Taylor Christine Risher, of Slidell, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
She was 23 years old.
She was the daughter of Alan D. Risher and Robin C. Risher; sister of Chad Alan Risher; and granddaughter of Janice Swartz, and the late James K. Risher and Cpt. Robert V. Sr. and Mary Callahan.
She is also survived by her great aunt, Evelyne Herron; uncle, James Mark Risher; and two cousins, Alex and Casey Risher.
Risher was a native of Baton Rouge, and a resident of Slidell for the past year. She was a 2007 graduate of Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge.
Funeral services were held at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell, on April 22.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in honor of Taylor to either the Community Christian Concern of Slidell or the Mt. Olive Food Pantry in Slidell.
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Janet Filips Beck passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013, surrounded by her family and friends.
She was 79 years old.
She was born October 11, 1933, in Crofton, NE.
Beck is survived by her husband of 55 years, Killian F. Beck; mother to Diane Beck, Michael Beck, Robert “Bobby” Beck, Carolyn Beck, Jane Beck Biggs, Jeffrey Beck, and Amy Beck Goss.
She was also grandmother to 15.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father; Aunt Dora; sister, Bonnie Garcia; brother, Gerard Filips; and grandson, Joshua Beck. Beck was an active member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Slidell.
A funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Lourdes in Slidell on April 23.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Feed The Children, P.O. Box 36, Oklahoma City, OK, 73101-0036, in her memory, preferred.
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Dora Elizabeth Case Turnbull passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013.
She was 91 years old.
She was the mother of Mary Miller and Alice Karcher.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Noel Turnbull; and by the first marriage, the late Walter Lee Dodson; sons, Lee and Luther Dodson; sisters, Anna, Gladys, Francis, and Margaret; and brothers, Monroe, Elwood and Forrest.
Turnbull came to Louisiana from Florida in 2000.
Funeral services were held at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell on April 22.
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Harriet E. King passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
She was 74 years old.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Bill) A. King II; and daughter, Sheila Schneider.
She is survived by children, William A King III, Kim K Beaver, Bruce J. King, Terri K. Cerniglia, Diane Bartholomew and George Junot; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell on April 23.
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George W. Cry, of Slidell, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013, in Slidell.
He was 83 years old.
Born May 16, 1930 in Hubbard, Texas, to Jack and Inez Cry. Cry received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Texas after two years at Baylor University, and then went to work for the National Weather Service in Washington D.C.
He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, and was a distinguished honor as a fellow of The American Meteorological Society.
Cry is survived by wife, Irma; and sons, James, Geoffrey, David and Mitchell Cry. He is also survived by four grandchildren.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, Jack and Inez Cry; and a grandson, Logan.
Services for Mr. Cry will be held at a later date. The family asks that donations be made to The Adrenoleukodystrophy Foundation at 241 Camden Street Slidell, LA 70461 or by donating at http://www.aldfoundation.org.
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Dennis Eugene Morris Sr. of Pearl River passed on Saturday, April 6, 2013.
He was 65 years old.
He is survived by his father, Robert Blankenship; step-mother, Emma Blankenship; mother, Rosalie Morris; children, Michelle Morris and Christina Madden, Veronica Gonzales and Constance Morris; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services were held at Williams Funeral Home in Pearl River on April 18.
Shirley Cornellia Zechenelly passed away on Monday, April 15, 2013.
She was 59 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel Zechenelly of 39 years; son, Daniel Glen Zechenelly Jr.; daughter-in-law, Jennifer Zechenelly; three grandchildren; mother, Queen Helen Williams Reynolds; brothers, Wayne Reynolds and Lee Reynolds; sisters-in-law, Charlene Reynolds, Ann Kirst, Rachel Zechenelly and Terri Zechenelly; and brothers-in-law, David Zechenelly, Sam Zechenelly.
She is preceded in death by her father, Grady Grover Reynolds; and brother-in-law, Alvin Kirst Jr.
Funeral services were held at D.T. Williams Funeral Home in Pearl River on April 20.
Brother Toby Pittman officiated.
Rev. Charles Spelman Hillery Sr., Major, U.S.A.F., retired, of Slidell, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
He was 78 years old.
He was the husband of the late Patricia Ann Grant Hillery; father of Charles Spelman Hillery Jr. and Carrie Ellen Hillery Vargo and the late Juliette Marie Hillery; and brother of Jules Wogan Hillery, Kenneth B. Hillery, Deliah F. Mullens and the late George A. Hillery Jr.
He is also survived by eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was the minister at Riverside Baptist Church for over 20 years.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church in Slidell on April 17.
Donations to First Baptist Church, preferred, in lieu of flowers.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Martha Enola Smith Tabor, of Slidell, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013.
She was 68 years old.
She was the wife of Butler Tabor Sr. for 52 years; daughter of the late Malcolm Smith Sr. and Stella Martin Smith; mother of Butler Tabor Jr. and Charles Tabor; daughter, Tina Tabor; and sister of Floyd Bealer, Malcolm Smith, Lenora Whitney, Barbara Levron, the late Michael Bealer and Marilyn June La Cross.
Tabor resided in Slidell for 30 years.
Funeral services were held at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell on April 17.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.