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CAMP, SR. JAMES MURRAY "MR. JIMMY, THE ICE CREAM MAN"
A Denham Springs ice cream man for more than 30 years and a resident of Denham Springs, he died at 10:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 65 and a native of Vicksburg, Miss. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until religious services at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Patricia Carter Camp; two daughters and a son-in-law, Annette McDonald and Selina and Andrew Kennedy; three sons and daughters-in-law, James Jr. and Kate Camp, Darren and Annette Camp and Jeffery and Veronica Camp; a sister, Lois Watts; a brother, W.T. "Willie" Camp; and 20 grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Oliver "Jerry" Camp and Winnie Couvillion; a brother, O.J. Camp; and a grandson, Brian James "B.J." McDonald.
CAZORT III, JOHN HAROLD
Born Dec. 9, 1941, in El Dorado, Ark., and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died peacefully at his home at 1:51 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2000. He devoted his life to the acceptance of therapeutic bodywork and opening people's minds to the power of human touch. He is much loved by family and friends and will be sadly missed. He is survived by his two children, John H. Cazort IV, Columbia, Mo., and Amye C. Martin and husband Louis, Covington, and their mother, Elizabeth Fontenot, Baton Rouge; parents, John H. Jr. and Carolyn Cazort, Springfield, Mo.; and a brother, Douglas Cazort, wife Connie and son Max, all of Eugene, Ore. The family wishes to express special thanks to Kenneth Carpenter, Thereza McCoy, Martha Townsend, Gilbert Cook, Marjorie Kass, Deb Sholley, and others, you know who you are. A memorial service and 59th birthday celebration will be held at Unity Church of Christianity, 15255 Old Jefferson Highway, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, conducted by Marjorie Kass. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge, 9063 Siegen Lane, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70810.
DAVIS, GORDON M.
A retired diesel mechanic and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000. He was a native of Lucedale, Miss. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m. Monday. Religious services at the funeral home at 9 a.m. Monday. interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by two daughters, Sylvia Miller and Brenda Henderson, both of Baton Rouge; a sister, Mary Lammon, Katy, Texas ; a brother, Ray Davis, Mobile, Ala.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was a member of Fairfield Masonic Lodge No. 425 F&AM.
EDWARDS, ALVA JACK
A retired health care administrator with Charity Hospital system for the state of Louisiana , he died at 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 67 and a resident and native of Baton Rouge. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Private services will be held on Monday. Survived by his wife, Frances Brister Edwards; two sons and daughters-in-law, Terry R. Edwards and Lisa Launey, Baton Rouge, and Mark L. and Penny J. Edwards, Biloxi, Miss.; a brother and sister-in-law, Edgar R. and Helen Edwards, Greenwell Springs; and four granddaughters, Alexis Edwards, Rachelle Edwards, Allie Edwards and Reagan Edwards. Preceded in death by his father, Alva Edwards; and mother, Thelma Hawkins Bourgeois. He was a member of First Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to American Lung Association for Pulmonary Fibrosis Research, 2325 Severn Ave., Suite 8, Metairie, LA 70001-6918 or to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, 550 Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
FERNANDEZ, BETTY RICHARD
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 75 and a native of Sunshine. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 9150 Highland Road, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Monday. interment in St. Gabriel Catholic Church Cemetery. Survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jo Ann F. and Minos J. Ponville Jr. and Jan F. and Dario Berrio, all of Baton Rouge; three sons and daughters-in-law, Rick M. and Sherry Fernandez, Canton, Mich., Rusty J. and Darla Fernandez, Thibodaux, and Randy R. and Sally Fernandez, Spring, Texas ; two sisters, Carolyn Landaiche, Sunshine, and Virginia Harkins, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Oscar Richard, Baton Rouge, and Robert Richard, Sunshine; and 12 grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Florau J. Fernandez; a brother, James Barry Richard; and parents, Oscar G. Jr. and Abigail C. Richard. She was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church.
HOLDEN, SR. ELLIE L. "E.L."
A retired welder for Ethyl Corp., he died at 5:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 85 and a native of Jackson , Miss. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 1 p.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Monday. interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by a daughter, Sylvia Holden Bankston; a son, Ellie L. Holden Jr.; three brothers, Bill Holden, Charles Gookin and Richard Gookin; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife, Nell Hemphill Holden. He was a member of Fairfields Masonic Lodge F&AM and a member of the Masonic order for 55 years. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Salvation Army Children's Fund, 7361 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70805, or Parkview Baptist Church, 11795 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70816.
HORNSBY, HELEN AUGUSTA WALLACE
A devoted wife and mother and a retired educator from Denham Springs High School whose legacy will be the numerous students whose lives she touched, she died at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at her home in Denham Springs. She was 86 and a native of Kentwood. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Danny Henderson and the Rev. Wayne Young. interment in Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery. Survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Vicky and Sonny Cutrer, Baton Rouge, Sylvia and Jimmy Dunn, Covington, and Elizabeth and Tim Smith, Denham Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Grady and Terri Hornsby, Baton Rouge; nine grandchildren, Chivas James, Jamey Dunn, Stephen Dunn, Clay Smith, Sarah Springfield, Ben Smith, Laurin Hornsby, Charlie Hornsby and Lynda Hornsby; three stepgrandchildren, Christin, Jarrell and Terryn Fudickar; five great-grandchildren, Austin and Madison Eupora Dunn, Jonathan Grady and Kaitlyn Smith, and Hunter James; and a companion for many years, Minnie Bordelon. Preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Charles Grady Hornsby Sr.; parents, Mittie Eupora Schwartz Wallace and Arch Lee Wallace; and three brothers, Arch Lee, Howard McLain and John Edson Wallace. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Denham Springs. Memorial donations may be made to the Grady and Helen Hornsby Scholarship Fund for Denham Springs High School, Hibernia Bank, attn. Cindy Wells, P.O. Box 3597, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
JOHNSON, HATTIE MAE
A retired nursing assistant and a native and resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 57. Visiting at Desselle Funeral Home, 263 Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by pastor Melvin Washington of Word of Faith Christian Center. interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by her mother, Willie Mae Netter; three daughters and a son-in-law, Ivory B. Johnson , Paula J. Burke and Renetta and Troy Cobbing; Joyce P. Jacobs and Christina P. Harris, whom she reared as her own daughters; a godchild, Andrea Sanders; a son and daughter-in-law, Garrett and Dominque Johnson ; special family members, Willie Phillips Sr., Dorsaline P. Bowers and Barbara T. Netter; four sisters and a special brother-in-law, Shirley N. and William H. Weston, Dolores Netter, Doris Johnson and Denise Knox; eight brothers and three sisters-in-law, Jesse Netter Jr., Charles Netter, Arthur Hall, Edward Johnson , Alvin Netter, Thomas and Veronica Y. Netter, Donald and Dianetta P. Netter and Bennie and Annie M. Netter; 16 grandchildren, Joshua, Christopher, Michael, Kenneth, Kenyuana, Jayden, Jade, Jordan, Garrett, Amya, Nicholas, Kiara, Reagan, Travis, Keith and Makisha; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and friends. Preceded in death by her father, Arthur Johnson ; and a sister, Audrey Johnson . Pallbearers will be William Weston, Fernando Thomas, Rohegan Cobbing, Tyrick Nelson, Brian Marshall, Charles Netter Jr., Leonard Jackson and Marion Netter. Honorary pallbearers are Thomas Netter, Donald Netter, Bennie Netter, Alvin Netter, Charles Netter Sr., Jesse Netter Jr., Arthur Hall, Edward Johnson and Garrett Johnson .
JONES, NORMA LORAINE BURKHOLDER DUTSCH
Retired from the State Police and a resident of Ruth, Miss., she died at 11:51 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Southwest Regional Medical Center, McComb, Miss., She was 75 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday. Religious services at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Benny Jones. interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Baton Rouge. Survived by her loving husband, Alton Jones; four daughters, Carol Norris, Karen Watts, Susan Bohl and Kathy Dutsch; a son, John Dutsch III; a stepson, Conley Jones; a sister, Marie Kinchen; a brother, Lennard Burkholder Jr.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her first husband, John H. Dutsch Jr.; and parents, Lennard and Zulamay Vicknair Burkholder.
JOSEPH, ELIZABETH GRAY "MET"
A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 1:05 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, 2000, at her daughter's residence in Baton Rouge. She was 95 and a native of Erwinville. Visiting at Hall's Mortuary, Port Allen, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. Visiting at Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church, 2585 Sherwood St., Baton Rouge, from 5 p.m. until religious services at 8 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Jerry W. Scott officiating. Dismissal at 11 a.m. Tuesday. interment in St. Peter Baptist Church Cemetery, Erwinville. Survived by five daughters, Margie Joseph, Olevia Joseph Turner, Rena Joseph Clark, Shirley Joseph Huggins and Sylvia Joseph Wright; four sons, Tilford Joseph Jr., Wilbert Joseph, Ulysses Joseph and George Joseph; 20 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, mother, father, two sisters and five brothers.
KASTEN, ULRICH ERNST "RICK"
A self-employed plumber and a resident of Ethel, he died 10:48 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 63 and a native of Stettin, Germany. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, from 6 p.m. until religious services at 7 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Chuck Smith. He is survived by three daughters, Derena Loucien Henning, Anja Ulricke Weingartner and Isabell Kasten; a son, Andreas Claive Ulrich Kasten; his mother, Gertrud Gruhlke Kasten; and four grandchildren, all of Germany. Preceded in death by his father, Heinrich Kasten; two brothers and a sister.
KILLEEN, SR. JOHN JOSEPH
A retired metropolitan area supervisor of the Louisiana Employment Security Office and a former under-secretary of the Department of Labor, he died of cancer Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at his daughter's home in Baton Rouge. He was 84, born and raised in Algiers and a resident of Metairie for the past 50 years. He graduated from Warren Easton High School and LSU. He served in the 4th Armored Division during World War II in the European Theater of Operations. He was the recipient of two Purple Hearts, the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. He was a past member of American Legion Post No. 77 and Knights of Columbus Santa Maria Council, a member of the 4th Armored Division Association, a life member of Disabled American Veterans and a member of Retired State Employees Association and St. Benilde Parish. Survivors include three children, Dr. John J. Killeen Jr., Marleen Killeen Garitty and Timothy Patrick Killeen, and their spouses, Lana H. Killeen and Timothy F. Garitty; three brothers and a sister, James, Orien and Robert Killeen and Audrey Triche; and four grandchildren, Sean and Kelly Killeen and Nicholas and Kevin Garitty. Preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Anna Mae Bencaz Killeen; parents, Frank and Annie Killeen; brothers, Thomas Killeen and Mickey Glancey; and a cousin, Sadie Killeen. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Mass from the Jefferson Chapel of Tharp Sontheimer Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, at 11 a.m. Monday. Entombment in All Saints Mausoleum in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Foundation of Baton Rouge, 9063 Siegen Lane, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70810-1951.
LAVENDER, M. D. ALVIN KNIGHT
A retired psychiatrist and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 89 and a native of Dallas. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was retired chief medical officer with Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and superintendent of East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson . He opened the first outpatient mental health treatment center in East Baton Rouge Parish. Memorial services at the chapel of University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive, at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Ken Irby and the Rev. Phil Woodland. Survived by two daughters, Elsie Lavender Byouk and son-in-law, Mark Martin Byouk, and Shannon Lavender Dunham and son-in-law, Richard Elliott Dunham II; a sister, Frances Lavender Smith, Longmont, Colo.; three grandchildren, Ashley Lavender Byouk, Shannon Patricia Byouk and Elliott Knight Dunham; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his father and mother, Lawrence Alvin Lavender and Mabel Knight Lavender. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Thomas Campanella, Dr. Richard Carter, Dr. C. Ray Halliburton, Dr. Ray Manson, Dr. Henry Olivier, Dr. Frank Silva, Dr. Barry Scott and the Rev. Phil Woodland. He was a graduate of Tulane University and School of Medicine, department of psychiatry. He was a member of the Louisiana State Medical Society, American Medical Society, Southern Psychiatric Society and East Baton Rouge Parish Rotary Club. He was president of the Mental Health Association, a member of University United Methodist Church, board member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Association and played percussion in the Houston symphony and the Navy band. In lieu of flowers, memorial donatons may be made to Mental Health Association of Baton Rouge, 544 Colonial Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 or to a charity of choice. Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., in charge of arrangements.
