Hugh Edgar Bigner, Jr.

Hugh Edgar Bigner, Jr. passed away on December 13, 2023, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, at 82. Born on October 13, 1941, in Pumpkin Center, Louisiana, he was the son of Hugh Edgar Bigner, Sr. & Della Hutchinson Starkey Bigner. He was a lifelong resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana, until May 2022.

Mary Elizabeth Mayfield McDonald

Mary Elizabeth Mayfield McDonald was born September 1, 1948, in Bogalusa to the late Horace and Marie Reddish Mayfield. She passed away on December 14, 2023, at North Oaks Hospital in Hammond. Mary was a homemaker and a member of Woodhaven Baptist Church.

Lillian Orgeron Gaubert

In the December 7, 2023, issue of The Tangi Times, we wished a happy Centennial Birthday to Lillian Orgeron Gaubert. She left this world the very next day, just two days after her 100th birthday.

Lillie Ann Grabert Estay

Lillie Ann Grabert Estay, a resident of Amite, LA, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Grace Nursing and Rehab in Slaughter, LA. She was born November 10, 1937, in Lockport, LA, and was 86 years of age.

Pam Cook Forrest

Pam Cook Forrest, a resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Sunday, December 10th, 2023, at Richard Murphy Hospice House in Hammond, LA. She was born on April 9, 1956, in Tylertown, MS, and was 67 years of age.

Gildra Mixon,

Gildra Mixon, a resident of Amite, LA, passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, LA. She was born December 10, 1940, in Hammond, LA, and was 83 years of age. She was retired from Lallie Kemp Medical Center.

Eloise Marie Hampton

Eloise Marie Hampton, 88, was born September 22, 1935, in Greenwell Springs, LA. Eloise passed away peacefully on December 13, 2023, after a battle with Alzheimer’s. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jules Joseph Broussard and Doni Mary Morgan.

Leonard Esmond Yokum Jr.

Leonard Esmond Yokum Jr. passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023, in Hammond, Louisiana, at 83. He was born on Tuesday, February 27, 1940, in Hammond, Louisiana, to the late Leonard Sr. and Emilie Yokum. He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

Frances H. Valenti

Frances H. Valenti passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at 87. Born on June 29, 1936, she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles Bentley Hebert, Sr. and the late Marjorie Eschenberg Hebert. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Lynette Costanza

Lynette Costanza (nee Templet), 71, passed away peacefully on Saturday, the 9th of December 2023. She was surrounded by the people who loved her. Lynette was born on the 11th of November 1952 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.