Raby obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Raby, Bernice Smith     1 May 2011    May 2011    Jerry Nelson
Raby, Ola Foxx         30 Sep 2011    Oct 2011    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/1/2011

RABY, BERNICE SMITH
Mrs. Bernice Smith Raby, 86, a native of Chicago, a former resident of 
Baton Rouge and a resident of Hammond, went home to be with the Lord on 
Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Bernice S. Raby confessed and accepted Christ at 
an early age and was baptized at Sixty-Aid Baptist Church by the Rev. 
Willie Pitcher Sr., pastor. Bernice S. Raby was a member of Shiloh 
Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of the Rev. Charles T. 
Smith. She served on the Deaconess Board for many years. Bernice S. Raby's 
favorite scripture was Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd." She was a 
Christian woman who lived a holy and righteous life. Bernice S. Raby 
reared her children in the ways of the Lord, and invested her life in her 
family. Her grandchildren considered it an honor to call her Big Mama, and 
she always told them to "be good." To cherish her memory, she leaves 
behind her three daughters and a son-in-law, Elnora B. and James Smith, of 
Daly City, Calif.; Jeanetta R. Lands, of Baton Rouge; and Renetta R. 
Leverett, of Hammond; a son, John A. Bell, of Rex, Ga.; godson, Felton 
Coleman Jr., of Baton Rouge; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Clifford
Smith, Edward and Gwen Smith and Ulysses Smith, all of Baton Rouge; four 
grandchildren, Shannon B. Walker and husband Robert, of Baker; Christina A. 
Leverett and Courtney A. Leverett, both of Hammond; and Jontavious A. Bell, 
of Rex; four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; and two 
sisters-in-law, Carrie Bashful and Mattie Williams.  Bernice was preceded 
in death by her husband, Samuel Raby; parents, Ulysses B. Smith and Elnora 
S. Smith; and a sister, Francis Smith. She is also survived by nieces and 
nephews; and a special caretaker, Elaine Smith, of Hammond. Services will 
be held at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 185 Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive, 
Charles T. Smith, pastor, on Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m., officiated by the 
Rev. Clee E. Lowe. Dismissal services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. 
Interment will be held in Rose Memorial Park Cemetery in Hammond. Services 
entrusted to Desselle Funeral Home of Baton Rouge.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  9/30/2011

RABY, OLA FOXX
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at age 60. 
Visiting at Greater Sixty Aid Baptist Church, 665 Gardere Lane, on 
Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted 
by the Rev. James R. Barrett, Sr. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Survived by 
her husband, Herman F. Raby; two daughters, Madelyn Beatty and husband 
Carlos, of Houston, and Tonya Stelly and husband Herman, of Gonzales; five 
sisters, Esther Dixon, Diane Stewart and Glenda Foxx, all of Baton Rouge, 
Alma Jean Allen, of White Castle, and Joyce Boatner, of Hammond; two 
brothers, Joseph Thomas and wife Carol, of Plaquemine, and Johnny Foxx, of 
Bayou Goula; three grandchildren, Madison and McKenzi Stelly, of Gonzales, 
and Cameron Beatty, of Houston; and a host of other relatives and friends. 
Special thanks to Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital, Baton Rouge General Medical 
Center-Bluebonnet ICU, Dr. Gerald Milletello and Dr. Hollis O'Neal and his 
staff. Preceded in death by her parents and a sister. Arrangements 
entrusted to Grant's Westside Funeral Services, 1151 Louisiana Ave., Port 
Allen, (225) 383-2001.

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