Louisiana Newspaper Obituaries (1837 - Current)
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- Idalee Andre Chemin
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- Advocate
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- July 27, 1963 - Page 9
krazekatz
Clipped 16 days ago
- Edwin T (Pat) Shephard Sr.
- On Monday, Nov 9, 1964, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., EDWIN T (PAT) SHEPHARD SR, beloved husband of Irma Kline, father of Edwin T. Jr and Floyd Shephard, Mrs. Irma Reinhardt, Mrs. Shirley Houser of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs Dolores Campbell, Mrs. Audrey Heyd and Mrs. Linda Shephard...age 62 years, a native of this city.
- Times-Picayune
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- November 11, 1964 - Page 3
keudlinek
Clipped 27 days ago
- Edwin T (Pat) Shephard Sr. - Card of Thanks
- We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to relatives, friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father EDWAIN T. (PAT) SHEPAHRD ST. Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and employees of Charity Hospital...and the staff of Lamana-Panno-Fallo Inc. Funeral Home....Mrs. E. T. Shepard Sr and Children
- Times-Picayune
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- November 15, 1964 - Page 4
keudlinek
Clipped 27 days ago
- Francis' death listing
- New Orleans States
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- January 22, 1916 - Page 12
lgravesart
Clipped 1 month ago
Build Your Family Tree of Louisiana with Online Obituary Archives
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- Search by initials as older obituaries might list people this way.
- Include the husband's names when looking for information about wives.
- Use a range of dates and just the first and last name to catch any misspellings or similar sounding names.
Other Useful Resources to Explore
- S. Newspaper Archives
- Birth, marriage, and passenger lists
- Government publications
- Social Security Death Index
- S. Cultural Archives
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