Ammie Isaac

On Monday, July 21, 2025, God whispered in Ammie’s ear, “Beloved, Purpose Fulfilled! Come, receive your reward.” Ammie was the fourth child born to the late Manuel McCrainey and Ruth Haynes McCrainey in Natchez, Mississippi. She attended the Natchez-Adam’s schools and completed 8th grade. Many years later, she received her GED from Orleans Parish School System. At an early age she professed her faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized at The Grove AMEC in her hometown. She has served faithfully in the church, singing in the choir, chair of the Beautification Ministry, and Steward Board. Throughout all of her Christian experiences she grew in spiritual development and lead an exemplary life of sacrifice, integrity, and faith. She was united in holy matrimony to Lee Isaac, Jr. on March 12, 1949. This union was blessed with five children. They trained up their children to serve the LORD and contribute to our state and nation as educators, laborers, US Letter Carriers, and Petty Officer 1st Class US Navy. Ammie freely accepted God’s purpose for her life as a devoted “mother figure” to five additional and beloved children in the community. Ammie’s professional career spanned 33 years of service in the oral health care province in New Orleans, including constructing dentures, to dental chair-side assistant, and retired from LSU School of Dentistry where she was a dispensary clerk. She was preceded in death by her husband Lee Isaac; parents, Manuel and Ruth McCrainey; brothers, Herbert McCrainey, Willie McCraney, William McCrainey and Alfred McCrainey; sister, Georgia Profice; grandson, Darnell Harris; and son-in-law, Jasper Doakes. Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children: Cynthia Isaac-Romar (Lionel) of Prairieville, LA, Henderson Isaac and Tonja Isaac-Doakes of New Orleans, LA, Johnel Isaac (Carmen) of Cordova, TN, and Derrick Isaac (Charlene) of San Diego, CA; five grandchildren: Trenell Harris, Shanel Isaac (Jaiden), Emanuel Isaac, Sr. Of New Orleans, LA, Destinee Isaac of Portland, OR, Derrick Isaac, Jr. of San Diego, CA, and Michell Buckley (Bobby) of Portsmith, VA; eight great-grandchildren: Kayla Garner, Nia Wilson, Shamya Isaac, Emanuel Isaac, Jr., Da’Shawn Asbury, Da’Jah Asbury, Jaheim Greene, and Jada Greene; two-great, great grandchildren: Antonio Isaac and Lotus Willis; sister Leanna Morris of Los Angeles, CA; brothers Huey McCrainey (Dorothy) of Natchez, MS, Jake McCrainey (Thelma) of Chicago, IL, Manuel McCrainey (Thelma) of New Orleans, LA; and a host of devoted nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend her Funeral Service at Historic St. James AME Church, 222 N. Roman Street on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00 am. Visitation will begin at 9:30 am. Interment: Southeast LA Veterans Cemetery on Friday, August 1, 2025 at 11:00 am. Arrangement by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the guestbook.