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2A The Rayne Acadian-Tribune Thursday, June 29, 2000 OBITUARIES and aunts, Todd and Kristi Benoit, and Wade and Judy Benoit, all of Mire: a uncle, Terry Bergeron, Opelousas; and an aunt, Cheryl Bergeron, Opelousas. Meche was preceded in death by his grandfather, Chester Benoit. Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne was in charge of funeral arrangements. Joseph Gaspard LYONS POINT Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 28, 2000, at 1 p.m. in St.

John the Baptist Catholic Church, with Father Albert Nunez officiating, for Joseph Gaspard, 68, of Houston, Texas, who died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at 9:30 p.m. in his son's home in Houston, Texas. Burial was in Hanks Cemetery in Morse. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Gaspard, Houston, Texas: one daughter and her spouse, Carla and Raymond Castille of Houston, Texas; three sons and their spouses, Tommy and Cheryl Gaspard. Bernice and Diana Gaspard and Marcus and Susan Gaspard, all of Houston, Texas: his mother.

Gladys Gaspard, Crowley; two sisters, Judy Miller, Crowley, and Mary Brown, Magnola, Texas: three brothers. Percy Gaspard, Lake Jackson, Texas, Paul Gaspard, Houston, Texas, and Donald Gaspard, Crowley; three granddaughters, Kather and Leif Potter, Katie Castille and Taylor Gaspard; seven grandsons, Jamie Gaspard and girlfriend Jodi Bonhomme, Joey Castille, Jeff Gaspard, Bryan Gaspard, Chris Gaspard, Hunter Gaspard, and Spencer Gaspard. Mr. Gaspard battled cancer for the past five and a half years. He passed away with all of his loving family around him.

He and his wife have been married for 47 years. He is a native of Lyons Point and a resident of Houston, Texas, for the past few years. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Gaspard; and two sisters, Ethel Melancon and Willie Mae Lambousy. Duhon Funeral Home of Continued From Page 1A and the work of the state agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service. He was engaged in research and teaching at the University of Arkansas and the University of Missouri until 1980 when he joined the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at LSU.

In 1983, he moved to the Mississippi Delta Branch Experiment Station as an associate agricultural economist. Two years later he returned to Louisiana as Resident Director of the Rice Research Station. Under Dr. Musick's leadership, the rice research program at the Station has developed into the leading research program in the United States and is recognized internationally as an outstanding research program. Nine rice varieties have been released from the Station during Musick's tenure as Resident Director.

Currently, 'Cypress' (a long grain variety) and 'Bengal' (a medium-grain variety) are the leading varieties in the southern rice industry. Based on acreage estimates provided by the state cooperative extension services and average yields for each respective rice producing state, 'Cocodrie' (a new long grain) and 'Earl' (a new medium grain) released by the Station are expected to become widely adapted by producers in the southern rice growing states. The Rice Research Station was the first to field test transgenic rice (genet- Crowley was in charge of funeral arrangements. Leonce Goodwill Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at 10 a.m. in Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church for Leonce Goodwill, 80, who died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Interment was in the church cemetery. A native of Rayne and a resident of Sugarland, Texas, he was the son of the late George Goodwill and the late Ellen White Goodwill and was a veteran of the United States Army. Syrie Funeral Home of Lafayette was in charge of funeral arrangements. Mary Quibodeaux CROWLEY Funeral services were held Sunday, June 25, 2000, at 10 a.m. in the First United Pentecostal Church here, with the Rev.

Lenford Whitaker officiating, for Mary Quibodeaux, 68, of Crowley, who died on Friday, June 23, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. at her Crowley home. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Terry Quibodeaux and Richard Quibodeaux, both of Crowley; one daughter, Natsha Darce, Houston, Texas; three brothers, R.C. Klumpp and Calvin Klumpp.

both of Crowley, and Remy Klumpp, Sulphur; six grandchildren; and three great -grandchildren. Mrs. Quibodeaux was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Oreline Klumpp; one brother, Jesse Klumpp, and one grandson, Jason Quibodeaux. Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley was in charge of funeral arrangements. Goldie Ann Baudoin Funeral services were held on Monday, June 26, 2000, at 2 p.m.

in Assumption Catholic Church in Mire. with Father Joe Breaux officiating. for Mrs. Goldie Ann Baudoin, 58, of Rayne, who died on Friday, June 23. 2000, at 9:45 p.m.

at her home here. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 2 here. She is survived by her husband, Carroll Baudoin, Rayne; two sons, Mark Baudoin, Austin, Texas, and Mitchell Baudoin, Rayne; two daughters, Mona Trahan, Estherwood, and Monica Naquin, Rayne; her mother and father, Anna Mae and Revis Richard, Rayne; two brothers, Bobby Richard and Geoffrey Richard, both of Rayne; and seven grandchildren.

Duhon Funeral Home of Rayne was in charge of arrangements. Cecilia S. Laviolette CANKTON Funeral services were held on Monday, June 26, 2000, at 11 a.m. in St. John Berchman Catholic Church in Cankton, with Msgr.

Harry Benefiel officiating, for Cecilia S. Laviolette, 80, of Lafayette, who died on Friday, June 23, 2000, at 3:40 p.m. in Amelia Manor Nursing Home in Lafayette. Burial was in St. John Berchman Cemetery in Cankton.

She is survived by four sons, Melvin Leo Laviolette, Lafayette, Donald Laviolette, Bristol. John Avant Laviolette, Lafayette, and Larry James Laviolette, San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Ruth L. Savage, Lafayette, and Faye M. Leger, Lake Charles; one, sister, Louise Quibodeaux, Lake Charles: 23 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several greatgreat-grandchildren. Ms.

Laviolette was preceded in death by her husband, Avant Laviolette; one son, Stanford Laviolette; three brothers, Ernest Semar, Morris Semar and Earl Semar; and two sisters, Estelle Thibodeaux and Mable Leger. Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of funeral arrangements. Bertha Cormier Daniels Funeral services were held on Monday, June 26. 2000. at 10 a.m.

in the Gossen Funeral Home Chapel for Bertha Cormier Daniels, 78, who died Saturday, June 24, 2000, in Crowley. Burial was in the St. gene that provides resistance to her- United States is located at the Rice bicides that will control red rice. In Research Station. Currently, over 25 addition, the Station's mutation rice percent of the rice acreage in the state breeding for herbicide tolerance and is produced using this type of techplant growth regulator research for nology.

Conservation tillage of rice red rice control are recognized as the has been credited with reduction in leading research programs in the soil erosion and improvement of water United States on red rice control. quality in the area. These technologies are expected to be In addition to rice research, available to producers in the very near research programs at the Station are future. designed to address producers' probThe disease research program at lems in the production of soybeans, the Station not only evaluates cultur- grain sorghum, wheat, forage crops, al practices and chemical control of and crawfish. diseases but also evaluates and devel- During Dr.

Musick's tenure as ops rice disease tolerant germplasm Resident Director, over $3.5 million in to be used by the rice breeding project new laboratory space, greenhouses, to develop more disease tolerant rice and rice seed drying and storage facilvarieties. Currently, the Station has ities have been constructed on the under seed increase improved disease Rice Research Station. An additional tolerant long-grain lines and $1 million in renovation and new conimproved disease tolerant medium- struction is scheduled to begin in grain lines. Panicle blight has been a 2001. Also, the operating budget has severe problem for rice producers in increased from about $1.8 million to Louisiana and the South.

Recent over $4 million annually during his results of research have determined tenure. that a bacterial agent is a major Dr. Musick serves as an advisor to causal factor and that control of this the U.S. Rice Producers Legislative disease may be possible. Group and is actively involved in the Scientists at the Station have also USA Rice Foundation and USA Rice initiated research programs regarding Federation.

biological control of rice insects and Dr. Musick is married to the former diseases. These research programs Susan Elizabeth McClain and they are in the initial stages; however, have four children and six grandchilsome promising results have been dren. Their sons are Joseph R. achieved but further research and Musick and James D.

Musick of development efforts are necessary Crowley and Paul K. Musick of Little before this technology can be applied Rock, Arkansas, and their daughter is commercially. Jamie Lynn Blackmon of Nashville. ically engineered) in 1993 in the The only research program regard- Tennessee. United States.

Transgenic rice has a ing conservation tillage of rice in the Joseph Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Winnie Breaux Menard of Rayne. She was preceded in death by her husband. Samuel L. Daniels; a brother, Walter Cormier: and a sister, Alta Marie Cormier.

A native of Rayne, Mrs. Daniels moved to Lafayette in 1941, where she was a secretary. She was employed from 1964 until her retirement in 1984 at Krieg Brothers Terrazzo. Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne was in charge of funeral arrangements. Randy Daigle CHURCH POINT Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at 11 a.m.

in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church here for Randy Daigle, 49, of Lafayette, who died Firday, June 23, 2000, in Church Point. He is survived by his wife, Ann Daigle, Lafayette: one son and his spouse, Toby and Rachelle Daigle, Lafayette; one daughter and her spouse, Biffi and Tony Jimenez, Lafayette; his mother and father, Lillo and Curley Daigle, Church Point: two brothers, Kirby Daigle and Reggie Daigle, both of Lafayette; one sister. Karen Sue Matte, Church Point: and five grandchildren. Mr. Daigle was preceded in death by his parental grandfather, Alfred Daigle; and maternal grandparents, Leo and Armine Benoit.

Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of funeral arrangements. Lillian Huval Leger Birg Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 24, 2000, at 11 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church for Lillian Huval Leger Birg. 93, who died Thursday, June 22, 2000, at the American Legion Hospital in Crowley.

Survivors include two grandsons, Stephen Leger of Lafayette and Robert Barbier, League City, Texas; two sisters, Josephine Broussard, Maurice, and Eleanor Mitchell of Texas. Mrs. Birg was preceded in death by her first husband, Neuville Leger; second husband, Michael Birg: two brothers, Albert Huval and Alcie Huval; four sisters, Florence H. Taylor, Amelia H. Weaver, Emily H.

Haynes and Yolande H. Prather; and two children; Elridge Bernard Leger and Mary Helen Barbier. Burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne. Valerien Primeaux Arline White Funeral services were held Saturday, June 24, 2000, at 10 a.m.

at Our Mother of Mercy Church here for Arline White, 87, who died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Lafayette. Survivors include four sons, Joseph and Jessie White, both of Rayne, Roosevelt Anderson, Dallas, Texas, and John F. White, St. Martinville: two daughters, Mary Handy and Zattie Roberts, both of Rayne; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Ladies Sodality.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex White. and two sons. Alex. and a stillborn baby. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne.

Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Gossen Funeral Home of Rayne. Brandon James Meche Funeral services were held Monday, June 26, 2000. at 3 p.m. in Assumption Catholic Church in Mire, with Father Jules Arceneaux officiating, for Brandon James Meche, 21, of Rayne, who died Sunday, June 26, 2000, in 12 midnight in Rayne. Survivors include his mother, Brenda Meche, Rayne; his stepfather, Danny LaCroix, Rayne; grandmother, Bernita Benoit, Rayne; two uncles MUSICK CROWLEY Funeral services were held on Friday, June 23, 2000, at 3 p.m in the Crowley Duhon Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Joseph Greenwell officiating, for Valerien Primeaux, 67, who died on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 2:10 a.m.

in the Lafayette General Medical Center. Burial was in Abshire Cemetery in rural Kaplan. He is survived by four brothers, Aurelien, Adam, John and Paul Primeaux, all of Crowley; six sisters, Orelia Richard, Lyons Point, Mercedes Mire, Agnes Mire and Olivia Bourque, all of Crowley, Oliva Evans, Moss Bluff and Rosa Guidry, Jennings; and 33 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Artemise Hanks and Dulva Primeaux; one sister, Ida Primeaux; and two nephews, Ricky Bourque and John Clayton Primeaux. Duhon Funeral Home of Crowley was in charge of funeral arrangements.

Mrs. Betty Lince CROWLEY Funeral services were held Thursday, June 29, 2000, at 11 a.m. in the Duhon Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Antoine Valdetero officiating, for Betty Lince, 70, who died on Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at 3:30 a.m. in the Crowley Guest Home.

Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. She is survived by one sister, Gloria S. Simon, Slidell. Mrs. Lince was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lince: mother and father, Pauline and Earl Shreve: three brothers.

Eddie, Harry and Burnice Shreve: and two sisters, Myrtle Richard and Lola Bird. Duhon Funeral Home in Crowley was in charge of funeral arrangements. FUN FOODS SUN. 4 SEAFOOD SPECIALS WEDNESDAY SHRIMP Don- Home 2 STUFFED CRABS, PO-BOY COUNTRY 15 fried shrimp, fries or COOKING rice dressing, cole slaw, $2.95 tarter sauce roll. Only $10.99 Thursday Hamburger Combo $2.29 24 FRIED SHRIMP, Saturday Sunday fries or rice dressing, 12 Piece Mix lg.

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