Extracted from The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Monday, April 3, 1995

DAQUANNO, THELMA WILSON

Died 8 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 1995, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. She was 61, a native and resident of Baton Rouge. She was a retired East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Department of Transportation employee. Visiting was held at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with recitation of the rosary at 6 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home 8:30 to 10:10 a.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Gerard Majella Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Monday, celebrated by the Rev. Mike Schatzle. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park.

Survived by a daughter, Candy Craddock; two sons and daughters-in-law, Carol and Cheryl Daquanno and Randy and Rosie Daquanno; two sisters, Myrtle Wyble and Lillie Ingles; three brothers, Earl Wilson, Richard ``Buddy'' Wilson and Roy Wilson; six grandchildren, Tammy Mays, Bubba Daquanno, Jason Melancon, Nikki Badeaux, Lee Daquanno and Angela Daquanno; and four great-grandchildren, Ashley McCauley, Brittany Mays, Amanda McCauley and Zachary Badeaux.

Preceded in death by husband, Carol C. Daquanno Sr.; and parents, Bessie Freeman Wilson and Lee R. Wilson.

Pallbearers will be Jason Melancon, Brian Wilson, Scott Wilson, David Wilson, Aubrey Lowrey and Jeff Daquanno. Honorary pallbearers are Bubba Daquanno, Randall Lee Daquanno, Brian Zachary Badeaux and Sam Daquanno Jr.