Jack Nicholas Yent, 75 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2016 in Hammond. He was born on September 1, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Frank and Gesena Yent.  Jack was always ready and willing to help anyone who needed it. He enjoyed life and loved the Smokey Mountains and going to car shows but...

Mr. Norman Gibson Rivers Jr., 66 years old of Amite, LA, passed away  Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, LA.

He was born on Wednesday, September 27, 1950, in Independence, LA,  son of the late Norman G., Sr. and Carrie Santangelo Rivers.

Mr. Rivers was retired from the Louisiana Department of  Transportation and Development as a  Highway Foreman...

William "Bill" Benedict Edwards passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016, surrounded by his family, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 66. He was born on Tuesday, September 5, 1950, in Hammond, Louisiana to the late Virginia Davis Edwards and Harold A. Edwards. He was a longtime resident of Hammond, Louisiana and a retired teacher with the Tangipahoa Parish...

Rebecca "Jane" Stegall Lauderdale passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 84. She was born on Saturday, December 26, 1931, in Smith County, Mississippi to the late Jessie Gay McClain Stegall and Vardaman James Stegall. She was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, who loved her...

Annie Mae Jenkins Vicknair, 73 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016. She was born May 21, 1943, in Ponchatoula.

Surviving are her 2 sons, David Vicknair and Robert and Patricia Vicknair; grandson, Jacob Vicknair; 2 step-grandchildren, Donald Martin and Elizabeth Mitchell; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Bobby and Thomas Jenkins; 3 sisters, Linda Prine,...

David Samuel Bennett, Sr. passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in Covington, Louisiana, at the age of 91. He was born on Wednesday, December 3, 1924, in California, Maryland to the late Virla Carr Bennett and EdwardBennett, and was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana. He was a United States Army Veteran of WWII and Korea and was a member of the Ironworkers Union Local...

James Hobson "Jimmy" Patterson, 78 years old of Springfield, Louisiana, passed away  Monday, November 7, 2016, at his residence.

Jimmy was born on Saturday, August 13, 1938, in Hammond. Jimmy loved his family, hunting and farming.

Surviving are daughters, Paulette Patterson and Tessa Marrie Hills; grandchildren, Kyle Hills, Dylan Hills,  Marrie Hills and Colt Patterson; great-grandchildren, Braxton Hunter Hills, Chandler Leigh Hills,...