Seals 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: Seals, Aldrich H., Sr. 21 Nov 2008 Nov 2008 Jerry Nelson Seals, Charles Travis 8 Apr 2004 Apr 2004 Jerry Nelson Seals, Dorothy 20 Jun 2000 Jul 2000 Don Johnson Seals, Early 18 Sep 2001 Sep 2001 Don Johnson Seals, Geraldine 31 Aug 2000 Sep 2000 Don Johnson Seals, Jacqueline 5 Jan 2001 Jan 2001 Don Johnson Seals, Leola Williams 25 Dec 2003 Jan 2004 Don Johnson Seals, Lizzie Mae Burton 21 Feb 2002 Feb 2002 Don Johnson Seals, Smiley 18 May 2003 May 2003 Don Johnson Seals, Tressie Mae Dykes 19 Aug 2000 Aug 2000 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 11/21/2008 SEALS, ALDRICH H., SR. "COACH" Aldrich H. Seals Sr. passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. He was the beloved father and father-in-law of Reginald and Shauna and Aldrich Jr. and Kim. He was a native of Ponchatoula and a resident of Hammond. He was a member of the U.S. Army and served in Korea and was a retired schoolteacher with the Tangipahoa Parish public school system. After retirement, he worked with HUD's Quad Area project. He coached sports and was involved in the Zemurray Community Center in Hammond. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service at Tasker's Chapel AME Church, 220 W. Ash St., Ponchatoula, on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m. Visitation on Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, 407 N.A. James Drive, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 4/8/2004 SEALS, CHARLES TRAVIS Kentwood - Retired truck driver and a member of Sunlight Baptist Church, Charles Travis Seals, 53, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He is survived by two sons, Jason Seals and Eric Seals, both of Kentwood; one grandchild; two brothers, David Seals of Pine and Casey Seals of Tylertown, Miss.; six sisters, Martha Young, Audrey Barber and Kathleen Passman, all of Bogalusa, Elaine Passman and Cindy Seals, both of Franklinton, and Barbara Hall of Pine. His wife, Joy Davis Seals, and his parents, Charlie Thomas and Evon Toney Seals, preceded him in death. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home, Franklinton, today from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Charles Abbey and the Rev. Sammy Smith will conduct the service, and burial will be at the Sunlight Baptist Church Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/20/2000 SEALS, DOROTHY PONCHATOULA - Dorothy Seals, 83, died June 15, 2000, at North Oaks Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a native of Ponchatoula. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Barze, Ponchatoula; son Lionel Tibbs, Grand Rapids, Mich.; and four grandchildren. The Rev. Darryl Phoenix conducted the funeral this morning at New Home Ministries, and burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond. Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, was in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/18/2001 SEALS , EARLY AMITE - Early Seals, 54, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at his home. He is survived by a host of sisters including, Betty C. Seals Kennie and Brenda Seals, both of New Orleans and Gloria M. Seals Richardson of Amite; five brothers, Early B. Seals of Amite, Jessie and Ernest Seals of Montpelier, Lonnie B. Seals of Baton Rouge and Author Seals of New Orleans. He was preceded in death by his parents, Early Lee Seals Sr. and Eula Lee Baker Seals; and two brothers. Visitation will be Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until Arthur Seals conducts the funeral at noon. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery, Amite. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 8/31/2000 SEALS, GERALDINE DENHAM SPRINGS - Geraldine Seals, 55, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. She was a native of Pine Grove. Survivors include three sons, Terry and LaMonte Seals, Pine Grove, David Seals, Hammond; three daughters, Jane Woods, Alice and Paulette Seals, Pine Grove; sister, Betty Jean Myles, Greensburg; and two brothers, John Henry Robertson and Kado Parker, Pine Grove; and 19 grandchildren. Her parents, Peck Donhue and Mary Williams; and husband, Terry Lee Seals Sr., preceded her in death. Visitation will be at Greater Refuge Temple Ministries Saturday from noon until the funeral at 2 p.m. Joseph Ricard will conduct the service, and burial will be in Butler Cemetery. Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 1/05/2001 SEALS, JACQUELINE MARIA, Calif. - Jacqueline Seals, 34, died Dec. 29, 2000. She was a native of Montpelier. Survivors include three sisters, Debra Thomas and Stephanie E. Seals, Amite, Cynthia Vernon, Roseland; three brothers, Earl Seals, Roseland, Herman L. Seals, Pine Grove, Henry B. Lee, Baton Rouge; mother, Betty Seals, Roseland; father, Early B. Seals, Amite; grandmother, Helen Mae Vining. Visitation will be at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, Sunday from 4 p.m. until the funeral at 6. The Rev. Lafete Tucker will conduct the service. Dismissal will be Monday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in Big Zion Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 12/25/2003 SEALS, LEOLA WILLIAMS Ponchatoula - Leola M. Williams Seals, 56, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at her home. Survivors include one son, Travis Seals of Angie; her mother, Mary L. Nelson of Ponchatoula; 10 sisters, Sherrie M. McGee, Leola Shelby, Elaine W. Price, Shelia Wooten, Barbara Baylor and Ellen Parker, all of Houston, Pearl Nelson, Lavern Jones and Ann Higgenbotham, all of Ponchatoula, and Sam Ella Foster of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and two brothers, Willie McKay of Ponchatoula and Samuel Jennings of Houston. Her father, Sam McKay; her stepfather, Joseph Nelson; and one sister, Mammie Thomas, all preceded her in death. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, from 5 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Alexander Giles will conduct the funeral Saturday at First True Love Ministries, Ponchatoula, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Holly Garden Cemetery, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 2/21/2002 SEALS, LIZZIE MAE BURTON A retired teacher in Tangipahoa Parish, she died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at Hammond Nursing Home. She was 76 and a native and resident of Hammond. Visiting at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Hammond, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Religious services at the church at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Willie Gable Jr. Interment in Holly Gardens Cemetery, Hammond. Survived by her husband, Aldrich H. Seals Sr., Hammond; two sons, Reginald L. Seals and Aldrich H. Seals, both of New Orleans; three sisters, Mattie B. Jennings, Ponchatoula, Essie B. Ellington, San Jose, Calif., and Felicia B. Kimmons, Seattle; a brother, Allen Burton Jr., Hammond; and two grand- children, Desmond Seals and Haley Seals. Preceded in death by her father, Allen Burton Sr.; her mother, Mary Jane Burton; five sisters, Amanda Burton, Addie B. Howard, Mary Jane Williams, Lucinda B. Parish and Freecy B. Miller; and five brothers, Henry Noble Burton, Joe B. Burton, Wils Burton, Ambrose Burton and Walter Burton. She received a bachelor of arts degree from Grambling State University. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Humanitarian Society and Missionary Society. She was a member of 3rd District Bogue Chitto Sunday School and Baptist Training Union Congress, Grambling State University Alumni Association, Clover Leaf Chapter 9 of Order of the Eastern Star and Tangipahoa Retired Teachers Association. N.A. James Funeral Home Inc., Hammond, in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 5/18/2003 SEALS, SMILEY WILMER - Smiley "Oliver" Seals, 39, died Sunday, May 18, 2003, at his home. He was a native of New Orleans and a dairy farmer. He is survived by his wife, Tawan L. Seals of Wilmer; two stepsons, Christopher Ard and Kody Love, both of Wilmer; one brother, Winston Seals of Kentwood; and his father, Smiley A. "Bud" Seals of Kentwood. He was preceded in death by his mother, Argie Seals. Visitation will be Tuesday at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until the Rev. David Cutrer conducts the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Corkern Cemetery, Amite. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 8/19/2000 SEALS, TRESSIE MAE DYKES A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 69, a former resident of Franklinton and a native of Washington Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and after 9 a.m. Sunday. Religious services at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Otis Hope. Interment in Lewiston Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by three daughters, Barbara Corkern Cutrer, Baton Rouge, Dorothy Corkern Coker, Denham Springs, and Margie Corkern Dover, Woodville, Miss.; five sons, Hollis Corkern, Jefferson, Henry Corkern, Austell, Ga., Albert Corkern, Natalbany, Terry Corkern, Kentwood, and Greg Corkern, Roseland; a stepdaughter, Frances Smith, Independence; a stepson, Roy Earl Smith, Franklinton; five sisters, Jessie Rae Kling and Evelyn McAllister, both of Baton Rouge, Janice Jarreau, Erwinville, Linda Lebo, Lewiston, and Irene Smith, Magnolia, Miss.; two brothers, Coy Dykes Jr. and Major Dykes, both of Kentwood; 19 grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her first husband, Matthew L. Corkern; second husband, Roy H. Smith; third husband, Wilton Seals; a son, William L. Corkern; parents, Coy Dykes Sr. and Emma Travis Dykes; two sisters; five brothers; and two grandchildren. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/seals.txt