All Obituaries

Beverly Smith Collins, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA at 8:45 p.m. A resident of Prairieville, LA and native of Dutchtown, LA. She was a homemaker and in her early years she was an accounting assistant. She was a 1954 graduate of Dutchtown High School. She loved her family very much and enjoyed family get-togethers. Family is very thankful to all the neighbors and especially David Braud and Jody...

Estine Joseph Rusk Sr., age 81, passed away peacefully from this life on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA at 1:00 p.m. A native of Simmesport, LA and resident of Prairieville, LA. He was a wonderful man who truly loved all of his family and friends, a great husband, father, papa, and pop-pop. He was a deacon on the board at his home church, Victory Temple Pentecostal Church of God, and truly loved by all his church family. Many a...

Devon Ryan Bozeman, age 16, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. A native of Baton Rouge, LA and recent graduate, with honors, with the LA. National Guard Youth Challenge Program. It was his goal to serve in the military. He enjoyed anything outdoors, fishing, LSU football, and playing and pranking the females in his family. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Monday, August 19, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until service at...

Gertie passed away peacefully on August 14, 2019 at the age of 90 at Ascension Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Amant, LA from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. celebrated by Fr. Joshua Johnson. Interment in Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery. She is survived by her son, David A. Moran; daughters, Stephanie M. Norwood and spouse Gary, Mona F. Moran and spouse...

Elphage “Preacher” J. Savoy, passed away on July 29, 2019 at the age of 87. He was a native and resident of St. Amant, LA. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from LA. DOTD and F.G. Sullivan. Visiting will be at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Amant, LA on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 9 am until a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am, conducted by Father Joshua Johnson. Entombment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum. He is survived by his six children, Keith (Barbara) Savoy, Bonnie...

Allen Joseph Cedotal Jr. “Junior”, age 69, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Hospice of Baton Rouge, Butterfly Wing, Baton Rouge General Mid City. A resident of Prairieville, LA. He loved his family, and enjoyed collecting sports cards, doing puzzles, and watching movies. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Visiting on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until service at 11:00 a.m....

Shelery J. Briscoe, age 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Gonzales, LA on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 3:01 a.m. A native of Church Point, LA, retired welder with Boilermaker Local 582. He was a veteran of U.S. Air Force. He loved to cook for his family. His favorite pastime was to fish with his sons and play cards with his friends. Visiting at St. Mark Catholic Church, 42021 Hwy. 621, Gonzales, LA, on Thursday, July 25, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m....

Eric Joseph Guedry, age 55, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge, LA at 4:15 a.m. A resident and native of St. Amant, LA. Visiting at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 44450 Hwy. 429, St. Amant, LA on Saturday, July 20, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until service at 11:00 a.m. conducted by Deacon J. R. Salinas. Entombment in the church mausoleum. Survived by his father, John Nolan Guedry Sr.; sister, Paula Gros and husband, Raymond; and two brothers, Nolan Guedry Jr....

Margaret F. Alexander, age 104, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Ascension Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gonzales, LA at 9:50 a.m. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. She retired as a Registered Nurse. Memorial service at Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 3555 Jones Creek Rd., Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday, August 10, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. conducted by Rev. Nancy L. Andrews. Survived by her daughter, Shanon L. Moberly; seven...

Leverne Joseph Lambert Sr., age 65, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Jefferson Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baton Rouge, LA at 5:00 p.m. A resident and native of Gonzales, LA. He was a retired carpenter. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Monday, June 24, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until service at 11:00 a.m. conducted by Deacon Randy Clement. Burial at Prairieville Community Cemetery. Survived by his daughter, Sara Johnson and husband,...