John Tice Thibodeaux

A retired insurance executive and retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, he died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, in Zachary. He was 74, a resident of St. Francisville and native of Baton Rouge. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having flown B-52s and C-130s for Strategic Air Command. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Sunday, Nov. 26, from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m.Visiting at St. Francisville United Methodist Church on Monday from 9 a.m.until religious service 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Danny Gleason and the Rev. Harold Babin. Interment in Our Lady ofMount CarmelCemetery. Survived by his wife, Laura Bell Thibodeaux, St. Francisville; daughter, Toni Thibodeaux and Lev Youngblood, both of Denver; five sons, John Tice Thibodeaux Jr., Baton Rouge, Kevin D. Thibodeaux, St. Gabriel, Patrick Cronin, Baton Rouge, Kevin Cronin, Safety Harbor, Fla., and Dale Clonin, Prairieville; brother, Lawrence Camille "Bucky" Thibodeaux, Prairieville; and five grandchildren. He was a member of St. Francisville United Methodist Church, past president and past secretary/treasurer of the church council, vice president of the District Methodist Men and served two years on the church Evangelist Committee. He was a 1949 graduate ofIstroumaHigh Schooland a 1953 graduate of LSU. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Francisville Boy Scouts of America or St. Francisville United Methodist Mens organization.