Obituaries of SEPTEMBER 1985 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Chris Tidwell, 29 Aug 2014 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. ********************************************** The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper, not the date of death. ============================================================================ Sep 3, 1985 Essie Mae Alexander Funeral services have been scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Thibodaux, for Essie Mae Alexander, 73, a native Thibodaux and a resident of Baton Rouge who died Monday at 2:10 p.m. Dismissal services have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, with interment in Allen Benevolent Cemetery in Thibodaux. Visitation is from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday. She was the wife of the late Reginald A. Alexander; mother of Dr. Reginald Alexander of Baton Rouge and Ronald Alexander of Thibodaux; step-mother of Eula A. Mitchell of Chicago, Ill.; and daughter of the late Edward and Josephine Buckley. She is also survived by three granddaughters. Landry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.