Graves obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Graves, Alfred Ray, Sr. 16 Nov 2007 Nov 2007 Jerry Nelson Graves, Billie James 1 Jul 2002 Aug 2002 Don Johnson Graves, Donald Lynn, Sr. 20 Sep 2000 Sep 2000 Don Johnson Graves, Eivia Navarre 30 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jerry Nelson Graves, Gwendolyn Turnage 21 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 Jerry Nelson Graves, Hezzie William Jun 2013 Jerry Nelson Graves, Jo Ann Atkinson 28 Nov 2006 Dec 2006 Jerry Nelson Graves, John H., Jr. 2 Jul 2004 Jul 2004 Jerry Nelson Graves, Marcy Bennett 10 Oct 2008 Oct 2008 Jerry Nelson Graves, Martina 12 Dec 2003 Jan 2004 Don Johnson Graves, Perry 16 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 Jerry Nelson Graves, Velma C. 29 Oct 2004 Nov 2004 Jerry Nelson Graves, Willie Mae 16 Oct 2010 Oct 2010 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 11/16/2007 GRAVES, ALFRED RAY, SR. A native and resident of Amite, he died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, in New Orleans. He was 56. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Walker. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens. Survived by his wife, Barbara Graves and her mother, Lucille G. Sharp, both of Amite; four daughters, Dorothy Graves Coplin, Gonzales, Katie Hopson, Kentwood, Stacy Graves Lambert, Amite, and Becky Schibler Cooper, Mandeville; two sons, Alfred Ray Graves Jr., Amite, and Charles Goodwin Schibler II, Gretna; sister, Juanita Graves Battles, Amite; and 13 grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Carl F. Graves Sr. and Lila Smith Graves; brother, Carl Graves Jr.; and first wife, Josephine Marcus Graves. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 7/01/2002 GRAVES, BILLIE JAMES HOUSTON - Billie James Graves, 63, died Saturday, June 29, 2002, at his residence after a brief battle with colon cancer. He was a native of Smackover, Ark., served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965 and retired from IBM after 27 years. Survivors include his wife, Ursla Dianne Davies; two sons, Steven, Christopher; one half-brother, Charles French; two half- sisters, Elizabeth Widener and Melissa Patrick; and seven grandchildren. His parents, Robert Lee Graves and Ola Irene "Peggy" Landrum, preceded him in death as did his stepfather, William Hanson French; a half-brother, Rickey French; and his oldest son, Billie James Graves II. A graveside service with military honors will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Davies Cemetery, Ponchatoula. Jeter Memorial Funeral Home, Friendswood, Texas, was in charge of arrangements in Texas. Local arrangements are with Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/20/2000 GRAVES, DONALD LYNN, SR. At age 62, he died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, of a heart attack in Kenner. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of 24 years and also retired from the National Weather Service. He was an active member of Pine Ridge United Methodist Church. He was a native of Toledo, Ohio, and a resident of Pine Ridge. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at Pine Ridge United Methodist Church, Pine Ridge, from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday,conducted by the Rev. Clinton P. Lovell and the Rev. Eddie Morgan. Interment in Pine Ridge Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Linda Rae Longnecker Graves, Pine Ridge; three sons and daughters-in-law, Donald II and Cheryl Graves, Covington, Dane and Monta Graves, Albany, and Derrick and Jan Graves, Osyka, Miss.; and a daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Ky Collette, Kentwood. He was a loving, supportive and active grandfather to Donnie, Chris and Mary Graves, Barbie, Mikey, Davey and Beckie Graves, Jessica, Daniel and Dustin Graves and Katie, Kyle and Karlie Collette. He is also survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Karen Graves, Swanton, Ohio, Wayne and Noreen Graves, Louisville, Ky., and Carl and Carole Graves, Waterville, Ohio; and a sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Ralph Beaverson, Winnemeg, Ohio. Preceded in death by his father, Donald M. Graves; mother, Helen E. Graves; a brother, Thomas Graves; and a sister, Jane Brown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pine Ridge United Methodist Youth, c/o Mark McElveen, 429 Evie Road, Kentwood, LA 70444. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/30/2007 GRAVES, EIVIA NAVARRE Mrs. Eivia Navarre Graves, 83 years old of Independence, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007 in North Oaks Medical Center. She was born on Tuesday, March 4, 1924 in Napoleonville, daughter of the late Clement and Sedonia Perk Navarre. Surviving are her son, Alex St. Romain Jr.; two grand- children, Alex Joseph St. Romain, Kelly Perrin; five great-grandchildren; brother, Lawrence Navarre and a sister, Laura Prine. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Alex St. Romain Sr.; second husband, Frank Bates; third husband, Ray Buddy Graves; four brothers, Frank, Ernest, Clarence and Clement Navarre; sister, Clara Adams. Friends will be received Friday, November 30, 2007 from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm and on Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 8:00 am until the religious service begins at 10:00 am at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond. Interment will follow in the Stevens Cemetery in Independence. Condolences may be e-mailed to: condolence@bell south.net / subject line: Graves. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 12/21/2011 GRAVES, GWENDOLYN TURNAGE Mrs. Gwendolyn Turnage Graves, age 73, of Wadesboro, LA passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. She was born Dec. 28, 1937, in New Orleans and was a loving and wonderful mother. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Hezzie "Bill" William Graves; 3 children: son, Hiram "Billy" Graves, son & daughter-in-law, Jason and Tammy Mitchell Graves, daughter, Rachelle Graves; 4 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; sister, Melba Rousseau Brown and brother, Ike Turnage. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hiram Celestine "Sugar Holmes" Turnage and Lille Lewis Rousseau Turnage; brother, Mervin Rousseau; sister, Alvinia Rousseau; brother, Teaurlin Turnage; twin brother, Wendolyn Turnage. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 20, 2011 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula and will continue on Wednesday after 8 a.m. Funeral Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Wetmore Cemetery in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. A guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, LA GRAVES, HEZZIE WILLIAM Hezzie "Bill" William Graves, 77 years old of McComb, Mississippi, passed away, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Temple, Georgia. He was born on Saturday, August 22, 1935, in Lexie, MS, son of the late Howard R. Graves and the late Sarah Elizabeth Lee Graves. Surviving are son, Hiram "Billy" Graves, son & daughter-in-law, Jason and Tammy Mitchell Graves, daughter, Rachelle Graves, 4 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and brother, Ford Graves. He is preceded in death by wife of 57 years, Gwendolyn Turnage Graves, brothers, Jessie Graves and Seth Graves, sisters, Rosa Lee Graves Savoy, Wilda Graves and Della Graves. Friends will be received Friday, May 31, 2013 from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home - Ponchatoula. Services will be held at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home - Ponchatoula, Friday, May 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow in the Wetmore Cemetery Ponchatoula, Louisiana. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/28/2006 GRAVES, JO ANN ATKINSON Age 55, a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Jo Ann passed away Sunday, November 26, 2006 at North Oaks Medical Center. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church in Albany. She is survived by her mother, Jewel Atkinson; 3 daughters, Theresa Delatte Sohm, Karen Renee' Barcia and Dawn Michelle Moss, all of Hammond. She is also survived by 4 sisters, Kathy Morgan, Dorothy Owens & Jeanette Smith, all of Hammond and Betty Parsons of Tennessee; 4 brothers, Robert Atkinson, Jr., Hammond; Jackie Atkinson, Kuwait, John Atkinson, Virginia and Steve Atkinson of Mississippi. She was blessed with 13 grandchildren, Robert Raborn, Matthew Raborn, Beau Raborn, Austin Sohm and Hanah Sohm, all of Springfield; Benjamin Delatte, Jr., Kristin Delatte and Bradley Delatte, all of Ponchatoula; Hunter Wayne Moss, Danica Renee' Moss and Haley Yvonne Moss, all of Loranger; Ashley Loryn DeWitt of Pennsylvania and Molly Alexandra Barca of Hammond. Jo Ann's son, Benjamin Leon Delatte, Sr. and her father, Robert Eloied Atkinson, Sr. preceded her in death. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, 12012 Hwy 190 West in Hammond on Wednesday, November 29 at 2:00 p.m. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home chapel from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 28 and again on Wednesday beginning at 12:00 noon until the service time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 7/2/2004 GRAVES, JOHN H., JR. A laborer and a resident and native of Baton Rouge, he died Monday, June 28, 2004, at 4:30 p.m. at Earl K. Long Medical Center. He was 36. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home, 7221 Plank Road, from noon Saturday, July 3, 2004, until religious service at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Dr. Leo Cyrus Jr. and the Rev. Juan Porter. Interment in Zachary Public Cemetery. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Levana Lawson and Frederick Lawson, Washington, D.C.; a daughter, Jessica Danielle Foster, Seattle; a son, Antonio Terrell Foster, Seattle; a sister, Lyvonne Lawson, Washington, D.C.; a brother, Frederick Lawson, Washington, D.C.; uncles, Norman Toles and John Toles, both of Baton Rouge, Alonzo Toles, Rosedale, and Leon Curry, Baton Rouge; aunts, Anna Toles, Gloria Young and Mattie Morris, all of Oakland, Calif., Ruby Adams, Independence, Hilda Grimes, New Orleans, and Carolyn Graves, Baton Rouge; a great-aunt, Mary Harriel, Baton Rouge; a great-uncle, Curtis E. Knighten Sr., Baton Rouge; paternal grandmother, Mary E. Knighten Graves; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Edna Toles; maternal grandfather, Henry Toles; paternal great-grandmother, Earnestine Knighten-White; father, John H. Graves Sr.; and uncles, Henry, Alton and Norwood Toles. Honorary pallbearers are Thomas Haynes and Myron Fortune. He attended St. Mary Baptist Church. He was baptized at an early age at New Hope Baptist Church and attended services with his grandmother. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 10/10/2008 GRAVES, MARCY BENNETT In Loving Memory September 20, 1951 - October 6, 2008 "Rejoice in my life and not in my death" Marcy Graves, a former Hammond resident, died October 6, 2008, at her home in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. She is survived by her husband, Johnny; 2 daughters, Brandy and Shannon; 2 sons, Roy and Chandler; her parents, Thelma and Boyce; 2 sisters, Lora and Karen; 1 brother, Ron; 3 nephews, Dion, Brian, Kris; 1 niece, Lindsey; and 6 grandchildren, Ariel, Jessica, Brooklyn, Kaitlyn, James Connor and Jameson. Private arrangements have been made for immediate family and close friends. Donations to "Hospice of the Emerald Coast," 131 E. Redstone Ave., Suite 110, Crestview, Fla. 32529 or the "American Cancer Society" have been requested in lieu of flowers. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 12/12/2003 GRAVES, MARTINA Center in New Orleans. She is survived by six sons, Marvin, Milton, David, Dewitt, Melvin Graves, all of New Orleans, and Narvin Graves of Chicago; six daughters, Verline Howard and Earline Calander, both of New Orleans, and Ella Ruth Simmon and Helen Barne, both of Tacoma, Washington; and 41 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Lula Robertson; her husband, Luther Graves; and two sons, Richard Graves and Freddrick Graves. The Rev. Jerome Warner will conduct the funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Hazel Creek Baptist Church, Warnerton. Burial will be in the Greater Hazel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 6/16/2012 GRAVES, PERRY Perry Graves, 60, native of Franklinton and resident of Ponchatoula, passed away on June 13, 2012, at North Oaks Medical Center. He leaves to cherish his memories two daughters, Avarone Pines and Aisha Gibbs; one son, Ashanti Graves; a sister, Diane Covington; and two brothers; Derrick and Bruce Graves. He also leaves seven grandchildren and host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elgin and Marshall Graves, and his brother, Micheal. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at New Zion Baptist Church in Ponchatoula from 9 a.m. until the start of funeral services at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Sweet Home Cemetery in Franklinton, LA. N. A. James Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please sign the guestbook at www.NAJamesFH.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 10/29/2004 GRAVES, VELMA C. Amite -- Velma C. Graves, 70, died at her home Monday, Oct. 25, 2004. A native of Greensburg, she is survived by her sons, the Rev. Larry Graves of Dallas, Michael Stanley, Donald and Melford Graves, all of Amite, Christopher Graves of Independence, Eric Graves of Slidell, Sylvester Graves of Birmingham, Ala., and Herbert Graves of Detroit; her daughters, Ruby Graves Carr of Amite, Levoria G. Batiste of Independence, Debra G. Gray of Slidell and Willie Mae Graves Kendricks of Detroit; her sisters, Pinkey Mae Muse and Hazel Simmons, both of Hammond, and Edna Welch of Baton Rouge; her brothers, Matthew Brown of Amite and Paul Brown of New Orleans; 31 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her parents, Alonzo and Lovie Brown; a son, Richard Graves; and her husband, Richard Graves Sr., preceded her in death. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Larry Graves Sr. will conduct the funeral Saturday at noon at Emanuel Baptist Church, and burial will follow at the church cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/16/2010 GRAVES, WILLIE MAE A resident of Greensburg, she died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was born March 10, 1922, in Amite and was 88 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 17, and from 10 a.m. until religious services at noon on Monday, conducted by the Rev. Mark Robinson. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite. Survived by two daughters, Linda Graves Cutrer, Amite, and Catherine M. Courtney, Bossier City; son, Charles Wayne Graves, Amite, 10 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Graves; parents, Marley and Arry Mapes Pittman; granddaughter, Donna Lynn Courtney Tilli; two sisters and three brothers. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/graves.txt