Garza obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Garza, Richard Casas           14 Apr 2003    Apr 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  4/14/2003

GARZA, RICHARD CASAS      
A resident of Hammond, he died Friday, April 11, 2003, at North Oaks Medical 
Center, Hammond. He was 74 and a native of Bracketville, Texas. Visitation at 
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. 
Visitation at First United Methodist Church, Ponchatoula, from 8:30 a.m. until 
religious service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Bob Deich. Interment 
in Sand Hill Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Angelina Flores Garza, Hammond; two 
daughters, Melba Garza, Hammond, and Mrs. Decuir (Nelda Garza) Hamilton, Baker; 
a son, Gerald Richard Garza, Hammond; a grandson, Jacob A. Garza, Baker; a 
sister, Ninfa Garza, San Antonio; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. 
Preceded in death by his parents, Emilio and Adelaide Casas Garza; a son, Sergio 
L. Garza; three sisters, Consuelo Lozano, Hortensia Montante and Margaret Ramos; 
and three brothers, Peter, Rudy and Gilbert Garza. He was a U.S. Marine Corps 
veteran of World War II and a retired master carpenter.  

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