Obituaries – May 18, 2002
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, May 21, 2002
BLAISE
METAIRIE – Paula Hymel Blaise, 97, a native of Luling and resident of Chalmette for 70 years, died May 14. She was the wife of the late Gaspar Blaise Sr. and mother of Melvin and Gaspar Blaise Jr.
She was the sister of Wilfred Hymel.
She is also survived by eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services were May 17 at St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church, Metairie, with interment at St. Roch No. 2 Cemetery.
DUMAS
SOUTH VACHERIE – Albert Dumas, 64, a native and resident of Vacherie, died May 9. He was the son of the late Joshua Sr. and Mary Dumas and brother of Eliven Phillips, Diane Simoneaux, Julia Bailey, Mable Bailey and Joseph, Eugene, Simon, Joshua Jr. and Dennis Dumas Sr.
Services are today at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, South Vacherie, with interment at the church cemetery. Visitation starts at 7 a.m.
FAUCHEUX
METAIRIE – Allen Joseph Faucheux, 81, a native of LaPlace and resident of Metairie for 51 years, died May 13. He was the husband of Winnie Tassin Faucheux and father of Susan Pitts and Brian Faucheux.
He was the brother of Therese McTopy, Elmo Faucheux and the late Rose Keller.
He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and retired from RCA Service Co.
Services were May 16 at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, Metairie, with interment at Garden of Memories.
GAUTIER
EDGARD – Perry John Gautier, 74, a native of Wallace and resident of Lucy, died May 14. He was the husband of Audrey Sorapuru Gautier and father of Margaret Brown, Marlene Dapremont, Karen Mitchell, Charlene Davis, Leslie Ross and Ja’Nice, Keith, Eric, David and Shane Gautier.
He was the son of Georgiana Oubre Gautier and the late Withmore Gautier Sr. and brother of Allison Roussell, Deola Duronslet and Lois, Stanford, Larry, Withmore Jr. and Elwood Gautier.
He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired employee of Avondale Shipyard of 42 years.
Services are today at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edgard, with interment at the church cemetery. Visitation starts at 8 a.m.
GROW
VACHERIE – George “K-Line” Grow, 79, a native and resident of Wallace, died May 12. He was the husband of Margaret Joseph Grow and father of Sheilia Baloney and Hamilton and the late George Grow Jr.
He was the son of the late Aurelien and Augustine Mitchell Grow and brother of Bernadine Bartholomew, Pearl Clark and Pierre, Lazin, Aurelien and the late John Grow.
He is also survived by three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were May 16 at St. Phillip Catholic Church, Vacherie, with interment at the church mausoleum.
JOSEPH
RESERVE – Eldon Lonnie Joseph died at birth May 1. He was the son of Eldon and Naomi Joseph and the brother of Nai’Shaun and RoShon Joseph.
He was the grandson of Lonnie and Rowena Brown and Mildred Joseph and Willie Strickland.
Graveside services were May 7 at Zion Travelers Cemetery, Reserve.
NELSON
NEW ORLEANS – Vera Eugene Nelson, 87, a native of St. Rose and resident of New Orleans for 52 years, died May 14. She was the mother of Doris Ellis, Lubertha Craig, Eska Dubose, Alvera Ringo, Ann Legaux and Shedrick, LaRue and Martin Nelson.
She was the sister of Geneva Tillery and James Eugene.
She is also survived by 45 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
She was active with New Hope Baptist Church as a secretary, on the Usher Board, with Sunday School and as president of Women’s Day.
Services were May 17 at New Hope Baptist Church, New Orleans, with interment at Resthaven Cemetery.
OLIVER
ST. MARTINVILLE – Pierre Duclozel “P.D.” Oliver, 86, a native of St. Martinville, former resident of Vacherie and Washington D.C. and Gonzales for the past two years, died May 1. He was the son of the late George and Inez Pedeaux Oliver and brother of Corinne Bolton, Mary Bourgeois and the late Inez Schexnaydre and George and Alcee Oliver. He was also the companion of Lana Hawkins.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and earned a Bronze Star. He was also retired from Johnston, Lemon & Co. of Washington D.C.
Memorial services are May 24 at 2 p.m. at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville, with interment at the church cemetery.
PERKINS
LUTCHER – Savannah Diggs Perkins, 71, a native and resident of Lutcher, died May 12. She was the wife of the late Fred Perkins Sr. and mother of Fred Perkins Jr.
She was the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest Diggs and Geneva Bazile, stepdaughter of the late Eddie Johnson and sister of Elizabeth Weber, Helen and Herman Johnson and the late Raymond Joseph, Felicia Hubbard, Lubertha Jones and Shelton, Augustus and Ernest Diggs Jr.
She is also survived by five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Services were May 16 at Israelite Baptist Church, Lutcher, with interment at Golden Wreath Cemetery, Lutcher.
THOMAS
LULING – Ronald E. Thomas Sr., 94, a native of Mt. Carmel, Ill., and resident of Norco for 69 years, died May 12. He was the husband of 68 years of Helen M. Thomas and father of Ronald Thomas Jr.
He was the brother of Annie Hill and James Thomas.
He is also survived by two grandchildren.
He was retired from Shell Oil Company after 45 years, served as treasurer of Shell Employees Federal Credit Union (later Louisiana Federal Credit Union) for 50 years, a past Elder for Good Hope Presbyterian Church and past Master of Square and Compass Lodge No. 417 of Kenner.
Services were May 16 at First Union Presbyterian Church, Luling, with interment at St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, New Orleans.