Kenneth "Kenny" Mayers, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, passed away at Landmark Nursing Center of Hammond on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at the age of 59. He was born on September 1, 1961, in Hammond, Louisiana, the son of the late Donald R. Mayers and Kathryn Wainwright Mayers.

Kenny is survived by his daughter, Heidi Wolfe and husband Ben; son, Kent Mayers and...

Leon Leroy Powell  passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 62.  He was born on Thursday, August 7, 1958 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Bertie Prine and the late Leon Powell.  He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

Leon is survived by his daughter, Kristy McCray (Dwain); grandchildren, Justin McCray, Shawn McCray, and...

Annabell Scharwarth Stanga passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 84.  She was born on Saturday, August 29, 1936 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana to the late Annie Alleman and the late Charles Scharwarth.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Annabell is survived by her children, Ann Stanga Bankston (Wayne), Kathy Stanga Schilling (Robert), Tammy...

Ruth Olga Davis passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 85.  She was born on Saturday, July 27, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Alzina Comeaux and the late Joseph Buford.  She was a resident of Loranger, Louisiana.  Ruth was the eighth of ten children.

Ruth is survived by her children, Debra...

James “Floyd” DePriest passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 87.  He was born on April 7, 1934 in Natalbany, Louisiana to the late Virginia Albin DePriest and the late Dewey DePriest.  He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

Floyd is survived by his wife, Barbara Bankston DePriest; his children, Lee Ann DePriest (Peter),...

Earl Raymond McCallon, Jr., of New Orleans, passed away at Lambeth House on Friday, April 30, 2021, at the age of 99.  He was born on Sunday, January 29, 1922, in West Plains, Missouri.

Earl is survived by his son, Earl Raymond McCallon, III and his wife, Jan McCallon; daughter, Sharon McCallon Cage and her husband, Roy Rankin Cage; grandson, Brett...

Geneva Yvonne Holton Ballard, 87, of Independence, Louisiana, passed away in her home on April 23, 2021 of natural causes.

Yvonne was born on May 16, 1933 in Tangipahoa, Louisiana. She attended Amite High School and played women's basketball. She was on the 1952 Louisiana State Champion basketball team. After graduation, she worked at Lallie Kemp Hospital for 20 years.

She shared...

Bilbo James DePhillips, of Albany, Louisiana, passed away at  on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at the age of 54. He was born on Sunday, March 12, 1967, in Hammond, Louisiana, the son of John DePhillips and the late Cecile Cooper.

Bilbo  is survived by his father, John DePhillips, step-mother, Betsy DePhillips, brother & sister-in-law, Glen Edward DePhillips and Julia DePhilliips, brother...

Faye Martin, of Hammond, Louisiana passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the age of 85. She was born on Thursday, August 22, 1935, in Hammond, Louisiana.

Faye is survived by her children, Lloyd M. "Bee" Martin and his wife Carolyn, Arlene Herrod, Darlene Martin, and Raymond Martin and his wife Amber; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brothers, Wesley Dub Harper,...

Denmon was born November 15, 1936 in Folsom, LA to the late Elias and Rosan Reid Lee, and passed away May 3, 2021 in Hammond, LA at age 84.  He was a native and life long resident of Folsom, a member of Lee Hill Baptist Church, and retired from Equitable Shipyard with over forty years of service.  In his retirement...