Alfred Wesley Cook, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 84.  He was born on Monday, November 18, 1935 in Santa Rosa, California to the late Florence and Alfred Wesley Cook Sr.  He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Alfred is survived by his children, Craig Cook (Wendy), April Clark (Jim), and Mike...

Owen Joseph Ockman Sr., age 68, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born on Saturday, November 17, 1951, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Marcel Ockman and Rita Trosclair Ockman. Owen enjoyed life and loved fishing, LSU football, eating crab legs, history, national geographic and going to the...

Huey Paul Harrell Jr. passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 63.  He was born on Monday, November 4, 1957 in Covington, Louisiana to the late Jennie and Huey Paul Harrell, Sr.  He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Huey is survived by his wife, Virgie P. Harrell; son, Izayah Harrell; step-son, Jason Cutrer...

Shane Keith Ratliff went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at the age of 40.  He was born on Sunday, September 7, 1980 in Hammond, Louisiana.  Shane always wore a smile on his face and never met a stranger.  He volunteered at both Eighth Ward Volunteer Fire Department and Kentwood Volunteer Fire Department.  He assisted helping...

Colonel James “Jim” Newton Wasson, also known as Woody, and Miss Deborah “Debbie” David Wasson (Mrs. James N. Wasson) died at their home in Loranger, Louisiana. Colonel Wasson died on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 and Mrs. Wasson died on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020. Colonel Wasson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 4, 1952. He is the son of...

Chase was born September 10, 1998 in Covington and passed away November 1, 2020 in Ponchatoula.  He was 22 years old. He was a 2016 graduate of Ponchatoula High School where he was a passionate member of the ROTC.  He enjoyed playing Airsoft and was known in Ponchatoula as “the shoe man”.  Chase is survived by his parents, Tiffany Daw...

Lela Mae Oliphant Cooper passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, at the age of 92. She was born on Friday, January 6, 1928, in Chenal, Louisiana. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Lela is survived by her 4 daughters, Janet DeArmond (Earl), Bobbie Aguillard (Billy), Kathy Lee (George), and Melanie Brown, son-in-law Dan Jacobsen; 15 grandchildren, Rob DeArmond, Jason...

Dustin Joshua Hoffman, of Independence, Louisiana, passed away at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at the age of 34. He was born on September 27, 1986, in Independence, Louisiana and worked for Canal Barge Company for over ten years. Dustin was a friendly and fun-loving person who you could always depend on to lift your...

Dottis Athlea Mathews Wheat, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away at Heritage Health Care in Hammond on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at the age of 86. She was born on July 4, 1934, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Clarence William Mathews and Katie Robertson Mathews Clark.

“Dot”, “Athlea” or “Ethel” was a person who enjoyed the simple things...