Melba Marie Epps's obituary , Passed away on May 18, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Melba Marie Epps

May 19, 1923 - May 18, 2018 (94 years old)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Melba Marie Epps's obituary , Passed away on May 18, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Melba Marie Epps

May 19, 1923 - May 18, 2018 (94 years old)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Melba Marie Epps Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 18, 2018 we had to say goodbye to Melba Marie Epps (New Orleans, Louisiana). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her spouse Lawrence Emile Epps, Sr.; her brothers, Manzel Richard Woodfork, Jr. (Mary) and John Melvin Woodfork (Charlene); her brother-in-law Rod D. Bailey (Elaine); her sisters, Dorothy Woodfork Wiltz Morrison, Elaine Woodfork Bonner Bailey (Rod) and Marion Woodfork; her mother-in-law Rosa Daste Epps; her nephew Thomas A. G. J.; her nieces, Barbara Woodfork of Manzel, III and Cheryl Woodfork of Manzel, III; and her friends, Doris Soupenne Ellsworth, June Paleo and Lester J. Relf, Sr..

She is survived by: her son Lawrence E. Epps, Jr.; her daughter-in-law Rositta Marie Zarders Epps; her sister Florence Woodfork Lee; her grandchildren, Lawrence Emile Epps, III (Juanita), Michael Emile Epps, Sr. (Adrienne) and Adam Emile Epps (Katlynn); her great grandchildren, Alexie Gabriela Epps and Michael Emile Epps, Jr.; her nieces and nephews, Melanie Anderson, Donna Swanson (Charles), Catherine Bonner, Camille Jamerson, Nadine Lewis, Rhonda Bailey, Denise Foules, Ellen Lee, Roxann Woodfork, Laurie Bailey, Arlene Bailey-Williams (Anthony), Claudette Lee Vicks (Reginald), Christina Woodfork Psalms (Marcus), Dana Woodfork, Jennifer Vicks, Eldridge Wiltz, Jr., Manzel R. Woodfork, III, Michael T. Woodfork (Marie), Joseph LaCroix (Yolanda), Rod Damien Bailey (Toya) and Christopher Vicks; her friends, Jacquelyn Relf, Kathy Schlund and Eileen St; and also, Adrian White (Frank) and Elizabeth Penn.

The family invites donations in Melba's name to The , The , St. Katherine Drexel Preparatory School, New Orleans LA, or St. Augustine High School, New Orleans, LA.



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May 31

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St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
1923 St Philip St, New Orleans, LA 70116

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May 31

Burial

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church
1923 St Philip St, New Orleans, LA 70116

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