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TAULLI
Mary Marcello Taulli on Thursday, May 31, 2001. Beloved wife of the late Russel R. Taulli. Mother of Velma T. Millet, Joycelin T. Hepburn, Mervin E. and Russel R.J. Taulli. Daughter of the late Bernadette Mustacchia Marcello and Lucas A. Marcello. Sister of Marguerite M. Ziffle, Sarah M. Salathe, the late Laura M. Pierce, Michael, Joseph and Lucas Marcello, Jr. Also survived by ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Age 90 yrs. A native of Napoleonville, LA and a resident of Harvey, LA. Relatives and Friends of the Family are invited to attend A Funeral Mass to be celebrated in the Chapel of Mothe Funeral Homes, Inc., 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, LA on Monday, June 4, 2001 at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Interment Hook and Ladder cemetery. Parlors will be open Monday morning at 10 a.m. Donations in her memory may be made to Alzheimer's Research.
LA BELLA
Lena M. La Bella of Algiers, La. on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 4:30 o'clock P.M. Beloved daughter of the late Dora Stipelcovich La Bella and Peter La Bella. Sister of John La Bella, Barbara Platz, Cecile L. Feeney. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Age 65 yrs. A lifelong resident of Algiers, La. A funeral service was held at MOTHE FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 1300 Vallette Street, Algiers, La. on Saturday, June 2, 2001. Interment St. Bartholomew cemetery.
CANFILL, THE REV. DARYL
May 17, 2001
Father Canfill, aided recovering alcoholics
The Rev. Daryl Canfill, an Episcopal priest and missionary who devoted the last years of his career to helping recovering alcoholics, died Sunday of lung cancer at his home in Kenner. He was 63.
Father Canfill was born in New Orleans and graduated from St. Martin's Episcopal School. After graduating from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., he went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master's degree in theology.
Father Canfill served parishes in Baton Rouge and Huntsville, Ala., and was chaplain at the University of the South. From 1984 to 1990, he was a parish priest and archdeacon in the African republic of Namibia.
Father Canfill was serving as rector of Church of the Holy Comforter in Gentilly in the mid-1990s when a former parishioner in Baton Rouge, citing a long-repressed memory, filed suit alleging Father Canfill had sexually abused him in the 1960s. Father Canfill's superior, Bishop James Brown, publicly urged him to resign, but the parish stood behind Father Canfill despite losses in membership. The suit was dismissed in 1997 for being filed too late.
Father Canfill retired from Holy Comforter in 1998. At the time of his death, he was filling a temporary position at St. John's Episcopal Church in Kenner.
Acknowledging his own successful struggle with alcohol, Father Canfill developed a ministry for recovering substance abusers. A halfway house in New Orleans operated by the Volunteers of America is named after him. He also developed a ministry for prisoners at Angola.
Father Canfill had no immediate survivors. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 2919 St. Charles Ave.
BURING, JAKE ‘PAPA JAKE'
May 29, 2002
Jake Buring, 81, meat firm founder
Jake "Papa Jake" Buring, founder of King Cotton Meat Products of New Orleans and president of Buring Packing Co. of Louisiana, died Tuesday at Metropolitan Hospice. He was 81.
Mr. Buring was born in Memphis, Tenn., and lived in New Orleans for the past 48 years.
King Cotton Meat Products was the first USDA-certified meatpacking company in Louisiana. Buring was a member of the National Grocery Association and the National Meat Packing Association.
He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 28 of Memphis and was a 32nd Degree Mason and member of the Shriners.
Mr. Buring was active in local philanthropy and was a founding member of the Cancer Crusaders.
He was a supporter of the Boy Scouts of America. He was also a supporter of St. Michael's Special School and the Jewish Community Center. He was a member of Temple Sinai.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Hausman Buring; two sons, Joseph Buring of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Martin Buring; two daughters, Lynda Mahana of Atlanta and Sandra Pulitzer; and 15 grandchildren.
Services will be private. Bultman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clifford Brown, 94, N.O. jazz musician
December 21, 2001
Clifford Henry Brown, a retired jazz musician and shipping clerk, died Dec. 14 at Cannon Health Center. He was 94. Mr. Brown was a lifelong resident of New Orleans.
Mr. Brown played for many years with his band, Clifford and Brown Traditional Jazz, and he received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars for his many performances for them.
He was a member of the National Council of the Knights of Peter Claver Council No. 60 in New Orleans, was named to the 1999 Jazz All Stars and received the 1998 Jazz Legacy award.
Survivors include a son, Leon A. Brown; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Ave.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Roch cemetery No. 2. Tilly's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Frankie Brent, 68, comedian, singer
September 3, 2002
Frankie Brent, a comedian and singer once dubbed "Metairie's own Al Martino and Don Rickles rolled into one" by a local newspaper, died Aug. 26 of a heart attack at his home. He was 68.
Mr. Brent once owned a Utica Street nightclub called Frankie Brent's Club. During the club's heyday in the mid-1970s and early ‘80s, he often performed twice a night, six days a week. His shows featured heavy doses of humor -- most of it at the expense of his audience -- and music, as Mr. Brent sang classics such as "My Way" and "Momma." The club was colorful, with purple shag carpet on its walls and floor accented by purple, white and orange curtains; its owner was more so. Mr. Brent wore his hair big, his pants tight and his shirts open to reveal his hairy chest and a gold Italian horn around his neck.
"I'm really a gentle guy, even a little shy, " Mr. Brent said in a 1976 interview with The States-Item. "But you put a microphone in my hand and I'm Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan rolled into one tiny Italian body."
Mr. Brent was born Adolph F. Gambino Jr. in South Philadelphia. He hit the nightclub circuit at 17, playing bass for early ‘50s rock group Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. In the mid-'60s, he came to Metairie with his own act and fell for Louisiana.
"The warmest, best people in the world live here, " Mr. Brent told The States-Item. "They took me in like a native son."
In 1974, Mr. Brent reigned as king of the Krewe of Athena.
Survivors include a daughter, Nicole Gambino, and a sister, Lorraine DiBianca. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Mausoleum.
BLAIN, GAIL NELSON
June 05, 2002
Gail Nelson Blain, 90, teacher, researcher
Gail Nelson Blain, a retired teacher and researcher, died Saturday at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 90.
Mrs. Blain was born in Atlanta and lived in Metairie for the past 55 years. She was a magna cum laude graduate of Agnes Scott College and received a master's degree in bacteriology from Emory University. She had been a medical technologist in Atlanta and Miami and moved to the New Orleans area after World War II as a research scientist and laboratory assistant at Tulane Medical School.
She received a teaching certificate from Tulane University. She taught at Metairie Junior High School from 1959 to 1968 and at Riverdale High School from 1968 to 1977. Mrs. Blain organized the first science fair for the Jefferson Parish school system. She was a founder of the Metairie Young Men's Christian Association and served on its board from 1955 to 1965. She was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church for more than 50 years, served the Episcopal Church Women's organization in many official capacities and was a member of Cursillo.
She received the Great Lady Award of East Jefferson in 1987. She also was named Most Outstanding Member of Metairie Woman's Club in 1995 and served on the club's board for many years. She was a published poet, an officer of the New Orleans Poetry Club and a member of the Louisiana and the National Poetry Societies. She was a former regent of the New Orleans Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was active with the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, the Society of Mayflower Descendants in Louisiana, the American Association of University Women, the East Jefferson General Hospital Auxiliary, the Jefferson Genealogical Society and the National Association of Parliamentarians.
She was a lay chaplain at Baptist Hospital and other hospitals. She served as a Girl Scout leader, Cub Scout den mother, consultant for Tough Love and she worked with Operation Mainstream.
Survivors include two sons, James Nelson Blain of Burke, Va., and William Arthur Blain; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 2216 Metairie Road, Metairie. A reception will follow at the church. L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph Beach, FBI agent, businessman
June 14, 2002
Joseph DePaul Beach Sr., a former minor league baseball player, FBI agent and businessman, died Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans. He was 89.
Mr. Beach was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 50 years. He graduated from Holy Cross High School in New Orleans in 1931. And in 1935, he earned a bachelor of science degree in foreign commerce from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
He played football, basketball and baseball while in high school and college, including a trip to the American Legion junior baseball world series in 1929 with the New Orleans White Sox. After college, he played for the New Orleans Pelicans, a minor league baseball team.
Mr. Beach served as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1942 to 1946, working from New York City, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a partner with two brothers in Beach Bros. Furniture Co. And he operated his own business, Airline Finance Co.
Mr. Beach also unsuccessfully ran for Jefferson Parish sheriff in 1964.
"He would tell us to make the most of every minute, " said Marie Cossè, his daughter. "He was very inspirational, always upbeat. He had a lot of different, varied interests. He just lived life robust."
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI and the Diamond Club of Greater New Orleans, which inducted him into its baseball hall of fame in 1985.
He also was a member of the men's club at St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans. And he was active at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie, where he helped organize the men's club, led the Cub Scouts and served as a commentator and extraordinary minister of the Eucharist.
Survivors include his wife, Cecilia Guilbault Beach of Metairie; two daughters, Marie Cossè of Chalmette and Marguerite "Peggy" Ronzello of Covington; two sons, Joe Beach Jr. of Metairie and Peter C. Beach of Mandeville; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass will be said today at 12:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
G.E. Arnold, 73, news photographer
February 11, 2003
G.E. Arnold, a hard-driving photographer for The Times-Picayune who made it his business to reach fires and crime scenes ahead of the competition, died Saturday at Ochsner Foundation Hospital of complications from a stroke. He was 73.
Even after retiring in 1995 after a 34-year career with the newspaper, Mr. Arnold still called his colleagues to tip them off to killings or spectacular blazes, and he occasionally submitted pictures, photo editor Doug Parker said.
"He was the last of a breed, a type of photographer who lived and died by the scanner, " Parker said.
"G.E. was all work, all the time, " longtime colleague Bryan Berteaux said. "He could be off duty, but he'd still beat you to a news assignment."
Mr. Arnold won awards and respect for his spot-news images, including those he shot while trapped by flying bullets during the 1973 sniper attack from a downtown Howard Johnson's hotel. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his photos from the shooting, and his photos throughout the years received awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the Louisiana Press Association and Associated Press Managing Editors.
Mr. Arnold said once that he was fondest of his "pretty" pictures, whether they were landscapes, sunsets or portraits of children.
"He would go seamlessly from shooting crime scenes to shooting architectural pictures or a travel story, " Parker said. "He had professional pride and a work ethic that was burned into him."
Mr. Arnold, whose initials stood for Gerald Eldridge, was born in Seminole, Okla., but moved to New Orleans in his youth. After finishing high school, he got a job in a drafting firm, but he always carried a cheap camera with him. One day, while riding the streetcar to work, he saw a wrecked automobile whose driver was trapped inside. He jumped off, shot the picture and took it to the paper, which published it.
His career was set. Mr. Arnold, who also served four years in the Army National Guard, became a freelance photographer, and colleagues date his competitive spirit to this period.
From 1954 to 1961, he was a photographer and, later, assistant investigator for the coroner's office. When he moved on to The Times-Picayune, he used the contacts he had developed with police officers and firefighters to gain access to crime and fire scenes. "My philosophy was to carry a little camera and walk softly, " Mr. Arnold said.
People, though, always came before the photos. In 1964 he rescued a woman from her burning home before taking any photos. He was a mentor to fledgling photographers. "There's a little bit of G.E.'s blood in all of us, " newspaper photographer Eliot Kamenitz said, "but there's only one G.E."
Robert Steiner, an assistant photo editor at the Times-Picayune who worked with Mr. Arnold for more than 30 years, said Mr. Arnold's photography, as well as his printing technique, were unique. His printing technique drew the reader's eyes' right to the subject matter, Steiner said.
"He was just a mentor to everyone, " Steiner said. "Everyone wanted to be like him."
Survivors include four sons, Jerry, Paul, Kenny and Timmy Arnold; a daughter, Janet Brennan; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
A Mass will be said Thursday at 11 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. Burial will be in All Saints Mausoleum in Metairie cemetery.
ADAIR, DR. BONNIE
June 1, 2002
Dr. Bonnie Adair, 79, ophthalmologist
Dr. Bonnie Adair, an ophthalmologist and owner of Expressway Optical, died Monday of complications after surgery at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero. She was 79.
Dr. Adair was born in Bald Knob, Ariz., and lived in Slidell for many years. She graduated from Texas University and was the only female graduate of the University of Tennessee Medical School in 1947.
She came to New Orleans as a resident in ophthalmology at Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital and made the area her home. She practiced ophthalmology on the West Bank from 1953 to 1993.
Dr. Adair served as president of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology and was an associate professor at Tulane University. She was a member of the Louisiana and Jefferson Parish medical societies and was instrumental in bringing the first electron microscope to West Jefferson Medical Center.
After retiring from her practice, Dr. Adair was an active member of the Slidell Art League, Slidell Photography Club and Bayou Liberty Garden Club. She was a member of First Christian Church in Slidell.
Survivors include five sons, James Davis of Imperial Beach, Calif., John F., Hugh and Robert Davis, all of Coronado, Calif., and William Cole Jewell; five daughters, Susan Jewell Whitaker of New Orleans, Mary Jewell Isolani of New Port Richey, Fla., Peggy Jewell Phillips of Cullowhee, N.C., Barbara Davis Lohlein of Coronado and Elizabeth Davis Bargo of Ramona, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
A funeral will be held today at 3 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be private.
ABIDE, ABRAHAM J.
December 14, 2001
Abraham J. Abide, business executive
Abraham J. "Uncle" " A.J." Abide, chief executive officer and a partner in Kelley & Abide Co., Inc., died Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center. He was 77.
Mr. Abide, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, was born into a family of dry goods merchants that opened a store on Chartres Street in 1915. The business relocated to Euphrosine Street in the mid- 1980s as it grew to include not only staples such as linens, table cloths and uniforms but also as a licensee to produce Sugar Bowl shirts. He was among the first manufacturers of tourist-oriented T-shirts in the city and wholesaled Cajun spices to his out-of-town customers.
Mr. Abide was involved in a number of community charities, was an honoree of the Order of St. Charbel of the Maronite Rite and was a parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church. He was president of the Bzebdine, El Metn Lebanon Club. He was a graduate of St. Aloysious High School and Loyola University. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include four sisters, Adele A. Joseph, Matilda A. Shibley, Ameila A. Prats and Rose Mary A. Benitez. A funeral will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at Jacob Schoen and Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St., followed by a Mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
