All Obituaries

Henry Joseph Mitchell, a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, LA departed this life on March 28, 2020 after a battle with Parkinson Disease at the age of 80.   Henry was a loving husband, father, and devoted grandfather and a diehard New Orleans Saints Fan. He was born April 18, 1939, in St.Martinville, LA.  to the loving union of the late Antoine J. and Mary G. Mitchell. Henry was one of six children and the youngest son.   He attended Notre Dame Catholic Church as a...

Mr. Jordan B. Lee, 20, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.  

Little Miss Baleigh Nicole Cockerham, 1, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - Children's Hospital. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.

Dr. Amber D. Mello, 55, a native of Westport, Massachusetts passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 in New Orleans Louisiana. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.

Ernest Tophia, Jr. was the only child born to the late Olevia and Ernest Tophia, Sr. Partially deaf as a child, Ernest became a skilled lip-reader, which aided him as an adult when he became completely deaf. In his early 30's, he met and married Frances Perkins and the two were inseperable. They had no children, but christened several God-children: Carol "Dianne" Welch, Frank Jackson, Mary Johnson, Crystal Cherry Davis, and Betty Cade. Frances became ill with Alzheimer's...

Bernadette Bell-Williams was born March 11, 1956 to the late Rev. Litdell Bell & Vera Bell Johnson. She received her wings on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was a graduate of McKinley High in 1974 and a graduate of Southern University in 1978. She is survived by two sons, Frank Williams, Jr. and Jarnell Williams, granddaughter, Tatum Williams and a brother, Alex (Carol) Bell all of Baton Rouge, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Litdell Bell and Vera Bell Johnson; two...

Little Miss Destiny Star Hopes-Tate, 2, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center - Children's Hospital. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.

Carolyn Thomas Allen, 65, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Hospice of Baton Rouge-Butterfly Wing. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.  

Michael Stewart, 55, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Friday, February  21, 2020 at The Crossings at Clarity of Hospice.  Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.

Joyce E. Lang, 77, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and resident of Suwanee, Georgia passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at her residence. Please join us in offering a word of prayer for the family during this most difficult time. Courteous and Professional Services entrusted A. Hamilton Platinum Funeral Service.