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...
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...
Deaths Elsewhere Catholic educator
WICHITA, Kan. -- Services for Catholic educator Sister Rosemary Montecino, C.S.J. (formerly Sister Mary Raymond) will be Tuesday. She died at Mount St. Mary Convent on June 1 at a...
Deaths Elsewhere Former LSU, Fla. State coach
BATON ROUGE – Services for former LSU assistant football coach and athletic director and Florida State head coach Larry Jones will be Monday. He died May 30 at age 79.
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Deaths Elsewhere Nurseryman
FOREST HILL – Services will be Saturday in Cheneyville for nursery industry leader Richard Odom. He died May 27 at age 68.
He owned Country Pines Nursery which has four locations for who...
Deaths Elsewhere Gas pipeline safety expert
BATON ROUGE – Services for gas pipeline safety expert Chester Burns, Jr. will be Monday. He died May 25 at age 83.
He played football at Louisiana College in Pineville. H...
