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DAILYWORLD.COM DAILY WORLD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009 5A GOP governors consider turning down stimulus The Associated Press BATON ROUGE A half-dozen Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment. Though none has out- Death notices Esther Sattler Darbonne LAWTELL Funeral services for Esther Sattler Darbonne, 94, will be held at 2 p.m. today in St. Bridget Catholic Church. Mrs.

Darbonne died Tuesday, Feb. 17. at Prompt Succor Nursing Home in Opelousas. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements. Audrey Winfrey Arceneaux Duhon OPELOUSAS Funeral services for Audrey Winfrey Arceneaux Duhon, 65, will be held at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Joseph Clinsey Guidry LAKE CHARLES Joseph Clinsey Guidry, 62, of Lake Charles died at 12:57 PM on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.Mr. Guidry was an altar server in his youth and attended Washington High School in Washington, LA. He then served in Vietnam in the US Air Force, receiving the Air Force Commendation Medal. He retired from Bell South and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. He also belonged to the Lake Area Model Railroaders and was past president of the Lake Charles Jayces.

Mr. Guidry attended Our Lady Queen of Heaven and also St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 40 years, Janet Guidry; and three sons, Chris Guidry and wife Brandy, Michael Shane Guidry, and Jace Guidry and Lauren Bergeron all of Lake Charles; six grandchildren, Steven Guidry, Charles Joseph Marshall, and Chasity, Nathan, Dylan, and Laila Guidry; and his mother, Adele Guidry; a brother, Kernel Guidry and wife Christine; three sisters and their husbands, Delores Reviere and Carlton and Gornel Soileau and Dale all of Garland, LA, and Connie Miller and Frank of Albany, LA; father-in-law, Euclide Lognion and wife Gennieve of Lake Charles; sister-inlaw, Debra LaFleur of Sulphur; and brother-in-law, Darrell Lognion of Lake Charles. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Gordy Guidry and a Godchild, Scott Reviere.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2009 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. The Rev. Keith Pellerin will officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.

Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a scripture service and rosary being held at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday from 8 a.m. until 11:15 AM in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Guidry's honor to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501. St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Obituaries Online dailyworld.com right rejected the money available for education, health care and infrastructure, the governors of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alaska, South Carolina and Idaho have all questioned whether the $787 billion bill signed into law this week will even help the economy. "My concern is there's going to be commitments Bellevue Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Duhon died Sunday, Feb. 15 at American Legion Hospital in Crowley, Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.

Jacqueline Jack VILLE PLATTE Funeral services for Jacqueline Jack, 49, will be held Saturday at noon in the St. John Baptist Church here with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Jack died Monday, Feb. 16, at her residence in Ville Platte. Owens Thomas Funeral Home of Ville Platte is Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.johnsonfuneralhome.n et.

Mary Ollie Thomas OPELOUSAS Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (174 Church St.) in Grand Coteau, for Mrs. Amelia Francis Williams age 95, who died at 8:14 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2009 at Doctors Hospital in Opelousas, LA. Interment will be in St.

Charles Cemetery in Grand Coteau, LA. Rev. James L. Lambert, S.J., pastor will officiate at the services. Mrs.

Williams is survived by her two sons, Clarence James Williams (Laura), and Francis Williams (Cresencia), five daughters, Norma Williams (Robert), Elizabeth Jolivette (Floyd), Julia Baldwin, Patricia Thompson (Apostle) and Cheryl Miller (Christopher), (47) grandchildren, (100) great grandchildren, and (20) great great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Williams, her parents, Edwin and Rosalie Francis, six sons, Joseph Williams, Paul Willis, Williams, John Leroy Williams, Patrick Williams, Xavier Williams, and Hebert Williams, two daughters, Victoria Williams and Joyce. Williams Hudson, three brothers, William Banker, Hazley Francis, and Pierre Francis, four sisters, Marie Francis, Laversa Francis, Lydia Roy, Mabel Pierre, and a son-in-law, Daniel Baldwin. Visiting hours will be observed from 8 a.m.

to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Sibille Funeral Home in Sunset, LA. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 942-2037, is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at Fresh Anointing Ministries (146 Anointing Dr.) in Opelousas, for Mary Oklie Thomas, age 64, who died at 9:50 p.m.

Sunday, February 15, 2009 at her residence. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Opelousas, LA. Pastor McKinley V. Brown will officiate at the services. Margaret is survived by attached to it that are a mile long," said Texas Gov Rick Perry.

"We need the freedom to pick and choose. And we need the freedom to say 'No But U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, the No. 3 House Democrat, said the governors some of whom are said to be eyeing White House bids in 2012 are putting their in charge of arrangements.

Hester Jones Papillion Funeral arrangements for Hester Jones Papillion, 69, are incomplete at this time. Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements. Adrian Brooks Thomas VILLE PLATTE Funeral services for Adrian Brooks Thomas, 22, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Owens Thomas Funeral Home here. own interests first.

"No community or constituent should be denied recovery assistance due to their governor's political ideology or political aspirations," Clyburn said Wednesday. In fact, governors who reject some of the stimulus aid may find themselves overridden by their own legislatures because of language Thomas died Tuesday, Feb. 10, at his residence in Ville Platte. Owens-Thomas Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements. William Edward "Billy" Thompson Jr.

CHURCH POINT Memorial services for William Edward "Billy" Thompson 33, will be held at 6 p.m. today in Guidry Funeral Home. Mr. Thompson died Thursday, Feb. 19 near Cocodrie.

Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements. Obituaries her loving and devoted family, four sisters, Thelma Davis, Rita Woods, Margaret Thomas all of Opelousas, LA, and Theresa Batiste (Austin) of Beaumont, TX, her best friend, Florida Antoine of Opelousas, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Thomas, Jr and Irene Tyler Thomas, three sisters, Rose Thomas St. Julien, Mary Thomas Gradnigo, and Helen Thomas Adams. Visiting hours will be observed from 8 a.m.

to 10:40 a.m. Saturday, February 21,. 2009 at Williams Funeral Home (817 E. South St.) in Opelousas, LA. Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 942-2037, is in charge of arrangements.

Amelia Francis Williams OPELOUSAS Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, February 21, 2009, at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church (174 Church St.) in Grand Coteau, for Mrs. Amelia Francis Williams who died at 8:14 a.m. Monday, February 16, 2009 at Doctors Hospital in Opelousas, LA. Interment will be in St.

Charles Cemetery in Grand Coteau, LA. Rev. James L. Lambert, S.J., pastor will officiate at the services. Mrs.

Williams is survived by her two sons, Clarence, James Williams (Laura), and Francis Williams (Cresencia), five daughters, Norma Williams (Robert), Elizabeth Jolivette (Floyd), Julia Baldwin, Patricia Thompson (Apostle) and Cheryl Miller (Christopher), (47) grandchildren, (100) great grandchildren, and (20) Clyburn included in the bill that allows lawmakers to accept the federal money even if their governors object. Gov. Bobby Jindal a GOP up and comer often mentioned as a potential 2012 presidential candidate can burnish their conservative credentials, knowing all the while that their legislatures can accept the money anyway. Like Perry and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Jindal, who has been called on to give the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address next week, is concerned about strings attached to the money even though his state faces a $1.6 billion budget shortfall next; year.

State's first federal projects approved The Associated Press The projects were choBATON ROUGE sen partly because enviLouisiana took its first ronmental studies and step toward using federal other preliminaries are stimulus money for so- complete, and because called "shovel ready" both can be finished highway work when law- quickly, said William makers on Wednesday Ankner, head of the approved two interstate department. The state projects expected to cost a risks having the money combined $106 million. snatched away. "The clock The transportation com- is ticking on us being able mittee of House and Sen- to deliver these projects," ate members approved the said Eric Kalivoda, an state Department of assistant DOTD secretary. Transportation and Devel- President Barack Obaopment's plans to spend ma's spending plan has the money on U.S.

90 near $27.5 billion for highway Jeanerette and on Inter- projects, $430 million of state 10 in Baton Rouge. which goes to Louisiana. host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Williams, her parents, Edwin and Rosalie Francis, six sons, Joseph Williams, Paul Willis Williams, John Leroy Williams, Patrick Williams, Xavier Williams, and Hebert Williams, two daughters, Victoria Williams and Joyce Williams Hudson, three brothers, William Banker, Hazley Francis, and Pierre Francis, four sisters, Marie Francis, Laversa Francis, Lydia Roy, Mabel Pierre, and a son-in-law, Daniel Baldwin.

or Visiting hours will be ob-s served from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Sibille Funeral Home in Sunset, LA. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 942-2037, is in charge of arrangements.

James J. "Jim" Bonin ARNAUDVILLE A Mass of Burial will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, February 20, 2009, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville, for James J. "Jim" Bonin, 90, who passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Acadia-St. Landry Hospital in Church Point.

Interment will follow at St. John Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville. Msgr. Bob Angelle will officiate at the funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Cori Lanclos and Kari Madsen.

His great grandchildren will serve as gift bearers. Mr. Bonin was a veteran of World War II having honorably served his country in was inducted on November 28, 1942 and was honorably discharged on May 24, 1946 with an attained rank of Sergeant. During his enlistment he served in the campaigns in France and Germany and was a Prisoner of War from December 19, 1944 until March: 27, 1945. Sergeant Bonin was awarded numerous medals, including, E.A.M.E.

Campaign Medal, with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, American Theatre Medal, Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Jim, as he was better known to his family and friends, was a member of the Arnaudville V.F.W. and the N.R.A. He was parishioner of St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church where he was a member of the Altar Society.

An avid outdoorsman, Jim enjoyed skeet shooting and hunting. Survivors include his four daughters, Kathleen Breaux, of Arnaudville, Sandra Lanclos and her husband, Larry, of Pecaniere, Frances Stelly, of Woodstock, GA, and Lillian Bonin, of Arnaudville; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years, Louise Mistrot Bonin; his parents, Voress and Lilly Amy Bonin; and two brothers, Voorhies and Cesaire Bonin; a sister, Zulmae "Mim" Breaux; and a son-inlaw R.H. "Bubba" Breaux. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7 a.m.

until 1:30 p.m. on Friday. A rosary will be recited at 11 a.m. on Friday, Pallbearers will be Jody Breaux, Kirk Breaux, Reggie Breaux, Larry "Scooter" Lanclos, David Stelly, Perry Bonin, Ray Lavergne, and Larry Lanclos, Sr. Pellerin Funeral Home of Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements.

To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneral home.com Keion Dontavious Guillory 12-17-08 02-12-09 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; A time to be born, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. Ecclesiastes OPELOUSAS On February 12, 2009, at God queitly arrived at Baton Rouge General Hospital and plucked the most beautiful flower in His garden. Keion was baptized on February 12, 2009. Keion Dontavious was born on December 17, 2008 to Chasity Guillory and Devin Denton of Opelousas, La, He leaves to mourn his parents Chasity Guillory and Devin Denton, a sister, Keiona Guillory, and his twin brother Keijuan Guillory all of Opelousas, La. His maternal grandmother Vanessa Guillory (Jessie), his maternal grandfather Hammond "Scottie" Hicks, two uncles, Brandon and Kelton Guillory both of Opelousas, his paternal grandmother Catherine Thomas Guillory, Catherine (Hammond) Hicks of Opelousas, paternal great grandmother Mary Denton of Opelousas, and a host of aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, and cousins.

Wake will be Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Ford and Joseph Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Funeral will also be Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 11 a.m. in Ford and Joseph Funeral Home. Interment will be in Garden of Memory Cemetery. Ford and Joseph Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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