Ryals obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Ryals, Lela Picou        9 Jul 2006    Jul 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  7/9/2006

RYALS, LELA PICOU
Lela Picou Ryals, 66 years old, died Friday, July 7, 2006.  She was born
December 3, 1939. She was a homemaker, loving mother, wife and friend. She
was a native of Maurepas and resident of Ponchatoula.  She is survived by
her 3 daughters, Rose Ordoyne of Bogalusa, Vanessa Nicholson of Bogalusa,
Veronica & Paul Sandifer of Ponchatoula; brother, Horace Picou of Arkansas;
17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a very special friend, Deborah
Starns.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Tenny W. & Alzada Ballard
Picou Sr.; sister, Lorena Picou; 2 brothers, Joseph Picou & Tenny W. "Snow"
Picou Jr.  Friends and family will be received at Harry McKneely & Son
Funeral Home in Ponchatoula on Sunday, July 9, 2006 from 9 am until the
services begin at 2 pm.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Lela Picou Ryals Memorial Fund at Central Progressive Bank in Ponchatoula
for her children she lived with for 15 years, Areil, Joanna, Kari, Shanna,
and Tressa Sandifer. These were her wishes.  Interment will follow in the
Sand Hill Cemetery in Ponchatoula.  The family would like to give a special
thanks to Karen in ICU, who went beyond the call of duty.  

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