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Thursday, July 19, 2001 The Assumption Pioneer Xapolcom illc, Louisiana Ten Happy 1st Birthday II church mausoleum. Survived hv five Charlet Funeral Home IncZarh and Klotzville: three brothers. Royal Herbert Jr. of Denver. Russel HiM-h-n nf ,1 I .1 Taija Davis July 24 Love, Mom (Tamica), Dad (Spencer) Big Brother (Spencer, Jr.) are preferred.

Landry's Funeral Home of Thibodaux was in charge of the arrangements. WILLIAMS, BESSIE funeral service was held at New Morning Star Baptist Church in Labadieville for Bessie Mae Ward Williams, 65, a native of Napoleonville and resident of Labadieville, who died, July 6, 2(X)I. Visitation and wake service was held at the church. Burial took place at the church cemetery. She was the wife of Wilbert R.

Williams; mother of Ronald, Pastor Gilbert, Elder Donald, the Reverend Roger. Samuel and Janet Williams; step-mother of Lily Bailey and Barbara McBride; and sister of Emily Jones, Verna Joseph. Dorothy Sims anil the Reverend Warren and Joseph Ward. She is also survived by' 12 grandchildren and 24 step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Issac and Alma Ward; brother, Ivory Ward; and step-children, Junious Francis and Audrey Brown. She was a member of New Morning Star Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. Williams and Southall Funeral Home of Napoleonville was in charge of the arraneements. at Mount Carmel Catholic Church, St.

Francisville. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev. Charles Landry and Monsignor -William Greene. STEVE NSON, BESSIE M. WASHINGTON SMITH "BIDDIE" A homemaker and a resident of New Orleans, she died at 9:20 p.m.

Sunday, July 8, 2001. at the Medical Center of Louisiana in New Orleans. She was at native of Napoleonville. Visiting at Gaskin, Southall, Gordon Gordon Funeral Home. Funeral services took place at Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Napoleonville, and were conducted by the Rev. David Gilton. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by four children, Betty Jean Stevenson Trench and Mary Etta Stevenson Robertson, both of New Orleans, Joyce Marie Stevenson Frazier, Napoleonville, and Dave Stevenson Marksville; a sister, Verlene Dotson, Los Angeles; a brother, Ralph Washincton Sacramento, two aunts, Lucy C. Boudreaux.

New Orleans, and Harriet Golden, Thibodaux; an uncle, Frank Washington, New Orleans; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, Bertha C. Miles and Ralph Washington a sister, Cefestine Jenkins; two brothers, Clarence Smith and Lawrence Donsere.aux; four aunts and an uncle. Williams Southall Funeral Home, Napoleoville, in charge of arrangements. TALBOT ANITA A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at St.

Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux for Anita Boudreaux Talbot, 97, a native of Labadieville and resident of Thibodaux, who died at 11 p.m. July 8, 2001, at St Anthony's Nursing Home in Metairie. Visitation was held until funeral time at the church. Burial took place at St. Philomena Cemetery in Labadieville.

She was the mother of Alden P. Talbot of Metairie; mother-in-law of Millie Faye Wolfe Talbot; and grandmother of Don Talbot of Houston. Gwen Keller of Montz and Jeffrey Talbot of New Orleans. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oldon E.

Talbot; parents, Peter and Elda Lasseigne Boudreaux; brothers, Charles and Ben Boudreaux: and sisters, Alice Roussel, Bridget Melancon. Corinne Naquin and Aline Boudreaux. She worked at Quality Pharmacy for many years. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America in Thibodaux for 58 years. Donations to Catholic Daughters of America, Court Anna Mafia No.

993, co Jeannnette Naquin, finance secretary, 125 Horseshoe Road, Schriever, LA, 70395, Klotzville and Ronald Herbert of Los Angeles; two grandchildren; mother-in- law and father-in-law, Deloris and Edward Butler of Patterson: and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death bv her parents. Isabel! and Royal Herbert and a sister. Ixiis Herbert Adams. Williams Southall Funeral Home, Napoleonville.

in charge of arrangements. LANDRY, NUMA JOSKl'II "FRENCH SR. Services were held for Numa Joseph "Frenchv" Landry, 70, 1 1 2001 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport Officiating was Rev. Msgr. Franz: Graef of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Interment followed in Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery in Visitation and vigil service was held at the funeral home. Mr. Landry, a-retired welder, died Saturday, July 7, 2001 in Bossier City. Louisiana after a sudden illness. He was bom in Plattenville, Louisiana and was a resident of Bossier City, Louisiana.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert J. and Anaise Landry, brothers. Albert J. Landry, Jr. and Claude J.

Landry, He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Billie J. King Landry of Bossier City, son. Numa J. Landry, Jr. and wife Karen: daughter, Ruth Anaise Alt and husband Joel, all of Woodbridge, VA; sister.

Cecile Simoneaux of Napoleonville. LA: brother, Roy J. Landry of Paradis. LA Pallbearers were John C. King, Randall H.

King. Randell E. King. Samuel Hastings, Kenneth P. Landry and Bruce M.

Landry. Honorary pallbearers were from the Bossier City Fire Department and Bossier City Police Department. Special thanks to the Bossier City Police Department. Bossier Citv Fire Department, Dr. Milon Kamiakar, Dr.

Samuel Lieber and the Staff at W-K Cardiac Rehab. Memorials may lie made to the American Heart Association or Holy Trinity Catholic Church. LARI'I-NTKR, CARL ROBERT A retired electrical engineer and consultant and a resident of Baton Rouae. he died Monday, July 9. 2001.

in Baton Rouge. He was 79 and a native of Napoleonville. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting at St.

Anne Catholic Church, until the Mass of Christian Burial was conducted by the Rev. Joseph Roussel. Entombment in Vft wl Inspection Services 6712 HWY. 70, PLATTENVILLE (Located behind Diamond Magic Truck Stop) (985)369-0362 LOUISIANA MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS lNbHh.aiO.NS RKKI) A beloved wile anil lovinc mother, she died Thursday. July 5.

2(X)lu Daniel Freeman Hospital in Inglewood, California. She was a native and resident of Belle Rose. Visiting 'was held at Williams Southall Funeral Home. Napoleonville. Visiting also Jield at First Israel Baptist Church in Belle Rose, until wake services.

Funeral services at the church were conducted by the Rev. Irving Brown. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by her husband, the Rev. Miller Warren Blackwell a son.

Miller Blackwell four daughters. Mary Caroline BlackwellBartley, Mazie Allonia Blackwell. Lois Marie Blackwell-Crawford and Adline Joyce Blackw ell-Jones: 1 3 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Lillie Murrel-Reed; three brothers, Alfred, Arthur and Oscar Reed; and four sisters, Hazel Reed. Ollie Reed-Hogan, Gertrude Reed-LeBoeuf and Luella Reed Parker.

A memorial, service was held at the Thibodaux Civic Center in Thibodaux, Louisiana, for Huey H. Brupbacher, a native of St. Martinville and resident of Labadieville, who died at 6:30 a.m, July 10, 2001. He was the husband of Carol Davis Brupbacher; father of Greg, William and Kevin Brupbacher, Connie Danos, Karen Shahee D. Huann Hebert and Rachel Verret; and brother of Jack Brupbacher, Belle Musso, Elma Georsie, Vera Behr, Lilly Hart and Wilma Hall.

He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Celima Mendoza Brupbacher, brother. Charles Brupbacher; and sisters. Lee Moore, Jospehine Miller. Maxine Baye and Daisy Brupbacher.

Samart Funeral Home and Crematorium of Raceland was in charce of the arrangements. UKRHKRT An accountant at Terrebonne Ford in Houma for 1 1 years, she died in an automobile accident on Friday. July 6, 2(X)1 in Houma. She was 40, a native of Klotzville and a resident of Houma. Visiting at St.

Augustine Catholic Church, Klotzville, with a Mass of Christian Burial conducted by the Rev. Emanuel Agbor. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by her husband. Karl Butler, and two sons, Kindsey and Karlon Butler, all of Houma; five sisters.

Ruby Chatman of Dorialdsonville, Julia Morrison of Colorado Springs, Isabel! Watts and Ezora Robinson, both of New Orleans, and Doris Herbert of 4 'lil ALSO INCLUDES MOTORCYCLE INSPECTIONS COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS Owned by Philip Rivere SCHOOL BUS INSPECTIONS MECHANIC ON DUTY daughters and two sons-in-law, Lucille McWhorter and Theresa and Albert Thorn, all of Denham Springs, Elaine Trimbcle, El Centra, Sue and Mike Rome. Tallulah, and Carol Dirksmeyer, Dover, a niece, Linda: two nephews, John and Kenneth; six grandchildren. Laura McWhorter, Scott Rome. James Trimbele, Curt Rome, John Dirksmey er and Nona Dirksmeyer, and a great-grandchild, Bailey Rome. Preceded in death by his parents, Valerjean Thaddeus and Lena Dolese Larpenter, and a brother, Owen Larpenter.

Ourso Funeral Home, Donaldsonville, was in charge of arrangements. I'lCOU, LEON ADAM JR. He was born on October 3, 1912, in Garvville, and died on Wednesday, July 112001, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. He was a resident of St. Francisville.

He is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Saundra and W. Lee Overton of Clinton and Cynthia Picou and Sydney P. and Lee Walker, all of Baton Rouge: 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters. Dorothy Picou Vega and Joyce Picou Corry, both of Baton Rouge; two step-daughters and step-sons-in-law, Charles and Lynn Lightcap of Memphis, and Richard and Leslie Carpenter of Santa Fe, N.M.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leon and Mary Picou, his first wife, Orel Palmer Picou; his second wife, Mary Joffrion Picou; and a grandson.

Francis David Overton. He was a graduate of Southwestern Louisiana Institute, now University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and of LSU Law School. He as a veteran of World War II and was a former teacher. He was a former attorney and district attorney for the 20th Judicial District Court in and for East and West Feliciana parishes. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree.

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Gamma Eta Gamma. National Legal Fraternity, Louisiana Bar Association, American Bar Association, and American Trial Law ers. He was past judge advocate of American Legion 6th District, past commander of American Legion Clinton Post 158. past president of Jackson Lions Club and Audubon Lions Club. West Feliciana Parish Historical Society and West Feliciana Parish Civic Club.

Pallbearers were his grandsons. Woodrow "Woody" Overton. Richard Overton. Jean Paul Picou Overton. Stan Branton Patrick Harrington, Thomas Richard Kendrick and Douglas Leon Kendrick.

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