Barbara Ellen DeBose Estess was born January 17, 1929 in Many, LA, and passed away February 24, 2022 in Hammond, LA.  She will be interred at a gravesite service Friday, March 4, 2022, 1:00 pm, Centuries Memorial, Mansfield Road, Shreveport, Louisiana.  Raised in Many, Louisiana, she was the daughter of James Thomas DeBose and Gladys Hopkins DeBose.

She graduated from...

Helen Nemeth Tallia, age 90, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022, at Heritage Healthcare Center.  She was born on Wednesday, December 16, 1931, in Albany, Louisiana.  She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Hungarian immigrants, the late Frank and Mary Gorscos Nemeth.  She was a graduate of Albany High School, Class of 1950, where she played Girls...

LOUIS "AL" ELLISON, 90, OF PONCHATOULA, LA. PASSED AWAY FEBRUARYY 23, 2022 IN HAMMOND, LA.

VISITATION WILL BE FROM 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AND THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 11:00 AM FEBRARY 28, 2022 AT 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PONCHATOULA, 325 E PINE ST, PONCHATOULA, LA. WITH REV DAVID CRANFORD OF 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH, OFFICIATING.

AL WAS BORN...

Alisa Burnthorn Pravata was born March 9, 1960, in Hammond, LA and passed away February 22, 2022, in Covington, LA at age 61.  She was a lifelong resident of Loranger, LA.  Alisa is survived by her children, Shanna Maples (Chris), Johnny Pravata (Amanda), and Samantha Pravata; brother, Lynn Burnthorn; mother, Blanche Burnthorn; and grandchildren, Chandler Maples, Sarah Maples, Jeno Pravata,...

Rosalie Sinagra Spriggs Triolo passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the age of 79. She was born on Friday, September 18, 1942 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Emily and Chrisopher Sinagra. She was a resident of Independence, Louisiana.

Rosalie Sinagra is survived by her loving husband Joseph C. Triolo, daughter & son-in-law, Michalene Holden (Melvin), Daughters, Pauline and Stephanie...

Elaine Miller Traylor, age 88, passed away at North Oaks Hospital at 7:00 AM February 23, 2022.  As we take a glimpse down memory lane to the past and reflect on the positions and achievements of Elaine beginning in an era when doors were not as wide open to women as they are today; we note she was quite a...

Donald Wayne Hoyt, Jr.

Wayne, age 54, went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 21, 2022 at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge.  He was one of a kind, known for his huge heart, happy personality and a smile that would light up a room. Wayne was willing to help anyone who needed it.  He was a big...

Cory Matthew Tucker, born on December 11, 1991, in Slidell, Louisiana, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, at the young age of 30 in Houston, Texas.  Cory was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana most of his life until moving to Houston, Texas.  He attended Holy Ghost Catholic School, Trafton Academy, and was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High...

Roy Joseph Laciura, resident of Independence, Louisiana and formerly of Buffalo, New York, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the age of 94. He was born on June 2, 1927, in Independence, Louisiana, the son of the late Anthony Joseph Laciura and Clara Teresi Laciura.

Roy is survived by his wife Margaret Petock Laciura; children, Marguerite Marinelli (Stelvio), Joan...

Pietrina DiVittorio Graffia, of Ponchatoula, LA, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, LA.   She was 85 years old.  Pietrina was the only daughter, and last legacy of Frank and Catherine Schillaci DiVittorio of Independence, LA, immigrants from Sicily, Italy.  Pietrina, affectionately known as Aunt B to some, or Pat to others, was a...