Saturday evening, Mr. Edward Joseph Baroni, affectionately known to all as Ed, courageously passed away after suffering complications of long term effects of Agent Orange. He was 75.

Ed was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his parents - the late Joseph and Beatrice Baroni, three siblings Joe, JoAnn, and Debbie, and his son little...

Harold Joseph Ard, age 90 of Loranger, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Oak Park Village in Hammond. He was born on May 7, 1930, and lived a very active life until about four months ago when illness set in. He was a farmer and a truck driver who loved horses and loved being outdoors. He was a...

Elsie Motichek Morgan passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in Greensburg, Louisiana, at the age of 79.  She was born on Friday, May 9, 1941 in Madisonville, Louisiana to the late Marie Wager and Peter Motichek.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Elsie is survived by her daughter, Donna Morgan; sisters, Inez Motichek and Rose Hesson; and brothers, Frank...

Richard Hobbs Seale was born on November 22, 1954 and died at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond on September 26, 2020 after a lengthy illness.   He was 65 years old. Richard was the youngest of four children born to Thomas Jay Seale, Jr. and Marianne Gulley Seale.  

Richard graduated from Hammond High School in 1972 and attended Southeastern Louisiana...

Elizabeth Ann Blanchette Meyers, 89 years old, a resident of Watson, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.  She was born on Thursday, January 22, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas.  

Elizabeth is survived by a sister, Melba Blachette Frank, two sons, Ornold C. Meyers, Jr. and David J. Meyers, and a daughter, Jenet Meyers Goff; three grandsons, Stephan M. Goff,...

Cecil Lee (Cooper) Dowden, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away at home on Friday, September 25, 2020, at the age of 38. He was born on October 25, 1981, in Hammond, Louisiana.

Cecil is survived by his children who he loved more than anything, Justin, Aiden, Cole, Brandon and Delaney; mother, Cynthia B. Higgins; father, Carlos W. Cooper; adopted father, Carl Dowden;...

Linda Dell Coates Threeton  passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, in Livingston, Louisiana, at the age of 72.  She was born on Sunday, July 4, 1948 in Hammond, Louisiana to the late Juanita Daniels Coates and Hollis Coates.  She was a resident of Springfield, Louisiana.

Linda is survived by her children, Jarhett Threeton and his wife Janet, Adam Threeton and...

Amelia Louise Alfonso  passed away on Monday, September 21, 2020, in Husser, Louisiana, at the age of 90.  She was born on Tuesday, February 11, 1930 in Hammond, Louisiana to the late Irmalea Benton and William W. Starkey.  She was a resident of Husser, Louisiana.

Amelia is survived by one daughter, RoseAnn Alfonso Strate; two grandchildren, Trey Strate and William Strate;...

Anthony Leroy Murray, age 50, of Loranger, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born on Thursday, June 11, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Anthony Albrecht and Janice Potter. Anthony loved working on cars and was a master mechanic, he enjoyed life and also loved basketball, fishing, mud riding...

James "Travis" Barnes, age 73, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at Richard Murphy Hospice House in Hammond with his family by his side. He was born on Thursday, June 26, 1947, in Hammond, Louisiana, to James Wallace Barnes and Emma Core Barnes. Travis enjoyed life and loved hunting, fishing, playing Wahoo, board games, tending to...