St. Pierre obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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St. Pierre, Wilma Bankston     14 Dec 2006    Dec 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  12/14/2006

ST. PIERRE, WILMA BANKSTON
Mrs. Wilma Bankston St. Pierre, a resident of Hammond, died Wednesday, Dec.
13, 2006, in North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She 98, born Friday,
Aug. 21, 1908, in Bolivar, daughter of the late John L. and Sally Bankston.
She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Hammond and the
Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the oldest graduate of
Southeastern Louisiana University and a member of the Eastern Star, Hammond
Chapter. She was a dedicated teacher in the public school system for 42
years, primarily having taught in Natalbany. Surviving are her son and
daughter-in-law, Stan and Suzanne St. Pierre of Houston; granddaughter,
Julie Gilder of Nashville; sister, Thelma Bankston of Hammond; and numerous
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony
"Tony" St. Pierre; two sisters, Alma and Fanny Bankston; and three
brothers, Olon, Iddo and Houston Bankston. Friends will be received at
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond on Friday, Dec. 15, from 
10 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Tom Cobb
officiating. Entombment in the Greenlawn Mausoleum in Hammond. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to North Oaks Hospice or First Baptist
Church of Hammond Building Fund. E-mail condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com
/ subject line: St. Pierre. 

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