Henry Ladd Lazarus - Madison Parish, Louisiana 
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Henry Ladd Lazarus - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Vicksburg Post September 2000

Henry Ladd Lazarus died today, Sept. 22, 2000, at Olive Branch Nursing Center in Tallulah. He 
was 92.

A native of Natchez, Mr. Lazarus moved to Vicksburg at an early age. He was an Army veteran of 
World War II, serving overseas in the South Pacific. 

He worked for a number of newspapers and retired from the Chicago Sun-Times in 1972. He was a 
member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago and First Presbyterian Church of Vicksburg.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Orsie and Mamie Lazarus.

Survivors include a sister, Ruth L. Griffin of Vicksburg; a brother, Bruce C. Lazarus of 
Vicksburg; nieces; nephews; great-nieces; and great-nephews.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home with the Rev. Geoffrey Joyner, 
pastor of Crawford Street United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar 
Hill Cemetery. 

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. Saturday until the service at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Herschel Hale, Robert Hale, Ralph Hale, Keith Paxton, Scott Paxton and 
Randy Hale.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Men's Bible Class of First Presbyterian Church.