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theadvertiser.com Wednesday, November 23, 2012' The Advertiser Today's Obituaries Mark Randall "Lefty" Hanks Acadiana Deaths LAFAYETTE- Clayton Cheramie, 65, died Monday, November If tt aCUll funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at a 12:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in Sts. Peter Paul Catholic Church- in Scott for Mark Randall "Lefty" Hanks, 52, who died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette spouse and the mother of his children, Lisa Bourque Ledet. He was preceded in death by one brother, Gregory (Sib) Hanks; his mother, Jeanelle Guidry-Hanks; and his father, Wilbert J. Hanks. Mark Randall Hanks was born on December 1, 1959 in Lafayette, Louisiana and was a resident of Duson foi the past 8 years.

He was a 1977 Graduate of Northsidt High School and worked as a distribution clerk for the United States Postal Services for 34 years. Mark was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Mire, LA and a member of the Sts. Peter Paul Catholic Church Community in Scott. He enjoyed watching sports on television, particularly basketball and football. He was a huge New Orleans Saints and Hornets fan as well as a St Louis Rams fan.

He was also an avid viewer of the Weather Channel. He enjoyed bowling and attending rock concerts regularly. He loved spending time with his friends and family, especially his precious grandchildren. Most of all, he unselfishly helped his family and friends in any way that he could. Lefty will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Pallbearers will be Aubry Lynn Smith, Edwardj Keith LeBlanc, Bryan James Bourque, Travis James Ardoin, Michael Broussard and David Smith. 2b, 2012. Martin castille ot Latayette is in cnarge or arrangements. OPELOUSAS- Trent Thomas Brown Fontenot, 16, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge ot arrangements.

ARNAUDVILLE- Una Mae Courville Miller, 81, died Monday, November 26, 2012. Melancon Funeral Home ot Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements. BREAUX BRIDGE- Daniel R. "Cat Food" Peltier, 47, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements.

CROWLEY- Margaret Huesers Potier, 86, died Monday, November 26, 2012. Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of arrangements. NEW IBERIA- Mrs. Asay Anthony Robicheaux, 86, died Sunday, November 25, 2012.

Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements. CHURCH POINT- Mrs. Alvin (Mary Lee) Savoie, 69, died Saturday, November 24, 2012. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements. BREAUX BRIDGE- Violet B.

Trant, 90, died Monday, November 26, 2012. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements. Last Rites John Terry" Blanchard, St. Francis Regis Catholic Church, Arnaudville, 10 a.m. Mabel M.

Romeio, St Anne Catholic Church, Youngsville, 10 a.m. Veronica T. Boutte, Assembly Christian Center, New Iberia, 1 1 a.m. Lorida Mae Mire Delhomme, Assumption of the BVM Catholic Church, Mire, 11 am Clarence P. Begnaud, Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church, New Iberia, 2 p.m.

surrounded by his family. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Reverend Thomas Voorhies, Pastor of Sts. Peter Paul Catholic Church, will be the Celebrant of the funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lectors will be Laurie Angelle Rentrop and Holly Nicole LeBlanc.

Gift bearers will be Cabrini Broussard, Jehnna nn Fontenot and Bethany Gwen LeBlanc. Musical selections will be "Here I Am Lord," "Be Not Afraid," "Amazing Grace," "My Shepherd Is The Lord," and "Wind Beneath My Wings." Survivors include two daughters, Keisha Renee Hanks-Rentrop and her husband, Thane Michael Rentrop of Duson, LA, and Kayla Rachelle Hanks of Scott, LA; his special friend, Cabrini Broussard of Scott, three grandchildren, Laurie Angelle Rentrop, Gracie Claire Rentrop and Charlie Bennett Rentrop; and his aunts, Roanne Broussard and Margaret Lauzon. He is also survived by his former A Rosary will be recited by Deacon Art Bakeler on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM in MartirJ Castille SCOTT location. The family requests that visitation be observed on Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM and will con tinue on Thursday from 9:00 AM until time of services, View the obituary and guestbook online at www, mourning.com Martin 8c Castille SCOTT, 802 Alfred Street, Scott LA. 70583.

337-234-2320 Charles Edward Calaway Frances Delores Scheffert De La Houssaye CROWLEY Funeral will be held at 11 I a.m. Thursday, November I 29, 2012 at First United Methodist Church for Frances Scheffert de la Houssaye, 90, who died SCOTT Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott for Charles Edward Calaway, 81, who passed away on November 26, 2012 at 5:29 pm at Lafayette General Medical Center. Reverend Mark Benge, Pastor of First United Methodist Church, will conduct the funeral services. November 26, 2012 in fL Crowley. Reverend Charles Crews, pastor of First United Methodist Church will officiate the services.

Mr. Calaway, a resident of Scott, LA, was the son of the late Lewis Wilbur Calaway and the formed around Levy Park even at the age of 90. She was fun loving, kind and a generous lady. She is survived by her six children. Jennifer de la Houssaye of Atlanta, William de la Houssaye, Sr.

and his wife, Maxine of Crowley; Kathy de la Houssaye Free and her husband David of Atlanta, Renee de la Houssaye Williford and her husband John of Conroe, Texas, Alan de la Houssaye and his wife Cynthia of Houston, Texas; and Nancy de la Houssaye Broadhurst and her husband, Bill or Crowley. Nine grandchildren William de la Houssaye, Adrienne de la Houssaye Barras and her husband David, Nicholas de la Houssaye, Lyndsey Free Spencer and her husband, Michael, Collins Free, Kayce Williford Schrader and her husband, Jason, Karen Williford Scurry and her husband, Daniel, Caroline de la Houssaye, Allison and Thomas de la Houssaye and three great-grandchildren, Talmage Scurry, Maxx Barras and Corinne Schrader. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mrs. de la Houssaye is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 62 years, three brothers: Chester Scheffert of Lecenter, Minnesota, Harry and Ben Scheffert of Oakes, North Dakota; four sisters Edna Scheffert Weaver of Minnesota, Hattie Scheffert, Genevieve Scheffert Baker of Aberdeen, South Dakota and Irene Scheffert Wohlgemuth of Union City, California.

Pallbearers are: William de la Houssaye, Collins Free, David Barras, David Free, John Williford and Jason Schrader. In lieu of flowers, the de la Houssaye family requests your consideration of a contribution to the Crowley Garden Club at P. O. Box 430, Crowley, LA, or The Grand Opera House of the South at 505 N. Parkerson Avenue, Crowley, LA.

Condolences may be sent to the family by www. Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Fereuson Funeral Home of Crowlev. Minnie Morrison, both of Camden, Arkansas. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was great father, husband, grandfather, gardener, cook anc loved to camp.

The family is requesting visiting hours to be held Thursday from 9 a.m. to the time of service at First United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Frances Delores Scheffert de la Houssaye, daughter of William and Lillian (Waite) Scheffert was born on June 15, 1922 in Ludden, North Dakota. She was a U.

S. Navy WAVE in the medical division stationed in California during World War II. She was united in marriage to De Blanc Anthony de la Houssaye February 2, 1946. God blessed their union with six children. She was a lady of many talents and accomplishments of which the most important to her were eing a loving wife to her husband and caring mother to her children and grandchildren.

Throughout He is survived by his sons, Paul G. Calaway and wife Jayne of Scott, LA, Scott L. Calaway and wife Erin of Dallas, TX, and Donn C. Calaway and wife Patty of Benton, AR; 12 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchil dren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mildred Graham Calaway; one sister, Chloe Koonce and his brother, James Callaway.

her life, Mrs. de la Houssaye enjoyed the company The family requests that visiting hours be observed pi friends, sewing, gardening, llower arranging and at Delhomme Funeral Home or Scott on Ihursday attending performances featured at the Grand Opera House of the South. She was a member of the Crowley November 29, 2012 from 11:00 am until time of serH vices. Town Club and Crowley Garden Club, serving as past Vice President and Treasurer. She had a love of the The Calaway family would like to thank the staff afl Maison de Lafayette.

outdoors, and enjoyed daily walks which you could often find her enjoying exercising on her daily walks Personal condolences may be sent to the Calaway family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com Delhomme Funeral Home, 705 Marie Street, Scott. Mary Stewart Dennis LA, is in charge of funeral arrangements Lafayette A Memorial i i Service will be held Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10 Bertha Marie Faulk LAFAYETTE Funeral services will be held on i. i i.m. at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette for Mary Stewart Dennis, who died on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Dur Lady of the Oaks Thursday, November 29, 2012, at a 1:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in La Chapelle de Martin 8c Castille in Lafayette, for Bertha Marie. Faulk, 90, who died on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Retirement Manor in Lafayette.

Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park Magnolia Estates Lafayette. in Baton Rouge with Mrs. Dennis' deceased husband Howell A. (Hob) Dennis. TMif iii a i ii MiiliilBlH lii'f ft tsjjjfliilM-iWri''itl Reverend Dr.

Steve Horn, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Lafayette, Louisiana will officiate the service. Mary Stewart was born Saturday, May 10, 1913 in them. Mary also developed a love for gardening and soon discovered camellias with which she developed a love affair. She became very accomplished at grafting and air layering camellias and taught the members of the Lafayette Camellia Society, of which she was a member, how to do this. One of her proudest accomplishments was the development of a new variety of camellia, named the Mary Stewart Dennis, which is registered with the American Camellia Society.

Mary is also a member of P.E.O., the National Society of Colonial Dames and Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary is survived by her two sons Howell A. Dennis, Jr. ana Macy Stewart Dennis and his wife Linda Wilhelm Dennis; two grandsons, Howell A. Dennis III of Crowley and David S.L.

Dennis of Lafayette; three granddaughters, Barbara Dennis Outland and her husband Rob of Rich Square, N.C., Anne Dennis Mouton and her husband Stephan of Midland, Texas, and Mary Dennis Miller of Lafayette; and five great grandchildren, Robby Outland, Mary Outland, Claire Miller, Parker Mouton, Andrew Mouton and Emma Mouton. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Howell A. Dennis, her parents, John Calvin Stewart and Rose Amos Stewart; two brothers, John Calvert Stewart and James Amos Stewart; four sisters, Sally Stewart Peyton, Margaret 'Peg' Stewart McClung, Rebecca Stewart Trout and Helen Stewart Murphy; and a daughter-in-law, Kathryn Stokes Dennis. Visitation will be observed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home from 8 a.m. until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Mary's name to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. An online obituary and guestbook may be viewed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lafayette web site www.fountainmemorialfuneral-home.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lafayette, 1010 Pandora (337) 981-7098 is in charge of the arrangements.

pork County, Pennsylvania and moved to Louisiana alter visiting her sister Sally who was married and living in Shreveport. Sally's husband had a best friend named Howell (Hob) Dennis who worked in the oil 8c gas business. The two fell in love and soon got mar ried. The couple had two children, Howell A. Dennis, Ur.

and Macy Stewart Dennis. In 1947, Howell Sr. was killed in a car accident and Mary was left to raise their sons. Despite being strongly urged by family to move back to Pennsylvania, Mary decided to stay in the house that she and her husband built on Wilson St. in Lafayette because of its proximity to Southwest Louisiana Institute (now University of Louisiana-Lafayette).

It was extremely important for her boys to Interment will be in Kaplan Cemetery in Kaplan, Louisiana. Reverend Gary Schexnayder, Pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Lafayette, will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lectors will be Jackie Hiatt anc Linda Rogers. Giftbearers will be Madeline Fontenot Jackie Hiatt, Linda Rogers and Patti Romero.

Tiffany Thibodeaux, guitarist and soloist, will sing "Amazing "Ave "Be Not Eagles Wings" and "One Bread, One Body" for the services. Survivors include one grandchild, Jessica Faulk Atkins; three great grandchildren, Taylor Atkins, Kaitlyn Atkins and Tessa Atkins; one nephew, Paul Broussard and his wife Tammy; five nieces, Madeline Fontenot and her husband Reggie, Linda Rogers and her husband Shannon, Patti Romero, Jackie Hiatt anc her husband Mike and Jana Bearden; one sister, Mary Broussard; one brother, Shelton Meaux; and numerous great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Percy Faulk; one son, Jimmy Faulk; parents, Amede and Zelmire Babineaux Meaux; and one sister, Mabel Cormier. A native of Kaplan and a resident of Lafayette, Bertha Faulk was a religion teacher in Port Arthur, TX for over twenty years, then retired and moved to Lafayette to be closer to her family. She is a membei of St.

Edmond Catholic Church and was a dedicated member of their choir. Bertha Faulk will be dearly missed by her family, friends and all who knew and loved her. Pallbearers will be Reggie Fontenot, Shannon get an education. It was there that she spent the next 65 years raising her boys, watching them grow into men and enjoying seeing them raise their own families. She always said that her grandchildren Howell III, David, Barbara, Mary Margaret and Ann Kathryn were the joy or her lite and she took great pleasure in spoiling CALENDAR 2012 -2013 smmwm 2nd Monday of ivory month Casino day Coushatta $10 per person December 1 Annual festival of Lights in Natchitoches Dacambor 3 7 Our Annual Ozark Mountain Christmas Trip to Branson, Mo December 22 Day in New Orleans Mary Poppins at the Mahalia Jackson Center January 15 23 Discover the Land Between the Seas Panama and Rogers, Mike Hiatt, Paul Broussard, Jason Fremin and Landon Fontenot.

Panama Canal A ColetteTour I January 27 A Day in New Orleans Jersey Boys at the Mahalia Jackson Center March 3 A Dav in New Orleans Flashdance at the Mariana jaoxson center The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin 8c CastihYs DOWNTOWN Lafayette location on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 from 5:00 PM to April 20 Million Dollar Quartet A Day in New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Center Call for nartieulars and daoosit Don't miss out! Ml 9:00 PM and on Thursday from 8:00 AM until time We ire presently working on 2013 and here it preliminary preview service. A Rosary will be prayed on Wednesday at 7:00 January -Las Vegas February Mystery Trip March Macon, GA April Washinaton DC and Amish Country rM in Martin cc Lastme runeral Home. View the obituary and guestbook online at www, mourning.com Juna Country Music Fan Fair Southern California Highlight Yousemite National Park I Jury Alaska August -TransCanadaTrainTrip Martin 8c Castille-DOWNTOWN-330 St. LandH September Colorado Larayene, la uaut), jit-n-aii.