Deaths Elsewhere Architect, urban designer
LAKE CHARLES – Services for architect and noted urban designer Junius “Joe” Champeaux, II will be Wednesday. He died March 31 at age 74.
He was the first in-house planner...
Robert Dawson Ballard After a lengthy and difficult battle with ALS, this sweet man, Robert Dawson Ballard, is now healthy in Heaven with his Lord and Savior. He died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at his home in Zachary. D...
Deaths Elsewhere Former Loyola professor, administrator
NEW ORLEANS – Services for former Loyola University professor and administrator the Rev. Robert Ratchford, SJ will be Wednesday. He died March 29 at age 98.
H...
Deaths Elsewhere Retired Baptist exec
ALEXANDRIA – Services for long-time Louisiana Baptist Convention executive Grady Welch, Sr. are Monday. He died March 26 at age 88.
He was a US Army veteran of World War II and...
Deaths Elsewhere Coroner, public health physician
DRY PRONG – Services will be Friday for long-time coroner and retired public health physician Dr. Alfred Krake. He died March 26 at age 74.
He was a family physicia...
Deaths Elsewhere Educator, telephone exec
MONROE – Services for retired educator and CenturyLink executive William “Bill” Smith will be Thursday. He died at age 89.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II, a forme...
Deaths Elsewhere Tennis director
LAFAYETTE – Services for club tennis pro Mike Guilbeau will be Wednesday. He died March 24 at age 50.
He was director of tennis at Jennings Mill Country Club for 15 years and most r...
Deaths Elsewhere Long-time Baptist minister
ZACHARY – Services for retired Baptist minister the Rev. O.C. Clark will be Tuesday. He died March 23 at age 93.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II’s Pacific Theate...
Deaths Elsewhere Wildlife and fisheries expert
BATON ROUGE – Services will be Thursday for wildlife and fisheries consultant and former assistant director of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Richard “Dic...
Deaths Elsewhere Long-time history professor
MONROE – Arrangements are pending for long-time UL-Monroe history professor H. Perry Jones. He died March 19 at age 83.
Jones was on the ULM faculty for almost 50 years....
Deaths Elsewhere Evangel founder
SHREVEPORT – Services will be Tuesday for Assembly of God pastor and founder of Evangel Christian Academy Rodney Duron. He died March 16 at age 88.
He was long-time senior pastor at...
Deaths Elsewhere Former ULL Alumni secretary
LAFAYETTE – Services for longtime ULL Alumni Affairs secretary Ada Trenchard will be Saturday. She died March 11 at age 94.
She was the first secretary of the office, ho...
