Dolores Agnes “Tinker” Fernandez was called home on Sunday, Dec. 5 at her home in Sugar Land, Texas at 7:02 a.m. She was a native of Donaldsonville. She was 59. She was a retired supervisor with the LA Department of Motor Vehicles.

John Gray Jr., a welder, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 11:40 a.m at his residence. He was 55. He was a native and resident of Donaldsonville.

Visitation was held at Demby&Sons Funeral Home from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, January 9 and religious service was held at Buena Vista Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 10 at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. Dr. Joseph Coleman Sr.

Survivors include mother and step-father Clara Mae and Horace Williams of Donaldsonville and one daughter Cheyell Javon Gray of Lemanville.

Two sisters and a brother-in-law, Carol and Walter Simmons of Plaquemine and Loretta Grant of Donaldsonville. Four brothers and two sisters-in-laws, Jimmy  Gray, Russel and Janice Gray, all of Maryland. Two step-sisters, Celestine Dright and Maxine Dright of Donaldsonville. Two grandsons, Jerrell and Ja-Darius Rome. Two godchildren, Bennyka Vessel and D’Quincy Green. A devoted friend Joyce Ross and her siblings and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Ruby Agnes Levy, a retired food service worker died on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was 95. A native and resident of Donaldsonville.

Visitation was held at St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church in Donaldsonville on Saturday, January 21 at 9 a.m. until recitation of the Rosary at 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. celebrated by Rev. Ayo E. Efodigbue. Interment was held in Ascension Catholic Cemetery.

Survivors include her three daughters: Lydia Levy-Washington, Louie Ann Levy-Hall, and Nadine Levy-Stewart, and one son, Leo F. Levy Jr. Three sisters: Evelyn Lefort Jacks and Eva Lefort-Soniea.

12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her parents, J. Lefort and Evelyn Lotten Lefort, two brothers Louis P. Lefort, and Charles Lefort, one son, Arthur James Levy and a grandson Jimmie Dawson and husband Leo Felix Levy Sr.

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Demby&Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Shirley Briann Elphage departed this life on December 5, 2011 in Baton Rouge, LA.  She is survived by Her children: Susan Briann & Dennis Williams, Baton Rouge, LA; Sharon Lynn & Ralph Johnson, (Melanie Johnson), Lafayette, LA; Joyce Ann & Vincent Blanson, Houston, TX; Marie Antoinette & Anthony Oliver (Anthony Oliver, Jr.), Newport News, VA; Martha Ann Banks (Janiia R. Banks & Monet’ Z. Banks), Gonzales, LA; Tyrone Elphage & Fiancée Veronica Watts (Omari Elphage), Baton Rouge, LA; Adopted Children: Michelle Hatfield, Houston, TX; Eric White, Donaldsonville, LA; Miyoko Williams, Charlotte, NC; Davette Consonery, Birmingham, AL; God Son: Dylan Harvey; Sisters & Brothers: Ruby Helen White, Baton Rouge, LA; Lawrence Jordan, Bobby White & Terry White of Detroit, MI; Uncle: Lloyd Harris, Houma, LA;  and a Host of nieces, nephews, and other friends. She is preceded in death by her mother Helen White & father Robert White, her grandparents Angeline and Emile Harris, step father Paul Comeaux and one sister Theresa Harris-Jones.

Mercedes Elizabeth Thibaut Smith, 88, died on December 12 at 1:50 p.m. She was born on August 12, 1923. She was a native of Donaldsonville and a resident of Thibodaux.

Visitation was held on Wednesday, December 14 at Christ the Redeemer Catholic Church from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Burial will be held at St. John Episcopal Cemetery.

Carol Ann Gros was native of St. Louis, MO and resident of Port Allen. She was 65 years

old and died on Thursday, December 1, 2011. She is survived by her daughter and son-

in-law Paula Wendt and husband Johnny; son Donnie Doublin; five grandchildren Casey

Domingue and husband Scott, April Heather Navarre, Scottie Wendt and wife Laura,

Jesse Wendt and wife Sandy, and Coty Wendt; seven great grandchildren Mackenzie

Domingue, Delaney Domingue, Kaydence Wendt, Kameran Wendt, Brett Domingue,

Lincoln Wendt, and an unborn; and brother Vincent J. Lowe of Mount City, IL. Preceded

in death by her husband Wayne C. Gros Sr.; daughter Stephanie Gros; mother Jewell

Reeves; and stepfather Homer P. Reeves.

Beulah Roger Milano, 89, a native of Donaldsonville, passed away on

Wednesday, November 9, 2011. She is survived by her sister Dorothy

Roger Landry; and 15 nieces and nephews Suzette L. Brocato, Brenda L.

Guidry, Ramsey P. Landry, Peggy L. Wagley, David E. Landry, Joseph

Leroy, John Leroy, Juanita L. Gilbert, Sharon R. Wunderlick, Roland

Roger Jr., Betty Roger, Bill Roger, Ralph Roger, Patricia R. Zeringue,

and Marie R. Freeman. Preceded in death by her husband Anthony J.

Milano; parents Euclide and Noelie Roger; sister Mildred R. Leroy; and

three brothers E.J., Roland, and Willie James Roger.

Harry J. “Hal” Simoneaux, Jr., age 58, passed away peacefully November 12, 2011 after a year-long battle with cancer.  He was born on November 21, 1952 in Donaldsonville, LA.  Harry lived most of his life in Pensacola, FL where he worked as a carpenter for many years. He also loved fishing and caring for his father.    Harry was a very special person and will be dearly missed.

Homer Joseph Richard Sr., a native of Darrow and a resident of Atlanta, Georgia and a former long time resident of Donaldsonville passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17 in Atlanta. He was 95. Visitation was held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Donaldsonville on Saturday, July 24 at 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Rev. Felton Ceasar conducted the service. Interment was held in the church cemetery.

Walter “Walter Mac” Carl Morris Jr. was a construction worker. He was a native of Paincourtville and a resident of Donaldsonville. He died on Wednesday, July 6 at Prevost Memorial Hospital. He was 33.

A retired mobile equipment operator for Ascension Parish. A life-long resident

of Donaldsonville. He died on Friday, June 17, 2011 at his home. He was 62.

Visiting at Demby & Son Funeral Home, Inc. Donaldsonville. from 5-7p.m. on

Friday, June 24, 2011. Visiting continues at Greater Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church,

Donaldsonville at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2011 until religious services at 11

a.m. Conducted by Rev. Timothy Campbell. Interment in the Protestant Cemetery.

John leaves to cherish his memories to a loving and devoted wife, Jacqueline A.

Jones; a loving and devoted mother Mary J. Jones; six daughters and for sons-

in-law, Coileen and Andrew Dickerson of Baton Rouge, Charlotte Gibbs of

Donaldsonville, LaWana and Robert Gregoire of LaPlace, Shaddreka and Bryant

Jackson and Carmenta and Marvin Johnson of Plaquemine and Tameka Davis of

Jacksonville, Fl.; eight sons and two daughters-in-law, John E,. James E., Jamial

E., Jeremy Joes and Christopher Gibbs all of Donaldsonville, John Trevor Jones

of Atlanta, Ga., Troy and Tonia Dorsey of Dallas, Tx and Sgt. Charles L. and

Hannah Gibbs of Providence, Rhode Island; one brother and sister-in-law Lionel

and Rose Jones of Baton Rouge; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Janice and

Lloyd Bernard, Mary Batiste, Elizabeth Jones, Margaret and Lawrence Smith all

Donaldsonville, Victoria Landry of Gonzales. Brothers and sisters-in-law; Robert

Alexander, Andrew Taylor, Beverly Alexander , Winston Johnson, Brenda and

Maurice Jefferson, Robert Alexander and Jessie Hammer; eighteen grandchildren

and a host of nieces , nephews, other relatives and friends.

John was preceded in death by his father, James Willis, Sr.; Maternal grandmother,

Victoria Johnson; Daughter, Charlene Gibbs; Brother, James Willis, Jr.; Aunts

Leona and Juanita D. Motton; Uncle George Hardy and a niece Chineka Smith.

John loved sports and coached little league basketball and baseball.

Donald Paul Thibodaux, a veteran and resident of Thibodaux and native of Donaldsonville, left this earth at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011.

Services were held from 8 a.m. until the funeral mass at 11 a.m. at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Labadieville with the burial in the church cemetery on Tuesday, June 7.

Anthony “Tony” Pizzolato, 85, a resident of Hammond and a native of Donaldsonville passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Specialty LTCH in Hammond. He served our country in the Merchant Marines during WWII and was a parishioner of Holy Ghost Catholic Church.

Mary Louise Landry Lasseigne passed away on March 20, 2011 at the age of 90.  Mary was born on November 8, 1920 in Plattenville.  She is a former resident of Donaldsonville and a resident of Slidell at the time of her death.  Wife of the late Henry “Dubby” Lasseigne.  Beloved mother of Henry Lasseigne, Jr. (Judy), Mary Ann Huerstel (Clem), Gerald Lasseigne (Pat), Stephen Lasseigne (Jennifer), and Dwayne Lasseigne (Annie).  Sister of Mildred Chiquet, Linda LeBlanc (Claude), and Gladys Zeringue (Alfred), and sister-in-law Clara Mae Landry.  Loving grandmother of Robert, Jeffery, Casey, Mitzy, Barry, Noah, and Grant Lasseigne; Edward and Bryan Huerstel; Nancy Huerstel Gray; Suzy Huerstel Lee; Amy Lasseigne Lockard, and step-grandchildren Stacy and Stephen Carter.  Also survived by fifteen great-grandchildren, six great step-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Kathryn Marie Sotile Mette, 52, was a longtime resident

of Fort Walton Beach, FL, and was known as Kathy to all

of her family and friends.  She passed away Friday, March

11, 2011, after a long battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Anthony “Tony” Fiorenza will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Catholic Church with Rev. Dan O’Connor and Rev. Msgr. Steve Testa officiating. Interment will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Woodworth under the direction of Kramer Funeral Home.

CHARLET Raymond J. "Billy" Charlet died Monday, March 14, 2011 in Donaldsonville. He was 73 years old and a native of Assumption Parish. He was a former resident of Belle Rose and resided in Donaldsonville. He was a resident of the D'Ville House for the last 10 years. He was a graduate of Assumption High School. He is survived by his sister, Eula Charlet Ruggiero and his brother-in-law, Bruno "Butch" Ruggiero. He is also survived by his niece and godchild, Karen Ruggiero; niece Renee Ruggiero Fernandez and her husband, Tommy; and nephew, Bruno John Ruggiero. He is also survived by an uncle, Ervin Albarado, Sr., and aunt, Anna Charlet and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Beulah Albarado and Arthur Martin Charlet, a brother, Melvin Charlet, and an infant niece, Linda Ruggiero. Visitation was held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Ourso Funeral Home in Donaldsonville from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and resumed on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial followed at 10:30 a.m. at Brusly St. Martin Chapel with Rev. Phil Spano, celebrant. Interment was held at the church cemetery. Special thanks to all those who cared for Billy during his long illness, especially Ms. Aurelia Phillips, and the staffs of the D'Ville House, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Prevost Hospital, and Thibodaux General Hospital. Condolences can be made at www.oursodonaldsonville.com.

"Daddy Bubba" as he was affectionately called, is a native of St. James and a resident of Lemannville.  Green was a member of the United States Army WWII, Construction Worker, Carpenter Helper, and a member of the Local Union 1177.

Everette Raymond Bercegeay passed away at home January 19, 2011. A life-long resident of Louisiana, native of Dutchtown and resident of Belle River. He was a crawfishman and shrimper. He was 48 years old, born October 20, 1962. Everette is survived by his mom Carole S. Bercegeay and father Bernard E. Bercegeay Sr.; three brothers Bernard Jr., Timothy, and Shawn Bercegeay; two sisters-in-law Cammie Bercegeay and Cherrita Villar; three nieces Fawn, Melinda, and Kassia; nephew Shawn Jr.; great nephew Vincent Hotar; step nephew and nieces Clayton, Cora, and Kayla.

Larry D. Mann

  A River Deckhand all his life working for McKinney Towing and presently working for American Commercial Line.  He died at 9:00 AM Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 in Gonzales.  He was born in Paincourtville, LA on October 21, 1954.  He was 56 yrs old.  He was a resident of Donaldsonville, LA for  37 yrs.  He is survived by a granddaughter Devin Kocke of Donaldsonville,  LA and a grandson Jordan Carbo of Alexandria, LA;  three sisters, Audrey Johnson and ex-brother-in-law Randy Johnson,  Loretta Hernandez of Donaldsonville, LA and Frances Musco and husband Nickie Musco Sr. of Alexandria, LA;  two brothers, Lotus Mann Jr. of Shriever, LA and Virgil Mann and wife Tina of Grosse Tete, LA; five nephews, Travis Johnson and Fiancée April Phan of Donaldsonville and his children, Blaise & Gabrielle of Plaquemine, LA, Nickie Musco Jr. and wife Laura and their children Stephanie and Nick III, Tony Musco of US Navy Iraq and wife Bessie of Virginia Beach, VA and their children Zack, Josh, and Kaylee, Jean Seymore and wife Nancy of Addis, LA and their daughter Jessica, Johnny Mann & family of Bayou Sorrel, LA, five nieces, Jody White and husband Howard of Alexandria, LA and their son Trey, Catherine Blades and spouse Brian of Manhattan Beach, California, Aimee Parfait and spouse Blake and their children Blaise, Britain and Brayden, Jessica Lenard and husband T.J. and their son Seth, and Serena Parfait and husband Mack and their children Chrystal, Madison and Lil Mack.  Special friends Mr. Jessie Carter of Donaldsonville, LA and Trent Robinson of Baton Rouge, LA and a special God-dog, Desi.

Preceded in death by parents Lotus and Margaret Mann and a nephew Billy Mann, a brother-in-law Harvey Hernandez.

His wishes were to be cremated.

A memorial service will be held at a later date to disperse his ashes into the Mississippi River where he spent most of his life.  Please sign the online guestbook at www.oursodonaldsonville.com.

“ I have fought a good fight.

I have finished my course

I have kept the faith.”

Go to the friends we know

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds

Miss me but let me go