Van Duren 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: Van Duren, Velma Alford 23 Apr 2007 May 2007 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 4/23/2007 VAN DUREN, VELMA ALFORD Velma Alford Van Duren was born on November 21, 1916. She was a resident of Roseland and passed away April 19, 2007, at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Monroe. She was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and retired from the U.S. State Department. She is survived by two brothers, Herbert and Dallas Alford, and one sister, Vera Heise. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hazel and Homer Alford; a brother, Lewis Alford; and a sister, Doris Ryan. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2007, at 10:30 a.m. at the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. ***************************************************************************