Coston/Coston-McGary obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Coston, Maxine Delores James    4 Jan 2001    Jan 2001    Don Johnson

Coston-McGary, Shirley          8 Jan 2003    Jan 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  1/4/2001

COSTON, MAXINE DELORES JAMES 
New Orleans - Maxine "105" Delores James Coston, 66, died Dec. 30, 2000, at
North Oaks Medical Center. She was native of Kentwood, a taxi cab driver
with Maxine's Cab Service, former employee of Charity Hospital, New
Orleans, a member of Historic St. James AME and served on the Steward
Board, Lucy B. Perkins Women's Missionary Society and Sanctuary Choir.
Survivors include her father, Pinkney E. James Sr.; daughter, Kim Coston
Smith; four sons, Herbert A. Jr., Patrick D., Juan C. and Werner J. V.
Coston; brother, Pinkney E. James Jr.; and nine grandchildren. Her husband,
Herbert A. Coston Sr.; and mother, Rosa James, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be at Historic St. James AME, New Orleans, today from 
4 p.m. until the funeral at 6 p.m. The Rev. Martin D. Odom will conduct the
service. Dismissal will be Friday at Big Creek AME Church, Kentwood, and
burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  1/8/2003

COSTON-McGARY, SHIRLEY 
Independence - Shirley Coston-McGary, 63, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at
North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Independence and a
nursing assistant. She is survived by three daughters, JoAnn Crosby, Donna
Fay Coston and Helen Ford, all of Independence three sons, Edward Coston of
Independence and Kelvin and Christopher Coston, both of Hammond; three
sisters, Ernestine Kinchen and Bessie Showers, both of Albany, and Beverly
Ledbetter of Independence; five brothers, Fredrick Kelly of Independence,
Joe Kelly of LaPlace, Jim Kelly of Lufkin, Texas; Ellis Kelly Jr. of
Detroit and Burnell Kelly of Oklahoma; 19 grandchildren and nine great-
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ellis and Vernon
Kelly Sr.; brother, Frank Kelly; her first husband, Edward Coston; and her
second husband, Huey McGary. Visitation will be Thursday at Richardson
Funeral Home, Hammond, from 2 to 5 p.m. The wake will be Thursday at
Macedonia Free Will Missionary Baptist Church at 7 p.m. The Rev. Johnny
Milton will conduct the funeral Friday at the church at noon. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. 

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