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November 2002
| Bumgarner |
Billie W. Bumgarner, a retired schoolteacher in St. Charles Parish,
died on Nov. 28 at East Jefferson General Hospital.
Mrs. Bumgarner was a respected teacher in St. Charles Parish and
was involved in the formation of the Gifted and Talented Program.
After retirement, she continued to work in the ADAPT and GED programs.
She was also an active member of the River Parishes Historical Society,
on the Board of Destrehan Plantation, and on the St. Charles Parish
Library Board.
She was preceeded in death by her husband, Oscar Bumgarner, and
her parents, William and Flora Wegener. She is survived by three
children, Sue Powell, Darwynn Bumgarner, and Kay Pastor. She is
also survived by sons-in-law, Jim Powell and Rodney Pastor, six
grandchildren, Damon, Jenifer, James, Lori, Steven, and Erin, and
her great friend, Lucie Vegas.
Services were held Dec. 2, 2002 at First Baptist Church in Luling
with burial in Garden of Memories.
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| Candies |
Doris St. Amant Candies, a native and resident of Des Allemands,
passed away on Nov. 27. She was 83 years old.
She is survived by her sons, James “Shorty” Candies Jr. and Marshall
Candies, sister Laura McHale, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James “Jimmy” Candies Sr.,
parents Camille and Mary Louise Trauth St. Amant, daughter Elnora
Candies Cornwell, brothers Theophile, John, Eldon, Willie, Irvin
and Lawrence St. Amant and sisters Ernestine St. Amant Staiger and
Theo May Matherne.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Nov. 29 at St. Gertrude
Catholic Church.
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| Chappell |
Donald “T.C” Wayne Chappell, a resident of Luling, passed away
on Nov. 20. He is survived by his mother, Naomi Louise Cook Chappell,
sons Brian Wayne Chappell Sr. and Steven Todd Chappell, daughters
Stephanie Leigh Chappell Cuny and Courtney Rene Chappell, brother
Rex Chappell, grandchildren Brian Wayne Chappell Jr., Brittany Elizabeth
Chappell, Callie Leigh Chappell, Alexis Jewells Chappell, Amber
Paige Chappell, Zachary Graham Cuny, Jacob Griffin Cuny, Benjamin
Edward Louis Cuny, Chad Jesse Dufrene and Josey Katelynn Dufrene,
niece Amy Pardon and great-niece Donna Paige Watts. He is preceded
in death by his father, Jewel “Bull” E. Chappell.
The funeral service was held on Nov. 23 at Westside/Leitz-Eagan
Funeral Home.
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| Clark |
Earl Joseph “Don King” Clark, a retired foreman with St. Charles
Grain Elevator, died on Nov. 18 of cancer at St. Charles Hospital
in Luling. He was 65.
A graduate of Carver High School in Hahnville, he is survived
by his wife, Joyce Stewart Clark, sons Bendell Clark Sr. and Radell
Clark, daughter Joycelyn C. Ballard, mother Lista Benarby Guilfore,
brother Ernest Patterson Sr., sisters Doris Williams and Beverly
Byrd, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A funeral service
was held on Nov. 23 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Ama.
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| Frickey |
Eugene John Frickey of Des Allemands passed away on Nov. 11. He
was 76 years old.
A retired superintendent with Chevron with 30 years of service,
he is survived by his wife, Agnes Dufresne Frickey, sons Terry and
Bruce Frickey, daughter Sheryl Mann, brother E.E. Frickey, nine
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death
by his parents, Alfred John Frickey and Pauline Dufrene Frickey,
brother R.J. Frickey and sister Fannie Keller.
Religious services were held on Nov. 14 at First Assembly of God
Church in Des Allemands, followed by interment at Sunset Cemetery
in Bayou Gauche.
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| Gaudet |
Phillip “Bearcat” Gaudet III, a native and resident of Luling,
passed away on Nov. 3. He was 52 years old.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, he is survived by his former wife Joan
Breaux Gaudet, stepmother Della Somme Gaudet, son Jesse Gaudet,
daughters Becky Gaudet Vedros, nieces Laura LeSage Guidry and Jamie
LeSage, grandson Colin Vedros, sister Carol LeSage and stepsisters
Michele Osburn, Henriette Somme and Ava Somme. He is preceded in
death by his parents, Phillip Gaudet Jr. and Loretta Sevin Gaudet.
Religious services were held on Nov. 5 at Falgout Funeral Homes
in Raceland followed by interment at St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux.
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| Melancon |
Ivy Joseph Melancon, a native of Raceland and
resident of Marrero for 52 years, passed away on Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.
He was 87 years old.
Ivy Melancon retired from Avondale Shipyards
on April 1, 1977. He is survived by his wife, Velma Hebert Melancon,
brother Loveless “L.J.” Melancon, and sisters Corrine Sapia and
Lena Pierce. He is preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and
Hedwige Theriot Melancon, brothers Willie, Ronald and Wilmer Melancon
and sisters Irene Martin and Elma Bonvillain.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Nov.
12 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Raceland. The family wishes to
thank Dr. Ghanableh and the staff of West Jefferson Hospital.
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| Morales |
Lydia Fabre Morales, native of Edgard and resident of Destrehan,
passed away on Nov. 26. She was 82 years old.
She is survived by her children, Kathy Vicknair and Glenn C. Morales,
sister Vernon Fabre S.r, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by husband Joaquin E. Crespo of her first
marriage and Clifton J. Morales of her second marriage, parents
Emile Fabre, Sr. and Cecile Lanoux Fabre, brother Vernon Fabre Sr.,
sisters Clara Ball, Leona Guidry and Emile Fabre and grandchild
Glenn C. Morales Jr.
A funeral mass was held on Nov. 29 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic
Church.
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| Reaves |
Wilbon W. “Bill” Reaves Jr., one of the pioneers
in the offshore oil industry, died of cancer on Nov. 6 at his home
in Luling after a two-year illness. He was 78 years old.
A native of Eufala, Alabama, Mr. Reaves graduated
from Auburn University with a civil engineering degree in 1948.
He was then employed by Humble Oil Co. which later became Exxon
Corporation where he worked until his retirement. He was first assigned
to the Franklin area and then to the New Orleans office. He worked
out of the Grand Isle headquarters of Exxon from 1954 to 1957 and
then moved to St. Charles Parish where he worked out of the Paradis
office.
During his career with Exxon, Mr. Reaves was
involved in the construction of 39 major offshore oil platforms
as well as gas plants, pipelines and numerous other projects. At
his retirement, a plaque given him noted that “his expertise is
widely recognized throughout Exxon and the offshore construction
industry.”
Mr. Reaves served on the St. Charles Parish
Planning and Zoning Board for eight years and was active with the
St. Charles Parish Council on Aging. He and his wife observed their
60th wedding anniversary in July.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ruby
Hatfield; one son, William Thomas; one daughter, Catherine Reaves
Moore; two sisters, Barbara R. Morrison and Sara Vaughn; a grandson,
Stacey McKenzie Moore and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Wilborn Reaves Sr. and Annie Wade Wise
Reaves.
Services were held at First Union Presbyterian
Church in Luling Friday with interment in Fairview Cemetery in Eufala.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to given to the Wilbon
Reaves Jr. Memorial at First Union Presbyterian Church.
Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home in Marrero
was in charge of arrangements.
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Triche
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Irma Troxclair Triche, native of Mout Airy
and lifelong resident of New Sarpy, passed away on Nov. 16 at Ormond
Nursing and Care Center. She was 88 years old.
She is survived by her daughters Beryl T.
Minvielle and Sylvia T. Maurin, her son, Larry E. Triche Sr., grandchildren
Jan Cronan, Wanda Gros, Keith, Duane, Kirk, Darren and Chad Minvielle,
Terri Duhe, Brett and Kirby Maurin, Pamela McCarter, Patti Gaubert,
Mary Beth Gaubert, Penny Cantrelle and Larry Triche, Jr., and 23
great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward
Triche.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on Nov. 18 followed by interment
at St. Charles Mausoleum.
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