Death Certificate of Ira Leonard Pardue, Jefferson and Jackson Parishes,Louisiana
File prepared and submitted by Deandra N. Pardue
Date: July 2003
1999
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STATE OF LOUISIANA CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
State File No. 11 - 159
Last name of Deceased: PARDUE
First Name: Ira
Second Name: L.
Date of Death: July 22, 1960
Hour: 4:20 P.M.
Sex: Male
Color or race: White
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Frankie CROSSLEY
Date of Birth of Deceased: July 20, 1904
Age of Deceased: 56 years, 2 days
Birthplace: Hodge, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Citizen of what Country: U.S.A.
Usual Occupation: Laborer
Kind of Industry or Business: Celotex Corporation
Was deceased ever in U.S. Armed Forces? No
Social Security Number: 417-16-6495
City, Town or Location: Gretna, Louisiana
Parish: Jefferson
Length of Stay in this Place: 8 years
Name of Hospital (if not in hospital give street address or location:1700 Pratt Street
Is place of death inside city limits? Yes
City or Town: Gretna Parish: Jefferson
State: Louisiana
Street Address: 1700 Pratt Street
Is residence inside city limits? Yes
Is residence on a farm? No
Name of father: John W. PARDUE
Birthplace of father: Jonesboro, Louisiana
Maiden Name of Mother: Emma SHADOWS
Birthplace of Mother: Jonesboro, Louisiana
Date of Signature (of informant - Mrs. Ira L. Pardue): July 23, 1960
Death was caused by: Shotgun wound of the neck with severance of rt. carotid, larynx and esophagus
Autopsy? No
Describe how injury occurred: Deceased shot himself - suicide
Injury occurred: not while at work
Place of injury: Home
Address of injury: Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Burial location: Garden of Memories, Airline Highway, Gretna, Louisiana
Funeral Home: West Side Funeral Homes, Inc. (signed Doris J. Brumfield)
Burial transit permit number: 26-81-(CO)