Melvin Arlee Mitchell, 73 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, went to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 2, 2018, surrounded by his family at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born on Sunday, October 15, 1944, in Vincennes, Indiana to Robert Arlee and Dorothy Stella Mitchell. On September 10, 1964 he married Shirley Jones with whom he was...

Melvin Vining, a resident of Bedico, was born June 7, 1942, to Robert Erving and Mamie Inez Vining. Melvin passed away on November 6, 2021 at home surrounded by family at the age of 79. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend to many. Melvin had a big heart and never met a stranger. When he entered...

Melvin J. Monson, 79 years old, of Independence, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Hammond Nursing Home. He was born on December 20, 1939, in Port Arthur,Texas.

Melvin was preceded in death by his wife, Cora Monson; and parents, Arthur Joseph Monson and Ivy Reona Hughes.

He is survived by his children, Arthur Monson, Ivy Howard, Karen Lewis...

Melvin L. Richard

Melvin L. Richard of Whitehall, La passed away at home on March 18, 2022 at the age of 75, after a battle with peritoneal mesothelioma.

He was a retired teacher and coach in Tangipahoa and Livingston Parishes and a beef cattle farmer to the very end.  Melvin was a long time member of the Louisiana Cattleman’s Association.  He loved...

Laurecia "Laurie" Crayton Sherman, 78 years old, died at North Oaks Hospital on October 7, 2019. She was born in Hammond, Louisiana, and lived in Albany.She was a lifetime Louisiana Notary and the best automobile title clerk in the state, many of her customers said. She started working with car dealerships and automobile titles in the early 1960s and worked...

Mercedes Lorraine Cambas Reilly Barbay was welcomed into the open arms of our merciful and loving Heavenly Father on Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the age of 98. Mercy was born in New Orleans on January 17, 1921, to the parents she lost as a child, the late Lydia and Charles Cambas. Her late Aunt Laura and Uncle Arthur Guillot...

Mercedes Lynn "Sadie" Wollam Holley, age 24 of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was born on Thursday, September 15, 1994, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Mercedes is survived by her husband, William "Popeye" Holley; her children, Tristen Johnson, Jr., Shelby Woolam, Jazmin Holley, and Sam Holley; parents, Joseph and April Guillory; father,...

Merdis Virginia Mickenheim passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 79.  She was born on Wednesday, July 7, 1937 to the late Virginia Booth and the late William Robertson.  She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Merdis is survived by her daughter, Nancy  Mickenheim; sons, Gerald E. Sticker, and Ted A. Sticker and his...

Meredith Ariail Ohler, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away at St. Tammany Parish Hospital on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the age of 63. She was born on Thursday, January 23, 1958, in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of the late John B. and Mary Frances Hornsby Ariail.

Meredith had a free spirit and enjoyed life to the fullest. She had an infectious...

Mettie Marie Rider Copes, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6, 2017, in Loranger, Louisiana, at the age of 66.  She was born on Sunday, November 19, 1950, in Epps, Louisiana to the late Mary Marie Brewer Rider and the late Daniel Boone Rider.  She was a resident of Loranger.

Mettie is survived by her...