Obituaries

Johnny Clary

Johnny Clary

Oct 21, 2014

Johnny Lee Clary passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 at home in Baton Rouge. He was a former longtime resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a native of Del City, Oklahoma. He was an evangelist. Visiting at Family Worship Center on Bluebonnet Blvd., Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Visiting at the church...

George Guedry

George Guedry

Oct 16, 2014

Samuel G. Sam Guedry passed away at 7:23 pm, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 at home. He was 70 years old. He was a retired sheetmetal worker with Ascension Sheetmetal. He was an avid fisherman. Visiting at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11am conducted by Rev. Michael Galea. Burial...

Barbara Turner

Barbara Turner

Oct 14, 2014

Barbara Gautreau Turner a resident and native of Gonzales, LA passed away 7:15 am, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at home. She was 77 years old. Visiting at St. Mark Catholic Church on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 8 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am conducted by the Rev. Rubin Reynolds. Entombment will be at Hope Haven...

Mildred Edwards

Mildred Edwards

Oct 13, 2014

Mildred Juanita Edwards died on Monday Oct. 13, 2014 at 9:36 am at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She is 86 years old and a resident of Baton Rouge. She was born in Epps, LA and grew up in Laurel, Mississippi. Visiting at Sherwood Baptist Church, 1180 S. Flannery Rd., Baton Rouge on...

Joseph Lejeune Jr.

Joseph Lejeune Jr.

Oct 10, 2014

Joseph E. Skipper LeJeune Jr. resident of St. Amant, LA and native of Baton Rouge, LA passed away at 8:20 am, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge. Visiting at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, 22494 Hwy. 22, Maurepas, LA on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 from 9 am until Mass of Christian...

Spaulding Cedotal Jr.

Spaulding Cedotal Jr.

Oct 8, 2014

Spaulding Sparky L. Cedotal Jr. a retired teamster and an avid sportsman, resident and native of Gonzales, LA passed away at 10:30 am, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, 5 pm to 8 pm.Visiting on Saturday 8...

Jimmie Templet

Jimmie Templet

Oct 5, 2014

Jimmie A. Templet a resident and native of Gonzales, LA. passed away at 12:25am Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge. He was 78 years old. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Tuesday, Oct.7, 2014 from 5 pm to 8 pm Tuesday. Visiting will be at First Baptist...

Louis Templet, Sr.

Louis Templet, Sr.

Oct 1, 2014

Louis Leg Mathew Templet Sr. A native of Chinchuba, LA and a resident of St. Amant, LA. Louis passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the age of 87. He was a retired carpenter. Survived by his daughter, Geraldine Deanie Templet sons Louis Tony and Frances Templet and Vernon and Arlette Templet and a very special daughter in...

Mary Mire

Mary Mire

Sep 22, 2014

Mary Frances Mire, age 77, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, LA. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Lubbock, TX. She was a retired seamstress. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until service at 11:00 a.m....

Melba Young

Melba Young

Sep 16, 2014

Matthew 11:28 Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Melba Hoover Young, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, entered into eternal rest at 6 p.m. on September 16, 2014, surrounded by her family. Native of Romeville, LA and resident of Gonzales, LA, at the age of 92, she...

Travis Lessard

Travis Lessard

Sep 14, 2014

Travis Hollywood Lessard, 53, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales, LA. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Ascension Parish. His occupation was with AirCool Heating and Air. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA, on Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. and Friday,...

Grace Waguespack

Grace Waguespack

Sep 11, 2014

Grace Brou Waguespack, 86, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Gonzales Health Care, a resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Convent, LA. She was a retired secretary with St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, LA. Visiting at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Convent, LA, on Monday, September 15, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian...

Helen Babin

Helen Babin

Sep 11, 2014

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Amant, LA at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. A native of Brignac, LA, Helen Bourgeois Babin passed away peacefully at her home in St. Amant, LA on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:55 p.m. surrounded by...

John Johnson

John Johnson

Sep 6, 2014

John Lawton Johnson, age 63, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at his home. A resident and native of Gonzales, LA. He was a retired electrician and an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home on Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 10 a.m. until chapel service at 1 p.m. conducted by Pastor...

Georgia Atherton

Georgia Atherton

Sep 4, 2014

Georgia Gi Gi Atherton passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her home. She was 78. A former resident of New Orleans, LA, and a resident of Livingston, LA, and native of New Orleans, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, Gonzales, LA on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Tuesday, September 9, 2014...

Leo Causey

Leo Causey

Sep 1, 2014

Our loving husband and father, Leo Cline Causey, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at his home. A graduate of Gonzales High School, an Army veteran of the Korean War, and he was a retired operator with BASF after 39 years of service. A resident of Prairieville, LA and native of Galvez, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home...

Maria Melendez

Maria Melendez

Aug 28, 2014

Maria A. Melendez was born in Jesus Maria, Jalisco, Mexico on August 12, 1951. She passed away on August 28, 2014 at Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. She was a resident of Gonzales, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, Gonzales, LA, Friday, August 29, 2014 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday,...

Freida Savoy

Freida Savoy

Aug 26, 2014

Freida Ann Accardo Savoy Freida A. Savoy, passed away on August 26, 2014 at the age of 74. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a native of Convent, LA and a resident of Saint Amant, LA. She is survived by her devoted husband Elphage Preacher J. Savoy Sons and daughtersinlaw, Keith and Barbara...

Christopher Seals Ii

Christopher Seals Ii

Aug 24, 2014

Christopher J. Seals II passed away on August 24, 2014, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, LA. He was born on October 9, 2008, in Baton Rouge, LA and a resident of Zachary, LA. Visiting at Family Worship Center on Bluebonnet Blvd. on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. conducted by Pastor...

Milton Bourgeois

Milton Bourgeois

Aug 1, 2014

Milton P. Bourgeois, age 85, entered eternal life on August 1st, 2014. He was a native of Brignac and a resident of St. Amant. He was a weldermillwright employed at Burnside Terminal for 26 years prior to his retirement. Milton was an avid hunter and especially enjoyed late night fox and rabbit hunts with his friends, dogs, and coffee....