Funeral arrangements for fallen SU students announced

April 14, 2016

Campus News

The families of Southern University Baton Rouge students Lashuntae Benton and Annette January, who died Sunday, April 10, 2016, in an incident off campus, have announced memorial arrangements for Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16.

The arrangements are:

Lashuntae Benton

     Friday, April 15
     Wake
     5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
     Fondel Memorial Church Chapel
     832 North Lyons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
     (337) 433-1707

     Saturday, April 16
     Visitation
     9 a.m.
     Christian World Ministries
     2001 E. Gauthier Road, Lake Charles, LA.

     Funeral Service
     Noon
     Christian World Ministries
     2001 E. Gauthier Road, Lake Charles, LA.

     Interment
     Perkins Cemetery
     Westlake, LA

     Read Benton's obituary at: http://fondels.com/obituaries/lashuntae-tae-bee-tiana-benton-19/220/

Annette January

     Friday, April 15
     Visitation
     Nabors' Family Funeral Home
     5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
     17135 Canal Street
     South Holland, Illinois 60473
     (708) 566-4091 or (708) 704-5023

     Saturday, April 16
     Visitation
     Community Church of God In Christ (C.O.G.I.C.)
     10 a.m. -11 a.m.
     7125 Hohman Avenue Hammond, Indiana 46324
     (219) 937-0077

     Saturday, April 16
     Memorial Service at Community Church of God In Christ (C.O.G.I.C.)
     11 a.m. - noon
     7125 Hohman Avenue
     Hammond, Indiana 46324
     (219) 937-0077

     Interment
     Ridge Lawn Cemetery
     4401 W. Ridge Road, Gary, Indiana.

     Read January's obituary at: http://fondels.com/obituaries/annette-nette-latrice-january-19/223/-SU-

Hundreds attended a candlelight vigil sponsored by the SUBR Student Government Association, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union, in honor of the fallen students.

The Southern University System Foundation (SUSF) has established a memorial fund to support the families of Benton and January. Contributions to the SUSF Benton - January Fund can be made at: https://netcommunity.sus.edu/lashuntae-benton-and-annette-january-memorial-fund.

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