Deaths Elsewhere Pioneer plumber
BATON ROUGE – Services for Paul Hlllard, Sr., the first African American to be certified by the City of Baton Rouge and the State of Louisiana as a master plumber, will be Saturday....
Elizabeth "Becky" Creech Seymour Elizabeth "Becky" Creech Seymour, age 81, a resident of Wilmington Island, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. She...
Deaths Elsewhere Former Blue Cross president
BATON ROUGE – Services for former Blue Cross/Blue Shield president John “Jerry” Broadus will be Friday. He died May 14 at age 79.
He was Blue Cross president for six yea...
Deaths Elsewhere Silver Star holder, two-war vet
LAFAYETTE – Services for decorated Col. Ray Stroup, US Army retired, will be Friday. He died May 11 at age 96.
He was a veteran of World War II (European theater) an...
Deaths Elsewhere Retired judge
BATON ROUGE – Services for retired Judge Daniel LeBlanc will be Wednesday. He died May 12 .
He was a decorated veteran of the Korean War and a former FBI special agent. He was a forme...
Sylvia Annette Graham A resident of Amite, Sylvia Annette Graham died at 2:54 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013 in McComb, MS. She was born July 26, 1958 in Bogalusa and was 54 years of age.
Survived by daughter, Rachel Mor...
Deaths Elsewhere Golden Gloves champ, football coach
JACKSON – Services for former national Golden Gloves boxing champion and coach Anthony Acosta, Jr. are Monday. He died May 8 at age 85.
He won the boxing title a...
Deaths Elsewhere Civil rights leader, city councilman
OPELOUSAS – Services for former city councilman and civil rights leader Louis Butler, Sr. will be Saturday. He died May 5 at age 99.
He was the city’s first Afr...
Deaths Elsewhere Former Chevron exec
COVINGTON – Services for retired Chevron counsel and executive G. Howard Dearing will be Friday. He died May 4 at age 89.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. He was with S...
Deaths Elsewhere Noted auto dealer
BATON ROUGE – Services are Monday for retired Chevrolet dealer Gerald “Gerry” Lane. He died May 3 at age 82.
He was president of the Super Chevy Dealer Group for 23 years and a d...
Pauline M. Furnish Strickland A resident of Kentwood, Pauline M. Furnish Strickland died at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her home.
She was born December 21, 1921 in Baton Rouge and was 91 years of age. She was a memb...
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