Ayo, Shannon Troy   
A former resident of Prairieville and resident of Elk City, Okla., died Sunday, June 22, 2008, in Elk City after a car accident. He was 34. Funeral services were held in Elk City on Tuesday, June 24.

Beaucoudray, Harold H.
A resident of Prairieville, he died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at his home. He was 78 and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Religious service at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 22, at 10 a.m. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He was an avid LSU fan and a 1948 graduate of Istrouma High School.

Boudreaux, Lilliana Loland       
A resident of Donaldsonville and a native of Barton, she died at 3:14 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at her home. She was 77. Entombment will follow at a later date.

Callais, Paul Abdon
Paul Abdon Callais, 39, born in Golden Meadow and resident of Gonzales,  was lost at sea Wednesday, June 25, 2008.  A memorial service will be held at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gonzales Friday, July 11, 2008. Family visitation will be at 9:30 a.m.; a Mass will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. A memorial service will also be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Golden Meadow Saturday, July 12, 2008. Family visitation will be at 10 a.m.; a mass will follow at 11 a.m. Paul is survived by his wife, Danielle LeBlanc Callais, and their children Christopher, Claire and Caitlyn; his mother Gloria Bienvenu Callais; three brothers and their families:  Charles Michael, Blanche, Leah and Rachel; Corey, Tina, Harold, II and Nicholas; Peter, Monica, Justin, Isaac, and Noah. He was preceded in death by his father Harold Joseph Callais; grandparents Abdon Callais and Ada Bruce Callais; C. Thomas Bienvenu Sr. and Isaure Blanchard Bienvenu. Paul’s professional affiliations included: President and Chief Executive Officer of United Community Bank, Board of Directors of Community Bank in Raceland, formerly American Bank in Welch and Citizens Progressive Bank in Columbia. He received the distinction of being named to the “Top 40 Under 40” by the Baton Rouge Business Report in 2002.  His civic affiliations include the Gonzales Rotary Club, Past President of the Golden Meadow Rotary Club, the Executive Council of Istrouma Area of the Boy Scouts of America, and served as a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. Paul obtained a Masters of Business Administration degree from Tulane University, an undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is also a graduate of the Louisiana School of Banking directed by the Louisiana Bankers Association and the LSU Graduate School of Banking. Paul completed Leadership Lafourche and Leadership Ascension programs. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the:  Von Hippel Lindau Family Alliance, 2001 Beacon Street, Suite 208, Boston, MA  02135-7877.

Babin, Bella Parr       
A lifelong resident of Ascension Parish, she died on Friday, July 4, 2008, at Gonzales Health Care Center. She was 94. Burial in Hope Haven Cemetery, La. 30, Gonzales. She enjoyed traveling all over the United States with her friends. She also loved to fish.

Borde, Kurt Gus       
He died on Monday, June 30, 2008, of heart failure. He was 50, a resident of Maurepas and a native of Bogalusa. Arrangements pending with Poole-Ritchie Funeral Home in Bogalusa. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denham Springs. Kurt was the owner of Alpha Cash Register in Baton Rouge. He loved music, was an avid LSU fan, and most of all loved living by and enjoying the water through boating, jet skiing and fishing.

Hayes, Robert Dale “Rob”    
A retired machinist with Lawco Inc., Gonzales, he died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in St. Joseph. He was 70, a resident of Prairieville and native of El Dorado, Ark. Visiting at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, on Tuesday, July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Prairieville, on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., with the Rev. Eric Gyan, celebrant. Interment in False River Memorial Park, New Roads.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Esneault, Max Anthony
A resident of Donaldsonville, he died at noon Friday, June 20, 2008, in Baton Rouge. He was 55 and a native of New Orleans. Interment in the Ascension Catholic Church Cemetery, Donaldsonville.

Chambers, Barbara Sue        
A homemaker and a resident of Gonzales, she died at 11:28 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in Gonzales. She was 76 and a native of West Monroe. A memorial service will be held at a later date.  Ourso Funeral Home of Gonzales is in charge of arrangements.

GAUTREAU, WANDA ANN BABIN

A native of Lake Charles and resident of St. Amant, she died Sunday, June 15, 2008 from lung cancer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Visitation was at Ourso Funeral Home and Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with entombment in the church cemetery.

Bennett, Antonio “B”
He was 20, a lifelong resident of Gonzales and a delivery driver for Bunny Bread Co. He died on Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Visiting was at New Beginning Word Fellowship in Gonzales on June 14. Interment was in St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery, Gonzales.

The following are obituaries for the period beginning June 9 and endng June 11.

Becnel, Lydia Michel
She died Friday, June 6, 2008, at 7:55 a.m. She was 81, a native of Convent, a former resident of Reserve and a resident of St. Amant for the past three years.