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45-year-old operator at J. E. Merrick (Exxon Mobile Refinery) died
January 15, 2001 at Our Lady of The Lake Medical Center. Services
were held Friday, January 19, 2001 at Mount Gillion Baptist Church
with Elder Eric Shaffer officiating. He was laid to rest at Orange
Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Desmond Lawson, Ernest James, Sr.,
Ernest James, Jr., Nat James, Edward James and Benny James.
Survivors include his devoted wife, Linda Jackson James, three sons,
Marcus Carla James Sr., Alton James III, and Donovan Kennedy; one
adopted daughter, Mahajjah Mutakabbirg, three grandsons, Jamarcus,
Alton III and Marcus James Jr.; mother, Rosa Lee Carter and devoted
stepfather Eugene Carter; six sisters, Evelyn Cannon, Ethel Stewart,
Mildred Lawson, Shirley Murphy, Margaret Batiste and Linda Carter;
two brothers, Nat James and Edward James; devoted father-in-law
Isiah Jackson. He is preceded in death by his father, Alton James,
Sr., grandparents Mildred and Nat Murray, Clara and Doc James;
brother Michael James; mother-in-law Luzzenia Lee Jackson and
sister-in-law Shirley
Robinson.
A retired school teacher with 33 years of service with the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board and a resident of Batchelor, she died at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, New Roads. She was 83 and a native of Morganza. Visiting at Niland's Funeral Home, New Roads, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Morganza, from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until religious services at time to be announced, conducted by the Rev. Howard Hall. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her husband, Dalton B. Ewing, Batchelor; two daughters, Theresa Moniotte, Jarreau, and Anita Juneau, Cottonport; three sons, Tommy Ewing, St. Francisville, Ted Ewing, Prairieville, and Theo Ewing, Port Allen; a sister, Anita Tircuit, New Orleans; and 10 grandchildren, Billy, Brandon, Kevin, Heather, Patrick, Adam, Nicholas, Selina, Kaylin and Jeni Lynn. Preceded in death by her parents, Numa and Camille Tircuit. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Altar Society and a lector and Eucharistic minister for St. Vincent de Paul.
A resident of Erwinville, he died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 54. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. Religious services at St. Peter Baptist Church, Erwinville, at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. J.C. Harrison. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by his wife, Frankie R. Lockett; a daughter, Leresa Westley, Baton Rouge; two sons, Wilfred Jr., Baton Rouge, and Anthony McGrew, Pensacola, Fla.; three sisters, Nancy and Lottie Lockett, both of Erwinville, and Bertha Wilson, Atlanta; a brother, Leroy Lockett, Baton Rouge; and 10 grandchildren. Preceded in death by his father and mother, Daniel Lockett and Bertha Paul Lockett; three brothers and two sisters.
A retired automobile mechanic and a resident of Plaquemine, he died at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at his home. He was 49 and a native of Plaquemine. Visiting at Good Citizens Mortuary, Plaquemine, from 8 a.m. Thursday until religious services at 10 a.m. Burial in Homestead Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Wilberina Jefferson Davis; four daughters, three sons, two grandchildren, two sisters, a brother and a sister-in-law. Preceded in death by parents, Myrtle and Lawrence Davis Jr.; a sister and four brothers. Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, in charge of arrangements.
A retired construction worker and a resident and native of Plaquemine, he died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, in Plaquemine. He was 84. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. Religious services at St. Paul Baptist Church, Port Allen, at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Ernest Mills. Interment in Clement Cemetery, Plaquemine. Survived by four daughters, Linda Johnson and Bessie Johnson, both of Plaquemine, Catherine Johnson, Riverside, Calif., and Joyce Sorrell, New Orleans; sons, Weldon Johnson, Denver, Frank Johnson, Port Allen, and George and Rodney Johnson and Arvin and Byron Banks, all of Plaquemine; 51 grandchildren; and 45 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Gray Hall Johnson; mother, Malinda Johnson; father, Frank Johnson; three sisters; and three brothers.
A resident of Albany, she died Saturday, Jan. 27,
2001, at Tulane Medical Center. She was 61 and a native of Roboleen.
Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6
p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m.
until religious services in the chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment
in New Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Survived by five daughters,
Tammie Edwards, Albany, Vickie Richardson, Holden, and Connie,
Shelia and Vivian Edwards, all of Albany; three sons, Pete, Mark and
Lucky Edwards, all of Albany; parents, Billy and Bessie Joles
Cooper, Hammond; a grandson, Fabian Edwards, Albany; four sisters,
Rachel Dyson, Mississippi, Elizabeth Droddy and Rose Whatley, both
of Texas, and Larrie Ann St. Romain, Hammond; and five brothers,
Sullivan Cooper, Port Allen, Tony Cooper, Baker, Billy Ray Cooper,
Meridian, Miss., Jack Cooper, Alexandria, and Johnny Cooper,
Hammond. Preceded in death by
her husband, Boris Edwards.
Died Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Visiting at St. Peter Baptist Church from 5 p.m. until religious services from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. John C. Harrison. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Saturday. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by four daughters, Laura Mae Carter and Daisy Lee Battley, both of Erwinville, Johnnie Mae Griffin, Long Beach, Calif., and Senetta Gower, Yazoo City, Miss.; a step-daughter, Denise Williams, Kenner; two sons, Henry Jarrett and Clinton Jarrett Sr., both of Erwinville; a sister-in-law; three godchildren; a brother, Clinton Hill; 17 grandchildren; 25 great- grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. Preceded in death by her mother and father; a brother, two sisters, a granddaughter and a son-in-law.
Died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Kenner Regional Medical Center. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at Nazarene Baptist Church, Addis, from 5 p.m. until religious services from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Lawrence Philson. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by his mother, Maudrie M. Bartney; a daughter, Tameka Bartney; four sisters, Gwendolyn Bartney-James, Brusly, Albertha Bartney-Williams, Plaquemine, Linda D. Turner, Brusly, and Margarette Jones, Los Angeles; a brother, Albert "J" Bartney; and two grandchildren. Preceded in death by his father, Johnny Bartney.
An automobile upholsterer and a resident and native of Port Allen, he died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001, at Earl K. Long Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 41. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Visiting at Antioch Baptist Church from 5 p.m. until religious services from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. James Terrance. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Saturday. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by his father and mother, David and Doretha Knight; two sisters, Patsy A. Williams, Baton Rouge, and Debra A. Lemora, Port Allen; five brothers, David Knight Jr., Port Allen, Kevin Knight, Brusly, Ricky Knight, Lafayette, and James and Carl Alexander, both of Port Allen.
A student at Brusly High School and a resident and native of Brusly, she died at 7 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, in Brusly. She was 17. Visiting at Israelite Baptist Church, Brusly, from 10 a.m. Saturday until religious services at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. George C. Pierce. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her aunt, Joan King; father, Ulysses Grant; 10 sisters, Martina and Shantelle Duncan, Cassandra Hamilton, Sharon Claire, Geraldine Hay, Lisa Breaux and Glenda, Debra, Janice and Patricia Grant; and five brothers, Kenyon Duncan, Micheal LeBlanc, Carey, Troy and Donald Ray Grant. Preceded in death by her mother, Deborah Duncan; maternal grandparents, Johnny and Ruby Duncan Jr.; and paternal grandparents, Scott and Josephine Grant.
A resident of Bueche and a native of West Baton Rouge Parish, he died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at River Parish Hospital, LaPlace. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and wake from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Religious services at St. Alma Baptist Church, Lakeland, at noon Saturday, conducted by the Rev. James Terrance. Interment in St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery, Glynn. Survived by his wife, Queen H. Brown; a devoted daughter and son-in-law, Lucille B. and Isaac Cador, LaPlace; four sons and a daughter-in-law, Raymond Brown and Freddie C. Brown, both of Baton Rouge, Howard Brown, Bueche, and Lionel and Deloris Brown, Kansas City, Mo.; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Vivian B. Hall, and Deloris B. and Roland Kemp, all of Baton Rouge, Rolevia B. and Charles Davis Sr., and Hazel B. Williams, all of Bueche; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Leo Sr. and Hazel Brown and Edward and Irma Brown, all of Baton Rouge, and Idell G. Brown, Toledo, Ohio; an aunt, Cornelia Robertson, Ventress; 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Victoria Harrison Brown; two sons, Lester Brown Jr. and Leroy Brown; two brothers, Stafford Brown Sr. and Freddie Brown Sr.; and a sister, Victoria Brown.
A retired mason tender and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at 4:55 p.m. at St. Mary's Nursing Home. He was 86 and a native of Glynn. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, from 5 p.m. until religious services at 7 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Henry J. Brown. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment in Chenal Cemetery, Chenal. Sur-vived by a daughter and son-in-law, Beryl L. and Alvin Armwood Sr., Baton Rouge; three sons and daughters-in-law, John Jr. and Mary Louis, Riverside, Calif., Alex and Zolee Louis, Carson, Calif., and Howard Louis and Patricia Toles, Baton Rouge; three sisters, Sarah L. Ambrose, Baton Rouge, Hazel L. Jones, Glynn, and Ruby L. James, Sacramento, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, two daughters, three grandchildren, parents, five brothers and three sisters.
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