Jessie Sylvester

Esther Hidalgo
December 15, 2009
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December 23, 2009
Esther Hidalgo
December 15, 2009
Remember FIDO’s gift
December 23, 2009

Jessie Mae Sylvester, 73, a native and resident of Napoleonville, La., died at her residence Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.


She is survived by sons, Michael (Ethel) and Jerome (Bertha Johnson) Sylvester; daughters, Jeannie (Gary Major) Patrick and Lisa (Alton) Harris; brother, Herman (Lula) Cooks; brothers-in-law, Ulysses (Lillie Ree) Sylvester and Alvin (Mildred) Sylvester; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Junius Sylvester; parents, Jesse and Lillian Dabney Bennett; sisters, Evelyn Talbot, Mary Burrell, Elnora Williams and Helen Johnson; and brother, Oliver Bennett Sr.

Mrs. Sylvester is buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery.