Darleene Mary Watkins Sharp  passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 83.  She was born on Monday, October 24, 1932, in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Lurline Kent Watkins and Charles Watkins.  She resided in Metairie, LA with her husband, Quentin for 53 years prior to moving to Ponchatoula in 2006.  She...

Carl Harold Huebner, 90, of Hattiesburg, died September 15, 2016, at his home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Hammond. Mr. Huebner was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He was a mechanical engineer at Vickers Aviation for 33 years and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He...

A family graveside service for Carolyn Reid Husted Shelton, 93, of Ponchatoula, formerly of Monroe, LA will be held at 10 am, Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Wetmore Cemetery, Ponchatoula, with Dr. David Cranford of First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula officiating under the direction of Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, LA. Mrs. Shelton died September 15, 2016, at...

Voncil Hudson McLaughlin , 96 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away  Sunday, September 11, 2016, in Corpus Christi, TX..

She was born on Saturday, October 18, 1919, in Troy, AL. Surviving are three daughters; Clara Smith (Will), Doris Harrison (Paul) and Martha Sanchez (Terran); ten grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Cecil Lamar “Shot” Watkins, 69, passed away at his home in Springfield, Louisiana on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 after a battle with cancer.

Shot was born October 15, 1946 in Ringgold, Mississippi. Shot served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. While in the Navy, he learned to work with hydraulics. After the war, Shot became an innovator...

Gerald B. "Jerry" Verburg passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at his residence in Hammond, Louisiana, following a long battle with cancer, at the age of 84.  He was born on Wednesday, December 9, 1931, and was a native of Hammond.  He lived most of his adult life in Metairie, LA and later, in Picayune, MS, where he lived...