charlie Babineaux of Vinton and Wilton Babineaux of
Jennings; one sister, Loretta Babineaux of Jennings; 13
grandchildren;  and four great-grandchildren. 


GILBERT,  Curtis R., Mrs.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Curtis R. (Della
Babineaux) Gilbert, 65, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home.
She died Tuesday in a Lake Charles hospital.

GILBERT,  Frank E.      LCAP 1/24/1998
Graveside services for Frank E. Gilbert, 79, will be at 2
p.m. Sunday,  Jan. 25, in Consolata Cemetery under direction of Johnson
Funeral Home.   Mr. Gilbert died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a
local hospital.

GLASSCOCK,  Mary     LCAP   1/9/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Mary Glasscock, 71, will be at 2
p.m. today, Jan. 9, in Hixson Funeral. Interment will be in
Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Glasscock died at 5:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in her residence. 

GOLDWIRE,  Barbara JeanLCAP 1/22/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Barbara Jean Goldwire,
52, of DeRidder, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Temple
Church of God in Christ. Burial will be in Hawthorne Cemetery under
direction of Colonial Funeral Home of DeRidder.
She died at 11:21 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in a Killeen, Texas,
hospital.

GOLDWIRE,  Barbara Jean      LCAP 1/20/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Barbara Jean Goldwire,
52, will be announced by Colonial Funeral Home. She died
Saturday in a Killeen, Texas, hospital.

GONZALES  infant  LCAP 1/8/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Emily Elise Gonzales, infant
daughter of Juan and Dana Gonzales of Fort Polk, will be at 10
a.m.Friday, Jan. 9, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.  She died Monday, Jan. 6, 1998,
in a Shreveport hospital. 

GOODWILL, Cheffon D. , Mrs.LCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Cheffon Marie Dixson Goodwill,
47, of 2409 11th Street will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in the
Refuge Temple Church. 
Bishop Wendell Archie will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Mrs. Goodwill died at 12:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in her
residence.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she graduated from
Washington-Marion High School in 1970 and attended Delta
Technical School, Sowela Technical School and McNeese State
University. She was a member of the Refuge Temple Church for the past 23
years where she was the first usher of the church, a member of
the Deliverance Choir, the Sisterhood Depart-ment, the
Fellowship Committee, the Culinary Department and Facility Services.
She was employed at several nursing homes and at W.O. Moss Regional
hospital.
Survivors include two sons, Derrick and Daryl Dixson, both
of Lake Charles; two brothers, Jessie Dixson III and Kevin Dixson,
both of Lake Charles; two sisters, Patricia Savoy and Marilyn
Carter, both of Lake Charles; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie (Ethel)
Dixson Jr. of Lake Charles. 

GOODWILL,  Chiffon Marie      LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral arrangements for Chiffon Marie Goodwin, 47, of 2409
11th Street will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She
died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in her residence.

GORDON,  James F.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for James Freeman Gordon, 89,
will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Hixson Funeral
Home.  Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Anacoco.
Mr. Gordon died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a Leesville
hospital. 

GRANTHAM,  Phyllis J.    LCAP   1/30/1998
Anacoco -- Funeral services for Phyllis Jean Grantham, 60, will
be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 30, in Crystal Springs Baptist Church.
The Revs. Terry Gibson, Sandy Guynn and Durhl Davis will
officiate.  Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery under the direction of
Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.   Mrs. Grantham died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in a
Houston, Texas, hospital. A native of Wilburton, Okla., she grew up in the
Leesville-Vernon Parish area. A member of the Anacoco First Baptist Church,
she was a volunteer for the Literacy Council, a charter member of the Women
on Mission, and was a founding member of the Helping Hands Ministry. 
Survivors include four sons, Roger Pridgen of Overton, Texas,
Paul Grantham of Crosby, Texas, David Grantham of Stockton, Calif.,
and John Grantham of Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters, Debra Duvall of
Houston, and Doris Mullen of Spring, Texas; three brothers, Earl
Patterson of Oklahoma, M.B. Patterson of Port Arthur, Texas and
M.D. Patterson of Houston; four sisters, Lila Jones of Anacoco,
Lula Thomas of Hawaii, Patricia Ivey of Cut-n-Shoot, Texas, and Loyce
Williams of Conroe, Texas.

GRAVES, Mattie Clara,Mrs.    LCAP 1/14/1998
Pleasant Hill -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Clara (Pat)
Graves, 90, will be at 2 p.m. Thurday, Jan. 15, in Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church. 
The Rev. Joe Thibeau will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles. 
Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today in the funeral home and from 10
a.m. Thursday at the church.
Mrs. Graves died at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.
A lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, he was a member of the
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. 
Survivors include one son, Ray Graves of Sulphur; two daughters,
Patsy Herline of Atlanta, Ga. and Peggy Clemens of Sulphur; one
sister, Syble Hearne of Gilliam; eight grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.

GRAVES,  Mattie     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mattie Graves, 90, will be announced by
Johnson Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital.
      
GRAY,   Harris      LCAP 1/4/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Harris Gray, 81, will be
announced by Thompson Funeral Home. He died Saturday in the
Oakdale hospital. 

GRAY,  Harris Sr.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Harris Gray Sr., 81, will be at
11a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in Thompson Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Community Cemetery. Mr. Harris died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998,
in the Oakdale hospital. 

GREEN,  Hillary      LCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral arrangements for Hillary Green, 64, will be
announced by
Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital.

GREEN,  Hillary      LCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Hillary Green, 64, will be at 9 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24, in King's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Combre
Memorial Park.
Mr. Green died at 2:57 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
local hospital.

GREEN,  Hillary      LCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral arrangements for Hillary Green, 64, will be
announced by
King's Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital.

GREEN,  Mary E.        LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral services for Mary E. Green, 90, will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday,Jan. 3, in Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.  The Rev. E.L.
Garner will officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park
Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is
from 11 a.m. Saturday in the church.  Mrs. Green died Sunday,
Dec. 21, 1997, in a local hospital.  A native of Washington, La.,
she was the oldest charter member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Louise Green of Lake Charles.

GUILLORY,  Gabriel ,Mrs.      LCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Gabriel (Vina) Guillory, 90, will
be at 10  a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, from Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Karl Fuselier will officiate. Burial will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today in the funeral home,
with a  rosary at 7 p.m.  Mrs. Guillory died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A native of Mallet, she had lived in Lake Charles most of
her life. She was a member of Immaculate Hart of Mary Catholic Church
where she was a Christian Mother.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph Juries Guillory and
Matthew Jessie Guillory, both of Lake Charles; three daughters, Mrs. Eltra
Trahan and Mrs. Marjorie Celestine, both of Lake Charles, and Mrs.
LouAnne Rene of Gaithersburg, Md.; 20 grandchildren; one
stepgrandchild; 51 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and 21
great-great-grandchildren.

GUILLORY,    Vina      LCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Vina Guillory, 90, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Monday in a local hospital.

GUILLORY,Virginia F., Mrs.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia F. Guillory, 89, will 
be at ? Pm Tuesday, Jan. 27, from  St. Henry Catholic Church.
The Revs. Oris Broussard and Ray Granger will officiate. Burial
will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. Monday, with a wake at 7 p.m.;
from 8 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Guillory died at 10:45 .m. Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.
A native and longtime resident of Lake Charles, she was a member
Of St. Henry Catholic church.
Survivors include eight sons, Leonard Guillory of Beaumont, Texas
Dennis Guillory of Fort Smith, Ark., Chester Guillory of Covina, Calif.,
Ernest Guillory of Eunice, Slim, Wesley and Hubert Guillory, all of Lake
Charles, and Raymond Guillory of Nashville, Tenn.; three daughters, Bridgette
of Slidell, Marjorie Darbonne and Anna Mae Fontenot, both of Lake Charles; 54
grandchildren,  52 great-grandchildren, and numerous
great-great-grandchildren.


GUILLORY,  Harvey    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Harvey Guillory, 50, will be at 10
a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, from St. Henry Catholic Church.
The Rev. Joseph Kariamadam will officiate. Burial will be
in Sacred Heart Mausoleum under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. rosary.
Mr. Guillory died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in his
residence.
A native of Mallet, he lived in Lake Charles most of his
life. He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.
Survivors include three brothers, Merrill J. Guillory,
Martin Guillory and Darrell J. Guillory, all of Lake Charles; two sisters,
Mrs. Theresa  Gale Brignac and Mrs. Mary Labbe, both of Lake Charles; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gervis Guillory of Lake Charles.



GUILLORY,  Harvey    LCAP   1/26/1998
Funeral arrangements for Harvey Guillory, 50, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. Mr. Guillory died Saturday in his
residence.

GUILLORY,  Eva R.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Eva R. Guillory, 97, will be at 9 a.m.
today, Jan. 28, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
Monsignor Irving DeBlanc will officiate. Burial will be in
St. Ann's Cemetery in Mamou under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8-8:45 a.m. today in the funeral home. A
rosary was said Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Guillory died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a local care
center.
A native of Mamou, she was a resident of Lake Charles,
where she was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
Survivors include one son, Flander H. Guillory of Lake
Charles; one sister, Leezama Reed of Hammond; six grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

GUNN, Stephen A. I     LCAP 1/13/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Stephen Anthony Gunn I, 31,
will at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 13, in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
The Rev. Joseph Garner will officiate. Burial will be in
Leesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral
Home. 
Visitation is from 9 a.m. in the church.
Mr. Gunn died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, as the result of a truck
accident in Lumberton, Miss.
A native of Leesville, he was a graduate of Leesville High School
and attended Southwestern State University, where he played football.
He was a lifetime member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, the Junior
Choir and Usher Board. 
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Gunn of Alexandria; one son,
Steven Anthony Gunn II, of Alexandria; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip L. Gunn of Leesville. 

GUNTER, Lamar M.     LCAP   1/11/1998
College Station, Texas -- Funeral services for Lamar 
M. Gunter, 82, former resident of Lake Charles, will 
be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, from St. Thom-as 
Aquinas Catholic Church.  The Revs. Dan Wilhem and 
Joseph A. Bourque will officiate. Burial will be in 
Wellborn Cemetery under the direction of Callaway-
Jones Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 6:30 
p.m. today, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Gunter 
died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998.  A native of Coffee 
County, Ala., and a resident of College Station 
since 1974, he was a brick layer and a member of 
Brick Layers and Allied Craftsmen Union.  Survivors 
include three sons, L. Daniel Pelham of Sanford, 
Fla., Emmanuel Kennedy of Crawfordville, Fla., and 
Dennis C. Gunter of Victoria, Texas; one daughter, 
Tura King of College Station, Texas; two sisters, 
Mary Lou Martin of Ft. McCoy, Fla., and Pearl Ragan 
of Ozark Ala.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grand-
children; and one    great-great-grandchild. 
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes 
Associa-tion, 9430 Research, Echelon II, Suite 300, 
Austin, Texas.


GUTHREY,  C. W.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for C. W. "Bill" Guthrey, 84,
will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 18, in Hixson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Pinehill Cemetery in Iowa.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Guthrey died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.
A native of Vinton, he was a resident of Woodlawn and a
graduate of Vinton High School. A retired employee of Union Texas
Petroleum, he was a Master Carpenter and co-owner of Powell Hardware of
Lake Charles for the past five years.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Guthrey of Iowa; one
son, Lynn "Butch" Guthrey; two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Brenda) McCaig of
Houston and Mrs. Homer (Sallye) Scheufens of Crowley; one
brother, Harvey Glen Guthrey of Lafayette; one sister, Margaret
McBride of Houston; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

GUTHREY   C.W.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Welsh -- Funeral arrangements for C.W. ''Bill'' Guthrey
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Friday in a Lake
Charles hospital.

HALLMAN,  Roy K.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Roy Kenneth Hallman, 54,
will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 19, in Hixson Funeral Home. 
Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hallman died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in a DeRidder
hospital. 

HANNIE,  George J.,Dr.        LCAP 1/8/1998
Funeral services for Dr. George J. Hannie, 77, will be at 10
a.m.Friday, Jan. 9, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic
Church.  Monsignor Irving DeBlanc and the Rev. Wayne LeBleu will
officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under direction
of Johnson Funeral Home.Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. today with an
American Legion service at 6p.m. and a rosary at 7 p.m. in the
funeral home, and from 8 a.m.Friday. Dr. Hannie died at 5:20 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, in a local hospital.  A native of
Lafayette, he graduated from Cathedral High School and
Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette. He was a graduate
of University of Texas Dental School, and was a practicing
dentist in Lake Charles for over 40 years. He was a Lake Charles
resident since 1949.  He was a decorated war veteran, having
served as a Navy medic attached to the Marine Corps during World
War II. He was part of the first wave to go ashore during the
Battle of Okinawa, and was awarded two Presidential Citations and
five Battle Stars. He was a member of the American Dental
Association, Life Member of the Louisiana DentalAssociation, and
member of the 7th District Dental Association of Louisiana. He
was a member of Msgr. Cramer's Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of
Columbus, as well as a member of VFW Post 2130and W.B. Williamson
American Legion Post 1. He was past member ofthe Rotary Club and
South Lake Charles Optimist Club.  Survivors include his wife,
Becky Cornelius Hannie; three sons, George J. Hannie Jr. of
Galveston, Texas, Joe Hannie of Austin, Texas and Fred Hannie of
Lake Charles; five daughters, Mrs. Judson (Liz)McCann, Mrs. Pat
(Charmayne) Crawford and Mrs. Doyle (Gena)Evans, all of Lake
Charles, Mrs. Frank (Becky Jo) Bussey of Crosby,Texas and Mrs.
David (Tara) Holcombe of Bellaire, Texas; one brother, Dr. Edward
Hannie of Lafayette; four sisters, Evelyn Hannie,Mrs. Duke (Jere)
Tanory and Mrs. Joe (Mary Helen) Pharo, all of Lafayette, and
Margaret Haik of New Iberia; 18 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
 
HARMON,  Dollie F.       LCAP 1/1/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Dollie F. Harmon, 86, of
Merryville will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 1, in Colonial 
Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Hinson Cemetery in Knight
Community.  She died at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in 
a Lake Charles hospital.       

HANTZ, Charles  LCAP 1/25/1998
Sulphur -  Funeral arrangements for Charles Hantz, , will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home of Sulphur. He died at 6:09 p.m. Saturday in
a Lake Charles hospital.

HARLOW,  Paul R.    LCAP   1/30/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Paul Ramon Harlow, 34, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
The Revs. Stan Allcorn and George L. Glass, Jr. will officiate.
Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday.
Mr. Harlow died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in New Orleans.
A lifelong resident of DeRidder, he was a 1982 graduate of
DeRidder High School. He attended McNeese State University and Houston
Community College. He worked as a paralegal in Houston.
Survivors include one brother, Paul Craig Harlow of DeRidder; and
his parents, Paul and Clara Harlow, of DeRidder.

HARLOW,  Paul R.   LCAP   1/31/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Paul Ramon Harlow, 34, will be
at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 31, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
The Revs. Stan Allcorn and George L. Glass, Jr. will officiate.
Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Harlow died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in New
Orleans.  A lifelong resident of De-Ridder, he was a 1982 graduate of
DeRidder High School. He attended McNeese State Univer-sity and Houston
Community College. He worked as a paralegal in Houston.
Survivors include one brother, Paul Craig Harlow of DeRidder; and
his parents, Paul and Clara Harlow, of DeRidder.

HAUCK,  Rose    LCAP   1/26/1998
Funeral services for Rose Hauck, 91, will be at 9 a.m.
today, Jan. 26, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Joleen Gleasman will officiate. Burial will be in
Liberty Cemetery in Elton.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. today.
Mrs. Hauck died at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in a
local hospital.
A native of Elton, she had lived in Brenham, Texas, for 50
years prior to moving to Lake Charles 20 years ago. She was a member of
St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors include one brother, Alvey Manuel of Lake Charles
and several nieces and nephews.

HAWKINS,  Robert      LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral arrangements for Robert Hawkins, 71, will be announced by
Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 4:40 p.m. Saturday in a local
hospital. 

HAWKINS,  Robert Jr.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Robert Hawkins Jr., 71, will be
at 8 p.m. today, Jan. 9, in Fondel Memorial Chapel. Dismissal
will be at 9a.m. Saturday with burial in Memorial Garden
Cemetery.  Mr. Hawkins died at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998,
in a Lake Charles hospital.  

HAWTHORNE,  Patsy        LCAP  1/2/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral arrangements for Patsy "Pat"Hawthorne, 36,
will be announced by James Funeral Home. She died at 1:30
p.m.Thursday in a Lake Charles hospital.

HAWTHRONE,  Patsy ,Mrs.        LCAP 1/8/1998 
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy ''Pat'' Hawthrone,
36, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in First Church of God in
Christ.  The Rev. Obey Pete Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in
the Paradise Cemetery under direction of James Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today in the church.  Mrs. Hawthrone
died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in a local hospital.  A native of
Pineville, she had lived in DeQuincy for many years.  Survivors
include three sons, Joel and Jason Moss and Patrick Rogers, all
of DeQuincy; three daughters, Addie and Tiffany Hawthrone and
Precious Moss, all of DeQuincy; two brothers, Michael Guillory
and Brandon Thomas, both of DeQuincy; eight sisters, Mrs. Dianne
Sawyer, Mrs. Angela Jones, Mrs. LaShonda Guillory and Mrs. Shelia
Jones, all of DeQuincy, Mrs. Quincena Baggett of DeRidder,
Mrs.Michelle Carter of Fort Polk, Mrs. Vicki Dinkin of Fort
Lauderdale,Fla. and Mrs. Sandra McCoy of Beaumont, Texas; and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Ruby) Thomas of DeQuincy. 
 
HEARD,  Albert F.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Funeral arrangements for Albert F. Heard, 70, will be announced
by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Thursday in a local hospital.

HAYES,  Roberta F.      LCAP 1/21/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Roberta Foshee Hayes, 88,
will be at 6 p.m. today, Jan. 21, in White Oaks Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Maple Springs Cemetery in Clanton, Ala.
Mrs. Hayes died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in an Oakdale care
center.
     

HEARD,  Elbert F.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral services for Elbert F. Heard, 70, will be at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Bill Billings will officiate. Burial will be at
4:30 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery in Pineville.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-noon and 4-8 p.m. today; and
from 11 a.m. Sunday.
Mr. Heard died at 12:28 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in a
local hospital.
A native of Carthage, Texas, he lived in Lake Charles since
1950. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He retired as a
Safety and Health Representative for Gulf States Utilities. He
worked as a deputy sheriff for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He
attended Louisiana College and McNeese State University. He was a
member of First Baptist Church and a deacon. He was a member of
Masonic Lodge 165, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner and a member of
Habibi Temple. He served as a Boy Scoutmaster. He was a member of
Campers on Mission. 
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Corley Heard; one
son, Marshall Heard of Maricaibo, Venezuela; one daughter, Mrs.
Polly Smith of Arlington, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Warren of
Waco, Texas; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital, the family said.

HEBERT, Carmen Louise    LCAP    1/5/1998
Funeral services for Carmen Louise Hebert, 43, will be held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Jennings Cemetery. Mrs. Hebert died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a local
hospital.

HEBERT,   Allyne        LCAP 1/8/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Allyne ''TeTe'' Hebert, 88, will
be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Graceland Cemetery in Lake Charles.  She died Wednesday,
Jan. 7, 1998, in a Lafayette hospital.
  
HEBERT,  Columbus     LCAP 1/10/1998
Creole -- Funeral services for Columbus Hebert, 94, 
will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, from St. Rose 
Catholic Church.  The Rev. Joseph McGrath will 
officiate. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery 
under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation 
is from 5-9 p.m. Sunday, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; 
and from 8 a.m. Monday.  Mr. Hebert died Wednesday, 
Jan. 7, 1998, in the Creole hospital.  A lifelong 
resident of Cameron Parish, he was a member of St. 
Rose Catholic Church. Survivors include four daughters, 
Annabelle Gauthier and Leona Y. Trahan, both of Cameron, 
Tracy M. Cook of Kansas City, Mo. and Imogene Welch of 
San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Agnes Bargeman of Cameron; 
nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 13  
great-great-grandchildren.

HIPP,  Donovan F. Sr.       LCAP 1/1/1998
Funeral services for Donovan F. Hipp Sr., 85, will be at 1 
p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in Hixson Funeral Home.  George Wilmott 
will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.  
Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. Friday.  
Mr. Hipp died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in a local hospital. 
A native of Michigan City, Ind., he had lived in Lake Charles
since 1950. He retired after 31 years with Cities Service 
and was a member of Associated Bible Students.  Survivors 
include his wife, Mrs. Rosemary Morgan Hipp; one son, Donovan
Hipp Jr. of Houma; and one grandchild.       

HOLLINGSWORTH,   Ollie      LCAP 1/4/1998
Westlake -- Funeral services for Ollie Mae Elizabeth
Hollingsworth, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, from St.
John Bosco Catholic Church. The Revs. Allen Trouille and Garrett
Caraway will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery under
direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Westlake.Visitation is from
11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and from 8:30
a.m. Monday.  Mrs. Hollingsworth died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in
a Sulphur care facility.  A native of Mena, Ark. she had lived in
Westlake since 1942. She was a member of St. John Bosco Catholic
Church.  Survivors include one son, Raymond Murl Hollingsworth of
Sulphur; one daughter, Wilma Nell Hollingsworth Dykes of Euka
Springs, Ark.; eight grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and
six great-great-grandchildren.
 
HORNE,  Hester,  Mrs.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hester Horne, 74, will be at
2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in St. Peter Baptist Church. Burial will
be in the Community Cemetery under direction of Thompson Funeral
Home. She died at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in the
Mamou hospital.  

HOUSTON,  George M.       LCAP 1/1/1998      
DeRidder -- Funeral services for George M. Houston, 73, will 
be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in First United Methodist Church.   
The Rev. Jon E. Tellifero will officiate. Burial will be in
Beauregard Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.     
Visitation is from 3 p.m. today in the funeral home.      Mr.
Houston died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in the DeRidder hospital.    
A lifelong resident of DeRidder, he had served as civilian aide
to the  Secretary of the Army for almost 20 years and was 
active in the  Association of the U.S. Army, serving as local,
regional, and national  president.  Publisher and owner of the
Beauregard News for 32 years, he also owned the Vernon Journal
and the Kinder Progress and published numerous other 
publications including the Fort Polk newspaper. He was past
president and longtime board member of the Louisiana Press
Association and had won numerous awards including the 10-year
award for service to forestry and awards from the Louisiana
Teachers Association for service to education.  He was 
president of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the 
military affairs committee for 10 years.  He was also past
president of the Lions Club and a member of the American 
Legion and VFW chapters. He was Beauregard Citizen of the 
Year in 1964. He was a lifelong member of First United 
Methodist Church and a past chairman of the Official Board. 
Survivors include his wife, Gwen S. Houston; one daughter,
Shelley Lizotte of Lafayette; and one grandchild. Memorials 
may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building 
Fund, the family said. 

HUNT,  Ruth ,Mrs.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Hunt, 95, will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Leesville Memorial Cemetery under the direction of
Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hunt died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in the Leesville
hospital.

ISTRE,  Melizia M.    LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral services for Melizia Marie Istre, 98, will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31, from St. Henry Catholic Church.
The Revs. Jose Kariamadom and Scott Desormeaux will officiate.
Burial will be in Lacassine Cemetery under direction of Hixson
Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6:30
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Saturday.
Mrs. Istre died Thursday, Jan. 29, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Lake Arthur, she lived in Bell City and Hayes
for many years before moving to the Lake Charles area in 1958. She
was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, the Altar Society and
Golden Age. 
Survivors include five sons, Harris Istre, Nelton Istre and
Raymond Istre, all of Lake Charles, Ray Istre of Lockport and
Wilfred Istre of Youngsville; six daughters, Thelma Comeaux of Welsh, Martha
Broussard and Mayola Watts, both of Lake Charles, Beverly
Desormeaux of Gillis, Daisy Guillotte of Brookshire, Texas,
and Mernie Hill of Moselle, Miss.; 52 grandchildren; 114
great-grandchildren; 52 great-great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-great-grandchildren.

ISTRE,  E.J.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Gueydan Funeral arrangements for E.J. Istre, 56, will be
announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died at 2:13 a.m. Monday, Jan.
5, in a Lafayette hospital.

ISTRE,  E.J.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Gueydan -- Funeral services for E.J. Istre, 56, of Kaplan will be
at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 7, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. 
Mr. Istre died at 2:13 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in a Lafayette
hospital.

JACKSON,   Jim      LCAP 1/4/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Jim Jackson, 47, of Slagle will
beat 2 p.m. today, Jan. 4, in Hixson Funeral Home.  Mr. Jackson
died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, in the Fort Polk hospital. 

JAMES, Lottie D., Mrs.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lottie D. James, 
99, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in Gravel 
Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Gravel Hill 
Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home 
of Oakdale.  Mrs. James died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, 
in the Oakdale hospital.       

JEANE,  James Bart     LCAP   1/19/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for James Bart Jeane, 19,
will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 19, in Hixson Funeral Home. 
Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery.
Mr. Jeane died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Monroe, from a car
accident.

JENNERJAHN,  Lisa Marie     LCAP   1/16/1998
Pascagoula -- Funeral services for Lisa Marie Jennerjahn, 39,
will be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 16, in O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral
Home.  The Rev. Larry White will officiate. 
Visitation is from 2 p.m.   Ms. Jennerjahn died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in
Moss Point, Miss.  A native of Lake Charles, she lived in the area for 18
years.  Survivors include one brother, Richard Butcher of Baton Rouge;
two sisters, Terri Hughes of Semmes, Ala., and Michelle Fulton of
Navarre, Fla.; her parents, Larry and Ronda Butcher of Moss Point, Miss.;
and her paternal grandmother, Sarah Butcher of Lafayette. 
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity, the family said.

JENNERJAHN,  Lisa Marie      LCAP   1/15/1998
Pascagoula, Miss. -- Funeral arrangements for Lisa Marie
Jennerjahn, 39, will be announced by O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral
Home. She died Wed-nesday in Moss Point, Miss.

JOHNSON,   Mark W.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Memorial services for Mark Waldo Johnson, 94, will be at 6
p.m. today, Jan. 17, in St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal
Church. The Rev. Peter Cook will officiate. The body was cremated.
Mr. Johnson died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in
Lake Charles.
A native of Chicago, Ill., he lived in Lake Charles for the
past 32 years.  He was a retired electrical engineer. He worked as
an electrical engineer in South America and was one of the first Ham
radio operators in South America. He was a member of St. Michael
and All Angels Episcopal Church.
Survivors include his wife, Raquel O. Johnson; two sons,
Richard Johnson of Guam and J. Johnson of Baton Rouge; one
daughter, Raquel H. Johnson of Los Angeles; one sister, Hildegarde D.
Johnson of Brooking, S.D.k.; and three grandchildren. 

JOHNSON,  LeRoy Jr.      LCAP 1/23/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for LeRoy Johnson Jr., 21, will
be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Thompson Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Glenmora Community Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in an
Oakland, Calif., hospital.
 

JOHNSON, Lillie Mae, Mrs.     LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Johnson, 89, of 514 LeBato
Street will be at noon, Saturday, Jan. 31, in Travelers Rest Baptist
Church. The Rev. Cunningham Bob will officiate. Burial will be in
Perkins Cemetery under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Mrs. Johnson died at 8:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in a
local hospital.  A native of Natchitoches, she had lived in Lake Charles
most of her  life.  She was a member of the Travelers Rest Baptist Church
where she was the Mother of the Church, president of the Senior Mission
and a deaconess.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Olevia Williams of
Lake Charles; and two sisters, Mrs. Georgia Mae Paige of Lake Charles and
Mrs. Virginia Calvin of Natchitoches; and eight grandchildren.

JOHNSON,  Lillie Mae ,Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Lillie Mae Johnson, 89, of 514
LeBato Street will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 8:05
p.m. Sunday in a local hospital.

JOHNSON,  Leroy Jr.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Leroy Johnson Jr., 21,
of Oakland, Calif., will be announced by Thompson Funeral
Home. Mr. Johnson died Friday in Oakland, Calif.

JOHNSTON,  James J.LCAP 1/22/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for James J. "Jimmie" Johnston,
74, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan 22., in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Liberty Cemetery in Elton.
Mr. Johnston died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in Welsh. 

JOHNSTON,  James J.LCAP 1/21/1998
Welsh -- Funeral arrangements for James Jimmy Johnston, 74,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh. He died at
5:35 p.m. Tuesday in his residence in Pine Island.

KANE,   Clarence Sr.LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Clarence Kane Sr., 86, will be at 1
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in Warren United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Kenneth Fisher will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today.
Mr. Kane died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Washington, La., he lived most of his life in
Lake Charles.  He attended Southern University and Tyler Barber College,
was a World War II veteran and a member of American Legion Post
551. He was a member of Warren United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lucille Kane; two sons,
Clarence L. Kane Jr. of New Orleans and Grant W. Kane of San Bruno,
Calif.; three brothers, Joseph L. Kane of Alexandria and James P.
Kane and Maurice S. Kane, both of Los Angeles; seven sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Dancy, Mrs. Beatrice Walker, Mrs. Maude Ballard, Mrs. Doris
Ambrose and Betty R. Kane, all of Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Doretha K. Waters and Mrs. Annie K. Miller, both of Lake Charles; six
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 

KANE,  ClarenceLCAP 1/24/1998
Funeral arrangements for Clarence Kane, 86, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Thursday, in a local hospital.

KEMP,  GladysLCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Gladys Kemp, 77, will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24, in Woodbury Congregational Church.
The Rev. Elisha Tutson will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m. Saturday in the church.
Mrs. Kemp died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a local hospital.
A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a member of
Woodbury Congregational Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Love of Lake
Charles; three sisters, Ruby Pecot of Jeanerette, Myrtle Kemp of Lake
Charles, and Mildred Champ of New Orleans; and four grandchildren.

KEMPT,  GladysLCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral arrangements for Gladys Kempt, 77, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a local hospital.

KHOURY, George     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral arrangements for George Khoury, 89, will be 
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died at 7:30 
p.m. Friday in his residence.

KHOURY,  George     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral services for George Khoury, 89, will be held at 
1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in the Episcopal Church of 
the Good Shepherd.  The Revs. Mark Holland, Eugene 
Kohlbecker and Nick Abraham will officiate. Burial will 
be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery under direction 
of Johnson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. 
today, from 8-11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home and 
from 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Resurrection at the 
church.  Mr. Khoury died at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, 
in his residence. A native of Sulphur, he lived most of 
his life in Lake Charles. He was a deputy with the 
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department for more than 30
years. He owned and operated Khoury's Record Shop for 
more than  50 years and produced a number of award-winning 
gold recordings,  including "Mathilda" and "Sea of Love." 
He was known for his production of Swamp Pop Music. In 
1997, Mr. Khoury was honored with a lifetime achievement 
award by the City of Ville Platte and KVPI Radio for his
outstanding contributions to Swamp Pop Music. He was a 
World War II veteran and a member of W.B. Williamson 
Post 1 of the American Legion.  Survivors include his 
wife, Charlene Dollar Khoury; one brother, Isaac Z. 
Khoury of Lake Charles; and a number of nieces and nephews.   


KLUMP,  Hazel L.     LCAP 1/21/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral arrangements for Hazel LaCombe
Klump, 75, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home. She died
Tuesday in her residence. 

KLUMP,Hazel L.,  Mrs.LCAP 1/22/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Lacombe
Klump, 76, will be at 1:30 p.m. today, Jan. 22, from Our Lady of
the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery
under direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur.
Mrs. Klump died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in her
residence.

KNIGHT,  George L.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Funeral services for George L. Knight, 75, will be at 2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 26, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
The Rev. Wayne LeBleu will officiate. Burial will be in Gonsolata
Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3:30-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7:30
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Monday.
Mr. Knight died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in Houston,
Texas.  A native of Iota, a former resident of Lake Charles and a
resident of Houston, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and served in World War II and
the Korean War. He retired as state manager for Handy Hardware Wholesale. He
was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church where he was an
usher.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lydia Guillory Knight; two sons,
Michael and Morgan Knight, both of Fallbrook, Calif.; two daughters Mrs.
Elizabeth Knight Dean of South Korea and Mrs. Nanette Knight Dodd of Houston;
one stepson, Robert Gray of Houston; one sister, Miss Willma Knight of
Jennings; two grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

KNIPPERS,  J.W.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Funeral arrangements for J.W. ''Bill'' Knippers, 82, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died at 4:15 p.m. Friday in
his residence.  

KNIPPERS,  J.W.        LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral services for J.W. "Bill" Knippers, 82, will be at 2 p.m.
today, Jan. 4, in Johnson Funeral Home.  Monsignor Irving DeBlanc
will officiate.  Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in
Pine Knot Cemetery in Mount Carmel.  Visitation if from 8 a.m.
today.  Mr. Knippers died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in
his Moss Bluff residence.  A native of Mount Carmel, he lived in
Lake Charles the past 40 years. He served in the Pacific Theater
from 1943-45 in the 806th Aviation Engineers. He was a member of
Pipeline Welders Local 798 for 20 years and Plumbers and
Steamfitters Local 106. He retired in 1985. He was owner and
operator the Knippers Engineering Firm Inc. He was President of
the Louisiana Wildlife Federation in 1961, he was on the Board of
Trustees which was instrumental in forming Toledo BendLake.
President of the local Rod and Gun Club, he was past president of
Jean Lafitte Gun and Skeet Club of Lake Charles. He was a member
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors
include three sons, Lynn and Gary Knippers, both of Lake Charles,
and Darell Knippers of Bridge City, Texas; one daughter,Debbie
Cassidy of Jennings; three sisters, Isabelle Moore of Victoria,
Texas, Rose Freeman of Many, and Marie Shelton of Shreveport; six
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.  Memorials may be
made to the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, P.O.Box 65239, Baton
Rouge, La. 70896, the family said. 

KOUNTER, Ethel I.,Mrs.LCAP 1/14/1998
Coffeyville, Kan. -- Funeral services for Mrs Ethel Irene
Kounter, 96, mother of Lawrence R. Kounter of Sulphur, were at 2
p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in the Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Home.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Mrs. Kounter died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a Coffeyville care
center.  A native of Berryville, Ark., she had been a resident of
Coffeyville  since 1961. She was a member of the First Church of The Nazarene
since 1930 where she had taught Sunday school for many years and had
served on the church board.  Other survivors include one son, the Rev. Iva
Kounter of
Bakersfield, Calif.; one daughter, Helen Polk of Coffeyville; 13
grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to First Church of The Nazarene, the family
said.

LAFARGUE, Bertha O., Mrs.   LCAP  1/2/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha O. LaFargue, 81, will
beat 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, from St. Philip Neri Catholic
Church.  The Rev. James Gaddy will officiate.  Burial will be in
Kinder Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.Visitation
is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a vigil at 6 p.m., and from 8
a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.  Mrs. LaFargue died Thursday,
Jan. 1, 1998, in a Lake Charles hospital.  A lifelong resident of
Kinder, she was a member of the Ladies Altar Society of St.
Philip Neri Catholic Church.  Survivors include one son,
Theophile LaFargue of Seattle, Wash.; five daughters, Mrs. Yvonne
L. Fruge, Mrs. Sharon L. Fontenot, Mrs. Cledius (Ann L. "Tannie")
LaFleur, Mrs. Susanne L. Powers and Mrs.Sheila L. Jacobs, all of
Kinder; two sisters, Mrs. Willis (Dorothy)Darbonne of Slidell and
Mrs. Elza (Minnie) Clement of Kinder; 16grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren. 

LAFLEUR, Joisine     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral services for Joisine LaFleur, 83, of LeBleu 
Settlement will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in 
Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Jack Reynolds will o
fficiate. Burial will be in LeBleu Cemetery in Chloe.  
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 
6:30 p.m.;  and from 8 a.m. Monday. 
Ms. LaFleur died at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, 
in a local hospital.  A native of Iota, she lived in 
LeBleu Settlement for 50 years. She was a member of 
St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Ladies Altar Society. 
Survivor s include five stepsons, Melvin LaFleur of 
Ville Platte, Ken LaFleur of Nederland, Texas, Paul 
LaFleur of Lake Charles, Duffy LaFleur and Jesse 
LaFleur, both of LeBleu Settlement; three stepdaughters, 
Eunice Guillory of Houma, Belle Fortier of Lafayette 
and Elaine Dupont of Jennings; one sister, Cecile 
Young of Iota; a number of stepbrothers; and numerous
stepgrandchildren.


LANDRY, Adell A., Mrs.  LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Adell Alice Landry, 68, will be at 11
a.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in New Light Baptist Church. The Rev.
Isaiah Thibodeaux will officiate. Burial will be in Combre
Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church.  Mrs. Landry
died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in a local hospital.  A lifelong
resident of Lake Charles, she was a member of New Light Baptist
Church.  Survivors include four sons, Joseph D. Landry, Frank
Lynn Landry and Lionel Lewis, all of Lake Charles, and Wilmer
Landry of Philadelphia; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Guillory, Mrs.
Eleanor Lewis and Mrs.Yvonne Frelow, all of Lake Charles, and
Mrs. Geneva Captain and Mrs. Vickie Kuduffo, both of Houston;
three brothers, Clark Duhon and Lionel Lewis, both of Lake
Charles, and Frank Lewis of Pomona,Calif.; 15 grandchildren; two
stepgrandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren.

LANDRY,  George     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for George Landry, 82, will be at 2
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in Miguez Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Landry died at 7:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9,
1998, in the Jennings hospital.

LANGLEY,  Rosa Mae     LCAP   1/19/1998
Funeral services for Miss Rosa Mae Langley, 80, will be held
at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Mike Barras will officiate. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery in Jennings.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today with a 7 p.m. rosary,
and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.  Miss. Langley died Sunday, Jan. 18, in a local
hospital.  A native of Evangeline Parish, she was a resident of Lake
Charles and member of Immaculate Conception Cathedral Catholic Church.
Survivors include one sister, Juanita Vincent of Sulphur;
and numerous nieces and nephews.

LANTIER,  Bennett J.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Pine Prairie -- Funeral services for Bennett ''Benny'' J. Lantier
will be at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 13, from St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery under direction of Rush
Funeral Home of Oakdale.
Mr. Lantier died at 12:45 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in the
Oakdale hospital.

LARTIGUE,  DonaldLCAP   1/15/1998
Funeral arrangements for Donald Lartigue, 39, will be announced
by King's Funeral Home. He died Tuesday in a local hospital.
    

LARTIGUE,  Donald     LCAP   1/19/1998
Funeral services for Donald Lartigue, 39, of 112 N. Hodges
St., will be at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 19, in Zion Tabernacle Baptist
Church.  The Rev. Jimmy Stevens will officiate. Dismissal is at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, and burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under
direction of King's Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. today in the church.
Mr. Lartigue died at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998,
in a local hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a member of
Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Darian Strawder; three brothers,
Kato Robinson Jr., Ronald Ray Lartigue and Micheal Wayne
Lartigue, all of Lake Charles; six sisters, Alice Faye Milburn, Linda Faye
Clayton, Deborah A. Robinson, Jacqueline M. Lartigue, LeRay Lovette
Lartigue, all of Lake Charles, and Mary Ann Captain of
Westlake; his mother, Mrs. Leola J. Lartigue, and his father, Mr. Johnnie
Lartigue, both of Lake Charles; and his maternal grandfather, Isaac
Smith Sr. of Lake Charles.

LAVERGNE,  Irene, Mrs.    LCAP   1/31/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Irene Lavergne, 63, will be
announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Thursday in her residence.

LAVERGNE,  John L.       LCAP 1/22/1998
Church Point -- Funeral services for John Levence ''Lee''
Lavergne, 65, will be at at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, from
Our Lady of Sacred Heart.
The Rev. Don Leger will officiate. Burial will be in Our
Lady of Sacred Heart Cemetery (old) under direction of Duhon Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a rosary at 7
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Friday.  He was a business man in the Church Point area
for several years. He was the owner of The Sound Center and was responsible
for many recordings and song writing for many music artists. He was
inducted into the Louisiana Hall of Fame as a producer. He was owner
of Lanor Record Company.  Survivors include one sister, Loraine Lavergne of
Church Point.

LAWSON Joe H.     LCAP    1/12/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Joe H. Lawson, 74, 
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died 
Saturday in a DeRidder hospital.

LAWSON,  Joe H.LCAP 1/13/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Joe H. Lawson, 74, will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be
at 4 p.m. in Bethel Cemetery in Appleby, Texas.
Mr. Lawson died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in the DeRidder
hospital.


LeBLANC, Harold James     LCAP   1/27/1998 
Welsh - Funeral services for Harold James LeBlanc, 61, will be at
2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Carlos Garcia will officiate. Burial will be in Our Lady
of Seven Dolors Cemetery.
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. today with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and
from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. LeBlanc died Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in Houston, Texas.
A native of Lacassine, he lived in Houston for the last 20 years.
He was in maintenance for a bread company.
Survivors include his mother Bernice LeBlanc of Welsh; three
brothers, Joseph Wesley LeBlanc of Houston, John Edward LeBlanc of Alexandria
and Chester Lee LeBlanc of Lake Charles; and one sister, Ellen Dale McNeer of
Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.

LEBLANC, Melvin   LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral arrangements for Melvin LeBlanc, 40, of 123 LeBlanc
Road will be announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 8
p.m. Thursday in a local hospital.

LEBLANC,  Christopher J.   LCAP   1/271/998
Funeral arrangements for Christopher Joseph LeBlanc, 70, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Monday in Orange, Texas.

LEBLANC,  Wilda    LCAP   1/31/1998
Funeral arrangements for Wilda LeBlanc, 85, will be announced by
Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 11:05 a.m. Friday in a local
care center. 

LEBLANC,  Christopher J.    LCAP   1/28/1998 
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Christopher Joseph LeBlanc,
69, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, from Our Lady of
LaSalette Catholic Church. 
The Rev. Larry Kohler will officiate. Burial will be in
Roselawn Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. rosary;
and from 8-9:15 a.m. Thursday, in the funeral home.
Mr. LeBlanc died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in an Orange,
Texas, hospital.  A native of Jennings, he lived in Sulphur for the past
eight years. He was employed by Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church. He
was a retired carpenter.
Survivors include two sons, Chris LeBlanc of Marion, Ohio,
and Lionel LeBlanc of Sulphur; three daughters, Marsha Renfro of
Humble, Texas, Patricia Langwisch of Plantersville, Texas, and Donna Gates
of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, Sylvester LeBlanc of
Sulphur; two sisters, Beulah Thibodeaux of Lake Charles and Ruby Trahan
of Sulphur; his mother, Elodia LeJeune of Sulphur; and nine
grandchildren.

LEBLEU,  Tommy D.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Jennings Funeral services for Tommy Dale LeBleu, 46, will be at
10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be
in RaveyParsley Cemetery.  Mr. LeBleu died at 11:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23,
1998, in Lake Charles.

LEBOEUF, J.E.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Jackson -- Funeral services for J.E. "Jim" "Gunner"
LeBoeuf, 65, of Ethel, will be at noon Monday, Jan. 19, from Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church.   The Rev. William Greene will officiate. A
graveside service with full military honors will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
20, in Port Hudson National Cemetery under direction of Rabenhorst Funeral
Home of Baton Rouge.  Visitation is from 3-7 p.m. today, Jan. 18, in the
funeral home; and from 11 a.m. Monday in the church.
Mr. LeBoeuf died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in East Feliciana
Parish.  A native of Lake Charles, he was a veteran U.S. Marine
Corps serviceman from 1953-93. He retired after 40 years as a
Chief Warrant Officer 4 or Gunner. He was one of the last true gunners
designated by the Marine Corps. He was also a retired State Police
Captain and former Commandant of the State Police Training Academy.
LeBouef worked as a service security for former governors
John McKeithen, Edwin Edwards and David Treen.
A graduate with a bachelor of science degree from McNeese
State University, he was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic Church and was head of security for the state Department of
Health and Hospitals. 
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Soulier LeBoeuf; three
sons, James LeBoeuf of Bremerton, Wash., Robert LeBoeuf of Brighton,
Mich., and Luke LeBoeuf of Baton Rouge; one brother, Harry G.
LeBoeuf of Baton Rouge; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Catholic Church or the American Heart Association.

LEDOUX,  Virgie ,Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Raymond Funeral services for Mrs. Melvin (Virgie Mary) LeDoux
Sr., 70, of Pine Island, will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 27, from St. Lawrence
Catholic Church.  The Rev. Esppen Joseph will officiate. Burial will be in
Pine Island Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home in Welsh.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. today. A rosary was said Monday
evening.  Mrs. LeDoux died Saturday, Jan. 24,1998, in the Jennings
hospital.  A native of Gueydan she lived most of her life in the Pine Island
area. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Melvin LeDoux Jr. of
Jennings and Terry J. LeDoux of Dry Creek; one daughter, Vera Ackley of Lake
Charles; four brothers, Alva LeBlanc of Welsh, R.J-. LeBlanc of Tucson, Ariz.,
Neilus and Clarence LeBlanc, both of El Paso, Texas; one sister, Leola
Gonzales of San Diego, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

LEDOUX,  Virgie  M.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Welsh Funeral services for Virgie Mary LeDoux, 70, will be. at 10
a.m.  Tuesday, Jan. 27, from St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Raymond.
The Rev. Esppen Joseph will officiate.. Burial will be in Pine
Island Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-10 prim. Monday, with a rosary at 6
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. 
Mrs. LeDoux died Saturday, Jan. 24,1998 in the Jennings hos
A native of Gueydan, she lived most of her life in the Pine
Island Area, where she was member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband Melvin LeDoux; two sons, Melvin
LeDoux Jr. of Jennings and Terry J. LeDoux of Dry Creek; one daughter, Vera
Ackley of Lake Charles; four brothers, Alva LeBlanc of Welsh, R.J. LeBlanc of
Tucson, Ariz., and Neilus LeBlanc and Clarence LeBlanc, both of E1 Paso,
Texas; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

LEDOUX,  Virgie M.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Raymond -- Funeral services for Virgie Mary LeDoux, 70,
will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, from St. Lawrence Catholic
Church.  The Rev. Esppen Joseph will officiate. Burial will be in
Pine Island Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a 6 p.m.
rosary and from 8 a.m. Tuesday. 
Mrs. LeDoux died Saturday, Jan. 24, 1998, in the Jennings
hospital.  A native of Gueydan, she lived most of her life in the Pine
Island area. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin LeDoux Sr.; two sons,
Melvin LeDoux Jr. of Jennings and Terry J. LeDoux of Dry Creek;
one daughter, Vera Ackley of Lake Charles; four brothers, Alva
LeBlanc of Welsh, R.J. LeBlanc of Tucson, Ariz., Neilus LeBlanc and
Clarence LeBlanc, both of El Paso, Texas; nine grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.

LEGER,  Harry J.LCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral services for Harry Joseph Leger, 57, will be at 1
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, from St. Henry Catholic Church. Burial
will be in Highland Memory Gardens under the direction of Johnson
Funeral Home.   Mr. Leger died at 12:32 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a
local hospital. 

LEIDIG,  Raymond H. Sr.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Westlake -- Funeral services for Raymond Howard Leidig Sr.,
88, of Galliano, will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Bible
Missionary Church.   The Rev. Kennith Adamson will officiate. Burial will be
in Highland Memorial Gardens in Lake Charles under direction of Samart
Funeral Home of Cut Off.  Visitation is from 11 a.m. Monday.
Mr. Leidig died at 4 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 1998.
He was a native of Lake Charles and a member of Bible
Missionary Church. He was a past member of Lake Charles Rotary Club.
Survivors include one son, Raymond H. Leidig Jr.; one
brother, Elmer Leidig of Pensacola, Fla.; two sisters, Verena Newton of
Lake Charles and Anna Turner of Cave Junction, Ore.; three
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

LEJEUNE, Stanley Joseph Sr., Dr.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Krotz Springs -- Funeral services for Dr. Stanley Joseph
LeJeune, 68, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 
at First Baptist Church.  The Rev. Gary Mitchell will 
officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery under 
direction of Johnson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 
4-9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. today in the 
funeral home led by Rev. David Whitlock, and from 9 a.m. 
Tuesday in the church in Krotz Springs.  Dr. LeJeune died 
at 8:12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Port Allen, he had lived in Lake Charles for 
the past 30 years. Dr. LeJeune was a graduate of Louisiana 
State University where he received his bachelor and master 
of science degrees in education.  He also graduated from 
the University of Mississippi with a Ph.D. in education. 
He retired as department head of education from McNeese 
State University after 30 years of service. He also owned 
and operated Vyrona's Uniform and Gift Shop in Lake Charles 
for many years. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of 
the Blue Lodge. He was a Shriner and a member of the Habibi
Shrine Temple. Dr. LeJeune was a Korean War Air Force 
veteran and was a deacon and active member of the First 
Baptist Church.  Survivors include his wife, Vyrona M. 
LeJeune; two sons, William A. LeJeune of Houston and Stan 
LeJeune Jr. of New Orleans; two brothers, Oscar LeJeune Jr. 
of Baton Rouge and Lionel LeJeune of Atlanta; his mother, 
Mrs. Eunice LeJeune of Baton Rouge; and three grandchildren. 

LEMAIRE,  Paul R.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Funeral services for Paul R. Lemaire, 64, will be at 11 a m
Monday, Jan. 26, in J6hnson Funeral Home.
Deacon George Carr will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata
Cemetery.  Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today, with a scripture service at 6
p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Monday.  Mr. Lemaire died at 10.20 a.m. Friday, Jan.
23,1998, in his residence.  A native of Kaplan and a resident of Lake Charles
for the past 26 years, he was a retired tech-sergeant in the U.S. Air Force
having served in the Korean War and twice in the Vietnam War. A member of Our
Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, he retired as a bookkeeper with 15 years
of service from Coca-Cola in Lake Charles.
Survivors include his wife Cristina E. Lemaire; two sons, Warner
Lemaire of Lake Charles and Alan Lemaire of Westlake two daughters, Jessica
Seligman of Albany, Texas, and Brenda C. Hebert of Lake Charles, two sisters,
Lula and Della Lemaire  both of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren.

LEMAIRE,  Paul R.LCAP 1/24/1998
Funeral arrangements for Paul R. Lemaire, 64, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died at 10:20 a.m. Friday in his
residence.

LEMELLE,  Mrs. Leona G.LCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Leona Gonsoulin Lemelle, 83, of
1600 Mill Street will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, from Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.   The Rev. Raymond Jones will officiate. Burial will be
in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Fondel
Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday in the church.
Mrs. Lemelle died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in
a local hospital.  A native of Loreauville, she had lived in Lake Charles most
of her life.  She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church where
she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society and a member
of the Block Rosary Committee. She was owner of Leona's Place for
many years.
Survivors include two brothers, Harry Gonsoulin of New
Orleans and Murphy Gonsoulin of Camden, Ark.

LEMOINE,  Samuel R. Jr.LCAP 1/24/1998
Funeral services for Samuel Ruffin Lemoine Jr., 86, will be
at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Mike Barras will officiate. Burial will be in
Prien Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said
Friday evening.  Mr. Lemoine died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Mansura and a longtime resident of Lake
Charles, he was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathe-dral. A member of
Telephone Pioneers of American, he had retired in 1975 from
Bell South as a construction supervisor after more than 40 years
of service.  Survivors include two sons, Thomas E. Lemoine of Deer Park,
Texas, and David S. Lemoine of Moss Bluff; six daughters, Mrs.
Raymond (Lynda) Green and Pamela Lemoine, both of Lake Charles,
Mrs. Artie (Judy) Burnett of Sugarland, Texas, Mrs. Lynn (Janice)
Nester of Houston, Mrs. Lowell (Carolyn) Keys of Kinder, and Mrs.
Steve (Cindy) Pitre of Moss Bluff; two brothers, Woodruff and
Earl Lemoine, both of Alexandria; 15 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

LESTER,  James H.    LCAP   1/29/1998
James H. Lester, 83, died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in his
residence.  There will be no funeral services. His body was cremated
under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, he lived most of his life in
Lake Charles.  He served in the military. He was former owner of Demmon's
School of Beauty.He worked in both radio and television on the
outdoor program, ''Let's Go Fishing.'' He was a former president of
Louisiana Outdoors Writers of America. He was a member of Calcasieu
Rod and Gun Club. He started the Creole Nature Trail that became a
national  scenic byway, and promoted Louisiana conservation and
preservation of Louisiana wetlands. He was a 32nd degree Mason in
Rudolph Krause Lodge and a Shriner in Habibi Temple. He was a
member of the Methodist faith. 
Survivors include one son, James C. Haynes of Lake Charles;
two daughters, Pat Lester of Lake Charles and Lindy Ruff of
Plano, Texas; one sister, Mary Kees of Westlake; four grandchildren; and
eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or
charity of choice, the family said.

LESTER,  James H.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral arrangements for James Haynes Lester, 83, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at
his residence.

LEWIS,   William R.LCAP 1/20/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for William Ray Lewis, 43,
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21., in Colonial Funeral Home. Burial
will be in  Davis Cemetery.   Mr. Lewis died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.

LEWIS,  William     LCAP   1/19/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for William "Billy" Lewis,
43, will be announced by Colonial Funeral Home. 
He died Sunday in a Lake Charles hospital.

LOGNION,  Robert J.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Robert Joseph Lognion, 75, will be
at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 16, in Hixson Funeral Home-Welsh.
The Rev. William Hogan will officiate. Burial will be in Andrus
Cove Cemetery in Lake Arthur.  Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Lognion died at
1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in the Welsh hospital.  A native of Welsh, he
was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church.  
Survivors include five sisters, Verna, Rose, Louise, Louisa and Irene 
Lognion, all of Welsh.


LUNGARO,Charles, Mrs.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles (Angie) Lungaro, 94, 
will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Hixson Funeral 
Home.  The Rev. Scott DesOrmeaux will officiate. Burial 
will be in Consolata Cemetery.  Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. 
today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.  Mrs. Lungaro died Saturday, 
Jan. 11, 1998, in a local hospital.  A lifelong resident 
of Lake Charles, she was a member of St. Margaret Catholic
Church.  Survivors include two sons, A.J. Lungaro and F.J.
Lungaro, both of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Marie L.
Delcambre of New Iberia; one sister, Josie Colletta of Lake
Charles; 13 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren. 

LUTTRELL, William A.    LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral services for William A. "Hall" Luttrell, 69, will be at
10 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Stuart
Langford will officiate. Burial will be in Highland
Cemetery.Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.
Saturday. Mr. Luttrell died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Forth Worth, Texas, he was owner and
operator of Luttrell Optical Service for 30 years. He served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict. Survivors include his
wife, Patsy Marie Luttrell of Ragley; three sons, Robert Victory
of Ragley, Timothy Victory of Sulphur and Loren Victory of
Westlake; one daughter, Bonnie Main of Westlake; 14grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.

LUTTRELL,  William A.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Funeral services for William A. ''Hal'' Luttrell, 69, will be at
10 a.m.today, Jan. 3, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Stuart
Langford will officiate. Burial will be in  Highland Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mr. Luttrell died Thursday, Jan. 1,
1998, in a local hospital.  A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he was
owner and operator of Luttrell Optical Service for 30 years. He
served in the Navy during the Korean conflict.  Survivors include
his wife, Patsy Marie Luttrell of Ragley; three sons,Robert
Victory of Ragley, Timothy Victory of Sulphur and Loren Victory
of Westlake; one daughter, Bonnie Main of Westlake;
14grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

MALLET,   Arthur     LCAP 1/13/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Arthur Mallet, 75, will be at 10
a.m. today, Jan. 13, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. William D. Hogan will officiate. Burial will be in
Oaklawn Cemetery.  Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said Monday evening.
Mr. Mallet died at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.  A native of the Lake Arthur area, he lived in Welsh since
1952. He was  an Army veteran of World War IIand served in the European
Theater.  He worked for the state Department of Highways for 17 years
before retirement.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Aline L. Mallet; one son,
Barry Mallet of Norcross, Ga; one daughter, Barbra Mallet of Welsh; and three
grandchildren. 

MALLET, Arthur     LCAP    1/12/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Arthur Mallet, 75, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 2:44 p.m. 
Sunday in a Lake Charles hospital.

MALVEAUX,  John B. Jr.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral services for John B. ''J.B.'' Malveaux, Jr., 64, of 1812
Josephine Street, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, from St.
Henry Catholic Church.  The Rev. Jose Kariamadam will officiate. Burial will be
in Sacred
Heart Mausoleum under direction of King's Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Mr. Malveaux died at 1 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a local
hospital.  A native of Plaisance, he lived in Lake Charles for 54 years. He
was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.  Survivors include his wife, Ester
Mae Edwards
Malveaux of Lake Charles; five daughters, Gwenda Ann Malveaux, Barbara
Carmouche,
Sharon Guillory, Trena Smith and Marilyn Avery, all of Lake
Charles; one brother, Ferdinand Malveaux of Lake Charles; four sisters,
Nora Lavine of Ville Platte, Mathilda Tezeno of Opelousas and Sylvia
Martin and Jeanette Pete, both of Plaisance; and 12 grandchildren.


MALVEAUX, John B. Jr.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral arrangements for John B. Malveaux Jr. 64, 
will be announced by King's Funeral Home. He died 
Saturday in a local hospital.

MANUEL,  Bonnie B.  LCAP  1/2/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Bonnie "Bunkie" Bond Manuel, 86,
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in Emmanuel Baptist Church.
The Revs. Bobby Bonds, Alton Hodnett and Sam Martin will
officiate.  Burial will be in Bond Cemetery under direction of
Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale.  Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today
in the funeral home; and from 10a.m. Saturday in the church. 
Mrs. Manuel died at 8:27 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in an
Alexandria medical center.  A lifelong resident of the Bond
Community, she was a homemaker and a member of Mount Hope Baptist
Church.  Survivors include one son, Radford "Butch" Manuel of
Oakdale; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice, the family said.

MANUEL,  Even ,Mrs.LCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Dan (Mary Ann) Manuel, 79, will
be at 10:30 a.m. today, Jan. 20, from St. Margaret Catholic Church.
The Rev. Henry Mancuso will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland Memory Gardens under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. A rosary was said Monday evening.
Mrs. Manuel died at 2:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
local hospital.  A native of Duralde, she lived in Oberlin and graduated
from Oberlin High School. She later moved to Lake Charles where she
resided for over 50 years. She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic
Church and served on the Ladies Altar Society. She was employed with
A&P several years. 
Survivors include her son, Daniel R. Manuel; one brother,
John Fontenot Jr. of Lake Charles; four sisters, Mrs. Houston
(Lillian) Fontenot and Mrs. Davis (Belle) McDaniel, both of Lake
Charles, Mrs. Charles (Joyce) Faulk of Scott, and Mrs. Lettel (Bea)
Vezina of Mamou; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

MANUEL,  Amos     LCAP 1/4/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral arrangements for Amos Manuel, 79, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday
in his residence.

MANUEL,  Amos    LCAP    1/5/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Amos Manuel, 79, will be
held at 2 p.m. in Hixson Funeral Home. 
Deacon Jack Reynolds and Rev. Fred Evers will officiate.
Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. today.
Mr. Manuel died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in his residence.
A native of Elton, he lived in Moss Bluff the last years of
his life. He was a truck driver for Calcasieu Parish highway department.
Survivors include three sons, Charles Manuel of DeQuincy,
Amos William Manuel of Iowa and Richard manuel of Church Point;
two daughters, Ruby Peet of magnolia, Texas, Helen fontenot of
Moss Bluff; one brother, Assa Manuel of Sweet Lake; 12
grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. 
 
MANUEL,  Raphael E.    LCAP   1/271/998
Funeral services for Raphael Edward Manuel, 79, will be at 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven tholic Church.
The  Rev. Danny Torres and Msgr. Irving DeBlanc will officiate.
Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of
Johnson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 1 p.m.-10 m today, in the funeral
home, with a
rosary at 6 6 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.  Mr. Manuel died Monday, Jan 26,
1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.   A native of Eunice, he had been a resident of Lake
Charles since
1972. He was a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic church and an Army
veteran. Survivors include his wife, Russella Ruth Manuel of Lake Charles;
one daughter, Pauline M. Richard of Lake Charles; one son, Gary
Manuel of Alexandria; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

MANUEL,  E.P. ,Mrs.     LCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. E.P. (Mary Ann) Manuel, 79, were
held at  10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from St. Margaret's Catholic
Church.  The Rev. Henry Mancuso officiated. Burial was in Highland
Memory Gardens under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
A rosary was said Monday evening.
Mrs. Manuel died 2:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
local hospital.
A native of Duralde, she lived in Oberlin and graduated
from Oberlin High School. She later moved to Lake Charles where she
resided for over 50 years. She was a member of St. Margaret's Catholic
Church and served on the Ladies Altar Society. She was employed
with A&P several years. 
Survivors include her son, Daniel R. Manuel; one brother,
John Fontenot Jr.; four sisters, Mrs. Houston (Lillian) Fontenot
and Mrs. Davis (Belle) McDaniel, all of Lake Charles, Mrs. Charles
(Joyce) Faulk of Scott, and Mrs. Lettel (Bea) Vezina of Mamou;
three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

MARCANTEL,  Mary E.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ettie Brown 
Marcantel, 91, will be held at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 12, 
in First Congregational Church.  The Rev. U.A. Doiron 
will officiate. Burial will be in Kinder McReel Cemetery 
under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.  Visitation is 
from 8 a.m. today.  Mrs. Marcantel died at 5:20 a.m. 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in an Allen Parish hospital.  
A native of Oberlin at Oaklin Springs, she lived in 
Kinder for many years. She was a member of the First
Congregational Church and the Order of the Eastern Star 
Rebecca #2 in Welsh.  Survivors include one son, Albert 
Lee "Brother" Marcantel of Kinder; two daughters, Mrs. 
Yvonne Marcantel Hyatt and Mrs. Alton "Juanita" Baker 
Jr., both of Kinder; 16 grandchildren; 39 great-grand-
children; and four great-great-grandchildren.



MARICLE,  Jimmie T.  LCAP 1/8/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Jimmie T. Maricle, 64, will be at
2 p.m.today, Jan. 8, in Occupy No. 1 Baptist Church. Burial will
be in Occupy No. 1 Cemetery under direction of Rush Funeral Home
of Oakdale.  Mrs. Maricle died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998,
in her residence.

MARICLE, Belea Faye    LCAP 1/25/1998
Pitkin Funeral services for Belea Faye Maricle 44, will be
announced by Hixson
Funeral Home. She died Friday in her residence.

MARICLE,  Belea F.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Belea Faye Maricle, 44, will
be at 10
a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Occupy Number Two Baptist Church.
Burial
will be in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson
Funeral Home
of DeRidder. She died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998, in her
residence.

MARSH,  Nancy H.  LCAP 1/8/1998
DeRidder -- Graveside services for Nancy Elizabeth Hamilton
Marsh, 81, of Beaumont, Texas, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
10, in Beauregard Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral
Home.  She died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, in Strong, Maine.  

MARSHALL, Lola E.     LCAP 1/13/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Lola E. Marshall, 87, will
be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in the DeRidder
hospital.


MARTIN,  Edward W.LCAP   1/15/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Edward William Martin, 65, of
Merryville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Colonial
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spring Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Martin died at 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in Vancouver,
Wash.

MARTIN,  James A.     LCAP 1/10/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for James Arthur Martin, 
79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 10, in Beauregard-
Vernon Funeral Home. Burial will be in Beauregard 
Cemetery.  Mr. Martin died at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, 
Jan. 8, 1998, in the DeRidder hospital. 

MASCARENO,  Isabel AnaLCAP 1/22/1998
Graveside services for Mrs. Isabel Ana Mascareno, 91, will
be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Consolata Cemetery under direction
of Johnson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Frank Brown will officiate.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday in the funeral
home.  Mrs. Mascareno died at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in
a local hospital.  A native of Cuba, she had lived in Lake Charles over 25
years.  Survivors include one son, Osmar Mascareno of Cuba; one
daughter, Haydee N. Harrison of Benton, Ark.; two brothers, Oreste
and Yraldo Mascareno, both of Cuba; one sister, Hermenia Mascareno of
Cuba; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

MCCRACKEN,   Davis E.     LCAP 1/6/1998
DeRidder   Funeral arrangements for Davis Earl McCracken, 68,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 3:45 p.m. Monday in
a Lake Charles hospital.


MCCRACKEN,  Davis E.    LCAP   1/7/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Davis Earl McCracken, 68, will
be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 7, in Hopewell Baptist Church. Burial will
be in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Mr. McCracken died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital. 

MCCULLOUGH,Robert E.,Rev.LCAP   1/11/1998
Anacoco -- Funeral services for the Rev. Robert E. 
"Bro. Bobby" McCullough, 70, will be at 2 p.m. 
Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Good Hope Baptist Church. The 
Revs. W.T. Love, John Littleton, and Ken Ronaghan 
will officiate. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery 
under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral 
Home of Leesville. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. 
Monday, Jan. 12, in the church. Rev. McCullough 
died Tues-day, Jan. 6, 1998, in his Anacoco residence. 
A native of Vernon Parish and a resident of Anacoco 
a number of years, he was a graduate of Anacoco High 
School, a World War II veteran of the U.S. Air Force 
and a retiree from Fort Polk after 35 years. He 
had been in the ministry 42 years and was current 
pastor of Crystal Springs Baptist Church in Anacoco, 
where he had served for 14 years.  Survivors include 
his wife, Mrs. Adell McConathy McCul-lough; one
son, Randell McCullough of Moss Bluff; one daughter, 
Janell Maricle of Leesville; four brothers, Samuel 
"Chub" and the Rev. William "Bud" McCullough, both 
of Anacoco, and Lloyd and Floyd McCullough, both 
of Jacksonville, Texas; and five grandchildren. 


MCCULLOUGH, Rev. Bobby    LCAP   1/7/1998
Leesville -- Funeral arrangements for the Rev. Bobby McCullough,
70, of Anacoco, will be announced by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral
Home. He died Tuesday in a Leesville hospital.

MCDOWELL,  infant     LCAP   1/11/1998
Moss Bluff -- Graveside services for Alexis Ann 
McDowell, infant daughter of Richard "Regan" and 
DeDe McDowell of Westlake, will be at 3:30 p.m. 
today, Jan. 11, in Ritchie Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hixson Funeral Home in Sulphur.
The infant died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a Lake 
Charles hospital. Other survivors include one 
brother, Chad McDowell of Westlake; her paternal 
grandmother, Mrs. Carole McDowell of Westlake; her
maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Evans 
of Moss Bluff and L.J. Duhon of Moss Bluff.


MCFARLAND,  Raymond L.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Raymond Leon McFarland,
63,  will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Moss Bluff
Pentecostal Church.
The Revs. Tim Mahoney and James Hamilton will officiate.
Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens under direction of Johnson
Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday in the
church and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.  Mr. McFarland died at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
18, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.   A native of Jefferson, Texas, he was a Moss Bluff
resident
for many years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and was retired
from Conoco after 38 years as an operator and field engineer. He
was a member of Moss Bluff Pentecostal Church where he served as
a deacon, trustee, choir member and Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include he wife, Marjorie Jensen McFarland; one
son,  Kenneth McFarland; two daughters, Karen Burton of
Arlington, Texas, and Darlene Shearer of Moss Bluff; two brothers, William A.
McFarland and Charles McFarland, both of Kilgore, Texas;
two sisters, Lee Heise of Pleasanton, Texas, and Billie Dennis
of Richardson, Texas; and seven grandchildren. 

 MCFARLAND,   Raymond L.LCAP 1/20/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Raymond Leon McFarland,
63, will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 20, in Moss Bluff Pentecostal
Church.  The Revs. Tim Mahoney and James Hamilton will officiate.
Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens under direction of Johnson
Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from from 8 a.m. in the church. 
Mr. McFarland died at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.   A native of Jefferson, Texas, he was a Moss Bluff
resident
for many years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and was retired
from Conoco after 38 years as an operator and field engineer. He
was a member of Moss Bluff Pentecostal Church where he served as
a deacon, trustee, choir member and Sunday school teacher.
Survivors include he wife, Marjorie Jensen McFarland; one
son, Kenneth McFarland of Moss Bluff; two daughters, Karen
Burton of Arlington, Texas, and Darlene Shearer of Moss Bluff; two
brothers, William A. McFarland and Charles McFarland, both of
Kilgore, Texas;  two sisters, Lee Heise of Pleasanton, Texas, and Billie
Dennis of Richardson, Texas; and seven grandchildren.

MCGEE,  Eva Brown    LCAP   1/28/1998
Graveside services for Eva Brown McGee, 104, will be at 1
p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery under
direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
The Revs. Mark Holland and Eugene Kohlbeck-er will
officiate.  Visitation is from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral
home.  Mrs. McGee died at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a local
care center.  A native of New Boston, Iowa, she lived in Lake Charles
since 1902.  She was a longtime member of the Episcopal Church of the
Good  Shepherd and a founding member of the St. Cecilia Guild at
the church.  She was a past president of the Quota Club. She was
employed by Kelly-Weber, Arthur Gayle and the Pauley Real Estate
Agency.  
Survivors include one sister, Nina B. Cisco of Springfield,
Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

MCGEE,  Eva Marie   LCAP   1/27/1998
Funeral arrangements for Eva Marie McGee, 104, will be announced by Johnson
Funeral Home
She died Monday in a local care center.

MCKEE,  Jack Sr.LCAP 1/4/1998
Slagle -- Funeral services for Jack McKee Sr., 84, will be at
11a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in Walnut Hill Pentecostal Church in
Slagle. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of
Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville.  Mr. McKee died at 5 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998 in a Rosepine carecenter. 
 
MONCEAUX,  Louis, Mrs.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Iowa -- Funeral services for Mrs. Louis (Mary J.) 
Monceaux, 78, will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 10, 
in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. David Dewitt will 
officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.   
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mrs. Monceaux died Friday, 
Jan. 9, 1998, in a local hospital.  A native of 
Pine Bluff, Ark., she had lived in Iowa since 1935. 
She was a member of First United Methodist Church. 
She is survived by her husband.


MCLAIN,  John W. Jr.LCAP 1/22/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for John Wesley McLain Jr., 89,
will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in First Christian Church.
The Rev. Darrell Biggs will officiate. Burial will be in
Mimosa Pines Cemetery under the direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral
Home. Visitation is from 1-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m.
Friday.  Mr. McLain died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in the Sulphur
hospital.
A native of Puckett, Miss., and a resident of Sulphur for
30 years, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Dumas, Texas, and of
the First Christian Church in Sulphur. He was retired from Alamo
Sheet Metal Company.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Johnson McLain; one
stpeson, Jerry Lynn Johnson of Alexander, Ark.; one stepdaughter, Carole
Ruth Johnson of Sulphur; one sister, Mary Bell Brooks of
Hatties-burg, Miss.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church in
Sulphur, the family said.

MERTENA,  Joe    LCAP   1/31/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Joe Mertena, 55, will be
announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. He died Friday in
Lake Charles.

MICHELS,  Angeline E.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Jefferson City, Mo. -- Funeral services for Angeline Elizabeth
Michels, 85, of Jefferson City, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Jan. 8, from St. Joseph Cathedral.  Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery
under direction of
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. today with a 7 p.m.
prayer service.
Mrs. Michels died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a Jefferson City care
center. 
A native of Suring, Wis., she was a sales representative for a
local Pontiac dealership. She later served as a clerk with the Missouri
Department of Motor Vehicles until her retirement in 1960. She
was a member of St. Joseph Cathedral, the Daughters of Isabella and the
Lionesses of Jefferson City.
Survivors include two sons, Donald L. Michels of Glenview, Ill.
and Richard D. Michels of Lake Charles; one daughter, Marilyn C.
Gunkle of Roswell, Ga.; one brother, Norman Ehlinger of Vero Beach,
Fla.; three sisters, Marie Adams of Green Bay, Wis., Eva Reedy of St.
Louis, Mo., and Evelyn Shemanski of Pompano Beach, Fla.; five
grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be given in Masses, the family said.

MIERS,  Van F.   LCAP   1/27/1998
DeRidder Funeral services for Van F. Miers, 64, will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Pentecostal Gospel Lighthouse. Burial will be in
Whitaker Cemetery
under direction of Colonial Funeral Home.
Mr. Miers died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in the
DeRidder hospital.

MIERS,  Van    LCAP   1/26/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Van Miers, 64, will be
announced by Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Miers died Sunday
in the
DeRidder hospital.

MILLER, Ida Frances ,Mrs.    LCAP   1/29/1998 
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Frances Miller, 75, will be
at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 30, from St. Margaret Catholic Church.
The Rev. Henry Mancuso will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland
Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7
p.m.; and from 8
a.m. Friday.
A native of Kinder, she lived most of her life in Lake
Charles. She was
a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church, the Catholic
Daughters
Altar Society and Come Lord Jesus. She served as a
Eucharistic
Minister at St. Margaret.
Survivors include three sons, Ray W. and Robert J. Miller,
both of
Lake Charles, and Stephen W. Miller of Sulphur; two
daughters, Mary
Lou Allison and Rita Lyons, both of Lake Charles; one
brother, Joe
Painter of Lake Charles; three sisters, Alice Savant,
Willie Lou Smith,
and Theresa LeBoeuf, all of Lake Charles; 17 grandchildren;
and seven
great-grandchildren.

MILLICAN,  Ford J.LCAP 1/23/1998
Jennings, -  Funeral services for Ford Jefferson ''Jeff''
Millican, 54,
will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home. He died at 4:54
p.m.
Thursday in the Jennings hospital.

MILLICAN,  Ford Jefferson Sr. LCAP 1/24/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Ford Jefferson ''Jeff''
Millican Sr.,
54, will be at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 24, from Our Lady Help
of Christians
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Paul Metrejean will officiate. Burial will be in
Calvary
Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. today in the funeral home.
Mr. Millican died at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in
the Jennings
hospital. 
A native of Baton Rouge, he had lived in Jennings for 28
years. He was
admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association in 1969 and
admitted to
practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit,
the U.S.
District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.
He received
his legal education at Louisiana State University. He was a
member of
the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity and the Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana
State and American Bar Associations. He practiced law in
Jennings
since 1970. He was City Attorney and Prosecutor for the
City of
Jennings from 1971-1984 and City Attorney for Lake Arthur
from
1976-1981. He was a member of the board of directors for
Jeff Davis
Bank and Trust Company and general counsel for the bank and
the
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. He was the past president of
the Jennings
Chamber of Commerce, the Jennings Kiwanis Club and Our Lady
Help
of Christians Catholic School Board. He was a past member
of the
House of Delegates of the Louisiana Bar Association.
Survivors include his wife, Jacquelyn Suarez Millican; two
sons, F.
Jefferson Millican Jr. of Austin, Texas and Kevin Doyle
Millican of
Baton Rouge; one daughter, Hannah Lee Millican of Baton
Rouge; and
one brother, Jack Yoes Millican of Baton Rouge.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady Immaculate Catholic
School in
Jennings, the family said. 

MONK,  Boyce C.  LCAP  1/2/1998
Memorial services for Boyce Clayton Monk, 72, will be at 11
a.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in First United Methodist Church.  The Rev.
Steven Spurlock will officiate.  Arrangements are by Hixson
Funeral Home Visitation is from 4:30-7:30 p.m. today and from 10
a.m. Saturday in the church.  Mr. Monk died Wednesday, Dec. 31,
1997, in his residence.  A native of Hinds County, Miss., he
graduated from Forest Hill High School in 1943 and attended Hinds
Junior College from 1943-44, where he was enrolled in the Air
Cadet Program.  After serving in theU.S. Army Air Corps from
1944-45, he graduated from Mississippi State University in 1948
with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.  Serving in
various capacities including Area Operations Superintendent, he
was a chemical engineer at Cities Service Lake Charles Refinery
and Cit-Con from 1948-84.  He was active in the First United
Methodist Church, serving on the Administrative Board, with the
Caring Ministry of the church, and as chairman of the
Pastor-Parish Relations and Missions Committees; the board of
directors for the Ouiska Chitto Retreat Center of the Methodist
Church; Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors; Boy Scouts of
America, Troop 5, Treasurer; Christmas in April; the Industrial
Management Club, president; and the Young Men's Business Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Maxfield Monk; one son,
William B. Monk of Lake Charles; four daughters, Marilyn Monk
Powers of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Ruth Monk Carter of
Natchitoches, Margaret Monk Harris of Sulphur, and Laura L. Monk
of Lake Charles; and 10 grandchildren.  Memorials may be made to
First United Methodist Church, the family said.

MONK,  Boyce C.    LCAP    1/1/1998
Memorial services for Boyce Clayton Monk, 72, will be at 11
a.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in First United Methodist Church.  The 
Rev. Steven Spurlock will officiate.  Arrangements are by 
Hixson Funeral Home.  Mr. Monk died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1997, 
in his residence.  A native of Hinds County, Miss., he 
graduated from Forest Hill HighSchool in 1943 and attended 
Hinds Junior College from 1943-44, where he was enrolled in 
the Air Cadet Program. After serving in theU.S. Army Air Corps
from 1944-45, he graduated from Mississippi State University 
in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. 
Serving in various capacities including Area Operations
Superintendent, he was a chemical engineer at Cities Service 
Lake Charles Refinery and Cit-Con from 1948-84.  He was 
active in the First United Methodist Church, serving on the
Administrative Board, with the Caring Ministry of the church, 
and as chairman of the Pastor-Parish Relations and Missions
Committees; the board of directors for the Ouiska Chitto 
Retreat Center of the Methodist Church; Habitat for Humanity
Board of Directors; Boy Scouts of America, Troop 5, Treasurer;
Christmas in April; the Industrial Management Club, president;
and the Young Men's Business Club. Survivors include his wife,
Mary Ann Maxfield Monk; one son, William B. Monk of Lake 
Charles; four daughters, Marilyn Monk Powers of Sulphur Springs,
Texas, Ruth Monk Carter of Natchitoches, Margaret Monk Harris 
of Sulphur, and Laura L. Monk of Lake Charles; and 10
grandchildren.  Memorials may be made to First United Methodist
Church, the family said. 

MOORE,  Adam W.     LCAP 1/4/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Adam Willard Moore, 81, will be
at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly.  Mr. Moore died
Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in a Lake Charles hospital. 

MOORE, Cleo Arthur, Mrs.    LCAP 1/14/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Mrs. Cleo Arthur Moore, 81,
will
be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial
will be
in Florien Cemetery in Florien.
Mrs. Moore died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in an Alexandria
hospital.

MOORE,  Adam W.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Adam Willard Moore, 81, will
be announced by Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. He died Friday in
a Lake Charles hospital. 

MORRILL,  Lt. Col. Keith S.  LCAP 1/25/1998
San Antonio, Texas   Memorial services for Lieutenant Colonel
Keith S. Morrill
(retired), U.S. Army will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in the
Army
ResidenceCommunity.
Chaplain Ray Foley will officiate. Burial with full military
honors will be in
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery under direction of Colonial
Funeral Home of
Universal City, Texas.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
LTC. Morrill died ,Wednqed~y, Jan. 21,1998.
A resident of Sulphur for 20 years, he was retired from Firestone
Rubber
Company.
Survivors include his wife, Marselyn Morrill; one son, Keith S.
Morrill of
Highlands, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Tom (Juanita) Zak of Las
Vegas, Nev.; one
sister, Audry, Boman of Wisconsin; and three grandchildren.

MORRIS, Winford H.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Winford H. Morris, 
79, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in Hixson 
Funeral Home.  The Rev. Ryan Horton Jr. will 
officiate. Burial will be in Leesville Cemetery.  
Mr. Morris died at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, 
in an Alexandria hospital. A native of the Leesville/
Vernon Parish area and a graduate of Leesville High 
School, he attended Centenary College in Shreveport 
and was a graduate of Southern Morticians School in 
Shreveport. A veteran of World War II and the Korean
War, he was a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Marine 
Corps, served in the Asiatic Pacific area and 
participated in the Battle of Guadal-canal in the 
Solomon Islands. A licensed embalmer/funeral 
director, he had been employed with Osborn
Funeral Home in Shreveport and Dennis Funeral Home 
in Minden. He established Morris Insur-ance Agency 
in 1959; was chairman of the board of the Vernon 
Bank, serving on the board since 1957; and was past 
president of the Leesville Lions Club, Lees-ville 
Chamber of Commerce, and Leesville Lions League 
for Crippled Children, where he was also director. 
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.  
Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Ann Morris 
of Lafayette and Mrs. John (Sally) Rose of Leesville; 
one son, Malcolm Dennis of Leesville; and four 
grandchildren. Memorials may be to the Louisiana 
Lions League for Crippled Children and the First 
United Methodist Church of Leesville, the family 
said.


MOSES,  John E.LCAP 1/4/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for John Edward Moses, 53, will be
at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Old Cypress Cemetery.  Mr. Moses died at 6:05 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a Lake Charles hospital.  

MOTON,  Mary CatherineLCAP 1/22/1998
Funeral services for Mary Catherine Moton, 72, will be at 1
p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23, in King's Funeral Home.
The Rev. Gilbert Richardson will officiate. Burial will be
in Highmount
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. Friday.
She died at 1:27 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a local
hospital.
She was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles.
Survivors include three sons, Horace John Lafanette of Moss
Bluff,
Harvey James Lafanette and Arthur Fontenot, both of Lake
Charles;
four daughters, Shirley Howard Brown, Betty Howard Ross,
and
Patricia Lafanette Key, all of Lake Charles, and Beverly
Lafanette
Brown of Dallas; one sister, Mrs. Gladys Cormier Porter of
Lake
Charles; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

MOTON,  Mary CatherineLCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mary Catherine Moton, 72, will be
announced by King's Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a
local
hospital.


NEWMILLER,  Margaret W.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Margaret Wagner Newmiller, 84,
will be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 7, in Miguez Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park in Austin, Texas,
Thursday.  She died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, in the Jennings
hospital.

NIXON, Floyd E.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Floyd Elbert "Newt" Nixon, 80,
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ed Rose will officiate. Burial will be in Ritchie
Cemetery under the direction of the funeral home.
Visitation is from 2 p.m.-0 p.m. today; and from 8 a.m. Saturday.
Mr. Nixon died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Gillis, he was a resident of Moss Bluff. He was an
Army veteran of World War II, in which he served as an M.P., and a
life member of VFW Post 9933. He retired from the Calcasieu Parish
Police Jury.
Survivors include his brother, Haskell Nixon of Moss Bluff; two
sisters, Mabel Henry of Moss Bluff and Grethel Hester of Evans.


NOPE,  Edwin Sr.    LCAP   1/29/1998
Kosciusko, Miss. -- Memorial services for former Lake
Charles resident Edwin Nope Sr., 59, of Winona, Miss., will be at 3
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, and at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, in Moore Memorial United Methodist
Church in Winona. Burial will be under direction of Sanders
and Sanders Funeral Home of Greenwood Miss.
Mr. Nope died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in Kosciusko, Miss.
     

O'KEEFE,  Sister Bernice    LCAP 1/18/1998
Funeral services for Sister Bernice O'Keefe, 81, will be at
10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, from the Convent Chapel at Sisters of
Charity/St. Patrick Hospital.
The Rev. Brian King will officiate.   A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Villa de Matle Convent in Houston. 
Burial will follow in Villa de Matle Convent Cemetery in
Houston on Tuesday under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Local visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. today, Jan. 18, in
the St.  Patrick chapel, with a wake service at 6:30 p.m.
The visitation and a wake service in Houston will be at 5
p.m. Monday in the convent chapel.  Sister Bernice O'Keefe died Saturday, Jan.
17, 1998, in a local hospital.  A native of Ireland, she entered the
Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, on May
10, 1931.  She made Religious Profession vows on Dec. 8, 1941.
She served at St. Joseph Hospital, Houston; St. Mary
Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas; St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston, Texas; St.
Mary Hospital, Long Beach, Calif.; St. Anthony Center, Houston;
and St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. From 1961-68, she was administrator for
St. Patrick Hospital. She was General Superior of the Congregation from
1970-78.  Survivors include four nieces, Kathy Dugay of Northboro,
Maine; Marjorie Keefe-Canetti of Sanderstown, R.I.; Carol
Keefe-DePatrillo of Narragansett, R.I.; and Mary Esther Meehan of Hawthorn
Wood, R.I.; and three nephews, Hugh Keefe of Orange, Conn., Dan
Sullivan of Auburn, Mass., and Hugo O'Keefe of Co. Kerry Ireland. 
Memorials may be made to the Regional Heart Center or Regional
Cancer Center of Sisters of Charity/St. Patrick Hospital, the family
said. 

OLSEN,  Lorraine L.    LCAP   1/29/1998
Carlyss -- Funeral services for Lorraine Lyons Olsen, 81,
will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, from St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Sulphur under direction of
Hixson Funeral Home.
She died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in the Sulphur hospital.

OLSON,  Lorraine    LCAP   1/28/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Lorraine Olson, 81,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Tuesday in a
Sulphur hospital.

PAUL,   William L.     LCAP 1/6/1998
DeVille Funeral services for William L. "Buck" Paul, 65, will be
at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 6, from St. John's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Joe Pellettieri will officiate. Burial will be in the
church cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Pineville.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Mr. Paul died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in his residence.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of
the Buckeye Water District Board, the Rapides Parish Sanitation Board, St.
John's Catholic Church, the Louisiana Fox Association, and a past member of
the Buckeye Panther Club and Band Club.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene Paul; one son, Michel N.
"Boo" Paul of Deville; one daughter, Roxanna L. Paul Freeman of Devi11e; three
sisters, Leola Belgard and Vera Faye Brown, both of Deville, and Linda
Marie Wilmer of Port Allen; and three grandchildren.

PEARSON,  Willie H.LCAP 1/23/1998
Canton, Miss. -- Funeral services for Willie Hugh Pearson,
70, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Nowell Flippin Funeral
Home  Burial will be in Long Pine Cemetery under direction of
Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. today in the Sulphur funeral
home. Mr. Pearson died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in his residence.
A native of Yazoo City, Miss., he lived in the Sulphur
area. He was a retired Boiler Maker with Local 79 in Lake Charles.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Pearson of Sulphur; one
daughter, Eva Henry of Jackson, Miss.; one sister, Ruth Williams of
Canton, Miss.; his mother, Bessie Pearson of Canton.; two grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.

PENN,  Diane    LCAP   1/29/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Diane Penn, 44, will be at
1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial will be
in the Community Cemetery under direction of Thompson Funeral
Home.  She died at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in the Oakdale
hospital.

PENN,  Diane   LCAP   1/27/1998
Oakdale   Funeral arrangements for Diane Penn, 44,
will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. She died Sunday in
the Oakdale hospital.

PERKINS,   Acie B.LCAP 1/23/1998
Reid -- Funeral services for Acie B. Perkins, 92, will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Hope Well Methodist Church. Burial
will be in Black Jack Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home
of Oakdale. Mr. Perkins died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Texarkana,
Texas.

PERRODIN,   Nolan  LCAP 1/25/1998
Funeral services for Nolan Perrodin, 65, will be at 11 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 26, from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
The Rev. Karl Fuselier will officiate. Burial will
in Sacred Heart Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral
Home.  Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.
Mr. Perrodin died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Bellview and a resident of Lake Charles for 50 years,
he was retired from Southern Pacific Railroad.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Perrodin; two sons, Leon
Perrodin and Nolan Brien Perrodin; one daughter, Yvette Perrodin, all of Lake
Charles; seven brothers, Junius Perrodin of Opelousas, Eugene Perrodin of
Lafayette, Anaste Perrodin of Corpus Christi, Texas, Narry "Bobby" Perrodin
of Dallas, and Joseph Lee, Shirley Floyd and Eraste Perrodin, all of Lake
Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Auzenne of Duarte, Calif., and Mrs. Marie
Morrison of Grand Couteau; and two grandchildren.

PERRODIN,  Nolan    LCAP   1/26/1998
Funeral services for Nolan Perrodin, 65, will be at 11:30
a.m. today, Jan. 26, from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
The Rev. Karl Fuselier will officiate. Burial will be in
Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Mr. Perrodin died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A native of Bellview and a resident of Lake Charles for 50
years, he was retired from Southern Pacific Railroad.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Perrodin; two sons,
Leon Perrodin and Nolan Brien Perrodin; one daughter, Yvette
Perrodin, all of Lake Charles; seven brothers, Junius Perrodin of
Opelousas, Eugene Perrodin of Lafayette, Anaste Perrodin of Corpus Christi,
Texas, Narry "Bobby" Perrodin of Dallas, and Joseph Lee, Shirley Floyd
and Eraste Perrodin, all of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia
Auzenne of Duarte, Calif., and Mrs. Marie Morrison of Grand Couteau;
and two grandchildren.

PERRODIN,  NolanLCAP 1/20/1998
Funeral arrangements for Nolan Perrodin, 65, will be
announced by
Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital.

PERRY,  Mable     LCAP   1/3/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Mable Perry, 69, will be at 2
p.m.Sunday, Jan. 4, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. The Rev.
Wayne Elliott will officiate. Burial will be in Farquhar
Cemetery.  Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8:30
a.m. Sunday.  Mrs. Perry died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in her
residence.  A native of Abbeville, she resided in Sulphur. She
was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.  Survivors include four
sons, Daniel Benoit of Easley, S.C., Wayne Benoit of Sulphur,
Brian Benoit of Racine, Wis. and Bobby Benoit of Lawton, Okla.;
three daughters, Brenda Paul of Sulphur, Ruth Matte of Lake
Charles and Grace Spencer of Lawton; one brother, John Toups of
Pearland, Texas; two sisters, Wilda Ardeneaux of Abbeville and
Theresa Bledsoe of Dickinson; her mother, Nunez Toups of
Dickinson, Texas; 16 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.

PETE,  Brenda   LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral arrangements for Brenda Pete, 45, will be announced by
Combre Funeral Home. She died Saturday in a local hospital. 

PETE,   Brenda J.    LCAP   1/7/1998
Funeral services for Brenda Joyce Pete, 45, will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8, in Zion Temple Baptist Church.
The Rev. Isiah Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in Combre
Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Mrs. Pete died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of DeRidder, she was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
and Zion Temple Young Matron.
Survivors include one son, Earl Joseph Jr. of Lake Charles; one
daughter, Anita Joyce Pete of Lake Charles; her mother, Mrs.
Jaunita Jones of DeRidder; and one grandchild.

PHARRIS, Jason F.  LCAP    1/1/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Jason Feildon Pharris, 19, 
will beat 2 p.m. today, Jan. 1, in Trinity Assembly of God.  
The Revs. Ken Hooper and Jerry Chaddick will officiate. Burial
will bein Masonic Cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral
Home. Visitation is from 9 a.m. in the church.  Mr. Pharris 
died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in his residence.  A lifelong
resident of DeQuincy, he was a 1996 graduate of DeQuincy High. 
He was a member of Trinity Assembly of God and was a laborer 
in the construction business.  Survivors include four brothers,
Randy Pharris, Anthiny Davis and Neal Haley, all of DeQuincy, 
and Ritchie Pharris of Moss Bluff; one sister, Melissa Haley 
of DeQuincy; his mother, Carolyn Eads of DeQuincy; and his
maternal grandmother, Helen Lyons of Ragley. 

PHILLPOTT,  Louise M.LCAP   1/15/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Louise Martin Phillpott, 66, will
be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 15, in Arkadelphia Baptist Church. Burial will
be in Buck Martin Cemetery under direction of Rush Funeral Home of
Oakdale.
Mrs. Phillpott died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in the
DeRidder hospital. 


PITTMAN,  Ata M.LCAP 1/23/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Alta Martin Pittman, 89,
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home of
DeRidder. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Pittman died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in
the DeRidder hospital. 

PLAISANCE,  Amelie M.    LCAP   1/29/1998
Gueydan -- Funeral services for Amelie M. Plaisance, 82,
will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 29, from St. Peter's Catholic Church.
The Rev. Grady Estilette will officiate. Burial will be in
Gueydan Cemetery under direction of Vincent Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. 
Mrs. Plaisance died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998,
in a Lafayette care center. 
A lifelong resident of Gueydan, she was a past president of
the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include one son, James Sanders Plaisance of
Oakland, Calif.;
one daughter, Wanda P. Broussard of Youngsville; and three
grandchildren. 

PLUMBER,  Philip Sr.LCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral services for Philip Plumber Sr., 76, will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, from St. Henry Catholic Church.
The Rev. Jose Kariamadam will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
A native of Grand Coteau, he lived most of his life in Lake
Charles. He was retired from Olin Chemical.
Survivors include his wife, Margie Peltier Plumber; three
sons, Philip Plumber Jr. of Houston, Michael Plumber and Charles
Plumber, both of Lake Charles; seven daughters, Mary Wiltz of Beaumont,
Texas, Norma J. Plumber of Fayette-ville, N.C., Catherine Bell of
Honolulu, Patricia McCray, Elizabeth Jackson, Joyce Plumber and
Sandra Plumber, all of Lake Charles; two brothes, Sylvester
Plumbar Sr. of Beaumontand Alcide Plumbar of Lake Charles; four sisters,
Savannah Plumbar of Leesville, Mrs. Nola Jones of Los Angeles, Mrs.
Ophelia Smith of Sunset and Mrs. Mabel Key of Grand Coteau; and 22
grandchildren.

PLUMBER, PhillipLCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral arrangements for Phillip Plumber, 76, will be
announced by
Combre Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital.

POND,  CarlLCAP 1/21/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Carl Pond, 71, will be at 2
p.m. today, Jan. 21, in Rush Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Resthaven Cemetery. 
Mr. Pond died at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in an
Alexandria hospital.

POND,  CarlLCAP 1/20/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Carl Pond, 71, will be
announced by Rush Funeral Home. He died Monday in an
Alexandria hospital.

PORTER,   Gary B.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Atlanta, Ga. -- Graveside services for former Lake Charles
resident Gary B. Porter, 44, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5,
in Washington Park. Burial will be under direction of Sellers
Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Porter died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, an
Atlanta hospital. 

QUIBODEAUX,  Amenthe L.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Iota -- Funeral arrangements for Amenthe Lucy Quibodeaux,
69, will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. Mrs.
Quibodeaux died Sunday in a Lafayette hospital.

QUIBODEAUX,  Amenthe, Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Egan Funeral services for Mrs. Amenthe Lucy Quibodeaux, 69 of
Iota, will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Michael's Chapel. Burial will be in
LeBlanc Cemetery under direction of Matthews and ion Funeral Home in Jennings.
Mrs. Quibodeaux died at 7:15 am. Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in a
Lafayette hospital.

RABALAIS,   Audrey L.  LCAP 1/22/1998
Gueydan -- Funeral services for Audrey LeMaire Rabalais, 77,
will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 22, in First Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Gueydan Cemetery under direction of Vincent Funeral Home. 
She died at 10:28 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in the
Crowley hospital.


RAINS,  Edgar B., Mrs.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Edgar B. (Helen "Pookie") Rains, 60, of
Sulphur will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, from St. Margaret
Catholic Church. 
The Rev. Alan Trouille will officiate. Burial will be in Sallier  
    
Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and
from 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Rains died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in the
Sulphur hospital. 
A native of Lake Charles, she lived in Sulphur for the past 23
years.  She was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Glenn Allen Rains of
Fort Pierce, Fla. and Dennis Alexander Rains of Lake Charles; one
daughter, Suzette Marie Hargis of Sulphur; four sisters, Adele
Ogea of Big Lake, Betty Jo Ardoin and Yvonne Staples, both of Lake
Charles, and Pat Hughes of Shreveport; and eight grandchildren.


RAY ,  Tommy V. Sr.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Tommy V. Ray Sr., 59, of Vinton will
be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. David Whitlock will officiate. Burial will be in
Fitz-hugh Cemetery in Pine Bluff, Ark.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Ray died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in a
Tijuana, Mexico, hospital.
A native of Star City, Ark., he lived many years in Pine
Bluff, Ark., before moving to Vinton 10 years ago. He was an Air Force
veteran and a member of First Baptist Church in Lake Church.
Survivors include his wife, Minnie B. Ray; one son, Dr.
Tommy V. Ray Jr. of Pine Bluff; two daughters, Lynnell Reeves of
Mauriceville, Texas, and Nancy Allen of Vinton; three brothers, Johnny Ray of
Pensacola, Fla., Winfred Ray of  Tampa, Fla. and Sammy Ray of Kentucky;
one sister, Martha Langley of Arkansas; his mother, Evelyn Ray
of Pensacola, Fla.; and three grandchildren.

RAY,  Tommy Sr.   LCAP   1/271/998
Funeral arrangements for Tommy Ray Sr., 59, will be announced by
Johnson
Funeral Home. He died Sunday, Jan. 25, in Mexico.

REEVES,  Elbert L.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Ragley -- Funeral services for Elbert L. ''Buckshot'' Reeves, 85,
of Huntsville, Texas, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 13, in Magnolia
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Paul Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia
Cemetery under direction of Colonial Funeral Home of DeQuincy.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. today in the church.
Mr. Reeves died at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998 at his
residence.
He retired in 1974 from Trans Continental Pipeline Co. after
seven years of service. He had been previously employed with the
DeQuincy Newport Industries. He was a member of the Magnolia Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Parker of Riverside, Texas;
one sister, Elee Kingrey of Lake Arthur; and three half-sisters, Ruth
Ryan of Arlington, Texas, Ophelia Wilson of Vidor, Texas, and Bill
Peel of Newton, Texas.

REEVES,  Georgie    LCAP    1/5/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Georgie Reeves, 92, will
be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Moss Bluff Bible Church. 
The Rev. Ed Rose will officiate. The body was donated to
medical research. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Reeves died at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital. 
A lifelong resident of Calcasieu Parish, she worked at
Bailey's Drug Store for a number of years and retired from Nason's Dry
Goods Store in Moss Bluff.
Survivors include one sister, Fay Gill of Moss Bluff; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Camp Pearl, P.O. Box 10, Reeves,
La 70658, the family said.

RESTER,  Sandra A.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Baton Rouge -- Funeral services for Sandra Ammon Rester,
46, will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, from Our Lady of Mercy
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Charles Landry will officiate. Burial will be in
Green Oaks Memorial Park under direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. today, Jan. 18, with a rosary
at 7 p.m.; and from 9 a.m.-2:40 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Rester died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Baton Rouge.
A resident of Baton Rouge, she was a wife and mother.
Survivors include her husband, Daniel Rester; one daughter,
Shay Esnard; two stepdaughters, Annie Laurie Rester and Danielle
Rester; one son, Ryan Esnard; one stepson, Wes Rester; two sister,
Donna Comeaux and Alicia Bourgeois; and one brother, Rick Ammon. 
Memorials may be made to Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen
Lane, Baton Rouge, La. 70809, the family said.

REYNOLDS,   Charles W.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Charles William "Billy" Reynolds,
89,  will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in First United Methodist
Church in Kinder.
The Rev. Louis F. Ross will officiate. Burial will be in Kinder
Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3-7 p.m. today, and from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday
in the funeral home; and from noon Saturday in the church.
A native of Kinder, he was a retired mechanic from Kinder
Chevrolet Dealership where he worked for 40 years. He was Fire Chief for
Kinder Fire Dept. for 35 years. He was a member of Kinder City
Council for several terms and was a lifetime member, usher and
treasurer of First United Methodist Church. He received the
Outstanding Older Worker Award in 1990 from the Governor's Office
of Elderly Affairs.
Survivors include one son, Charles "Chuck" Reynolds of San
Antonio; one daughter, Paula Adams of Lake Charles; one brother, Edwin
Reynolds of Kinder; two sisters, Mary Lou Henderson and Ruth
Richardson, both of Kinder; and five grandchildren.

RICHARD,  Ruffin J. Sr.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Elton -- Funeral services for Mr. Ruffin J. Richard Sr., 
78, of Kinder, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, 
from St. Paul Catholic Church.  The Rev. Marshall Boulet 
will officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery under
direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.  Visitation will be from 
3 p.m. today in the funeral home until services Tuesday.  
Mr. Richard died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in his
residence.  A lifelong resident of Elton, he was a Merchant
Marine, farmer and member of the Knights of Columbus. 
Survivors include one son, Ruffin John Richard Jr. of 
Elton; three daughters, Ms. Randy Marie Campbell, Mrs. 
Terry Anne Markley and Mrs. Rhoda Mary Treme, all of Elton; 
one brother, Winston James Richard; one sister Miss Mary 
Grace Richard, both of Elton; 11 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren. 


RICHARD, William L.  LCAP  1/2/1998
A prayer service for William LeRoy Richard, 78, was held at 4
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, in Fondel Memorial Chapel.  Burial will be
today, Jan.2, in Veterans Administration Cemetery in Port
Hudson.Mr. Richard died at 10:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 1997, in a
local hospital.

RICHARD,  Mrs. ErnieLCAP 1/22/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ernie (Leola Mae
''Lola'' Seneca) Richard, 64, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23,
from Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church.
The Rev. Donald Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in
Mimosa Pines Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a rosary at 6
p.m.; and from 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Mrs. Richard died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in Lake
Charles.  A native of New Iberia, she lived in Sulphur for the past
43 years. She was the former owner of Diane's of Sulphur Dress Shop, and
the past president of Superior, Inc.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Kenny Richard of ;
two daughters, Dianne James of Grant and Lisa Richard of
Sulphur; three brothers, Regis Seneca of New Iberia and Harvey Seneca and
Jesse Paul Seneca Jr., both of Lafayette; one sister, Genevieve
Seneca Romero of Lafayette; and three grandchildren.

RICHARDSON,  Mrs. Lee L.LCAP 1/24/1998 
Leesville -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lee L. (Susie Reid)
Richardson, 63, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 24, in Hixson
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pine Island Cemetery in Pickering.
Mrs. Richardson died Thurs-day, Jan. 22, 1998, in the
Leesville hospital.

RIETTE, Blanche B., Mrs.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Baillio Riette,
94, will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 3, from Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery under
direction of Miguez Funeral Home.Mrs. Riette died at 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in the Jennings hospital.  

RITTER,  Floyd W.     LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral services for Floyd Wayne Ritter, 56, will be at 3
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Duane Sutton will officiate. Burial will be in
Farquhar Cemetery in Sulphur.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Sunday.
Mr. Ritter died at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in a
local hospital. A native of Carlyss, he lived in the Lake Charles-Sulphur
area for over 20 years. He was an Army veteran
Survivors include one son, Robert Dorset of Lake Arthur;
three brothers, Shelby Ritter of Lake Charles, Kirby Ritter of
Huntsville, Texas and Troy Ritter of Lafayette; and two sisters, Sharon
Guidry and Melba Leger, both of Sulphur.

RITZELL,  Steve   LCAP 1/18/1998
Oak Grove -- Funeral services for Steve Rodney Ritzell, 50,
will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 18, in Goodwill Baptist Church.
The Revs. Howard Cole and Don Bryan will officiate. Burial
will be in Holly Ridge Cemetery in Jones under the direction of Cox
Funeral Home. 
Mr. Ritzell died at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in the
Oak Grove hospital. 
A native of Lake Village, Ark., and a resident of Oak
Grove, he was an engineer in the petroleum industry.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ritzell; one son,
Rodney Clayton Ritzell of Cameron; one daughter, Mechelle Ware of Oak
Grove; five brothers, Robert Ritzell Jr. of Haynesville, Carry Ritzell
of Kilbourne, Randy Ritzell of Oak Grove, and Louis and Dennis Ritzell,
both of Jones; and one grandchild. 

ROBERT,  Freddie     LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral services for Freddie Robert, 82, will be at 1 p.m.
today, Jan. 17, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Revs. Jody Robert and Oris Broussard will officiate.
Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. . A rosary was said Friday
evening.
Mr. Robert died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Rayne, he lived in Lake Charles since 1942. He
drove a taxi for the Checker Cab Company for 35 years. He was a
member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Willa Mae McBride Robert; two
sons, Julian Robert of Baton Rouge and Paul Wayne Robert of Lake
Charles; one sister, Ida Breaux of Lafayette; five grandchildren; and
three great-grandsons.

ROBICHAUX, Ruby M.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Ruby M. Robichaux, 73, will
be at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 19, from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church.
The Rev. James Gaddy will officiate. Burial will be in
Sonnier Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. today in the funeral home. A
vigil service/rosary was held last evening led by Revs. James
Gaddy and Sidney Fontenot. 
Mrs. Robichaux died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998,
in a Lake Charles hospital. 
A lifelong resident of Soileau, she had been a foster
mother for 25 years.
Survivors include one son, Mr. Jerry "Butch" Robichaux of
Kinder; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Barbara Chaisson of Lafayette; one
brother, Mr. Wilford Molitor of Soileau; one sister, Mrs. Marzie Lafleur
of Soileau; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

ROBICHAUX,  Ruby M.   LCAP 1/18/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Ruby M. Robichaux, 73, will
be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church.
The Rev. James Gaddy will officiate. Burial will be in
Sonnier Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today, Jan. 18, with a rosary
at 6:30 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Robichaux died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998,
in a Lake Charles hospital. 
Survivors include one son, Mr. Jerry "Butch" Robichaux of
Kinder; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Barbara Chaisson of Lafayette; one
brother, Mr. Wilford Molitor of Soileau; one sister, Mrs. Marzie Lafleur
of Soileau; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

ROBINSON, Florence, Mrs.     LCAP   1/11/1998 
Elton -- Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Robinson, 
71, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in Ardoin 
Funeral Home. Burial will be in St.Peter's Cemetery.  
Mrs. Robinson died at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 
1998, in the Mamou hospital.


ROME,  Josephine L.  LCAP 1/8/1998
Gramercy -- Funeral services for Josephine Louque Rome, 94, will
be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Entombment will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum in Paulina under
direction of Alexander Funeral Home of Lutcher.  Visitation is
from 8 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Rome died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.A longtime resident of Gramercy, she was a
recent resident of LakeCharles.Survivors include two daughters,
Norma Rome Maitreme of LakeCharles and Vivian Rome Stassi of
Kenner; five grandchildren; and ninegreat-grandchildren. 

ROY,  Dr. Carlether P.
Asbury Park, N.J. -- Funeral services for former Lake
Charles resident Dr. Carlether Polk Roy, 71, will be at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 25, in Fort Monmouth Chapel.
Burial will be in Long Island National Cemetery in
Farming-dale, N.J., under direction of James H. Hunt Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. today.
A memorial service in Lake Charles will be announced at a
later date.
Dr. Roy died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a Long Branch,
N.J., hospital.
A native of Georgia, she had lived most of her life in Lake
Charles before moving to New Jersey in the early 1980s. She was a
past member of Evergreen Baptist Church in Lake Charles. She was
the donor of Stork's Nest House in Lake Charles. She earned
bachelor's degrees from Leland State and Fisk Univer-sity, a master's
degree from New York University and a doctorate's degree from Rutgers
University.  She taught school for 45 years in Calcasieu
Parish, Germany, Paris, France and Monmouth (N.J.) County. She was
a member of the New York Univesity Alumni Association, the
Monmouth County Retired Employees Association, the National
Council of Teachers and the Beta Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zata
Phi Beta Sorority Inc. She was a national member of the Library
of Congress, a member of the Non Commission Officers National
Defense Foundation, and the Monmouth County Business and
Professional Women's Club. She was in Who's Who in Teachers
of America. 
Survivors include one brother, Anthony J. Polk of Manassa,
Va.

ROYAL,  James     LCAP   1/9/1998
Starks -- Funeral services for James Royal, 86, will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10, in St. Mary Baptist Church.  The Rev. John R.
Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery under
the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 6 p.m.-9
p.m. today in the church.  Mr. Royal died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998,
in a local hospital.  A native of Starks, he was a member of St.
Mary Baptist Church, a deacon, and the superintendent of Sunday
school.  Survivors include two stepsons; Joe Carl Theodore of
Starks and Donald Edward Theodore of New Orleans. 

ROYAL,  James     LCAP   1/3/1998
Funeral arrangements for James Royal, 86, of Starks, will be
announced by Combre Funeral Home. He died Thursday in a local
hospital. 

RUSHEN,  Allen R. Sr. LCAP   1/1/1998
Ruston -- Funeral services for Allen R. Rushen Sr., 94, of
Leesville will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in Our Christian
Funeral Home.  The Rev. Derrick Slaton will officiate. Burial
will be in Grambling Memorial Gardens.  Mr. Rushen died Tuesday,
Dec. 30, 1997, in the Leesville hospital.  A native of
Washington, La., and a resident of Leesville for many years,he
was a graduate of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and served
for 40 years as a teacher and principal in the public schools 
in Homer and Leesville. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate 
of Humanities Degree from Wiley College for his contributions 
to public education. He was a 33rd degree Mason and a member 
of Leesville Temple Lodge 128. He was a member of Phi Beta 
Sigma Fraternity, the Vernon Council on Aging, and the Vernon
Parish Retired Teacher's Association.  Survivors include one 
son, Allen Roy Rushen Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif; two daughters,
Josephine Louise Rushen of Los Angeles and Louella Rushen Kirkum
of Lake Charles; four grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren. 

SAVANT,   Hoover     LCAP    1/5/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Mr. Hoover Savant, 69, will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church.
The Rev. James M. Gaddy will officiate. Burial will be in Indian
Village Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a 6 p.m. rosary by
the Catholic Daughters, a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. and a 7 p.m.
rosary by the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Savant died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, in his
residence.  A lifelong resident of Kinder, he was co-owner and operator of
Savant Builders for 48 years, and owner and operator of Hoover
Contracting.  He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, former Grand Knight
for the Kinder Chapter, and a Century member of the Boy Scouts of
America.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ollie Miller Savant; three sons,
Lynn Savant, Mark Savant, Kevin Savant, all of Kinder; one daughter,
Mrs.  Leasa Savant Gilland of Keystone Heights, Fla.; five brothers,
Wilson Savant, Wallace Savant, Harrison Savant, Bill Savant and Wilmer
Savant, all of Kinder; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Bushnell of Port
Arthur, Texas, Mrs. Leora LeDoux of Lake Charles, Mrs. LoLo Duplechin,
and Mrs. Dot White, both of Kinder; and 12 grandchildren.


SCHOTT infantLCAP   1/11/1998    
Leesville -- Graveside services for Reagan Lynette 
Schott, infant daughter of Keith Schott and Frances 
East of Leesville, were Saturday, Jan. 10, in Pinehill 
Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon 
Funeral Home. The infant died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, 
in the Fort Polk hospital.


SCHOTT Infant    LCAP   1/9/1998    
Leesville -- Graveside services for Reagan Linette Schott, infant
daughter of Keith Schott and Frances East will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10, in Pinehill Cemetery under the direction of
Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home. She died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998,
in the Fort Polk hospital. 

SCOTT,  Donald ,Mrs.   LCAP   1/9/1998
DeQuiincy -- Funeral services for Mrs. Donald (Myrtle
Elaine''Titi"' Carter) Scott, 44, of 209 R Logan Lane, will be at
11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Evergreen Missionary Baptist
Church.  The Revs. Alvin Scott, Elisha Tutson, Roland Baker,
James Harris, Luby Green and O.B. Pete Sr. will officiate. Burial
will be in Community Cemetery under direction of Fondel Memorial
Chapel of Lake Charles.  Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at
the church.  Mrs. Scott died at 9:29 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998,
in the Sulphur hospital.  A lifelong resident of De-Quincy, she
was a member of the Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church where she
was an usher. She had worked at Greenhill Nursing home. 
Survivors include her husband; five sons, Anthony Lynn, Leonard
and Edward ''Piggy'' Scott, all of DeQuincy, Michael Paul Scott
of Lake Charles and Donald Scott Jr. of St. Louis, Mo.; four
brothers, George Leonard Carter of Morgan City, Jerald Lynn
Carter of Houston and Calvin and John Edward Carter, both of
DeQuincy; one stepbrother, Jesse Webb of Houston; and seven
grandchildren. 


SCOTT,  Mrs. Myrtle    LCAP   1/17/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Myrtle Scott, 44, will be announced
by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 9:24 a.m. Tuesday in the
Sulphur hospital.

SEAMAN,  Charles   LCAP   1/27/1998
Mamou Funeral arrangements  for Charles Seaman, 92, of Oakdale,
will be announced by Rush Funeral Home of Oakdale. [e died at 2:45 p.m.
Monday in he Mamou hospital.

SEAMAN,  Charles    LCAP   1/28/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Charles "Sherrod" Seaman,
92, will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 28, in Rush Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Resthaven Cemetery.
Mr. Seaman died at 2:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in the
Mamou hospital.

SEGURA,  Edward J.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral ar-rangements for Edward J.
"Ed" Segura, 82, will be announced by Matthews and 
Son Funeral Home. He died Thursday in the Jennings 
hospital.

SEGURA,  Edward J.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Edward J. "Ed" Segura, 
82, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, from Our Lady 
Help of Christians Catholic Church. The Rev. Marshall 
Boulet will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery 
under the direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. 
Visitation is from 3-10 p.m. today, Jan. 12, with a 
rosary at 6 p.m. and a scripture service at 7 p.m., 
and from 8 a.m. Monday.  Mr. Segura died at 10:25 p.m. 
Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in the Jennings hospital. A 
native of New Iberia and a resident of Jennings since 
1947, he was the owner of Segura Funeral Home until 
his retirement in 1980. A member of the Louisiana 
Funeral Directors Association, he had been its
president from 1956-57 and had served on numerous 
committees of the association. He was a board member 
of Fireside Mutual and Commercial Insurance Company 
for 30 years. He was a past member of the Boat Club 
and a former member of the Lions Club, having
helped organize the Lions Club Crippled Children's 
Camp in Leesville. He was a Fourth Degree Knight 
in the Columbus Council 2012 and a Eucharistic 
Minister and Parishioner of Our Lady Help of 
Christians Church, where he served on the Mausoleum 
Committee. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy 
Segura; and one brother, Francis Segura of New Iberia. 
Memorials may be made to Our Lady Immaculate School, 
Digger Segura Memorial Golf Tournament, University of
Southwestern Louisiana or the charity of choice, the 
family said.

SELLERS,   Anna     LCAP   1/16/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Anna Sellers of Longville
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Thursday in a Lake
Charles hospital.


SELLERS,  Anna     LCAP   1/17/1998
Ragley--Funeral services for Anna Sellers, 82, of
Longville, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 17, in Calvary Pentecostal Church.
The Revs. Lonnie Johnson, Mid Burnett, Marvin Hicks, and
David Buxton will officiate. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery
under direction of Hixson Funeral Home of DeRidder.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mrs. Sellers died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in a
Lake Charles hospital.
A native of Reeves, she was a housewife. Survivors include one son, Darvin
Sellers of Longville; six grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; and 21
great-grandchildren.

SENSAT,  Mrs. Charley J.     LCAP   1/29/1998
Iota -- Funeral services for Mrs. Charley J. (Myrtle Flash)
Sensat, 78, will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 29, from St. Joseph
Catholic Church.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery under direction of
Ardoin's Funeral Homes. 
Visitation continues today. A rosary was said Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Sensat died at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in
a Lafayette hospital.  She was a lifelong resident of Iota.
Survivors include two sons, Frederick Lawrence Lantz and
Dennis Charles Sensat, both of Iota; two daughters, Mrs. Raypheal
(Hester Ann) Arneaux of Lake Arthur and Mrs. Daniel (Kathern) Lantz
of Iota; two brothers, Milton Flash of Eunice and Mervin Flash of
Crowley; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. 

SHEPPARD,  John     LCAP 1/10/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral ar-rangements for John Sheppard, 
71, will be announced by Thomp-son Funeral Home. He 
died Friday in the Oakdale hospital. 

SHEPPARD,   John     LCAP   1/16/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for John Sheppard, 71, will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Goodwill Baptist Church of Oakdale.
Burial will be in Community Cemetery under direction of Thompson Funeral
Home of Oakdale.
Mr. Sheppard died at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in the Oakdale
hospital.

SHERMAN,  Wade J.    LCAP   1/31/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Wade Joseph Sherman, 47, will be
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery.
Mr. Sherman died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, in his residence.

SHOEMAKE ,  Ruby Lee ,Mrs.    LCAP   1/31/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Ruby Lee Shoemake, 90, will be
announced by Hixson Funeral Home. She died Friday in her
residence.

SHOEMAKER,  infant    LCAP   1/26/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Austin Shoemaker,
infant son of Elizabeth M. Shoemaker, will be announced by Colonial
Funeral Home. The infant died Sunday in the DeRidder hospital.

SIMMONS,  Jimmy Lee     LCAP   1/17/1998
Oakdale--Funeral services for Jimmy L. Simmons, 62, of Fort
Worth, Texas, will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, in Ardoin
Funeral Home. Burial will be in Reed Cemetery. 
Mr. Simmons died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, in his residence.

SMITH,  Edward J.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Jennings -- Funeral arrangements for Edward J. Smith, 81, will be
announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. He died Thursday in
his residence.  

SMITH,  Kenneth D.
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Kenneth D. Smith, 65, will
be at 6:30 p.m. today, Jan. 21, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Gary Archbold will officiate. Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitaker Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. today and until 10 p.m. after
services.
Mr. Smith died at 1 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
Pineville hospital.  A native of Ulysses, Kan., he lived most of his life in
the DeRidder  area.  A Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict from
1952-1956, he served   on the Military Affairs Committee of the
DeRidder/Beauregard Chamber of Commerce, served two terms as Commander of the
American Legion Post 27, and was a member of the VFW Post 3619. He
was in retail sales and service until his retirement in 1986. He
was former co-owner of Highland Growers, president of M-LECT Outdoor
Power Equipment Inc., member of Louisiana Retailers' Association
and a cattle rancher. He was an active member of Redeemer Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Velmer Bertschy Smith; one son,
Alan Dale Smith of DeRidder; one brother, Warren Smith of DeRidder;
one sister, Lorraine Bacon of Farnsworth, Texas; and two grandchildren. 
Donations may be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church, or
to a community or charitable organization of your choice, the
family said.

SMITH,  Kenneth      LCAP 1/20/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral arrangements for Kenneth Smith, 65,
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Monday in an
Alexandria hospital.

SMITH,  Marie ViolaLCAP 1/20/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Marie Viola Smith, 75, will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Farquhar Cemetery. 
She died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in her residence.

SMITH,  Edward J.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Edward Joseph Smith, 
81, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 10, from Immaculate 
Conception Church.  Interment will be in Calvary 
Mausoleum under the direction of Matthews and Son 
Funeral Home.  Mr. Smith died at 4 a.m. Thurs-day, 
Jan. 8, 1998, in his residence.

SOILEAU,  Joseph A.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Joseph A. Soileau, 28, will be at 1:30 p.m.
today, Jan. 14, from St. Margaret Catholic Church.
The Revs. Dan Landry and Henry Mancuso will officiate. Burial
will be in Consolata Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home. 
Visitation is from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Mr. Soileau died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Millington, Tenn., he lived most of life in Lake
Charles, where he was a graduate of LaGrange High School. He was an
insulator and worked at American International.
Survivors include one daughter, Ashley Rosendahl of Texas City,
Texas; one sister, Tressa Crooks of Lake Charles; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Greg (Faye Kibodeaux) Soileau of Lake Charles; his father,
Ned Nelson, Jr. of Lake Charles; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman (Maude Fontenot) Soileau of Lake Charles; and paternal
grandmother, Ruth Nelson of Lake Charles. 

SOILEAU,  Jackie L.LCAP 1/20/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Jackie L. Soileau, 64, will
be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 21, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The Revs. Fred Russi and Juan Alers will officiate. Burial
will be in the church cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home.
Visitation continues today. 
Mrs. Soileau died at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in
the Oakdale hospital.
She was a banking bookkeeper. Survivors include her husband, Louis Soileau;
two daughters, Theresa Denise Ray of Oakdale and Belinda Ann Lowe of
Elizabeth; two brothers, Sam Solomon and Tom Solomon, both of Oakdale;
four sisters, Evelyn Harris and Mary K. Brady, both of Oakdale,
Addie G. Gray of Westerville, Ohio, and Rosie M. Glen of Boise,
Idaho; and two grandchildren.

SOILEAU,  Jackie L.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Jackie L. Soileau, 64, will
be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of
Ardoin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Soileau died at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in
the Oakdale hospital.

SOILEAU,   Joseph A.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Joseph Anthony Soileau, 28, will be
announced by Johnson Funeral Home. He died Monday.

SONNIER,  LouisLCAP 1/20/1998
Jennings -- Funeral services for Louis "Noon" Sonnier, 88,
will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 20, from Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery under direction
of Matthews and Son Funeral Home. 
Mr. Sonnier died at 2:25 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, in a
Jennings care center. 

SONNIER,  Joseph U. Jr.   LCAP 1/4/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Joseph Ulysee Sonnier Jr.,73,
will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, from Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church.  Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery
Mausoleum under direction of Matthews and Son Funeral Home of
Lake Arthur.  Mr. Sonnier died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3,
1998, in the Jennings hospital.  

ST. JULIEN,  Melvin Jr.    LCAP   1/30/1998
Funeral services for Melvin ''Doc'' St. Julien Jr., 48, of
1210 Short Street in Vinton will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, from
St. Joseph Catholic Church.
The Rev. Charles Soileau will officiate. Burial will be in
Edgerly Cemetery under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Mr. St. Julien died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in his
residence.  A lifelong resident of Vinton, he was a graduate of Vinton
High School and had attended Southern University. He was a member of
St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was a construction worker employed by
IMTC Company. 
Survivors are two daughters, Tamika St. Julien of Oakdale
and Karen St. Julien of Lafayette; five sisters, Carleen Coine,
Gloria Payne,  Keisha St. Julien and Marilyn Malvo, all of Vinton and Marylon
St. Julien of Lafayette; two brothers, Billy and Lloyd St. Julien, both
of Vinton; his mother, Leona St. Julien of Vinton; and his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Rose Julian of Vinton; and three grandchildren.

ST. JULIAN,  Melvin Jr.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Funeral arrangements for Melvin St. Julian, 48, of Vinton will be
announced by Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died Monday in his residence.

STANSON, R.C.   LCAP   1/7/1998 
Graveside services for R.C. Stanson, 84, will be at 10 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 9, at Consolata Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 4-10 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Stanson died at 2:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 1998, in Aurora,
Colo. A native of Franklin, Kans., he lived in Lake Charles and moved
to Englewood, Colo. He was an auditor in the banking industry.
Survivors include two sons, Mark C. Stanson and David Stanson;
and four grandchildren. 

STEVENS,  Charles  LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral arrangements for Charles Stevens, 62, will be announced
by King's Funeral Home. He died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday in a local
hospital.

STEVENS,   Charles     LCAP 1/6/1998
Funeral services for Charles "C.J." Stevens, 62, of 2335 See
Street, will be at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 6, in King's Funeral Home.
The Rev. Alfred King will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday with burial in Combre Memorial Park.
Visitation is om 6 p.m. today.  Mr. Stevens died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec.31,1997, in a local hospital.
A native of Welsh, he lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He
was owner and operator of Stevens Outboard Motor.
Survivors include five sons, Charles Stevens Jr., Roderick Aaron,
and Charles Anthony Thomas, all of Lake Charles, Michael Aaron of Houston and
Dwayne Aaron of Tacoma, Wash., six daughters, Dorothy Ann Thomas
of San forego, Calif., Carolyn Thomas of Eureka, Calif., and Jacquetta
Thierry, Becky Gray, Sharleta Aaron and Sandra-=\ I;
and Wilson Stevens, both of Lake Charles, Lawrence Stevens of
Moss Bluff, and Raymond Stevens of Berkeley, Calif.; two stepbrothers, Levi
and Joe Jones, both of Los Angeles; and two stepsisters, Hattie Edwards and
Mary Nickerson, both of Beaumont, Texas.

STRAHAN,  Ernest W.    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Ernest W. Strahan, 79, will be at 1
p.m. today,  Jan. 28, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ronnie Estes will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Strahan died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, in his
residence.  A native of Lufkin, Texas, he was a longtime resident of
Lake Charles. He was an Army veteran, a welder for Olin for 35 years and
a member of the Metal Trade Union until 1982. He was a Mason 7
Member of Calcasieu Masonic Lodge 400 and a member of Boulevard
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Strahan; one son,
Delbert Strahan of Lake Charles; one daughter, Yvonne Strahan LeBlanc of
Broussard; one sister, Nellie Albert of Pasadena, Texas; five
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

STUTES,  OlmsLCAP 1/23/1998
Scott -- Graveside services for Olms Stutes, 83, will be at
11 a.m.  Saturday, Jan. 24, in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery.
The Rev. Gilbert Dutel will officiate. Arrangements are
under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 2:30-10 p.m. today, with a 6 p.m.
rosary.  Mr. Stutes died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998 in a local
hospital.  A native of Longville, he was a resident of Lake Charles,
where he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, Roofer's Damp and
Water Proofer Local 76 and VFW Post 10665. He was a retired
roofer and an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Rosa A. Stutes; one brother,
John T. Stutes of Opelousas; and one sister, Grace Duhon of Lafayette.

SULLIVAN,  Marian H.  LCAP 1/8/1998
BAKER -- Memorial services for former Lake Charles resident
MarianH. Sullivan will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at Bethany
World PrayerCenter .Mrs. Sullivan died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997, in
Zachary. 

TANNER, Susie V.   LCAP 1/18/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Susie V. Tanner, 95, of
Sulphur will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Evergreen Baptist
Church.  The Rev. Rollin Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in
Tanner  Cemetery under direction of James Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Monday in the church.
Mrs. Tanner died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998 at a DeQuincy Care
Center.  A lifelong resident of the Willow Springs area, she was a
member of St. Mary Baptist Church of Starks, and was the mother of the
church.  Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Addie Tanner of
Sulphur; 25 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and 22
great-great-grandchildren.

TANNER,   Susie V.,  Mrs.LCAP   1/17/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Susie V. Tanner,
95, will be announced by James Funeral Home. She died Friday in a
DeQuincy care center.


TANOUS,  Mrs. William
Funeral services for Mrs. William (Mary Shaheen) Tanous,
77, will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 24, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Catholic Church.  The Revs. Irving DeBlanc and Wayne LeBleu will officiate.
Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral
Home.  Visitation is from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. today in the funeral
home.  Mrs. Tanous died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in a
local care center.  A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she graduated 
from St. Charles Academy.  
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Richard ''Dickie''
Tanous of Moss Bluff and Thomas Tanous of Houston; one brother, Eddie
Shaheen of Lake Charles; two sisters, Virginia Khoury of
Longview, Texas and Theresa Boudreaux of Lake Charles; five
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, the
family said.

TANOUS,  MaryLCAP 1/23/1998
Funeral arrangements for Mary Tanous, 77, will be announced
by Johnson Funeral Home. She died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday in a
local care center. 

TERRY,   Minnie W.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/19/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Woodard Terry,
96, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 19, in Smyrna Baptist Church. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of
Hixson Funeral Home. Mrs. Terry died at 6:48 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a
Beauregard hospital.

TEZENO,  Louella    LCAP   1/30/1998
Ville Platte -- Funeral services for Louella Tezeno, 66,
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Mount Pilgrim Church Cemetery under the direction of
King's Funeral Home.  She died Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in a Lake Charles
hospital.

TEZENO,  Louella    LCAP   1/26/1998
Funeral arrangements for Louella Tezeno, 66, will be
announced by
King's Funeral Home. She died Sunday in a local hospital.

THERIOT,  Lillian B.LCAP 1/23/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Lillian B. Theriot, 66, will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Glenn Young will officiate. Burial will be in
Lacassine Cemetery. 
Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m.
Saturday.
Mrs. Theriot died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in Abbeville.
A native of Mermentau, she was a sitter for home care.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Badon of Lake
Charles and Judy O'Quain of Youngsville; one brother, David Benoit of
Iowa; five sisters, Laura Landry of Iowa, Wilma Parker of Monroe, Ann
Fontenot of Jennings, Velma Guillory of Lake Arthur and Shirlene
Benoit of Baton; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

THERIOT,  Leon C.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral services for Leon C. Theriot, 70, will be at 
10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, from Imma-culate Conception 
Cathedral.  The Rev. Mike Barrios will officiate. 
Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under direction 
of Hixson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from noon-7 
p.m. Sunday, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. 
Monday.  Mr. Theriot died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998, in a 
local hospital.  A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, 
he was a member of Immaculate Conception Cathe-dral.  
He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a CPA 
and owner of Leon C. Theriot and Associates. He was a
member of the Society of Louisiana CPA's, American 
Accounting Association, Texas Society of CPA's and 
a member of St. Margaret's Knights of Columbus. He 
was a former president of the Better Business
Bureau. He served on the Board of Immaculate Concep-
tion Cathedral.  Survivors include his wife, Thelma
''Jean'' Theriot; six sons, Stephen Theriot of 
Galveston, Texas, Douglas, Patrick, and Michael 
Theriot, all of Lake Charles, Timothy Theriot of 
Garden Grove, Calif. and Matthew Theriot of Phoenix,
Ariz.; four brothers, Terry, Harvey, and Ed 
Theriot, all of Lake Charles and Ben Franklin 
of Sulphur; three sisters, Jackie Squyres of 
Beaumont, Texas and Patsy Franklin and Jessie 
Trahan, both of Sulphur; and 11 grandchildren. 


THIBODEAUX,  Darryl K.,Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Jennings Funeral services for Mrs. Darryl Keith (Bridget Renee)
Thibodeaux, 30, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, from Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
The Rev. Peter Nkedife will officiate. Burial will be in Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Cemetery under direction of H.G. Raphael and Son Funeral
Home.  A wake will be from 6-10 p.m. today at the funeral home with a
rosary at 8 p.m. Mrs. Thibodeaux died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 1998, in
the Alexandria hospital.
A native of Jennings, she graduated from Welsh High School and
McNeese State University. She was a teacher at West End Elementary for four
years and a teacher-coach at Welsh-Roanoke for two years. She was an active
member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church as a rector and CCD
teacher. She was a counselor for the Junior Daughters of the Knights of Peter
Claver, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Corps 132 of the Knights of Peter
Clavier.
She served the community as director of Jennings girls dribblers program.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Donavon Keith Thibodeaux
of Jennings, one daughter, Courteney Danille Thibodeaux of Jennings, one
brother, Wilbert Gilbeaux Jr. of Jennings, one sister, Eritia Gilbeaux of
Jennings; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert (Maynell) Gilbeaux Sr. of
Jennings; and her grandmother, Essie Dartez of Jennings.

THIBODEAUX,  Joseph E., Mrs.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Lake Arthur Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Joseph Eula Thibodeaux,
79, will be announced by Miguez Funeral Home. She died at 4:25 p.m. Monday in
a Jennings hospital.

THIBODEAUX,  Henry J.LCAP 1/20/1998
Sulphur--Funeral services for Henry J. Thibodeaux, 81, will
be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 20, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Donald Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in
Mimosa Pines.
Visitation is from 8:30 a.m. A rosary was said at Monday
evening. Mr. Thibodeaux died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a Sulphur
hospital. A native of Ged, he lived most of his life in Sulphur. He
was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. He was a
member of the America Legion Post and Texas City Boilermakers.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Thibodeaux; one son,
Jimmy Thibodeaux of Lake Charles; four brothers, Larry Thibodeaux
of Vinton, Calvin and Ralph Thibodeaux, both of Hackberry, and
C.J. Thibodeaux of Lake Charles; three grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. 

THIBODEAUX,  Larry J. Sr.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Westlake Funeral services for Larry Joseph Thibodeaux Sr., 44,
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, from St. John Bosco Catholic Church.
The Rev..T.L. Herlong will officiate. Burial will be in St.
John's Cemetery in Lacassine under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a rosary at 7:30
p.m. and from 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Thibodeaux died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a Houston
hospital.
A native of Crowley, he was a resident of Westlake. He was a
member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, past RCIA Director, past
Eucharistic Minister and member of the Cursillo Brotherhood. He was employed
with Fluor Daniel of Houston as an electrical engineer.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dianne Leger Thibodeaux, one
son, Larry Joseph Thibodeaux Jr. of Westlake; one sister, Christina
Thibodeaux of Florida; his father, Lawrence Thibodeaux of Lafayette; and his
mother, Mrs. Mary Alice Adams of Westlake.

THIBODEAUX,   Larry J. Sr.     LCAP   1/7/1998
Westlake -- Funeral services for Larry Joseph Thibodeaux Sr., 44,
will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 7, from St. John Bosco Catholic
Church.  The Rev. T.L. Herlong will officiate. Burial will be in St.
John's Cemetery in Lacassine under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. 
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mr. Thibodeaux died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, in a
Houston hospital.
A native of Crowley and a resident of Westlake, he was a member
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, past RCIA Director, past
Eucharistic Minister and member of the Cursillo Brotherhood. He
was employed with Fluor Daniel of Houston as an electrical engineer. 
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dianne Leger Thibodeaux; one
son, Larry Joseph Thibodeaux Jr. of Westlake; one sister, Kristena
Thibodeaux Lind of Satellite Beach, Fla.; his father, Lawrence
Thibodeaux of Lafayette; and his mother, Mrs. Mary Alice Lanthier
Adams of Westlake.

THIBODEAUX,  Larry LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral arrangements for Larry Thibodeaux, 45, will be announced
by Hixson Funeral Home. He died at 3:20 p.m. Saturday in a
Houston hospital. 
 
THIBODEAUX, Terry J.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Funeral services for Terry J. Thibodeaux, 89, will 
be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, from St. Margaret 
Catholic Church.  The Rev. Alan Trouille will 
officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery 
under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.  Visitation 
is 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m.; 
and from 8 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Thibodeaux died Thursday, 
Jan. 8, 1998, in a local hospital. A native of 
Jennings, he was a former resident of Hathaway 
and a resident of Lake Charles. He was a member 
of St. Margaret Catholic Church. He was a member 
of Carpenter's Local 953 and was retired as a 
carpenter and farmer. He was a member of the 
Cajun French Music Associa-tion. Survivors include 
four sons, Richard J., Donald L., Gerald A., and
Clifford J. Thibodeaux, all of Lake Charles; 13 
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.


THIBODEAUX, Henry J.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Henry J. Thibodeaux,
81, will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home. 
He died Sunday in a Sulphur hospital.

THIBODEAUX,  Mrs. Joseph A.     LCAP   1/28/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Addly (Eula
DeBois) Thibodeaux, 79, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.
29, from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Burial will be in St.
Anthony Cemetery under direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake
Arthur.  Mrs. Thibodeaux died at 4:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in
the Jennings hospital.

THILGES,  Katie    LCAP   1/30/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Katie Thilges, 84, of Dry
Creek will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 30, in Hixson Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery.
Mrs. Thilges died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in
a DeRidder care facility.

THISTRUP,  Joyce A.LCAP 1/4/1998
Orange, Texas -- Funeral services for Joyce Arlene
(Odom)Thistrup, 64, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Claybar
Funeral Home.  The Rev. Robert Rasmus will officiate. Interment
will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  Visitation is from 5 p.m.
today in the funeral home. Mrs. Thistrup died Saturday, Jan. 3,
1998, in an Orange, Texas,hospital.  A native of Morgan, Minn.,
she had lived in Orange since 1966. She was a retired machine
operator with Equitable Bag and a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church. Survivors include her husband, Neilson "Rocky" Thistrup;
four sons,Jay O'Neal Odom of Bridge City, Texas, Mickey L. Odom
of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Daniel H. Odom of Orange and Craig D.
Odom of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; one daughter, Rita
Cartwright of Houston; three brothers, Delbert R. Knudsen of
Colorado Springs,Colo., Warren E. Knudsen of Charleston, S.C.,
and Larry E. Knudsenof Anoka, Minn.; three sisters, Janice A.
Gronholz of Alexandria, Minn., Phyllis Borer of Tracey, Minn.,
and Dolores N. Engel of Anoka,Minn.; her mother, Ruth Knudson of
Anoka, Minn.; 12 grandchildren;and four great-grandchildren.

THOMAS,  Nola MaeLCAP 1/24/1998
Houston -- Funeral services for Nola Mae Thomas of Houston
will
be at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in Paradise North Funeral
Home. Local
arrangements are by King Funeral Home.
She died at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in her
residence.
     
THOMAS,  OllaLCAP 1/21/1998
Funeral services for Olla Thomas, 87, will beat 7 p.m.
today, Jan. 21, in St. John Holiness Church. Burial will be in Perkins
Cemetery in Westlake under direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of
Eunice. She died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in her residence.

THOMAS, Willie Mae, Mrs.     LCAP 1/10/1998
Oakdale, -- Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Mae 
Thomas, 76, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in 
Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial will be in Melder 
Community Cemetery in Melder under direction of
Thompson Funeral Home.  Mrs. Thomas died at 10:45 
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in the Oakdale hospital. 

THOMAS,  Willie M.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Willie Mae Thomas, 76,
will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home. She died Wednesdayin
the Oakdale hospital. 

THOMPSON, Lola M., Mrs.    LCAP   1/30/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lola M. Thompson,
95, of New Llano will be at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 30, in Hixson
Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Cooper Cemetery in Pickering.
Mrs. Thompson died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in the
Leesville hospital.

THORNTON,  Helen   LCAP   1/27/1998
DeRidder Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Lide Davies Thornton,
85, of Longville, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 27, in Beauregard-Vernon
Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Thornton Cemetery in Longville.
Mrs. Thornton died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25,1998, in a Lake
Charles hospital.

TINSLEY,   MosesLCAP   1/15/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Moses ''Mose'' Tinsley, 65,
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Leesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of
Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Mr. Tinsley died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in his residence.

TOLMAN, Helen Louise, Mrs.     LCAP 1/6/1998
Heber Springs, Ark . Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Helen Louise Tolman, 96,
mother of Mary Vail Rigler of Lake Charles, will be announced by Olmstead
Funeral Home. She died Friday, Jan. 2,1998, in a Clinton, Ark., hospital.

TOUPS,  Nunez MaryLCAP 1/22/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Nunez Mary Toups, 91, will
be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly.
She died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, at her residence.

TRAHAN,  AgnesLCAP 1/20/1998
Johnson Bayou -- Funeral services for Agnes Trahan, 92,
will be at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 20, from Our Lady of Assumption
Catholic Church.
The Rev. Roland Vaughan will officiate. Burial will be in
Head of the Hollow under direction of Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mrs. Trahan died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a local
care center.
A native of Lafayette, she was a resident of Johnson Bayou
for 76 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic
Church.  Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Utly Trahan of Johnson
Bayou; one sister, Maydell Jinks of Johnson Bayou; seven
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

TRAMONTE, Victor     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Victor Tramonte, 84, will be at 11 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 16, from Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
The Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata
Cemetery under direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 7
p.m.; and from 8 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Mr. Tramonte died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, in his residence.
A native of Orange, Texas, he was a resident of Lake Charles,
where he was a baker and worked at Hometown Bakery. He was a member
of Insulators & Asbestos Local 112 for over 30 years, and was
retired from Fuller-Austin Insulation Co.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Pecorino Tramonte; two sons,
Joseph Victor Tramonte and Jimmy Frank Tramonte, both of Lake Charles;
two sisters, Salvadore Richard and Florence LaCroix, both of Lake
Charles; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

TROUTMAN,  Irma M.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Roanoke -- Funeral services for Irma McMillan Troutman, 83, will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, in Roanoke United Methodist
Church.  The Rev. Bob Emanuel will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood
Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.
Visitation is from 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m.
Saturday in the church.
Mrs. Troutman died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1998, in the
Welsh hospital.
A lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was a graduate of Roanoke
High School. She was a retired nursery aide at the Jennings American
Legion Hospital. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and a
lifelong member of the Roanoke United Methodist Church, where she
was a Sunday school teacher.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Frances) McCarty
of Houma, Mrs. James (Mary Kay) Epperly of LaPlace and Mrs. Eugene
(Debra) Demarest of Welsh; six sons, Kenneth M. Troutman of
Shreveport, Donald R. Troutman of Orange, Texas, Leonard and Carl
Troutman, both of Roanoke, David Troutman of Welsh and Harold
Troutman of Elkhart, Texas; three sisters, Frieda Duhon of
Roanokem and Margie Sargent and Audrey Lavergne, both of Orange; one
brother, Richard McMillan of Orange; 31 grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren. 

TUCKER,  Betty   LCAP   1/27/1998
Funeral arrangements for Betty Tucker, 69, will be announced by
Hixson Funeral
Home. She died at 6:30 p.m. Monday in a local hospital.

TUCKER,  Betty    LCAP   1/28/1998
Funeral services for Betty M. Tucker, 69, will be at 2 p.m.
today, Jan. 28, in Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd.
The Revs. Mark Holland and Eugene Kohlbecker will
officiate. Burial will be in Prien Memorial Park under direction of Hixson
Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 1 p.m. today in the church.
Mrs. Tucker died at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a
local hospital.
A native of New Orleans, she was a resident of Lake
Charles, where she was a member of Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd,
and was active in the Altar Guild and was an active EDS
volunteer. She was past president of Junior League, active in the Brown Bag
Program, past Campfire Leader, past president of the Calcasieu Parish
Medical Auxiliary, and a member of the Ladies Golf Association of
the Lake Charles Country Club.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. G.W. Tucker; one son,
Patrick David Tucker of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Linda Tucker
Hooton of Rockwell, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to EDS School-Friends of the Library,
the family said.

TUNWAR,  Willie     LCAP   1/11/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Willie Tunwar, 84, 
will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in Mount Zion 
Baptist Church.  The Rev. Nathan Wykoff will 
officiate. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery under 
the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Oakdale.
Visitation is from 5-10 p.m. today, Jan. 11, in 
the church. Mr. Tunwar died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, 
in a Lake Charles hospital.  He was a member of  
and a deacon in Mount Zion Baptist Church. Survivors 
include nine sons, Edward Tunwar of Oklahoma City, 
Okla., Allen and Paul Tunwar, both of Kinder, 
Marvin Tunwar of Ville Platte, Raymond Tunwar of 
LeBlanc, Michael Tunwar of Westlake, Richard Tunwar 
of Dayton, Texas, and Rodney and Terry Tunwar, 
both of Dallas; seven daughters, Carrie Tunwar, 
Wanda Jackson, Cheryl Vickers, Anita Mal-brough 
and Vickie Tunwar, all of Kinder, and Sandra 
Edwards and Lee Ann Jones, both of Port Arthur, 
Texas; two brothers, Earl Tunwar of Houston and 
Jack Tunwar of Batchlor; one sister, Irene Rue 
of Palmetto; 38 grandchildren; and 23  great-
grandchildren.


TUNWAR,  Willie     LCAP 1/10/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Willie Tunwar, 84, will 
be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in Mt. Zion Baptist 
Church. Burial will be in Kinder Cemetery under 
direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Oakdale.  Mr. 
Tunwar died at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a 
Lake Charles hospital.

TURNER,  Ida J.     LCAP 1/4/1998
Funeral arrangements for Ida Jack Turner, 45, will be announced
by Fondel Memorial Chapel. She died at 11:14 p.m. Friday in a
local hospital.  

TURNER,   Mrs. Isaac    LCAP   1/7/1998
Funeral services for Mrs Isaac (Ida Bell Poullard) Turner, 45, of
2309 Van Buren Street will be at 8 p.m. today, Jan. 7, in the Unity
Baptist Church.  The Rev. A.B. Latigue will officiate. Dismissal will be
at 8 a.m. Thursday with burial in St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery in Ville
Platte under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. at the church.
Mrs. Turner died at 11:14 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A native of Lafayette, she had lived in Lake Charles most of her
life.
She was a member of the Unity Baptist Church where she was a
deaconess, Sunday school teacher, member of the WMU, Senior Choir
and the Pastor Aid Committee, and a member of the Baptist Women's
Association.
Survivors include her husband; one stepson, Terrell Wayne Turner
of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Faber Thomas and Mrs. Katherine
Harris, both of Lake Charles; and one brother, Phillip Poullard
of Ville
Platte.



VICTORIAN,   Sidney     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral services for Sidney Victorian, 49, of Mossville, will be
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Good Hope Baptist Church.
The Rev. Madison Clark Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Wednesday.
He died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Bell City, he lived in the Sulphur/Mossville area
most of his life. He was employed by Gold Line Refinery. He was a member
of Good Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Jourdan-Victorian; three
sons, Marcus Anthony Victorian of Cottonport, David Victorian of Lake
Charles and Brent A. Victorian of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters,
Amber Alyse Victorian of Mossville and Patrice Reed of Vinton;
two brothers, Allen L. Victorian Jr. of Waukegan, Ill. and John
Victorian of Carlyss; four sisters, Betty J. Neal and Bessie J. Irvin, both of
Waukegan, Mary Ethel Victorian of Lake Charles and Julia Ann
Victorian of Carlyss; his mother, Mrs. Lorena Victorian of
Carlyss; and four grandchildren. 

VIDRINE, Georgeann ,Mrs.  LCAP 1/8/1998 
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgeann Vidrine, 67, of Moss Bluff
will beat 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in Johnson Funeral Home.
Burial will be inRitchie Cemetery.Mrs. Vidrine died at 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, in a localhospital. 

VINCENT,  Shirley F.,Mrs.  LCAP   1/11/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Faye 
Vincent, 60, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in 
Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Whitaker 
Cemetery.  Mrs. Vincent died at 7 p.m. Friday, 
Feb. 9, 1998, in the DeRidder hospital.

VINCENT,  Shirley F.     LCAP 1/10/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral ar-rangements for Shirley F. 
Vincent, 60, will be announced by Hixson Funeral 
Home of DeRidder. Mrs. Vincent died Friday in a 
DeRidder hospital.

VINCENT,  Infant       LCAP 1/23/1998
Sulphur -- Graveside services for Dylan Spencer Vincent,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer and Sean Michelle Vincent,
will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Big Woods Cemetery in
Edgerly.  Arrangements are under direction of Hixson-Sulphur
Memorial Funeral Home.  He died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998, in a Lake Charles
hospital.

VINCENT,  Juanita   LCAP 1/18/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral arrangements for Juanita Vincent, 85,
will be announced by Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. She died
Saturday in a Lake Charles hospital.

VINCENT,  Fred, Mrs.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Fred (Juanita Cole)
Vincent,  85, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Sulphur
Memorial Funeral Home. 
The Rev. Eddie Simmons will officiate. Burial will be in
Farquhar Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8:30
a.m. Tuesday.  Mrs. Vincent died Saturday, Jan. 17, in a local hospital.
A native of Sugartown, she was a resident of Sulphur and
Lake Charles. She was a member of Sale Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include one son, Ronald "Ronnie" Vincent of
Sulphur; one brother, Leon Cole of Bayou D'Inde; one sister, Lois King
of Sulphur; 13 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

WAGONER, Wilmer     LCAP 1/6/1998
Oakdale Funeral services for Wilmer "Lee" Wagoner, 64, will be at
2 p.m.  Wednesday, Jan. 7, in Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be in
Resthaven Cemetery under direction of White Oaks Funeral Home.
Mr. Wagoner died Sunday Jan. 4,1998, in the Oakdale hospital.

WARE,   Sadie B. LCAP 1/1/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Sadie Sue Bohon Ware, 51, will
be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 1, in Hixson Funeral Home. Burial will
be in Beauregard Cemetery.  She died at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
30, 1997, in a Lake Charles hospital.


WARE,   Charles S. Sr.,Mrs.LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles S. (Grace) Ware Sr., 
93, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in First United 
Methodist Church.  The Rev. Steven M. Spurlock and Carl 
Lueg will officiate. Graveside services will be on 
Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
in San Antonio under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation
is from 1 p.m. today, Jan. 11.
Mrs. Ware died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a local care 
center.  A native of San Antonio, Texas, she was a 
resident of Lake Charles. She served for over 25 years 
as Secretary to the Minister at First Methodist Church, 
and was a member of the Board and the Esther Circle. 
She also served as a Pink Lady of Lake Charles Memorial 
Hospital. Survivors include one son, Charles S. Ware 
Jr. of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren.  Memorials 
may be made to First United Methodist Church, the 
family said.

WARE,  Sadie S. Bohon  LCAP  1/2/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Sadie Sue Bohon Ware, 51, wereat
2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, in First Baptist Church. Burial was in
Beauregard Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.  Mrs.
Ware died at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in a Lake Charles
hospital. 

WARE,  Billy R.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Funeral services for Billy Ray Ware, 49, will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15, in New Light Baptist Church.
The Rev. Isaiah Thibodeaux will officiate. Burial will be
Highmount Cemetery under direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Mr. Ware died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in a local hospital.
A native of Lake Charles, he was a member of New Light Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Verna Ware; three sons, Billy Ware
Jr. of Los Angeles, Michael Williams and James Harrold, both of LaPorte,
Texas; three daughters, Danastagia Ware of Los Angeles, and
Delasia Ware and Jameika Williams, both of LaPorte, Texas; one brother,
Kenneth Dwight Ware of Pamona, Calif.; his stepmother, Rosa Lee
Ware of Lake Charles; and three grandchildren. 

WARE,  Billy     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral arrangements for Billy Ware, 54, will be announced 
by Combre Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a local hospital. 

WARE,  Charles S., Sr., Mrs.     LCAP    1/12/1998   
Memorial services for Mrs. Charles S. (Lenora) Ware, Sr., 
93, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, in First United 
Methodist Church.  The Rev. Steven M. Spurlock and Carl 
Lueg will officiate. Graveside  services will be at 9:45 
a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Fort Sam Houston National 
Cemetery in San Antonio under direction of Hixson Funeral 
Home.  Visitation is from 1 p.m. today in the church.  
Mrs. Ware died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a local care 
center. A native of San Antonio, she was a resident of 
Lake Charles. She served for more than 25 years as 
secretary to the minister at First Methodist Church, 
and was a member of the Board and the Esther Circle. 
She also served as a Pink Lady of Lake Charles Memorial 
Hospital.  Survivors include one son, Charles S. Ware, 
Jr. of Lake Charles; and two grandchildren. Memorials 
may be made to First United Methodist Church, the family 
said.

WARFORD,  Estes Leach   LCAP 1/18/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Estes Leach Warford, 90,
will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral
Home. The Rev. Wallace Palmer will officiate. Burial will be in
Leesville Cemetery under the direction of the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 4-10 p.m. today, Jan. 18, and from
8 a.m. Monday.
Mrs. Warford died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in a Leesville
care center. 
A native of Leesville, she taught school there for 45
years, retiring in 1972. She was a member and Past Matron of the Esther
Chapter 26, Order of the Eastern Star, and of the First Baptist Church
in Leesville. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Warford.

WASHINGTON,  Mrs. Hattie     LCAP   1/29/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Washington, 90, of
DeQuincy, will be announced by Combre Funeral Home. She died Wednesday 
in a local hospital. 
 
WATSON,  Thomas A. Sr.   LCAP   1/27/1998
Burkeville, Texas   Funeral services for Thomas A. Watson Sr.,
57, were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, in the Stringer and Griffin 
Funeral Home.  Burial was in Sycamore Cemetery.
Mr. Watson died Saturday, Jan. 24,1998, in the Leesville
hospital.  He was a lifelong resident of Burkeville and a self-employed
carpenter. He was an Army Vietnam veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Oma Jean Watson; three sons, Thomas
Allan Watson Jr. of Leesville, James "Red" Watson of Jasper, Texas, 
and Michael Alvin Watson of Burkeville; four brothers, Alvin A. Watson 
of Leesville, Bobby G. Watson of Silsbee, Texas, Harold L. Watson of 
Jewett Texas and James C. "Jimmy" Holt of Leesville; two sisters, Lucille
Simmons of Newton, Texas and Barbara Sue Cruseturner of Jasper; and eight
grandchildren.

WASHINGTON,  Hattie E.,Mrs.     LCAP   1/30/1998
DeQuincy -- Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie E. "Whitt"
Washington, 90, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in
Bethel AME Church. 
The Rev. Roland Baker will officiate. Burial will be in
Combre Memorial Park under the direction of Combre Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 9-11 a.m. Saturday in the church.
Mrs. Washington died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A native of New Iberia, she had lived in DeQuincy for 63
years. She was a member of Bethel AME Church, a Sunday school
superintendent, a member of the Stewardess Board, a
consecrated deaconess, treasurer of the Flower Fund, and a Mother of
the church.  Survivors include two sons, Preston C. Washington Jr. of
Lake Charles and Larry W. Washington Sr. of Richton Park, Ill.; five
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

WATERSTRADT, Richard H. 
Leesville -- Funeral services for Richard H. Waterstradt,
74, of Anacoco, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, in Hixson
Funeral Home.
Burial will be in the Holly Grove Cemetery in Anacoco.
Mr. Waterstradt died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in his
residence. 

WEBER, Joseph Sr.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Funeral services for Joseph Weber Sr., 79, will be at 
6 p.m. today, Jan.11, in the Reeves CME Temple.  The 
Rev. Paul Freeman will officiate. Dismissal will be 
at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, with burial in Hamilton 
Garden of Memories under the direction of Combre 
Funeral Home. Visitation is from 4-6 p.m. today. 
Mr. Weber died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in a local 
hospital. A native of Crowley and a resident of 
Lake Charles for 65 years, he was a member of Reeves 
CME Temple, Methodist Men and the Masonic Lodge. 
He was retired from St. Patrick Hospital, where he 
was head chef. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. 
Minnie Bazile Weber; one son, Joseph Michael Weber 
Jr. of San Bruno, Calif.; one daughter, Linda Weber 
of Lake Charles; one brother, Raymond Weber of 
Houston; three grandchildren; and two great-grand-
children.


WEBER,  Joseph Sr.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Funeral arrangements for Joseph Weber, 79, will be announced by
Combre Funeral Home. He died Thursday in a local hospital. 


WEEKLEY,  Hazel B.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Hazel Blackwell Weekley, 84,
will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, in Beauregard-Vernon Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco.Mrs. Weekley
died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997, in the DeRidder hospital. 

WELCOME,  Felton Jr.LCAP 1/24/1998
Houston -- Funeral services for Felton "Babe" Welcome, Jr.,
52,  will be at noon today, Jan. 24, in Mt. Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church.  The Revs. Elmore Garner and Jerry Wade will
officiate. Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park under direction 
of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Houston.  Visitation is from 9 a.m. 
Mr. Welcome died at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998 in a
Houston hospital.  Survivors include his wife, Gracie Welcome; three
daughters,Stephanie, Selena and Angelica Welcome, all of Lake
Charles; one son, Felton Welcome III of Lake Charles; nine
sisters, Mary Welcome-Morris, Janice Ford, Jocelyn Welcome-Ray, Debra
Abdalla-Regans, Evalary Abdalla- Light, Lisa
Abdalla-Swaine,  Andra Abdalla and Stephanie Esther, all of
Houston, and Wanda Faye Darjean of Lake Charles; four brothers, Samuel 
Welcome Sr., Terrell Welcome, Royce Abdalla and Victor Abdalla, 
all of Houston; and his grandmother, Fannie Davis of Lake
Charles. 

WELCOME,  Felton Jr.LCAP 1/23/1998
Houston -- Funeral services for Felton "Babe" Welcome, Jr.,
52, will be at noon Saturday, Jan. 24, in Mount Calvary
Missionary Baptist Church.  The Revs. Elmore Garner and Jerry 
Wade will officiate.  Burial will be in Combre Memorial Park 
under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of
Houston.  Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday.
Mr. Welcome died at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998 in a
Houston hospital. Survivors include his wife, Gracie Welcome;
three daughters, Stephanie, Selena and Angelica Welcome, all 
of Lake Charles; one son, Felton Welcome III of Lake Charles; 
nine sisters, Mary Welcome-Morris, Janice Ford, Jocelyn 
Welcome-Ray, Debra Abdalla-Regans, Evalary Abdalla-Light, 
Lisa Abdalla-Swaine, Andra Abdalla and Stephanie Esther, 
all of Houston, and Wanda Faye Darjean of Lake Charles; and 
his grandmother, Fannie Davis of Lake Charles.

WELCOME,  Felton Jr.LCAP 1/20/1998
Houston -- Funeral arrangements for former Lake Charles
resident Felton Welcome Jr., 52, will be announced by Fondel
Memorial Chapel of Houston. He died Saturday in a Houston
hospital.

WELDON,  Addis J.     LCAP   1/9/1998
DeRidder -- Funeral services for Addis Johnson Weldon, 79,
ofCravens will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in Sugartown
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Sugartown Cemetery under
direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.  Mrs. Weldon died
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in the DeRidder hospital. 

WHIDDON,  Jim, Mrs.     LCAP   1/16/1998
Sulphur -- Funeral services for Mrs. Jim "Gerry" Whiddon, 66,
will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, from Our Lady of Prompt
Succor Catholic Church.  The Rev. George Ripcheck will officiate. Burial
will be in Mimosa Pines Cemetery under direction of Hixson Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. rosary;
and from 9 a.m. Saturday.  Mrs. Whiddon died Wednesday, Jan. 14,
1998, in Sulphur.  A native of Sulphur, she was a homemaker and a
volunteer at Care Help of Sulphur. She was a member of Our Lady of Prompt
Succor Catholic Church.   Survivors include her husband; one son, Ronnie
Whiddon of Sulphur; two daughters, Connie Whiddon of Sulphur and Vicki
Penick of Martin, Tenn.; two brothers, Jimmy Roy of Houston and Harold Roy
of Sulphur; her mother, Emma Roy of Sulphur; and three
grandchildren.


WHITTACKER,  Marie M.     LCAP 1/13/1998
Leesville -- Funeral services for Marie M. Whittacker, 58, of
Florien, will be at 1 p.m. today, Jan. 13, in First Assembly of
God Church. Burial will be in Self Cemetery in Hornbeck under
direction of Hixson Funeral Home.  She died at 9 p.m. Friday,
January 9, 1998, in a Shreveport hospital.


WILBURN,  Lou P.LCAP 1/23/1998
San Antonio -- Funeral services for Iowa, La. native Lou
Ann Peloquin Wilburn, 72, were held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
3, in Mission Park Funeral Home. Interment was in San Jose Burial
Park. Mrs. Wilburn died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998.

WILLIAMS,  Floyd LCAP 1/4/1998
Graveside services for Floyd Williams, 82, will be at 10 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 5, in Graceland Cemetery.The Rev. Doyle Wells will
officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery under direction
of Hixson Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 4-9 p.m. today in the
funeral home.  Mrs. Williams died Friday, Jan. 2, 1998, in
Dallas.  A lifelong resident of Lake Charles, she was a graduate
of SLI and an executive secretary. She was a member of Boulevard
Church of Christ. Survivors are one daughter, Martha Williams
Sigmond of Cedar Hill,Texas; and one grandchild. 

WILLIAMS,   Joshua  LCAP 1/25/1998
Funeral services for Joshua Williams, 80, will be at 7 p.m.
today, Jan. 25, in King's Funeral Home.
The Rev. Elijah Tutson will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10
a.m. Monday, with burial in Combre Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. today.
Mr. Williams died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1998, in a local hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Genevieve Williams; two sons,
Joshua Williams Jr. of Houston, Texas, and Terry Garrison of Lake
Charles; one daughter, Darlene Garrison of Luke Charles; one
sister, Evelena Garrett of Beaumont, Texas; five grandchildren;
and five greatgrandchildren.

WILLIS,  Willie M.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Willie Mae Willis, 53, will be at
11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Rush Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Willis Flat Cemetery in Glenmora.
Mrs. Willis died at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in her
residence.

WILSON,   Donald L.  LCAP 1/25/1998
Pitkin Funeralse-E for Donald Lee Wilson, 58, will be 
announced by Ardoin Funeral Home of Oakdale. He died Thursday in
his residence.

WILSON,  Donald L.    LCAP   1/26/1998
Pitkin -- Funeral services for Donald L. Wilson, 58, will
be held today, Jan. 26, in Ardoin Funeral Home of Oakdale. Burial
will be in Occupy #1 Cemetery. Mr. Wilson died Friday, Jan. 23,
1998,  in his residence.

WILSON, Fritzi   LCAP   1/13/1998
Veteran reporter Fritzi Wilson dies at 73
Longtime Lake Charles American Press newswoman Fritzi 
Krause Wilson died Sunday, two weeks after concluding a 
journalism career that began in 1943.   She was 73.
Wilson died at 8 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital. The body
will be cremated and there will be no service, the family said.
She joined the American Press part-time as a teen-ager in 
summer of 1943. She became a full-time reporter on the staff 
in 1946 after earning a journalism degree.   Wilson covered 
Lake Charles as a beat reporter for 14 years. Her byline appeared 
on such significant events as the arrival from Cameron of
Hurricane Audrey victims at the Port of Lake Charles in 1957.
She resigned in 1959 to marry and raise a family   then returned 
to the American Press part-time in 1931 and remained on the 
newsroom staff until her retirement.
A lifelong Lake Charles resident, she was a graduate of Central 
School and Lake Charles High School, attended John McNeese 
Junior College now McNeese State University and graduated 
from Louisiana State University in 1945.
Throughout her life, the arts were a personal and professional 
passion.  She was a performer in high school as captain of the 
Kilties  and then took to the local stage, where her stage
credits included the title role in the Lake Charles Little
Theatre's production of "Peter Pan," directed by Rosa Hart.  For
years, Wilson chronicled  the emerging preservation movement in
the area, coordinating annual coverage in the American Press as
local homes and structures achieved landmark status.   For a book
on McNeese Theatre's 50th anniversary in 1989, Wilson contributed
an essay on the school's longtime director of theater, Margery
Wilson the mother of her late husband, David.   For the American
Press' l00th anniversary edition in 1995, she wrote one of the
four cover stories on life in the past century. Her story
summarized the 1945 - 70 era in Southwest Louisiana.
Wilson's final byline in the American Press was a full-page 
feature on the 40th anniversary of Art Associates of Lake
Charles.
She retired Dec. 29. The newspaper had been her first and only 
employer.  Survivors are two sons, David K. Wilson of Davis,
Calif., and Krause Wilson of Baton Rouge; and one grandchild.
Memorial donations may be made to Episcopal Day School, 
the family said.

WILSON, Jacob Michael Infant      LCAP 1/24/1998
DeRidder -- Graveside services for Jacob Michael Wilson,
infant son of Michael Wilson and Angela Ebanks of Steamboat
Springs, Colo., formerly of DeRidder, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 25, in Lewis Cemetery. Local arrangements are by Hixson Funeral
Home. The infant died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in a
Denver, Colo., hospital. 

WISBY, Huey     LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral arrangements for Huey Wisby, 67, will be announced by
Johnson Funeral Home. He died Monday in a local hospital.

WISBY , Huey D.     LCAP 1/14/1998
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Huey D. Wisby, 67, will be at
1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Charles Dubois will officiate. Burial will be in
Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Visitation is from 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. today with a 6:30 p.m.
rosary; and from 8 a.m. Thursday.
Mr. Wisby died at 5:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in a local
hospital. A native of Pitkin, he lived in Lake Charles most of
his life before moving to Moss Bluff two and a half years ago. He was a
retired plumber for the locals 106 and 525. He was a member of the
Catholic faith.
Survivors include his wife, Viola Wisby; two sons, David Wisby of
Tulsa, Okla., and Ronnie Wisby of Vinton; four daughters, Karen
Pickett of Cameron, Myra Wheat of Oklahoma City, Okla., Mary Beth
Matte of Lake Charles and Dawn Morris of Moss Bluff; 13
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

WOLVERTON,  James S.,Mrs.       LCAP 1/13/1998
Funeral services for Mrs. James S. (Anna Sue) Wolverton, 80, will
be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 13, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Revs. Don Pucik, David Whitlock and Robby Tibbitts will
officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. Mrs. Wolverton died Sunday, Jan. 11, 
1998, in a local hospital.  A native of Port Arthur, Texas, she 
was a resident of Lake Charles.  She was a member of Rake and 
Hoe Garden Club, WMU, ABWA, and a Sunday school teacher. She was 
an original member of the Red Hussers Drum and Bugle Corps at 
Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. Survivors include 
her husband; two sons, James ''Jerdy'' Wolverton of Kilgore,  
Texas, and Stephen E. Wolverton of Humble, Texas; one
daughter, Ann Heaton of Youngsville; eight grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.

WOLVERTON,  Anna S.     LCAP    1/12/1998
Funeral arrangements for Anna Sue Potts Wolverton, 80, 
will be announced by Hixson Funeral Home, She died 
Sunday in a local hospital.

WOODARD,  Charlie W.     LCAP 1/20/1998
Welsh -- Funeral services for Charlie W. Woodard, 79, will
be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Hixson Funeral Home.
The Rev. John Couch will officiate. Burial will be in
Oaklawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. today and from 10
a.m. Wednesday.  Mr. Woodard died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, in a
Welsh care center.  A native of Hensley, Ark., he was a golf pro and coach
at Magnolia Country Club of Magnolia, Ark., and coach for high
school players at  Welsh High School and at Jennings Country Club in
Jennings.
He was a retired employee of Shell Oil Company with 30 years of
service in Magnolia and Iowa, La. He was a resident of Welsh
since 1960 and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Argie Cheatham Woodard; one
son, Kenneth Woodard of Welsh; two daughters, Carol McMillin and
Mrs. Johnny "Kay" Gillet, both of Welsh; six grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren. 

WOODARD,  Charlie W.     LCAP   1/19/1998
Welsh -- Funeral arrangements for Charlie W. Woodard, 79,
will be  announced by Hixson Funeral Home. He died Sunday in a
Welsh care center.

WOODS, P. J., Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral services for Mrs. P. J. (Olydia M.)Woods,
89, of Gueydan will be at 1:30 p.m. today, Jan. 9, from OurLady
of the Lake Catholic Church.  The Rev. Maurice Martineau will
officiate. Burial will be in Gueydan Cemetery under direction of
Matthews and Son Funeral Home.  Visitation is from 8 a.m.. A
rosary was recited Thursday.  Mrs. Woods died at 6:40 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in her daughter's residence. A lifelong
resident of Gueydan, she was an active member of Our Lady of the
Lake Catholic Church, and a recipient of a special award from the
Diocese of Lake Charles for her devoted service to the church.
She was also selected Mother of the Year by the Catholic
Daughters in May 1978. She was a member of the Ladies
AltarSociety, the Come Lord Jesus Program, and of various other
churchcommittees. She was a graduate of Gueydan High School where
she was the valedictorian of her class. Survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Louis (Wilda) Trahan Jr. of Gueydan and Vernice
"To-Tee" Marceaux of Thornwell; one sister, Mrs. Edward (Ina)
Istre of Gueydan; 15 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren. 

WOODS,  Phil J.        LCAP 1/4/1998
Elton -- Funeral services for Phil John Woods, 30, will be at
11a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, from St. Joseph Catholic Church-Elton.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery under direction of Fondel
Memorial Chapel of Kinder.  Mr. Woods died at 9:05 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 2, 1998, in the Jenningshospital. 

WOODS, Earl, Mrs.     LCAP   1/9/1998
Elton -- Funeral services for Mrs. Earl (Evelyn Mary) Woods, 54,
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, from St. Joseph Catholic
Church.  The Rev. Marshall Boulia will officiate. Burial will be
in St. Joseph Cemetery under direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral
Home. Visitation is from 5-10 p.m. today in the church.  Mrs.
Woods died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in Mamou.  Survivors include
her husband; one son, Ray A. Woods of Denver,Colo.; seven
daughters, Pamela D. Thomas, Lorraine Freeman, Monica Stenson and
Rita Fields, all of Elton, and Gretchen Woods, Catherine Woods
and Chawana Woods, all of Denver; one brother, George Ardoin of
Kadie, Ky.; six sisters, Eva Thomas of Houston, Mary Hardy,
Albertina Ceaser, Alidia Ardoin, Dorothy Ceaser and Eva
Spriggins, all of Basile; her mother, Rita Dabney of Basile; and
16 grandchildren. 

WOODS,  Phil     LCAP   1/3/1998
Funeral arrangements for Phil Woods, 30, will be announced by
Fondel Memorial Chapel. He died at 9:05 a.m. Friday in a local
hospital. 

WOODS,   Olydia M.  LCAP 1/8/1998
Lake Arthur -- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Olydia M. Woods,89,
will be announced by Matthews and Son Funeral Home. She died at
6:40 p.m. Wednesday in her daughter's residence. 

WRIGHT,  Thomas     LCAP   1/3/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral services for Thomas Wright, 91, will be at
4p.m. today, Jan. 3, in Rush Funeral Home. Burial will be in
Cryer Cemetery.  Mr. Wright died at 6:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1,
1998, in the Oakdale hospital. 


WRIGHT,  Thomas  LCAP  1/2/1998
Oakdale -- Funeral arrangements for Thomas Wright, 91, will be
announced by Rush Funeral Home. He died at 6:05 p.m. Thursday
inthe Oakdale hospital.

YOUNG,   Bobbie M.     LCAP   1/3/1998
Funeral services for Bobbie Ann McGee Young, 62, will be at 2
p.m.today, Jan. 3, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Larry
LaFleur will officiate. Burial will be  Consolata Cemetery.
Visitation is from 8 a.m.  Mrs. Young died Thursday, Jan. 1,
1998, in a local hospital.  Survivors include two sons, Harry
Raymond Carruth of Sulphur and Michael Darrin Young of
Prairieville; one daughter, Richelle F. Cuss of Portage, Mich.;
one brother, Charles McGee of Westlake; two sisters,Bonnie
Bertrand of LaPlace and Stella LeJune of Lake Charles; and five
grandchildren. 

YOUNG,  Bobbie A. McGee  LCAP  1/2/1998
Funeral services for Bobbie Ann McGee Young, 62, will be at 2
p.m.Saturday, Jan. 3, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Larry
LaFleur will officiate.  Burial will be Consolata Cemetery. 
Visitation is from 3-8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Saturday.  Mrs.
Young died Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, in a local hospital. 
Survivors include two sons, Harry Raymond Carruth of Sulphur and
Michael Darrin Young of Prarieville; one daughter, Richelle F.
Cuss of Portage, Mich.; one brother, Charles McGee of Westlake;
two sisters, Bonnie Bertrand of LaPlace and Stella LeJune of Lake
Charles; and five grandchildren.

YOUNG,  Royal Sr.     LCAP   1/11/1998
Kinder -- Funeral services for Royal "Brother" Young 
Sr., 66, of Lake Charles will be at 2 p.m. Monday, 
Jan. 12, in Ardoin Funeral Home in Kinder. Burial 
will be in Green Oaks Cemetery.  Mr. Young died at 
1:42 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, in a Lake Charles 
hospital.