Obits for April 23, 2008

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Becnel

Alma B. Becnel, 91, died April 16, 2008. The Wallace resident was the wife of the late Victor J. Becnel, and daughter of the late Emile and Agnes Theard Bastian. She is survived by five sons, James, Victor Jr., Glenn, Perry, and A. Jean Becnel; 4 daughters, Irma B. Middleton, Jacqueline B. Bush, Deadria B. Mathieu, and Elise B. Kirkland. Visitation and funeral services were held Saturday, April 19, at St. Philip Catholic Church, Vacherie, La., with entombment in the church mausoleum.

Hirst

Jared Christopher “Big J.” Hirst, 22, died April 11, 2008. The St. Rose resident was the son of Carla D. Hurst; brother of Kayla Green, Kiara Green, and Shawn J. Collier; grandson of Joan C. Hirst and Richard J. Hirst Sr.; great-grandson of Alberta Hirst; nephew of Richard J. Hirst; great nephew of Shirley Woodfork, and Eberneezer Hirst; cousin of Alesha Payton, Shirley Atwood, and Wornell Nelson. Visitation and funeral services were held Saturday, April 19, at Fifth African Baptist Church, in St. Rose, La. Interment at Jefferson Memorial Garden Cemetery, St. Rose.

Jones

Bonnie Lynn Jones, 23, died April 16, 2008. The LaPlace resident. She was the mother of Cayden D. Jones, daughter of Sharon Baye and William “Billy” Jones, and granddaughter of Jenny B. Jones. Also survived by two brothers, Billy Jones and Jeffery Franke; and one sister, Jessica Franke. Visitation and funeral services were held Saturday, April 19, at Celebration Church in LaPlace, La. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, La.

Blythe

Tiffany Janine Blythe, 37, died April 9, 2008. The LaPlace native was the mother of Kailee Rene Simoneaux and Katie Rains, daughter of Robert C. Blythe and the late Mary Blythe; granddaughter of the late David and Sybil Blythe; and sister of Tara Lynn Blythe.

A memorial service was held Monday, April 21, at Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church on Laplace, La. A memorial fund has been set up at First National Bank in LaPlace.