LAURA BURRELL Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

10 Nov 2005


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November 04. 2005 12:12PM

Laura Burrell						[Photo]

Laura W. Burrell, 87, a native and resident of Thibodaux, died Oct. 26, 2005.

Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Moses Baptist Church in Thibodaux. A 
religious service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with burial at 
the church cemetery.

She is survived by her daughters Lynn B. Jackson, Martha B. Jones, and June B. 
Price of Thibodaux and Annie B. Milline of Decatur, Ga.; sons James S. Burrell 
Sr of San Francisco and Raymond Burrell of Decatur, Ga.; Johnel Johnson, a 
devoted nephew she raised as a son; sisters Georgette Johnson of Thibodaux and 
Mercedes W. Brown and Samantha Williams of Baton Rouge; devoted friend Martha 
Lee of Thibodaux; and devoted loved ones Bobbie Hamilton, Alvis and Debra 
Washington and Johnny Hamilton; 16 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Burrell Sr.; parents Alphonse 
and Anna Pharagood Williams; sons Johnny Burrell Jr., and Frank D. Burrell; 
sisters Thelma Williams, Alma Shanklin, Theresa W. Canter, and Omae W. 
Richardson; brothers Herman William and John C. Williams; and one granddaughter.

Kennedy Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.