Dokes obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Dokes, Charles               25 Jun 2001    Jul 2001    Don Johnson
Dokes, Robert                 9 May 2004    May 2004    Jerry Nelson   

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  6/25/2001

DOKES, CHARLES 
Roseland - Charles Dokes, 47, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at North Oaks
Medical Center, Hammond. He is survived by his wife, Lavern Dokes of
Roseland; one son, Charles Romalis Dokes of Roseland; one daughter, Natosha
Dokes of Hammond; one sister, Linda Faye Lane of Memphis, Tenn.; four
brothers, Larry Dokes, Michael Jackson, Raymond Jackson and Ronald Jackson,
all of Roseland; his father, William H. Johnson of Roseland; five half-
sisters and four half-brothers and two grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his mother, Oral Lee Dokes; and his grandparents. Visitation will
be Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite. The Rev.
Larry Lucas will conduct the funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Turner Chapel
AME Church, and burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery, Kentwood. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  5/9/2004

DOKES, ROBERT
Robert Dokes, 47, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, at North Oaks Medical Center.  A 
native of Independence, Dokes was a truck driver.  He is survived by his wife, 
Lawanika Carr Dokes of Hammond; two daughters, Yoshia Conerly and Mia Carter, 
both of Hammond; three sons, Jevuria Carr, Marion Carr and Delmarkua Dokes, all 
of Hammond; four sisters, Lucinda Seaberry of Kenner, Wanda R. Jackson and 
Adriene Jackson, both of Hammond, and Tondra Jackson of Gaithersburg, Md.; three 
brothers Ronald, Michael and Timothy Jackson of Hammond; and his father, Isom 
Jackson of Hammond.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Hilda Mae Dokes.
Visitation will be Monday at Mount Vernon Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until the 
Rev. Dr. Samuel Brown conducts the funeral at 11. Burial will be at Holly 
Gardens Cemetery.