Funeral Homes in Zachary, LA

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Trindon Holliday (american football player), Doug Williams (american football player and coach), Erick Erickson (writer and editor), Kedrick Brown (basketball player), Felton Huggins (american football player), David Tandy (actor), and Frank Alexander (american football player).

Zachary is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,960 at the 2010 census, up from 11,275 in 2000.

Zachary Obituaries

It was reported by The Advocate on January 1st, 2020 that Thomas Glen Arnold died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Arnold was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas Glen's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on December 19th, 2019 that Douglas Warren Jr Stewart passed away in Zachary, Louisiana.  Stewart was 80 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Douglas Warren Jr's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on December 17th, 2019 that Betty Fay Fletcher (Zachary) perished in Zachary, Louisiana.  Ms. Fletcher was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty Fay's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on December 13th, 2019 that Mildred Pierce (Seal) died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Ms. Pierce was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mildred's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on December 12th, 2019 that Samuel Allen "Bopete" Folse perished in Zachary, Louisiana.  Folse was 62 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Samuel Allen "Bopete"'s life.

It was written by The Advocate on December 7th, 2019 that Lillian Square Jackson passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Jackson was 88 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lillian Square's life.

It was noted by The Advocate on December 1st, 2019 that Eva Michelli Metcalfe died in Zachary, Louisiana.  Metcalfe was 95 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eva Michelli's life.

It was disclosed by The Advocate on November 30th, 2019 that Beverly Ann Whitstine passed on in Zachary, Louisiana.  Whitstine was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Beverly Ann's life.

It was revealed by The Advocate on November 24th, 2019 that Cora Lee Johnson (Dixon) passed away in Zachary, Louisiana.  Ms. Johnson was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Cora Lee's life.

It was reported by The Advocate on November 22nd, 2019 that Ethel Jean "Eppie" Parker (Tiner) perished in Zachary, Louisiana.  Ms. Parker was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ethel Jean "Eppie"'s life.

History

The first census in 1914 reported just 419 residents. Zachary was the first city in Louisiana to elect a Republican Party (United States) as mayor in 20th-century Louisiana. The Zachary school district became independent from the East Baton Rouge Parish school district in 2004. Zachary's first post office opened in 1885, and it was incorporated as a city in 1889. Jack Breaux Louis Breaux, Sr., served as a part-time mayor from 1966-1978, and a full-time mayor under a home-rule charter from 1978 until his death of a brain tumor on January 26, 1980.