Deaths Elsewhere Noted architect
BATON ROUGE – Services for noted architect William Brockaway will be Friday. He died April 8 at age 88.
He was a US Army veteran of World War II’s European theater and held the Bron...
Deaths Elsewhere Media pioneer
MONROE – Services for area radio-TV pioneer Freda Parker Griffith will be Thursday. She died April 4 at age 95.
She and Howard E. Griffith established KUZN-AM and KYEA-FM in West Monr...
Deaths Elsewhere Construction professorMONROE – Services for former UL-Monroe and Texas A&M construction professor George Hutchinson were Sunday. He died April 4 at age 81.
He was a US Air Force veteran on the Kore...
Deaths Elsewhere Sears store owner
MARKSVILLE – Services for businessman Ira Schneider will be Saturday. He died April 2 at age 79.
He was owner of the Sears Roebuck Catalog Store and on the boards of Cenla Bank an...
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...
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...
