Fitzmorris obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Fitzmorris, Paul Earl, Sr.    9 Oct 2002    Nov 2002    Don Johnson
Fitzmorris, S. Newman         9 Mar 2003    Mar 2003    Don Johnson
Fitzmorris, Wallace A.       24 Jul 2000    Aug 2000    Don Johnson 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  10/9/2002

FITZMORRIS, PAUL EARL SR. 
Covington - Paul Earl Fitzmorris Sr., 80, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002. He was a 
native and resident of St. Tammany Parish. He is survived by four sons, Paul E. 
Fitzmorris Jr., Joseph Wayne Fitzmorris, Felder F. Fitzmorris and James Russell 
Fitzmorris; two daughters, Carolyn Fitzmorris Dupont and Brenda Fitzmorris 
Forester; one sister, Peggy Blackwell; 11 grandchildren and four great-grand-
children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ella Fairburn Fitzmorris; one 
sister, Lucy Tisdale; and four brothers, Bob, Marvin, Johnny and Coleman 
Fitzmorris. Visitation will be today at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, 
from 7 to 10 p.m. The funeral will be Thursday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in 
Bruhl Cemetery. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  3/9/2003

FITZMORRIS, S. NEWMAN "GRAMP"
A resident of Ponchatoula, he died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home. He was 83 
and a native of Covington. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 
Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visitation at First United Methodist 
Church, Ponchatoula, from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Monday, 
conducted by the Rev. Bob Deich. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by 
his wife, Louise "Lou" Ragan Fitzmorris, Ponchatoula; two sisters, Gilda Jenkins, 
Bush, and Mary Jenkins, Covington; a brother, William "Bill" Fitzmorris, 
Covington; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. 
Preceded in death by his parents, Deed and Nettie Brumfield Fitzmorris; and a 
brother, Joseph D. Fitzmorris. He was a former Ponchatoula city councilman and a 
board member, board adviser and past president (1991-1993) of the Ponchatoula 
Chamber of Commerce. He also served as the chamber's representative on the 
Strawberry Festival board, was the 1996 Citizen of the Year, and was a life 
member of the Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department. He was serving as president 
of the committee for a permanent veteran's memorial in Ponchatoula. He was a 
U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 47, 
Ponchatoula. Gramp was a member of First United Methodist Church, having served 
on the finance and church building committees and as youth councilor for 11 
years, past president of administration board, Sunday school teacher, member of 
Methodist Men's Club, lay leader, Layman of the Year and delegate to Louisiana 
Conference. He was co-owner of S&F Auto Parts, Ponchatoula, Hammond, 
Independence and Covington. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to 
First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 545, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 or 
Ponchatoula Veterans Memorial Fund.  
 
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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  7/24/2000

FITZMORRIS, WALLACE A.
Covington - Wallace A. "Pete" Fitzmorris, 67, died Saturday, July 22, 2000.  He 
was a native and resident of Covington.  Survivors include his children, Keli 
Fitzmorris, Rebecca F. Root and Michael E. Fitzmorris, as well as a sister, 
Jennie F. Oalman, and two grandchildren.  His siblings, Avery, Alton, Leonard, 
Benny, Eddie and Frederick Fitzmorris, Juliette Willette, Lillie Mae Fauntleroy 
and Helen Williams, preceded him in death.  Visitation will be Thursday from 6 
to 10 p.m. and Friday from noon until the funeral at 2 p.m. at E.J. Fielding 
Funeral Home, Covington.  Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family 
prefers donations to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, P.O. Box 6965, 
Metairie, 70009-6965.

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