Norma Jeanette "Jeannie" Campbell

Norma Jeanette "Jeannie" Campbell, of Albany, Louisiana, passed away at home on Friday, May 28, 2021, at the age of 72. She was born on January 17, 1949, the daughter of the late Harold Goodwin and Leona Stevens Goodwin.

Jeannie is survived by her children, John L. Campbell, III (Angie), Veronica Vercher (Frank), and David John Campbell; grandchildren, Leigha Elder (Josh),...

Wendell Carroll Rankin

Wendell Carroll Rankin, age 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 27, 2021 with his loving family by his side. He was born on Tuesday, January 2, 1934, in El Dorado, Arkansas. Wendell grew up loving sports, received a basketball scholarship, and attended college in Oklahoma. He moved to Luling in 1955 to start a family and his career at...

Dixie Hardin Davis

Dixie Hardin Davis, native of Ponchatoula and resident of Prairieville, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the age of 93. She was born on September 7, 1927, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Clinton Hardin and Ruth Griffin Hardin. Dixie was the perfect example of a strong Southern lady, a role model of...

Richard Daniel Acton

Richard Daniel Acton passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Tickfaw, Louisiana, at the age of 73.  He was born on Wednesday, December 31, 1947 in Louisville, Missouri to the late Anna Lou Cook and the late Joel Richard Acton.  He was a resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana.

Richard was a retired horseman and a Navy veteran, as well as a...

Zelma Louise Lucas

Zelma was born October 19, 1940, in Visalia, California, to the late Robert Elvin and Alma Arnold Gates.  She passed away at her home in Springfield, Louisiana, May 20, 2021, at age 80.

She retired from Hi Ho Barbeque in Hammond after 23 years of service.  

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Zelma is survived by her husband of 63 years, Bill Lucas; children, Billy Lucas, Jr.,...

Michelle "Shelly" Cornay

Michelle Leigh Cornay (Shelly) passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 51 on Friday, May 14, 2021.  She was born February 24, 1970 in New Orleans, LA.  She resided the past 15 years in Hammond, LA in a group home operated by Evergreen Life Services where she received excellent care and was part of the Billville Group...

Gloria Ann Houk

Gloria Ann Houk passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 80.  She was born on Tuesday, January 14, 1941 in Crooksvillle, Ohio to the late Robert Turner and the late Mildred Sloan King.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Gloria is survived by her children, Valerie Baham, Rhonda Knipe, and Jeffrey Houk; grandchildren,...

Rae Toney Mckenzie

Rae Toney McKenzie, a lifelong resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the age of 89. She was born on April 9, 1932, the daughter of the late Warren Wirley Toney and Nina Lee Toney. Rae was the owner of D and R drive-in restaurant in Ponchatoula for 35 years. She was well known for...

Virginia Trapen Guzzardo

Virginia Trapen Guzzardo, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, passed away at Richard Murphy Hospice House on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the age of 76. She was born on July 3, 1944, in Tickfaw, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Mike Trapen and Jennie Bonfiglio Trapen.

Virginia is survived by her husband of 57 years, Michael Guzzardo; daughters, Melinda Tynes (Preston) and Michele...

Wilfred "Wil" Stanislaus Cambre

Wilfred "Wil" Stanislaus Cambre, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away at Hammond Nursing Home on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the age of 84. He was born on August 29, 1936, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of the late Harry Stanislaus Cambre and Marie Beulah Duhe Cambre. Wil was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and a devout Christian.

Wil...