Vitter 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 Vitter, David Lane 6 Feb 2007 Feb, 2007 Jerry Nelson Vitter, Edith P. Varnado 22 Aug 2002 Aug, 2002 Don Johnson Vitter, Ethel Larose 1 Feb 2004 Feb, 2004 Don Johnson Vitter, Obed 6 Oct 1950 Jan, 2005 Jerry Nelson Vitter, Shirley Burns 15 Mar 2004 Mar, 2004 Jerry Nelson ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 2/6/2007 VITTER, DAVID LANE Police Chief David Lane Vitter, 42, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at his home in Ponchatoula. He was born Monday, Nov. 2, 1964, in Hammond, son of Robert W. Jr. and Carol Pedeaux Vitter. Surviving are his five daughters, Brandy Paille-Knight, Elizabeth Vitter, Melanie Vitter, Eleni Vitter and BreOnna Vitter; grandson, Landon Knight; two sisters, Celeste Walch and Chemae Landry; and brother, Lance Vitter. Preceded in death by his brother, Paul Bryant Vitter; and grandparents, Phillip Paul and Mary Hammond Pedeaux, Robert W. Vitter Sr., Ethel Prince Vitter, Willie Fannaly Vitter and Edith Potter Vitter. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son in Ponchatoula on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friends will be received at the First Baptist Church in Ponchatoula on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Deven Pedeaux and the Rev. Jake Roudkovski officiating. Interment in the Ponchatoula Cemetery. E-mail condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com / subject line: Vitter. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 8/22/2002 VITTER, EDITH P. VARNADO A resident of Ponchatoula, she died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, at Live Oak Village, Hammond. She was 86 and a native of Brookhaven, Miss. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visitation at first Baptist Church of Ponchatoula from 10 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Friday. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Survived by a daughter, Margaret Sue Varnado Bailey, Ponchatoula; a step-daughter, Shirley Ann Vitter Darouse, Albany; a stepson, R.W. "Bobby" Vitter Jr., Ponchatoula; a brother, Jay C. Potter, Brookhaven; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Carl and Arie Hutson Potter; first husband, Carl O. Varnado; second husband, R.W. Vitter Sr.; a sister, Irma Potter Goodman; a brother, Carl Douglas Potter; and a grandson, Paul Bryant Potter. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Ponchatoula. She taught first grade in Ponchatoula for 25 years. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Kappa Kappa Iota, Delta Kappa Gamma, Gardenettes and Strawberry Patch Quilters. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Delta, 100 Smart Place, Slidell, LA 70458. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 2/01/2004 VITTER, ETHEL LAROSE A resident of Houma, she died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, in Houma. She was 88 and a native of Ponchatoula. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, and 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2004. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula, at 1 p.m. Monday. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by her son, Arthur C. Vitter Jr. and wife Marcia of Houma; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Williams of Ponchatoula; a sister, Lillian Marmillion of Houma; and three grandchildren, Gavin Vitter of Lewisville, Texas, Stuart Vitter of Houma and Loren Vitter of Ponchatoula. Preceded in death by her husband, Arthur C. Vitter Sr.; a son, John Lloyd Vitter; a sister, Thelma Pitre; and two brothers, Cleveland LaRose and Emmet LaRose. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 10/6/1950 VITTER, OBED (OSCAR) Last rites for Obed (Oscar) Vitter, 64, were held Monday from St. Joseph's Catholic church in Ponchatoula. Interment was in Ponchatoula Catholic cemetery. He died last Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Verneuil, east of Ponchatoula. ************************************************************************* Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/15/2004 VITTER, SHIRLEY BURNS A resident and native of Ponchatoula, she died Saturday, March 13, 2004 atNorth Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 80. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Religious service at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by three daughters, Barbara Vitter, Ponchatoula, Ella V. Sullivan, Hammond, and Karen V. Landry, Baton Rouge; three sons, Charles "Billy" Vitter, Pumpkin Center, Sam Vitter, Prairieville, and Chris Vitter, Ponchatoula; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a sister, May Ordoyne, Ponchatoula. Preceded in death by her husband, Oscar P. Vitter Jr.; parents, Frank and Estelle Perez Burns; brother, Frank "Pat" Burns; and sister, Iris Brann. *************************************************************************