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MIXON, MICHAEL RAY SR.
11/02/2002
Michael Ray Mixon Sr., a warehouse manager for Standard Coffee Service in New Orleans, died Tuesday of undetermined causes at his home. He was 48. Mr. Mixon was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived in New Orleans before moving to Carriere, Miss. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Mixon; a son, Michael Mixon III of Destrehan; a daughter, Melissa Mixon of Destrehan; his father, Ray Mixon of Paint Lick, Ky.; his mother, Madine Pickett of Warner Robins, Ga.; two sisters, Debbie Reeves of Helen, Ga., and Tammy Pickett of Warner Robins; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home in Picayune, Miss. Burial will be in Restlawn Park in Avondale.
KELLEY, ERNEST
11/05/2002
Ernest Kelley, a sheet metal journeyman, died Thursday of complications from a heart attack at East Jefferson General Hospital. He was 59. Mr. Kelley was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 55 years. He was a member of Sheet Metal Union Local No. 11. He had been a reserve officer for the Kenner Police Department. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Retif Donnelly Kelley; a son, Errol "Sonny" Donnelly; a daughter, Erin Donnelly Fremin; his father, Robert Grevis; and four grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 2 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Burial will be private.
NAQUIN, JAMES RICHARD ‘JIM'
11/05/2002
James Richard "Jim" Naquin, a chemist for Morton and Mitten, died Saturday of cancer at Terrebonne House. He was 71. Mr. Naquin was born in Monaca, Pa., and lived in Houma. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam and Korean wars. Survivors include a brother, Larry Naquin of Millington, Tenn., and four sisters, Betty Lou Conrad of Aliquippa, Pa., Shirley Garren of Georgetown, Pa., Marilyn Vass of Phoenix and Kathleen McKinny of San Jose, Calif. . A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Bayou Vista. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Morgan City cemetery. Hargrave Funeral Home in Morgan City is in charge of arrangements.
SMITH, CHARLES N. SR.
11/05/2002
Charles N. Smith Sr., a taxicab driver for White Fleet, died Oct. 30 at Charity Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was 60. Mr. Smith was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a member of the Brotherhood at Progressive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Christine Smith; a son, Ismail El-Shaakir of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; a daughter, Tiffany Smith; a brother, Fred Smith; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Progressive Baptist Church, 1214 S. Robertson St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
LEONARD, LOTTIE MAE
11/02/2002
Lottie Mae Leonard, a homemaker, died Oct. 25 of congestive heart failure at Touro Infirmary. She was 61. Mrs. Leonard was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a member of New Genesis Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Anthony, Artis and Melvin Holmes; seven daughters, Rosalie Smith, Onchell Shields, Shelia Garner and Antoinette, Yvette, Denise and Azerina Holmes; four brothers, John, Alfred and Freddie Lewis and Lionel Hester; four sisters, Hazel McMillian, Lena Williams and Rose Marie and Jacqueline Lewis; 34 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 12:30 p.m. at Second New Pleasant Zion Church, 3329 Fourth St. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Littlejohn's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
FRANTZ, HELEN F.
11/05/2002
Helen F. Frantz, a homemaker, died Sunday at Northshore Regional Medical Center. She was 89. Ms. Frantz was born in Seaside Park, N.J., and lived in Slidell for the past 26 years. She was a parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Church, where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was a member of AARP. Survivors include a daughter, Gail M. Stanchec of River Ridge; a sister, Rita F. Hess; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 1050 Robert Blvd. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KAUFMANN, PHILIPPINE ‘BEA' GILBERT
11/05/2002
Philippine "Bea" Gilbert Kaufmann, a retired bookkeeper with Gilbert's Food Products, died Monday at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 89. Mrs. Kaufmann was born in New Orleans and lived in River Ridge for the past eight years. She was a member of Bingo Buddies. Survivors include two sons, Valentine H. Kaufmann Jr. and Calvin G. Kaufmann; three daughters, Phyllis K. Bourgeois, Carolyn K. Nolan and Sharon K. Pertuit; 14 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 1 p.m. at All Faiths Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Park.
NEEDHAM, THYRIA HUGHART
11/05/2002
Thyria Hughart Needham, a retired speech therapist, died Saturday at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was 94. Ms. Needham was born in Iowa and lived in Slidell for the past 25 years. She received a bachelor's degree in speech therapy from Iowa State University. She was a member of The American Speech and Hearing Association. Survivors include a son, Michael D. Needham; a daughter, Maureen N. Aldrich; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hampton City cemetery in Hampton, Iowa. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Homes Inc. in Hampton is in charge of arrangements. A memorial service will be held in Slidell at a later date. Schoen Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
JONES, ELBERT JR.
11/02/2002
Elbert Jones Jr., an employee at Dart About Delivery Services, died Monday of undetermined causes at his home. He was 47. Mr. Jones was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He was a member of Tabernacle of Prayer Church. Survivors include a son, Perique Jones; three daughters, Kiana, Renata and Dominique Jones; his mother, Lena Martin Jones; five sisters, Annette Bickham, Jeanette McDonald, Evelena McDonald, Dorothy J. Brown and Erma J. Arrington; and two grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Mount Bethel Baptist Church in Soso , Miss. Burial will be in the church cemetery. United Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
CHESTER, NORVAL L. SR.
11/05/2002
Norval L. Chester Sr., a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, died Saturday of multiple myeloma at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. He was 62. Mr. Chester was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from St. Augustine High School and attended Southern University at New Orleans. He was an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Veronica A. Chester; two sons, Marc Chester and Norval L. Chester Jr.; a daughter, Kaprena Chester Chaisson; two brothers, Ulysses and Donald Chester; five sisters, Jacquelyn Schnexnader, Charlene Marrero, Maria Delahoussaye and Bernadette and Monalisa Green; and five grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DEGLANDON, EUGENIA HILDA ‘JENNIE'
11/05/2002
Eugenia Hilda "Jennie" Deglandon, a homemaker, died Sunday of pneumonia at North Oaks Medical Center. She was 86. Ms. Deglandon was born in Marksville and lived in Albany. Survivors include a daughter, Lela Fontenot; a brother, Alton Bordelon of Mansura; a sister, Lula Forbes; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret Catholic Church, 30300 Catholic Hall Road, Hammond. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 to 9:50 a.m. at Geisler Funeral Home, 28520 Louisiana 43, Albany. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery in New Orleans.
HUTCHERSON, GLEN R.
11/05/2002
Glen R. Hutcherson, a game repairman and Pizza Hut driver, died Saturday of undetermined causes. He was 44. Mr. Hutcherson was a lifelong resident of Metairie. Survivors include his mother, Dolores Acosta Hutcherson; a brother, Chris R. Hutcherson; and his grandmother, Mildred Hutcherson. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at McMahon-Coburn-Briede Funeral Home, 600 Moss St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
