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www.theadvertiser.com Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004 Ex-con can't be charged with wife's killing NEW ORLEANS (AP) cases, the Orleans Parish Dis- 1974 law. The state conceded. her husband as the suspect and until Oct. 16, after a tip- through a state parole program Bleeding from stab wounds suf- trict Attorney's Office dropped "The law at the time did issued a warrant for his arrest, ster alerted police that he had created to ease prison overcinwd fered in an attack inside her its case against Ernest Harper, allow a time limit for prosecu- But formal charges never been free for six years.

ing. Five months later, his parole home. Sandra Harper flagged who fled the city for Oklahoma tion on second-degree murder," came. Somehow. Sandra Harp- In 1975, a year after his wife was revoked.

Harper sued, claim down a taxi to take her to Char- after his wife's killing, only to District Attorney Eddie Jordan er's slaying was overlooked. The in New Orleans was killed, he ing he was denied due prtcess. ity Hospital. But time was wind up on death row for a dou- said. "We cannot, by law.

prose best authorities cat) say now is was facing trial in Oklahoma, and the U.S. Supreme Court even against her, and she died the ble slaying before winning his cute this case 30 years later." that while detectives in New accused of killing his girl tuaUy ruled in his favor, fon ing same day: Nov. 18, 1974. freedom through appeals. The law was changed in Orleans concluded Harper killed friend and her 12-year-old his release in 1997.

Time has also run out to take Harper, 58, won another 1980, but it didn't apply to his wife, their pursuit was side- daughter. He was condemned Today. Harper is remarried the prime suspect in her killing legal argument Friday. after Harper's case. tracked after learning he was to die in the electric chair, but and working as a paralegal in to trial, prosecutors announced, his attorneys insisted that Not long after Sandra Harp- headed to Oklahoma's death row.

the sentence was later com- Oklahoma. His attorneys say Citing the statute of limita- Orleans Parish had but six er was stabbed in her home. Instead. Harper wasn't muted to life in prison. he is rehabilitated and living a tions set in 1974 for murder years to charge him under the New Orleans police identified arrested for his wife's killing Harper was freed in 1990 "clean life." Obituaries DEATHS TO SUBMIT OBITUARIES AND FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Obituaries and funeral announcements pay tribute to loved ones accomplishments and offer a service to friends who would like to pay their respects.

Friends and families have prepared these obituaries and funeral announcements that have been submitted by a funeral home. To submit announcements and discuss fees, please contact your funeral director. Funeral homes wishing to submit an obituary or funeral announcement, call (337) 289-6427. The deadline to submit announcements is 3 p.m. the day before publication.

Obituaries of military veterans are marked with an American flag at the request of the family to honor loved ones for their service. Halliburton after 23 years of service as a mechanical designer. He is survived by his wife. Kay Hamil Richard, of Crowley: two sons, Derek Lee Richard and his wife. Aman da, of Houston, and Ryan William Richard and his wife, Nicole, of Sugar Land, Texas; two sisters, Barbara "Bob bie" and her husband.

Joe Badon, of Crowley, and Linda and her husband, Clyde "Shoe String" Martin, of Crowley; one grandson. Chase Matthew Richard; and many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will be observed at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, Feb.

2, 2004, and from 8 a.m. until service time Tuesday, Feb. 3. 2004. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m.

Monday evening. Pallbearers will be Richard Badon. Jack Alexander, Larry Spatgens. Vernon Joubert. Jay Williams and Shawn Montgomery.

Honorary pallbearers will be his three brothers-in-law. Joe Badon, Shoe String Martin and Larry Alexander. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mathew and Florence Hartwell Richard. Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home.

301 N. Avenue F. Crowley, LA (337) 783-3313. www.geesey-ferguson.com. has been entrusted with the arrangements.

tinue from 8 a.m Monday until time of services Duhon Funeral Home ol Church Point is in charge of arrangements. LAFAYETTE Pearl 0. Gallahar Hall. 97. died Thursday Jan 29.

2004. at a local nursing home Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette is in charge of arrangements. HOUSTON Peggy (Todd) Harrod. 75, died Monday, Jan. 12.

2004. in Houston. She is survived by her daughter. Pamela and husband. Steven Hobart; and two grandsons.

Christoper and Aaron. ARNAUDVILLE Zula Marie Noel. 85, died at 4:45 a.m, Friday. Jan. 30.

2004, at an Opelousas hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Regis Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be observed from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. today with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. and will continue from 8 a.m. Monday until time of services.

Melancon Funeral Home of Arnaudville is in charge of arrangements. CARENCRO William Louis Penney, 63. died at 12:35 p.m. Saturday. Jan.

31 2004. at a Lafayette hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m Tuesday at Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel. Interment will be in Evangeline Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be observed from 9 a.m.

until 10 p.m. Monday and will continue from 8 a.m. Tuesday until time of services Melancon Funeral Home of Carencro is in charge of arrangements. BREAUX BRIDGE Harold Barber 55. died Monday, Jan.

26. 2004. at a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m Monday at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Interment will be in the church cemetery.

Funeral home visitation will be observed from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. today and will continue from 7 a.m. Monday until time of services Syne Funeral Home of Lafayette is in charge of arrangements. I CHURCH POINT Shelbie Mae Briggs.

2 days, died at 4:45 a.m. Friday. Jan. 30. 2004.

at a Lafayette hospital. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady ol the Sacred Heart Chapel. Interment was in the church cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

MARRERO Robert J. Carriere. died at 2:30 p.m Wednesday, Jan. 28. 2004.

Funeral services will be hela at 1 1 a.m. Monday at the Chapel of West-side Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home. Interment will be in McDonoghville Cemetery. Funeral home visitation will be observed from 6 p.m. until 1 0 p.m.

today and will continue from 8 a.m. Monday until time of services Westsideteitz-Eagan Funeral Home of Marrero is in charge of arrangements. RICHARD Amy Doucet Courville. 90, died at 8:38 p.m, Thursday. Jan.

29. 2004. at a Church Point hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday St.

Edwards Church. Interment will be in the church ceme-. tery. Visitation will be observed from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.

today and will con retired as a secretary with Roane Flying Service after 25 years. She was a past member of the Garden Club and the Ladies Alter Society. She is survived by her sister. Marguerite Dublan, of New Orleans; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C.

Mayfield; her parents. Frederick Laudun and Margaret Nielson Laudun; four brothers. Ernest Laudun. John Joseph Laudun. Frederick Raymond Laudun and Harold J.

Laudun; and three sisters. Mrs. Cecile Miller. Mrs. Eula M.

Talbot and Mrs. Marie Young. Visitation will be observed at David Funeral Home in Jeanerette from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. today and will continue from 8 a.m.

Monday until time of services. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Edward S. Miller IV.

Jeb Miller. Cardell Jumonville Shawn Switzer. Wayne J. Landry. John Laudun Michael Deare and John Kris Deare.

Honorary pallbearers will be Edward Miller 111. William Schremp. Sterling Dublan. John Laudun Marshall Young. William Porche.

Michael Guardia and Ricky Deare. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to David Funeral Home uf Jeanerette. 7 p.m. today in Martin Castille Funeral Home. Visiting hours will be observed at Martin Castille Funeral Home from 2 p.m.

until 9 p.m. today and will continue at Immaculata Chapel from 8:30 a.m. Monday until time of the funeral Mass. Arrangements have been entrusted to Martin Castille Funeral Home. Inc.

of Lafavette. (337)234-2311. Joey Paul Fontenot I CROWLEY Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. Fob.

5. 2004. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for Joey Paul Fontenot I. 48. who died Monday.

Jan. 26. 2004, in Malaysia. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. The Rev.

Joe Seffus will be officiating the services. Mr. Fontenot was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 243 and also Habibi Shriners of Lake Charles. He is survived by his wife.

Janet H. Fontenot. of Crowley; his mother. The! ma F. Jones and her husband.

S.D., of Crowley; three daughters. Angela F. Arceneaux and her husband, Jamie, of Temple. Texas, Allyson F. Trahan and her husband.

Nelson, of Youngsville. and Ashley L. Fontenot. of Crowley; three sons. Christopher P.

Fontenot. of Crowley. Jason H. Fontenot. of Rayne, and Joey P.

"J.P." Fontenot II. of Crowley; three brothers, Douglas A. Fontenot. of Atlanta. Jeff H.

Fontenot. of Church Point, and Karl M. Fontenot and his wife. Mau reen. of Crowley; two sisters, Denise F.

Greene and her husband. Allen, of Crowley, and Kim and her husband, Macky. of Crowley; nine grandchil dren; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Andrew Habetz of Rayne. Harold Habetz and his wife, Priscilla. of Lafayette, Martha H.

Pier-ret and her husband. Paul, of Scott, Doris H. Car-mouche and her husband. Henry, of Bear Creek. Texas.

Alice H. Pastor and her husband. Michael, of Crowley. Mildred H. Matte, of Lafayette, and Milton J.

Habetz Sr. and his wife, Karen, of Crowley, numerous nieces and nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. His father. Jasper H. Fontenot.

preceded Mr. Fontenot in death. Visitation will be observed from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Tuesday, will continue from 8 a.m.

until 10 p.m. Wednesday and again from 8 a.m. Thursday until time of services, Pallbearers will be Douglas Fontenot. Jeff Fontenot. Karl Fontenot.

Macky Leger. Eric Roberts and Allen Greene Jr. Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements. at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. The Rev.

Ira Robinson, minister of Visitation of Asbury United Methodist, will officiate. The rite of committal will take place at Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Thomson, a native ol Hot Springs, was the daughter of the late Samuel Nobles and the former Birdie Mae Adkins. She worked as a bookkeeper for the former Little Co.

(now Trappey's) and then Brown's Furniture Store until she retired in 1979. Survivors include her daughter. Carolyn Lloyd and her husband, Mark, of Tyler, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sister, Mrs. Earl Ross.

Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, is in charge of the arrangements. Mary V. Fontenot, of Memphis, Annie V. Schultz. of Crowley, and Rita V.

Foret. of Iota; six grandchildren: and one great-grandchild. His parents. Peter and Helen Wirtz Vondenstein. preceded Mr.

Vondenstein in death. He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He served his country in the U.S. Army and was a Rice Farmer in Acadia parish most of his life.

Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley will be in charge of arrangements. Thelma N. Thomson ALEXANDRIA Graveside memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday. Feb.

2. 2004, at Alexandria Memorial Gardens in Alexandria for Thelma Nobles Thomson. 94, who died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, William Anthony Vondenstein Sr. MOWATA Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Monday, Feb 2. 2004. at St. V. Lawrence Catholic Church in Don Lewis Richard CROWLEY Funeral services for Don Lewis Richard.

62. of Crowley, will be hel at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 3.

2004. at Cross" and "How Great Thou Art," in French and English. Survivors include two daughters, Anna Lois Theriot and her husband. Pete, of St. Martinville.

and Dian Gail Baker and her husband. Carl, of Houston; two sons, John Allen Guillot and his wife. Janet, of Lafayette, and Len-nis Guillot Jr. and his wife. Eula Mae.

of Scott; 16 grand children: 21 great-grandchildren: five great-great-grandchildren; two sisters. Solange Marie Falcon and Gertie Falcon Lavergne: and one brother. Anthony Falcon. She was preceded in death by her husband. Lennis Guillot three brothers.

Joseph. Francis and Willie Falcon; one sister, Marie Louise Falcon; and one grandchild A native of Rayne and a resident of Lafayette for 48 years. Mrs. Guillot was a member of the St. Leo the Great Catholic Community.

She was active with the Coun cil on Aging and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by the Lafayette Parish School Board. In her teens, Mrs. Guillot proudly played rhythm guitar with her godparents, Joe and Cleoma Falcon (Cajun recording artists in the late 20s and early 30s).

A rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. Monday in Martin Castille Funeral Home. The famUy requests that visiting hours be observed from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m.

until time of services Tuesday. Arrangements have been entrusted to Martin Castille Funeral Home, Inc. of Lafayette, (337)234-2311. Rev. Lloyd P.

Hebert LAFAYETTE Funeral services will be held at a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian burial Monday. Feb. 2. 2004.

in Immaculata Chapel. 1408 Carmel Drive. Lafayette, for the Rev. Lloyd Hebert. 75, who died Wednesday.

Jan. 28. 2004. at Marino Valley Hospital in Beaumont. Calif.

Interment will be in St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery in Abbeville. The Most Rev. Michael Jarrell. D.D..

Bishop of Lafayette, will conduct the funeral Mass. The Homily will be given by the Rev. Keith DeRouen. rector of The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.

Survivors include one sister. Mr. and Mrs. James San-doz, of New Iberia; and one brother. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Hebert. of Abbeville. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Hebrard and Bertha Clemance Hebert. The Rev. Hebert wns a native of Abbeville, and a resident of Cherry Valley, Calif. He entered St. John's Sem inary in Arkansas and then went on to St.

Mary's Seminary in Kentucky and was ordained to the priesthoud in Abbeville on June 1, 1957. The Rev. Hebert served as associate pastor at St. Margaret Catholic Church in Lake Charles. St.

Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Gueydan and St. Peter Catholic Church in New Iberia. He also served as pastor at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Big Lake and Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Rev.

Hebert resigned from active ministry on Mav 25, 1985. A rosary will be prayed at Mowata for -William Anthony Vondenstein 79, who died at 6:20 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30. 2004, at his residence.

The Rev. George Hefner, pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, will celebrate the Mass of Christian burial. Interment will be in St. Lawrence Mausoleum in Mowata.

He is survived by his wife. Dorothy P. Vonden stein: one son, William A. Vondenstein Jr. and his wife.

Renee, of Crowley; one daughter. Kathleen Shetler and her husband, Mike, of Lake Charles; one brother. John Joseph Vondenstein. of Duson; three sisters, Michael C. Hoffpauir RAYNE Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m.

Monday. Feb. 2. 2004. in Gossen Funeral Home Chapel for Michael C.

Hoffpauir. 53. who died Thursday. Jan. 29.

2004. at his family's residence in Rayne after a long battle with cancer. Mike is survived by his mother. Pat Breaux Hoffpauir. of Rayne; one sister.

Josette Hoffpauir Baker and her husband. Jerry, of Rayne; and his godchild and nephew, Chris Baker, of Rayne. He was preceded in death by his father. Harold Hoffpauir. Michael was a 1968 graduate of Rayne High School, and attended Northeast State University.

He was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Before his illness. Michael worked on restoration and rehabilitation of historic French Quarter homes. Visitation will be observed from 4 p.m. until time of services at 6 p.m.

Monday. Feb. 2. 2004. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Volunteers of America, 114 Exchange Place.

Lafayette, LA 70503. Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne is in charge of arrangements. Anne L. Mayfield JEANERETTE- Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday.

Feb. 2. 2004. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church for Mrs.

William C. Mayfield. 93. the former Anne Laudun. She died at 4:15 a.m.

Saturday. Jan. 31. 2004, at her residence in Jeanerette. Interment will follow in St.

Johns Cemetery. The Rev. Ed Degeyter, pastor of St. Johns Church, will conduct the services. Mrs.

Mayfield was a native of Centerville and a resident of Jeanerette. She St. Michael a 1 i Church in Crowley with the Rev. Gary Schexnayder. pastor, officiating.

Mr. Richard died at 6:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Internment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley.

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