Deaths Elsewhere Attorney, IDB chairman
MONROE – Services for attorney Charles Trascher, III will be Wednesday. He died Sept. 20 at age 64.
He was a partner of the firm of Snellings, Breard, Sartor, Inabnett & Tras...
Deaths Elsewhere Former journalism professor
BATON ROUGE – Former director of the LSU School of Journalism Dr. John Merrill died Sept. 20.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. His main teaching career was at t...
Deaths Elsewhere TV personality
LAFAYETTE – Services for former TV personality Ann LeJeune Bowen will be Saturday. She died Sept. 19 at age 84.
She was on-air at different stages of her career for KLFY-TV 10 and KA...
Deaths Elsewhere Former mayor, banker
WASHINGTON – Services for former mayor D.W. “Bo” Quirk will be Friday. He died Sept. 18 at age 80.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He owned Quirk Insurance Agency...
Deaths Elsewhere Former ULL English professor
LAFAYETTE – Services for former ULL professor of English Dr. Barbara Cicardo will be Friday. She died Sept. 13 at age 76.
She was also former director of academic plan...
Deaths Elsewhere Former editor, teacher
DECATUR, Ga. – Former Baton Rouge State Times-Morning Advocate editor and high school teacher Jackie Benton died Sept. 16 at age 74.
He was also former publisher of three new...
Deaths Elsewhere Ruston's Santa Claus
RUSTON – Services for former police juror and official city Santa Claus Kenneth Martin will be Tuesday. He died at age 82.
He was a U.S. Army infantry veteran of the Korean War...
Deaths Elsewhere Florist industry leader
LAFAYETTE – Services for florist Glenn Hollier will be Saturday. He died Sept. 10 at age 85.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and for many years was owner of Les A...
Deaths Elsewhere Long-time LBC pastor
MANY – Services for Baptist minister the Rev. William Dowden will be Thursday. He died Sept. 8 at age 93.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Pacific theater of World War II. He ...
Deaths Elsewhere Well service owner
LAFAYETTE – Services will be Wednesday for well service company owner Lewis Kellogg. He died Sept. 9 at age 85.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and established and ope...
Deaths Elsewhere Lt. Col. Killed in Action
SHREVEPORT – Services will be Sept. 15 for Lt. Col. Clarence Blanton, whose remains were identified in August after being recovered in Southeast Asia.
Blanton, assigned to...
Deaths Elsewhere CODOFIL pioneer
LAFAYETTE – Services for Francophone and civic activist Changal Dowty will be Friday. She died Sept. 1.
A native of France, she arrived in Louisiana in 1970 and assisted in the esta...
