Hemphill 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: Hemphill, Ernest, Jr. 28 Jan 2010 Jan 2010 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Frank Hugh, Sr. 24 Jun 1999 Jun 1999 Don Johnson Hemphill, James E. 21 Feb 2007 Feb 2007 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Joshua Paul 3 Nov 2004 Nov 2004 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Joel Douglas, Sr. 5 Sep 2005 Sep 2005 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Margaret Margie 19 May 2005 Jun 2005 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Ronald Alfred 7 Jan 2006 Jan 2006 Jerry Nelson Hemphill, Ruby Burton 2 Mar 2007 Mar 2007 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 1/28/2010 HEMPHILL, ERNEST, JR. Ernest "Smoke" Hemphill, Jr., 53, a native of Jackson, MS, and resident of Hammond, LA, died January 24 at his residence. Visitation will be at Sweet Home Baptist Church in Albany, LA, on Friday from 5-9p.m. The funeral will be at Sweet Home Baptist Church in Albany on Saturday at 11 a.m. Arrangements by N.A. James Funeral Home. He is survived by wife Dorothy Hemphill as well as parents Ernest Hemphill, Sr. and Narvella Hemphill. Survivors also include three daughters: Quwania "Shannia" Brown, Courtnie La'Nisha Hemphill, and Candis Dominique Hemphill. Survivors also include five sisters: Nell Hemphill, Sable Chester, Arntria Hemphill, Daphney Edwards and Denetria Hemphill. Survivors also include four brothers: Michael Hemphill, Willie Hemphill, Lorenzo Hemphill, and Avery Hemphill. He is preceded in death by brother Alvin Earl Henry, grandfather Wallace Clark, grandmother Rosa Mae Poole, aunt Clementine Smith, and two uncles- James Taylor and Williw Earl Clark. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 6/24/1999 HEMPHILL, FRANK HUGH, SR. A resident of Amite, he died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. He was 66 and a native of Kentwood. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Religious services at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by Brother Randall Garcia and Brother David Fortenberry. Interment in Amite Memorial Garden, Amite. Survived by wife, Ruby M. Hemphill, Amite; two daughters, Carol L. Tullos and Cindy M. Cuti, both of Amite; three sons, Frankie H. Hemphill, Tupelo, Miss., Jeffery S. Hemphill, Hammond, and Dannie W. Hemphill, Amite; a sister, Helen L. Hemphill, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Phillip C. Hemphill, New Orleans, and Steve Hemphill, Calif.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by father, Oscar Hemphill; mother, Addie Bell Hemphill; two sisters, Doris Stewart and Lillie Mae Ford; and a brother, Robert Hemphill. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 2/21/2007 HEMPHILL, JAMES E. James E. Hemphill, resident of Springfield and age 70, James E. Hemphill passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. James was retired from Ryder Transportation Service and a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by Lyndell Hemphill, Springfield; daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jimmy Palmer, Springfield; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Eddie & Melissa Hemphill, Springfield, Tim & Sissy Hemphill, Ponchatoula, Kenneth & Echo Hemphill, Independence; sister, Etta Davis, Albany, brother, Nolan Hemphill of Mississippi, 7 grandchildren and 4 step grandchildren. James was preceded in death by his grandson, Joshua Hemphill; sister, Katie Anthony and brother, Joel Hemphill. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hwy 190, west of Hammond on Friday, February 23 at 10:00 a.m. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home chapel Thursday, February 22, 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and again on Friday, beginning at 8:00 a.m. until the funeral service time of 10:00 a.m. Rev. J.C. Palmer will conduct the services. Interment will be in Springfield Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/3/2004 HEMPHILL, JOSHUA PAUL Springfield -- Joshua Paul Hemphill, 20, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at Meadowcrest Hospital, Gretna, as a result of a work related accident. He was a pipefitter. Survivors include his wife, Leslie Pedigo Hemphill of Springfield; his parents, Carol Lynn and Jimmy Palmer of Springfield; a brother, Austin Lamar Palmer of Springfield; his maternal grandparents, Lendell "Landry" and James Hemphill of Springfield; and his paternal grandparents, Jerrie and Shirley "Mitchell" Palmer of Hammond. Visitation will be Thursday at Geisler Funeral Home in Ponchatoula from 6 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. until the funeral at 10:30. Burial will follow in Springfield Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 9/5/2005 HEMPHILL, JOEL DOUGLAS, SR. "STUMP" A loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, he passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. He was 66, a native of Loranger and a resident of Zachary. He is survived by a son, Joel Douglas Hemphill Jr., Simmesport; three daughters, Candy Morgan, Lacombe, June Gallup, Zachary, and Dwauna Cleveland, Albany; sister, Etta Davis, Albany; two brothers, James Hemphill, Springfield, and Nolan Hemphill, Hernando, Miss.; 13 grand- children and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alcus and Annie Miller Hemphill; and two sisters, Annette Hemphill and Katie Anthony. Visitation will be at Geisler Funeral Home in Albany on Monday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. until funeral service at noon. Interment in Springfield Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 5/19/2005 HEMPHILL, MARGARET MARGIE A loving mother, grandmother and friend, she died at her home in Hammond on Tuesday, May 17, 2005. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day, and not to me only, but also to all who have loved His appearing." Timothy 4:7-8. She was born Sept. 26, 1949, in Hammond, the daughter of the late Joseph "Flossie" and Eloise Gatlin DePaula. She is survived by her son, Michael DePaula; daughter-in-law, Dawn Kropog DePaula; granddaughter, Brielle DePaula; grandson, Dylan DePaula; two sisters, JoAnn Breaux and Jodi Thorske; and three brothers, Greg DePaula, Sammy DePaula and Tommy DePaula. She was preceded in death by her husband, Scottie Hemphill; grandparents, Sam and Margaret Calcagno DePaula and Green and Ella Bigner Gatlin; and her brother, Ronnie DePaula. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Thursday, May 19, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting on Friday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. Religious service at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Hammond, at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment in Rose Memorial Park Cemetery, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 1/7/2006 HEMPHILL, RONALD ALFRED Ronald Alfred Hemphill died at 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was 21, a native of Dade City, Fla., and a resident of Kentwood. Visitation was at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, on Friday, Jan. 6, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Saturday from 8 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Brian Strickland. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. He is survived by his mother, Lisa Grice, Kentwood; father, Tommy Grice, Kentwood; fiancée, Lorraine Athey, Franklinton; sister, Felicia Godwin, Kentwood; son, Jessie Wayne Hemphill, Corinth, Miss.; grandparents, William and Joellon Godwin, Kentwood; grandmother, Dorothy Grice, Kentwood; numerous aunts and uncles including Cathy Brooks, Dorothy Lee and Monteen Castella, all of Kentwood, Billy Joseph Godwin, Corinth, William Neal Godwin, Brooksville, Fla., Johnny Knight, Nellington, Miss., and Lloyd Grice Jr., Harrisburg, Penn. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmy Terrell Hemphill; great-grandparents, Joe and Ellie Reagan; grandfather, Lloyd Grice; uncle, Stephen Godwin; and cousin, Roy Reagan. For more information go to http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/2/2007 HEMPHILL, RUBY BURTON Ruby Burton Hemphill died at 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite. She was 74, a native of Itawamba County, Miss., and resident of Amite. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, was on Thursday, March 1, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home on Friday from 11 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Mike Foster. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens. Survived by her two daughters, Carol L. Tullos and husband Terry, and Cindy M. Cuti and husband David, all of Amite; three sons, Frankie H. Hemphill and wife Brenda, Mooreville, Miss., Jeffery S. Hemphill and wife Judy, Hammond, and Dannie W. Hemphill, Roseland; two sisters, Pauline Swindle, Kentwood, and Helen Riding, Nettleton, Miss.; three brothers, Herman Burton, Red Bay, Ala., Sherman Burton, Nettleton, and Dennis Burton, Hamilton, Ala.; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Frank H. Hemphill Sr.; parents, Samuel and Bama Keeton Burton; and sister, Janette Tate. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/hemphill.txt