Obituaries

Jun 9, 2019

Charles Lynn “Charlie” Nettles, age 69, passed away Sunday evening, June 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 23, at Resthaven Funeral Home. Visitation will take place from Noon-2pm and the service will begin at 2pm.

Charlie graduated from Istrouma High School and attended Louisiana State University.  For the...

Jun 9, 2019

Cary John Atwood, 67, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 5, 1951 in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and moved to Baton Rouge as a young boy. A graduate of Glen Oaks High School, Class of 1969, Cary followed in his fathers footsteps becoming a Master Plumber and...

Jun 8, 2019

Jane Elizabeth Kidder Pavlovich Crawford, 83, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019.  She was born on July 8, 1935 in Arnaudville, LA.  Visitation will be 9:30 to 12:00, including the recitation of the Rosary, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, located at 11441 Goodwood Blvd..  Father Michael Allelo will preside over the...

Jun 7, 2019

Dwight Gerard Fontaine, age 70, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019.

Visitation will be at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 15615 Jefferson Hwy., on Thursday, June 13, 2019, from 10:00am-12:00noon, followed by Mass of Christian Burial.

Honorary Pallbearers are Will Roberts, Miller Roberts, Darrel Fontaine, Don Fontaine, Wayne...

Jun 4, 2019

Steve LeBlanc was born on August 1, 1966 and went to be with his Heavenly Father on June 4, 2019 at OLOL Medical Center.  He died surrounded by family and friends after a lengthy illness.  He was born in Baton Rouge and lived most of his life in Central.  He was a skilled journeyman sheetrock finisher and worked in...

Jun 2, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Jeffrey Miles Yglesias. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Jun 1, 2019

Kenneth Wayne Jarreau (known to all as "Kenny") was born August 25, 1956, to Joseph Alley Jarreau, Jr. and Minerva Ann Vaccarro Jarreau, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Young Kenny grew up on Sevenoaks Avenue in Baton Rouge; and later at the LSU Research Stations, where his father was a research supervisor, at the Idlewild Plantation, in Clinton...

Jun 1, 2019

Betty “Granny” Joy Starks Davis, 89, of Central, Louisiana, passed away on, Saturday June 1, 2019.

Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA on June 5, 2019 from 9 a.m. until funeral services at 11 a.m. Services presided over by Glen Miers of Zoar Baptist Church. Burial will follow the...

Jun 1, 2019

Jeanette Bergeron Couvillion, left to be with our Lord peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s on June 1, 2019, at the age of 86.

Jeanette was a stranger to none. Her family was her life and she spent it keeping anyone’s children and helping all who needed her.

She is survived by her daughters,...

May 31, 2019

Lynn “Pops” Joseph Cambre, a resident and native of Baton Rouge, passed to Heaven to join his beloved wife, Sandra (nee Little) Cambre and his parents Joseph D. “JD” Cambre, Jr. and Blanche “Kitty” (nee Carlos) Cambre on May 31, 2019 after a yearlong battle with cancer.   He retired from the Louisiana National Guard and as a Lieutenant in...

May 31, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Harold Duane Leonard. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 31, 2019

Gilbert Clark Leachman, 65, born in Lexington, Kentucky on February 4, 1954 on UK Campus and passed away on May 31, 2019, peacefully in his sleep. The following are Gil’s utmost accomplishments: Served at St. George Volunteer Fire Department for 10 years earning his rank as Chief, Retired after 25 years of service as Baton Rouge Airport Police/Aircraft Rescue...

May 28, 2019

On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, Nancy Adams Wilson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away at the age of 80.  Nancy was born on November 24, 1938 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Walt and Catherine Adams and she eventually settled in Baton Rouge, where she met and married the father of her children, Ronald Champagne.

Nancy was a...

May 27, 2019

Richard F. O’Brien, born in Alexandria on March 20, 1954, passed away on May 27, 2019 at his home in Baton Rouge.

He was a native of Evergreen, Louisiana where he grew up on a dairy farm. He graduated from Bunkie High and Louisiana State University. He was an avid LSU fan and loved history. On May...

May 27, 2019

Joel Brenton Prender, age 47, a resident of Prairieville, LA, passed away suddenly on May 27, 2019. Joel is survived by his children, Kaitlyn Prender (age 11) and Ryan Prender (age 9), his sister, Jennifer Prender Glennon (Ian), his stepbrother, Erik Lindquist (Sachi), his stepsister, Pamela Lindquist, his mother, Marilyn Lindquist, his nieces and nephew: Ella and Lily Glennon,...

May 26, 2019

Maunita Yarbrough Wilkinson, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26, 2019. She was 96 years old and a native of Kentwood, LA. She was a member of Ingleside United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 31st from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy in Baton...

May 24, 2019

Annette “Nette” Ferrara passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 24. She was 60 years old and a resident of Baton Rouge.

She was the high-spirited, fun loving daughter of Russell Ferrara, Sr. and the late Antoinette Ferrara. Annette was the apple of her dad’s eye; and she will always be remembered for her loving...

May 24, 2019

Lilly Waltman Chase, 81, a retired business owner of Baton Rouge, passed away peacefully Friday, May 24, 2019 at her home.  Lilly was born October 25, 1937 in Ferriday, LA to Franklin Isiah and Emma Louise Mitchell Waltman.  She attended Northwestern State University (NSU) where she met her husband Daniel Lee Chase and they married on January 6, 1956 in Natchitoches, LA. Together they raised two daughters,...

May 23, 2019

An obituary is not available at this time for Tonna Stroud Seguin. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 22, 2019

Richard C. Henley

Born in Picayune, MS and long time resident of Baton Rouge, LA, Richard C. Henley, 74, died May 22, 2019. Richard served in the US Navy from 1964-1968 during the Vietnam Conflict aboard the USS Princeton, LPH-5 stationed in Long Beach, California. Richard and his wife, Pat, moved to Baton Rouge in 1971 to...