McElveen 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: McElveen, Garland E. 3 Nov 2008 Nov 2008 Jerry Nelson McElveen, Nathan Joe 15 Jan 2009 Jan 2009 Jerry Nelson McElveen, Ophelia Varnado 17 Oct 2008 Oct 2008 Jerry Nelson ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 11/3/2008 McELVEEN, GARLAND E. A resident of McComb, Miss., he died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at Aston Court in McComb. He was 86 and a native of Kentwood. He was a retired postmaster and a veteran. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, on Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Don Bassett and the Rev. Howard Brister. Interment in East Fork Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by two daughters, Terri Easley and husband Donnie, Baton Rouge, and Ramona McElveen York and husband Daniel, Roseland; sister-in-law, Elsie McElveen; three grandsons, Trey Easley, Dustin Easley and Austin York; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, John W. and Lady Simmons McElveen; brothers, Hewlitt, Clyde, Gordon, Pete and David McElveen; and sisters, Jesse Belle McElveen and Hilda Strickland. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 1/15/2009 McELVEEN, NATHAN JOE Nathan Joe McElveen a devoted husband, father, grandfather & brother was born October 16, 1945 and passed away surrounded by his family at 1:40 PM, Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at his residence in Kentwood. He was 63 and a native of Washington Parish. He loved the outdoors and playing pranks on any & everybody at any given time. His children, grandchildren & foster children defined his life completely. Joe is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Judy Langford McElveen, Kentwood; 3 daughters Debbie McElveen Simeon, and husband Luke, Kentwood, Sonia McElveen Blalock and husband, Jeremy, Kentwood & Jeanine "Jeannie" McElveen, Natchitoches, LA; 3 sons, Michael McElveen, and wife, Jennifer, John "Jay" McElveen, and wife Rachel, Kentwood, & Will McElveen, Kentwood; 2 sisters, Bonnie Brabham, Kentwood & Annie Pevey, and husband Wilson, Pine Grove; 2 brothers, Gaylon McElveen, Mt. Hermon & Truman McElveen, and wife Anna, Mt. Hermon; brother-in-law, Bobby Langford, Kentwood; sister-in-law, Beth Potts, and husband, Dennis, New Orleans; 11 grandchildren, Riley, Hannah, Brodie, Dawson, Anthony, Jayde, Emily, Brayden, Julianah, Lathan & Sawyer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilmer & Eunice Duncan McElveen; a sister, Virginia Strickland; & sister-in-law, Mavis Sue McElveen. Visitation will be held at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and at the Mt. Hermon United Pentecostal Church, Mt. Hermon, on Thursday, January 15, 2009 from 9:00 AM until Religious Service at the church at 10:00 AM with Rev. Randall Garcia & Rev. Gene Simpkins officiating. Interment in the Mt. Hermon United Pentecostal Church Cemetery. An on-line Guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy-16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 10/17/2008 McELVEEN, OPHELIA VARNADO A resident of Denham Springs, she died at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge at age 94. Funeral service at Crain Funeral Home, Franklinton, on Friday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. Interment in Jenkins Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish. ******************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/mcelveen.txt