Dermatologist
LAFAYETTE – Services for long-time dermatologist Dr. James Odom will be Saturday. He died Jan. 8 at age 81.
He was with what is now Hamilton Medical Group before opening his own practice. Over his 44-year career he was also a clinical instructor at University Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife Martha and four children.
Arrangements are by Martin & Castille.
Pharmacist
ALEXANDRIA – Services for long-time pharmacist Aldred “Buddy Coco, Jr. will be Friday. He died Jan. 8 at age 78.
He was a member of the first graduating class of NLU (now ULM) School of Pharmacy, a class of 13 students. He was a retail pharmacist for more than 40 years.
Survivors include his wife Barbara and two sons.
Arrangements are by Kramer.
Honored businesswoman
LAFAYETTE – Services for businesswoman Ernestine George will be Friday. She died Jan. 7 at age 85.
She operated a business administering personality profile testing to job applicants. She was a former member of the State Commerce and Industry Board and delegate to a White House Conference on Small Business. She was named state Small Business Advocate of the Year.
Survivors include five children.
Arrangements are by Martin & Castille.
Attorney
BATON ROUGE – Services for attorney Mary Broussard will be Friday. She died Jan. 8 at age 52.
A former physics teacher at New Iberia High, she later earned a law degree and was assistant general counsel of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.
Survivors include her husband Deacon Patrick Broussard, her mother, and two children.
Arrangements are by Wilbert.
Former mayor
BALL – Services for former mayor Lawrence Mahoney will he Friday. He died Jan. 6 at age 77.
He was one of 10 original incorporators of Ball, a Rapides Parish town north of Pineville, and was its first mayor, elected to two consecutive terms. He was retired field superintendent for the Rapides Parish Sales Tax Department.
Survivors include his wife Florence, a daughter and a step-son.
Arrangements are by Hixson Bros.