BERCEGEAY, KELLEY LYNN BALLARD
A resident of Denham Springs, she died at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Summit Hospital, Baton Rouge. She was 32 and a native of Gonzales. Survived by three children, Micha Leigh Bercegeay, Trev Joseph Bercegeay Jr. and Brook DeShae Bercegeay; parents, John Wayne and Katherine McKinney Ballard; a sister, Allison Ballard Tilton and husband Kenneth Wayne Tilton Jr.; two nieces, Alicia Galleops and Amanda Smith; a nephew, Justin Case Ballard; fiance, Ronnie Lawrence Ridgedell; a stepson, Ronnie Douglas Bergeron; paternal grandparents, Clifton O. and Alice Ballard Sr.; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Hardy Dupre and Jennie Lucille Jenkins McKinney; and husband, Francis Renteria.

BUECHE, EDYTHE JEANETTE SANCHES "SISTER"
A former school crossing guard in Baton Rouge and a resident of Prairieville, she died Monday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 76 and a native of Baton Rouge. Survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Oscar G. Diaz, Prairieville, and Cheryl and William A. Atkins, Baker; two sons and daughters-in-law, John Steven and Shirley Bueche and Gene Gerald and Racelle "Rusty" Bueche, all of Baton Rouge; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband of more than 50 years, Joseph J. Bueche; parents, Eugene A. and Helen Mayer Sanches; and a brother, E.A. Sanches Jr. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

ERVIN, CLIFTON I.
A retired custodian with the Ascension Parish school system, he died at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at his residence in Gonzales. He was 50 and a native of Gonzales. Survived by two daughters, Elizabeth and Neomia Ervin; two sons, Clinton Landry and Harrison Ervin; a sister, Jessie Lee Harris; a brother, Elray Ervin; a nephew, a great-nephew, a devoted cousin, Joseph Elam; a devoted friend, Yvonne Wilson; other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents.

FALCON, SR. FLOYD J. "BOO"
A retired production superintendent with Shell Oil Co. and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in Thibodaux. He was 76 years old, a graduate and fan of LSU and lifelong resident of Donaldsonville. Survived by his wife, Marie Abadie Falcon; five children, Floyd J. Falcon, Jr., Gayle Falcon Culley, Jan Falcon Mabry, Lynne Falcon Thibaut and Mark E. Falcon; a brother C.J. Falcon, Jr.; a sister, Mildred Falcon Prejean; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by a daughter, Faith; his father, Clarence Falcon; mother, Milda Carbo Falcon; and his beloved Dalmation, Daisy. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.

FORBES, SAMMIE L.
A kind and loving husband, father, Paw-Paw and brother and a retired employee of Ethyl Corp. with 42 and 1/2 years of service, he died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, with his loving family at his side. He was 84, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Pride. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Babetel Forbes and Robert Schexnailder, Prairieville; a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Virginia and Jim Bruce, Denham Springs; a stepdaughter, Christine Noland, Baton Rouge; a son, Sammie L. Forbes II, Pride; two sisters, Lula Bell Mitchell and Eloise Stone; five brothers, Lloyd "Sonny," Jessie, George, Alfred and Merlin "Johnny" Forbes; grandchildren, Robert "Junior" Schexnailder, Yvette Morrison, Tammie Chidester, Shannon Seese, Tanya Forbes, Kenny Owens, Tory Gunderson, Trina Bruce Warren and Treasure Bruce; and 13 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Sarah Forbes; sisters, Elnora McGowan and Connie Covington Sibley; first wife, Dorothy Arlene Baker Kyle; and a brother, Willie Forbes.

GAMMONS, SHIRLEY ANN CHILTON
A homemaker and a resident of Gonzales, she died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was 60 and a native of Campbellsburg, Ky. Survived by her husband, Perry H. Gammons, Gonzales; a daughter, Frances Moore, Gonzales; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Walter R. and Linda G. Gammons, St. Amant, Perry C. and Pam Gammons and Carl H. and John R. Gammons, all of Gonzales; a sister, Lois Dowden, Kentucky; two brothers, Ricky and Roger Chilton, both of Kentucky; and six grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Wallace and Esther Edwards Chilton; and a sister, Carolyn Berry.

HOGAN, THOMAS IRBY
A retired maintenance mechanic with Ormet Corp. and a resident of Gonzales, he died at 5:51 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales. He was 79 and a native of Rayville. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. Survived by his wife of 54 years, Iva Nell Sims Hogan, Gonzales; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronnie Joe and Peggy Hogan, Gulfport, Miss., and Terry Wayne and Patricia Hogan, Prairieville; three sisters, Evelyn Thomas, Houston, Frances Glass, Bastrop, and Corrine Harrell, Delhi; five grandchildren, Thomas Joe and his wife, Sherry, and Shane, Kerry, Daniel and Timothy; and two great-grandchildren, Ashley and Heather. Preceded in death by his parents, James and Annie Carson Hogan; and a sister, Ruth Hogan. He was a member of Gautreau-Williams American Legion Post 81 and First Baptist Church, Gonzales.

LEE, JR. JAMES
A retired laborer and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 8:09 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales. He was 81 and a native of Darrow. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by a son, Edward Lee, Darrow; a sister, Alma Ward, San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, the Rev. Eddie Lee Galvez, and George Lee, New Orleans; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, a son, two sisters and a brother.

LOUPE, PERCY "RED"
A resident of Maurepas, he died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, at his home. He was 88 and a native of Whitehall. Survived by two sons, Francis "Frank" Loupe, Maurepas, and Jerry Loupe Sr., St. Amant; a daughter, Theresa "Tessie" Berthelot, Denham Springs; 13 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; a brother, Lotten Loupe, Columbia, S.C.; and a sister, Yvonne Kramer, Manchac. Preceded in death by parents, Sidney and Elodie Arceneaux Loupe; wife, Nettie B. Loupe; a son, Joseph Loupe; a grandson, Daryl Loupe; three brothers, Sittmon, Alton and Fernel Loupe; and two sisters, Loney Effler and Sister Jane Frances.

MANNING, MICHAEL EDWARD "MIKE"
A self-employed plumber and a resident of Gonzales, he died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Baton Rouge. He was 53 and a native of New Orleans. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survived by his wife, Carla Ann Savoy Manning, Gonzales; parents, Edward and Odess Armond Manning, Mandeville; a daughter, Lisa Manning Thompson, Virginia, a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Babin, Gonzales; a son, Mike E. Manning, Gretna; a stepson, Joseph Babin, Gonzales; three sisters, Kathleen Ackerman, Virginia, Barbara Kramer, Mandeville, and Sylvia Spielman, New Orleans; a brother, James Manning, Mandeville; and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by a brother, Patrick Manning; and a sister, Mary Louise Martin. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, One St. Jude Building, P.O. Box 3704, Memphis, TN 38173-9984.

OWENS, ST. PIERRE FLORETTE HEBERT "FLO"
A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a homemaker, she died at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in New Iberia. She was 79, a resident of New Iberia, former resident of Gonzales and a native of Grand Point. Mass of Christian Burial was at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Gonzales, Monday, celebrated by the Rev. Phil Spano. Interment in Hope Haven Cemetery, Gonzales. Survived by her husband, Donald Hopson Owens, New Iberia; two daughters and a son-in-law, Murlyn "Pookie" and Woody Lambert, Sorrento, and Barbara Melancon, Gonzales; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gary and Glenda Hebert, and Lynn Paul "Mike" Hebert, all of Gonzales; a sister, Jeanette Guillaume, Gonzales; two brothers, Morris St. Pierre, Grand Point, and Dudley St. Pierre, Newport News, Va.; three stepchildren, Annette Louise Owens Louviere, New Iberia, Donald Wayne Owens, Sarepta, and Grady "Billy" Owens, Erath; nine grandchildren, Michael Mayon, Jason Hebert, Wade Lambert, Penny Cornett Lambert, Yancy Hebert, Tyson Hebert, Gary Hebert Jr., Kissie Hebert and Cody Melancon; eight stepgrandchildren, Jamie Louviere, Lindsey Owens, Summer RenŽe LeBlanc, Shani Lynn Touchet, Hannaniah Owens, Daniel Owens, Sarah Owens and David Owens; 17 great-grandchildren, Ryan Landry, J‡s Cornett, Madison Cornett, Julia Lambert, Brianna Melancon, Little Yancy Hebert, Brooke Hebert, Marlie Hebert, Blaise Hebert, Aiden Hebert, Trey Hebert, Brock Mayon, Drew Mayon, Luke Mayon, Houston Hebert, Holden Hebert and Hadley Hebert; and an adopted daughter, Crystal Dawn Owens Touchet, New Iberia. Preceded in death by her father, Armise St. Pierre; mother, Lylvenia Schexaydre St. Pierre Brady; first husband, Armand "A.J." Hebert; a son, John Hebert; a brother, Ferdie St. Pierre; a sister, Dot Louque and an infant stepgrandson, Seth Touchet. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, New Iberia, and former owner of Hebert's Grocery & Market in Gonzales.

RODRIGUEZ, MAUDRESS LANDRY
A retired insurance agent for Security Industrial Life Insurance Co., she died at 4 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in Donaldsonville. She was 85, a resident of Donaldsonville and a native of Brusly St. Martin. Survived by a daughter, Pauline Rodriguez, Fairbanks, Alaska; a son, Harry Rodriguez, Sarasota, Fla.; a sister, Thelma LeBlanc, Donaldsonville; a brother, Weid "Billy" Landry, Napoleonville; three grandchildren, James Betbeze Jr., Jamie Rodriguez and Mary Beth Rodriguez; and two great-grandchildren, Abigail and Corrin Rodriguez. Preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Rodriguez; parents, Allain and Pauline Simoneaux Landry; three sisters, Bevian Charlet, Irene Hernandez and Doris Landry; and three brothers, Godfrey, Allen and Lawrence "TNom" Landry. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association.

ROSS, OLIVIA WILLIAMS
A native of Donaldsonville, she died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at her residence in Baton Rouge. She was 89. Survived by a daughter and a devoted son-in-law, Ora Lee and Sydney Williams; four sons and daughters-in-law, James and Irma Ross, the Rev. Johnny and Janet Ross, John and Joe Ann Ross and Charles and Debra Hayward; 24 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Fred Ross; and parents, Charlie and Odelia Williams.

SMITH, ROSEANNA L.
A homemaker and a resident of Prairieville, she died at 6:08 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at her residence. She was 78 and a native of Burnside. Survived by two daughters, Mary S. Brooks and Dorise S. Green; three sons, Isaac D., Bobby L. and Donald R. Smith; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

STEWART, SR. EDWARD
A native and resident of Donaldsonville, he died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 69. Survived by his wife, Lydia Heary Stewart, Donaldsonville; three daughters, Linda S. Narcisse, Prairieville, Sherryll Stewart, Lemannville, and Senecca Preston, Cedar Hill, Texas; two sons, Bryan and Edward Stewart Jr., both of Dallas; two sisters, Ora Lee Bazille and Ethel Mae Harris; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three sons-in-law, Larry, Mark and Dana; a daughter-in-law, Shelia; and nieces, nephews, cousins, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Eddie Stewart and Octavia Martin Stewart; and three brothers, Lloyd, Royal and Alvin Stewart.

WILSON, CLOYD LEE "PUMPKIN"
A self-employed cement finisher with 22 years at Wilson Contractors and a native and resident of Sorrento, he died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales. He was 43. Survived by his wife, Sylvia J. Wilson; a daughter, Nekedra N. Wilson; parents, James Jr. and Bessie Smith Wilson; four sisters, Marilyn Foster, Carolyn Brown, Wanda Coleman and Stephanie Heatly; two brothers Anthony and James Wilson III; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by grandparents, Isaac and Anna Broudy Smith and James Sr. and Emma LeBlanc Wilson. He was a member of the Christian Assembly Male Chorus and the Abate Motorcycle Club.