Sylvia Jean Laird Oliphant went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 2, 2018, surrounded by her loving family in her home after a long, brave battle with lymphoma.

Jean was born on May 8, 1943 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to Gene and Myrtle Laird, the youngest of 8 siblings. She married the love of her life, Jim Oliphant,...

Ruth Harper Baham  passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017 in Hammond, Louisiana at the age of 93.  Ruth was born on August 3, 1924 in Hammond, Louisiana to Leo and Bertha Harper and was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana. She was a charter member of Loranger Baptist Church and currently a member of Woodland Park Baptist Church.

Ruth is...

Louis Burnthorne passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, in Covington, Louisiana, at the age of 86. He was born on Saturday, February 23, 1935 in Osceola, Louisiana to the late Mary Ann Burnthorne and the late Luke Burnthorne. He was a resident of Loranger, Louisiana. Louis served honorably in the United States Army for four years. His favorite pastime...

Sandra Marie Bates passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 78.  She was born on Monday, April 5, 1943 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Viola Trosclair Bowman Berner and the late Albert "Ted" Bowman.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Sandra is survived by her husband of 58 years, Charles Bates; children,...

Myrtle Rownd Durand peacefully departed her loving family on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Hammond, LA at the age of 100. She was born on January 26, 1921 to Leslie Eugene and Sallie Sibley Rownd in Springfield, LA.

Myrtle was one of Hammond Police Department's first female officers, and served from 1958 to 1978. She retired after 20 years and devoted...

Carolyn Ann Tallo, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the age of 76. She was born on July 14, 1944, in Hammond, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Vincent A. Tallo and Eulalie Guillaume Tallo. Carolyn graduated from Hammond High School and was a member of the Dominican Order until she decided to get married...

Isabelle Knaps Mars, 94 years old of Independence, Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Ponchatoula. She was born on Monday, July 14, 1924, in Independence, Louisiana to Louis and Vaneta Pourciau Knaps. Isabelle enjoyed life and loved reading, praying, floral gardening and shopping but she especially loved spending time with her grandkids, great grandkids and her family. 

Isabelle...

Beverly Morgan Henderson, of Loranger, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond at the age of 47. She was born on September 23, 1970 in Hammond, Louisiana, the only daughter of Charlie and Pat Morgan.

Beverly is survived by her husband of 29 years, Robert J. Henderson; parents, Charlie and Pat Traylor...

Vera Leola Jones Sanford, 93, loving wife and mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, left this earthly life on December 3, 2017.  Vera was born May 25, 1924 in Maurepas, Louisiana, the youngest of 13 children born to John Green Jones and Mary Orleana Decker Jones.  

Vera married her husband of 48 years, Edwin Curtis Sanford of Meridian, Louisiana, on March 4,...

Marie Arnold Waller  passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017, at the age of 94.  She was born on Tuesday, July 3, 1923 in Hodge, Louisiana.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, 100 W. Magnolia Street, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454, on Sunday, August 13, 2017...