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Mrs. Sara Marie Campo Guzzardo, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother & great-grandmother was born June 17, 1930 and passed at 3:21 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 82, a native of Amite and a resident of Independence.

She was a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, St. Joseph Society, St. Mary’s Society, Ladies Council 5627 Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

Mrs. Sara and her husband of 65 years, Buster J. Guzzardo, Sr. raised their 6 children in Independence. Survived by her husband and 2 sons, B.J. Guzzardo, Jr., Baton Rouge and Jerome Guzzardo and wife Julie, Independence. 4 daughters, MadelenePisciotta and husband Ronald, Loranger, Antoinette Guzzardo, Baton Rouge, Lorraine Guzzardo, Independence and Sara G. Harrison, Baton Rouge; sister, Catherine Campo Adomitis, Baton Rouge; 2 brothers, Steve Campo and wife Savina, Amite and John Campo and wife Carol, Amite; 16 grandchildren, Rex, Ryan and Elissa Guzzardo, Leslie Cormier, Taylar McDonald, Logan Guzzardo, Christopher, Ronald and Jude Pisciotta, Jessica Finley, Amber Trapen, Michael and Galan Gagneaux, Heather, Eric and Zachary Harrison; 17 great-grandchildren, Charley, Kendal and Avery Guzzardo, Kady, Chloe and Hudson Cormier; Lathan McDonald, Sebastian, Christian and Madelene Pisciotta, Destiny Dorsa, Joseph and Joshua Soniat, Grace Finley, Caden Gagneaux, Mikey and Bryce Trapen; numerous other extended family members.

Cora Passman Brown
(January 5, 1929 – August 28, 2012)

A resident of Amite, she died at 12:25 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at her home. She was born January 5, 1929 in Amite and was 83 years of age. She is survived by her son, Harold Brown and wife, Linda, Amite; 6 daughters, Marilyn Russell and husband, Lawrence, Greenville, TX, Carolyn Santangelo and husband, Tony, Brashear, TX, Dianne Brown, Amite, Ann McDaniel Hall and husband, Jimmy, Pine Grove, Robin White, Ponchatoula, Missy Brown and Chad Kenan, Amite; 19 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Harriet Passman Carlton, Liberty, MS. Preceded in death by her husband, Francis M. Brown; daughter, Tammy Brown Ensign and her infant child; grandson, Bruce E. McLaughlin, Jr.; parents, Hezzie D. Passman and Effie Seals Passman; son-in-law, Leslie McDaniel; 2 sisters, Betty Lee Cleveland Pierce and Willie Passman Cox; brothers, Hezzie D. Passman, Jr. and Harold Don Passman. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday and at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite, on Friday, August 31, 2012 from 8 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. Services conducted by Fr. Mark Beard. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Fannie Schittone Campo; a sister Mary Campo Lavigne and a brother, John Campo.

Pallbearers will be her 10 grandsons.

Family would like to Thank Legacy Hospice for their outstanding care given to my wife and mother and especially to her nurse Chrissy Easley and aides for their loving care.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Sunday, September 2, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 pm. and at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, on Monday, September 3, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. with Fr. Howard Adkins officiating. Interment in Colonial Mausoleum, Independence.

Family request memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN or Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, LA.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

 Nelia H. Allen
(December 20, 1925 – August 26, 2012)

A resident of Greensburg, LA, died at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Liberty Community Living Center in Liberty, MS. She was born December 20, 1925 in Kentwood, LA and was 86 years of age. Visitation at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Gillsburg, MS from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Services conducted by Rev. Jerry Causey. Interment Centre Cemetery, Greensburg, LA. Survived by children, Nelia Ann Travis, Fred Allen, Jr. and his wife, Gloria, Alma Partin and her husband, Donnie, grandchildren, and Judy Pounds and her husband, Eddie, Mary Regan and her husband, David, Carla McKenzie and her husband, Steve, Beverly Boyd, Cheryl Henry and her husband, Chris, Michael Allen and his wife, Carolyn, Marcus Allen, Chad Allen, Linda Roberts and her husband, Lee, Melissa Ballard and her husband, Bill, Christopher Allen Partin, Rodney DeLette, and Tina DeLette, 23 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren, and son-in-law, Garry Gross. Preceded in death by, husband, Fred Allen, Sr., daughter, Peggy Gross, grandson, Joseph DeLette. Pallbearers will be Michael Allen, Marcus Allen, Chad Allen, David Regan, Christopher Allen Partin, and Huey Woodard. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.