Vonda Marie Straus, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, formally of Bull Head, AZ. passed away at North Oaks Medical Center on Friday, August 14, 2020, at the age of 60. She was born on Tuesday, July 12, 1960, in San Bernardino, California. She was a member of Life Tabernacle Church in East Baton Rouge, she was involved with  Beacon Behavioral Health, She...

Vonnie "Sis" Byers, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at the age of 88. She was born on March 24, 1932, in Bedico, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Lawrence S. Byers and Mary Jenkins Byers. Vonnie graduated from Ponchatoula High School and went on to Business College in Baton Rouge. She...

W. Kohlmann Myers passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at his home in Robert, Louisiana at the age of 77.  He was born on February 29, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Lora Cooper Myers and the late T. S. Myers.  Kohlmann was the owner of Kohlmann Myers Construction for 17 years. He was very hardworking and...

W.M. “Bill” Reid, Sr. was born August 31, 1933, in Amite, LA to the late Byron B. and Calvnease Baham Reid, and passed away at his home in Ponchatoula March 5, 2023, surrounded by his family.  Bill was a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer II and a retired truck driver.  He is survived by his children, Sandra Betterton (Alan),...

Wallace Hewes West passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 75.  He was born on Sunday, February 1, 1942 in Gulfport, Mississippi to the late Annie Mae Holland and the late Sidney Elmer West.  He was a resident of Loranger, Louisiana.

Wallace is survived by his two daughters, Rhonda Kruebbe and her husband Robert,...

Wallace Joseph Parent Jr. passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 81.  He was born on Saturday, April 25, 1936 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Wallace was an Eagle Scout and a veteran of the United States Air Force.

Wallace is survived by his 2 sons, Michael Joseph Parent and David Wallace Parent; 3 daughters,...

Walter Barzenick, 98, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, October 4, 2021 in Hammond, LA. He was born November 28, 1922 in Maywood, IL to the late Akzerina “Katie” Barzenick (Bocharnikov) and Alexander Barzenick (Bocharnikov) of Russia.

In 1950, Walter moved to Hammond and began his 51 year teaching career at Southeastern Louisiana University. He had a full...

Dr. Walter Butler, age 92, joined his beloved wife and many other loved ones in heaven on Monday, November 13th.  He was born in Centerville, Mississippi on March 25, 1925, and raised in Jones County. He married his precious Annie Pearl Smith on February 24, 1950. They were married 57 years before her death in 2007. He was preceded in...

Walter Hiram Allen III died at his home in Independence, Louisiana, on Thursday, March 19, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born on June 19, 1946, he was a life-long resident of Independence and served his country with honor in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

He was preceded in death by his father, Hiram Allen II; his mother, Lynn...

Walter Lee Parker Sr. passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 89.  He was born on Thursday, February 23, 1928 in Springfield, Louisiana to the late Irene Lee Corbin Parker and the late Benjamin Franklin Parker.  He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Walt was a proud veteran of the United States Navy having...