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THOMAS, CECILIA ‘GRANNY' PERKINS
03/29/02
Cecilia "Granny" Perkins Thomas, a retired cook at Loyola University, died Sunday at her daughter's home. She was 84. Mrs. Thomas was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a member of Second Mount Olive Baptist Church and a former president of Usher Board No. 2. Survivors include two daughters, Leonardine Thomas Landry and Viola T. Johnson; a brother, Oliver W. Perkins; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Second Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2108 St. Anthony St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Mausoleum. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home handled arrangements.
WARD, JAMES ALLISON JR.
03/29/02
James Allison Ward Jr., an electrician, died Wednesday of injuries suffered in a car accident on Interstate 10 at Bullard Avenue. He was 45. Mr. Ward was born in Harahan and lived in Metairie for the past 25 years. He was a graduate of East Jefferson High School. He was a Navy veteran. Survivors include a son, Corey Ward; three daughters, Victoria Schacki, Rachel Block and Rachel Ward; his mother, Teva Belle Ward; a brother, John T. Ward; three sisters, Teva Ostarly, Jan Mayberry and Burnell Lauricella; and two grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church, 8121 Airline Highway, Metairie. Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DOGAN, JAMES WAYNE
03/27/02
James Wayne Dogan, a musician, died Friday of undetermined causes at his home. He was 55. Mr. Dogan was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Polytech University in Ruston. He was a member of Mensa. He was a founding member, keyboard player and songwriter of the band The Revealers. Survivors include his mother, June Kavlich Dogan; a brother, David Allen Dogan of Metairie; and three sisters, Lauren D. Wilt of Jefferson, Carolyn D. Ryan of Jackson, Wyo., and Mary D. Burris of Baton Rouge. A graveside service will be held today at 9:30 a.m. at Metairie Cemetery, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BERTHOLD, LARRY PHILIP
03/30/02
Larry Philip Berthold, died Wednesday of undetermined causes at Meadowcrest Hospital in Gretna. He was 52. Mr. Berthold was born in Dayton, Ohio, and lived in Daytona Beach, Fla., for many years and in Gretna for the past five years. Survivors include his wife, Karen Woods Berthold; a son, Lenny Berthold; two daughters, Jamie Hunter and Christina Coleman; his mother, Lorraine Levin; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.
EVANS, ROBERT FARRELL JR.
03/27/02
Robert Farrell Evans Jr., a retired engineer with the Jefferson Parish Department of Water, died Sunday of complications from diabetes at his home. He was 48. Mr. Evans was born in New Orleans and lived in Jefferson Parish. He graduated from Rummel High School and the University of New Orleans. Survivors include his mother, Helen Kuehne Evans; a brother, Patrick A. Evans of Biloxi, Miss.; and two sisters, Sheila T. Evans and Helen Evans Stimpert, both of Atlanta. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in All Saints Mausoleum.
CAUSEY, LUELLA
03/30/02
Luella Causey, a homemaker, died Monday in Palmdale, Calif. She was 89. Mrs. Causey was born in Tylertown, Miss., and lived in Palmdale for the past two years. She was a member of Lears Hill Church of God in Christ and had served as president of the Pastor's Aid Committee. Survivors include three sons, Elder Harlon Causey of New Orleans and Myles Causey and Arcel Causey Sr. of Palmdale; three daughters, Bernice Tate of Slidell, Josephine Murphy of Gardena, Calif., and Eunice Knight of Palmdale; a sister, Iona Holmes of Tylertown; 67 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Lears Hill Church of God in Christ in Clifton. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Lears Hill Memorial Garden Cemetery. Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GREEN, EDWARD ‘BIG 6'
03/30/02
Edward "Big 6" Green, a laborer, died March 23 of cancer at his home. He was 54. Mr. Green was born in New Orleans and lived in Marrero for the past seven years. Survivors include his wife, Lordis Green; a son, Malcolm Green; his father, Eddie Green Sr.; his mother, Mildred Green; seven brothers, Michael, James, Charles, Darryl, Aaron, Andre and Eddie Green Jr.; five sisters, Gloria Douglas, Barbara Green, Elaine Hart, Deborah Wyatt and Diane Morning; a stepsister, Valerie Green; three grandchildren; and his companion, Madeline Woodley. A funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 1020 Virgil St., Gretna. Burial will be in Restlawn Park Cemetery in Avondale.
GATES, MARVIN JOSEPH JR.
03/27/02
Marvin Joseph Gates Jr. died Sunday of a heart attack at Kenner Regional Medical Center. He was 34. Mr. Gates was born in New Orleans and lived in Kenner for the past seven years. He was a graduate of St. Michael's Special School. He had been a volunteer at the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office, a first vice president of the Jefferson Lions Club, a member of We Care for Special People and the Pinnacles Club, and a charter member of the Special Bowlers Carnival Club. Survivors include his father, Marvin Joseph Gates Sr.; his mother, Jane Wiebelt Gates; a brother, Robert J. Gates; and a grandmother, Florence M. Wiebelt. A Mass will be said today at noon at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.
HUHNER, LOUIS JOHN
03/27/02
Louis John Huhner, a supervisor and dispatcher for ABF, died Monday at Memorial Medical Center. He was 76. Mr. Huhner was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from Soule College. He was a former dispatcher for Delta Motor Lines. He was a 35-year member and past king, officer, duke and treasurer of the Okeanus Carnival Krewe. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge -- Dante Lodge No. 174, American Legion Post 397, Korean War Veterans' Association of Louisiana Chapter, and VFW Post No. 4030. He was an Army sergeant and received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon with three bronze stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star, and three overseas service bars. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Karrigan Huhner; a daughter, Kathleen Huhner Spivack; three brothers, George L. Jr., William J. and Peter F. Huhner; a sister, Grace H. Zimmerman; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ, 4212 Camp St. Visitation will begin today at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Lakelawn Park Mausoleum. Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp is in charge of arrangements.
MARCEL, MICHELLE MARIE
03/30/02
Michelle Marie Marcel, a clerical employee in a doctor's office, died Thursday of injuries from an auto accident in Kenner. She was 19. Miss Marcel was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for several years. She attended Delgado Community College. Survivors include her companion, James Terrio; her father, Joseph Marcel; her mother, Elizabeth Ann Roy Marcel Niemi; her stepmother, Donna Glaub; a stepbrother, Michael Glaub Jr.; two stepsisters, Amber Glaub and Casey Strider; her grandparents, Rosemary Marcel Goss and Ray A. Roy; and her step-grandparents, John Goss, Lois Faye Marcel and Patricia Roy. A funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
MUELLER, CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH
03/30/02
Charlotte Elizabeth Mueller died Tuesday of undetermined causes at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. She was a day old. Survivors, all of the Covington and Folsom areas, include her father, Ronald C. Mueller; her mother, Sarah Bennett Mueller; two brothers, Steven and Ronald Mueller Jr.; a sister, Melissa Mueller; her grandparents, Masmenio P. Mueller and Barbara N. Mueller; and her great-grandparents, Edwin and Rosemary Redlich, and Gayle Bennett. A funeral will be held today at noon at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave., Covington. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Willie Cemetery in Folsom.
