Obituaries:  Elven E. Ponder, Sabine Parish       P-536
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 14, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Judge Elven E. Ponder

  A retired 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, and a resident of
Baton Rouge, he died Sunday, August 4, 1996, at Our Lady of the
Lake Regional Medical Center. Visiting was at Green Oaks Funeral
Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., at 9 a.m., Tuesday, until religious
services in the chapel at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Don
McDowell, with Masonic services by Capitol Lodge No. 3991 F&AM.
Interment was in Green Oaks Memorial Park.

  Judge Ponder was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers;
and a sister.

  He is survived by his wife, Marie Ponder of Baton Rouge; three
sons, Michael, Warren, and Donald Ponder; three daughters-in-law,
Jennie, Suzan, and Suzanne; two sisters, Sylvia P. Early, and
Yvonne Virdum; two brothers, Merlin and Deward Ponder; eight
grandchildren, Casey, Kelly, Katey, Stuart, Elizabeth, Ashley,
Holly, and Donald Jr.

  He was 82, a native of Pleasant Hill, and a U.S. Air Force
veteran. He was a graduate of LSU Law School, and a member of
Capitol Lodge No. 3991 F&AM, Royal Order of Scotland, and 32nd
Degree Rites of F&AM.

  Pallbearers were Michael Cascio, Johnny Christ, Albert Harris,
L. J. Hymel, Joseph (Beau) Olinde, and J. W. Sessions.

  Honorary pallbearers were 1st Court of Appeals Judges, Charlie
Hardison, Bill Doran, Tickie Saia, Vernon Dupree, Malcolm
Ballard, Andre C. Broussard, Arnold Chauviere, Mike Baren, and
members of Capitol Lodge No. 3991 F&AM.

  The family requests memorials be made to Shriners Hospitals for
Crippled Children, Samford Avenue and Kings Highway, Shreveport,
La. 71103.