Those Who Died

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June 29, 1973, The Times-Picayune, Six More Victims of Fire Identified, Coroner Says,
Five days after the fire, the New Orleans newspaper publishes a short article listing names of persons killed along with statements from Rev. Troy Perry responding to the tragedy.

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Those Who Died
Official efforts to identify the badly burned bodies eventually led to naming of 29 of the 32 persons who died.
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Joseph Henry Adams
Joseph Henry Adams, 51, partner of Sid Espinache.

Reginald Eugene Adams, Jr.
Reginald Eugene Adams, Jr.


Reginald Eugene Adams, Jr., MCC member, former Jesuit scholastic, partner of Ricky Soleto.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection (pic).

Guy Anderson
Guy Anderson, friend of William Larson, visiting New Orleans from Illinois.

Joe William “Bill” Bailey
Joe William “Bill” Bailey

Joe William “Bill” Bailey, 29, waiter from Dadeville, Alabama and partner of Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr. (see below).
Source: Johnny Townsend collection

Luther Boggs
Luther Boggs

Luther Boggs, 47, computer programmer, died July 10, 1973, after treatment for third degree burns over 50% of his body.
Source: AP wirephoto

Louis Horace Broussard
Louis Horace Broussard

Louis Horace Broussard (on right), 29, partner of Duane George "Mitch" Mitchell (see below).
Source: Johnny Townsend collection

Herbert Dean Cooley
Herbert Dean Cooley, 32, Upstairs Lounge bartender and MCC member, one of the last victims to be identified.

Donald Walter Dunbar
Donald Walter Dunbar, 21, from Tampa, Florida.

Adam Roland Fontenot
Adam Roland Fontenot

Adam Roland Fontenot, 32, linguist and partner of Douglas “Buddy" Rasmussen, Upstairs bartender who led several patrons to safety.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection




David Stuart Gary
David Stuart Gary

David Stuart Gary, 22, ragtime pianist who played at the Upstairs Lounge and the Marriott Hotel across the street, was friend of Bill Larson.

Horace “Skip” Getchell
Horace “Skip” Getchell

Horace “Skip” Getchell, 35, MCC member and freight dispatcher, partner to Bill Farrell.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection

John Thomas Golding
John Thomas Golding, 49, member of MCC Board of Elders, married to Jane Golding.

Gerald Hoyt Gordon
Gerald Hoyt Gordon, 37, from Cornersville, Tennessee, Air Force veteran and shipping clerk.

Glenn Richard “Dick” Green
Glenn Richard “Dick” Green

Glenn Richard “Dick” Green, 32, Navy Veteran and MCC member. Partner of Michael Scarborough who survived the fire with serious injuries.
Source: Tom Osborne


James Walls Hambrick

James Walls Hambrick

James Walls Hambrick, 45, Navy veteran and successful businessman, died June 28, 1973, from burns sustained in the fire.
Source: The Times-Picayune, June 29, 1973.


Kenneth Paul Harrington
Kenneth Paul Harrington

Kenneth Paul Harrington, 48, federal government employee, pictured with his partner, Frank Landry, who died a few years before the fire.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection (picture)

The Times-Picayune, July 18, 1973 (obit thanks)
William R. Larson
William R. Larson

Deacon William R. Larson, 47, interim pastor of MCC New Orleans, formerly a Methodist lay minister.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection (picture)



Ferris LeBlanc
Ferris LeBlanc
Ferris LeBlanc, buried in Potter’s Field as no one claimed his remains.

Robert K. Lumpkin
Robert K. Lumpkin

Robert K. Lumpkin, 29, from Mississippi.

Source: Johnny Townsend collection

Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr.Clarence Joseph McCloskey, Jr. , 48, store manager, partner of Joe William "Bill" Bailey (see above). McCloskey’s sisters and two nieces attended the memorial service.

Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell
Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell

Duane George “Mitch” Mitchell (pictured on left), 31, beauty supply salesman and MCC assistant pastor, died going back into fire to save his partner, Louis Horace Broussard (see above). Mitch & Horace had dropped off Mitch’s sons at a nearby movie theater while they went to the Upstairs. Mitch was known for his Queen Victoria impersonation.

Source: Johnny Townsend collection




Leon Richard Maples
Leon Richard Maples

Leon Richard Maples, 31, auto mechanic visiting New Orleans from Jacksonville, Florida. (picture taken afternoon of fire.)
Source: Johnny Townsend collection


George Steven “Bud” Matyi

George Steven “Bud” Matyi, 27, successful musician & MCC member; partner of Rod Wagener.
Source: Johnny Townsend collection

Larry Stratton

Larry Stratton, 25, from East St. Louis.

Eddie Hosea Warren
Eddie Hosea Warren
Eddie Hosea Warren, 24, of Pensacola, Florida, son of housekeeper Willie Inez Warren and brother of James Curtis Warren. All three died in the fire.

James Curtis Warren
James Curtis Warren, 26, from Pensacola, Florida, son of housekeeper Willie Inez Warren and brother of Eddie Hosea Warren. All three died in the fire.

Mrs. Willie Inez Warren
Mrs. Willie Inez Warren, 59, housekeeper from Monroeville, Alabama, died along with her sons James Curtis Warren, 26, and Eddie Hosea Warren, 24, both from Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Perry Lane Waters,
Dr. Perry Lane Waters, Jr., 41, Jefferson Parish dentist. Several victims were his patients and were identified through his records.
Source: Johnny Townsend Collection

Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr.
Douglas Maxwell Williams, Jr., 20, truck driver in Waggaman, Louisiana.
The Times-Picayune, June 28, 1973


Three unidentified men