Donald Louis Layrisson
Jan 25, 2026
Donald Louis Layrisson of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on January 25, 2026, in Pineville, Louisiana. He was born on September 29, 1936, in New Orleans at age 89. He was married to Rosalind Chambers in 1961 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, while serving in the United States Army after attending the Universities of Notre Dame and Louisiana State University, where he...
Mary D. Gainey
Feb 5, 2026
Mary D. Gainey was born February 7, 1933, in Haleyville, AL, to the late Sherman and Gladys Caufield Dodd. A longtime resident of Albany, she passed away February 5, 2026, in Hammond. Mary was a nurse having worked at Seventh Ward Hospital and retiring from Hammond State School. She was a member of Albany Hungarian Presbyterian Church and enjoyed quilting...
Paul Anthony Lamonica
Feb 4, 2026
Paul Anthony Lamonica, known to everyone as "Chimp", passed away gently on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 67, with his family by his side. He was born on Wednesday, November 26, 1958 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Susie Maniscalco Lamonica and the late Joe Marion Lamonica. He was a resident of Independence, Louisiana....
Angela Goss Seragusa "Coon" King
Feb 4, 2026
Angela Goss Saragusa King, affectionally known as Coon, was born December 20, 1954, in Independence, LA, to the late Lloyd and Ruby Thompson Goss. She passed away February 4, 2026, in Hammond. She was a resident of Independence. She met the Lord at The Miracle Building and was a member of Victory in Prayer Outreach Ministries in Loranger. She found...
James Brian Nemeth
Feb 4, 2026
James Brian Nemeth passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 64. He was born on Monday, July 24, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Viola Nemeth and the late James Julius Nemeth. He was a resident of Independence, Louisiana.
James is survived by his sons, Sean and James B. Nemeth, Jr.; mother, Viola...
Allen Levi Walley
Feb 3, 2026
Allen Levi Walley, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, peacefully passed away surrounded by family at home on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the age of 89. He was born on Tuesday, December 22, 1936, in Purvis, Mississippi, to the late Alline and Floyd Walley.
Allen found great joy in life’s simple pleasures, including fishing and following college football, with a special devotion to...
Lee Roy Jones, Jr.
Feb 2, 2026
Lee Roy Jones Jr. passed away on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Springfield, Louisiana, at the age of 67. He was born on Tuesday, January 27, 1959, in Independence, Louisiana, to Betty and Lee Roy Jones, Sr. He was a resident of Springfield, Louisiana.
Lee is survived by his sister, Karen Schexnayder (Ricky); brother, Michael Jones (Shannon); nieces, Cassie Schexnayder, Courtney...
John Wayne Crayton
Jan 31, 2026
John Wayne Crayton passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 72. He was born on Wednesday, September 2, 1953 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Catherine Carrol Crayton and the late Earon Crayton. He was a resident of Natalbany, Louisiana. John retired from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development after 30 years....
Janice Marie Carnal
Jan 31, 2026
Janice Marie Bias Carnal, beloved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord on January 31, 2026, at the age of 93.
She was born on July 17, 1932, in Harts, West Virginia, to the late Dewey O. and Lora (Osburn) Bias. As the oldest daughter of ten children, Janice naturally...
Dorothy Ann Burton
Jan 30, 2026
Dorothy Ann Burton passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, in Covington, Louisiana, at the age of 71. She was born on Tuesday, May 11, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to the late Douglas and Sarah Washington. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Aleia Gooding, Glenn Blackwell (Ariel), and Carlos Nelson (Stacy); grandchildren, Cameron,...