Covington obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Covington, Grover Lee Apr 1995 Aug 2005 JohnK Wright IV Covington, Henry Brown 25 Jun 2003 Aug 2005 JohnK Wright IV Covington, Jimmy 6 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 Jerry Nelson Covington, Nannie Mae 5 Feb 2005 Feb 2005 Jerry Nelson Covington, Sarah Bridges 22 Jan 2007 Jan 2007 Jerry Nelson Covington, Tony Carroll 24 May 2012 May 2012 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published about: Apr 1995 COVINGTON, GROVER LEE Died Sunday, April 16, 1995, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was a native of Kentwood and a resident of Hammond. He was Chief Judge of Court of Appeal, First Circuit; formerly Judge 21st Judicial District. special assistant attorney general, assistant district attorney, municipal attorney for Kentwood, Tangipahoa and Roseland, and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting was held at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, with Masonic services at 7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home 8 to 10:40 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at First United Methodist Church, Hammond, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Charles Humphreys. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by wife, Beverly Burns Covington, Hammond; a son, Gregory Covington, Oakland, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. James (Lisa) Kennedy, Amite, Mrs. JohnK (Michelle) Wright V, Carlisle Burracks, Pa., Marci Covington, Carlisle Burracks; a stepson, Chad Turner, Atlanta; two brothers, Henry Brown and Leslie Covington; and eight grandchildren. He was a life member of the American Legion, attended University of North Carolina and Cornell, with special naval courses at Harvard, received batchelor and law degrees from Tulane, was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hammond, and various civic, service, professional and fraternal organizations, including Hammond Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow), Louisiana Judiciary Commisison and former chairman, former cubmaster, Boy Scouts of America, charter member and past president Tangipahoa Parish Chamber of Commerce, past president of Kentwood Chamber of Commerce and Kentwood Rotary Club, Mason, member of Spring Creek Lodge No. 184 and Triumph Lodge No. 422, F&AM, the Scottish Rite Bodies No. 33 IGH, the York Rite Bodies Red Cross of Constantine, Jerusalem Temple, Al Azar Grotto, honorary life member, Legion of Honor, Order of DeMolay for Boys, former member board of directors, Masonic Home for Children and board of trustees of the Masonic Home Educational 'Foundation, and was past grand master of Masons in Louisiana in 1971. Honorary pallbearers are Alon L. Wall, James D. Johnson Jr., Stanley P. Lemoine, active and retired Judges of the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, and Judges and member of the Bar of the 20th, 21st and 22nd Judicial Districts, officers of the Grand Lodge of the state of Louisiana and all past grand masters Free and Accepted Masons. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, First United Methodist Church, Hammond, or to a charity of choice. *************************************************************************** Obituary published: June 25, 2003 COVINGTON, HENRY BROWN Brandon Henry Brown Covington, 88, retired president of Covington & Associates, died Monday, June 23, 2003, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation is 12 noon today at St. Columb's Episcopal Church until the 1 p.m. memorial service. Committal will follow in the Church Columbarium. Mark Seepe Funeral Home of Jackson is handling arrangements. A native of Kentwood, Louisiana, Mr. Covington was a graduate of Kentwood High School. He attended Louisiana State University with a football scholarship. Mr. Covington was past president of Martin School Equipment and an active communicant of St. Columb's Episcopal Church where he taught Sunday school. At 72 he opened his own business, Covington & Associates and worked there until he retired at 83. He loved his work; it was his passion and his life. He was a loyal supporter of Education in Mississippi. He was an avid reader, and loved war history and anything about trains. He called everybody "brother". Henry believed in getting the best education possible and hard, hard work. He loved his family and children. His eight brothers and one son Norman Henry Covington preceded him in death. Wife of 32 years Gwyan Turnage Covington of Brandon; children, Tina Covington Williams of San Antonio, Texas, Shellie Sills (Joe) Williams of Yazoo City, Vernon Douglas (Becky) Sills, Jr. of Crestview, Fla., Gigi Sills (David) Buck of Jackson; grandchildren, Hank Covington of Memphis, Tenn., Jordan Williams, Lauren Williams of San Antonio, Texas, Tripp Sills of Ormond Beach, Amanda Sills of Gainesville, Fla., Georgia (Nick) Olier of Brandon, Tara Buck and Rowdy Buck of Jackson survive him. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries, 450 Towne Center Blvd., Ridgeland, MS 39157, or St. Columb's Episcopal Church, 550 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/6/2012 COVINGTON, JIMMY "JONES" Age 66, a native of Hammond and resident of Albany, Jimmy passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012 at his residence. He was a boiler maker and proudly served our country in the U.S. Army. Jimmy leaves behind his wife of 25 years, Rhonda Covington; children, Lisa Covington Duffy and husband Lamar, Sumer Largent, Stephen Largent, along with his grandchildren, Jessi Lee Stafford, Shayne Largent, Stephen Largent, Shylynn Largent, Sheena Norred, Seanna Largent, Seth Largent, Sophie Largent, Brandon Kindle and Chelsea Cassica. He is also survived by his sister, Patricia Branton and husband Tommy; brother, Michael Covington and wife Mary, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Jimmy in death were his brother, Carl Covington; parents, Daniel Esray Covington and Mary Efferson Decota. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, west of Hammond, on Friday, October 5, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a masonic service at 8:00 p.m., and again on Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Ben Stratton will officiate the services and interment will follow in Blood River Baptist Church Cemetery. Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 2/5/2005 COVINGTON, NANNIE MAE A longtime resident of Kentwood, she died at 11:13 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. She was 95, born May 11, 1909, in St. Helena Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 9 a.m. Saturday until religious service at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Percy Frazier. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald A. Covington, Kentwood, and James E. Covington and Melba Stewart Covington, both of Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, James Steven Covington, Michael Neil Covington and Janet Alise Rockforte; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Carl Covington; parents, Marshall E. and Sara Day Foster; two brothers, Julius Foster and Jessie Foster; and a sister, Mecia Foster Raiford. She was a longtime member of Kentwood United Methodist Church and was retired from the Tangipahoa Parish School Food Association. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 1/22/2007 COVINGTON, SANDRA BRIDGES "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10. Sandra Bridges Covington passed away at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at her home in Greensburg. She was 59 and a native of Magnolia, Miss. Visitation at First United Methodist Church, Amite, on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 11:30 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Brady Whitton. Interment in Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Reggie Covington, Greensburg; daughter, Laura Lynne Covington, Greensburg; two sons and a daughter- in-law, Todd and Jamie Covington, Kentwood, and Rick Covington, Pearl River; granddaughter, Hannah Claire Covington, Kentwood; sister, Lynne Spears, Kentwood; brother and sister-in-law, Barry and Wanda Bridges, Kentwood; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dick and Libby Covington, Amite; nieces and nephews, Brent and Dawn Covington, and Brian Covington, all of Amite, Bryan Spears, New York, Britney Spears, Los Angeles, Jamie Lynn Spears, Kentwood, Kevin Bridges, Boston, and Brittany Leonard, Blake Leonard, Barret Bridges and Blaine Bridges, all of Kentwood; and special friend, Kathy Bridges, Amite. She was preceded in death by her father, Barney O. Bridges; and mother, Lillian Portell Bridges. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 596, Amite, LA 70422 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Attn: Memorial and Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Thank you, Mama, for your wonderful support, guidance and love. We appreciate and admire the mother and wife you were, and love you dearly. Arrangements by McKneely Funeral Home, Amite. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 5/24/2012 COVINGTON, TONY CARROLL Tony Carroll Covington, 63 years old of Hammond, La., passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at North Oaks Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, April 7, 1949, in Hammond, son of the late Tony Carl Covington and the late Ruby Mae Foster Covington. Surviving are wife, Dale Starkey Covington, daughter & son-in-law, Pam and John Stout, daughter, Tonia Covington and fiance Brian Peterson, grandchild and spouse, Katie and Seth Sexton, grand- children, John Benjamin Stout and Bekah Stout, sister, Mavis Jordan. He is preceded in death by infant daughter and brother, D.C. Covington. Memorial service will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Albany. The family has request that donation can be make to Bethlehem Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 29350 S. Montpelier St., Albany, La. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/covington.txt