Steptoe 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: Steptoe, Byron O. 26 May 2004 Jun, 2004 Jerry Nelson Steptoe, Eloise 29 Oct 2004 Nov, 2004 Jerry Nelson Steptoe, Myrtis N. 18 Dec 2003 Jan, 2004 Don Johnson ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 5/26/2004 STEPTOE, BYRON O. Amite -- U.S. Postal Service employee Byron O. Steptoe, 50, died at Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife, Diana Steptoe; one daughter, Sheena Steptoe; one sons, Byron Steptoe; four sisters, Betty Belton, the Rev. Brenda Campbell, Sandra Mallory and Wanda Johnson; five brothers, Thomas Steptoe Sr., Bobby Steptoe, Ralph Steptoe Sr., Kenon Steptoe and Lannie Steptoe; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Myrtis and Ralph Steptoe Sr., and his grandparents. Visitation will be Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond. The Rev. Francis Williams will conduct the funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Butler's AME Zion Church, Amite. Burial will be at Butler's Cemetery, Amite. N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 10/29/2004 STEPTOE, ELOISE Independence -- Eloise Steptoe, 71, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She is survived by one daughter, Cassandra Butler of Independence; one sister, Lizzie Collins of New Orleans; two brothers, Dan Garman and Milton Garman, both Peoria, Ill.; and four grand- children. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Bunyon and Lubertha Garman; one daughter, Gwendolyn Tanner; two sisters, L. Thomas and Ora L. Finn; and one brother, Hilton Garman Sr. Visitation will be Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 4 to 9 p.m. The Rev. Thelma Thomas will conduct the funeral Monday at Martin Chapel AME Church, Independence, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Leonard Chapel Cemetery, Independence. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 12/18/2003 STEPTOE, MYRTIS N. Amite - Myrtis N. Steptoe, 77, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003. A native of Greensburg, she is survived by six sons, Thomas and Ralphel Steptoe, both of Louisville, Ky., Byron Steptoe of Gonzales, Lonnie Steptoe, Bobby Ray and Kenon Steptoe, all of Amite; four daughters, Betty Belton, Wanda Johnson and Sandra Mallory, both of Amite, and Brenda Campbell of Hammond; one brother, Charlie Nelson of Amite; 40 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Cherrie Nelson; her father, Charlie Nelson; two sisters, Beatrice Cox and Laura Nelson; three brothers, Lawrence, Bennie and Tony Nelson; and her husband, Ralph A Steptoe Sr. Visitation will be Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 to 8 p.m. The Rev. Francis Williams will conduct the funeral Saturday at Butler's AME Zion Church, Amite, at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Butler's Cemetery, Amite. *************************************************************************