Death Certificate of Ira Leonard Pardue, Jefferson and Jackson Parishes, Louisiana File prepared and submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Deandra N. Pardue - deanne@i-55.com, July 1998. Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ 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) # # #