OBITUARIES

A ceremony celebrating the life of George “Poppy” Forbes will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday February 10, 2022, at First United Pentecostal Church Denham Springs, visitation will begin at 2 pm.Pops was born on October 4, 1962, and departed this life on Saturday February 5, 2022, at the age of 59 years.He was a resident of Tylertown, MS,...

Louis Boyd Young was born on October 15, 1952, in New Orleans and passed from this life on January 30, 2022, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center at the age of 69 years.Boyd was a resident of Baton Rouge; he enjoyed fishing and music and had a passion for his animals.He is preceded in death by his parents Louis John...

In Loving Memory ofEmalea Baylee SanchezSeptember 22, 2002 – February 1, 2022 Our precious child, Emalea Baylee Sanchez, age 19, passed away suddenly on the morning of February 1, 2022, as a result of injuries she sustained in a car accident while on her way to school.  Emalea was born September 22, 2002, in Metairie La to parents Jerry Joseph...

On Friday, 28th of January, William “Billy” entered the Kingdom of Heaven.  Beloved son of the late William Felix Romair, Sr. and the late Elaine Schneller Romair.  Brother of Eileen.  Loving father of William F. “Billy” Romair, III.  Grandfather of William F. Romair, IV and Devin S. Romair.  Godfather of Dennis Tracey and Anthony Fradella.  Uncle of Joey Fradella and...

Brent was born on February 1, 1950, the son of Larry, Sr. and Marie Braud of Dutchtown, and died unexpectedly one day before his 72nd birthday.  After graduating from East Ascension High, he worked at Wyandotte Chemical until he suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1976 as a result, spent the rest of his life under the loving care of...

Arthur “Art” Earl Bowen age 66 of Gonzales, LA formerly of Fairmont, WV was born on May 15, 1955, in Birmingham, AL and called West Virginia his home. Art passed from this life on January 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He retired from the Army as an SFCE7 with 28 years on January 21, 2005. He was a...

A ceremony celebrating the life of James “Jimmy” Pierce Jr., will be held on Tuesday February 8, 2022, at 11 am at The Church International, visitation will begin at 10 am.He was born on September 9, 1950, and passed from this life on February 1, 22, at The Carpenter House Baton Rouge.He was a resident of St. Amant, retired truck...

Marjorie Ann (Minnie) Babin Prettelt, a native of Gonzales, Louisiana, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022. She was the beloved mother of Margaret Sullivan (Larry), Tulio E. Prettelt, III (Jessica), Eric (Puppy) Prettelt (Debbie), Kevin Prettelt (Debra), Carlos Prettelt (Deana), Gordon Prettelt (Angela), Phyllis Babin (Brady), Monica Waller (Richard), Corey Prettelt (Billie) and Marla Schledewitz (Eric).  She is also survived by...

Deborah Trosclair (Estay) passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 30, 2022, after a courageous fight with breast cancer. A lifelong resident of Harahan, Louisiana, Deborah is now reunited in Heaven with her parents Sidney & Beulah Parks Estay, and treasured son Maxime Charles Landry (Charlie). She is survived by brother Tommy Estay (Irene), and sister Brenda E. Gauthreaux (Robert). With...

Randall C. Murphy, 77, of Denham Springs, Louisiana passed away peacefully on January 30, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born to parents Cletus and Sally on January 20, 1945 in Marion County, Alabama. He and his family moved to the Greenwell Springs area when he was 8 and then later to Denham Springs where he attended Denham Springs...

Amberly Renae’ Leger went to meet the Lord unexpectedly on Jan. 20, 2022. Amberly was 31 years old. She was born on July 13, 1990, in Lake Charles, La., but lived most of her life in Sorrento, La. Her later years were spent in New Orleans. She was very artistic and enjoyed drawing, painting and doodling. She loved being around...

Roger Dale Graham passed away peacefully at his home in Springfield, LA on Sunday, January 23,2022 at the age of 67. He was born in Denham Springs on December 14, 1954. He was preceded in death by his father, Newton Jay Graham, his mother, Dorothy Williamson Street, a brother, Kenneth Jay Graham, a great nephew, Harrison Melancon and many other...

Dorothy Nicole Thomassie (Nikki) was born on May 16, 1988, in Covington, LA to Suzanne Rainey. We were blessed with her presence until God called her home on January 25, 2022. Raised as a member of the Catholic Church, Nikki was baptized at St Jean Vianney Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, LA.From an early age, it became obvious that Nikki...

A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Heather G. LeFleur, will be held 12 noon on Monday January 31, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 865 Hatchell Lane, Denham Springs; visitation will begin at 10 am, officiated by Fr. Eric Gyan. Interment will follow at Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery.Heather was born on September 21, 1977, in Delhi, LA...

Born in Tuscon, Arizona on May 21, 1957, she graduated from beauty school at an early age. She pursued that career for many years until she discovered her true passion, Retail. She worked at several companies managing dozens or more employees. Many of the companies started with bare walls and floor before she walked in to work her magic, turning...

Born on March 23, 1978, in New Orleans, LA and resided in Baton Rouge, LA for the past 22 years. Nicky attended Family Worship Center. He is survived by his 6 children, Brandon Bleakley (Brianna), Nicholas Holmes III, Natalie Holmes, Julian Holmes, Isabella Holmes, Santino Holmes. His parents Nicholas Sr & Jaye Holmes, siblings, Rachael Anderson, Quentin Holmes (Ngoc), Lilly...

A ceremony celebrating the life of Alex James Hall, will be held on Tuesday February 1, 2022, at St Mark Catholic Church, visitation will begin at 9:30 am, a Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am.Alex was born on November 18, 1996, in Baton Rouge and passed from this life on Sunday January 23, 2022, in Lafayette, at...

Charles M. Gross, 89, peacefully entered eternity on January 25, 2022, with his family by his side at his home in Prairieville, LA. He was a former resident of Slidell, Louisiana for 76 years, a graduate from Slidell High School, as well as a Navy veteran of the Korean War.He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years,...

Todd Luke Rabalais passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the age of 52. He is survived by his beloved mother, Mavis Watts Rabalais of French Settlement; brother, Terrance “Toby” Rabalais, Jr. and wife Dionne; sister Angela “Angie” Rome and husband Greg; nieces Zoe and Zayne Rome and nephew Zack Rome, all of Baton Rouge. He is preceded...

Robert Joseph Gomez, age 90, passed away on January 15, 2022. He was born in White Castle, LA on May 23, 1931 and was a resident of Donaldsonville, LA. He worked as a TV technician for 56 years and loved hunting and fishing spending time with family and friends. He is survived by three children. Michael Perera (Faye Martinez Perera),...