Donald Curtis Clark
Jan 3, 2026
Donald Curtis Clark lost his long battle with Cold Agglutinin Disease on January 3, 2026, succumbing at the age of 91 in Hammond, Louisiana. Don was born in 1934 to the late William Clark and Lorenza Smith Clark, growing up with his mother on his grandfather’s farm in Houston, Mississippi, exploring the fields and forests of the area and attending...
Ted Darland Cason
Jan 1, 2026
Ted Darland Cason or “Paw Ted”, age 91, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, at The Phoenix Living Center in Hammond, LA surrounded by his beloved wife and sons. Born on March 18, 1934, he was a lifelong resident of Tangipahoa Parish and was born and raised in Independence, LA.
Ted is survived by his loving wife of 67 years,...
E.D. Miles
Jan 1, 2026
E.D. Miles, 90, of Central, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, in Jackson, Louisiana. Born on August 16, 1935, in Sicily Island, Louisiana, E.D. was the son of the late Thomas Jeff and Ethel Miles.
He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, serving as a...
Luther Morgan Broome
Dec 31, 2025
Luther Morgan Broome, a native of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home in Reserve, Louisiana, at the age of 79.
Born on May 18, 1946, in Canton, Mississippi, Luther was the son of the late Albert Morgan Broome and Mattie Holland Broome. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. A...
Keith Michael Larussa
Dec 30, 2025
Keith Michael Larussa passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 46. He was born on Sunday, December 9, 1979 in Hammond, Louisiana to Carol Leteff Larussa and Vince Larussa. He was a resident of Loranger, Louisiana.
Keith is survived by his parents, Vince & Carol Leteff Larussa; son, Kaden Larussa; sister, Dana; nieces, Carlee...
Vincent Anthony Calcagno, Sr.
Dec 30, 2025
Vincent Anthony Calcagno, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at North Oaks Medical Center at the age of 73. He was born on September 23, 1952 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Tony and Josie Calcagno. Vince was a kind, patient, and loving man whose life was centered on faith, family, and friendship....
John Loyd Cloer
Dec 28, 2025
Just after sunrise on 28 December 2025, John Loyd Cloer, TSAF, born Ackerman, Mississippi, February 9, 1934, went to meet his maker in heaven and parents, who preceded him there. He is the son of Cornelius Ducler Cloer, born July 1, 1892, in Kennedy, Alabama, died Searcy, Arkansas, July 3, 1982, and Sarah Verna Shackelford, born 1917 in Mississippi, died...
Ronald Mark Evans, Jr.
Dec 28, 2025
Ronald Mark Evans, Jr. was born on March 7, 1947, in Amite, Louisiana and was a longtime resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana. He passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at the age of 78. Ronnie was a member of River Fellowship Baptist Church and a retired auto appraiser.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Bobbie Jean Faller Evans;...
Roger Levon Hembree
Dec 27, 2025
Roger Levon Hembree, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the age of 80. He was born on May 6, 1945, the son of the late Robert Hembree and Girtha Sorrow Hembree. Roger proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was passionate about coaching little league baseball in Albany and he was a...
Guy Winfield Shumate, Jr.
Dec 27, 2025
Guy Winfield Shumate, Jr., devoted and loving husband, son, brother, uncle, brother-in-law and friend entered into his eternal home in Heaven on December 27, 2025.
He was born on July 13, 1949, in Cecilia, KY, to Guy W. Shumate and Marguree Small Shumate. He grew up on a farm, near a small town. His early life consisted of family, school, sports...