Danette Marie Crovetto Drell passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family in Ponchatoula, Louisiana on October 29, 2022 at the age of 56.  She was born on February 4, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Donald and Barbara Harris Crovetto.  She was a longtime resident of St. Bernard Parish before settling in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Danette was...

Carole Curry Smith was born June 15, 1942, in Mobile, AL to the late Alonzo and LaMerle Hood Curry, and passed away October 30, 2022, at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, LA surrounded by her family.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, LA, was a retired Accounts Payable Manager for James Construction Group, and also a member of Belle Oaks...

Miriam Susan Gay Davis, of Vidalia, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the age of 68. She was born on Thursday, May 13, 1954, in Natchez, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Proteus Julian Gay and Emma Nell Traylor Gay.

In addition to her parents, Susan was preceded in death by her brothers, Edward Gay and Clayton Gay.

Susan...

Mark Thomas Jones  passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at the age of 56.  He was born on Friday, August 11, 1967 in Hammond, Louisiana to Allen Jones and Mary Cardinale Jones.  He was a resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana.

Mark is survived by his wife, Shannon Fletcher Jones; children, Jennifer Jones, Hunter Jones, and Madison  Fletcher; grandchildren, Kainnon and Ryder;...

Frank Donald Guiffreda, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away at Richard Murphy Hospice House on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the age of 93. He was born on October 24, 1929, in Tickfaw, Louisiana, the son of the late Pasquale Guiffreda, Sr. and Virginia Giaratano Guiffreda. Frank was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving as a radar specialist...

Edward "Ned" Palfrey Dameron IV passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, in Amite, Louisiana, at the age of 79 of complications from ALS. He was born on Friday, May 7, 1943 in Rio, Louisiana to the late Hilda McFadden Dameron and the late Edward Dameron III. At the time of his death he was a resident of Amite, Louisiana.

Ned...

William Lawrence Brown, Sr.

William Lawrence (Larry) Brown of Hammond, Louisiana, died peacefully on October 12, 2022, at the age of 90.

A native of Bessemer, Alabama, Larry moved to Hammond in 1959, with his wife Flora, to work as an ornamental horticulturist at LSU’s Agricultural Research Station where he specialized in breeding azaleas for over 30 years. A founding member of...

Frank Howard Collura, current resident of Greensburg/Easleyville, LA, former Baton Rouge, LA resident, and a native of Hammond, LA, passed away on Thursday, October 20, at the age of 74 after a short but courageous battle with brain cancer. Frank was born August 18, 1948 to the late Fire Chief, Vito Bonnie Collura and the late Rita June Bonvillian Collura.

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Winnie Harper was born January 21, 1948, in Hammond, Louisiana to the late Burnes and Annie Hoyt, and was called home to her Lord and Savior, October 18, 2022. She was a long-time resident of Ponchatoula and a dedicated mother and grandmother.  Winnie was a retired longtime supervisor with Elmer’s Candy Company.  She is survived by her son, Kelvin Thompson...

Charles C. Casanova passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at his home in Holden, Louisiana, at the age of 80.  He was born on Friday, September 11, 1942, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in Metairie where he and his friends would often swim their horses in Lake Pontchartrain to the delight of travelers on the causeway. He...