Obituaries

Michael Matassarin

Nov 16, 2010

Michael Leon Matassarin passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Baton Rouge General MidCity Hospital. He was 51 years old. He was a commercial fisherman and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 12pm Friday, November 19th. Religious services at 2:00 pm on Friday in the Baker Funeral Home Chapel with entombment following at Hillcrest...

Marteze Nolan

Nov 16, 2010

A resident of Baton Rouge and native of Berkno Park, Florida, died Tuesday November 16, 2010 at 8:42pm at The Carpenter House at the age of 94. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Thursday, November 18th from 59pm and Friday, November 19th from 9:00am until religious services at 10:00am at Baker Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Jay Avance....

Gloria Tucker

Nov 12, 2010

Gloria Mae Cooper Tucker, retired owner of Riverside Ceramics in Zachary and a resident of Baton Rouge, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. She was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Port Arthur, Texas. Graveside service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker on Monday, Nov. 15, at 10:30 a.m. She is survived by a daughter, Diana L. Tucker...

Ronald Cummins

Nov 12, 2010

Ronald C. Cummins died Friday November 12, 2010 at 8:30 pm at The Carpenter House. He was 81. He was a native of Paris Illinois and a longtime resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 69 Monday November 15, 2010, followed by a private graveside service on Tuesday. He is survived by his Daughters, Laura Corona, Donnie...

Marie Toler

Nov 11, 2010

A lifelong resident of Baker, Beth passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at her home after a twoyear battle with a brain tumor glioblastoma. She was born in Clinton on Oct. 22, 1926, the only child of the late Adlai A. and Lucille Sale Morvant. Beth married her high school sweetheart, Jack, on Sept. 23, 1945, and they were...

Helen Michelli

Nov 10, 2010

Visitation Baker Funeral Home 6401 Groom Rd. Baker, LA  70714 Friday, November 12, 2010 5:00pm 9:00pm Service Chapel Service Baker Funeral Home Chapel 6401 Groom Rd. Baker, LA  70714 Saturday, November 13, 2010 10am visiting 8am Cemetery Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Groom Road Baker, LA  70714

Louis Shar, Jr.

Nov 10, 2010

Louis Shar, Jr. Retired owner of Shars AG Food Store in Brownsfield, a US Marine Corp Veteran of WWII, and a native of Gary, Indiana, he passed away at 3:45pm Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 90, a resident of Brownsfield, and a member of the American Legion. Visiting at...

Joyce Ballard

Nov 7, 2010

Joyce T. Ballard A resident of Central and a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 1:30am at Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge. She was 83, a retired bookkeeper with Bancroft Paper, and a native of Morgan City. She was a good person who was loved by many. Visiting at...

Alton Browning

Nov 6, 2010

A native and resident of Central, he passed away Friday Nov. 6, 2010 at the age of 88. He was a charter member of Millwright Local 720. Anyone that knew him knows his passion in life was playing and singing country music. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Rd., Baker, Monday November 8, from 5:00 9:00 and again...

Robert Wright, Jr.

Nov 4, 2010

Robert Wayne Wright Jr. A resident of Louisiana and Native of Houston, died Thursday November 4, 2010 in Baton Rouge. He was a welder by trade. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home on Monday, November 8th from 10:00am till religious services at 12:00pm, conducted by Pastor Terry Workman with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. He is survived by...

Lorraine Thomas

Nov 3, 2010

Lorraine Thomas, born Doris Lorraine Irvin, exited this life Wednesday November 3rd at 9:00 pm at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina at the age of 89. She was a resident of Mauldin S.C., and a Native of Philadelphia, the only daughter of Beulah Ethel Dibert Irvin and Samuel Christopher Irvin also of Philadelphia. Visiting will be Monday November...

Brody Hopper

Oct 28, 2010

Brody Vance Hopper, a resident of Zachary, was born on August 25, 2010 and went home to be with Jesus on October 28, 2010. He was a joy to all who knew him in his short lived life here on Earth. His chubby little cheeks brought smiles to all of his family and friends. He celebrated the Sacrement of...

Bessie Brown

Oct 26, 2010

Bessie Tot Brashear Brown A resident and native of Baker, she passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at her daughters home in Bellefontaine, MS, at the age of 96. Visiting at St. Isidore Catholic Church, 5657 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, on Friday, October 29, 2010 from noon until Mass of Christian Burial at 1pm, celebrated by the Rev. Frank...

Charles Boyce

Oct 18, 2010

Charles Richard Boyce A retired insurance salesman, and a resident of Baker, he passed away at his home on Monday, October 18, 2010. He was 75, US Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and a native of Attica, Indiana. Visiting at St. Anthonys Catholic Church in Darrow, LA, Friday, October 22, 2010 from 10am until Mass of Christian Burial...

Darrell Moore

Oct 15, 2010

Darrell Eugene Moore A pipefitter welder for Local 198, and a native of Baker, he passed away of a massive heart attack on Friday, October 15, 2010 in Gilbertsville, Kentucky, where he was working for The Shaw Group. He was 53 and a resident of Ventress. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, Tuesday, October 19, 2010...

Luther Stegall Jr.

Oct 15, 2010

Luther Wallace Stegall, Jr. A resident of Baton Rouge and a retired operator with Kaiser Aluminum, he passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at 4:34am at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 85, a US Army veteran of WWII, and a native of Carriere, MS. Graveside services at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker at 2pm...

Matthew Plaisance

Oct 10, 2010

Infant Matthew Kent Plaisance Matthew Kent Plaisance, infant son of Samuel Kasumi Plaisance of Zachary, was born and died on Sunday, October 10, 2010 in Baton Rouge. Graveside services will be held at the Sunrise Mausoleum in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker, at 11am Friday, October 15, 2010. He is survived by his parents, and a brother and sister,...

Kahne Siffert

Oct 9, 2010

Kahne Kent Siffert A resident of Baker and a native of Baton Rouge, she passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Baton Rouge General Medical Center Bluebonnet. She was 52. Visiting at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, Friday, October 15, 2010 from 59pm, and Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 8am until religious services in the chapel at...

Patrick Jones

Oct 8, 2010

Patrick Shawn Pat Jones Do not let your heart be troubled you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Fathers house are many mansions if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and...

Thomas Richardson

Sep 29, 2010

RICHARDSON, Thomas Allen A native and resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the age of 59. Memorial services will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker at 3pm Saturday, October 2, 2010. He is survived by one daughter and soninlaw, Rebecca Pete Snodgrass of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida...