Rheams 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: Rheams, Ara Mae 3 Nov 2004 Nov 2004 Jerry Nelson Rheams, Dorothy 30 Dec 2005 Jan 2006 Jerry Nelson Rheams, Ellis 22 Nov 2001 Dec 2001 Don Johnson Rheams, Ethel 20 Sep 2000 Oct 2000 Don Johnson Rheams, Jerry 4 Sep 2001 Sep 2001 Don Johnson Rheams, Russell S. 28 Jan 1999 Feb 1999 Don Johnson Rheams, Senovia 22 Feb 2001 Feb 2001 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/3/2004 RHEAMS, ARA MAE Ara Mae Rheams, 59, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. Survivors include one daughter, Felicia Butler of Denham Springs; four sons, Arthur Lee Smith and Mark Morris, both of Hammond, and Timothy Butler and Larry Butler, both of Denham Springs; six sisters, Juanita Smith of Modesto, Calif., Fannie Mae Wilson of Grand Rapids, Mich., Shirley Ruffin, Rose Mary Smith and Mary Wood, all of Los Angeles, and Lydia Smith of Gretna; and five brothers, Eugene Smith of Amite, Oliver Smith of Hammond, Roosevelt Young of Grand Rapids, Herbert Young of Los Angeles and Samuel Young of Ponchatoula. Her mother, Bessie Smith; her father, Arthur Smith; her brother, Eddie Smith; and her sister, Victoria Chaney, preceded her in death. Visitation will be Thursday at St. Joseph Baptist Church, Ponchatoula, from 5 p.m. until the Rev. Clarence Williams conducts the funeral at 7. Dismissal will be Friday at 11 a.m., and burial will be at Ponchatoula Cemetery. Richardson Funeal Home, Hammond, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 12/30/2005 RHEAMS, DOROTHY "DOT" A native of French Settlement, she departed this life Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at The Guest House, Baton Rouge. She was 67. Visiting at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, on Friday, Dec. 30, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Religious service in the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m., conducted by David Henderson, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church. Interment in Whitehall Cemetery, Whitehall. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann Steib of Milwaukee; brother, the Rev. Larry Rheams of Robert; sister, Mary Agnes Scott of Hammond; and a host of other relatives and friends. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/22/2001 RHEAMS, ELLIS Ellis Rheams, 37, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001, at his home. He was a native of Independence. He is survived by his wife, Jewell Rheams of Hammond; three daughters, Ashely, Crystal and Brittney Rheams, all of Hammond; one son, Ellis Rheams Jr. of Hammond; four sisters, Ruby Rheams and Helen Rheams, both of Hammond; Geraldine Rheams of Atlanta and Eloise Rheams of Detroit; and one brother, Wiley Rheams of Detroit. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiley and Lubertha Rheams; two brothers, Jerry Rheams and Lawrence Hickerson; and one sister, Deloise Rheams. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, from 9 a.m. until Joel White conducts the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/20/2000 RHEAMS, ETHEL Eunice - Ethel Rheams, 76, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Eunice Community Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Gary Rheams, French Settlement, Everett Rheams, Watson; daughter, Sheila Rheams Fontenot, Eunice; sister, Agnes Bouquet, Eunice; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her husband, Nolan T. Rheams, preceded her in death. The Rev. Glen Howie conducted the funeral this afternoon at University Baptist Church and burial was in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Ardoin's Funeral Home, Eunice, was in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/4/2001 RHEAMS, JERRY An employee of Gerry Lane Buick of Baton Rouge and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at Earl K. Long Medical Center. He was 45 and native of Ponchatoula. Visiting at Pentecostal One-Way Holiness, 46482 Chapman Road, Ponchatoula, Bishop James Ellis, pastor, from 9 a.m. Wednesday until religious services at 11 a.m., conducted by Bishop Larry Rheams. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by three daughters, Anntionette and Brandy Lewis, both of Osyka, Miss., and Latasha Lewis of Ponchatoula; five sisters, Ruby and Helena Rheams, both of Hammond, Albertha and his twin Geraldine Rheams, both of Marietta, Ga., and Elorise June Jones of Benton Harbor, Mich.; an aunt, Lucy Graten of Ponchatoula; two brothers, Wiley Rheams Jr. of Benton Harbor, and Ellis Jewell Rheams of Albany; a devoted friend, Abraham Bradford of Marietta; three grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a brother. Pallbearers will be family members. Daigre-Southern Funeral Home, 389-1002 in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 1/28/1999 RHEAMS, RUSSELL S. A resident of Hammond, he died at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 81 and a native of New Orleans. He was a veteran of World War II. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. Friday. Religious services at Church of the Incarnation-Episcopal, Amite, at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Don Campbell and the Rev. Ralph Kimble. Interment in Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Miss. Survived by wife, Lorraine Begeman Rheams; a son, a daughter, a stepdaughter and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, William Woodard Rheams and Thomasine Warner Rheams. He was a member of the Masonic order, past master of Kadosh, 32nd degree KCCH, a Shriner, a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star and a devoted member of the Episcopal church. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 2/22/2001 RHEAMS, SENOVIA Senovia Rheams, 89, died Feb. 16, 2001, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Bayou Goula, a member of the St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church Daughter of the Universal-Ashton, Ponchatoula. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Agnes Rheams Scott of Hammond and Dorothy Rheams of Gonzales; one son, Larry Rheams of Hammond; 22 grand- children, 52 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bunion Rheams, five daughters and nine sons. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond. The Rev. Gerald Shelvin will conduct the funeral at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Baptist Church, Ponchatoula. Dismissal will be Saturday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in White Hall Cemetery, White Hall. ***************************************************************************