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8 A DAILY WORLD SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2003 WWW.DAILYWORLD.COM Obituaries Death notices Information for these obituaries is prepared by friends and families of the deceased. To submit obituaries, contact your funeral director or call the Daily World at 943-7033 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. On weekends, call 943-7099.

The weekday deadline to submit obituaries or death notices is 4 p.m. the day before publication and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Morgan C. "Doc" Harvey Sr.

of Melville; a son, Morgan "Clay" Harvey Jr. and his wife, Barbara Randal, of Indiana; a daughter, Becky Ann Harvey Nicosia and her husband, Donnie, of Baton Rouge; a brother, Eddie Jof-frion and his wife, Jolie, of Melville; a sister, Beverly Jof-frion Mayhall and husband, L. of Goudeau; and five grandchildren, Morgan Ann Harvey, Brett Flanders and Krystal Flanders, and Heather Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs.

Harvey was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie Joffrion Sr. and Marjorie Mercier Joffrion. Visitation was 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Saturday and will resume from noon until time of services today at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Melville, which is in charge of the arrangements.

Frederick E. Hogue Jr. PORT BARRE Funeral services for Mr. Frederick E. Hogue 55, will be held 2 p.m.

Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the new Sacred Heart Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Nicky Trahan, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. Hogue, a native of Moss Point, and resident of Port Barre, died 7:57 p.m.

Friday, July 25, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. He worked at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge as a certified nursing assistant and stock clerk. Mr. Hogue was a member of the RCIA program at St. Phillip Catholic Church in Bakersfield, Calif.

He was a wonderful caregiver to AIDS patients during his nursing career. He was a past Cub and Boy Scouts master and leader for many years. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Mary Richard Hogue of Port Barre; a daughter, Mrs. Kristy Hogue Carr and husband, Phillip, of Lumberton, a son, Matthew Frederick Hogue of Port Barre; a sister, Anna Hogue Betsworth of Bear Valley Springs, a brother, Robert Hogue of Bear Valley Springs, and four grandchildren, Brittany Carr, James Carr, Bethany Carr and Jermy Carr.

Mr. Hogue was preceded in death by his parents, Freder- arrangements. Herman Auzenne Funeral services for Mr. Herman Auzenne, 70, are incomplete at this time. Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.

Elsie McGee BASILE Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie McGee, 86, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in St Augustine Catholic Church here with burial in Langley Cemetery. Mrs. 1 McGee, a resident of Basile, died at 2:45 a.m.

Friday, July 25, 2003. i i Ardoin's Funeral Home of Basile was in charge of arrangements. Leroy Thibodeaux CHATAIGNIER Funeral services for Mr. Leroy Thi- bodeaux, 84, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Quirk Son Funeral Home of Eunice was in charge of arrangements. Mass on Monday, July 28, 2003, in St. Peter Roman Catholic Church here for Leslie Joseph Lavergne, 74, who died Friday afternoon, July 25, 2003, at his residence in Lafayette. Interment will be in St.

Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau. A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. on Sunday in the funeral home. The family requests that vis-: iting hours be observed from 8 1 a.m. until 10 p.m.

on Sunday and from 7 a.m. until service time on Monday. Melancon Funeral Home of Carencro, (337) 896-6366, is in charge of arrangements. to go from memory," he said. The track is required by law to hire 80 percent of its work force from Louisiana.

According to R.S. 33:9561: no less than 80 percent of the persons employed by the licensed eligible facility must have been residents of the state for at least one year immediately prior to employment." I services. Mr. Edwards, a resident of Beaumont, Texas, and a native of Ville Platte, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, in Beaumont, Texas. He was a member of St.

Matthew Baptist Church in Ville Platte. Survivors include: his wife, Mary Bellard Edwards, of Beaumont, Texas; two sons, Davis Lee Edwards Jr. (Hilda) of Mamou and Jason Moses of Houston, Texas; two stepsons, Michael Celestine and Scottie Lee Celestine, both of Ville Platte; two daughters, Kim-berly Edwards and Denise Edwards, both of Beaumont, Texas; a stepdaughter, Emma Lee Celestine of Beaumont, Texas; a grandchild, Shanna Rene Thomas; a great-greatgrandchild; seven, step-grandchildren; a brother, Freddie Edwards Sr. of Opelousas; two uncles, Charleston Edwards of Ville Platte and J.B. Jack of Mamou; three sisters, Verdie Richard and Dora Edwards, both of Mamou, and Mary Lee Leday of Ville Platte; an aunt, Gladys Jack of Ville Platte; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Mr. Edwards was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Alberta Jack Edwards; two sisters; and a brother. A wake will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday in St.

Matthew Baptist Church in Ville Platte. Ford and Joseph Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements. Work Continued from Page 1A are willing to do their very best to make each customer a repeat customer," he said. They also want people who are looking for careers, not just jobs, Burleigh said. "One of the first questions Loomus Angelle CARENCRO Funeral services for Mr.

Loomus Joseph Angelle, 76, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Angelle died Thursday, July 24, 2003, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Visiting hours will be observed from 5 p.m.

to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Monday until time of services. Melancon Funeral Home, Evangeline Memorial Gardens Chapel, 4117 N. University Carencro, (337) 896-3232, is in charge of arrangements.

Rose Tate Ardoin VILLE PLATTE Funeral services for Rose Tate Ardoin, 86, will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Church here with burial at Gates of Heaven Ceme-. tery. Mrs. Ardoin, a resident of Ville Platte, died 11:55 p.m., Friday, July 25, 2003, at her home.

Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of ick Hogue Sr, and Margaret Dabbs Hogue; a sister, Carol Hogue; and a brother, Richard Hogue. Visitation is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Monday until time of service at Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.

A rosary will be recited 6 p.m. Sunday. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2309 George Drive, (337) 948-6523, is in charge of arrangements. Leslie Joseph Lavergne CARENCRO Funeral services will be held at a 10 a.m. that's fine too, but they should be ready to offer the names of people they have known for at least five years," he said.

"And don't just list people without checking with them first to make sure you can use them as a reference," he said. Tou're looking for a job, you're probably going to be nervous as it is. Do you really want and special In Who Passed It has has not the wonderful humor. you always of laughter we shared Sadly laws, 1 iWanda "Boots" iHarvey MELVILLE Funeral services for Mrs. Morgan C.

Har-j vey, the former Wanda will held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2003, in St. jNathaniel Episcopal Church 'here with burial in the church 'cemetery. The Rev. Pete Smith will con-! duct the services, "Boots," 75, our lovely lady, idevoted wife, mother and I grandmother, died Friday, July 25, 2003 at 1:15 p.m.

in Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. She was born in Natalbany, Louisiana and i lived in Melville. In addition to i being a founding teacher at 'Melville Private School and a secretary at Gulf OilWarren i Petroleum, "Boots" was a devoted member of the jOpelousas Chapter of the (Daughters of the American Revolution. She also belonged to the Dames of the Court of Honor, the Memorial Society of 1 Colonial Dames, the National Society of Magna Charta I Dames, Daughters of the American Colonists, the Plan-tagenet Society, and Daughters of Colonial Wars. "Boots" was a life member of the Order of Washington and received i Regal Decoration from the Sovereign Americans of Royal i Descent.

She was a major supporter and member of St. Nathaniel Episcopal Church. Soldiers Continued from Page 1A start of the war, 14 more than in I the 1991 Gulf War. The guerril-' la attacks on American forces have averaged 12 a day, accord-j ing to the military. In Baghdad, the commander of Iraq's national police academy was wounded while leading a aid against suspected hijackers, police told AP.

'Ahmed Kadhim, 56, was shot in the leg around 1 a.m. while police were trying to arrest five suspected carjackers, 'said his assistant, Capt. Mush-: tak Fadhil. Five other police were wounded, one critically, and five men were i The violence marred an other-' wise quiet day as Iraqi civilians i continued to debate the authenticity of video images of the bodies of Odai, 39, and Qusai, 37. I The video was shot by journalists who viewed the autopsied bodies Friday, part of a U.S.

mil-, itary effort to convince Iraqi peo-' pie that the brothers two of the most feared men in the ousted regime, second only to Saddam were really dead. 1 The video appeared to have been more believable than still 'photographs published Thursday of the brothers shortly after being killed. The photos showed only their heads and shoulders, Who Passed II ft 1 In Loving JAMES asked of Evangeline Downs officials the other night was, 'What's the average salary for a management Salary is the last thing you ask about," Burleigh said. Along with a resume, people should bring with them a listing of three personal references, Burleigh said. "If they have professional' references Davis Edwards Sr.

VILLE PLATTE Funeral services for Mr. Davis Lee Edwards 66, will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2003, in St. Matthew Baptist Church here with burial at 10 a.m. Monday in the church cemetery.

The Rev. Freddie Durgan, pastor of St. Matthew Baptist Church, will conduct the their faces obscured by heavy beards, blood and gashes; the video showed the entire bodies, the faces shaved and reconstructed to appear lifelike. "When I saw them on TV, I was sorry. I hoped that they hadn't died too quickly," said Yassir Hussain, 45, a day laborer.

"Odai took my innocent cousin to prison in 1984. Since then we haven't heard anything about him." Others said they looked forward to seeing the of Saddam. "We were very happy to see their dead bodies on TV, and by the will of God we will see their father's corpse on TV soon," said Halla Karim Numan, a 35-year-old homemaker. display appeared to be a calculated gamble by coalition authorities, who may have pro- duced more convincing evidence but also offended Muslims in Iraq and elsewhere by altering the bodies and delaying burial. Baghdad erupted in celebratory gunfire after news of the brothers' death was reported.

The Al-Mutamar newspaper reported Saturday that the bullets falling to the ground killed 31 Iraqis and injured 76 others. Results of the DNA testing on the bodies of Odai and Qusai at a military lab in Washington could be completed by next week. IN MEMORIAM Loving Memorv Of Our Beloved WESTON SINGLETON Away 10 Years Ago July, 27, 1993 been 10 years since you left us. Life been the same. We miss your smile, sound of your loving voice, your ways, and also, your sense of We still think about you daily and provide, us with countless hours as we reminisce.

The great times are forever etched in our minds. missed by wife, children, sons daughter-in-, grands and great grands, relatives friends MELANCON FUNERAL HOME OF OPELOUSAS 4708 1-49 North Service Road We invite you to compare Phone: 407-1907 "tyeub "Ffitnily Orthtd "Funftd Horn" Dr. Craig Greene traits. IN MEMORIAM Memory Of Our Beloved BEGNAUD and his family. Awayl2 Years Ago July, 27, 1991 Nothing can ever take away The love our hearts hold dear; Memories linger every day We miss you more each year.

Sadly Missed By: Mom, Sisters, Brothers, Family and Friends "Here's To Your Good Health" Protecting your family is everything. That's why it's great to build a relationship with a qualified Family Practice physician. Doctors' Hospital is pleased to introduce Dr. Craig Greene as a new physician in town who graduated from LSU School of Medicine. He's an excellent listener who focuses on giving patients his all.

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