Individual Details
Louis Carlton "Arkansas" Brantley
(24 Jun 1922 - 4 Oct 2010)
A retired welder from Exxon and former resident of Port Allen for 39 years, he died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at 8:50 a.m. at Northridge Retirement Home, Baker. He was 88, a resident of Baker and native of Arkansas. Private services were held at Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Tuesday. Survived by his three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Ann and Allen Landry, Walker, Paula and John P. Ducote Sr., Baton Rouge, and Kathy and James L. Talbot Sr., Brusly; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald G. and Diane Brantley, Zachary, and Louis Carlton Jr. and Toni Brantley, Port Allen; two sisters, Lois Lane, San Antonio, and Molly Thomas, Cove, Ark.; and nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Hazel Truxillo Brantley, of Port Allen; parents, Thomas F. Sr. and Anna H. Brantley; sisters, Thelma Lee Griffin, Willie Edna Butler, Mary Lee Ruffino and Margurite Bandy; and brothers, Walter "Bon" Brantley, Ralph Brantley, Edmond Brantley and Thomas Brantley Jr. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Joe Ducote, Michael Talbot, Chris Landry, John P. Ducote, Jack Talbot and Jason Brantley. He was a former longtime member and usher at Holy Family Catholic Church and a member at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Denham Springs. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital or Sister Emma Noel's Ministries, 1714 St. John St., Lafayette, LA 70506
Military Service: Joined the United States Army in 1940. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and served as a truck driver in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served in England, North Africa and Italy. He recieved a medical discharge when he was injured in a vehicle accident in Italy.
Military Service: Joined the United States Army in 1940. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and served as a truck driver in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He served in England, North Africa and Italy. He recieved a medical discharge when he was injured in a vehicle accident in Italy.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jun 1922 | Crossett, Ashley County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | 1945 | Hazel Rosalia Truxillo | |||
| Death | 4 Oct 2010 | Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Burial | Roselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Hazel Rosalia Truxillo (1914 - 1981) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Thomas Fulton Brantley Sr. (1886 - 1949) |
| Mother | Mary Magdaline "Anna" Holimon (1887 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Thomas Fulton Brantley Jr. (1917 - 2008) |
| Sibling | Edmond Campbell Brantley (1919 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Ralph Gustavis Brantley (1924 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Lois Janet "Sally" Brantley (1928 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Mollie Elizabeth Brantley ( - ) |
Notes
Burial
PLOT Section "C"Endnotes
1. Find a Grave Memorial 59598601.