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Wallace Stanford Besser Sr.

1931 - 2023

Wallace Stanford Besser Sr. obituary, 1931-2023, River Ridge, LA

BORN

1931

DIED

2023

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Mothe Funeral Homes, LLC - Algiers

1300 Vallette Street

Algiers, Louisiana

Wallace Besser Obituary

Wallace Stanford Besser, Sr. entered into eternal rest on May 22, 2023. Beloved husband of the late Yvonne Fulham Besser. Father of Wallace S. Besser, Jr. Son of the late Charles Besser and Anita Slaton. Brother of the late Minnie Lou Austin and Charlcie Turner. Age 92 years, born in Amarillo, TX, raised in Charlotte, NC, with family in South Carolina, and a longtime resident of River Ridge, LA. Wallace was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was known as Wally or the "Egg Man" as the owner of Crescent City Egg Company and AA Egg Company for many years. He was an avid handball player at The New Orleans Athletic Club, New Orleans Saints Football Fan, and member of The American Legion and The B.P.O. of Elks. He truly was THE BEST DAD EVER and will be deeply missed! Relatives and Friends of the Family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the Parlor of Mothe Funeral Home, 1300 Vallette St., Algiers, LA on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 1:30 PM. Interment St. Bartholomew Cemetery, Algiers, LA. Visitation will be held from 11 AM until 1:30 PM. The family invites you to share your condolences and fond memories in the online guestbook at www.mothefunerals.com.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from May 27 to Jun. 1, 2023.

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Joann (LeBlanc) Carroll

February 3, 2024

Dear Wally,
Sorry for the loss of your Dad.
Just learned about it in the internet. Wally, Sr and my late husband Henry shared many happy adventures in New Orleans back in a very different era of "The old days."

Jeb Bruneau

June 3, 2023

Mr. Wally was a jovial man and always kind to me. God bless him and his son my friend since childhood.

Noel C

June 1, 2023

God Bless and keep you Wally. You and Little Wally are in my thoughts and prayers.

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1300 Vallette St, New Orleans, LA 70114

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