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Breaux
Jason Louis Breaux died May 10 of a heart attack at Jefferson Healthcare Center. He was 32.
Mr. Breaux was born in New Orleans and lived in Jefferson for most of his life.
Survivors include a son, Jason Louis Breaux Jr. of Springhill, Fla.; a daughter, Kierstyn Bethany Breaux of Springhill; his father, Thaddeus Breaux Jr.; his mother, Susan Breaux; a brother, Thaddeus Breaux III of Destrehan; a sister, Kimala Desena of Nevada City, Calif.; and his grandfather, Louis A. Keller.
A memorial service will be held June 11 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Kenner, 1400 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be private. Professional Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Burks
Willie "Wild Willie-Manny" Burks Jr.,May 27 of an aneurysm at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 65.
Mr. Burks was born in New Orleans and lived in New Sarpy.
Survivors include his wife, Pamala Givens Burks; three sons, Lucky Terrell Givens, Calvin Berry and Leo Jackson; three daughters, Rosalind Brooks, Hope Mero and Latasha Givens; five brothers, Edward, Roger, Barry, Shandrof and Barney Burks; four sisters, Laura Thomas, Katie Fisher, Betty Burks and Gertrude Thompson; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
A funeral was held on Saturday. Burial in New Sarpy Cemetery.
Bynym
Hollis “Jigger” Bynum Jr. died on May 23. He was 57.
He was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Bayou Gauche.
He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Blades Bynum; son, Duston J. Bynum; 3 daughters, Elizabeth Benson, Holly Kirk, and Maggie Bynum; and 4 grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents Hollis Bynum Sr. and Verda Lee Byrd Bynum Raines and his step father, C.M. Raines.
He was the past President of the Live Oak Fire Department, and a member of theBayou Gauche Fire Department.
Visitation took place at 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland. A religious service followed at Falgout Funeral Home at 1 p.m.
Arrangements were under the direction of Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland.
Crow
Lacy Crow Jr., a roofer, died May 11 of complications from diabetes at St. Charles General Hospital. He was 44.
Mr. Crow was born in Metairie and lived in Norco for the past 25 years. Survivors include his father, Lacy Crow Sr.; his mother, Barbara Morales Crow; and two sisters, Lisa Louque and Melissa Feitas. A Mass was said on May 20 at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 401 Spruce St., Norco. Burial was private. Alexander Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ernst
Orion “O” Ernst died May 27. He was 42 years old.
He was the beloved son of Frank and Dorothy Wedemeier Ernst, Jr. He was the husband of Lila T. Ernst and the step-father of Monica Williams. Mr. Ernst is also survived by five grandchildren; brother, Kevin Ernst; two sisters, Darla E. McBroom and Dana E. Hull of Thibodeaux; two brother-in-laws, Randy McBroom and George Hull; sister-in-law, Missy Ernst; six nieces and nephews, Meghan McBroom, Steven Ernst, Dr. Shelley Haydel, Susan Haydel, Julianne Courtney, and Hayden Hull. He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends.
He was a native and resident of Luling. He was a Health Physics Tech II employed by Entergy/Waterford 3 for 16 years.
Services were held on Thursday. Flowers may be sent, but in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Victory Junction Gang Camp, a medical camp for children and their families living with chronic and life-threatening illness. The address is 4500 Adams Way, Randleman, N.C. 27317, (336) 498-9055.
Folse
Lillian Hebert Folse died May 22. She was 74 years old. She was a native of Raceland and a resident of Des Allemands. She was a parishioner of St. Gertrude Church in Des Allemands.
She is survived by her sister, Rita Autin, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Joseph Folse; her parents, Justilien and Beulah Toups Hebert; 3 brothers, Albert, Clifton, and Nolan Hebert.
Visitation was on May 24 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands. Mass of Christian Burial was on May 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands. Interment in St. Gertrude’s Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, masses preferred. Falgout Funeral Homes Inc., of Raceland took care of arrangements.
Ford
James “Jimmy” Ford, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Raceland, died on May 9. He was 80 years old.
He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Audrey Gautreaux Ford; two sons Richard A. Ford and Thomas J. Ford and his wife Pearly all of Baton Rouge; grandson Christopher Ford and wife Becky; three granddaughters, Amanda Ellis and husband John, Mindy Ford and Madeline Ford; great grandchildren Christopher, Jr. and Holly Ford; Cole, Connor and Carson Ellis; five sisters, Myrtle Tastet, Ada Colonge, Mary Ann Vanacor, all of Des Allemands, Marion Blanchard of Bridge City, and Catherine Barrios of Raceland, La; two brothers, Bill Ford of Houma, and Richard Ford of Bridge City. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Lydia Bergeron Ford; one sister Shirley Ford; and five brothers William, Jr., Earl, Patrick, Paul, and Douglas Ford; two grandsons Alexander and Blake Ford.
James Ford was a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Army in WWII. A DAV, a recipient of the Purple Heart from the Battle of the Bulge, a Bronze Leader of the Commanders' Club. Retired member of Local 198, member of the VFW, Mason 32nd Degree and a Shriner. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, avid LSU fan, animal lover and friend who will be deeply missed by all. All veterans are invited to military service.
Funeral services were held on May 13 at Baker Funeral Home in Baker.
Gaubert
Vivian Edith Gaubert, a native and resident of Luling, died on May 14. She was 87 years old.
She is survived by her brothers, Carroll Gaubert and wife Lillie and Richard Gaubert and wife Dianne, sisters Mabel Gaubert, Alma Gaubert and Enid Gaubert Holibaugh, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Sylvester and Veronica Naquin Gaubert, brothers Edward, Wallace, Sylvester “S.J.”, Ernest “Sonny” and Raymond Gaubert and sisters Elise Gaubert Falgout, Earline Gaubert and Mildred Gaubert.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on May 17 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Luling.
Heard
Adair Lawton Heard died May 29 at her home. She was 88.
Mrs. Heard was born in New Orleans and lived in Destrehan.
Survivors include a son, Zachary T. Heard III of Mandeville; three daughters, Denise H. Stine of Pensacola, Barbara Wright and Adair H. Musacchia; two brothers, Raymond and William Lawton; two sisters, Eunice Walsdorf and Yvone Melancon; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A Mass was said Thursday.
Johnson
Charlie T. Johnson Sr., died May 24 at Kenner Regional Medical Center. He was 92.
Mr. Johnson was born in Luling and lived in River Ridge for the past 50 years. He was an Army staff sergeant with Company L 365th Infantry during World War II and was awarded the Victory Medal, the ATO Medal and the EAMETO Medal. He was a member of Oakland Baptist Church, Nehemiah Masonic Lodge No. 72 and American Legion Post No. 598. He had been a driver for the Jefferson Council on Aging for 13 years.
Survivors include his wife, John A. Johnson; two sons, Charlie T. Johnson Jr. and Alfred Johnson Sr.; three daughters, Roslind Lattier, Charlene Carroll and Marilyn J. Johnson; a stepson, Arthur B. Jackson Jr.; a stepdaughter, Mary S. Jackson; three brothers, Joseph, Anthony and Claude Eugene; four daughters, Virginia Bujol, Dorothy Harris, Lorita Jenkins and Estelle Bush; 29 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A funeral was held Friday Dismissal was Saturday. Burial in Jefferson Memorial Gardens. Richardson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Klafert
Mollie Christine Klafert died May 27 of renal cancer at Memorial Medical Center. She was 70.
Mrs. Klafert was born in Stanton, Ind., and lived in New Orleans for the past 24 years.
Survivors include four sons, Hershel Ray Klafert of Heidelberg, Germany, Curtis Klafert of Norco and Ralph and Stuart Kent Klafert; three daughters, Mamy Douglas of Piperton, Tenn., Mary Klafert of Kenner and Lenore Lynn Barquero of Metairie; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Thursday.
Larousse
Earline Vicknair Larousse, a native of Edgard and resident of Norco, died on May 9 in Norco. She was 70 years old.
Wife of the late Wilton Larousse Sr., daughter of Zephyrain and Dora Inez Vicnair, mother and mother-in-law of Wilton Jr. and Ute Larousse of New Iberia, sister of Zephyrain Jr., Raoul, Wallace and Nelson Vicknair of Montz, Annabelle Gaubert of LaPlace, Doris Guillot of Destrehan, Dora Anne Newsome of LaPlace and Jeanette DeCampo of Gretna, the late Melvin Vicknair, Lillian Keating and Noel Michele and grandmother of Cassandra and Jasmin Larousse. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on May 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norco.
LeBouef
Lillian Poche LeBoeuf, a resident of Lutcher, died Sunday. She was 78 years old.
She is the daughter of the late Albert Poche Sr. and Emelie Battard and adopted daughter of the late Remy J. Poche and Antoinette Battard Poche. She is the beloved wife of Joseph Harry LeBoeuf of Lutcher. She is the mother and mother-in-law of Chris and Maureen LeBoeuf of Lutcher and Emelie (Tootsie) and Tom Larsen of Pontchatoula. She is the sister of Marie Louise Deslatte of Norco, and the late Albert Poche, Jr., Raymond Poche, Jules Poche, Clarence Poche, Amy P. Raffray, Julie P. Surmik, Eleanor P. Miller, and Odette P. Kilburn. She is the grandmother of Christopher LeBoeuf of Thibodeaux, Hollie Zeringue of Gramercy, Stacey Roussel of Houston, TX, and Brett Larsen of Monroe. She is the great-grandmother of Caleb Zeringue, Emelie and Jessie Clare Roussel, Phoebe and Benjamin LeBoeuf and Remy Larsen.
She was the Past Auxiliary President of the East St. James VFW Post 5852, member of the St. Ann Altar Society, and AARP, retired employee of the News Examiner.
A Funeral Mass was held at St. Joseph’s Church on May 19.
Lowry
Gladys K. Lowry, age 86, died on May 14 at 5 p.m. Beloved wife of the late Valery (Hap) Lowry, she is survived by sons Michael and wife Brenda, Thomas and wife Jackie, John and wife Susan, and Allen Lowry; grandchildren Trina, Shelly, Jason, Dustin and Vali; great-grandchildren Savanna, Jordyn, Lauren and Brock, and siblings Lucy Ayme, Delores Geier and Marian Brady. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lucille and Miller Keller, brother Ivan Keller and one granddaughter.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on May 16 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norco. In lieu of flowers, Masses are preferred.
Madere
Nell Joseph Madere, a lifelong resident of Montz, died Monday. He was 57 years old.
He is the beloved husband of Sandra Guillory Madere and the loving father of Lisa Madere Stanley and the late Kyle Stanley, Dennis and Kim Madere Dantin, Neal, Kelly Madere Richard and Erin Jessica Madere. He is the son of the late Rita and Clement Madere Jr. He is the brother of Elsie Madere, Jane Roussel, Gail Clement, and Bryan, Keith, and Michael Madere and the late Marilyn Brady. He is also survived by grandchildren Noah Stanley, Elisabeth, Madeline, Jordan and Gabriel Richard, Justin and Hannah Dantin.
He is a retired employee of Shell Motiva.
Funeral services were held at Ascension of Our Lord Church in LaPlace on May 19.
Mire
Barbara Burguieres Mire, a native of St. Mary Parish and resident of Destrehan, died on May 11. She was 74 years old.
Wife of Edward J. Mire, daughter of the late Jules M. and Elodie Bergeron Burguieres, mother and mother-in-law of Nanette Mire Bergeron and Gary, Catherine Mire Davis and Jerry Sr., Polly Mire Pepitone and Wayne, Marcia Mire Stromeyer and Roger Sr. and Jules Edward Mire and companion Earl Barrow, Jr., beloved dogs Dino and Pedro, sister of Delores LeBlanc, Patricia Fernandez, Gail Cambre, Josie Moreau, Elodie Burguieres and the late Peggy Baudoin. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on May 14. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan.
Mizell
Wilmer Louis "Sonny Boy" Mizell died May 26 of a heart attack at his home. He was 69.
Mr. Mizell was born in New Orleans and lived in Destrehan for the past four years. He attended Franklin High School. He was a former driver for Charlie Spahr. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Rae Mizell; four sons, David Wayne Mizell, Alan Craig Mizell, Robert Sr. and Jamison "Jamie" Mizell; three daughters, Susan Patrice Mizell, Donna Marie Hale and Lisa Elaine Barry; three brothers, Wayne, Kenneth and Jimmy Mizell; two sisters, Bonnie Morris and Edna Delaughter; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on Monday. Heritage Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.
