Jerry Lee Meek was born on August 29th, 1955, in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, to Roy and Dorothy (Perkins) Meek. He was a 1973 graduate of Jenks, OK high school. He and Cynthia (Eck) Meek were married February 7th, 1976. They started their life together in Jenks but soon moved to Bartlett, KS, where they lived for 21 years. In that period...
Dylan Andrew Wilkinson, age 33, peacefully met his Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, August 11, 2026, at his Loranger home surrounded by his loving family and friends. There will never be enough words to describe Dylan. He was a husband and a dad first. The most intentional and kindest one there ever was. He was a son, a brother,...
Lawrence "Paul" Kluka, beloved husband and father, passed peacefully at the age of 73 at his home, with his loving wife & two children at his side, on Monday, August 10, 2026 (Feast of St. Lawrence). He retired as an engineer from AT&T (Bellsouth), after 45 years of dedicated service. Paul was known for serving Ponchatoula and its surrounding communities...
Darlene Lulow Lacara, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the age of 61, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Thursday, July 8, 1965, in San Jose, California, to the late Robert Ray Lulow and Mary Giovingo Lulow.
Darlene worked as a Title Clerk and took pride in her career, but her greatest joy...
Michael Blance "Mike" Johnston, of Covington, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2026, at the age of 65. He was born on July 16, 1961, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mike loved watching football and listening to country music. He had a natural ability to connect with those around him and made friends everywhere he went. Mike will be missed...
Lloyd Benjamin Herrod, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the age of 38. Lloyd was a loving father, companion, son, and brother. He often spoke about wanting to be a daddy and it was a role he cherished above all others. A true lover of the outdoors, he was always in his element when he...
Hallie Kirkland Milton was born on June 27th, 1947, to the late Jessie Kirkland and Anna Starkey Kirkland. She passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7th, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at North Oaks Hospital. She was 79 years old. Hallie was a lifelong resident of Baptist, Louisiana, and was married to her loving and devoted husband of 61...
Lori Quinn Harris was born on September 5, 1975, in Bogalusa, Louisiana. In 1994, she graduated from Bogalusa High School. She then attended Pearl River Community College, where she earned an associate degree in Banking and Finance in 1997.
Following graduation, she began her career with Resource Bank in 1999, as a teller in Bogalusa. In 2002, she became a Loan...
Toni Ann Murry passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 63. She was born on Tuesday, September 4, 1962 in Tylertown, Mississippi to the late Peggy Crittenden Simmons and the late Boyce Simmons. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Toni is survived by her husband, John Murry; son, Joshua Murry; sister, Yvonne Stokes;...