Darrell Joseph Spiess Jr., of Bay St. Louis, Ms., passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014.
He was 26 years old.
He is survived by his parents, Buffie and Charles Singletary, and Darrell and Marianne Spiess Sr.; children, Kade and Keaton Spiess; brother, Gavin Pearson; sisters, Stephanie, Victoria, and Macy Singletary; and nieces and nephew, Alexis, Gavin, and Jayley.
Funeral services were held on June 30 from the chapel of D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Hwy. 41, Pearl River.
Brother Bobby Sawyer officiated.
Roberta “Bobbie”?C. Smith, of Slidell, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Ochsner Northshore Medical Center in Slidell.
She was 74 years old.
She was the wife of the late Frank M. Smith Sr.; mother of Karen Cook (fiancé Eric), Frank M. Smith Jr, Catherine L. “Mitzie” Ross (Phillip III), Nancy Penton (John III), Russell Smith, Donald Smith (Sabrina), Duane L. Smith (Kat), and the late Sharon Louise Smith; daughter of the late Louis Van Childress and Lucille Antione Childress; and sister of James “Jimmy” Childress, Sharon Keathly, and the late Merna Smith.
She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was a native of Memphis, Tenn., and a resident of Slidell for the past 32 years. She was a parishioner of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pearl River.
Funeral services were held at Honaker Funeral Home in?Slidell on June 28.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
William Gene Parker Sr., of Slidell, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
He was 75 years old.
He is survived by wife, Irma Parker; children, William Parker Jr., Shayne Parker, Christy Bergeron, Dennis Parker “Lil Jamie,”; step-children, whom he loved as his own, Robert Smith III and Karen Ann Smith; brother, Foster Parker Jr. “Jay”; and sisters, Helen Howard and Sharon Garrison.
Parker is also survived by 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one on the way.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Foster Parker Sr. and Blanche Cannady Holland; brother, Dennis Holland; and sister, Dimples Maxine Frost.
Funeral services were held on June 26 at D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Hwy. 41, Pearl River.
Roland Hansen, a resident of Lacombe, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014.
He was 83 years old.
He was the husband of Patricia Lyons Hansen; father of children, Steven Hansen, Kathleen Hansen, Colleen Daigrepont, Glen Hansen, Karen Baker (Guy Baker), Darleen Borst (Graham Borst), and Keven Hansen.
He is preceded in death by his son, Warren Hansen; and daughter, Carmen Hansen.
He has 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wi., Hansen moved to Lacombe in 1976. He served in the Korean War and had a career in real estate. He belonged to St. John of the Cross in Lacombe and was a member in the senior citizen club.
Memorial service to be held at a later date.
Donald “Duke” Lee Bullock passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014.
Bullock was born on November 21, 1968, in Tylertown, Ms. to the parents of Daniel Lee Bullock and the late Almeta Howard Bullock.
He is survived by Janet Gaines-Bullock; daughters, Ardia Bullock and Alleria Bullock; grandmother, Annie Bell Elzey Howard; father, Daniel Bullock (Terry); brothers, Douglas Bullock (Gizelda) and Dannie Bullock (Deondra); sisters, Greta Bullock Thomas (Norris), Amy Bullock Bedford (Jarvis), Samara Wheat, and Myria Candiff (Marc); uncles, Marcel Howard, Leroy Howard (Betty) and Matthew Bullock; aunts, Stella Bullock Robinson (Emerson), Bobby Bullock Lewis (Phillip), Edna Howard Abrams (Freddie).
He was preceded in death by his mother, Almeta Howard Bullock; and grandparents, Theodore and Genive Bullock and Marshall Howard.
Funeral services were held on June 27 at Pentecost Missionary Baptist Church in Slidell.
Arrangements by N. A. James Funeral Home Inc., 407 S. Noah A James Drive, Hammond La.
Brenda Louise Barfield, of Lacombe, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
She was 53 years old.
She was the mother of Derek Ancalade and Caine Ancalade; daughter of David Barfield and the late Betty May Barfield; and sister of Donald Barfield.
She is also survived by granddaughter, Callie Ancalade.
A native of Panama City, Fla., and a resident of St. Tammany for the past 35 years, she was a landscape architect.
A private service will be held at a later date.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Caroline Schmidt Price passed away peacefully at home in Houston on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
She was 83 years old.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William F. “Nick” Price; parents, William and Ossie Schmidt; and sister, Patricia Ann Schmidt Smith.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Susan Price,; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Price was born in Bridgeport, Okla., and lived all over the world, including Samoa, Panama, Alamogordo, N.M., Ann Arbor, Mich., Decatur, Ark., Slidell, La., and Houston. She moved with her family to Slidell in 1972, where she taught at W.L. Abney Elementary School and lived until Hurricane Katrina. She was a parishioner of St. Genevieve and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic churches.
A graveside service was held on June 26 at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Caroline’s honor to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Nickie Cyrus Zanca passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.
He was 62 years old.
He is survived by his children, Dominic Zanca, Nicholas Zanca, Stephanie Zanca Murray, Tina Zanca, Danielle Zanca and Victoria Zanca; brothers, John Laroux, George Zanca; and sisters, Sandra Benoit and Corane McCraney (Johnny).
Zanca is preceded in death by his parents, Dominick and Gloria Zanca; and sister, Ski Morlas.
Funeral services were held on June 28 at D.T. Williams Funeral Home.
Margaret Fleming, of Honey Island Swamp, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014.
She was 86 years old.
She is survived by her children, Kathy Whitehouse, Phil Slaydon, Judy Fleming, Rickey Slaydon, and Lionell Deese; 23 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Fleming was preceded in death by her parents, Calbert and Lozaine Fleming; and children, William Slaydon, Whitey Slaydon, Ann Deese, and Annette Nugent.
Funeral services were held on June 21 from the chapel of D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Hwy. 41, Pearl River.
Brother Alvin Waller officiated.
Julius Baham Sr., native of Slidell and a World War II veteran, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, the former Irene Robert; and their children, Julius Jr., Barbara, Les, Shirley James, Jane, Bryan and Glenn; and brothers, Poleate and Curtis.
Preceding him in death were parents, Poleate and Albertine; brother, John; and sisters, Inez Lawrence, Theresa Balancier and Dorothy Dines.
A funeral Mass was held on June 27 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Slidell. Burial at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Slidell.
Timothy Joseph Songy, of Slidell, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014, in Slidell.
He was 49 years old.
He was the husband of Kimberly Brouillette Songy; father of Gabrielle Songy, Ashley Neugent, Brandon Neugent; son of Joseph and Una Songy; grandson of the late Leopold and Octavie Faucheux, and Luc and Rosine Songy; and brother of Joe Songy (Julie), Sonja Springer (Steve), and Jona Songy.
A native of LaPlace, La. and a resident of Slidell for the past 14 years, he was a parishioner of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, former employee of Exxon Mobil, and employee of Shell/Motiva Enterprise.
A funeral Mass was held on June 18 at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 910 Crossgates Blvd., Slidell.
Donations to: St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, preferred in lieu of flowers.
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Kathleen (Kathy) Root passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Root and Bernice Baldwin Root; and sister, Pat Plaisance (Norles).
She is survived by sisters, Barbara Ouder (Mark) and Carla Blaisdell (Ron); aunt to Robin Strecker (David), Terri Kinsella, Dawn Flite (Gordon), Traci Plaisance, Kirk Plaisance (Brittany), and Jenny Blaisdell.
Root worked for Head Start as a Resource Teacher in Hammond, Lacombe and Pearl River for 25 years.
A celebration of life was held on June 28 at 409 Cumberland, Slidell.
Donations preferred to Hospice House, 143 Pleasant Dr., Slidell, and Haven Hospice, 753 Robert Blvd, Slidell.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
James “Coonie” William Graves passed away at home with his daughters by his side on Monday, June 16, 2014.
He was 61 years old.
He is survived by daughters, Errin Graves, Casey Graves, and Devin Graves; and grandsons, Kane Mendel, Collin Craddock and Caden Graves.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Hayden Graves Sr. and Hilda Seals Graves; and one grandson, Gage William Graves.
He is survived by his sister, Rose Graves Revere; brothers, Earl Graves, Charles Graves, Pete Graves, and Thomas “Jr” Graves.
Funeral services were held on June 19 at D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Hwy. 41, Pearl River.
Brother Charlie New officiated.
Herta H. Lee., of Slidell, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Slidell.
She is preceeded in death by her husband, Wilson A. Lee.
She was 86 years old.
She is survived by her special companion, Jerry Sones.
She was the mother of Harry Lee (Rosemary), Richard Lee (Cheryl), James Lee (Katie), and Christine Lee (Vincent).
She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 7 from 9 to 11 p.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell.
Funeral services will be held on July 7 at 11 a.m., followed by graveside services at Biloxi National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.