2, Section II, THE MARKSVILLE WEEKLY RECORD, Thursday, February 3, 1994 AREA A DE DEATHS T. T. Fields, grandson of early Avoyelles editor Services for north Louisiana legislator and banker T. T. Fields were held Friday, Jan.
21, 1994. He died Jan. 17, at the age of 81. Mr. Fields was the son of Marksville native Harvey Fields, who left Marksville before World War II and became the United States Attorney who sucessfully prosecuted La.
Gov. Dick Leche. T. T. Fields was named after his grandfather, Theodore T.
Fields, who was the publisher of the Avoyelles Enterprise newspaper, which later became the Marksville Weekly News from 1894 to about 1908. The elder T. T. Fields also served as Superintendent of Avoyelles Schools earlier this century. The old Fields famly home still stands on North Main Street in Marksville.
The younger Fields was a state representative from Morehouse and Union Parish for 16 years. Among fellow colleagues in the legislature from Avoyelles, he worked with representatives Buford Smith and Marion Roy, as well as Seargeant at Arms John Regard. He served in the legislature at the same of Louis J. Michot, whose parents were also from Avoyelles. Mr.
Fields was a member of the board of directors of Union State Bank and charter member of First Federal Savings and Loan. He was survived by a son, T. T. III, who works in Saudi Arabia. Bernice N.
Ducote HESSMER-Services were held for Bernice Normand Ducote at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 20 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with Father Gerald Bordelon, family friend, officiating. He was assisted by Jimmy Gauthier, Kevin Gauthier and Robert Ducote. Sharon and Nancy Ducote provided the music.
Lectors were her grandson, Christopher Ducote and a close family friend, Jimmy Gauthier. Interment was in St Al-honsus Mausoleum under Brothers, Marksville. Mrs. Ducote, 87, of Hessmer died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1994 at the Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville.
She was the daughter of Walter L. Normand and Alice Poret of Hessmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen C. Ducote, who died in January, 1982. Having attended Normal State Teachers College, she taught i in Avoyelles Parish Schools for over twenty years, most of them in the Hessmer area.
She was a loving mother and wife, who delighted in preparing delicious meals for the Ducote family gatherings and will long be remembered for her culinary skills. She was an excellent seamstress, a yearly participant at Avoyelles Parish 1 Fairs with her preserves and vegetables, and a musician who played the piano. As a young girl, she accompanied her music teacher, Ms. Ollie Michel and sang during the silent movies at the local theatre in Marksville. Ms.
Bernice, as she was affectionately known, was quiet and unassuming, and a friend to many. She spent the last two years of her life in the Hessmer Nursing Home. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Ducote of Garland, Texas and Steven Ducote of New Roads; and one daughter, Alice Ducote of New Roads. Pallbearers were Christopher Ducote, Neal Ducote, Dwayne Ducote, Craig Ducote, Steve Snyder and Patrick B. Mills.
Submitted by daughter, Alice Ducote. Minnie B. Duplechin COTTONPORT-Services for Minnie B. Duplechin were held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 20 in Mater Dolorosa with Rev.
Louis Voorhies officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery in Plaucheville under direction of Escude, Cottonport. Mrs. Duplechin, y5, ot Cottonport, died at 4:03 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1994 at Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville.
She was born on Feb. 19, 1898 and was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Duplechin, Sr. She was a member of the Mater Dolorosa Altar Society and Blue Army. Survivors include four sons, Devitt Duplechin of Sulphur, Armand Duplechin and Albert Duplechin, Jr. both of Cottonport, and Nelious Duplechin of Prairieville; one daughter, Josephine Yost of Pineville; three brothers, Allen Brassett of Baker, Vannie Brassett of Patterson and Harris Brassett of Metairie; one sister, Anna Hanford of Metairie; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-four great grandchildren; and three greatgreat- Pallbearers grandchildren.
were Ray Dupuis, Robert Ducote, Mel Duplechin, Howard Duplechin, Gordon Duplechin, and Wayne Duplechin. Crossbearer was Corey Duplechin. Jerry J. Hebert, Sr. COTTONPORT-Services for Jerry Joseph Hebert, Sr.
were held at 2:00 p.m., Jan. 19 with Rev. Louis Voorhies officiating in Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Cottonport. Hebert, 62, of Cottonport, died at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan.
16, 1994 at V.A. Hospital in Alexandria. He was a retired River Boat Captain and U.S. Army veteran, Koren War. Survivors include his wife, Lucille R.
Hebert of Cottonport; mother, Eliza Momalo of Marrero; two sons, Jerry J. Hebert, Jr. and Nathan Hebert both of Cottonport; one daughter, Nora Lynn Maise of Lafayette; one brother, O'Neal Hebert of Marrero; two sisters, Dorothy Gisclair of Marrero and Rochella Gisclair of Farmerville; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bobby Gisclair, Brandon Gisclair, Gene Gauthier, Joseph Gauthier, Lane Gauthier, Lonnie Gauthier, Blake Ducote and Mike Turner. Harry Juneau, Jr.
MANSURA-Services for Harry M. Juneau, Jr. were held at 10:00 a.m., Jan. 24 with Rev. Russell Lemoine officiating in St.
Pauls Catholic Church. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Mansura. Juneau, 38, of Mansura, died at 3:45 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994 at family residence. He was preceded death by his father, M.
Juneau, Sr. He was a 'native of Baton Rouge and was a claims clerk at Four Rivers Home Care in Pineville. He was a cattleman and a member of Avoyelles Cattlemen's Association. He is survived by his mother, Evelyn Juneau of Mansura. Pallbearers were Bruce Roy, William Roy, Wayne Switzer, Sonny Bonnette, L.
A. Roy, and Conrad Deshotel. Gould Laborde MARKS for Gould Laborde were held at 1:45 a.m., Jan. 20 in St. Joseph Catholic Church with rev.
Scott chemino officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers, Marksville. Laborde, 90, of Marksville, died at 1:45 a.m., Jan. 19, 1994 at Alexandria.
He was the son of Octave Laborde and the former Lea Brouillette born on August 17, 1903 and was a native of Marksville. He was a life long resident of the Hickory Hill settiment on the old Jefferson Highway which ran from Alexandria to Marksville through Hickory Hill and is now a dead end back road. As a child, he recalled his parents home on the old Jefferson Highway. He used to watch the circus come to Marksville while it passed in front of his parent's home using this old highway. He was preceued in death by his wife, Josephine Dauzat who died in May, 1991.
He was a farmer and cattleman. Survivors include one son, Burnell Laborde of Marksville; three daughters, Theodise L. mcKany of Pineville, Nordean Laborde and Dorothy L. Orth both of Marksville; one brother, Guidry Laborde of Marksville; one sister, Lessie L. Dauzat of Marksville; six grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
Pallbearers were Chris Armand, Wayne Kite, Charles Bordelon and Edrield Dauzat. Ricky Lemoine, Sr. SIMMESPORT-Services for Ricky P. Lemoine, Sr. were held at 2:00 p.m., Jan.
23 in Christ The King Catholic Church with Rev. Wilbur Cloutier officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Mansura. Lemoine, 29, of Simmesport, died at 9:10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 21, 1994 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.
Lemoine was born on Nov. 6, 1964 to Lawrence Lemoine, Sr. and Barbara Ann Lemoine of Simmesport. He was carpenter and resident-native of Simmesport. Survivors include his wife, Martha Bordelon Lemoine of Simmesport; one son, RickyLemoine, Jr.
of Simmesport; one daughter, Heidi Nicole Lemoine of Simmesport; two brothers, Lawrence Lemoine, Jr. of Simmesport and Michael Lemoine of Poland; one sister, Catherine Lemoine Simmesport; and maternal grandmother, Edna Barbin of Simmesport. Pallbearers were Lawrence Lemoine, Michael Lemoine, Terry Bordelon, Clayton Barbin, David Vead, Donald Bordelon, and Tommy Mitchell. Crossbearer was Timothy Bordelon. Steve Lemoine HAMBURG-Services were held at 10:00 a.m., Jan.
19 for Steve Lemoine with Rev. Joseph Montalbano officiating in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial was in St. Cathren Cemetery under direction of Escude, Morcauville. Lemoine, 39, of Hamburg, died at 11:00 p.m., Monday, Jan.
17, 1994 at the family resident in Hamburg. Survivors include his mother, Mary Lemoine of Hamburg; one brother, Lee Lemoine of Hamburg; four sisters, Cathren Couvillion of Moreauville, Delores Chaix of Mansura, Barbara Jeansonne of Hamburg, and Darlene Farbe of Hamburg. Pallbearers were Jason Couvillion, Joshua Lemoine, Ted Couvillion, Lee Lemoine, Trinity Chaix, and David Thronson. Kenneth Farbe was the crossbearer. Hilda Miller EUNICE -Services for Hilda Miller were held at 2:00 p.m., Jan.
19 in Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Richard. Arrangements were made by Quirk and Sons Funeral Home of Eunice. Ms. Miller died at 2:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 17, 1994 in her home.
Ms. Miller was the aunt of Mrs. Charles Middlebrooks, Sr. of Bunkie. Survivors include one brother, Harry Miller of Ingram, Texas; one nephew, Gerald Miller of Eunice; two nieces, Gloria Miller Bradshaw of Columbus, Georgia and Jo Ann Miller Middlebrooks of Bunkie; five great- nephews; five greatnieces; twelve great-great-nieces and ten great-great-nephews.
Pallbearers were Charles R. Middlebrooks, Leonard John Bradshaw, Charles R. Middlebrooks, Charles R. Middlebrooks, III, Roderic Louis Middlebrooks and Alan Middlebrooks. Francis W.
Neelley MARKSVILLE-Graveside services for Francis W. Neelley were held at 1:00 p.m., Jan. 21 in Pineville. Burial was in the V.A. Cemetery in Pineville under direction of Escude, Mansura.
Neelley, 76, of Marksville, died at 10:30 p.m., Jan. 19, 1994 at Veterans Hospital in Pineville. He was born on August 14, 1917 and was a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He was a parking lot manager and WWII veteran of U.S. Army.
Survivors include two daughters, Linda Gaspard of Marksville and Laverne Neelley of Kenner. Pallbearers were Dale Gaspard, Alfred Neelley, Chris Lachney, and Chris Lachney, Jr. Louis Nichols LETTSWORTH-Services for Louis Nichols were held 1 at 2 p.m. Monday, January 17, 1994 in located in Lettsworth with the Rev. Lloyd Mayeux officiating.
Burial was held in the church cemetery in Lettsworth under the direction of Hixon Bros. of Marksville. Nichols, 81, a resident of Lettsworth, died at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, January 16, 1994 at his residence in Lettsworth. He was a Veteran of WWII and a Commercial Fisherman.
He was born on June 12, 1912 and was a native of Lettsworth. the son of George Nichols and Leona Holmes. Survivors include two sisters, Alice David of Morrow and Rose Nichols of Indiana. Avoyelles Parish Legal Records From the office of Sammy Couvillion, Clerk of Court Property Transfers Jan. 19 Sherrel J.
Blanchard et al to Betty C. Bailey, land with improvements on La. 1 in Ward 5, $39,000. Hank S. Normand et al to Reginald J.
Gagnard, land with improvements on La. 452 in Ward 2, $10,000. William B. Townsend Jr. et ux to Andrew C.
Wedaman ct ux, 40 acres with improvements in Ward 10, $15,000. Ida Moran Rabalais to Judith Rabalais Gaspard, land with improvements on Coonville Rd. in Ward 9, $5,000. Stephen G. Riche et ux to Wayne Normand et ux, 43.93 acres on Bayou Rouge in Sec.
7 and 20, T2S, R4E, $17,000. Jan. 21 Rose A. Lemoine Juneau et a al to The Congregation of St. Mary's Assumption Roman Catholic Church of Cottonport, .5 acre with improvements on Cottonport Ave.
in Cottonport, $9,000. Barry P. Lacombe et al to Marvin B. Overbey et ux, .47 acre with improvements on La. 29 in Ward 10, $25,300.
The Cottonport Bank to Jack R. Roy et ux, land with improvements on La. 1185 in Ward 11, $160. Laura Laborde Dauzat et al to Robert N. Dufour III et ux, land on La.
451 in Morcauville, $1,000. The Union Bank to GlennJ. Dauzat et ux, land with improvements on Borrel St. in Marksville, $37,500. Jan.
24 Lansing P. Goudeau to Joann M. Goudeau Dauzat, land on La. 1196 in Ward 1, $100. M.
D. Descant ct al to American Security Bank of Ville Platte land on Walnut St. in Bunkie, $125,000. Jan. 25 Troy L.
Goudeau Hebert to Garrett L. Goudeau et ux, .98 acre with improvements in Ward 8, $9,500. Larry L. Goudeau et al to Garrett L. Goudeau ct ux, .06 acre with imward 8, $100 and other considerations.
Geri Lemoine et al to Arnold J. Firmin, interest to 8.8 acres with improvements in Ward 9, $5,850. Michael R. Chatelain et ux to Wayne A. Deshotel et ux, land with improvements on La.
3041 in Ward 4, $15,000. OCHS Q. What is the difference between a macular hole and macular degen- eration? A. The macula is the area of the retina near the optic nerve at the back of the eye. It is the part of the retina that distinguishes fine detail at the center of the field of vision and provides color perception.
The incidence of macular holes is one in 10,000. They usually develop in the older population, but can result from trauma. A macular hole is located in the center of the macula. Initial sign of a macular hole is significant distortion of the central vision. There is no pain and symptoms are similar when macular degeneration occurs, said ophthalmologist Dr.
Laurence Arend of the Ochsner Clinic in New Orlcans. The loss af central vision is due to "the center part of the retina now having a missing spot," explained Dr. Arend. "Just like the film in a camera, if you punch a small hole in the center, the film is gone in that area." The cause of macular holes is unknown, but one popular theory maintains that the vitreous gel (the gel inside the eye) pulls on the retina. Because the macular is a thin area, sometimes a hole develops! spontaneously.
A new procedure, pneumatic The Cottonport Bank to Fatnar Alfred, land with improvements on Camille St. in Cottonport, $12,000. Allen R. Vonwerder to Kurt J. Rentrop et ux, 2.44 acres with improvements on La.
114 in Ward 4, $20,913.13. Cyrille W. Rhymes to Stanley E. Sprinkle, .71 acre with improvements on Tunica Dr. West in marksville, $25,000.
Jan. 26 Jeffery L. Mayeux to Glenn D. Mayeux, interest to land with improvements on La. 1 in Ward 3, $9,000.
Audrey A. Keller et al to Oscar Bradley et ux, 13.27 acres with improvements in Ward 10, $9,000. Linda Sue Johnson to Jeffrey K. Luneau et ux, land with improvements on Luneau Lane in Sec. 32, T3N, R3E, $9,600.
Jan. 27 Rickie A. Bosnick et ux to Fleet Finance of Louisiana sheriffl deed, 1 acre with improvements in Ward 1, $19,600. Wallace P. DeNux et ux to Ronnie L.
Bonnette, 5.4 acres with improvements son Red River in Ward 1, $2,880. The Cottonport Bank to Harold C. Dupuy et ux, land on Chestnut St. in marksville, $20,000. Marriage Licenses Jan.
19 Michael D. Turnage and Christine Marie Normand. Jan. 21 Carl P. Ducote and Katie Sue Cooper.
Jan. 24 Walter J. Ingo and Doris F. Mayeux. Jason Lee Johns and Casey S.
Wiltcher. Michael R. Marcotte and Michelle R. Robert. Jan.
25 Terry E. Taylor and Nancy T. Everett. Anthony G. Dupas and Sarah Louise Thomas.
Civil Suits Jan. 19 Bankers Trust Co. vs. Laura Armstrong Siles. Michael Gachot vs.
Clerk of Court. Cottonport Bank vs. Ricky J. James. Jan.
24 Dr. Jim G. Adams, Dr. R. Josseline maculapexy, which originated from California in 1989, has met with success in closing macular holes.
It is completed in two hours and can be done under local or general anesthetic. To close the hole, the vitreous is surgically removed from the eye. An air bubble is injected into the eye. The air bubble dissolves within two weeks. During this time the patient must keep his or her head bent over.
Dr. Arend said the operation's success depends on the patients' ability to keep their head bent over. "This position keeps the air bubble in place over the hole. The longer they maintain that position, the greater the chance the surgery will be successful," he added. A person who has a macular hole has a three percent chance of developing a hole in the other eye.
If the hole was located toward the edges of the retina, the condition is called retinal detachment. Usually a person who has devcoped a macular hole will not have retinal detachment. Macular degeneration is a progressive disorder that affects the central part of the retina, causing gradual loss of vision. It is a painless condition that is common in the elderly. It usually affects both eyes, either simultaneously or one after the other.
Degeneration begins with partial breakdown of an insulating layer between the retina and the choroid (layer of blood vessels behind the retina). Fluid leakage occurs and new blood vessels growing from the choroid destroy the retinal nerve tissue and replace it with scar tis- Belizaire and Dr. Cong T. Vo vs. Shane Myers.
Hannon L. Roy Sr. vs. Ashley Michelle Ball, Lloyds Assurance of La. and Interstate Fire Casualty Ins.
Co. Emanuel J. Morris and Nancy Morris, individually and on behalf of the minor, Eric Gauthier vs. Regional medical Rental Sales, Florence Wallace, St. Paul Mercury Ins.
Co. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. United States of America vs. Heloise Devercaux Nydegger, Administrator of the Succession of James F.
Nydegger. Chrylser Credit Corp. vs. Nathan J. Hebert.
John Earles, Jimmy Earles, Kerry Dupre, James Aguillard DBA Goldust Cane Cutters vs. Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. and Richard Stagg. Karl J.
Brassette vs, Vickie Fontenot Brassette. Jan. 25 10423 Corporation vs. George J. Normand.
Linda Washington Fontenot vs. Robert Fontenot. Jan. 26 UnitedStates of America vs. WayneR.
Antoine. Pendleton Methodist Memorial Hospital vs. Sophia D. Bryant. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
vs. Martha S. Watson. Jessie J. Dupuy vs.
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Gayle Juneau DBA Gayle's Food Center vs. Ruby Clark. Jan. 27 Bank of New Roads vs. Arthur Drummer Jr.
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Ultima Rubber Products Inc. vs. Daniel Lachney DBA Joe's Tire Service. American General Finance Inc. vs.
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Leger Guillory vs. City of Bunkie, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. DBA Union Pacific Railroad State of Louisiana, Dept. of Transportation Development. sue.
The effect is a roughly circular area of blindness, increasing in size until it is large enough to oblitcrate two or three words at normal reading distance. With carly diagnosis, it is sometimes possible to seal off the leakage using a laser. In most cases, the disorder cannot be treated. Ask Ochsner answers medical. questions of general interest.
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