Mattie Melton Joiner Mattie Melton Joiner was born July 4, 1920 in Abbeville, La, to Eva Brown Melton and John Melton, and died at Gueydan Memorial Guest House, May 9, 2013. She was preceded in death by her paents and ...
Deaths Elsewhere Golden Gloves champ, football coach
JACKSON – Services for former national Golden Gloves boxing champion and coach Anthony Acosta, Jr. are Monday. He died May 8 at age 85.
He won the boxing title a...
Harry Castro January 11, 1923 ~ May 9, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at New Life Church honoring the life of Harry Castro, 90, who died Thursday, May 9, 2013.
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Deaths Elsewhere Civil rights leader, city councilman
OPELOUSAS – Services for former city councilman and civil rights leader Louis Butler, Sr. will be Saturday. He died May 5 at age 99.
He was the city’s first Afr...
Deaths Elsewhere Former Chevron exec
COVINGTON – Services for retired Chevron counsel and executive G. Howard Dearing will be Friday. He died May 4 at age 89.
He was a US Navy veteran of World War II. He was with S...
Audrey Faulk Mire September 14, 1934 ~ May 4, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Audrey Faulk Mire, 78, who died Saturday,...
Deaths Elsewhere Noted auto dealer
BATON ROUGE – Services are Monday for retired Chevrolet dealer Gerald “Gerry” Lane. He died May 3 at age 82.
He was president of the Super Chevy Dealer Group for 23 years and a d...
Paul Dayton Dale Harrington Paul Dayton Dale Harrington
October 4, 1940 ~ May 2, 2013
Kaplan—Funeral services will be held Monday, May 6, 2013 at a 2 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church honoring...
Dr. Henry Broussard Landry Dr. Henry Broussard Landry
October 11, 1924 ~ May 3, 2013
Abbeville—Funeral services will be held Monday, May 6, 2013 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic...
Wendell David February 19, 1944 ~ May 2, 2013
KAPLAN—Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan honoring the life of Wendell David, 69, who died Thursday, May...
Deaths Elsewhere Former legislator
SHREVEPORT – Services are pending for former legislator the Rev. Danny Mitchell. He died May 2 at age 69.
He served two terms in the Louisiana House of Representative from Distrit...
Douglas Paul Reese September 16, 1926 ~ April 30, 2013
GUEYDAN—Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Vincent Funeral Home - Gueydan honoring the life of Douglas Paul Reese, 86, who died Tu...
