Alma Rita Raymond Nolan

Alma Rita Raymond Nolan passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at the age of 94. Daughter of the late Joseph Charles Raymond and Cecelia Devenport Raymond. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Joseph Nolan, Sr. Loving mother of Patricia Nolan Jackson (Thomas), Sue Nolan Klein (Markus), and Thomas J. Nolan, Jr. (Betsy). Sister of the late Joseph C. Raymond, Jr., Lionella Willoz Francis Ory, Adele Raymond Piazza, Norman S. Raymond, and Ernest C. Raymond. Adoring grandmother of Wendy J. Forrest, Becky J. Leone, Tessy J. Phillips, Sandra J. Jones, Michelle B. Duvic, and Thomas J. Nolan III. Great-grandmother of Amanda K. Smith, Hope K. Everett, Jessie N. McKissick, Sara P. Privet, Taylor J. Phillips, Jeffery L. Jones, Jr., Daniel Nolan Jackson Jones, and Melanie M. Duvic. Great-great-grandmother of Madden Matthew McKissick and soon to be Charlotte Marie Smith. Also survived by devoted nieces Fay V. Songy and Cindy V. Hurtel, as well as many loving nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the compassionate and caring staff of Lacombe Nursing Center. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the Chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2014. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in St. Patrick No. 1. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.