JOHN S. MANZELLA

John S. Manzella, 80, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, in Hammond, LA. He was born on October 11, 1943, to the late Mary and Placito Manzella in Hammond, LA. John was known to be a firecracker, small but mighty, who would say anything that came to his mind.

RONALD CURTIS HARPER

Ronald Curtis Harper, 70, passed away at his home in Hammond, Louisiana, on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He owned Harper’s TV and appliance in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, for over 50 years. He served as a lieutenant with the Ponchatoula Police Department and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.

ALLEN J. LLOYD

Allen J. Lloyd passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, in Hammond, Louisiana, at 55. He was born on Friday, May 24, 1968, in Hammond, Louisiana, to Ruby Craig Lloyd and the late Ronald J. Lloyd. He was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana. Allen was a man of many talents.

MARIE-REINE “LALY” BITOUN ENGERAN

Marie-Reine “Laly” Bitoun Engeran passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in Slidell, Louisiana, at 80. She was born on Saturday, October 9, 1943, in Algeria to the late Messaouda Fortune Benhamou Bitoun and the late Abraham Bitoun. She was a resident of Hammond, Louisiana.

KATHY G. DOMINGUEZ

Kathy G. Dominguez passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in Hammond, Louisiana, at 67. She was born on Tuesday, May 22, 1956, in Hammond, Louisiana, to the late Anne McMorris and Ervin Gordon Sr. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

LUCRETIA NOELIA VERDIN CERIGNY

Lucretia Noelia Verdin Cerigny, wife of the Late Andre’ Simon Cerigny, a resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away at 91 on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, LA. She was born September 18, 1932, in Golden Meadow, LA.

LINDA HUMPHREY REEVES

A Greensburg, LA resident passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was born December 7, 1940, in Easleyville, LA, and was 82. Miss Linda retired after 30 years of service with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

HENRY RUFUS WILLIAMS

A resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his home in Kentwood, LA. He was born on May 16, 1937, in Kentwood, LA and was 86. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Margie Sullivan Williams; two daughters, Laura Annette Causey (M.L.

OBITUARIES

MARY IMELDA LAICHE BICKFORD MATTHEWS Mary Imelda Laiche Bickford Matthews, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the age of 83. She was born on September 18, 1939, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mary was a wonderful wife, mother, friend, and coworker.