Obituaries

Isaiah Jalil Culpepper

Isaiah Jalil Culpepper

Jul 2, 2011

Isaiah Jalil Culpepper, newborn, of Picayune passed away Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Highland Community Hospital. A graveside service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at New Palestine Church Cemetery. He is survived by his parents Jonathan Culpepper of Picayune and Jennifer Stockstill of Picayune; Maternal grandparents James "Water bug" Stockstill and Lisa Stockstill of Picayune.

Parthenia Haggard James

Parthenia Haggard James

Jun 27, 2011

Parthenia Haggard James, age 65, of Picayune passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 in Gulfport, Mississippi. A Memorial Service will be held at Resurrection Life on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. with Sylvia Diggs officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Parthenia was a member of Eastern Star, a nurse's aid at Slidell Memorial...

Mario Lombardo

Mario Lombardo

Jun 19, 2011

Mario Lombardo, age 51, of New Orleans passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. A memorial service will be held at a later date. He is survived by one daughter, Nicole Lombardo of Port Barre, Louisiana ; one brother, Deano Lombardo of Scott, Louisiana; four sisters, Josie Black of Picayune, Belinda Sykes of Slidell, Maria Troscalir of Hammond...

Margaret Marie Bowers

Margaret Marie Bowers

Jun 12, 2011

Margaret Marie Bowers, age 94, of Picayune passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at her residence. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Picayune, funeral service at 4:00 p.m. with Father Mike Snyder officiating, with burial following at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Margaret was born in...

Emile Anthony Picarella

Emile Anthony Picarella

Jun 8, 2011

Emile Anthony Picarella, age 55, of Picayune passed away Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Resurrection Life Church followed by Funeral Services at 11:00 a.m. with Bro. Allen Hickman officiating. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories on Airline Drive in Metairie,...

Raymon Sheridan Corey

Raymon Sheridan Corey

Jun 7, 2011

Raymon Sheridan Corey, age 79, of Picayune passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at his residence. Visitation will be Friday, June 10, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with services at 12:00 noon. Burial will follow at New Palestine Cemetery. Raymon was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, past member of the Picayune Jaycees,...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Jun 6, 2011

Robert "Mickey" Smith, age 47, of Picayune passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 at his residence. A Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at New Palestine Cemetery with Bro. Wayne Rice officiating. Mickey was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he was a MP during the Persian Gulf War. He was a...

Alexander Sharp

Alexander Sharp

Jun 5, 2011

Alexander Sharp, Jr., age 77, of Carriere passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 at his residence. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 9, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Picayune Funeral Home Chapel with Funeral Services at Sharp Chapel Church in Bush, LA at 1:00 p.m. with Bro. Allen Hickman officiating. Alexander moved to Carriere from New Orleans...

Matthew Victor Johnson

Matthew Victor Johnson

Jun 3, 2011

Matthew Victor Johnson, age 47, of Chalmette passed away at his residence on June 3, 2011. A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Schaeffer's Restaurant on Robert Road in Slidell. Matthew was born in New Orleans, was a resident of Chalmette for fourteen years, and was a Catholic. He is...

Vera Nevel Brewer

Vera Nevel Brewer

May 30, 2011

Vera N. Brewer, age 93, of Picayune passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, June 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with Father Michael Snyder officiating. Vera was a New Orleans school teacher and owned Lacombe Street Nursery and Kindergarten in New Orleans and Ozona...

Charles W. Bourgeois

Charles W. Bourgeois

May 19, 2011

Charles W. Bourgeois Sr., age 76, of Carriere passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his residence. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Picayune Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., funeral services at 1:00 p.m. with burial following at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Bro James Reeves will be officiating. Charles was a veteran of the United...

Baby Simmons

Baby Simmons

May 19, 2011

Baby Simmons, newborn, of Carriere passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Ochsner Hospital in New Orleans. A Graveside service will be held Monday, May 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Burgetown Cemetery with Bro. Raymond Garcia officiating. Baby Simmons is survived by parents, James Buford Simmons and Shelley Penton Simmons of Carriere, one brother Hunter Simmons, one sister Layla...

Brian Eugene Strickland

Brian Eugene Strickland

May 17, 2011

Brian Eugene Strickland, age 49, of Picayune passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at his residence. Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011 at New Bethel Full Gospel Church from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. with Bro. Orean Spence officiating. Brian was a construction worker with Marine Concrete and a Christian. He moved to Mississippi from New Orleans...

Frederick J. Winter

Frederick J. Winter

May 14, 2011

Frederick J. Winter, age 81, of Picayune passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Highland Community Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Frederick was a veteran of the United States Army. He moved to Picayune six years ago from Monticello, Mississippi. He is survived by his wife Ericka Winter of Picayune; three sons, James M....

Shirley Colleen Batzli

Shirley Colleen Batzli

May 9, 2011

Shirley Colleen Batzli, age 77, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at Highland Community Hospital in Picayune, Mississippi. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Shirley was born in Fillmore, Illinois and moved to Mississippi 57 years ago. She is survived by her husband Timothy J. Batzli, one son Timothy Jason Batzli of...

Salvadore Robert Lamonte

Salvadore Robert Lamonte

May 9, 2011

Salvadore Robert Lamonte Sr., age 75, of Picayune passed away Monday, May 9, 2011. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 13, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., funeral services at 3:00 p.m. at Picayune Funeral Home with burial following at Memorial Gardens. Salvadore was born in New Orleans and moved to Picayune from Metairie twenty one years...

Michael Charles Shean

Michael Charles Shean

Apr 29, 2011

Michael Charles Shean, age 66, of Carriere, Mississippi passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at Highland Community Hospital in Picayune. A private Catholic service will be held for the family at a later date. Michael was born in San Francisco, California and his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at age 9. He was a graduate of the University of...

Sarah Nell Mcneese

Sarah Nell Mcneese

Apr 19, 2011

Sarah Nell McNeese, age 91, of Carriere passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Highland Community Hospital. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. McNeese moved here from New Orleans thirty years ago. She was a home maker, and a member of First Baptist Church of Picayune. She is survived by two sons, John C. McNeese of...

George Albert Berry

George Albert Berry

Apr 15, 2011

George Albert Berry, age 89, passed away Friday, April 15, 2011. He was born in New Orleans, LA., attended LSU, and was a graduate of Tulane University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He lived in New Orleans, LA, Tampa, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Atlanta, GA, and Rome, GA. He also spent ten years in Saudi...

Rita Neumann Woessner

Rita Neumann Woessner

Apr 12, 2011

Rita N. Woessner, age 90, departed her earthly body on April 12, 2011. She went to be with her Creator and rejoin her previously departed husband, William F. Woessner, Sr. They were married for sixty years. She also joins her parents Max and Elizabeth Neumann, her siblings Emelda Ainsworth, Maxine Gallagher, Louis Neumann Sr., and Dorothy Williams. She is survived...