Earnest 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: Earnest, Henry, Sr. 14 Aug 2008 Aug 2008 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 8/14/2008 EARNEST, HENRY, SR. Henry Earnest Sr., 77 years old, Hammond, LA, died on Thursday, August 7, 2008, at home. He was born in Hammond, LA. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Shirley Ann Earnest; three (3) daughters, Janice Coleman, Omaha, Neb., Cynthia Earnest, Las Vegas, Edith Jackson, Hammond; (2) sons, Henry Earnest Jr., Ponchatoula, Len Jackson, Hammond; (1) sister, Noami Larry, Chicago; (1) brother, Henry Ledbetter, Maryland; (3) daughters-in-law, (6) sisters-in-law, (4) brothers-in-law, (9) grandchildren, (5) great- grandchildren, (1) godchild, Alonzo Forrest, and a host of nephews and nieces and friends. He was a longtime member of Alstork Memmorial AME Zion Church of Hammond. He retired from SLU after (30) years of working in the cafeteria. He also worked at Community State Bank (Hancock Bank) for six years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma Cotton Earnest; his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother; and (1) son, Thomas Michael Earnest. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 15, 2008, 5-8 p.m. at N.A. James Funeral Home, 407 Noah A. James Drive, Hammond, LA. Services will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., viewing from 9 a.m. to service time. Services will be held at First Bethel Independence Methodist Church, 407 N. Cherry Street, Hammond, LA, Helen Catharine McMurray officiating. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/earnest.txt