Munsell obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Munsell, Charles L        19 Dec 2006    Dec 2006    Jerry Nelson
Munsell, Para Belle       30 Apr 2006    May 2006    Jerry Nelson 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  12/19/2006

MUNSELL, CHARLES L.
Charles Lee Munsell, 80, of Magnolia, Miss., and formerly of Amite, died on
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at McComb Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, McComb,
Miss. He was born Dec. 31, 1925, in Arlington, Ky. He was the son of
Charlie Roy Munsell and Dora Trafford Munsell. He was a retired telegrapher
with lllinois Central Railroad and worked for Mosler Safe Company. He was
also a retired self-employed truck driver. He was a member of Montpelier
United Methodist Church in Montpelier and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World
War II. His family referred to Mr. Munsell as a loving husband, father and
grandfather who cared deeply for his family. He loved the outdoors and
loved fishing and golf. He was preceded in death by his parents; first
wife, Barbara Jean Muscovalley Munsell; second wife, Para Belle Dykes
Munsell, who died in April of this year; brother, William Orville Munsell;
and two sisters, Mary Case and Anna Munsell. He is survived by five
children and their spouses, Steve and Luan Munsell of Denham Springs, Judy
and Twig Webb of Magnolia, Gene and Glenda Sharkey of McComb, Tim and Elsie
Sharkey of Kentwood, and Henry L. Cox of Amite; sister, Martha Jackson of
Paducah, Ky.; 15 grandchildren, Lacey Roebuck, Nathan Munsell and Jordan
Webb, all of Denham Springs, Russ Munsell and wife Misty of Watson, Shawn
Mulkey and wife Elizabeth of Shawnee, Kan., and Michael Mulkey of Baton
Rouge, Danny Sharkey and wife Kylie, Jessica Venable and husband Daniel,
Taylor Sharkey and Haileigh Sharkey, all of Kentwood, Becky Bowlin and
Katie Bowlin, both of McComb, Casey Bowlin and wife Kim of Long Beach,
Miss., Roger Cox of Pine Grove, and Farrell Cox of Jacksonville, Fla.;
three great-grandchildren, Hayden Rowland of Denham Springs, and Zöe and
Ian Mulkey of Shawnee; and numerous stepgreat-grandchildren. Visitation at
Jones Family Funeral Services in McComb on Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. and Wednesday from noon until service at 1 p.m., with Mr. Munsell's
son, Steve, officiating. Burial will be in Sharkey cemetery in Amite.
Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society, 130 Livingston Lane,
Jackson, MS 39213. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  4/30/2006

MUNSELL, PARA BELLE 
Para Belle Cox Sharkey Munsell, 75 and a resident of Amite, died Friday,
April 28, 2006, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was
the daughter of the late Austin H. Dykes and Octavia Watts Dykes. She was a
homemaker and for many years worked at Kellwood in Liberty, Miss. She was a
member of Montpelier United Methodist Church. She is survived by her
husband of 32 years, Charles Munsell of Amite; four sons and three
daughters-in-law, Gene and Glenda Sharkey of McComb, Miss., Tim and Elsie
Sharkey of Kentwood, Henry L. Cox of Amite and Steve and Luan Munsell of
Denham Springs; a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Twig Webb of Magnolia;
14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and numerous friends and
caretakers. Visitation will be Sunday, April 30, at Montpelier United
Methodist Church, Montpelier, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 
9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m., the Rev. Rand Guy and the Rev. Lewis M.
Morris Jr. officiating. Burial in Sharkey Cemetery in Amite. Memorials may
be made to St. Helena Parish Nursing Home Resident Care Fund, 32 N. Second
St., Greensburg, LA 70441 or the American Cancer Society of Greater New
Orleans c/o Ochsner Hospital. Catchings Funeral Home of McComb is in charge
of arrangements. 

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