Flowers obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Name,  date of obit,  date submitted,  submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by:

Flowers, Melvin C.         7 Jul 2003    Jul 2003    Don Johnson
Flowers, Patsy            23 Feb 2007    Feb 2007    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  7/7/2003

FLOWERS, MELVIN C.      
Retired from the finance industry, he went to be with our Lord at 8:40 
a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2003, at Tangi Pines Nursing Home in Amite. He was 
69, born in Pineville, Ala., and a resident of Ponchatoula. Visiting at 
Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday 
and in the chapel from 9 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 
conducted by the Rev. Greg Carroll. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. 
He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Patsy Shepherd Flowers of 
Ponchatoula; a daughter, Cynthia Newsom and husband Thomas of Walker; two 
sons, Frank Flowers and wife Tammy of Pumpkin Center and David Flowers of 
Shreveport; two sisters, Lois Tee and Janice Cooper, both of Mobile, Ala.; 
and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. He was 
a member of the Assembly of God Church.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/23/2007

FLOWERS, PATSY "MERE" 
Patsy "Mere" Flowers, a resident of Walker and a former resident of
Ponchatoula, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at North Oaks Medical Center in
Hammond. She was 72 and a native of Sunflower County, Miss. Visitation at
Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., was on Thursday, Feb. 22, from
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home chapel on Friday from
1 p.m. until religious service at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Greg Carrol
officiating. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survivors include her
daughter, Cindy Rockwell Newsom and husband Tom of Walker; two sons, Frank
Flowers and wife Tammy of Hammond/Ponchatoula, and David Flowers of
Shreveport; two brothers, Bill Israel of Atlanta and Steve Israel of
Mobile, Ala.; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Melvin C. Flowers. 

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