Kerr 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: Kerr, J. F. 6 Apr 1951 Nov 2006 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 4/6/1951 KERR, J. F. The reading of a will by his attorney changed the funeral and burial plans of the family of J. F. Kerr, who died March 29, at his home between Hammond and Ponchatoula. He was 82 and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral notices had been displayed in Ponchatoula; his attorney in Salem, OH upon reading the will discovered that he wished to be buried in his native city of Salem. The remains left Hammond Saturday accompanied by the widow and other relatives and burial took place Monday in Salem. He served in France during World War 1 and was a member of the American Legion of Hammond. He leaves his widow and several relatives in Ponchatoula and Hammond. ***************************************************************************