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Firefighters already busy with an overturned swamp buggy on Bayou Ramos late Wednesday afternoon were called to a fire at Conrad Deep Water. 200 Duhon Bypass Road.

The fire was in three 40-foot conex boxes, the large containers used for shipping cargo, said Jason Brown, the Amelia Volunteer Fire Department chief.

The boxes contained what Brown described as basic items such as tarpaulins. No hazardous chemicals were involved and no one was injured.

The cause of the fire is unknown, Brown said.

The Morgan City Fire Department, which also worked at the scene at Bayou Ramos, joined Amelia at the Conrad site.

The Daily Review/Jaclyn Breaux

Joan G. Kellebrew, of Franklin, La., passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
Joan was born on February 28 in Texarkana, Arkansas, and was raised in Eudora, AR. She has been a resident of Franklin, La. since 1970 and was a retiree of Columbian Chemicals.
Joan lived a full life surrounded by friends and relatives. She loved making floral arrange-ments, collecting cook-books, and LSU football. Mainly, her first love was being a mother, grandmother, and homemaker. Joan’s grandchildren loved vis-iting with her and par-ticularly appreciated her nurturing ways, wit, and wisdom. Joan especially enjoyed traveling with family and friends. She was also fond of and active for many years with the Krewe of Teche and Krewe of Agmarol Car-nival Clubs.
Joan is survived by her husband of 70 years, Albert Clinton “A. C.” Kellebrew; her two sons and their spouses, Kelly Kel-lebrew and his wife Julie of Gillette, WY, and Clay Kellebrew and his wife Amy of Franklin; four grandchildren, Kade Kellebrew, Karsen Kellebrew and his wife Crystal, Payton Kellebrew, and Tal Kellebrew; and three great grandchildren, Tavey, Kellen, and Korbin Kellebrew. She is also survived by her sister, Jean Gallagher Ellington and her husband James of McGhee, AR; her brother, Lewis Gal-lagher and his wife Nor-ma of McKinney, TX; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur William Gal-lagher and Stella Birtcher Gallagher.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed Monday, De-cember 9th, at Ibert’s Mortuary in Franklin from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., and again on Tuesday, December 10th, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., followed by the funeral service conducted by Rev. Joseph Sauce. Following the services, she will be laid to rest in the Franklin Cemetery Mausoleum.
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons, Kade Kellebrew, Karsen Kellebrew, Payton Kellebrew, and Tal Kellebrew, and nephews, Jim Allen and Chuck Holcombe.
The family also wishes to express their sincerest gratitude to Dr. Roland Degeyter and his staff and to the staff of Franklin Foundation Hospital for their love and com-passionate care of our mother.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that you please consider dona-tions in Joan’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, https:—alzfdn.org, 322 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001, Phone: 866-232-8484.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condo-lences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc., 1007 Main Street, Franklin, La. 70538, (337) 828-5426.

February 7, 1926 — December 9, 2019
Methel Lee McMinn, 93, a resident of Ricohoc, passed away peacefully Monday, December 9, 2019, at Franklin Foundation Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Methel was born on February 7, 1926, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, the daughter of Floyd Isbell and Ruth Wemes Isbell.
Methel spent much of her time in the kitchen, as cooking was her passion and she loved to cook for anyone. When she wasn’t cooking she was playing cards or dominos at the kitchen table with friends and family, and somehow she always left the table as the winner.
She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by eight children, Nellie Spell of Buna, Texas, Peggy Moore of Colbert, Georgia, Faye Friar of Bayou Vista, William “Sonny” Hatley of Blytheville, Arkansas, Wanda Gilbert of Comanche, Texas, Tommy “Butch” Hatley of Hamilton, Texas, Larry “Shorty” Hatley of Comanche, Texas, and Jody McMinn of Ricohoc; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Percy Ellis Isbell and Bobby Jo Isbell; and three sisters, Louise Smith, Delois Isbell and Reba Flannigan.
Methel was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Ruth Wemes Isbell; and six children, Betty Jo Wolfered, Shirley Ann Hatley, Mary Louise Brown, Bonnie Shaw, Dorothy Thornton and Johnny McMinn.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at Twin City Funeral Home with a visitation being held from 11 a.m. until the time of the services. Following the services, Methel will be laid to rest in the Teche Garden Cemetery in Centerville.