Somers 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: Somers, Joel Ruffner, Sr. 16 Aug 2009 Aug 2009 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 8/16/2009 SOMERS, JOEL RUFFNER, SR. Joel Ruffner Somers, Sr. passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2009. Beloved husband of Mary E. Somers. Father of the late Joel R. Somers, Jr. Brother of the late James Franklin Somers, Jr. and Diana Marye Wright. Especially beloved uncle of Charles Geisinger, Connie Geisinger, Joseph Riche, T. Ann Riche, John Christopher Hardesty, Rebecca Riordan, Mark Geisinger, Ann Metcalf and Ted LaMonica. Age 84 years. A native of Jacksonville, FL and a resident of Ponchatoula, LA for the past 2 years. He was a WWII veteran serving in the Army Air Corp. He attended Tulane University. A retired manager for Prudential Insurance Co. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service from E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Visitation from 10:00 AM until service time. Interment in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/somers.txt