Talisa Brigette Hughes
(Died March 23, 2009)

Talisa Brigette Hughes, age 22, died on Wednesday, March 23, at Tulane Medical Hospital in New Orleans from Cancer. She was a member of Metropolitan Baptist Church, a 2004 graduate of Bogalusa High School, and was a senior at Southeastern Louisiana University pursuing a major in Finance.

She is survived by her son, Zamir Reshard Harry of Bogalusa; parents, Alvin Sr. and Vanessa Hughes; sister, Shiquetta Willet Hughes of Hammond; brother, Alvin Ellery Hughes II of Bogalusa; nephew, Alvin Ellery Hughes III of Bogalusa; grandparents, Helen Stewart of Bogalusa, Melvin Hughes of New Orleans, James (Nora) Stewart of New Orleans; Aunts, Lynn Hughes Toler of Bogalusa, Jill (James) Nickerson of Arkansas, Justin Hughes of New Orleans, Vergie Beverly of New Orleans, Alvin Stewart of Baton Rouge, Trenice Moore of Georgia and Furnell (Monica) Stewart of Zachary; numerous cousins and many other friends and relatives and fiance’, Elliot Reshard Harry of Varnado.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Rosemary Hughes of New Orleans; great aunt, Yvonne Powell of New Orleans; great grandparents, Lish and Willie Clark and Mamie Wise all of Bogalusa.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Crain and Sons Funeral Home in Bogalusa. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Metropolitan Baptist Church with Rev. M.J. Galloway officiating. Internment will follow in the Bogalusa Cemetery.