Diamond obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Diamond, Collins             18 Jul 2002    Aug 2002    Don Johnson   
Diamond, Lee, Sr.            11 Nov 2004    Nov 2004    Jerry Nelson
Diamond, Ronnie I.           24 Oct 2003    Oct 2003    Don Johnson
Diamond, Shirley Holloway    25 Oct 2001    Nov 2001    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  7/18/2002

DIAMOND, COLLINS 
Kentwood - Collins Diamond, a 77-year-old native and resident of Kentwood,
died Sunday, July 14, 2002, at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center,
Independence. Survivors include four sisters, Clay Bell of Kentwood, Virgie
Thomas of Amite, Georgia Knighten of Amite, and Carrie Diamond of Beaumont,
Texas. His parents were Jim and Elizabeth Diamond. Two sons, Robert Lee and
Jimmy Diamond, also preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Richardson
Funeral Home, Amite, Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Alton Strickland will
conduct the funeral at Spring Creek Baptist Church, Kentwood, Saturday at
11 a.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  11/11/2004

DIAMOND, LEE SR.
Kentwood -- Lee Diamond Sr., 79, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at Kentwood
Manor Nursing Home.  A native of Kentwood, he is survived by four sons, Lee
Diamond Jr. of Baton Rouge, Stanley and Troy Diamond, both of Independence,
and Willie Diamond of Kentwood; three daughters, Eddie Jean Diamond of New
Orleans, Malinda and Gloria Diamond, both of Kentwood; 14 grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his
wife, Dicedine Diamond; four brothers and three sisters.  Visitation will
be Friday night at Richardson's Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 to 8. The Rev.
Elton Strickland will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at Spring
Creek Baptist Church, and burial will follow at the church cemetery.

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  10/24/2003

DIAMOND, RONNIE I. 
Amite - Visitation will continue tonight until 9 p.m. at Angelic Funeral
Home in Roseland for Ronnie I. Diamond. Diamond, 32, died Sunday, Oct. 19,
2003. He was a barber. He is survived by his mother, Carrie Diamond of
Beaumont, Texas; six sisters, Dawn Diamond, Nicole Diamond, Mary Wilson,
Catherine Freddie, Sirta Fay Dyson, all of Beaumont, and Lisa Burton of
Amite; two brothers, Corey Diamond and Odell Dyson, both of Beaumont. He
was preceded in death by his father, James Powell; his grandfather, Jimmie
Diamond; and his grandmother, Cressie Walls Diamond. The Rev. Francis
Williams will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at Butler's AME Zion
Church, Amite. Burial will be in Butler's Cemetery, Amite. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  10/25/2001

DIAMOND, SHIRLEY HOLLOWAY 
Kentwood - Shirley Holloway Diamond, 58, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, at her
home. She was a native of Greensburg. She is survived by one son, Nathan
Diamond of Kentwood; four daughters, Irma Diamond, Samantha Diamond and
Nikissa Diamond, all of Kentwood, and Sharmaine Hypolite of Garland, Texas;
one sister, Karen Diamond of Kentwood; and one brother, Mark Diamond of
Kentwood; and her mother, Irma Belle Diamond of Kentwood; and 10 grand-
children. She was preceded in death by her father, Nathan Diamond; grand-
mothers, Lillian Holloway and Cressie Diamond; and grandfathers, Tony
Bickham and Clay Diamond. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson's Funeral
Home, Amite, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Lee Allen Pounds will conduct the
funeral Saturday at Sweethome Baptist Church, Kentwood, at 1 p.m., and
burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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