Obituaries

Apr 7, 2017

Brian Earl Brewster of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017. He graduated from Bishop Sullivan High School in 1991. Brian is survived by his son, Henry Maynard Brewster; sisters, Sherri Brewster Cervantes and husband Paul, Jamie Brewster Bossom and husband Dwayne; brothers, Jeffrey John Brewster and Christopher James Brewster; his mother, Simone Brewster; 13 nieces...

Apr 7, 2017

Louise C. Miller, age 97, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2017. She was born in Rayville, LA to Louis Lafell Carey and Katsey Sterling Carey. She graduated from Baton Rouge High and retired as an Insurance Auditor with the LA State Insurance Commission. Louise was a loving mother and grandmother and is...

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

Shirley Marie Keen Mathews, age 69, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on April 6th. She was born on October 3, 1947 in Jacksonville, FL. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles Mathews, on November 12, 1965 in Marshall, TX. She graduated from Byrd High School, Shreveport, LA, class of 1966. She continued on to Norton Business...

Apr 5, 2017

Ronald Shelton Volentine, a loving father and grandfather and long-time resident of Baton Rouge, and most recently Sun, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2017. He graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1960, then went to work for his uncle's construction company, and later Ethyl Corporation in Baton Rouge where he spent 20 years. He finished his...

Apr 4, 2017

James (Jim) Robert Kersh, of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 4, 2017. Jim was born in Franklinton, LA to Robert and Verlie Kersh on June 9, 1938. He graduated from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, MS, and went on to attend Mississippi State University, graduating in 1960. After a brief service in the Army he worked in...

Apr 4, 2017

Carmen May Guilbeau, 88, a native of Fenton who taught at Chapelle High School in Metairie in the 1960s and ‘70s, then was librarian at Rummel High in the ‘70s and ‘80s and lived in Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina, died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The former Carmen LeBleu was married for 64 years (1950-2014) to her beloved...

Apr 3, 2017

Service Burial Roselawn Memorial Park 4045 North St Baton Rouge, LA  70806 Friday, April 7, 2017 1:00 pm Cemetery Roselawn Memorial Park 4045 North St Baton Rouge, LA  70806

Apr 3, 2017

Malcolm V. Windham Jr., beloved husband for 67 years of Betty Garig Windham passed away peacefully in Baton Rouge on April 3, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Betty Windham, and their three daughters, Elizabeth Windham Hartzog, Laurie Windham and Leslie Windham. Born in Hattiesburg, MS on July 9, 1924, to parents Mae Neal and Malcolm V. Windham...

Apr 2, 2017

Robert "Bob" Hall, of Baton Rouge, LA passed away peacefully on April 2, 2017 after a typical day that included breakfast at his favorite spot and an afternoon visit from his daughter. Bob was predeceased by his loving wife and best friend, Lois Grimes Hall, who died in 2010 after battling Alzheimer's. The family is comforted by the sure...

Apr 1, 2017

Tony, age 52, a resident of Denham Springs, LA, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. He graduated from Catholic High School in 1982 and attended LSU and Southeastern University. Tony was a veteran of the US Army, as well as a member of Istrouma Baptist Church....

Apr 1, 2017

Fabio Gabanzo, Jr., a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on April 1, 2017, at the age of 68. Fabio is survived by his ex-wife, Maria R. Gabanzo; his daughters, Claudia P. Gabanzo, and Gail A. Gabanzo; his grandchildren, Jean P. Gabanzo, Kelly J. Gabanzo, Kevin A. Camacho, Karime Hoyos, and Dominick Brooks; his brothers and sisters, Nelly...

Apr 1, 2017

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths…Proverbs: 3:6 Reba Hughes Gay, born December 17,1953, a resident of Denham Springs and native of Magee, Mississippi, went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 1,2017 at her fishing camp doing what she loved. She was a retired bus driver for Livingston Parish Schools as...

Apr 1, 2017

Dewey J. Besson, Jr., age 89, a native of Plaquemine and a US Navy Veteran passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017. He retired from the IBEW local union 995. Dewey and his late wife Margery had been lifelong parishioners of St. George Catholic Church since 1962. Dewey is survived by his brother, Jerry Besson; his sister, Loys Romero;...

Apr 1, 2017

Simmons, Willis B. "Semi", age 68, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 1, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Billy ("Semi" "Sims") was born and raised in Baton Rouge. He was a graduate of Baton Rouge High School where he was a beloved student manager for the Bulldog football team. After graduation...

Mar 30, 2017

Johnnie Ruth Vaughan Green, formally a resident of Vidalia, LA, passed away on March 30, 2017, at the age of 86, at her son's residence in Baton Rouge, LA. Johnnie was the salutatorian of the William Winans High School Class of 1949 in Centreville, Mississippi. She graduated from Louisiana State University in 1953 with a Bachelor of Science in...

Mar 29, 2017

Jason Thomas Jack, age 36, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer on March 29, 2017 in Houston, TX. Jason was born on October 16, 1980, in Freeport, TX. He was a 1999 graduate of the University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, and received his BS from Louisiana State University in 2004. Jason was a unique individual whose...

Mar 29, 2017

Mary Kralemann, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on March 29, 2017, at the age of 82. Mary attended Istrouma High School and graduated in 1953. She then attended Spencer Business College of Baton Rouge. She was an active member of the Young at Heart Group at Zoar Baptist Church, and she was also a member of...

Mar 28, 2017

Elizabeth Martin Hartzog, age 90, was born on September 11, 1926 and passed away on March 28, 2017. Elizabeth was born and raised in Brusly McCall, LA, and later became a long-time resident of Baton Rouge, LA. She is survived by her son, John W. Hartzog, Jr.; her daughter, Mary E. "Robin" Hartzog; her two grandsons, Eric Charles Hartzog...

Mar 27, 2017

Sandra White Celestin of Hot Springs Village, AR, formerly of St. Francisville and Baton Rouge, LA, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. She was born June 20, 1944 to the late Joseph Wesley White and Mary Louise Bergeron White. She is survived by her son, Dean and daughter-in-law, April; three grandchildren, Matthew, Ansley and Laney-Claire; and four sisters, Dolores...