Tommy Joe Ezell

Memorial services for Tommy Joe Ezell, 90, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Rose-Neath Many Chapel. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until service time at the chapel. A private burial will be held at the NW LA Veterans Cemetery in Keithville, LA. Tommy was born February 21, 1929 in Shreveport, LA and went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2019. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He taught air conditioning at vocational school in Sabine Parish. He was a member of the Little Flock Masonic Lodge in Negreet, LA. Tommy was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin K. and Alice E. Ezell and his brother, Kenneth R. Ezell. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 54 years, Ruth H. Ezell; son, Mark T. Ezell; daughter, Kari L. Rivers and husband Barry; grandchildren, Haley Ezell, Dustin Ezell, David Ezell, Shelby Knippers, Morgan D. Rivers, and McKenzie L. Rivers; and great-grandchildren, Noah J. Ezell, Katherine J. Rains, and Madeline G. Bell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff of the NW LA Veterans Home and Regional Hospice.