Richard Samuel 'Dickie' Zabbia

Richard Samuel 'Dickie' Zabbia

Richard Samuel “Dickie” Zabbia, formerly of Baton Rouge, died peacefully in Ponchatoula, after a brief battle with lung cancer on October 30, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on March 21, 1948, in Ponchatoula, LA, Dickie was a spry…

Samuel Caruthers Blakely, 97

Visit Funeral Home Website Samuel Caruthers Blakely, 97 October 30, 1928 – November 1, 2025 Tupelo-Samuel Caruthers Blakely died at the Manor on Lawndale on Saturday, November 1, 2025 two days after his 97th birthday. Born October 30, 1928, in Webster Co. to the late William Henry Blakely and Josephine Lishman Blakely, he was the last of 6 children born to this Union. Sam and his late wife, Motell, who died June 3, 2012 had one daughter, Frances…