Dr. Louis Byron “Speedy” Fournier, PhD

Louis (Lou) “Speedy” Fournier, 76, a New Orleans native and former resident of Ponchatoula, died June 3, 2019, at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA, due to complications arising from a stroke.

Lou was born on January 11, 1943, to parents Louis Joseph Fournier and Irene Jeanette (Meyers) Fournier.  The gift of a used chemistry...

Constantina “Tena” Frisella Gore passed away at the age of 95 at her daughter-in-law’s home where she was cared for in Robert, Louisiana on June 2, 2019. She was raised on a farm in Grand Calliou, Louisiana by her parents Guiseppe Frisella and Rosa Grasso, one of thirteen children. She was known as “Monie” to her family. She enjoyed growing...

Annebert B. Ory, age 96 of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Summerfield Senior Living Center in Hammond. She was born on Friday, August 25, 1922, in Mingolsheim, Germany to Friedrich Robert and Karolina Leitzig Bender. Annebert loved to volunteer and following her retirement as a Professor at Southeastern Louisiana University, volunteered for several years at...

Longtime Hammond resident Marie Wiza Wilcox,age 99, died in Arden, NC on January 4, 2019. Born in Milwaukee, Marie was an accomplished musician, winning first in a Wisconsin state oboe competition when she was a teenager during the Great Depression. She was a member of the Milwaukee Young People's Orchestra, where she met her husband, James H. Wilcox.Following World War...

Ernest Dvorak, a resident of Holden, LA, passed away on June 03, 2019 at Post-Acute Medical Specialty Hospital of Hammond.  He was born May 20, 1945 in Petersburg, VA and was 74 years of age.  Ernest was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he was honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant.  He retired from Honeywell in Geismar,...

Stacey Lyn Fletcher Myers, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at North Oaks Medical Center at the age of 46. She was born on October 23, 1972, in Hammond, Louisiana.

Stacey is survived by her loving husband of 14 years, Anthony "Tony" Myers; children, Autumn Olivia Myers, Alora Dannon Thompson, and Tab Osbourne "Ozzy" Thompson; mother, Cecilia...

Peter Luke  Bentivegna  Sr. passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 90.  He was born on Tuesday, August 7, 1928 to the late Lena Rotolo and the late Luke Bentivegna.  He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

Peter is survived by his wife, Marilyn  Edwards Domiano Bentivegna, daughters, Sandra Pierre, Carol Payne, Sherri Bentivegna,...

Verna May Gatlin passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 73.  She was born on Sunday, March 24, 1946 in Hammond, Louisiana to the late Juanita Prevost and the late Vernon Hoover Sr.  She was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

Verna is survived by her husband, David Keith Gatlin; sons, Jamie and Joshua Gatlin;...

Huey Pierce Husser, 85, of Ponchatoula, recognized as one of Southeastern Louisiana University’s most acclaimed football players, passed away peacefully at the Richard Murphy Hospice House on May 28.

Husser, born Nov. 25, 1933, was an all-state end at Ponchatoula High School where he lettered in both football and basketball.  At Southeastern, he lettered in football for four years.  He was...

Ricky L. Crain, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away suddenly in his home on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at the age of 62. He was born on Thursday, June 14, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Dr. James Larry and Jean Etta Lott Crain. Ricky went to Southeastern Louisiana University where his father, Dr. J. Larry Crain, presented him with his...