Deaths Elsewhere Cajun humorist
CROWLEY – Services will be Friday for Cajun humorist Dave Petitjean. He died June 18 at age 85.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was one of the first humorists to perfo...
Deaths Elsewhere Cattle industry promoter
SHREVEPORT – Services for cattle industry publicist and promoter Robert “Bob” Felknor will be Thursday. He died June 14 at age 70.
He was retired executive vice-president o...
Deaths Elsewhere D-Day vet, police juror
HAYNESVILLE – Services for D-Day veteran and long-time police juror Jack Price will be Tuesday. He died June 15 at age 93.
He held the Purple Heart and was a Claiborne Paris...
Deaths Elsewhere TV repair man
CARENCRO – Services for William “Bud” Chandler, Jr., who operated Acadiana’s first shop specializing in repairing color television sets and later owned a music store will be Saturday....
Deaths Elsewhere Insurance exec, banker
BOSSIER CITY – Services for insurance executive and banker James Patterson will be Wednesday. He died June 9 at age 76.
He was a member of the Bossier High Hall of Fame and t...
Deaths Elsewhere Retired aviator
HAUGHTON – Services for former deputy chief of staff for plans, Eighth Air Force, Col. Billy King, USAF retired, will be Monday. He died June 6 at age 85.
He was a veteran of the Ko...
Deaths Elsewhere Anesthesiologist
LAFAYETTE – Services for the first anesthesiologist to locate in Acadiana, Dr. Edward Burleigh, Jr., will be Friday. He died June 3 at age 94.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps aerial n...
Beverly Gene Fontenot March 9, 1929 - June 2, 2013
Funeral services were held for Beverly Gene Fontenot, 84, of Ville Platte, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 4. Burial follow...
Joseph Sylton Bondick Sr. LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri - Graveside funeral services will be held for Joseph Sylton Bondick Sr., 71, in the Holy Redeemer IV Mausoleum of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Raytown, Missouri, at 2 p.m., Fri...
Abel Vidrine Jr. July 1, 1940 - June 1, 2013
A memorial service will be held for Abel Vidrine Jr., 72, of Toledo Bend, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 11 a.m., Friday, June 7. A rosary will be re...
Linton Paul McDaniel January 21, 1929 - June 4, 2013
TURKEY CREEK - Funeral services will be held for Linton Paul McDaniel, 84, of Turkey Creek, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Pine Prairie at 10 a.m., Thursday, June...
Deaths Elsewhere Retired horse breeder
DALLAS, Texas – Services will be Friday for former Louisiana thoroughbred horse breeding farm owner William Boorhem. He died at age 89.
He was a U.S. Navy bomber pilot and fig...
