Obituaries

Mar 30, 2015

Melvin "Marion" James Harris passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7:30 am at the age of 68 years old at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. Mel was born on August 27, 1946, in Pineville, Louisiana, to Elton and Mary Barbin Harris. He attended Cottonport High School after which he enlisted in the United States Air Force...

Mar 20, 2015

James Richard Cambre passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 3:00 am at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 73 years old. He was a native of Sunshine, LA and a resident of Addis, LA. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retired auto automobile mechanic....

Mar 18, 2015

Richard Rhodes Cottingham passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 12:00 pm at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 63 years old. He was a native of Metairie, LA and a resident of LaPlace, LA. Retired from the river industries. A private memorial service will be held at...

Mar 15, 2015

Earl J. LeBlanc passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 7:45 pm at his home in Gonzales, LA at the age of 89 years old. He was a native of Gonzales, LA, a WWII Army veteran and retired from LA Dept. of Transportation and Development Visiting at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Gonzales, LA on Thursday, March 19, 2015...

Mar 13, 2015

Johnathan R. "Red" Hill passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 8:30 am at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. He was 80 years old and a native of Baton Rouge. Before his illness Red was well known in his profession as a house painter. He was an avid L.S.U. fan and enjoyed fishing. Visiting at Ascension Funeral...

Mar 12, 2015

Evelyn Cook St. Amant passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 2:45 pm at The Crossing in Baton Rouge, LA. She was 102 years old born on November 25, 1912 in Norwood, LA and a resident of Prairieville, LA She was a beautician and former co-owner of Beauty Bungalo and a member of Little Prairie Baptist Church. Visiting...

Mar 12, 2015

George Lee Cox Sr. passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 2:11 am at his home in Prairieville, LA. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and 62 years old. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family in Grand Isle. He was a member of Baton Rouge 3rd Ward Church of Jesus...

Mar 11, 2015

Feb 24, 2015

Rubyola Amie Merino passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:26 pm at Gonzales Health Care Center in Gonzales, LA. She was 91 years old and born on December 18, 1923 in Sorrento, LA and a resident of Sunshine, LA. She was a LA Practical Nurse and was very proud of being a nurse. It was her request...

Feb 21, 2015

Alvin J. Laughorn passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home in St. Amant, LA at the age of 72 years old. He was a native of Norfolk, VA, a US Navy Veteran and retired from Gulf State Utilities. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The time and date will be posted on...

Feb 16, 2015

Mary E. Gautreau passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 12:45 a.m. at North Point Health Care Center in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 60 years old. She was a resident of St. Amant, LA and a native of Gonzales, LA. A graveside service will be conducted by Deacon Brent Duplessis on Wednesday, February 18, 2015...

Feb 14, 2015

John T. Richardson, 82, passed away in his home in St. Amant, surrounded by family and friends on February 14, 2015. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as an aviation electrician. He worked for Boyce Machinery for 23 years as a diesel mechanic and later retired from...

Feb 1, 2015

Patricia Holder Sandfer passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her home in Prairieville, LA at the age of 79 years old. She was a native of Opelousas, LA. She was a retired computer specialist with the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs and a very talented artist. Patricia and her husband, Bill, were former owners of Bill's Athletic...

Jan 31, 2015

Jan 25, 2015

Edna Guidry St.Pierre passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 4:10 pm at Nottingham Nursing Home in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 98 years old. She was a resident of Gonzales, LA and a native of St. James Parish, LA. Visiting at St. Mark Catholic Church, Gonzales, LA on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 9 am...

Jan 19, 2015

Lloyd Raphael Young Sr. passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 3:12 am at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge, LA. He was 86 years old and a native of Gonzales, LA. Lloyd was a resident of Baton Rouge and former longtime resident of Gonzales. He was a retired Art Conservator and served in the LA National Guard....

Jan 18, 2015

John "Pat" Gautreau passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 9:52 am at his residence in Gonzales, LA. He was a native of Gonzales and 75 years old. He was retired as a supervisor from Vulcan Chemical. Visiting at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Gonzales, LA on Tuesday, January, 20, 2015 from 10 am until Mass of...

Jan 14, 2015

Cleveland Floyd Duffy Jr. passed away on Wednesday at 3:35 pm January 14, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales, LA at the age of 59 years old. He was a native of Walker, LA and a resident of Gonzales, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Monday, January, 19, 2015 from 5...

Jan 11, 2015

Pablo Cesar Galindo Romero passed away on Sunday at 12:40 am January 11, 2015 at his resident in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 34 years old. He was a native of Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 11 am until 3:30...

Jan 8, 2015

Lowney Lewis LeBlanc, a native of Louisiana, passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Dunlap, TN, after a lengthy illness. Mr. LeBlanc was a veteran of the United States Army and served as a mechanic and French interpreter for the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. He landed on Omaha Beach...