Obituaries - June 2007

June 1, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

NORMA DALE EPPINETTE Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services for Norma Dale Eppinette, 66, of Rayville will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Mangham Assembly of God Church with Bro. Calvin Stapp and Bro. Jerry Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Rayville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA. Norma Eppinette was born on February 21, 1941 in Jackson, MS and passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Eppinette along with her husband, "Buddy" were the owners of Eppinette's Parts & Supplies in Rayville, LA. She was preceded in death by her Son, William Paul Eppinette; Parents, Ollie and Grace Fairchild; Sister, Frances Wiggins and her husband, Hubert; Brother, Ollie Fairchild and his wife, Ruth. Survivors include her Husband, Charles "Buddy" Eppinette of Rayville; Son, Pat White of Rayville; Grandchildren, Jordan White and Bailey White both of Byhalia, MS; Great Grandchildren, Daniel White, Rylee White, Emily White, and John Jackson White all of Byhalia, MS; Sisters, Grace "Sister" Battiste and husband, Gary of Mobile, AL, Carol Herrington and husband, Jimmy of Sandersville, MS, and Shelia Fairchild of Marrero, LA; Host of Nieces and Nephews. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Whitman, Steve Greer, Berry Ranson, Ron Morgan, Trae Greer, Larry Reeder, and Robert Herrington. Honorary pallbearers will be Chuck Cannon and Johnny Canon. Visitation will be 5:00PM til 8:00PM, Friday, June 1, 2007 at the Mangham Assembly of God. To leave condolences for the family go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com

SUE EWING ESTES Edmonds Funeral Home Jonesboro, LA Sue Ewing Estes, age 72 of Jonesboro, passed away on May 31, 2007, in Jonesboro, LA., after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Estes donated her body to the LSU School of Medical Research and a memorial service will be announced in the near future. Mrs. Estes is survived by her daughter; Loren Estes of Savannah, GA. and her sister; Sarah Harrison of Jonesboro, also four nephews and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; Ercell and Nathan Ewing and her husband; John Estes.

SAMUEL EDWARD GORE Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA A private graveside service for Samuel Edward Gore will be held Friday, June 1, 2007, at 2:00PM at Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mr. Gore died early Wednesday, May 30th at the age of 93. Mr. Gore was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Willie Mae Gore; and two of his brothers, Sherman Gore and Willie Gore both of Columbia, Louisiana. Mr. Gore is survived by his only son, Glenn Gore and daughter-in-law, Sally; two grandsons: Paul Gore and Linda Kay of Downsville, and David S. Gore and Rachael of West Monroe; plus three great grandchildren: Ashley, Matthew, and Makayla Gore; and one brother, Johnnie Gore of West Monroe; plus numerous nieces and nephews. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

ELSIE RUTH "DOOTSIE" KELLEY Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA Services for Mrs. Elsie Ruth "Dootsie" Kelley, 79, of Alto, LA will be 2:00PM Friday, June 1, 2007 at the First United Pentecostal Church Winnsboro, LA with Rev. Floyd Hawthorne, Rev. Ricky Fontenot, Rev. Don Prewitt and Rev. Jimmy Masters officiating. With internment to follow in Alto Baptist Cemetery, Alto, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA. Mrs. Kelley was a member of Fist United Pentecostal Church Winnsboro, LA and loved the outdoors, but, she especially loved grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Mr. T. J. Kelley and a grandson Tony Kelley. She is survived by 2 daughters; Doris Lewis and her husband Bobby of Downsville, LA, Cheryl Taylor of Eldorado, AR; 2 sons; Tommy Kelley and his wife Linda of Alto, LA and Mark Kelley and his wife Wanda of Forest, LA; 5 sisters, Clarice Williams, Dixie Williams, Joyce Felter, Shirley Floyd and Carol Cannon; and 1 brother Amos McDaniel 10 Grandchildren, 13 Great Grandchildren and 1 Great Great Grandchild. Pallbearers will be Mike Cannon, Kenneth Williams, Nathan Hawthorne, Ken Free, Derrick Kelley and Lawerence Adams. Visitation will be from 1:00PM until service time Friday at the Church. Online registry/condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

THOMAS WAYNE WOODS Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Wayne Woods, 48, of West Monroe will be held at 4:00PM Friday, June 1, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home,West Monroe. Interment to follow at Columbia Hill Cemetery. Mr. Woods was born September 3, 1958 in Monroe, LA, and died May 30, 2007 in West Monroe. Mr. Woods was employed as a tree surgeon. Mr. Woods is survived by his wife, Debra James Woods; daughter, Linda Woods Toney and husband Jason; sons, Thomas Woods and wife Kelley and John Rollinson; parents, Joe and Gayle Woods; sisters, Donna Thomas, Jan Lachney and Carol Dearing; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers will Richard Lee Thomas, Walter Welch, Justin Gilbert, Jimmy Squirrel Langston, Michael Cumberland, Alvin Jones and Thomas Jones. Online condolence may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Clovis C. Alexander, 74
Clovis Carlton Alexander of Monroe, retired from Monroe Office Calculator, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Alverne T. Bamburg, 80
COLUMBIA — Alverne Telano Bamburg, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hebert Cemetery.

Ralph Davenport, 36
BASTROP — Ralph Davenport, a youth care worker, died Wednesday. Services are 3 p.m. Saturday at Morehouse Baptist Association Building, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery, Mer Rouge.

Wallace T. Davis, 58
RAYVILLE — Wallace T. Davis died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Joseph. Burial will be in Panola Cemetery, St. Joseph, under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Leroy Ferguson, 62
CLAYTON — Leroy Ferguson died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Baptist Church, Foules. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson & Sims Funeral Home, Ferriday.

John T. Gonzales, 96
RAYVILLE — John T. Gonzales, a shoe repairman, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until noon Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Samuel Edward Gore, 93
Samuel Edward Gore of Monroe, a retired sales clerk, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Lila O. Gross, 84
HAUGHTON — Lila O. Gross, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. today at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Tylacia M. Harrell, infant
MANGHAM — Tylacia Myontalae Harrell, the infant daughter of Traymecia Harris, died Sunday. Services are 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is 2-6 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Karther Johnson, 82
Karther Johnson of Monroe, a retired construction worker, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Rozetta Johnson, 74
TALLULAH — Rozetta Johnson, a retired schoolteacher, died Monday. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Monday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Elsie Ruth Kelley, 79
ALTO — Elsie Ruth "Dootsie" Kelley, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at First United Pentecostal Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 1 p.m. until service time today. Burial will be in Alto Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville.

David A. MacGillivray, 78
SHILLONG, Meghalaya, India — David Anthony MacGillivray died Saturday. Memorial services are 6 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation will be after the service at the Family Life Center under the direction Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

Laura Jordan Patrick, 77
Laura Mae Jordan Patrick of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe.

Johnny Lee Ponder, 64
SNEADS FERRY, N.C. — Johnny Lee Ponder, retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rayville Masonic Cemetery.

Fannie Releford, 64
BASTROP — Fannie Mae Releford, a homemaker, died May 25. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Ivory Chapel, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

June Reynolds, 86
June Reynolds of Monroe, a registered nurse, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

Myrtle Robinson, 76
BASTROP — Myrtle Robinson, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Cynthia Thames, 64
VIDALIA — Cynthia Thames died Thursday. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Monday at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez, Miss. Visitation is 9-10:30 a.m. Monday at Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia.

Bobbie Glenn Williams, 77
MER ROUGE — Bobbie Glenn Youngs Williams, a retired registered nurse, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Thomas Wayne Woods, 48
Thomas Wayne Woods of West Monroe, a tree surgeon, died Wednesday. Services are 4 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Columbia Hill Cemetery.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Davis-Jones, Odessa: 11 a.m. today, New Prosperity Baptist Church, Clay.
Finley, Kevin 'Popa': 11 a.m. Saturday, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Gakins, Alma L.: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lake Providence High School.
Harris, Wanda Delamar: 2 p.m. today, Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bastrop.
Heckard, Essie: 3 p.m. Saturday, Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hudson, Roger Jr.: 11 a.m. today, Farmerville City Cemetery.
Johnson, Arillia: noon Saturday, St. James Baptist Church, Richwood.
Merrill, Evelyn Gay: 2 p.m. today, Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston.
Montgomery, Isiah: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Union Baptist Church, Marion.
Morales, Fred: 1 p.m. today, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Ruston.
Nugent, R.L. 'Jack': 11 a.m. Saturday, Memorial United Methodist Church, Bastrop.
Robinson, Bruce: noon Saturday, Hester Central Sate Funeral Home, Monroe.
Tatum, Michael: 3 p.m. Saturday, St. Clair Baptist Church, Chatam.
Taylor, Lucian 'Pete': 3 p.m. today, Hegwood Baptist Church, Delhi.
Tindall, Maxwell B.: 1 p.m. today, Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
Turnage, Flo Reece: 10 a.m. today, Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.
Washington, Charlie: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central Sate Funeral Home, Monroe.
Williams, Virginia: 11 a.m. Saturday, Victory Apostolic Church, Winnsboro.

June 2, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BARBARA LOIS BAILEY Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Memorial services for Barbara Lois Bailey of West Monroe, LA, age 74, will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe, LA with Bro. Louis Redden officiating. Mrs. Bailey was born January 17, 1933 in Ouachita Parish and passed away June 1, 2007 in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Bailey worked many years as a cook on a tow boat and really loved traveling the many rivers and waterways. She was a member of West Ouachita Senior Center and her passion was china painting. She loved gardening and her flowers. She was preceded in death by a son: Richard Allen Shaw and daughter: Cecilia Lois Shaw. Mrs. Bailey is survived by daughters: Deborah Lynn Shaw Cox and Sherry Diane Shaw Miller; son: Michael Ray Shaw; brothers: Clayton Smith and David Smith; sister: Joyce Smith Mitchell; grandchildren: Phillip Brandon Cox, James Cecil Shaw, Nathanial Wayne Miller, and Jessyca Lois Miller. Visitation will be 1:00PM until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

GEORGE THOMAS (TOM) EMORY, SR. Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA. Funeral services for George Thomas (Tom) Emory, Sr., age 63, of Ruston, LA. will be held 2:00P.M Sunday June 3, 2007, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston. Officiating will be Rev. Rolly Walker, Rev. Fred Wideman, and Rev. Andy Hurst. Interment will follow at Sibley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA. Mr. Emory was born August 25, 1943 and passed away June 1, 2007 following a brief illness. Tom was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and Faith Fellowship Life Group. He retired from Louisiana Tech University after 40 years as a systems engineer and was a United States Navy Veteran. He was preceded in death by his brother Judson Emory. Mr. Emory was survived by his wife Yvette Foreman Emory of Ruston son: George Thomas Emory Jr. and wife Kasey of Ft. Worth, TX. daughter: Marla Emory St. John and husband Mark of Choudrant; granddaughter: Mia Alexandra; brothers: Roy Emory, W.R. "Pat" Emory and John Emory Sr. and wife Sallie. Visitation will be Saturday June 2, 2007 from 5:00PM to 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA. Memorials may be made to Trinity United MethodistChurch building fund or The American Cancer Society. On line condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

ELI GARSEE JR. Cox Funeral Home Oak Grove, LA Services for Mr. Eli Garsee, Jr 75 of Oak Grove, LA will be held Saturday June 2, 2007 at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church Oak Grove with Rev. Carl Gulde officiating, interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Garsee was born July 20, 1931 in Chase, LA and passed away May 31, 2007 at Cornerstone Hospital, West Monroe, LA. Mr. Garsee was preceded in death by his father Eli Martin Garsee, Sr, his mother Mattie Calhoun Garsee, brother Jefferson Garsee, sister Roberta Calhoun Cureington and grandson William Bradley Gwin. He is survived by his wife Jerry Remore Garsee of Oak Grove; sons; Doug Garsee and wife Kathy of West Monroe, Steve Garsee and Wife Meg of Monroe, Allen Garsee and wife Emma of Monroe, Sam Peoples and wife Alicia of Avondale, AZ, Eli Jeff Garsee and wife Amy of Mansifeld; Daughters; Glenda Tyler and husband Kim of West Monroe, Debra Riehm and husband Pete , Mobile, AL, Anne Phillips and husband Johnny of Jonesboro, Amy Garsee Hill of Oak Grove, Amanda Ritchie and husband Mitchell of Rayville; Sister Martha Doucette of Havelock, NC. He is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jack Smith, Kenny Nix, Brian Lewis, David Johnson, Larry Denmon and Roger Bolding. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Anglers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church. Visitation will be 8:00AM to 12:00PM Saturday June 2 at Cox Funeral Home. To leave condolence to the family, visit www.coxfuneral.com.

MRS. JAN HUTSON Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Jan Hutson, 65 of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00PM, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Watson Chapel Church with Rev. Bob Holloway officiating. Interment to follow at Luna Methodist Church Cemetery Luna, LA. Mrs. Hutson was born December 6, 1941 in Texas and passed away June 1, 2007 in Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband C.W. Hutson and a daughter, Tyra Slavant McCarty. Mrs. Hutson loved to hunt, gardening and her flowers. She attended Watson Chapel Church. Mrs. Hutson is survived by step-children; Mike Hutson, Joey Hutson and Gale Corley and husband Jim; grandchildren; Justin McCarty, Jason Hutson, April Pettis, Jeannie Lewis, Jessica Green, Jodi Payne and Joshua Hutson; and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jason Hutson, Joshua Hutson, Jonathan Pettis, Jeremy Lewis, Beck Payne, Allan Green and Tim Peacock. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00PM until 8:00PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

JOHNNY LEE PONDER Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services for Johnny Lee Ponder, 64, of Sneads Ferry, NC. will be held at 2:00PM, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Brown-HolleyFuneral Chapel, Rayville with Bro. David Shiers officiating. Interment will follow in the Rayville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA Johnny Ponder was born on December 12, 1942 and passed away on Monday, May 28, 2007. Mr. Ponder retired from the United States Marine Corps. after 20 years of service and having served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Albert and Doris McCarty Ponder. Survivors include his Wife, Joan Nadine Ponder of Sneads Ferry, NC; Two Daughters, Michelle Berdak and husband, George of Drums, PA and Lea Ann Eastteam of Tulsa, OK; Three Step Daughters, Patricia Pritts, Kasey Shaw both of Connellsville, PA and Kelly McQuaide of Sneads Ferry, NC; three Step Sons, Kenny McQuaide, Kevin McQuaide and wife, Ruby all of Weatherly, PA and Gary McQuaide and wife, Mary Lou of Severn, MD; Two Brothers, Douglas Ponder and wife, Frances of Rayville, LA and Jimmie Ponder and wife, Glenda of Waskom, TX; Two Sisters, Joy Storey and husband, Garland of Simsboro, LA and Willie Boyer and husband, T.C. of Bastrop, LA; Four Grandchildren and Eleven Step Grandchildren; One Great Grandchild and Three Step Great Grandchildren. Visitation will be 7:00PM 9:00PM, Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA. To leave condolences, go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com

Norma Dale Eppinette, 66
RAYVILLE — Norma Dale Eppinette, owner of Eppinette Parts and Supplies, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mangham Assembly of God Church. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time today at the church. Burial will be in Rayville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Billye Evans, 73
DEVILLE — Billye Evans, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Utility Baptist Church, Jonesville. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Jonesville under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Tylacia M. Harrell, infant
MANGHAM — Tylacia Myontalae Harrell, the infant daughter of Traymecia Harrell, died Sunday. Services are 3:30 p.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Mangham. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Vera Jackson, 74
SPEARSVILLE — Vera Jackson, a retired schoolteacher and principal, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Bon Ingram Taylor, 93
Bon Ingram Taylor of West Monroe, retired owner of cotton gins and retired employee of W.B. Nelson Lumber Co., died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation is noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Bobbie Y. Williams, 76
MER ROUGE — Bobbie Youngs Williams, a retired registered nurse, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Mer Rouge. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Mer Rouge Cemetery.

Previously acknowledged
Bamburg, Alverne T.: 10 a.m. today, Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Davenport, Ralph: 2 p.m. today, Morehouse Baptist Association Building, Bastrop.
Ferguson, Leroy: 11 a.m. today, Zion Baptist Church, Foules.
Finley, Kevin 'Popa': 11 a.m. today, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Gakins, Alma L.: 11:30 a.m. today, Lake Providence High School.
Gonzales, John T.: 2 p.m. today, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Rayville.
Heckard, Essie: 3 p.m. today, Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe.
Johnson, Arillia: noon today, St. James Baptist Church, Richwood.
Johnson, Rozetta: 11 a.m. Monday, Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Montgomery, Isiah: 11 a.m. today, Mount Union Baptist Church, Marion.
Nugent, R.L. 'Jack': 11 a.m. today, Memorial United Methodist Church, Bastrop.
Ponder, Johnny Lee: 2 p.m. Sunday, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Releford, Fannie: 1 p.m. today, Ivory Chapel, Bastrop.
Robinson, Bruce: noon today, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Tatum, Michael: 3 p.m. today, St. Clair Baptist Church, Chatam.
Thames, Cynthia: 11 a.m. Monday, Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez, Miss.
Washington, Charlie: 2 p.m. today, Hester Central Sate Funeral Home, Monroe.
Williams, Virginia: 11 a.m. today, Victory Apostolic Church, Winnsboro

June 3, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Rosie Lee Blair, 79
TALLULAH — Rosie Lee Blair died Monday. Services are 1 p.m. Monday at First Colored Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is noon-5 p.m. Sunday at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Don Lamar Cupples, 76
JENA — Don Lamar Cupples, retired vice president of LaSalle State Bank, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at East Jena Baptist Church. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena. Burial will be in Chickasaw Cemetery.

Willie B. Gipson, 93
TALLULAH — Willie B. Gipson died Monday. Services are 1 p.m. Monday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Mound. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Mound Project Cemetery.

Richard M. Hall, 85
Richard M. Hall of Monroe, a retired maintenance supervisor for Chevron Oil Co., died Thursday. Visitation is 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Other arrangements are incomplete.

Mary F. Haynes, 56
RUSTON — Mary F. Haynes, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

Janice Hutson, 65
Janice "Jan" Hutson of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Watson Chapel, West Monroe. Burial will be in Luna Methodist Church Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Elizabeth Lee, 77
Elizabeth Lee of Monroe, a retired owner and operator of a fabric store, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Margaret Matthews, 58
TALLULAH — Margaret Mae Matthews, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2:30 p.m. Monday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, Tallulah. Arrangements are under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Catherine L. Strong, 85
PIONEER — Catherine Louise Strong, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Pioneer Assembly of God. Burial will be in Reeks Cemetery, Oak Grove under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove

June 4, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MRS. MAEBELL “MEL” JOHNS STEPHENS Young’s Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Maebell “Mel” Johns Stephens, 57, of Wisner, LA will be held at Young’s Community Memorial Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Kevin Bates and Rev. Glen Massey officiating. Internment will follow at Myrtle Memorial Cemetery under the direction of at Young’s Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Stephens was born July 14, 1949 in Wisner, LA and passed away Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Riverland Medical Center in Ferriday. Mel was a devoted Wife, Mother, Sister, and Friend who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and family. She was lovingly referred to as “Mae Mae” by her precious Grandchildren. She was preceded in Death by: Father, Marshal Edward “Jack” Johns; Mother, Jessie Mae (Williamson) Johns; Father-in-law, Charlie Stephens; and Nephew, Michael Johns. Survivors include: Husband, Charlie W. “Steve” Stephens of Wisner, LA; Son, Gregory Page Stephens and wife Carmen of Wisner, LA; two Daughters, Jennifer Stephens Lovelace and husband Hogin and Stephani Stephens, both of Wisner, LA; two Brothers, Jesse Edward Johns and wife Lisa of Winnsboro, LA and Jerry Lee Johns and wife Arlene of Ferriday, LA; two Sisters, Jackie Johns Huff and husband Bud of Jonesville, LA and Patsy Johns Johns Bailey of Winnsboro, LA; five Grandchildren, Alli Williams, Drake Stephens, Drew Stephens, Cody Parker, and Brianna Ashely, and Mother-in-law Nita Faye Glascock Stephens. The Pallbearers will be Mark Carney, Tom Williams, Bubba Ezell, Deshea Roberts, John Johns, Matt Stephens, and Brian Mabry. The family will receive friends at Young’s Community Funeral Home from 6:00 PM Monday, June 4, 2007. To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit www.youngscommunity.com.

Harold Carruth, 59
MANGHAM — Harold "Boss Hogg" Carruth, an entrepreneur, died Saturday. Services are private under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Ona Hodges Doles, 81
BASTROP — Ona Pearl Hodges Doles, a retired nurse, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central Missionary Baptist Church, Bastrop, under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home.

Ruby B. Driskill, 89
DELHI — Ruby B. Driskill died Sunday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Terry Lee Gross, 42
AJO, Ariz. — Terry Lee Gross, formerly of Goodwill, a plumber, died Wednesday. Services are 4 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Reeks Cemetery, Oak Grove. Visitation is 9 a.m. until service on Thursday at the funeral home.

Richard Morrias Hall, 85
Richard Morrias Hall, of Monroe, a retired maintenance supervisor at Chevron Oil Co., died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 2-3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Marjorie Inabnet, 85
Marjorie Inabnet, of West Monroe, retired from Glenwood Hospital medical records, died Saturday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Elizabeth Lee, 77
Elizabeth Lee, of Monroe, retired owner of a fabric store, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Nora June Mahoney, 82
Nora June Mahoney, of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery, Rocky Branch.

Emmett Mathews, 88
EPPS — Emmett Mathews, a farmer, died Saturday. Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial will be in Red Wing Cemetery, Oak Grove. Visitation is until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

George Moore, 75
TALLULAH — George Moore died Saturday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Charlene W. Peppers, 84
LOCKHART — Charlene W. "Chaney" Peppers, a retired cafeteria worker in Union Parish, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Lockhart Church of Christ. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery near Lockhart.

Maebell Stephens, 57
WISNER — Maebell "Mel" Johns Stephens, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Myrtle Memorial Cemetery, Winnsboro. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James A. Whitlock, 77
CALHOUN — James A. Whitlock, a plumber, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

June 5, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MR. MARVIN DOUGLAS BELL Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Graveside services for Mr. Marvin Douglas Bell, age 67, of Monroe, LA will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens in West Monroe, LA with Rev. David Worthington officiating. Services will be under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA. Mr. Bell was born August 31, 1939 in Greenville, MS and passed away in Monroe, LA on June 3, 2007. Mr. Bell was currently employed by Arco Builders as a Project Manager. He worked many years as Ouachita Parish Engineer and retired as a Civil Engineer working in numerous foreign countries. Mr. Bell was an avid fisherman and hunter. He had his pilots license and loved to fly. He was preceded in death by a son Marvin Douglas Bell II. Mr. Bell is survived by seven children, Michelle Bell, Sheri Williams and husband Bo, Dana Bell, Laurie Lockwood and husband Dan, Amanda Bell, Alaina Bell, and Ashley Bell; four grandchildren, Dillon Lockwood, April Williams, Nicholas Bell, and Kaelyn Lavigne; sister, Joyce Kinnard and brother, John Ivey and one he loved as a brother, Burl Humphries. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

MR. JAMES B.P. GREEN JR. Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mr. James B.P. Green Jr, 83, of Minden, LA will be held at 2:00P.M. Thursday June 7, 2007 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Minden, LA with Rev. Jim Crain and Rev. Jeff Luellen officiating. Interment will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Mr. Green was born on September 12, 1923 to James B. Green Sr. and Mary Paine Green and died on June 3, 2007 in Minden, LA. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Juanita Green and stepson, George Stanley Burrell Survivors include his stepson, Larry Burrell and wife Nancy of Little Rock, AR; stepdaughter, Nancy Lee and husband Wayne of Minden, LA; one sister, Molly Braman of Indianapolis, IN; half brother, Godfrey Green of Queens, NY and half sister, Gail Godfrey of WI; nine grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Terry Lee, David Lee, James Lee, Keith Lee, Jason Burrell, Scott Maness and Tim Clemons Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church in Minden, LA Online Registry/ondolences www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARJORIE FLEMING INABNET Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Funeral services for Marjorie Fleming Inabnet, 85, of West Monroe will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday June 6, 2007 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Sam Emmanual and Dr. Bart McMillan officiating. Burial will follow in the Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe. Mrs. Inabnet died June 2, 2007 in Monroe, LA. She was a life-long member of the Claiborne United Methodist Church in West Monroe. Mrs. Inabnet was a member of the AHIMA medical Association. She retired from Glenwood Regional Medical Center as Director of Medical Records. She is preceded in death by her 1st husband Alvin Fleming, 2nd husband, James Inabnet, daughter, Rhonda Guthrie, and parents, Vera and Murray Alexander, Sister Irene Kirkham and grandson Chad Bates. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra McMillan and husband Carl of Monroe, LA; son, Alvin Bobby Fleming, Jr. of West Monroe, LA; grandchildren, Cherie Long of Clinton, MS, Bartlett Scott McMillan and wife Ocie of Gainesville, GA, Kenneth Bates and wife Cynthia of Monroe, LA; great grandchildren, Joshua Long, Christopher Long, Micah McMillan, Matthew McMillan and Macie McMillan; numerous nieces and Nephews. Pallbearers will be Micah McMillan, Glen Hargrove, Ronnie Stark, Joe Mitchell, Kenneth Kirkham, and Michael Guthrie. Honorary Pallbearers will be Oma Fleming, Billy Fleming, Paul Fleming, Lawley Jones, Lee Pace and Larry Bennett. Visitation will be at 1:00PM Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA. Memorials may be made to the Claiborne United Methodist Church in West Monroe. Online registry/condolence: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MR. MELVIN SIDNEY JOHNSTON Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Mr. Melvin Sidney Johnston, age 78, of Monroe, LA will be at 3:00PM Thursday, June 7, 2007 at First United Methodist Church of Monroe with Rev. Terry Love officiating. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mr. Johnston was born April 25, 1929 in Monroe, LA and passed away on June 3, 2007 in Monroe, LA. With over thirty years of service, he retired from the Monroe Fire Department as a communication's officer. Mr. Johnston was a member of First United Methodist Church of Monroe. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Annie Johnston, and an infant twin sister, Nelwyn Ann. Mr. Johnston is survived by his cousins June Morton and husband, Bob of Livingston, TX, Jack Johnston of Dallas, TX, Carolyn Strang and husband, Bill of Murfreesboro, TN, Mike Johnston and wife, Susan of Shreveport, LA, Charles Dean and wife, Carolyn of Oakdale, LA, Carol Waddell and husband, Joe of Shreveport, LA, Marion Ingram and husband, Leo of Vicksburg, MS, Mary Frances Moffett of Amory, MS, and Beverly Martin of Cedar Oaks, TX, and special friends and caregivers: Rev. Terry Love, Ann and Bob Ford, Jacque and Conroy Hines, and Celie and Charlie Flynn. Special thanks to Dr. Michael Hayward, S. F. M. C. North CVICU nurses, and Melanie Massey Physical Therapy for their exceptional care of Melvin during his illnesses. Melvin was a beloved son, nephew, cousin, and friend; an inspiration and a blessing to everyone who knew him. He will be greatly missed. Pallbearers will be Jarvis Renfrow, Monte McGough, Mike Inzina, Harold Lenard, Mike Johnston, and Conroy Hines. Honorary pallbearers will be current and retired employees of the Monroe Fire Department. Visitation will be 2:00PM until service time in the parlor of First United Methodist Church of Monroe. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Elizabeth L. Atchison, 84
Elizabeth L. Atchison of West Monroe, a nurse's aide, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Linda Campbell, 48
WISNER — Linda Campbell, a retired bus driver, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at South Central Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in church cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Melba Gibson Copes, 67
DELHI — Melba Elaine Gibson Copes, a retired McLemore Jitney Jungle office manager, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Newton Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Newton Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home.

Perry C. Daniel, 91
Perry C. Daniel of West Monroe, owner and operator of Daniel Appliance, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Louis 'L' Daniels, 70
Louis "L" Daniels of Monroe, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Edieth Crossley Doles, 82
Edieth Beverly Crossley Doles of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark.

Laura F. Dupree, 88
WISNER — Laura F. Dupree, a retired school bus driver, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Terri Ann Foy, 42
Terri Ann Foy of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Garden Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Sherman Hunter Jr., 34
Sherman James Hunter Jr. of Monroe, an industrial spray painter, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Monroe. Visitation is 2-6 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Garden Cemetery, Monroe.

Marjorie F. Inabnet, 85
Marjorie Fleming Inabnet of West Monroe, retired medical records worker from Glenwood Regional Medical Center, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Vera Hurts Jackson, 67
SPEARSVILLE — Vera Hurts Jackson, a retired school teacher and principal, died Friday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Wake services are 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in church cemetery.

Earnestine Johnson, 89
Earnestine Johnson of West Monroe, homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Trenton Baptist Church, West Monroe. Burial will be Richwood Memorial Garden Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Betty Diane Lee, 35
Betty Diane Lee of Monroe, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial is at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe.

Paul Leedy Sr., 69
JONESBORO — Paul Leedy Sr. died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Southern Funeral Home. Burial will be in Old Saline Cemetery.

Clayton Ray Miller, 71
Clayton Ray "Big Red" Miller, a retired salesman for Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, died Monday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Further arrangements are incomplete.

Anna W. Moore, 86
Anna Whetstone Moore of Monroe, a retired medical secretary, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Nola Perkins, 91
Nola Perkins of West Monroe, a retired seamstress, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

William S. Pollard Jr., 82
OAK GROVE — William Sherman Pollard Jr., a University of Colorado professor, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lakewood, Colo. under the direction of Cox Funeral Home.

Lessie Ramsey, 70
CHATHAM — Lessie Ramsey, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Transport Cemetery.

Robert W. Rushing, 91
TALLULAH — Robert William Rushing, a Tylertown, Miss., school system retired maintenance supervisor, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Union Baptist Church, Tylertown. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Addie Lee Tribble, 59
Addie Lee Tribble of Monroe died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Jesus Restoration Center, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Garden Cemetery, Monroe

June 6, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

June 7, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

RAY ALLEN BEST Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services for Ray Allen Best, 38, of Delhi, LA will be held at 4:00 PM, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the First United Pentecostal Tabernacle, Delhi with Bro. Shane Lester and Bro. Charles Best officiating. Interment will follow in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery, Delhi, LA under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Ray Allen Best was born on October 28, 1968 in Vicksburg, MS and passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Ray loved music, played drums with the vigor and talent like no one else in Northeast Louisiana. By trade, he was a self-taught computer wizard, though he worked more for enjoyment than for profit. He was a fun loving guy; who was very close to his family, especially his two sons who are so much like him. He never met a stranger and had many many friends, who cared as much about him as he did them. Ray was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandparents, James D. and Pauline Best and Maternal Grandparents, Oliver Lee Copes and Ethelyn Copes Warbington. Survivors include his Wife, Lisa Best of Delhi; Sons, Canaan Ray Best and Alex Ray Best both of Delhi; Parents, Allen Ray and Lynda Best of Delhi; Sister, Taffy Griffin and husband, Kenneth of Delhi; Niece and Nephew, Caleb Loftin of Delhi and A1C Chelsea Loftin of Barksdale AFB, LA; Numerous Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and a host of Friends. Pallbearers will be Sean Sikes, Michael \#34>Bubba\#34> Perry, Chris Blaylock, Scott Hosea, Darren LaBorde, Brad Rollins, Chris O’Neal, and Benji Beard. Honorary pallbearer will be Steven Taylor. Visitation will be 9:00 AM until Service Time, Thursday at the First United Pentecostal Tabernacle, Delhi, LA To leave condolences for the family go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com

PERRY C. DANIEL Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Perry C. Daniel, 91, of West Monroe, Louisiana will be held at First Baptist Church of West Monroe on Friday, June 8th at 2:00PM. The Rev. Mark Finn will be officiating. Burial will be at Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mr. Daniel passed away at Glenwood Medical Center Monday, June 4th at 7:30PM surrounded by his family. Mr. Daniel was a man who loved his family and especially Margie, his wife of 65 years. Perry influenced many lives as is obvious by his multitude of friends. He faithfully served as a deacon and trustee at First Baptist Church of West Monroe for many years. He served on the Board of Directors of Sonrise TV-17 and was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee. He was instrumental in property acquisition during a time of rapid church growth and faithfully served on numerous other committees. He wass a member of the Zeigler-Tubbs Sunday School Class. Perry was a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ which was evident in his commitment to his church and was known as a man of great compassion and vision. He was employed by Brown Paper Mill Co. from 1934-1943 and as sheet metal foreman at Selman Field under Civil Service with the Air Corps from 1943-1947. From 1950-1957 he was a salesman for Emmereal Refrigeration Co. and for a brief time, an active partner in Appliance Center of Monroe. He owned and managed Daniel Appliance and Furniture of Monroe from 1958 until his recent retirement at 89 years of age. He will be missed by his employees and many loyal customers. He will be sorely missed by his family. Mr. Daniel was preceded in death by his father Joe Daniel, his mother Cora Daniel, a brother Sonny Daniel, and a sister Vivian Dedelle. Perry is survived by his loving wife, Margie Norris Daniel; daughter Linda Tarkington and husband James of West Monroe; daughter Charlotte Mears and husband Ray of West Monroe; 4 grandchildren; James Tarkington of West Monroe, Laura Chisholm of Texarkana, TX., Jeremy Mears of San Antonio, TX., Jason Mears of Orlando, FL., and 6 great grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister, Catherine Smith of Crockett, TX., and a brother, Joe P. Daniel and his wife Marilyn of West Monroe. Pallbearers will be James Tarkington, Jason Mears, Jeremy Mears, John Stovall, Bob Stovall, and Bill Carlisle. Honorary pallbearers will be Ralph Reed, Don Zeigler, Roy Bledsoe, A.J. Burns, Calvert Frantom, Charles Jackson, and Charles Martindale. The family would like to thank Dr. Stephen Beene as well as the doctors and nurses at Glenwood Hospital and Ouachita Dialysis Center who so ably and lovingly cared for him. The family deeply thanks his caregivers Beatrice Rivers, Karen Bartlett, Emma Frost, Keisha Fair, and Renee Lonney. Visitation will be Thursday June 7th at Kilpatrick Funeral Home on 7th Street in West Monroe from 5:00PM until 8:00PM. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

MORRIS O. DANIELS Osborn Funeral Home Shreveport, LA Morris O. Daniels, 97, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 in Shreveport. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 PM on Friday, June 8th at Osborn Funeral Home followed by a Memorial service at 2:00 PM in the Chapel. The Rev. Paul Carroll of Barksdale Untied Methodist Church will preside. Mr. Daniels was born in Mena, Arkansas, served in the Marine Corps during World War II and lived in Alaska for 24 years. He retired to Toledo Bend and later moved to Monroe, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Laura Cheatum Daniels and later by his second wife, Verna Wolfe Daniels. Mr. Daniels is survived by his son, Donald Daniels and his wife, Marion, of Valdez, Alaska; grandson, David Lane Daniels; granddaughter, Dani Lea Walters; niece, June Carter Bolch and her husband, Jim; five great grandchildren; and great nieces and nephews, Cecil K. Carter, III and Stephen B. Carter, Vicki Carter Patterson, Carol Daniels, Judy Daniels and Bruce Daniels; step-daughter, Frances Wolfe Owens and husband, Tommy, her son, Steve and daughter, Leslie

EDIETH BEVERLY CROSSLEY DOLES Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Edieth Beverly Crossley Doles, age 82, of Monroe, LA will be at 10:00 AM Friday, June 8, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA with Rev. Larry Stafford officiating. Interment will follow at Wilmot Cemetery in Wilmot, AR under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Doles was born June 5, 1924 in Wilmot, AR and passed away June 4, 2007 in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Doles graduated from Wilmot High School and attended Chillicothe School of Business in Chillicothe, Missouri and Northeast Louisiana State University in Monroe. She was the organizing regent for the D’ Arbonne Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Doles was a member of the following organizations: Colonial Danes XVII Century, Daughters of the American Colonies, First United Methodist Church, FUM Women’s Group, Collins Wossman Sunday School Class, Entre Nous Book Club and the Grand Slam Danes Bridge Group. Mrs. Doles arrived in Monroe in 1962 after extensive travels with her husband in his career as a naval aviator and chief liaison with the Supreme Allied Headquarter of Europe. The couple retired early to return to Louisiana to raise their two daughters. Mrs. Doles is survived by her husband, Commander Thomas Kinnaird Doles Rtd. of Monroe, LA; her daughters, Bonnie Jean Doles of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Beverly Graham and husband Gary of Monroe, LA; grandsons Hutton Banks of Richmond, VA, Harrison Banks, a student in Oxford, MS, and Jeremy Graham of Baton Rouge, LA. Pallbearers will be James Herbert Crossley, Lloyd Hughes Crossley, Jeff Foster, Hutton Banks, Harrison Banks, and Jeremy Graham. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Doles, Jr., Basil Doles, Jr., Mike Doles, Don Doles, Jimmy Doles, Lee Foster, Jr., William Crossley, and Ronald Boone. Mrs. Doles was a pioneer patient in open-heart surgery at Bethesda Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland in 1959. While she far exceeded her surgeons’ expectations, she was under the careful watch of her local physicians. A special thank you to Dr. Kerry Anders, Dr. Bob Sarama, and Dr. Napoli for their expertise but most especially for their patience, kindness and warmth. A heartfelt thank you to Kami Worley and Wilma Hart. Memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Monroe or the American Heart Association. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00PM Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe and the funeral will be held at 10:00AM Friday, June 8 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Friends and family are invited to call after visitation at the Graham’s, 3301 Lake DeSiard Drive, Monroe, LA from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

CAROL J. “POLLY” FROST MCBROOM Family Funeral Care Memphis, TN Carol J. Frost McBroom “Polly” 66, passed away at her home on June 2, 2007. She was a retired Sales manager for Zales. She is survived by Two daughters Janet Hill and Annette Spaniel, two sons Michael McBroom and Charlie Hope, four sisters Peggy Masterson, Betty J. Hicks, Shirley Johnson, and Gail Frost, five brothers Johnny Frost, Ray Frost, Jackie Frost, Derwood Baugh and Alford Baugh, as well as two grandchildren. Services will take place at Cypress Baptist Church in West Monroe LA on Friday June 8, at 4:00 PM. Family Funeral Care 901-761-8000

MR. CLAYTON RAY “BIG RED” MILLER Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe, LA Funeral service for Mr. Clayton Ray “Big Red” Miller, 71, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, June 8, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe with Rev. G.E. Chance and Rev. Danny Chance officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Miller passed away on June 4, 2007, at Christus St. Joseph’s Nursing Home. He attended the Christian Life Church in Monroe. Mr. Miller was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Dee A. Strickland Lodge #465 F&AM, York Rites, and the Barak Shrine Temple. Mr. Miller was also an Air Force Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Bobbie Miller of Monroe, LA; son, Darwin Miller of Baton Rouge, LA; daughter, Tamara Miller Hindmon and husband Todd; granddaughters, Reagan and Katie Hindmon all of Little Rock, AR; and brother, Tim Miller of Monroe, LA. Pallbearers will be Bruce McGaha, Mike Self, Curt Richard, John Gaston, Allen Stutts, and Tony Hebert. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Smeby, Lynn Self, Raymond Self, and Ashley Miller. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children or to the St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital. Online Condolence Registry: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com.

MRS. NOLA JOHNSON PERKINS Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Mrs. Nola Johnson Perkins, age 91, of West Monroe, LA will be at 2:00 PM Friday, June 8, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe, La. with Rev. Gordon Dean and Rev. Marlin Betts officiating. Interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park in Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Perkins was born June 22, 1915 in Glenmora, La. and passed away on June 5, 2007 in West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Perkins was a member of Highland Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Perkins, her parents, Gilbert and Adella Johnson, and a daughter, Peggy King. Mrs. Perkins is survived by her daughter, Sue Tolbird and her husband, Doyle. Grandchildren, Bill King, Jr., Ryan King, Patrick King and wife Cherie, Jamie Tolbird, Amy Tolbird. Also survived by five Great Grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Bill King, Sr., Ryan King, Patrick King, Jamie Tolbird, Arlin Smith and Jame Shackleford. Visitation will be Thursday, June 7, 2007 after 5 p.m. until 8:00PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

WILLIAM SHERMAN POLLARD, JR Cox Funeral Home Oak Grove, LA Born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 1925 Departed Jun. 4, 2007. Funeral services for William Sherman “Bill” Pollard, Jr., age 82, of Oak Grove, Louisiana will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Oak Grove. Reverend Byron Putnam will officiate. Interment will be in the Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Oak Grove. Mr. Pollard died Monday, June 4, 2007 at the West Carroll Memorial Hospital in Oak Grove. Mr. Pollard was a native of Oak Grove, Louisiana where he was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of Oak Grove High School and Purdue University. He was a veteran of WWII serving as an engineer with the marines in the Pacific Theatre. He worked for many years as a civil engineer in Memphis, Tennessee. His projects included interstate highway systems and subways in the United States and Asia. He taught as adjunct professor at the University of Memphis, and as professor at Purdue University and the University of Illinois. He served as professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Denver for many years where he retired as Professor Emeritus. He is preceded in death by his late wife, Gloria Louise Pollard and his parents, William Sherman Pollard, Sr. and Lois Horner Pollard. He is survived by his wife, Melba Lee McIntosh Pollard of Oak Grove; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. William Sherman Pollard III and Jan Pollard of Seatle, Washington; daughter and son-in-law, Kay Wallis and Dr. Carlton Wallis of Lakewood, Colorado; 3 step-sons and their wifes, John Robert and Diana McIntosh of Oak Grove; Tom and Kathy McIntosh of Oak Grove; Phillip and Dianna McIntosh of Ridgeland, Mississippi; 3 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 5 step grandchildren, and 2 step great grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Oak Grove High School Class of 1940. Memorials may be made to the Karen Lingo Mission of the First United Methodist Church in Oak Grove. Family will receive friends immediately following the services their home at 206 West Jefferson Street in Oak Grove. To leave condolences to the family www.coxfuneral.com.

ROSALIE "ROSE" BALLARD SPOHRER Greenoaks Funeral Home Baton Rouge, LA Rosalie “Rose” Ballard Spohrer passed peacefully away in the presence of her family on Monday, June 4, 2007, in Columbia, MS. Born Marie Rosalie Ballard in Hebert, LA, on Feb. 18, 1921, she was the sixth child of Edgar Leonard and Laura Douciere Ballard. She graduated from Mangham High School in Monroe, Louisiana at the end of the Depression. Upon graduation, she attended Northeast Louisiana State College for two years, graduating with an associate degree. She entered the work force in 1939, working several years at Cotton’s Bakery as a home demonstrator, riding the bread trucks out to communities in North Louisiana and Texas and demonstrating how to make fancy sandwiches and party foods. She later went to work as a secretary for the War Department at Selman Field in Monroe, LA . She fell in love with one of her brothers’ friends—Henry Spohrer, a tall, quiet man. Rosalie was a war bride-she and Henry were married on June 30, 1943, in Monroe, after which he soon left for the European Theater of World War II. Rose was a matriarch to her large family. In Baton Rouge, LA, she and Henry raised six children, all going on to college and establishing professional careers. As the children grew up and began to leave home, she volunteered for the Red Cross, working in their disaster services area. Upon Henry’s retirement, the two of them took to the roads in an Air Stream trailer, seeing parts of the country they had always wanted to see and some parts they didn’t. After Henry’s death in 1979, Rose lived with her sister, Helen Ballard Wasson, until Helen moved to a nursing home where she died in 2002. Nine years ago, she moved to Columbia to be closer to two of her daughters. She spent these last years of her life tending her gardens, turning bare, red clay to a cheery profusion of color and scent in all seasons of the year. When she wasn’t gardening, she was playing computer solitaire or watching "classic" movies. Rose was an avid reader, a trait she imbued in all her children; and she especially liked murder mysteries. Rose was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. She is survived by a loving family: four daughters, Anna and husband Robert Campos of Metairie, LA, Mary and husband Francis Miksa of Austin, TX, Kathleen and husband Leonard Jones of Columbia, MS, and Helen and husband Chester Hunt also of Columbia, MS; and two sons, Stephen and wife Ann Spohrer of Baton Rouge, LA, and James Henry and wife Elisabeth Spohrer of El Sobrante, CA. She had 11 grandchildren, Betsy Campos Galit, Tim Campos, Laurie Campos, Jennifer Spohrer, Jill Spohrer, Béla Spohrer, Matt Jones, Josh Jones, Marguerite Halphen, Katie Halphen, and Jonna Halphen. She also had two great-grandchildren, Nate Galit and Elijah Galit, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Saturday June 9, 2007 10:30 AM until religious services at 12:30 PM in the funeral home chapel celebrated by Rev. Vic Messina. Interment will follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park

KELLY LAYTON STEPHENSON Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Kelly Layton Stephenson born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on Jun. 11, 1960 Departed Jun. 5, 2007. A memorial service for Kelly Layton Stephenson, age 46, of Bastrop, Louisiana will be held 7:00 PM. Friday, June 8, 2007 at Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop with Rev. Britt Dupree officiating. "Fuzzy" Stephenson was born June 11, 1960 in Bastrop and he died June 5, 2007 at his residence following a fight with cancer. Kelly was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a 1978 graduate and Senior Class President at Bastrop High School. Kelly also attended Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) in Monroe. He is preceded in death by his father, W. Layton Stephenson, brother, Keith Stephenson, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Seymore, and Ellis "Bob" Steele. Kelly is survived by his mother, Dot Stephenson of Bastrop, two sisters, Kay Stephenson of Baton Rouge, and Kathy Wood of Longview, Texas, a niece, Lindsey Wood, nephew, Taylor Wood both of Longview, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. The family request that planned memorials be made to the Morehouse Parish Cancer Fund, c.o. Marthann Yates, 152 Ridgecrest Drive Bastrop, Louisiana 71220 or the Bastrop Lion’s Club, P.O. Box 95, Bastrop, Louisiana 71220.

Harold K. Andrews, 71
BASTROP — Harold Kenneth Andrews, who was self-employed, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Carter Cemetery, Collinston under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Ray Allen Best, 38
DELHI — Ray Allen Best, an Interstate Dodge employee, died Tuesday. Services are 4 p.m. today at First United Pentecostal Tabernacle, Delhi. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until service time at the church. Burial will be in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery, Delhi under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Leavella 'Lee' Church, 73
BOSSIER CITY — Leavella "Lee" Church, a disabled veteran, died Tuesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Redwing Cemetery, Oak Grove. Visitation is noon until 1:45 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

Eddie Cooks, 68
WINNSBORO — Eddie Cooks, a store clerk, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Winnsboro Second Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winnsboro.

Talmadge A. Crane, 92
NEWELLTON — Talmadge A. Crane, a retired farmer, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Newellton. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Louis 'L' Daniels, 70
Louis "L" Daniels of Monroe, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Tuesday. Services are 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Joe Hill Cemetery, Rhymes under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Laura F. Dupree, 88
WISNER — Laura F. Dupree, a retired school bus driver, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in South Central Cemetery, Wisner.

James Peale Green Jr., 83
MINDEN — James Burd Peale Green Jr., a retired machinist, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church, Minden. Visitation is 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Karther Johnson, 82
Karther "Snook" Johnson of Monroe, a retired construction worker with Breck Construction Co., died May 31. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Melvin S. Johnston, 78
Melvin Sidney Johnston of Monroe, a firefighters, died Sunday. Services are 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church of Monroe. Visitation is 2 p.m. until time of services today at the church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Lamy Lane, Monroe.

Idora Parker, 104
JONESBORO — Idora Parker, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

Lessie Ramsey, 70
CHATHAM — Lessie Ramsey, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Burial will be in Transport Cemetery.

Flora J. Seals, 70
WISNER — Flora J. Seals, a housewife, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church, Wisner. Visitation is noon-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Hope Estate Cemetery, Wisner.

Barbara Jean H. Travis, 68
Barbara Jean Hodge Travis of Monroe, a retired switchboard operator, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Cleo Whitehead, 84
RUSTON — Cleo Whitehead died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Choudrant.

Previously acknowledged
Bell, Marvin Douglas: 10 a.m. today, Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe.
Copes, Melba E. Gibson: 2 p.m. today, Newton Baptist Church, Delhi.
Daniel, Perry C.: 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Doles, Edieth Crossley: 10 a.m. Friday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Foy, Terri Ann: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Monroe.
Gross, Terry Lee: 4 p.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Hunter, Sherman James Jr.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. James Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Monroe.
Jackson, Vera Hurts: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville.
Johnson, Earnestine: 1 p.m. Saturday, Trenton Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Johnson, Melvin S.: 3 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Monroe.
Lee, Betty Diane: 11 a.m. Friday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Morgan, Ilee Foshee: 2 p.m. today, Friendship Baptist Church, Friendship.
Pollard, William S. Jr.: 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Oak Grove.
Smith, Paige D.: 2 p.m. today, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
Tribble, Addie Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jesus Restoration Center, Monroe.

June 8, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

LEAVELLA “LEE” CHURCH Cox Funeral Home Oak Grove, LA Funeral services for Leavella “Lee” Church, 73, will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, June 8, 2007, Graveside at Red Wing Cemetery, Oak Grove, La. Officiating will be Brother Buck Furlow of Community Hospices of America. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Oak Grove. Visitation will be Friday, June 8, 2007, from 12:00 noon to 1:45 PM at Cox Funeral Home. He entered into rest on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 8:15 PM in Bossier City. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Heather and husband Chris Sample of West Plains, MO; brothers: Rayford and late wife June Church of Marshall, TX, Vernon and wife Phyllis Church of Chicago, IL; sisters: LaVita and husband Sonny Hill of Memphis, TN, JoAnn Deere of Oak Grove, LA, and two grandchildren. Also left to hold his memory dear was special friend and neighbor Jeanie Poland of Bossier City, LA. He was preceded in death by brother Huey Church of Bossier City, LA, and his parents of Oak Grove, LA. Daddy also left numerous other family members and friends to honor his memory. Our family would like to thank Brother Buck and Renee of Community Hospices, Ora of Entrum Healthcare, staff at the VA Medical Center, staff at Colonial Oaks, Hal V. Lyons law offices, and the Council on Aging of Bossier City. They say there is nothing like a child’s memory of a strong, tall man holding her hand, guilding her when the path is uncertain. It is this memory that I hold close to my heart, as I know this humble, gentle man will hold my hand, gulde me through difficult times, for the rest of my life. I love you, daddy.

EDIETH BEVERLY CROSSLEY DOLES Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Edieth Beverly Crossley Doles, age 82, of Monroe, LA will be at 10:00 AM Friday, June 8, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA with Rev. Larry Stafford officiating. Interment will follow at Wilmot Cemetery in Wilmot, AR under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Doles was born June 5, 1924 in Wilmot, AR and passed away June 4, 2007 in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Doles graduated from Wilmot High School and attended Chillicothe School of Business in Chillicothe, Missouri and Northeast Louisiana State University in Monroe. She was the organizing regent for the D’ Arbonne Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Doles was a member of the following organizations: Colonial Danes XVII Century, Daughters of the American Colonies, First United Methodist Church, FUM Women’s Group, Collins Wossman Sunday School Class, Entre Nous Book Club and the Grand Slam Danes Bridge Group. Mrs. Doles arrived in Monroe in 1962 after extensive travels with her husband in his career as a naval aviator and chief liaison with the Supreme Allied Headquarter of Europe. The couple retired early to return to Louisiana to raise their two daughters. Mrs. Doles is survived by her husband, Commander Thomas Kinnaird Doles Rtd. of Monroe, LA; her daughters, Bonnie Jean Doles of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Beverly Graham and husband Gary of Monroe, LA; grandsons Hutton Banks of Richmond, VA, Harrison Banks, a student in Oxford, MS, and Jeremy Graham of Baton Rouge, LA. Pallbearers will be: James Herbert Crossley, Lloyd Hughes Crossley, Jeff Foster, Hutton Banks, Harrison Banks, and Jeremy Graham. Honorary Pallbearers will be: David Doles, Jr., Basil Doles, Jr., Mike Doles, Don Doles, Jimmy Doles, Lee Foster, Jr., William Crossley, and Ronald Boone. Mrs. Doles was a pioneer patient in open-heart surgery at Bethesda Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland in 1959. While she far exceeded her surgeons’ expectations, she was under the careful watch of her local physicians. A special thank you to Dr. Kerry Anders, Dr. Bob Sarama, and Dr. Napoli for their expertise but most especially for their patience, kindness and warmth. A heartfelt thank you to Kami Worley and Wilma Hart. Memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Monroe or the American Heart Association. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday, June 7, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe and the funeral will be held at 10:00AM Friday, June 8 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Friends and family are invited to call after visitation at the Graham’s, 3301 Lake DeSiard Drive, Monroe, LA from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

VONCILLE B. GRAVES Happy Birthday Mama We love you and miss you so much. Dabo "Sissy"

KARTHER JOHNSON Smith Funeral Home Monroe, LA Services for Karther Johnson, 82, are 11:00AMSaturday, June 9 at St. Paul B. C. in Monroe. Visitation is 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM today at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens. He died May 31 at St. Francis North Hospital. Karther, a U.S. Army veteran served his country as a military guard during WW II, was awarded the Bronze Star for valor. He was also a member of the F.D. Thompson Post 521 American Legion. “Snook,” as he was so fondly called, was also a skilled construction worker with Breck Construction Co. for many years, retiring in the late 80’s. After retirement, he still dabbled in the profession he so loved and labored many hours performing light carpentry work until his health declined. Dea. Johnson was a founding member and a dynamic pillar of the St. Paul B.C., helping to organize and build the first church. He was very visible and faithfully active in all capacities of the church including serving as a dedicated deacon, Chairman of the Deacon Board for 41 years and Sunday School Superintendent for 39 years, a job he adored and so dutifully performed. He loved his pastor, church family, neighbors, friends and family and above all, serving the Lord and his fellowman. He left a lasting impression, a wonderful legacy, and was a beautiful Christian example for all to follow. Preceding him in death were his parents, Vinnie and Beulah Johnson, a brother, Roy Johnson and 2 daughters, Mary A. Horne and Kerry Lee Curry. Dea. Johnson is now at peace resting on his faith in the redeeming love of the Lord Jesus Christ. Cherishing his memories are his loving and devoted wife of 60 years, Mary Lou Johnson of Monroe, 3 daughters, Johnnie R. Johnson, Evelyn Johnson and Brenda (Jerry) Harris, all of Monroe; 3 sons, Arthur Johnson and Danny Johnson of Monroe and Harold G. (Regina) Johnson of Norcross, Ga.; son-in-law, Joseph Curry of Monroe, one brother, Alex (Vanessa) Johnson of Grandview, Mo.; sister-in-law Delores (Keith) Slater of Spring Valley, Ca.; brother-in-law, David (Bertha) Reed of Oakland, Ca.; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, 1 great, great-granddaughter, 2 aunts, Lillian Miller and Elizabeth Barnett of Monroe, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

JIMMY E. KELLY Honey, It has been one year now since you left me. I miss your gentle smile and your warm arms around me, your tender touch and comfort in your voice. The world is very different now. You still bring back memories of all our years together. Time has never changed the reason that I first fell in love with you. Love you still and forever, Anna Marie Kelly

IDORA PARKER Edmonds Funeral Home Jonesboro, LA Funeral services for Idora Parker of Jonesboro will be held on Saturday June 9, 2007, at 10:00 AM in the Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel in Jonesboro. Bro. Charles Wesley will be officiating. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday June 8, 2007 at Edmonds Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mrs. Parker passed away on June 6, 2007. Mrs. Parker was born on December 17, 1902. She was 104. She is survived by two daughters; Mary Morgan of Jonesboro, LA., Katie Nell Parker Riley and husband John Allen of Shreveport, LA. One son; John M. Parker of Roswell, New Mexico., also six grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Parker is preceded in death by her parents; Sam Walsworth and Martha Peevy Walsworth, her husband; John L. Parker, six sisters, three brothers and one grandson; John Morgan and two infant children.

MS. BARBARA JEAN HODGE TRAVIS Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe, LA Funeral service for Ms. Barbara Jean Hodge Travis, 68, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00AM Saturday June 9, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe with Rev. Larry Linson officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Calhoun. Ms. Travis passed away on June 5, 2007, at her residence. She was a member of North Monroe Baptist Church. Ms. Travis was a loving mother and grandmother who cherished her family. Survivors include her two sons, Bill Travis, Jr. and wife Leesa of Collierville, TN; and Michael Travis of Calhoun, LA; grandchildren,William Travis III and wife Kim of Auburn, AL; Christina Travis of Tulsa, OK; and Tyler Travis of Calhoun, LA; two sisters, Mel Roberts of Brownsville, TX; and Liz Patin of Lafayette, LA; and brother, Billy Hodge of Tallulah, LA. Pallbearers will be Bill Travis, Jr., Michael Travis, William Travis III, Tyler Travis, Mickey Tucker, and Billy Ray Hodge. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Elsie Porter Becker, 73
Elsie Lee Porter Becker of Monroe, a retired business owner, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery, Bastrop.

Carolyn Branch, 76
Carolyn Branch of Monroe, former La France Drugs employee, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greater Free Gift, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6:30 p.m. Monday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Willie Brooks, 75
NEWELLTON — Willie Brooks, a sawmill operator, died Sunday. The funeral is at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stonewall Baptist Church, Newellton. Burial is in Moss Cemetery under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Bonnie G. Crabtree, 56
Bonnie G. Crabtree of West Monroe, a ward clerk, died Sunday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Choudrant. Visitation is noon-1 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Perry C. Daniel, 91
Perry C. Daniel of West Monroe, owner of Daniel Appliance and Furniture Co. in Monroe, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Linda Diane Hammon, 58
FARMERVILLE — Linda Diane Hammon, an ERA Realty Pros real estate agent, died Wednesday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 10:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beekman Cemetery.

Vera Jackson, 67
SPEARSVILLE — Vera Jackson, a retired schoolteacher and principal, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville. Visitation is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home, Farmerville. Wake services are 6-8 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Clayton Ray Miller, 71
Clayton Ray "Big Red" Miller of Monroe, a retired salesman for ICG railroad, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

George Moore, 75
TALLULAH — George Moore died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Tallulah Elementary School Auditorium. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Mount Cellar Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Tallulah.

Willie Newton Sr., 66
TALLULAH — Willie Newton Sr. died May 27. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Missionary Baptist Church, Sondheimer. Wake services are 5-6 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Henderson Project Cemetery.

Idora Parker, 104
JONESBORO — Idora Parker, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Jonesboro.

Nola Perkins, 91
Nola Perkins of West Monroe, a retired seamstress, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

David Smith, 62
CHOUDRANT — David Smith, a painter formerly of Monroe, died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. Saturday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 2 p.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.

Kelly L. Stephenson, 46
BASTROP — Kelly L. "Fuzzy" Stephenson, a rural postal carrier, died Tuesday. Memorial services are 7 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Gloria Tillman, 54
TALLULAH — Gloria Tillman died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Della Williams, 95
TALLULAH — Della Williams, a homemaker, died May 31. Services re 11 a.m. Saturday at New Morning Star Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Mer Rouge under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Previously acknowledged
Andrews, Harold K.: 1 p.m. Saturday, Carter Cemetery, Collinston.
Church, Leavella 'Lee': 2 p.m. today, Redwing Cemetery, Oak Grove.
Cooks, Eddie: 1 p.m. Saturday, Winnsboro Second Baptist Church.
Crane, Talmadge A.: 10 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Newellton.
Daniels, Louis 'L': 3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Monroe.
Doles, Edieth Crossley: 10 a.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Foy, Terri Ann: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hunter, Sherman James Jr.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. James Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Monroe.
Johnson, Earnestine: 1 p.m. Saturday, Trenton Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Johnson, Karther: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Lee, Betty Diane: 11 a.m. today, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Pollard, William S. Jr.: 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Oak Grove.
Seals, Flora J.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Mark Baptist Church, Wisner.
Tribble, Addie Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jesus Restoration Center, Monroe.
Whitehead, Cleo: 10 a.m. Saturday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston

June 9, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

E.T. MAC MCCLUNG Rose-Neath Funeral Home Shreveport, Louisiana Mac McClung, 82, died June 6 at Willis-Knighton Hospital in Shreveport. Born Everette T. McClung in Buchanan, Georgia, he served with distinction on a destroyer in the North Atlantic during World War II. After the war, he attended Louisiana College where he received a Bachelor's degree in Music and married the former Paula Heughan. He began his career as an educator, teaching music at Fort Necessity, Baskin, and Winnsboro. He later received a Master of Music and 30 hours plus in music. He was elected State Vocal Chairman of LMEA and also took a boys choir to sing at the National ACDA Convention in West Virginia. During his 20 years of teaching, his students, choirs and performance ensembles were frequently recognized in state and national competitions. He also served as Music Director at the First Baptist Church Winnsboro, where he is remembered for his excellence in church music. Mac and Paula have been active members of the choirs in Highland and First Baptist Churches since 1979. Mac a successful entrepreneur, operating a business that made draperies and installed carpeting. An avid gardener, he was known for his prized roses and orchids that he frequently arranged for many occasions. Although he never really retired, he and his wife moved to Shreveport where he built the home they were to live in until their recent move to the LSUS area. His range of interests and skills amazed all who knew him. Mac McClung has had a far-reaching impact on the musical and personal lives of hundreds of students. His exacting standards with music and words were combined with a strong connection to students that were both professional and personal, tough, and tender. His high expectations truly called students forward to a higher level of performance on and off the stage. No one can really know the depth of the debt of thanks that are his due to the range of his influence on students, family and friends. Mac is survived by his wife, Paula, and daughters, Amy Daffern and Deborah Guillory and husband, Denver, along with five grandchildren, a sister and two brothers. On a larger scale, he is remembered by hundreds of students whose lives he touched during his many years of school and church service. Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, June 9th at Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Marshall Street and again Sunday at 2 p.m. in the parlor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport. A Celebration of his life will follow in the sanctuary at 3 p.m. Interment will be conducted on Monday, June 11th at 9 a.m. in Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent Avenue. Memorials can be made toward the Mac McClung Choral Scholarship through the Foundation at University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Christine O. Brashier, 77
FARMERVILLE — Christine Odom Brashier, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at The Pentecostals of Farmerville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in Farmerville City Cemetery.

Herman Carter, 82
RAYVILLE — Herman Carter died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville. Burial will be in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Rayville under the direction of Montgomery Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Asa Couch, 61
Asa Couch of West Monroe, a cement finisher, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Terrance B. Jenkins, 20
Terrance B. Jenkins of Monroe, a student, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Cuba Baptist Church, Gilbert. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert.

Ruby Lee Kennedy, 76
Ruby Lee Kennedy of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Toya Perkins, 48
COLUMBIA — Toya Perkins, a schoolteacher, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

John G. Shia, 84
John G. Shia of West Monroe, a mail carrier, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

Barbara Hodge Travis, 68
Barbara Jean Hodge Travis of Monroe, a retired switchboard operator, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.

Alice Faye Yates, 72
OAK GROVE — Alice Faye Yates, a nurse, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Green Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is until 9 a.m. today at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial will be in New Forest Cemetery, Forest.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Andrews, Harold K.: 1 p.m. today, Carter Cemetery, Collinston.
Becker, Elsie Porter: 10 a.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Branch, Carolyn: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Greater Free Gift Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cooks, Eddie: 1 p.m. today, Winnsboro Second Baptist Church.
Crabtree, Bonnie G.: 2 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Choudrant.
Crane, Talmadge A.: 10 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Newellton.
Daniels, Louis 'L': 3 p.m. today, Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Monroe.
Foy, Terri Ann: 1 p.m. today, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hunter, Sherman James Jr.: 11 a.m. today, St. James Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Monroe.
Jackson, Vera: 1 p.m. today, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville.
Johnson, Earnestine: 1 p.m. today, Trenton Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Johnson, Karther: 11 a.m. today, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Moore, George: 1 p.m. today, Tallulah Elementary School Auditorium.
Newton, Willie Sr.: 11 a.m. today, Union Missionary Baptist Church, Sondheimer.
Parker, Idora: 10 a.m. today, Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.
Pollard, William S. Jr.: 2 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Oak Grove.
Seals, Flora J.: 11 a.m. today, St. Mark Baptist Church, Wisner.
Smith, David: 3 p.m. today, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
Tribble, Addie Lee: 11 a.m. today, Jesus Restoration Center, Monroe.
Whitehead, Cleo: 10 a.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Williams, Della: 11 a.m. today, New Morning Star Baptist Church, Tallulah.

June 10, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

RUTH HIXON Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA Services for Mrs. Ruth Hixon, 85, Rayville, LA will be 2 p.m. Monday June 11, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel Rayville with Dr. Ernest Winburn officiating . Internment to follow in Rayville Masonic Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville, LA. Mrs. Ruth was a native of Rayville, LA who proudly served as a WAC during WWII. After returning home, she and her husband Frank Hixon opened Hixon's Ceramics where Mrs. Hixon taught ceramic classes, which allowed her to do her favorite thing- entertain others. Her sense of humor and deep compassion carried her through the losses of her parents, Henry and Pearl Shoemaker, brother Houston Shoemaker, husband Frank Hixon, and son Keith Hixon. Many will remember Mrs. Hixon for her years of volunteer work with the Richland Parish Hospital Gift Shop and The Care and Share. Others will remember her for work with the First Baptist Church and Eastern Star. And still others will know her as the young girl who shared her allowance during the Great Depression. Her laugh is one that will resonate in the hearts of all who knew her. She is survived by her loving daughter Judy Duplechine and her husband James of Lafayette, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Pallbeaers will be James Duplechine, Danny Williams, Randy Franks, Edward Shoemaker, Wendel Shoemaker and Joey Hixon and Honorary Pallbeaer Tyler Franks. Visitation will be from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. On line registry condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MRS. RUBY LEE KENNEDY Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Lee Kennedy, 76, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel-West Monroe with Rev. Wesley Pittman officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill Cemetery in Farmerville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home- West Monroe. Mrs. Kennedy, a retired homemaker, was born on May 6, 1931 in Philadelphia, MS, and died June 8, 2007 in West Monroe. She was preceded in death by her parents, Preston Neese and Eva Shavers, her son, Butch Wallace and her sister, Effie Price. Survivors include her husband, Woodie Kennedy, daughter; Georgia Osborn and husband Charles, granddaughters; Peggy Moore and husband Scott, Michelle Clay and husband Marvin, grandsons; Bryan Osborn, Steven Wallace, great granddaughter; Heather Wedgeworth, great grandsons; Brent Moore, Daniel Wedgeworth, D.J. Evans, great great granddaughter; Jasmine Wedgeworth, and great great grandson; Jonathan French, sisters; Bonnie Hollis, Helen Helms, Shirley Slawson, Carrie Massey, Barbara Kirk, Ann Easterling, and June Atkinson. Pallbearers will be Bryan Osborn, Brent Moore, Chris Walker, Ray Craighead, Bobby Joe Edney and John Pardue. Honorary Pallbearers will be D.J. Evans and Daniel Wedgeworth. Online condolences may be sent to the family www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

J. O. PEMBERTON Monroe, LA Mr. J.O. Pemberton age 83 passed away May 8, 2007 of a short illness. Memorial gifts may be made to Emmanuel Bapstist Church , Monroe, LA in his memory.

TOYA ANICE PERKINS Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Memorial services for Toya Anice Perkins, age 48 of Columbia will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, June 11, 2007 from the First United Methodist Church in Columbia with Rev. Pam Roy officiating. Toya was born in Columbia on August 19, 1948 and died Friday, June 8, 2007 at LSU Conway Medical Center in Monroe. She was a schoolteacher and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Columbia. She was preceded in death by her father, William Jackson "Bill" Perkins, Sr. and her brother, Bill Perkins, Jr. Survivors include her sons, Darrell Ray Phillips of Columbia and William Gabriel Perkins Phillips of New Iberia, her daughter, Sable Anice Simms of Columbia, her grandchildren, Andy Proffer, McKenna Phillips and Gabe Phillips, her mother, Bobbie Patterson Perkins of Columbia and her sisters, Belinda Duke Perkins of Benton, LA and Kendra Lea Perkins of Mandeville, LA. Visitation will be Sunday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Riser Funeral Home, 7131 Hwy 165, Columbia.

CLAUDIA HUGHES WINKLER Golden Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Mrs. Claudia Hughes Winkler, age 74, entered eternal rest Friday June 8, 2007 after a brief illness. A life long native of Morehouse Parish she attended high school at Mer Rouge. Mrs. Winkler's life long interest in health care began at Ouachita Valley Vo-Tech Nursing School where she completed LPN training in the late 1950's. After completing nursing school Mrs. Winkler served in health care working at Morehouse General Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Sterlington Hospital, and retired after 30 years with the Gamble Guest Care as an administrator. Mrs. Winkler remained active in community service after retirement with fund raisers for the American Heart Association, Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Auxillary, United Way, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the American Cancer Society. Claudia Winkler received state wide recognition for community service. She received the Nursing Home Administrator of the Year Award, and June 1, 2001 was declared Claudia Winkler Day by both the City of Bastrop and the Louisiana State Legislature. Mrs. Winkler is survived by her husband of 57 years, William Otto Winkler; children, George, Beverly, Kerry, and Terry; two brothers, Hugo Hughes, Carl Brodnax; two sisters, Verda Rodgers, Billie Goynes; numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Services will be held at Golden Funeral Home in Bastrop Monday June 11, 2007 at 10 a.m. with visitation Sunday the 10th from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Rev. Will Lambert will officiate. Mr. Kit, Kevin, and Keith Gamble will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Winkler and her family request that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.

Eloise E. Brown, 88
OAK GROVE — Eloise Edwards Brown, a beautician, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 8 a.m. until service time Monday. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Lucien Finn Jr., 80
FERRIDAY — Lucien "Sonny" Finn Jr., retired from International Paper Co., died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rogers Cemetery, Clayton.

Nelmarie Foote, 81
POINT — Nelmarie Foote, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Point Assembly of God Church. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Wilhite Cemetery near Point under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Terry Ray Hansen, 52
RAYVILLE — Terry Ray Hansen, a truck driver, died Wednesday. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation begins at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Fred C. Herrington, 92
BASTROP — Fred Charles Herrington died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hughes Chapel Cemetery, Bastrop.

Ruby Lee Kennedy, 76
Ruby Lee Kennedy of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery at Taylor near Farmerville.

Charla Frances Little, 42
Charla Frances Little of Monroe, a physician, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending with Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Delores H. McKinley, 61
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Delores Hawkins McKinley, a homemaker, died June 2. Services are 1 p.m. today at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Lily Carolyn Obrien, 72
NEDERLAND, Texas — Lily Carolyn Obrien, formerly of Delhi, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Monday at Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Barbara Lee Tyler, 68
JONESBORO — Barbara Lee Tyler, a homemaker, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Gayla-Trania Cemetery, Jonesboro. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Branch, Carolyn: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Greater Free Gift, Monroe.
Brashier, Christine O.: 2 p.m. today, The Pentecostals of Farmerville.
Carter, Herman: 2 p.m. today, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Couch, Asa: 2 p.m. today, Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.
Jenkins, Terrance B.: 11 a.m. Monday, Cuba Baptist Church, Gilbert

June 11 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

EVELYN D. CARROLL-HILL DEC.17,1943-JUNE 11, 2006 We will always love and miss you. Honey, Pac, NeNe, Yo, Dee Fred Jr. Marci, and Yatta

WILLIAM JAMES CLAY Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA William James Clay, 80, of Rayville, Louisiana passed away on June 8, 2007 at Richardson Memorial Medical Center in Rayville, Louisiana after a lengthy illness. He was born September 28, 1926 in Braden, Oklahoma. William was the son of Henry Grady and Mattie Mae Stamps Clay. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Myrtle Kannady, Dorris Smith, and Pauline Clay, one brother, Frank Clay. He is survived by three children, Billy James Clay and wife, Tammy of Rayville, Louisiana, Janice Bryant Riser and husband, Jim of Meridian, Mississippi, Edward Lee (Mudd) Bryant and wife, Kay of Rayville, Louisiana; two brothers, Henry Clay of Monroe, Louisiana and Paul Clay of Winnsboro, Louisiana; seven grandchildren, Kristi Clay, Will Clay, Tammy Higdon, Tracy Clack, David Bryant, Sherry Riser, and Clayton Riser; seven great grandchildren, four nieces, one nephew, and numerous friends. Mr. Clay participated in the occupation of Germany during WWII as a member of the United States Army. He joined the Veterans of Foreign Wars after being honorably discharged and served many years as Sergeant at Arms. He was a valued employee of Trunkline Gas Company for thirty years. After his retirement, his love of the land led him to a full time career as a successful farmer and rancher in Richland Parish. The sport of hunting continued his relationship with the land. Services will be at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, June 11, 2007 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Harold Spillers and Bro. Jay Jones officiating. Interment will be following the services at McKnight Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, Louisiana. Pallbearers will be Duke Jones, Bibb Franklin, Randy Swain, Ben McHenry, Sonny Mills, and David Thomason. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Hoychick, Dr. David Thompson, Carl Goodman, and the members of Veteran of Foreign Wars post 1809. Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Rayville, Louisiana. Donations may be made to the McKnight Cemetery Fund, 80 David Rawls Rd, Rayville, LA 71269. To leave condolences for the family go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com.

FRED CHARLES HERRINGTON Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Services for Mr. Fred Charles Herrington, age 92, are Tuesday, June 12, 2007 , 2 p.m. from the chapel of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop, LA with Rev. Allan Eppinette and Rev. Heath Eppinette Officiating. Burial will follow in Hughes Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Herrington was a lifelong resident of the Bastrop area. A veteran of WW2 serving in the U.S. Army, Member of Harmony Baptist Church, 32nd Degree Mason, A Shriner, Avid Hunter and Fisherman and a retired Farmer. Living his last years in Cherry Ridge Guest Care. Mr. Fred is survived by his Loving family, Blake Herrington, his wife Debbie and their children, Hanna and Haley all of West Monroe, LA, Minnie and Spencer Herrington, Frederick and Amy Herrington and children Hunter and Callie all of Bonita, LA, Sara Beth Henderson, husband Ronny and sons Austin and Case of McGehee, AR., Several Nieces and nephews and a Special friend Mark West, wife Allison and children Nolan, Madeline and Molly Claire of Bastrop, and a host of other loving friends. Pallbearers are Kelsey McKoin, Donald Glosup, John H. Herrington, Hugh W. Herrington, Bunnie K.McKoin, and Harry Mayo. Honarary Pallbearers are Leo "Mo" McVay, Dick Revels, Dr. Carter Cox, James Eppinette, Jerry Stutts, Henry Meeks, and James West. Visitation will be Monday June 11, 2007 from 5 p.m. til 8 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home in Bastrop.

Robbin A. Aikens, 43
Robbin A. Aikens, of West Monroe, died Friday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Cemetery, West Monroe.

William Clay, 80
RAYVILLE — William Clay, retired from Trunkline Gas Co., died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in McKnight Cemetery, Holly Ridge, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service at the church.

Kenneth Hightower, 71
DODSON — Kenneth Lane Hightower, a teacher, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday in Garden of Memories, Winnfield. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield.

Ruth Hixon, 85
RAYVILLE — Ruth Hixon, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rayville Masonic Cemetery. Visitation is 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.

James T. Keysacker, 80
ROCKY BRANCH — James T. "PaPaw" Keysacker, retired from Carpenters Union Local 1811, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rocky Branch Assembly of God. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the church.

Toya Anice Perkins, 48
COLUMBIA — Toya Anice Perkins, a teacher, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Columbia, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Mary Hogg Shannon, 77
UNIONVILLE — Mary Elizabeth Hogg Shannon, a retired inspector from Ruston Glass, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Unionville Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Pearl Oneda Snyder, 71
WINNFIELD — Pearl Oneda Snyder, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Welcome Home Baptist Church, Dodson. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield.

Eula Lee Wooldridge, 95
WINNSBORO — Eula Lee "Sam" Donnell Wooldridge, a retired welfare receptionist, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Branch, Carolyn: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Greater Free Gift, Monroe.
Brown, Eloise Edwards: 2 p.m. today, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Finn, Lucien "Sonny": 11 a.m. today, Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Foote, Nelmarie: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Point Assembly of God.
Hansen, Terry Ray: 4 p.m. today, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Herrington, Fred Charles: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Jenkins, Terrance B.: 11 a.m. today, Cuba Baptist Church, Gilbert.
Obrien, Lily Carolyn: 2 p.m. today, Crowville Masonic Cemetery

June 12, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ROBBIN A. AIKENS Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA - Graveside services for Robbin A. Aikens, 43, of West Monroe will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Smith Cemetery in West Monroe under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Born October 30, 1963 in Lemore, CA, Robbin passed away on Friday, June 8, 2007, in West Monroe. A former offshore worker and Bancroft Bag employee, Robbin loved spending time with his family and friends and fishing. His parents, Willie and Eleanor Aikens, and his brother, Michael, preceded him in death. Robbin touched a lot of lives and will be missed by many. His wife Rhonda; a daughter, Ashley; a son, Christian; a grandson, Christopher Allen Steward; a brother, Willie Aikens, Jr.; a sister, Penny Holcomb; mother-in-law, Hazel Boles; and numerous other family members and friends survive. Pallbearers are Vincent, Tony, Vernon, Christopher, and Keith Hodge, and Terry Carter. Online condolence may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

NORMA JEAN STEGALL BRUNO 8-6-1933 -- 6-12-2006 - In loving Memory God gives us love Someone to love he lends us. Heaven is thine and sweet remembrance ours. Always, Charles C. Bruno Husband

AMES T. "PAPAW" KEYSACKER, SR. FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Mr. James T. "PaPaw" Keysacker, Sr. will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday June 12, 2007 at Rocky Branch Assembly of God in Rocky Branch. Rev. Lloyd Boudlouche and Rev. James Mooney will be officiating. Interment will be in Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mr. Keysacker, a retired carpenter with union local 1811, died Sunday June 10th, 2007. He was a US Navy veteran having served in WWII. He was preceded in death by his parents Jim "Jannie" Keysacker; Niece-Elizabeth Thompson. Survivors include his wife of 371/2 years, Betty Keysacker of Rocky Branch, LA.; 2 sons: Jim Keysacker, Jr. of Downsville and Chris Austin and wife, Kim of West Monroe; Sister and brother-in-law; Bonnie and Charles Thompson of Monroe; Grandson: Jason Lee Cole; Granddaughter: Jannie Cole both of Arkansas; 3 stepchildren: Clyde and Donald Austin of St. Joseph, LA; Melita Storey and husband Audrey Storey of St. Joseph, LA.; 2 step-grandchildren: Sharon Taylor of Sterlington and Clyde Austin, Jr. of North Carolina; and 12 step-great-grandchildren. And a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and many friends. Pallbearers: Clyde Austin, Donald Austin, Aubrey Storey, Rodney Hines, Richard Davis and Melita Storey. Honorary Pallbearers: The doctors that have treated him Online condolences may be made at www.farrarfh.com.

DR. CHARLA FRANCES LITTLE Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe, LA Services for Dr. Charla Frances Little, 42, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 8: PM Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. with Brother Whit Bass and Dr. Don Givler officiating. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, June 14, 2007, in the chapel of Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg, MS with a private family graveside to follow. Dr. Little passed away on June 9, 2007, at St. Francis North Hospital. She was a member at First Baptist Church in West Monroe, where she was active with the boys and girls mission projects. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence Little and Gloria Donahoe Little. Survivors include her husband, Dan Ogden of Monroe, LA; daughters, Danyelle Ogden of Delhi, LA and Taylor Ogden of Monroe, LA; sisters, Beth Michalick of Baton Rouge, LA, Regina Tuggle of Gulfport, MS, Kathy Malone of Lilburn, GA, and Bridget Cook of Hattiesburg, MS; brother, Michael Little of Galena, OH; aunt, Ella Mae Donahoe of Hattiesburg, MS. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday evening at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry -- Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARGI SALVATO MARCH 6, 1952 JUNE 12, 2006 We miss you and love you! Sondi, JP, Munchkins

MRS. EULA LEE "SAM" DONNELL WOOLDRIDGE Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro, Louisiana Funeral services for Mrs. Eula Lee "Sam" Donnell Wooldridge, 95 of Winnsboro, La. will be held at 10 o'clock, Wednesday June 13, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel in Winnsboro, La. with Dr. Max Lee and Dr. Harry Boyd officiating. Interment will follow at the Matthews Cemetery in Extension, La. under the directions of Mulhearn Funeral Home. Mrs. Wooldridge, who was retired from the welfare office in Winnsboro, was born of the union of David Solomon Donnell and Alice Huff Donnell in Pelahatchie, Ms. on October 8, 1911 and died June 10, 2007 in Winnsboro, La. She was a member of First Baptist Church and will always be remembered for her caring ways and her fried apple tarts. She is preceded in death by her husband, John C. Wooldridge, sister-in-law, Florence Wooldridge and all of her brothers; Jim, Ernest, John Curtis and Charlie Donnell, and sisters; Annie Mae Franklin, Ruth Adams, Gussie Bonner and Bertha Leleaux. She is survived by her son, John David Wooldridge and wife, Judy of Monroe, La.. Grandson Michael and great grandson Lucas of Baton Rouge, La. , and sister-in-law, Florabelle Donnell. She is survived by a host of nieces , nephews and friends. Pallbearers will be K. P. Bonner, David Randall, Benton Moore, Jimbo Colvin, J. C. Martin, and Peyton Bonner. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you make a donation to your favorite charity or to First Baptist Church of Winnsboro in her memory. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 12, 2007 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the funeral home. Online Registry -- Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Violet M. Bidleman, 65
Violet M. Bidleman of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Paschal's Cemetery.

Michelle Y. Carter, 28
Michelle Yvonne Carter of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland.

Timothy Cardin, 41
SHREVEPORT — Timothy Cardin died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Lennie Craft, 92
OAK GROVE — Lennie Craft, a laborer, died June 8. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Good Hope Baptist Church, Paluski, Miss. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Burn, Miss. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Eddy Croprue, 58
Eddy Croprue of West Monroe, a Marine Corp veteran, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Gloria P. James, 51
Gloria P. James of Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Lucius Martin, 85
Lucius Martin of Monroe, a retired educator, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Henry McDaniel, 47
TALLULAH — Henry McDaniel, a handyman, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of McFarland Funeral Home, Delhi.

Lucille Phillips, 85
FARMERVILLE — Lucille Phillips, a retired nurse, died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Ophelia Jones Ross, 72
Ophelia Jones Ross of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Hope Baptist Church, Corey. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Wednesday at Funerals by McFarland. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Otis Sanders Sr., 60
TALLULAH — Otis Sanders Sr. died June 3. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Palestine Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Betty J. Smith, 63
OAKLAND, Calif. — Betty J. Smith, formerly of Monroe, a homemaker, died May 28. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

The Rev. Byrd L. Terry, 77
RUSTON — The Rev. Byrd L. Terry, a minister, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery.

Martha 'Lady' Tolliver, 45
FERRIDAY — Martha "Lady" Tolliver, formerly of Clayton, a homemaker, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Aikens, Robbin A.: 1 p.m. today, Smith Cemetery, West Monroe.
Branch, Carolyn: 10 a.m. today, Greater Free Gift Baptist Church, Monroe.
Foote, Nelmarie: 10 a.m. today, Point Assembly of God.
Herrington, Fred Charles: 2 p.m. today, Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Hightower, Kenneth Lane: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Garden of Memories, Winnfield.
Keysacker, James T. 'PaPaw': 2 p.m. today, Rocky Branch Assembly of God.
Shannon, Mary Elizabeth Hogg: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Snyder, Pearl Oneda: 1 p.m. today, Welcome Home Baptist Church, Dodson.

June 13, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MRS. VIOLET M. BIDLEMAN Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Violet M. Bidleman, 65 of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday June 14, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe with Rev. Woodson McGuffee and Rev. Jimmy Williams officiating. Interment to follow in St. Paschal's Cemetery, West Monroe, under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mrs. Bidleman was born March 27, 1942 in Monroe, LA and passed away on Monday, June 11, 2007, in Monroe. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vines and Ora Lee Stapleton; a sister, Lois Willis; and a daughter, Terri Bidleman. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Floyd W. Bidleman; children: Debbie Finkbeiner and husband Mike, Eric Bidleman and wife Debra, Rickey Bidleman and wife Millie, Kelly Bidleman, Floyd W. Bidleman, Jr. and wife Billie, Christine Williams and husband Jimmy; sisters, Lottie Brown and Wanda Stapleton, brother, George Stapleton. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bidleman's grand children will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

JULIA ANN FACTOR Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Houston, Texas Julia Ann Factor, 93, passed from this life to God's eternal kingdom, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Julia was born February 19, 1914 near Derwent, Ohio to Michael and Marie Phillips. Later, the family moved to Harmarville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, which became home for the growing family. Julia was truly an epitome of the American pioneer woman. Born third in a line of eleven children to proud immigrant parents, raised on a farm, taught strict values, devoutly religious, understanding values of hard work, versed in the adoption of American culture, navigating through with the challenges of the Great Depression, strong willed, with good health, forever the optimist, and fully embracing the American promise, Julia was an exemplary teacher to her family and loved by all those she touched. She was first married to Thomas Joseph Maryanski until his death in 1938; and later, in 1941, she married George Francis Factor, who predeceased her in 1976. Julia was a devout Roman Catholic, volunteering at St. Matthew's Church in Monroe, Louisiana, St. Christopher's Church in Houston, and was a member of the Altar Society, and active in the Third Order St. Francis - RFI. She earned a degree in Clinical Nursing in 1954, and practiced at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, Louisiana until 1966. After a move to Houston, she continued with her professional practice in specialized nursing care at St. Joseph's and Memorial Southwest Hospitals. After retirement from the hospital systems, she continued working as a Private Duty nurse until she was 82, when she finally retired in 1996. She was known for the kind and attentive care she gave her patients, and for surprising them with her fabulous home-baked pies or with fresh flowers from her own garden. She was a talented gardener, winning the "Yard of the Month" award more times than neighbors could ever hope to win; and, she was a member of the garden club wherever she lived. Julia was an amazing cook, with an unmatched ability to create copious amounts of delicious ethnic Polish and Ukrainian specialties as well as gourmet Continental and American dishes. She was a delightful hostess, and had a noted knack of stretching meals for unexpected guests. Julia was a gentle caregiver to all around her. She delighted in home and family. Her quiet demeanor and quick wit endeared her to all she touched. She was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, a loving grandmother, and great-grandmother. We, her loving family, are in sorrow, but we rejoice in her final victory through our Savior whom she most loved. She will be greatly missed and forever loved. Preceding her in death were her parents, Michael and Marie Phillips; her siblings, Walter, Carl, Ray and twin Henry, Josephine, Sophia, and Ann; and also a grandson, Darryl DiMaria. Surviving Julia are her children, Yvonne Gunn and husband Elton, Wanda Smith and husband Wayne, Ronald Factor and wife Camille; ten grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren; sisters, Irene Schnorr and Pauline Shaffer; brother, Theodore Phillips; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends. In addition, three great-great grandchildren are expected soon. Arrangements in Houston are entrusted to Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive, Houston, Texas, 77057, 713.789.3005, www.geohlewis.com. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six until eight o'clock in the evening on Thursday, the 14th of June, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons with the Recitation of the Rosary to commence at half-past seven o'clock in the evening. Following the recital of a decade of the Rosary, a brief Franciscan wake service will be conducted, and the vigil will then conclude. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at ten one o'clock in the morning on Friday, the 15th of June, at St. Cecilia Catholic Community, 11720 Joan of Arc Drive, with the Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop of the Galveston - Houston Archdiocese, and other members of the clergy concelebrating. The Rite of Committal will follow, via an escorted cortege, at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, 6969 Lawndale Avenue in Houston. For those desiring, contributions in memory of Julia Ann Factor may be directed to American Hospice, 11200 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX, 77082; or to the Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston, 1700 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, 77001.

MRS. LOUISE SHIPLEY HILBUN Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Shipley Hilbun, 84 ,of Baskin, LA will be held at Winnsboro First Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Marion Spence and Rev. Dee Boyt officiating. Interment will follow at Lone Cedar Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Hilbun was born October 17, 1922, in Winnsboro, LA and passed away Tuesday June 12, 2007 at Plantation Manor Nursing Home in Winnsboro. She was a native of Winnsboro and a resident of Baskin, a homemaker, and a member of the Winnsboro First Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in Death by: Husband; Gordon F. Hilbun, Father; Oscar Shipley; Mother; Alma (Tarver) Shipley; Daughter; Nancy Hilbun; Granddaughter; Bridgette Reese; Grandson; Flem Cook; 2 Stepsons; George "Son" Hilbun and Michael "Mick" Hilbun; 2 Brothers; C.L. Shipley and Earl Shipley; 3 Sisters; Elsie Barton, Mary Belle Pippins, and Merle Howard. Survivors include: 6 Children; Mary Cecile Ragazzino and husband Joe of Tampa, FL, Elmer B. Hilbun and wife Dorinda of Dandridge, TN, Helen L. Cook and husband Arnold of Ragley, LA., Joanna Reese and husband Frank of Baskin, LA, Gerrie Osborne and husband David of Oakland, FL, and Debbie Hilbun of Walker, LA, stepson-David "Pee wee" Hilbun and wife Peggy of Denham Springs, LA., Step daughter-in-law-Edith Hilbun of Ethel, LA, Brother: J.R. Shipley of Winnsboro, LA. She was also survived by 22 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandson. The Pallbearers will be Joe Cook, David Osborne, Jr., Frank Reese, Marshall Reese, T-Bo Reeves, and Chris Edney. The Honorary Pallbearers will be Major Gordon L. Hilbun, USMC, Joey Ragazzino, Marina Thomas, Julie Edney, Jennifer Terrasi, Theresa Hilbun, Nancy Hilbun and Donna Cook. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made on her behalf to Winnsboro 1st Church of The Nazarene. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity. com

LUCILLE HOWE PHILLIPS FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Phillips, 85, of West Monroe (formerly of Farmerville) will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday June 14, 2007 at Rocky Branch Baptist Church with Bro. Woodson McGuffee officiating and Bro. Geary Phillips assisting. Burial will follow in the Liberty Hill Cemetery near Farmerville under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mrs. Phillips entered into eternal rest June 11, 2007 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe following a brief illness. She was a native of Portland, Oregon, attended Rocky Branch Baptist Church, a nurse for 15 years, and a licensed dietician. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Fred Phillips, Sr. Survivors include her son, Fred Phillips, Jr. of Hurst, TX.; 3 daughters, Mrs. Jackie Hancock and husband, Brian of Ruston; Ms. Elizabeth P. Smith of West Monroe; and Mrs. Brenda Pace and husband, Allen of Rocky Branch; 1 sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks of Portland, Oregon; 1 sister-in-law Rose Howe; 9 grandchildren: Tempest Cothran Bryan, James Bradly Smith, Jr. and wife, Michelle; Phillip M. Smith and wife, Tiffany; Richie Pace, Chris Pace and wife, Tori; Jennifer Hancock Guidry and husband, Richard; Victoria Hancock; Jon Eric Phillips and Alex Phillips; 16 great-grandchildren; And a host of family and friends. Pallbearers will be Brad Smith, Jr., Phillip Smith, Richie Pace, Chris Pace, Richard Guidry, Greg Phillips, and Doug Phillips. Honorary pallbearer will be Jon Erik Phillips. Visitation will be 6:00 PM -9:00 pm Wednesday at Rocky Branch Baptist Church. Online condolences may be made at: www.farrarfh.com

MRS. JUNE ROSE TURNER Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA Memorial service for Mrs. June Rose Turner, 68, of Monroe, LA, will be held 12 Noon Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church with Rev. Sebastian Kallarackal officiating. Mrs. Turner, a nurse and devoted mother joined her husband Charles Edward Turner on Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Survivors include her five loving children, John, Jim, Terry, Bill, and Tom and their spouses; grandchildren, Jeff, Chris, Billy, Sammy, Michelle, Charlie, Callie, Michael, and Christine.

MRS. EVELYN CATHREN WRIGHT Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Cathren Wright, 89, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday June 13, 2007 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe with Rev. Carl Shurte, Rev. Nathan Thornton and Rev. James White officiating. Interment will be in the Hasley Cemetery. Mrs. Wright passed away on June 11, 2007 at the Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe, LA. She was a member of the Living Way Apostolic Church in West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Wright is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie C. Wright; son, Charles C. Wright; grandson, James Brocato and by four brothers and four sisters. Survivors include her children, Anna M. White and husband Rev. James White of Lake Providence, LA, Linda Brocato of Ball, LA, Frances LeTeff and husband Larry of Baton Rouge, LA, Melba Shavers and husband Frank of Monroe, LA and Larry Wright of West Monroe, LA; fifteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and two step-granchildren. Pallbearers will be Mike White, Jerrod White, Shayne Wright, Allen Brocato, Jason LeTeff and Larry LeTeff, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Wooden, Rev. Clyde Walker, Mark Gulley and Damon Bourghs. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA on Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the Living Way Apostolic Church in West Monroe, LA. Online Registry: Condolences www.mulhearfuneral home.com

Kieuwanda Alexander, 40
RAYVILLE — Kieuwanda Alexander died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Tempie Lee Brice, 92
Tempie Lee Brice of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in J.S. Clark Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Dillard D. 'Red' Byrd, 85
Dillard D. "Red" Byrd of West Monroe, a retired veteran affairs employee, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Timothy Cardin, 41
BOSSIER CITY — Timothy Cardin died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation is 8 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Coax Cemetery, Baskin.

Toynesha Caster, 19
Toynesha Caster, a student, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Eula Lee Donnell, 95
WINNSBORO — Eula Lee "Sam" Donnell, a retired receptionist, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Matthews Cemetery, Extension.

Louise Hilbun, 84
BASKIN — Louise Hilbun, homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Winnsboro First Church of the Nazarene, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Lone Cedar Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

James Holmes, 55
RAYVILLE — James Holmes, a laborer, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Agnes C. McVay, 78
DELHI — Agnes C. McVay, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Rodjer Miles, 72
BASTROP — Rodjer Miles, a plant laborer, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Kim Denise Norman, 38
BATON ROUGE — Kim Denise Norman, a licensed practical nurse and formerly of Monroe, died Thursday. Services are noon Friday at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-8 p.m. today with wake services from 6-8 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Locust Hill Cemetery, Extension.

Johnny Poole, 56
DELHI — Johnny Poole, a nurse, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville. Burial will be in Royal Blue Cemetery, Rayville under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Delhi.

Tamara Rodjers, 18
BASTROP — Tamara Rodjers, a student, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Ophelia Jones Ross, 72
Ophelia Jones Ross of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at Good Hope Baptist Church, Corey. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in church cemetery.

Gracie Mae Taylor, 84
RAYVILLE — Gracie Mae Taylor, a housekeeper, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Woodrow Williams, 63
GILBERT — Woodrow W. Williams, a farmer, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at New Macedonia Baptist Church, Gilbert. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert.

Evelyn Cathren Wright, 89
Evelyn Cathren Wright of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. until time of service today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Silas Wright, 88
Silas Wright of Monroe, a retired water company employee, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Adie Cemetery, Alto.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Bidleman, Violet M.: 2 p.m. Thursday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Craft, Lennie: 1 p.m. Saturday, Good Hope Baptist Church, Paluski, Miss.
Corprue, Eddy: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Hightower, Kenneth Lane: 10 a.m. today, Garden of Memories, Winnfield.
Ross, Ophelia Jones: 1 p.m. today, Good Hope Baptist Church, Corey.
Shannon, Mary Elizabeth Hogg: 10 a.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Terry, Rev. Byrd L.: 2 p.m. today, Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston

June 14, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

SAMIS HEATH ALBRITTON Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral Services for Mrs. Samis Heath Albritton, 69, of West Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM Friday, June 15, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Don Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery. Mrs. Albritton passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at her residence in West Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by parents; Lewis Rufus Heath and Thelma Rushing Heath, sister; Melba Heath White, niece; Marcia White and beloved son Mark Albritton. She is survived by her husband; Dale Albritton, son; Brandon Albritton, daughters; Rhonda Hill and husband Greg and Carla Stansbury, grandsons; Dakota Hill, Tristan Hill, and Colin Stansbury, granddaughters; Hannah Nicole Albritton and Cheyenne Albritton, her most beloved brother Ronnie Heath and wife Sharon, beloved sister; Donna Bryan and husband Albert, special nieces; Gena Lafferty and Holly Heath and special nephew; Allen White, nieces; Misty Langley, Robin Brissell, Heather Heath, Jody Calloway, and Erika Breen, and very best friend Bobbie Tisdale. Pallbearers will be Vance Richardson, Wayne Black, Shawn Wagoner, Mark Hicks, Albert Bryan, Joe Breen, Nathon Traweek, and David Richardson. Honorary Pallbearers will be grandsons Colin, Dakota, Tristan, Ronnie Lafferty and Allen White. Special thanks go to Lynn, Mary, and Cindy of Hospice Care of Louisiana. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Online Registry -- Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

DILLARD V. BYRD Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Dillard V. Byrd, 85, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel West Monroe, LA with Rev. Charles Holstead officiating. Interment will follow at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe, LA under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mr. Byrd was born March 14, 1922, in West Monroe, LA and passed away June 12, 2007, in West Monroe, LA. A retired air conditioning and refrigeration technician for the Veterans Administration in Alexandria, Mr. Byrd was a member of Ridge Avenue Baptist Church of West Monroe and a veteran of the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Byrd was survived by his wife, Wilma Earline Byrd; son, Clifford E. Byrd and wife Sharan; daughters, Janice B. Brown and husband Larry, and Greta B. Russell and husband Johnny; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Johnny Byrd. Pallbearers will be Sonny Bumgardner, Henry Chriceol, Benson Hennon, Ned Newman, Ronald Renfrow, and Reuben Simmons. Visitation will be Thursday, June 14, 2007, from 10:00AM until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

JOSEPH L. “JOE” FRANCIS, JR. Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA Services for Mr. Joseph L. “Joe” Francis, Jr., 70, of Rayville, LA will be at 10:00AM Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel in Rayville, LA with Rev. Troy J. Dennard officiating. A private internment will follow at the Rayville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. Mr. Francis, a member of St. David's Episcopal Church and a retired Petroleum Engineer passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2007 in Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Leroy Francis, Sr. and Wilma Jones Francis, grandparents Will and Mary Jones, and Grandmother Mabel Francis. He is survived by a son, Roy Francis of Cassleberry, FL; a daughter Michelle Levy and her husband Gus of Baton Rouge, LA; a sister Sue Greer and her husband Wenchy of Rayville, LA; brother Bill Francis of Morgan City, LA and a nephew Brent Greer of Vicksburg, MS and three grandchildren, Tyler, Max and Eliana. Special friends include Jim Branch and Charlie Archibald. The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Roland Ponarski and Dr. Coy Gammage. In lieu of flowers , memorials may be made to St. David's Episcopal Church of St. Jude's Research Hospital. Online Registry -- Condolences www.mulhearfuneralhome.com

NATHAN R. “BOBBY” OWEN McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home Mt. Washington, KY Nathan R. “Bobby” Owen, 70, of Mt. Washington, passed away Monday at his home. Bobby was retired from the United States Air Force, U.S. Post Office in Mt. Washington, a former Mt. Washington Volunteer Firefighter, a member of Mt. Washington Lions Club, and First Baptist Church of Mt. Washington. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Smith Owen;his parents, Fred and Georgia Owen; brothers, Harold and Nolan “Jack” Owen; sister, Beatrice Carey. He is survived by three daughters, Paula Boswell (Johnny) of Destin, FL , Donna Hensley of Fairborn, OH, and Teresa Fulkerson (Gary) of Mt. Washington; a son, Chris Owen (Janine) of Knoxville, TN; one sister, Ernestine Moody of Monroe, LA; seven grandchildren, John, Ryan and Jared Boswell, Jessica Fulkerson, Stacy Hensley, Baxter and Brewster; five great grandchildren, Alexis, Lily, Emma, J.R., and Brooklyn. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:00PM to 8:00PM Thursday. Memorial gifts may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund.

AGNES CANTWELL MCVAY Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA Funeral services for Agnes Cantwell McVay of Delhi will be held at 2:00PM, Thursday, June 14, 2007 at the Herringville Baptist Church in Monticello, LA with Rev. Donnie Linson and Rev. Johnny Smith officiating. Visitation will be held at Herringville Baptist Church from 5:00PM-9:00PM Wednesday. Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi. Mrs. McVay, a home- maker, was born on November 14, 1928 and went to meet her Lord on June 12, 2007 at the Richland Manor Nursing <\#38> Rehabilitation Center in Delhi at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Burin Lee McVay; a son, Rickey McVay; parents, Walter and Edna Cantwell; sisters, Norma Cantwell, Octavia Arledge and Nina “Sue” Prince and a son-in-law, Tommy Morris. Survivors include a son, David McVay and wife Francine of Epps, LA; three daughters, Sandra Morris of Delhi, LA, Vickie Cartlidge and husband Darrel of West Monroe, LA and Mickie Hughbanks and husband Jim of Lexington, KY; two sisters, Alma Kirksey and Gayle Smith, both of West Monroe, LA; nine grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren and a host of Nieces, Nephews and Friends. Agnes was a faithful member of Herringville Baptist Church and was music director there for years. She and her husband were also caretakers of the cemetery. In earlier years you would find her in the high school gym or baseball field cheering her children on as they participated in their sports. She loved the Lord and her family very much. Pallbearers will be Todd McVay, Toby McVay, Paul Johnston, Rober Pepper and Chris Owen. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert E. Williams, Kenny Cichocki, Joey Boudreaux and Bryant Franklin. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Richland Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Corey Albritton and Hospice Care of LA for the love and wonderful care given to their mother. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials are given to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis or to the Herringville Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our website at www.coxfuneral.com.

BYRD LEE TERRY JR. Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Byrd Lee Terry Jr. was born at Mt. Lebanon (Bienville Parish) on July 10, 1929 to Byrd L. Terry and Myrtle Jones Terry. He enjoyed the history of that area as his ancestors were the early settlers. He attended the Public Schools in Gibsland La. and graduated from Centenary Collage with a degree in Speech and a Master of Divinity from Emory University. Byrd began his ministry in Hilly and Salem Communities and served Churches in St. Francesville, Bernice, DeQuincy, Vivian, Monroe, Haynesville, Winnfield and Ruston. He loved God, Church, Family and The Ministry. He was always involved in Civic Organizations as well as local Schools where he was serving as Pastor. Rev. Terry is survived by: Wife, Janice Nobles Terry; sons: Lee Gregory Terry and wife Donna; John Bradford Terry and Fiancé Christi Dickerson; grandchildren: Ashley, Tyler, Justin, and Elli; Cousin: Lynnwood and Betty Burkhalter and a host of friends. A Celebration of Rev. Terry's life was held at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston, LA. at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Officiated by Rev. Fred Wideman, Rev. Rolly Walker and Rev. Jimmy Pyles. Interment followed at Salem Cemetery in Dubach, LA. under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston, LA. Honorary Pallbearers were The Louisiana Conference of Methodist Ministers and The Ruston Kiwanis Club. In Lieu of Flowers donation may be made to The Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund in Ruston, LA. Visitation was held Tuesday, June 11, 2007 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, La. Online condolences maybe made to the family at www.kilpatrickfunralhomes.com

Leon Brown, 41
LOS ANGELES — Leon Brown, a supervisor with the city of Los Angeles and formerly of St. Joseph, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Dillard D. Byrd, 85
Dillard D. Byrd of West Monroe, a retired veteran affairs employee, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 10 a.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Gardens Cemetery, West Monroe.

Toynesha Caster, 19
Toynesha Caster of Monroe, a student, died June 6. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rayville. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Dehlco, under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

James Mathis Doyle, 63
WISNER — James Mathis Doyle, a farmer, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension. Visitation is noon-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Joseph 'Joe' Francis, 70
RAYVILLE — Joseph "Joe" Francis, a retired petroleum engineer, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in Rayville Masonic Cemetery, Rayville.

Sybil Lee Hall, 62
TALLULAH — Sybil Lee Hall, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at New Light Baptist Church, Tallulah. Burial will be in New Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Frank Leon Laffoon, 88
Frank Leon Laffoon of West Monroe, a retired security guard, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

James W. Little, 72
BASKIN — James W. Little, a retired security guard, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Coax Cemetery.

Lucius Martin, 85
Lucius Martin of Monroe, a retired educator, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens, Monroe.

Orbert McMiller, 69
HOUSTON — Orbert McMiller, a technician formerly of Rayville, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Agnes C. McVay, 78
DELHI — Agnes Claudell McVay, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Herringville Baptist Church, Monticello. Visitation is noon until time of service today at the church. Burial will be in Herringville Cemetery, Monticello, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Rodjer Miles, 72
BASTROP — Rodjer Miles, a plant laborer, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Baptist Church No. 2, Bastrop. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

John Lamar Pace, 57
GREELY, Colo. — John Lamar Pace, a truck driver, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence. Visitation is 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Cemetery, Lake Providence.

Lucille Phillips, 85
Lucille Phillips of West Monroe, a retired nurse formerly of Farmerville, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Rocky Branch Baptist Church. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery near Farmerville under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Tamara Rodgers, 18
BASTROP — Tamara Rodgers, a student, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Lightwood Cemetery, Lightwood.

Gracie Mae Taylor, 84
OAK RIDGE — Gracie Mae Taylor, a housekeeper, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Leesburg, Texas. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. A family hour will be at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Bidleman, Violet M.: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Brice, Tempi Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cardin, Timothy: 10 a.m. today, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Craft, Lennie: 1 p.m. Saturday, Good Hope Baptist Church, Paluski, Miss.
Corprue, Eddy: 11 a.. Saturday, New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Norman, Kim Denise: noon Friday, St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Poole, Johnny: 2 p.m. Friday, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Ross, Ophelia Jones: 1 p.m. today, Good Hope Baptist Church, Corey.
Williams, Woodrow W.: 11 a.m. today, New Macedonia Baptist Church, Gilbert.
Wright, Silas: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe

June 15 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DORIS BAKER BRODERICK Monroe, LA Doris Baker Broderick 81 of Monroe, LA, died May 30 in Garland, Texas. A memorial service was held June 2,2007, at the home of Mike and Diane Cage, with Rev. Joe Soloman officiating. She was preceded in death by her husband William Patrick; son Bill and brother Ray Baker. Survivors include her daughter; Barbara Addington and husband John; Sons, Mike Broderick and wife Jane, and Timothy Broderick; 1 Grandson; Patrick Addington; 1 brother Davis Baker and wife Florine; sister, Ella Mae King; sister-in-law, Violet Baker and numerous nieces and nephews.

LUCIUS WALTER MARTIN Smith Funeral Home Monroe, LA Lucius Walter Martin of 1010 Wayne Circle, Monroe, La, passed in his home at the age of 84 on June 9, 2007. His funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Piney Grove Baptist Church in West Monroe. The visitation is Friday, June 15, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home. Interment is at Richwood Memorial Gardens. Mr. Martin, born May 17, 1923, was the youngest son of the late Bill T (Cane Pole) Martin and Alice Ashley Martin. He was a Christian and served honorably in the Army in World War II. He was a graduate of Grambling College in 1949 and earned a MEd from the University of Louisiana in 1973. He worked at Grambling College. He was employed as a teacher and basketball coach at JS Clark Elementary and assistant principal at Jefferson Jr. High. In 1988, he retired from the Monroe City School System after 37 years. He then began working for Ouachita Multipurpose CAP managing weatherization of homes. He was a charter member of two Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity alumni chapters - Grambling (1950) and Monroe (1973). In 1947 he married the late Eva Mae Jones and had one daughter, Donna Lynn Johns. In the union with Jerry Theus he had one son, Michael Green. In 1978 he married Pauline Jones Martin and divorced in 1994 with no children. He touched many lives and leaves good memories. He is survived by a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, one great-granddaughter a brother in-law, two first cousins, three half brothers and two half sisters, and a host of nephews and nieces and dear friends.

Samis Heath Albritton, 69
Samis Heath Albritton of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Herbert Barnett, 77
TALLULAH — Herbert Barnett died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Leon Brown
LOS ANGELES — Leon Brown, a supervisor with the city of Los Angeles and formerly of St. Joseph, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Joseph. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Union Fraternity Cemetery, St. Joseph under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Michelle Y. Carter, 28
Michelle Yvonne Carter of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Job's Hill/Halls Cemetery, Rhymes.

James A. 'Red' Davis, 86
CHATHAM — James Auston "Red" Davis, a logger, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jonesboro.

John D. Everett, 80
CARSON CITY, Nev. — John D. Everett, a retired Department of Defense underwater ordinance-mine division employee, died June 7. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Harris Cemetery, Crowville under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Frank Leon Laffoon, 88
Frank Leon Laffoon of Monroe, a retired security guard, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Pentecostal of the Twin Cities, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Gardens Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Henry McDaniel, 47
TALLULAH — Henry McDaniel, a handyman, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 8:30 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in New Oakwood Cemetery, Fortune Fork, under the direction of McFarland Funeral Home, Delhi.

Orbert McMiller, 69
HOUSTON — Orbert McMiller, a technician formerly of Rayville, died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Beau F. Parker, Infant
MANGHAM — Beau Franklin Parker, infant son of Bobbie Parker, died June 3. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Hewett Cemetery near Mangham under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Betty J. Smith, 53
OAKLAND, Calif. — Betty J. Smith, a homemaker formerly of Monroe, died May 28. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Pentecostal Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Kody Lane Spann, 22
PIONEER — Kody Lane Spann, a Ruffin Building Systems laborer, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Brice, Tempi Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Monroe.
Caster, Toynesha: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rayville.
Craft, Lennie: 1 p.m. Saturday, Good Hope Baptist Church, Paluski, Miss.
Corprue, Eddy: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Doyle, James Mathis: 11 a.m. Saturday, Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension.
Hall, Sybil Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Light Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Little, James W.: 10 a.m. today, Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Martin, Lucius: 2 p.m. Saturday, Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Miles, Rodjer: 11 a.m. Saturday, Evergreen Baptist Church No. 2, Bastrop.
Norman, Kim Denise: noon today, St. James Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Pace, John Lamar: 10 a.m. today, Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.
Poole, Johnny: 2 p.m. today, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Rodjers, Tamara: 11 a.m. Saturday, Lightwood Baptist Church, Lightwood.
Taylor, Gracie Mae: 2 p.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Leesburg, Texas.
Wright, Silas: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe

June 16 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

EVELYN N. BLAZIER MITCHELL Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral Services for Mrs. Evelyn N. Blazier Mitchell, 83, of West Monroe, LA will be 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Michi Head officiating. Burial will follow at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe. Mrs. Mitchell passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2007. She is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Oscar Edward Mitchell, two sons, James Edward Mitchell and Ronald Gene Mitchell and numerous brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Jeannie Mitchell Cater; grandchildren, Ted Mitchell, Billy Mitchell, Terry Mitchell, Dennis James Mitchell, Veronica Ann Mitchell, Dedria Kay DeSeamus Tanton, DeWanda Kay DeSeamus Dubbin, and Ronda Cynthia Mitchell Hall; numerous great and great-greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be G. Lynn Hall, Martin DeSeamus, Marty DeSeamus, James Crawford, Richard Crawford, and Patrick Crawford. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until Service Time at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Online Registry Condolences www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

JOHN HOMER WHITE JR. HIXSON BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME PINEVILLE, LA A memorial service and Christian wake for John H. White Jr. will be held at 6 p.m.. on Saturday, June 16, 2007, with visitation from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Hixson Brothers, Pineville, Louisiana. A visitation will be held at 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. with memorial services beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and visitation Monday at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2007, at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Lake Charles. Reverend Wayne LeBleu and Monsignor James Gaddy will be officiating. Burial will be at Consolata Cemetery in Lake Charles under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. White, 60, of Ball, Louisiana, died Friday morning, June 15, 2007, at his home surrounded by his family. He was of the Catholic faith. Mr. White was formerly with H. White Construction Company in Lake Charles. He was an owner of Tri-J Construction Company in Lake Charles. He was the co-owner of ADs Parish Red Books. Mr. White was a Navy veteran. He was an avid music collector. Music was his passion. He also enjoyed bass fishing and salt water aquariums. He donated the aquarium to the Ernest Street Library in Lake Charles. He was preceded in death by his father, John Homer White, Sr., and his sister, Marie Vartuli. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Vivia Cormier White of Ball; mother, Rose Vincent White; sons, John Paul White of Ball, Wade White, Sr. of Baton Rouge, Jason Sams and wife Brandy of Pineville; daughters, Nicole Chiasson and husband Curt of Mathews, LA and Natali Robichaux and husband Ray of Schriever, LA; brother, James Madison White of Lake Charles; sisters, Patricia White of Lake Charles, Rose Tower of Lake Charles, Veronica White of New Orleans, Molly Jackson of Sulphur, Nanette White of Lake Charles and Cora Lynn Caldwell of Lake Charles; and his twelve grandchildren. To extend online condolences to the White family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com.

EZRA JULIUS WILHITE JR. Southern Funeral Home Jonesboro, LA Mr. Ezra Julius Wilhite, Jr., age 68 of Chatham, died Friday, June 15, 2007, at Jackson Parish Hospital f ollowing a lengthy illness. He was a retired air conditioning and refrigeration contractor. Visitation will be held Saturday, June 16, at Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro from 4 p.m. until until 9 p.m. and Sunday, June 17, 2007, from 9 a.m. until time of service. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 17, 2007, at 2 p.m. in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bill Staples officiating. Interment will be at Henson Cemetery near Chatham under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Mr. Wilhite is survived by son, Billy Earl Wilhite of Chatham; daughter, Julia Ann Potts of Jonesboro; three sisters, Doris Mott of Chatham, Getta "TOT" Harper of Eros, Sarah Ward of West Monroe; brother, Oscar Head of West Monroe; two grandchildren, Heath Potts and Heather Potts, both of Jonesboro; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mr. Wilhite was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter.

Allison Danielle Brown, 24
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Allison Danielle Brown, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Lake Providence High School. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. today at Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence. Burial will be in New Light Cemetery.

Theodore Brown Jr., 71
Theodore Brown Jr. of Monroe, a principal, died Wednesday. Services are noon Monday at Zion Travelers Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 5:30-7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Michelle Y. Carter, 28
Michelle Yvonne Carter of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. today at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Jimmie G. Coates, 63
Jimmie G. Coates of Calhoun, retired Graphic Packaging employee, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.

Margaret Ann Francis, 59
Margaret Ann Francis of Monroe, a retired CenturyTel secretary, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 1 p.m. to service time Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Gwin Cemetery, Mangham.

Wylma E. Pardue Guy, 87
BASTROP — Wylma E. Pardue Guy, a dental assistant, real estate agent and florist, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 1 p.m. Thursday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Red Lick Cemetery, Leary, Texas.

Jerry H. Havens, 76
BASTROP — Jerry H. Havens, a retired crane operator, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Marvin Ray Hughes, 34
DUBACH — Marvin Ray Hughes, a construction laborer, died Tuesday. Services are 9 a.m. today at Bethel Methodist Church, Downsville. Burial will be in Sibley Cemetery, Choudrant, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Evelyn Blazier Mitchell, 83
Evelyn N. Blazier Mitchell of West Monroe, a bookkeeper, died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Irene Jowers Simmons, 84
SOUTH HAVEN, Miss. — Irene Jowers Simmons, a homemaker formerly of West Monroe, died Thursday. Services are 4 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Archie Neal Talbert, 64
PATTERSON — Archie Neal Talbert, a retired laborer formerly of Columbia, died Wednesday. Hargrave Funeral Home, Morgan City, announced there will be no arrangements.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Brice, Tempi Lee: 11 a.m. today, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Monroe.
Brown, Leon: 11 a.m. today, Pilgrim Baptist Church, St. Joseph.
Carter, Michelle Y.: 2 p.m. today, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Caster, Toynesha: 1 p.m. today, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rayville.
Craft, Lennie: 1 p.m. today, Good Hope Baptist Church, Paluski, Miss.
Corprue, Eddy: 11 a.m. today, New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Doyle, James Mathis: 11 a.m. today, Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension.
Everett, John D.: 10 a.m. today, Harris Cemetery, Crowville.
Hall, Sybil Lee: 11 a.m. today, New Light Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Martin, Lucius: 2 p.m. today, Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.
McDaniel, Henry: 11 a.m. today, St. John Baptist Church, Tallulah.
McMiller, Orbert: 2 p.m. Sunday, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Miles, Rodjer: 11 a.m. today, Evergreen Baptist Church No. 2, Bastrop.
Parker, Beau Franklin: 1 p.m. today, Hewett Cemetery near Mangham.
Rodgers, Tamara: 11 a.m. today, Lightwood Baptist Church, Lightwood.
Smith, Betty J.: 11 a.m. today, New Hope Pentecostal Church, Monroe.
Spann, Kody Lane: 2 p.m. today, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Wright, Silas: 2 p.m. today, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

June 17, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Wallace P. Bradley, 54
WINNSBORO — Wallace Perry Bradley, an employee of Waste Management, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Florice Brooks, 36
TALLULAH — Florice Brooks died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Wesley D. Canterberry, 22
TIGARD, Ore. — Wesley Dale Canterberry, a flooring installer formerly of Monroe, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Vickie Dianne Essex, 50
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Vickie Dianne Essex, a financial officer with Terral River Service, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Providence Baptist Church. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Nellie Wayne McClure, 69
JONESVILLE — Nellie Wayne McClure died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Jonesville. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Gladys Scheider, 83
Gladys Scheider of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Mary Elizabeth Webb, 85
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mary Elizabeth Webb, a former Monroe resident, has died. A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville.

Nola F. Wilson, 75
URANIA — Nola F. Wilson, a homemaker, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Olla.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Brown, Allison Danielle: 11:30 a.m. today, Lake Providence High School.
Brown, Theodore Jr.: noon Monday, Zion Travelers Baptist Church, Monroe.
Coates, Jimmie G.: 2 p.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Francis, Margaret Ann: 2 p.m. today, Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church, Monroe.
Havens, Jerry H.: 2 p.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Guy, Wylma E. Pardue: 2 p.m. Thursday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
McMiller, Orbert: 2 p.m. today, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Simmons, Irene Jowers: 4 p.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe

June 18, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Wallace Perry Bradley, 54
WINNSBORO — Wallace Perry Bradley, a truck driver, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gill First National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Cemetery, Lake Providence. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Wesley Canterberry, 22
TIGARD — Wesley Dale Canterberry, formerly of Sterlington, a flooring installer, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral

Edna Pauline Kennedy, 85
OAK GROVE — Edna Pauline Kennedy, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Goodwill Church of God, Goodwill. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today at the church.

Macy Alexandra Loomis, 11
DUNBARTON — Macy Alexandra Loomis, a student, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Ridgecrest. Burial will be in Natchez (Miss.) City Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the church.

Nellie Davis McClure, 69
JONESVILLE — Nellie Davis McClure, a bookkeeper for LaSalle Community Action, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, Jonesville. Burial will be in Jena Cemetery, Jena, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Gladys Irene Schneider, 83
Gladys Irene Schneider, of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Shelby Smitherman, infant
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Shelby Faith Smitherman, infant daughter of Jeffery Smitherman and Nicole Kirby, died Saturday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Herringville Baptist Church Cemetery, Monticello, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Irene Sylvester, 78
Irene Sylvester, of West Monroe, retired owner of Sylvester Moving and Storage, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Essex, Vickie Dianne: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Providence Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Brown, Theodore Jr.: noon today, Zion Travelers Baptist Church, Monroe.
Guy, Wylma E. Pardue: 2 p.m. Thursday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
McClure, Nellie Wayne: 10 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Jonesville.
Webb, Mary Elizabeth: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Fla

June 19 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

WESLEY DALE CANTERBERRY Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Services for Wesley Dale Canterberry, 22, of Tigard, Oregon formerly of Sterlington, LA will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home with Rev. J.E. Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Canterberry died June 15, 2007, in Tigard, OR. Mr. Canterberry is survived by his mother, Dewanna "Sissy" Black Canterberry of Sterlington; father and step-mother, Eddie and Anna Canterberry of Pace, FL; Melanie Canterberry of Houston, TX; grandparents, Charles and Bonnie Black of Sterlington; aunts and uncles; Ken and Tamie Black of Sterlington, Tommy and Melissa Winkler of Sterlington, Glenda and Steve Hendrix of Natchitoches, LA; several cousins and lots of friends. Pallbearers will be Brandon Black, Trevor Black, Jamey Hendrix, Hector Cabello, Brantley Simpson and David Ramsey. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 19, 2007, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home on Sterlington Road. Online Registry Condolences www.mulhearnfuneral home.com.

IRENE SYLVESTER Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Sylvester, 78, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe with Rev. Mark Fenn officiating. Interment to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Mrs. Sylvester was born January 17, 1929, in Pleasant Hill, LA, and died June 16, 2007, in West Monroe. Mrs. Sylvester was former owner/operator of Sylvester Moving and Storage, and an agent for Bekins Van Lines, and after leaving Bekins Van Lines she went to work for M.W Transfer Paul Arpin Van Lines in Monroe, LA, until her retirement in 2005. She was also a member of First Baptist Church in West Monroe. Mrs. Sylvester was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Sylvester. Survivors include her three sons, Jeff Sylvester and wife Diane, Todd Sylvester and wife Mendy and LTC Kent Sylvester (U.S. Army) and wife MAJ Shannon Sylvester (U.S. Air Force); four grandchildren, Lauren Sylvester, Nathan Sylvester, Shelby Sylvester and Joseph Sylvester; and a sister, Shirley Alexander. Pallbearers will be Dr. Ken White, Steve Hall, Mike Epler, Willie Remore, Roger White and Rene Canales. Special thanks for many years of devoted medical care Dr. Warren Daniel and Dr. Gwenn Jackson. Special thanks for excellent care during her recent illness; Dr. Donna Donald, Dr. Matt George, Dr. Coy Gammage, Dr. Ron Hammett, Glenwood Regional Medical Center Physicians, nurses and staff. Special thanks to West Monroe Guest House physicians, nurses, staff and Mr. Bo Shaw of Shaw Oxygen. Memorials may be made to: First Baptist Church, West Monroe, Baptist Children's Home in Monroe, or the charity of the donor's choice. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday June 19, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

BESSIE PAYNE THOMPSON Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services for Bessie Thompson, 92, of Holly Ridge will be held Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at 10 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Holly Ridge. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at Brown-HolleyFuneral Home in Rayville from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bessie Payne Thompson was born on September 22, 1914, in Epps, LA and passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Bessie as everyone called her or "maw maw" (along with Mr. Manual until his death in 1995) ran Thompson's Grocery north of Holly Ridge for over 40 years until her health failed her. The community store was noted for the breakfast she prepared and the ice cream she dipped (as it is still in operation today as would be her wishes). Thompson's Grocery is a place everyone could come and eat, sit and visit; she would have it no other way. Many children and grandchildren were raised in the store. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Manuel Thompson. She is survived by four sons, Douglas Thompson and wife, Nellie of Monroe, LA, Tommy Thompson and wife, Shirley of Holly Ridge, Ronnie Thompson and wife, Tanja of Monroe, LA, and Terry Thompson and wife, Denise of Holly Ridge; Grandchildren, Pat McLawchlin, Zoe Brooks, Greg Thompson, Vanessa Morgan, John Thompson, Niki Thompson, Menko Thompson, Mara Thompson, Juri Thompson, Terrah Marsh, and Justin Thompson; Fourteen Great Grandchildren; Five Step Great Grandchildren; and Three Great-Great Grandchildren; and Six Step Great-Great Grand children; Several Nieces and Nephews, and a host of Friends. Grandsons, Greg Thompson, John Thompson, Justin Thompson, Menko Thompson, Juri Thompson and Ben Thompson will serve as pallbearers. Honarary Pallbearers are the "Early Morning Breakfast Crowd," past and present. All memorials may be sent to Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 134 Bethel Church Road, Rayville, LA 71269. To leave condolences for the family, go online to www.brownholleyfuneral homes.com.

MRS. CAROLYN SPILLERS WRIGHT Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Spillers Wright, 62, of Choudrant, LA, will be held at 10 a.m.. June 20, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe with Rev. Brad Jones officiating. Interment to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Mrs. Wright was born July 11, 1944, in San Diego, California, and died June 18, 2007, in Ruston, La. Mrs. Wright was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, NLBRA, NBHA, LBHA, Ouchita Riding Club and Lincoln Riding Club. She was an avid barrel racer and she loved God first the family and a host of friends. Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Wright, her father; James Whitlock. Mrs. Wright was known by her grandchildren as "Nana." Survivors include her two sons, Jeff Spillers and wife Sharron, Jamie Spillers and wife Kaye, mother, Sybol Whitlock, grandchildren, Destiny, Trey, Jason, Haleigh, Logan "Roper" Spillers. Great grandchild, Austin Spillers. Pallbearers will be Clint Cooper, Mark Wilcher, Bob Jackson, Tracy Bearden, Jessie Williams, Kevin Manning. Honorary Pallbearer will be Bruce Booth, Eddie Rugg. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday June 19, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

Raymond J. Adams, 78
MER ROUGE — Raymond J. "Eugene" Adams, a retired LPN, died Monday. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bonne Idee Assembly of God, Mer Rouge. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial is in the church cemetery.

Wallace Perry Bradley, 54
WINNSBORO — Wallace Perry Bradley, a Waste Management Company truck driver, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Cemetery, Winnsboro.

Donald Ray Calloway, 58
ST. JOSEPH — Donald Ray Calloway, an accountant, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Faith Memorial Cemetery, Delhi.

William A. Cornwell Sr., 69
FERRIDAY — William Allen "Peanut" Cornwell Sr.., the owner of Peanuts in Ferriday, died Sunday. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Pentecostal Church in Ferriday. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday, and from 10 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez.

Wesley Arleigh Lewis, 67
Wesley Arleigh "Slim" Lewis of West Monroe, a truck driver, died Saturday. Graveside services are 11 a.m. today at Epps Cemetery, Epps, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Lenora Lorena Martin, 92
BOSSIER CITY — Lenora Lorena Martin, a homemaker, died Sunday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery, Winnfield, under the direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield.

Joe Nick McKee, 65
COLUMBIA — Joe Nick McKee, an oil field driller, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Floyd Lucion Myers, 65
OAK GROVE — Floyd Lucion "Frog" Myers, a heavy equipment operator, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beulah Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 9 a.m. — 9 p.m. today at the church and 8 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery, Oak Grove, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

Clarence Malcolm Paul, 72
HARRISONBURG — Clarence Malcolm Paul, an educator, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Harrisonburg First Baptist Church, Harrisonburg. Burial will be in Harrisonburg Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Nola Winbery Wilson, 75
OLLA — Nola Fae Winbery Wilson, Urania Elementary School lunchroom manager, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Olla. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Pollock Cemetery, Pollock, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Olla.

Previously acknowledged
Canterberry, Wesley Dale: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.
Essex, Vickie Dianne: 2 p.m. today, Providence Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Guy, Wylma E. Pardue: 2 p.m. Thursday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Kennedy, Edna Pauline: 2 p.m. today, Goodwill Church of God, Goodwill.
Loomis, Macy Alexandra: 2 p.m. today, Ridgecrest Baptist Church, Ridgecrest.
Sylvester, Irene: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Webb, Mary Elizabeth: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Fla

June 20, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

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MONA DUMAS BRANTLEY Golden Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Funeral services for Mona Dumas Brantley, age 73, are scheduled for 10 AM Thursday June 21, 2007 at First Baptist Church, Bastrop, with Rev. Jim Ingram and Rev. Huey P. Tarpley officiating. Interment will follow in Crossroads Cemetery in Union Parish. Visitation will be held Wednesday June 20, 2007 at Golden Funeral Home from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Mrs. Brantley, a resident of Bastrop, passed away Monday June 18, 2007 at Morehouse General Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church and owner of Bastrop Beauty School since 1977. She was president, vice president and historian of the Louisiana Association of Cosmetology Schools and on the National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Science. She was also a member of the Arc of Morehouse. Mrs. Brantley is preceded in death by husband, Jarward "Coot" Dumas; and parents, John David & Olivia Smith Brakefield. She is survived by her husband, C.C. Brantley; daughter, Marsha Lynn Dumas of Bastrop; son, C. David Dumas & wife Kathy of Minden; two brothers, Larry G. Brakefield & wife Bonnie of Choudrant, Michael D. Brakefield & wife Toni of Bastrop; two grandchildren, Benjamin David Dumas of Fairbanks, and Haley Dumas Powell of Bossier City. Serving as pallbearers will be Don Bell, David Brakefield, Todd Brakefield, Glenn Ham, R.N. Lanningham, Jr., Billy Ruth "Smokey" Puckett, Keith Riley, Guinn Sowell. Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult 4 Sunday School Class and the Bastrop Beauty School. Memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Mission c/o First Baptist Church, Bastrop, or to the Arc of Morehouse.

PATRICIA HARRIS BUTTS Cox Funeral Home Delhi Funeral services for Patricia Harris Butts, 64, of Epps will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at the Epps Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Smith and Rev. Pat Lofton officiating. Burial will be in the Epps Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi. Mrs. Butts died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was a longtime member of the Epps Baptist Church and was a retired School Bus Driver with the West Carroll Parish School Systems having driven for 25 years. The family would like to express an appreciation to Dr. Weinberger, Dr. Ebling, Dr. Kenneth McDonald and the staffs of Hospice Care of Tallulah and Southern Care Hospice of Monroe for their care of Ms. Pat during her illness. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Wesley Harris and Stella Dean Harris; a brother, Huey Harris and a half brother, Leon Harris. She is survived by her husband, Marvin Wayne Butts of Epps; a son, Rodney Butts and wife Jeannie of Tallulah; two daughters, Kristie Butts Berkley and husband, Leroy of Delhi and Tonya Butts McCowan and husband, Larry of Epps; three brothers, Marshall Harris and wife Earlene of Epps, John Harris and wife Beverly of Vicksburg, MS and Hillard Harris and wife Carolin of Lancastor, CA; two sister-in-laws, Carolyn and Charles Kendrick and Alice and Harvey Nobles both of Monroe; four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Brian Nobles, Stacy Copeland, Andy Waller, Michael Waller, Shane Starks and Douglas Fairchild. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our web site at www.coxfuneral.com.

ANDY LYNN OGDEN Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA Funeral services for Randy Lynn Ogden 38, of Delhi will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, June 21, 2007 at the Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Delhi with Rev. Marion Collier and Rev. Eddie Fuller officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Lamar Cemetery in Delhi. Randy died Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Mitchelle Lee Ogden of Delhi; two children Colby and Kylee Ogden both of Delhi; his parents, Eugene and Margie Ogden of Delhi; his father and mother-in-law, Gilmer Lee of Winnsboro and Leah Williams of Start; grandmother, Margurette Hendry of Winnsboro; brother-in-law, Greg Lee of Delhi;sister-in-law, Tammie Lee of West Monroe; aunts and uncles , Donna Smith of Winnsboro, Modell Holloway and Estelle Smith of Tallulah; Doug Ogden of Delhi, Glen Ogden of Spruce Pine, AL, Troy Wyatt of Winnsboro, Roy Wyatt of Blythe, GA and Donald Wyatt of Delhi; nieces and nephews, Laura Ann McManus, Megan and Katie Lee, Matt & Josh Greer, and Angela Baldwin along with numerous cousins and close friends. Pallbearers will be Walker Head, Darren Green, Ben Burnside, Coats Head, Justin Mulhern and Travis Wyatt. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Wyatt, Mark Wyatt and Neal Ogden. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our web site at www.coxfuneral.com

OUIDA OWENS Kilpatrick Funeral Home Farmerville, LA Services for Ouida Bridges Owens, 78 of Downsville, LA, will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Downsville, with Rev. David Barkley Rev. Floyd Pate officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA. Ouida was born on October 22, 1928 in Downsville and passed away on June 18, 2007 in West Monroe. Ouida was a beloved mother and grandmother. She was a member of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Downsville. Ouida was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Owens in March 2006, grandson Charlie Hale in March 2007, parents Alvin and Vivian Bridges, and brother, Leonard Bridges. She is survived: by one son, Scott Owens and wife Amy of Downsville; daughters, Gerry Brewer and husband Kenneth of Haughton, Beth Hale and husband Danny of Princeton, Fay Hamm and husband Larry of Downsville, Debbie Jones and husband Ricky of Pride, Bridgett Bishop and husband Reggie of West Monroe, Michele McCarty and husband Shane of Downsville. Grandchildren: Brandy Merry and husband Brad of Bossier City, Adam, Daniel, and Amanda Jones of Pride, Gina Brewer of Haughton, Megan and Peyton Owens of Downsville, Ryan and Eric Bishop of West Monroe, Brooke and Dylan McCarty of Downsville. Great Grandchild Kaylee Merry of Bossier City. Brother, Richard Bridges and wife Jo Beth of Downsville, sisters, Mary Ann Weeks and husband Jurd of Taylor, AR, and Peggy Dison and husband Ken of Knoxville, TN, sister in law Glynda Faye Bridges Pardue and husband Jim of Spearsville and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Pallbearers will be Adam Jones, Daniel Jones, Ben Bridges, Marty Boyd, Danny Boyd, Joe Bridges, Johnny Bridges, Buddy Owens and Van Johnston. Special thanks to Dr. Leary, Sally, and Sue at Oncology Associates and Glenwood ICU doctors, nurses, and staff. Visitation will be Wednesday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick's in Farmerville. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Eva Jean Andrews, 76
TULSA, Okla. — Eva Jean Andrews, a homemaker formerly of Swartz, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe. Visitation is 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

Emmett Brown, 84
BASTROP — Emmett Brown, a farmer, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Clevella Eaves Busch, 101
COLUMBIA — Clevella Eaves Busch, a retired nurse, died Monday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation is 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.

Patricia Harris Butts, 64
EPPS — Patricia Harris Butts, a retired school bus driver, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Epps Baptist Church. Burial will be in Epps Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Lillian White Cockrell, 93
BASTROP — Lillian White Cockrell, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop.

Mildred 'Tom' Corley, 81
RUSTON — Mildred "Tom" Holstead Corley died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston.

Wanda Sue Fatheree, 69
BASTROP — Wanda Sue Bennett Fatheree, a homemaker, died Monday. Graveside services are 5 p.m. today at Halls Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Berdell Goldsmith, 77
Berdell Goldsmith of West Monroe, a retired custodian, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Olive Branch Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Lee H. Herron, 55
BASTROP — Lee H. Herron, a farmer, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

James Holmes, 55
WATERPROOF — James Holmes, a laborer, died Saturday. Services are noon Saturday at Oakwood Baptist Church, Waterproof. Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the church under the direction of Tennant Funeral home, Rayville.

Cora Mae Jackson, 87
Cora Mae Jackson of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Verdell Kennedy, 73
RAYVILLE — Verdell Kennedy, a butcher, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove No. 2 Baptist Church, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Joe Nick McKee, 65
COLUMBIA — Joe Nick McKee, an oilfield driller, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Sandy Bayou Baptist Church, Columbia. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia and 9 a.m. until time of service at the church. Burial will be in Sandy Bayou Cemetery.

Randy Lynn Ogden, 38
DELHI — Randy Lynn Ogden, a farmer, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery, Delhi.

Manzie Reese Sr., 100
BASTROP — Manzie Reese Sr., a landscaper, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Collinston. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Trousdale Hill Cemetery, Bastrop under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Marvin Roberson, 63
Marvin Roberson of Monroe died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Monroe.

Bessie P. Thompson, 92
HOLLY RIDGE — Bessie Payne Thompson, owner of Thompson's Grocery, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church, Holly Ridge. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Alice Turner, 81
SPEARSVILLE — Alice Turner, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Thursday at Tennant Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Carolyn Gibson Wright, 62
CALHOUN — Carolyn Gibson Wright, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Calhoun.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Adams, Raymond J.: 1 p.m. today, Bonne Idee Assembly of God, Mer Rouge.
Canterberry, Wesley Dale: 10 a.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.
Guy, Wylma E. Pardue: 2 p.m. Thursday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Myers, Floyd Lucion "Frog": 2 p.m. today, Beulah Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Sylvester, Irene: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Webb, Mary Elizabeth: 4 p.m. today, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Fla.
Wilson, Nola Fae Winbery: 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Olla

June 21, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

SALVADOR GONZALES SR. Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Salvador Gonzales Sr. age 96, of Monroe, LA will be 10 a.m. Friday June 22, 2007 at St. Matthew Catholic Church with Father Mike Haney officiating and interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of Kil p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2007 with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mr. Gonzales was born November 13, 1910 in Zacatecas, Mexico and passed away at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Monroe, LA on June 19, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Maria Margarita Romo Gonzales and a grandson Mark Gregory Smith and a great grandson, Russal Cole Strain. Mr. Gonzales was a retired chef/butcher and his favorite pastime was woodworking. Mr. Gonzales is survived by 10 children: Jose Lupe Gonzales, Carmen G. Smith, Mary Margaret Gonzales, Rose McVay, Rachel Strain, Helen Hendricks, Hope Ederico, Veronica Green, Sam C. Gonzales and Theresa Hunt; 27 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be: Floyd E. Sandiford II, Nathaniel F. Sandiford III, Roman Breland, Anthony Breland, Brett Cook, Austin Cook, Jacob Hunt and Jason Hunt. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

NICHOLAS JENNINGS LEWIS - Rabenhurst Fuenral Home Baton Rouge, LA Nicholas Jennings Lewis, a native of Baton Rouge and geology student of the University of New Orleans, was entrusted to God's loving care on Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Monroe, Louisiana, as the result of an accident. He was the beloved 20-year-old son of James E. Lewis and Lisa Holzenthal Lewis of Baton Rouge. Visitation will be held at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government Street, Baton Rouge on Thursday, June 21 from 5 to 8 pm, with recitation of the rosary at 7 pm. Visitation will be held again on Friday from 1 to 2 pm at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 2 pm. A celebration of his life will be held following services at the Mercy Parish Activity Center across from the church. Friends are invited to bring photographs of Nick to share. Nicholas is survived by his parents, three brothers, Timothy, David and Jacob Lewis, and a sister, Emily Anne Lewis. Also surviving him is his dear Mamaw, Betty Folse Bennett Lewis. He also leaves to grieve his beloved and best friend, Ashley Norris of Monroe, and her parents, Dr. Steve and Deborah Norris, his godmother Diane Holzenthal Kraft, godfather Robert C. Lewis and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, adopted moms and special friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rita Vinet Holzenthal and Paul Marcus Holzenthal, and Dr. James Willard Lewis. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to St. Vincent de Paul Society at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

JESSIE HAMES WALTON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe, LA Services for Jessie Hames Walton, 86, will be held 3 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum with Rev. David Worthington and Elder Larry Lawrence officiating. Mrs. Walton was born in El Dorado, AR, June 1, 1921 to the union of Maude Moore and John William Hames. She died on June 20, 2007, at St. Joseph's Nursing Home. Mrs. Walton was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed caring and cooking for her family. Her friends will remember her vivacious character and quick wit. Family and friends alike enjoyed the homemade jellies, relishes and other treats she would create with love in her kitchen. She was a member of Bayou Desiard Country Club and the LaPetit Mason Garden Club. Mrs. Walton was also an avid reader. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, R. R. "Walt" Walton and her parents Maude and John Hames. Survivors include a son, Randy Walton and wife Aletha of Monroe, LA; daughter, Debbie Davis and husband Joe of Monroe, LA; five grandchildren, Robbie and Jarrod Walton, John, Walt, and Katie Garlington; two great grandchildren, Alexa Garlington and Maddix Walton; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials may be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe, LA or the charity of your choice. Online Registry Condolence www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com.

Virty Bell Atkins, 94
WINNSBORO — Virty Bell Atkins, a housewife, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Winnsboro.

Dorothy J. Chambers, 72
Dorothy Jean Chambers of Monroe, a schoolteacher, died Saturday. Services are 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Zion Traveler Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Verdell Goldsmith, 77
Verdell Goldsmith of West Monroe, a retired Ouachita Parish School Board employee, died Sunday. Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Olive Branch Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Jerry Lynn Hinton, 53
OLLA — Jerry Lynn Hinton, retired Texas Instruments/MEMC technician, died Monday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. today at Chickasaw Cemetery east of Olla under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Olla.

John Edward Lovell, 54
BASTROP — John Edward Lovell died Wednesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Ouida Bridges Owens, 78
DOWNSVILLE — Ouida Bridges Owens, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Downsville. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Tony Ray Poe, 50
WINNSBORO — Tony Ray Poe, a carpenter, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Greater Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Mangham.

Herman Lee Ward, 46
Herman Lee Ward of Monroe, a Wal-Mart employee, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Van Watts, 72
RUSTON — Van Watts, a retired truck driver, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 2-4:45 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Grove Cemetery, Homer.

George Wooten, 74
COLUMBIA — George Wooten, a retired bulldozer operator, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 2-4:45 Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Previously acknowledged
Andrews, Eva Jean: 2 p.m. today, Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.
Cockrell, Lillian White: 10 a.m. Friday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Guy, Wylma E. Pardue: 2 p.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Holmes, James: noon Saturday, Oakwood Baptist Church, Waterproof.
Kennedy, Verdell: 11 a.m. Saturday, Pleasant Grove No. 2 Baptist Church, Rayville.
McKee, Joe Nick: 10 a.m. today, Sandy Bayou Baptist Church, Columbia.
Myers, Floyd Lucion "Frog": 2 p.m. today, Beulah Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Ogden, Randy Lynn: 10 a.m. today, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Reese, Manzie Sr.: 1 p.m. today, Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Collinston.
Turner, Alice: 1 p.m. Friday, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville

June 22, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

JESSIE HAMES JESSIE HAMES WALTON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe, LA Services for Jessie Hames Walton, 86, will be held 3:00PM Friday, June 22, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum with Rev. David Worthington and Elder Larry Lawrence officiating. Mrs. Walton was born in El Dorado, AR, June 1, 1921 to the union of Maude Moore and John William Hames. She died on June 20, 2007, at St. Joseph's Nursing Home. Mrs. Walton was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed caring and cooking for her family. Her friends will remember her vivacious character and quick wit. Family and friends alike enjoyed the homemade jellies, relishes and other treats she would create with love in her kitchen. She was a member of Bayou Desiard Country Club and the LaPetit Mason Garden Club. Mrs. Walton was also an avid reader. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, R. R. "Walt" Walton and her parents Maude and John Hames. Survivors include a son, Randy Walton and wife Aletha of Monroe, LA; daughter, Debbie Davis and husband Joe of Monroe, LA; five grandchildren, Robbie and Jarrod Walton, John, Walt, and Katie Garlington; two great grandchildren, Alexa Garlington and Maddix Walton; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2:00PM until service time at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Memorials may be made to Covenant Presbyterian Church in Monroe, LA or the charity of your choice. Online Registry/Condolence:www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

NICHOLAS JENNINGS NICHOLAS JENNINGS Rabenhurst Fuenral Home Baton Rouge, LA Nicholas Jennings Lewis, a native of Baton Rouge and geology student of the University of New Orleans, was entrusted to God's loving care on Saturday, June 16, 2007, in Monroe, Louisiana, as the result of an accident. He was the beloved 20-year-old son of James E. Lewis and Lisa Holzenthal Lewis of Baton Rouge. Visitation will be held at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government Street, Baton Rouge on Thursday, June 21 from 5 to 8 pm, with recitation of the rosary at 7 pm. Visitation will be held again on Friday from 1 to 2 pm at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 2 pm. A celebration of his life will be held following services at the Mercy Parish Activity Center across from the church. Friends are invited to bring photographs of Nick to share. Nicholas is survived by his parents, three brothers, Timothy, David and Jacob Lewis, and a sister, Emily Anne Lewis. Also surviving him is his dear Mamaw, Betty Folse Bennett Lewis. He also leaves to grieve his beloved and best friend, Ashley Norris of Monroe, and her parents, Dr. Steve and Deborah Norris, his godmother Diane Holzenthal Kraft, godfather Robert C. Lewis and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, adopted moms and special friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rita Vinet Holzenthal and Paul Marcus Holzenthal, and Dr. James Willard Lewis. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to St. Vincent de Paul Society at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

SALVADOR GONZALES, SR. SALVADOR GONZALES, SR. Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Salvador Gonzales, Sr. age 96, of Monroe, LA will be 10:00 AM Friday June 22, 2007 at St. Matthew Catholic Church with Father Mike Haney officiating and interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Visitation will be held from 4:00PM to 7:00PM Thursday, June 21, 2007 with a rosary at 7:00PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mr. Gonzales was born November 13, 1910 in Zacatecas, Mexico and passed away at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Monroe, LA on June 19, 2007. He was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Maria Margarita Romo Gonzales and a grandson Mark Gregory Smith and a great grandson, Russal Cole Strain. Mr. Gonzales was a retired chef/butcher and his favorite pastime was woodworking. Mr. Gonzales is survived by 10 children: Jose Lupe Gonzales, Carmen G. Smith, Mary Margaret Gonzales, Rose McVay, Rachel Strain, Helen Hendricks, Hope ederico, Veronica Green, Sam C. Gonzales, and Theresa Hunt; 27 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be: Floyd E. Sandiford II, Nathaniel F. Sandiford III, Roman Breland, Anthony Breland, Brett Cook, Austin Cook, Jacob Hunt and Jason Hunt. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Herbert Barnett, 78
TALLULAH — Herbert Barnett died Wednesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in New Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

John Edmond Book, 87
ACME — John Edmond Book, a U.S. Army veteran, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Acme Free Methodist Church. Visitation is 5 p.m. today until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be in church cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Florice Brooks, 36
TALLULAH — Florice Brooks died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at First Colored Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Emmett Brown, 84
OAK RIDGE — Emmett Brown, a farmer, died Tuesday. Services are 2:30 p.m. Saturday at New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Jerusalem Cemetery, Mer Rouge.

Bobby G. Cary, 63
Bobby G. Cary of West Monroe, a retired Tisdale Converting machine operator, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

S. Gonzales Sr., 96
Salvador Gonzales Sr., a retired chef and butcher, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

M. Griffin-Tolliver, 45
CLAYTON — Martha "Lady" Griffin-Tolliver, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are noon Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church, Clayton. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at New Mount Zion, Clayton. Burial will be in New Light Cemetery, Foules, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Lee H. Herron, 55
BASTROP — Lee H. Herron, a farmer, died Friday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, Oak Ridge. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Wham Brake Cemetery, Collinston.

Jacky Lee Hinton, 44
Jacky Lee Hinton of Monroe, a distributor for Snap On Tools, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Cora Mae Jackson, 87
Cora Mae Jackson of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Ira Jack Lankford, 55
Ira Jack Lankford of Monroe, a carpenter, died Wednesday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Other arrangements are incomplete.

Andrew J. Reed II, 86
KINDER — Andrew Jackson Reed II, formerly of Ferriday, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Marvin Roberson, 63
Marvin Roberson of Monroe died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Delhi. Burial will be in Green Grove Cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Monroe.

Jessie H. Walton, 86
Jessie Hames Walton, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 3 p.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Monroe. Visitation is 2 p.m. until service time at the mausoleum. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Pearl Winzer, 81
PLANO, Texas — Pearl Winzer died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Thomastown. Wake services are 7:30-8:30 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Church Cemetery, Tallulah.

Previously acknowledged
Atkins, Virty Bell: 1 p.m. Saturday, True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Chambers, Dorothy J.: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cockrell, Lillian White: 10 a.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Goldsmith, Verdell: 1 p.m. Saturday, Olive Branch Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Holmes, James: noon Saturday, Oakwood Baptist Church, Waterproof.
Kennedy, Verdell: 11 a.m. Saturday, Pleasant Grove No. 2 Baptist Church, Rayville.
Lovell, John Edward: 2 p.m. today, Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.
Poe, Tony Ray: 1 p.m. Saturday, St. John Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Turner, Alice: 1 p.m. today, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Spearsville.
Ward, Herman Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Watts, Van: 11 a.m. today, King's Funeral Home, Ruston.
Wooten, George: 1 p.m. Saturday, King's Funeral Home, Ruston.

June 23 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DEBRA GEORGE HAIR DEBRA GEORGE HAIR Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral Services for Mrs. Debra George Hair, 48, of Eros, LA., will be 4:00 PM Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Walnut Grove Methodist Church with Rev. David Womack officiating. Burial will follow at Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Mrs. Hair passed away on June 22, 2007 in Shreveport, LA. Debra loved working in her yard, especially with her flowers. She loved her family especially her grandson. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Inice and Jim George and F. N. Warren. She is survived by her fiancé, Ronnie McGrew; her daughter, Lori Hair and her fiancé, Aubrey Shipley; her son, Cody Hair; grandson, Hunter James Hair; mother and father, Ronnie and Johnnie George; brother, Ricky George and wife Linda; father of her children, Doug Hair; grandmother, Alice Warren; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. Pallbearers will be Roy Hatfield, Donald Hatfield, Roy Hatfield, Jr., Aubrey Shipley, Bobby McGrew, and Todd McDaniel. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe and again from 1:00 PM until service time at Walnut Grove Methodist Church. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

J. W. "DUB" LAW J. W. "DUB" LAW Warren Meadows Funeral Home Many, LA J. W. "Dub" Law, age 91, well known in Sabine Parish for his devotion to his wife, children and be extended family, his work ethic, honesty and sense of humor, passed from this life on Thursday, June 21, 2007 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Nell Rice Law, and their five children: Dr. David Law and wife Ann Law of Springhill, LA; Rachel Evans and husband Ricky Evans of Converse, LA; Janie Anthony and husband Dr. David Anthony of Houston, TX; Jill Warner and husband Dr. Dennis Warner of Monroe, LA; and Johnny Law of Dallas, TX. Dub was also blessed with eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and no one enjoyed children more than he did. He is also survived by one sister, Zarah Hayes of Mansfield, LA. Those who knew Dub Law will certainly understand and appreciate the request that in lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the Ebenezer Baptist Church Building Fund, 1225 Ebenezer Road, Florien, LA 71429. The pallbearers will be Dub's grandsons, Chad Law, Derek Anthony, Jared Anthony, Richard Evans, Jr., and Eric Taylor. Honorary pallbearers are his granddaughters, Toni Hinkhouse, Vicki Law, Teri Evans, Susan Cannon, Christin Taylor and Julia Taylor. Dub Law was born on November 14, 1915 and lived for 91 years and seven months in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. He was a man whose word was his bond, who gave a full day's work for a full day's pay and who cherished his wife and family. He taught his kids-all five of them-that whatever they chose to do in life, they should "make a good hand." As a laborer in the timber industry, an oilfield worker, a timber contractor, a business owner and a farmer, he always "made a good hand." At eighty years of age, he could still out work much younger men, but that was reality-not for show. Nothing he did was ever for Dub Law, he was not interested in fame; he was a selfless husband, father, grandfather and friend. His suffering is over and his legacy lives on in his family and those who knew him. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florien with Rev. Dennis Bignar officiating. Burial will follow in the Ebenezer Cemetery.

JACKY LEE HINTON JACKY LEE HINTON Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral Services for Jacky Lee Hinton, age 44, of Monroe, LA will be 2:00 PM Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Norman Bryant officiating . Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe under direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe, LA. Jacky was born November 7, 1962 in Monroe, LA and passed from this world on Thursday, June 21, 2007 to spend eternity with his heavenly father. Jacky accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Jacky was a big man with a big heart who never met a stranger or made an enemy. He will be missed by his family, friends and those in his Snap On family. Jacky shared over twenty happy years with the love of his life, Beth. Jacky and Beth walked hand in hand through the years they were blessed with, and faced the last months of his life with unshakeable faith and courage. Jacky loved life and people, and had a passion for auto racing, the Ouachita River and his Harley. His presence lit up a room, his smile warmed hearts. Jacky is preceded in death by his mother Betty Jean Hinton, his father Carson E. Hinton, and his brother Steven Allen Hinton. Jacky is survived by his loving wife Beth Hatten Hinton; father-in-law, W. Bert Hatten and wife Mary Ann; aunt and uncle: Bill and Billie Davis; his sisters: Sissy and husband Raymond Carter of Frierson, La, Penny and husband Robert Lobdell of Waskom, NC, and Teresa Hoffman and husband Hampton of Tuscaloosa Alabama; brothers: Mike Miles and wife Theresa of Quitman, LA, Greg Hinton and Bobby Hinton of Houston, TX; special nephews Adam Hinton and wife, Sherri Carter of Monroe, LA, Allen Carter and wife Linda and boys of Frierson, LA; niece: Anita Veuleman. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Emile Barrow, Dr. B. Borders, Dr. Larry Barr, Dr. Dean Stockstill and Dr. Bob Sarama and Doctors of U.A.B. heart center in Birmingham and all their staffs for their care of Jacky during his illness. Pallbearers will be: Bobby Stanley, Todd Maxwell, Scott Markgraf, Darren Ragland, Keith Parker, Mike Eppinette, Alan Carter and Shane Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be W. Bert Hatten, Bill Davis, Daryl Hodges, Adam Carter, Jaime Smith and Rob Eppinette. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

MR. BOBBY GENE CAREY MR. BOBBY GENE CAREY Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Graveside Services for Mr. Bobby Gene Carey, 63, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday June 23, 2007 at the Twin Cities Memorial Gardens in West Monroe, LA with Rev. George Bonner officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mr. Carey was born on November 25, 1943 and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center on June 21, 2007. Survivors include his wife, LeJeune Carey; son, Don Carey and wife Diana; grandchildren, Ashleigh Carey and Nicholas Clampit; and brother, James Poe and wife Deloris Mr. Carey's nephews will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until 1:30 PM Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry/Condolences www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

MR. I. C. BROWN MR. I. C. BROWN Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for I. C. Brown, age 98, of West Monroe, LA will be 4:00 PM Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe with Rev. Earl Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Brown was born December 21, 1908 in Calhoun, LA and passed away June 21, 2007 in West Monroe. He was a member of New Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Brown was a logger and sawmill owner. He was preceded in death by his wife: Rena Brown; daughter: Rosemary Brown; sisters: Grace Jowers and Beulah Neal. Mr. Brown is survived by a daughter: Kay Stevens and husband, Glen; sister: Eunice Caughron; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be: Walter Stevens, Dylan Stevens, Joel Taylor, Charles Haynes, Rex Robertson, Jr., Charles Gaston. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

MR. IRA JACK LANKFORD MR. IRA JACK LANKFORD Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe Funeral service for Mr. Ira Jack Lankford, 55, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 24, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe with Rev. Ricky Baker officiating. Interment will follow in New Light Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Lankford passed away on June 20, 2007, at the Overton Brook VA Medical Center in Shreveport. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Monroe. Mr. Lankford was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the Buckshot Hunting Club. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa Olivia Lankford. Survivors include his wife, Faith Dennise Lankford of Monroe, LA; daughter, Melody Rose Minier and husband Troy Scott of St. Maries, ID; two grandchildren, Ronnie Joseph and Tyler Blake Minier of St. Maries, ID; three brothers, David Steven Lankford of Huntsville, TX; Dennis Carl Lankford and wife Janet of Richlands, VA; and Terry Dale Lankford of Mobile, AL; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sue and Royce Johnson; mother-in-law, Regina Trichell all of Monroe, LA; grandmother-in-law, Alma Rhinehart of Rayville, LA; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Russell Wheat and wife Cynthia of Upland, CA; Billy Jack Trichell and wife Debra; Monte Ray Trichell and wife Lisa all of Monroe, LA; Keith Trichell and wife Ellen of Calhoun, LA; Myra Mize and Shawn Hughes of Monroe, LA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Michael Irvin, Justin Irvin, Danny Black, James McLock, Jerry Kerrigan, and Steve Plag. Alternate pallbearers will be David Trichell and Terry Hattaway. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark London, Bobby Dalton, and Ray Smith. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry/Condolences www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

Vera Lee Arender, 73
BASKIN — Vera Lee Arender, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Bobby G. Carey, 63
Bobby G. Carey of West Monroe, a retired Tisdale Converting machine operator, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe. Visitation is 11 a.m. until 1:30 today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Robbie Lee Charles, 81
SPEARSVILLE — Robbie Lee Charles died Friday. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Spearsville. Burial will be in Little Hope Cemetery, Spearsville under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, Homer.

Gloria Colvin, 79
Gloria Colvin of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation is 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Newton Cemetery.

Armon B. Cox, 77
TALLULAH — Armon B. Cox, a retired farmer, died Friday. Graveside services are 9 a.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tallulah. Memorial services are 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, Tallulah under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Pamela R. Jordan, 57
CLINTON, Iowa — Pamela R. Jordan, once a paralegal for Theus Grisham-Davis and Lee law offices in Monroe, died Wednesday. Memorial services are 11 a.m. today at Snell-Zornig Funeral Home, Clinton. Burial services are 4 p.m. Monday at Rose Hill Cemetery at Comanche, Iowa.

Baby Girl Lucas, infant
TALLULAH — Baby Girl Lucas, infant daughter of LaKimbe Anderson, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Andrew J. Reed II, 86
KINDER — Andrew Jackson Reed II, an International Paper Co. employee formerly of Ferriday, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 11 a.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez, Miss.

Winnie M. Roberts Rice, 85
Winnie Margaret Roberts Rice of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Atkins, Virty Bell: 1 p.m. today, True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Barnett, Herbert: 1 p.m. today, New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Book, John Edmond: 2 p.m. today, Acme Free Methodist Church, Acme.
Brooks, Florice: 1 p.m. today, First Colored Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Brown, Emmett: 2:30 p.m. today, New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Chambers, Dorothy J.: 2:30 p.m. today, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, Monroe.
Goldsmith, Verdell: 1 p.m. today, Olive Branch Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Griffin-Tolliver, Martha: noon today, at St. Mark Baptist Church, Clayton.
Herron, Lee H.: 1 p.m. today, New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, Oak Ridge.
Holmes, James: noon today, Oakwood Baptist Church, Waterproof.
Jackson, Cora Mae: 11 a.m. today, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Kennedy, Verdell: 11 a.m. today, Pleasant Grove No. 2 Baptist Church, Rayville.
Poe, Tony Ray: 1 p.m. today, St. John Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Roberson, Marvin: 11 a.m. today, Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Delhi.
Ward, Herman Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Winzer, Pearl: 1 p.m. today, Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church No. 2, Thomastown.
Wooten, George: 1 p.m. today, King's Funeral Home, Ruston

June 24 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

THOMAS ELBERT "TOM" KINNAIRD THOMAS ELBERT "TOM" KINNAIRD Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Elbert "Tom" Kinnaird, age 64, of Bastrop, will be held 10:00 AM Monay, June 25, 2007 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Bastrop with Bro. Larry Linson officiating. Interment will follow at the Bartholomew Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be Sunday afternoon from 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Thomas Elbert Kinnaird was born May 23, 1943 in Bastrop and he died Friday evening June 22, 2007 at Oak Woods in Mer Rouge. He is preceded in death by his father, Julian Kinnaird and a son, Justin Kinnaird. Tom was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Jones, Louisiana and a lifelong farmer in Morehouse Parish. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was an avid collector of antique tractors and a promoter of antique tractor pulls. Tom was one of the original Morehouse Parish "Pea Cookers" holding the first cooking with his friend, Johnny Hattaway, on the turnrows of the family farm. Mr. Kinnaird is survived by his wife, Jeannie Kinnaird of Bastrop, two sons, Thomas E. Kinnaird, Jr. and Jason Massey both of Bastrop, a daughter, Mary Allred of Bastrop, his mother, Mildred Kinnaird of Bastrop, brother, Venoy Kinnaird of Bastrop, three sisters, Reatagae Wooden of Rayville, Becky Johnson, of Little Rock, AR, Cindy Shockey of Baton Rouge, seven grandchildren, Kyle Adams, Kylie Kinnaird, Colleen Laing, Colby Laing, Christy Laing, Jeffrey Williams, and Ceth Williams. Serving as pallbearers are Butch West, Billy Hall, Roy Riles, Kenneth Thompson, J.C. Doke, Ralph Kinnaird, Jerry Doles, and Ronald Hopkins. For those who wish memorials may be mad to the New Hope Baptist Church, Jone, LA.

Vera Lee Arender, 73
BASKIN — Vera Lee Arender, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Baskin Cemetery.

Martin P. Borden Jr., 63
BASTROP — Martin P. Borden Jr., a retired city of Monroe employee, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is noon until 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

I.C. Brown, 98
I.C. Brown of West Monroe, a saw mill owner, died Thursday. Services are 4 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe.

S. Leon Gardner, 63
BASTROP — S. Leon Gardner of Bastrop died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery near Linville in Union Parish.

Debra George Hair, 48
EROS — Debra George Hair, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 4 p.m. today at Walnut Grove Methodist Church. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Jacky Lee Hinton, 44
Jacky Lee Hinton of Monroe, a distributor for Snap On Tools, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery.

Joicy A. Keen, 92
BASTROP — Joicy A. "Joyce" Keen, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.

Ira Jack Lankford, 55
Ira Jack Lankford of Monroe, a carpenter, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in New Light Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ella J. McCoy, 82
Ella J. McCoy of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

Odell Sims, 59
NEWELLTON — Odell Sims of Newellton died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

James A. Till, 86
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — James A. Till, a retired carpenter formerly of Monroe, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Jewel C. Wilson, 86
CHOUDRANT — Jewel Cavender Wilson, a retired retail clerk, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Douglas Cemetery near Choudrant.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Colvin, Gloria: 3 p.m. today, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Ward, Herman Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.

June 25, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MRS LINNIE LEE FRITH JONES MULHEARN FUNERAL HOME WEST MONROE, LA Funeral services for Linnie Lee Frith Jones, 86, will be Tuesday, June 26th, at 11:00 AM with visitation from 9:00 AM until the funeral service in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, with the Reverends Bob Holloway, Ken Renfroe, and Dwight Ramsey, officiating. Burial will follow in the Rutledge Cemetery. Mrs. Jones was born in West Monroe, Louisiana on September 20, 1920, and died June 24, 2007, at her residence. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, sewing, and gardening, especially flowers. She welcomed those who stopped by and shared her flowers and the food on the kitchen table with all. Mrs. Jones was a charter member of Watson Chapel Church in West Monroe, the Cadeville Eastern Star, and the Ouachita Parish Home Demonstration Club. She worked at Monroe Blue Printing Company, a poll worker, a substitute teacher and took census. She was preceded in death by husband of 68 years, Thomas Rutledge "Tom R." Jones, ; her parents, Foster and Octavia Frith, her sisters Lena Cole, Grethel Kay, Clavis Mathis and brother Cecil Frith. Mrs. Jones is survived by five children: Thomas A. "Tommy" Jones and wife Mary; Jerry M. Jones and wife Marie; Gay Linda Ramsey and husband Dwight; P. Susan Jones and special friend, Eugene Mann; Peggy Jones and special friend Charles Brasher; grandchildren: Thomas T. Jones, Patty Jones Gryder, Elizabeth Jones Foster, Todd Jones, Dawn Jones Eldridge, Mike Jones, Terry Jones Booth, Keith Jones, Jennifer Ramsey, Kim Ramsey Norris, David D. Ramsey, Judy Harper-Vallez, and Kristie Harper; 20 great-grandchildren; 6 great great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Thanks to a special niece, Sandy Merrill; friend, Ethel Craft; Peoples' Choice Hospice nurses Suzanne Hatton and Edna Lloyd; Sitters Linda Henderson and Cathy McMillian; Doctors Don Hammett and Thomas Gulick. Many thanks to friends and family. Pallbearers will be: David D. Ramsey, George Griggs, Barry Harper, Eddie Horton, Wendell Jones, Thomas Jones, Mike Jones, and Joseph Peacock. Visitation will be Monday, June 25th, 5:00PM to 7:00 PM, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Memorials may be made to Watson Chapel Church in West Monroe. "In loving memory of our mother, who loved and nurtured us. Her wish was for us to love one another, trust in the Lord, and always have forgiveness in our hearts. She lived and died a life of graciousness and Dignity. " Online Registry/ Condolences www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JAMES ALBERT TILL Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. James Albert "P.T." Till, 86, of Brookhaven, MS formerly of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Danny McIlveene officiating. Burial will be in Crowville Masonic Cemetery in Crowville, LA. Mr. Till was born February 2, 1921 in Delhi, LA to John and Mary Till and left this life on June 22, 2007. He was a proud veteran of the U. S. Army serving in WWII. He was a retired carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters, Delois Lowry and Shirley Houghton; three sisters, and eight brothers. Mr. Till is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Judy Free Till; two sons, Mickle Dewane Till and wife Betty of Monroe, and James Newell Till and friend Rebecca of Brookhaven, MS; two daughters, Gloria Till Dupree and husband Wayne of Marrero, LA, and Brenda Till Sholar and husband, Jimmy of Terrytown, LA; one brother, Jack Till and wife Rose of Delhi, LA; three sisters, Alice Arnold of Winnsboro, LA, Stella Buckles of Ferriday, LA, and Florice Free of Monroe; thirteen grandchildren, Donnie Whittington, Tammy Stansbury, Cindy Baer, Eddy Houghton, Stoney Houghton, Mikie Till, Rusty Till, Jerry Wayne Till, Terra Osborn, Cody Till, Cheyenne Till, Kyla Sholar, and Travis Sholar; nineteen great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, and two special friends, David and Gary Breland. Pallbearers will be Randy Adams, Jimmy Baer, Kenny Boudreaux, Stoney Houghton, Eddie Houghton, Travis Sholar, David Stansbury, and Donnie Whittington. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

RALPH DEWAYNE YARBROUGH Golden Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Funeral services for Mr. Ralph Dewayne Yarbrough, 76, of Bastrop, LA are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at the Chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Ingram and Dr. L.H. McCollough officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Yarbrough, the retired owner of Yarbrough Air Conditioning and Refrigeration passed away June 23, 2007 at St. Francis Specialty Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was employed with Green Bros. Dairy for 25 years and was a member of First Baptist Church (Bastrop). Mr. Yarbrough is survived by his wife Geraldine C. Yarbrough; son, Steve Yarbrough and wife Judy of Bastrop, LA, two daughters, Sandra Harper and husband Gary of Bastrop, LA, Brenda Rallinson and husband Sam of Bastrop, LA; two sisters, LaNell Biggs and husband Dennis of Bryant, AR, Louise Johnston and husband George of Dallas, TX; brother, Ray Yarbrough and wife Mary Sue of Bastrop, LA; six grandchildren, Brandon Yarbrough and wife Jerri, Jennifer Hughes and husband Allen, Kris Rallinson and wife Sandi, Brian Harper, Regan Yarbrough and fiance' Holly, Kurt Rallinson; eight great grandchildren, Haley, Lexie, Cameron, Evan, Brady, Dylan, Colby, and Adin. He is preceded in death by his wife Betty J. Yarbrough; father, Steve Yarbrough mother, Lillian Yarbrough Wilhite and a brother, Roy Yarbrough. Serving as pallbearers will be Deacons of First Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearer is Dr. Carter Cox. The family expresses special thanks to the doctors of Renal Associates, the nurses and staff of Bastrop Dialysis for thier loving care and the nurses at the St. Francis Specialty Hospital 7th floor. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM p.m. Monday, June 25, 2007 at Golden Funeral Home.

Laurie Rabun Hicks, 81
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Laurie Rabun Hicks, a bookkeeper, died Sunday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Enos King, 68
FARMERVILLE — Enos King, a retired teacher, died Thursday. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Saint John Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Tuesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Monroe.

Ella J. McCoy, 82
Ella J. McCoy, of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Apostolic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery near Collinston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the church.

Hazel B. Peden, 90
Hazel B. Peden, of Monroe, a retired cafeteria worker at Lakeshore Elementary School, died Sunday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Carol F. Webber, 56
Carol F. Webber, of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Gardner, S. Leon: 2 p.m. today, First Assembly of God Church, Bastrop.
Keen, Joicy A.: 10 a.m. today, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Ward, Herman Lee: 2 p.m. today, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Wilson, Jewel Cavender: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston

June 26, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

HAZEL BRYANT PEDEN HAZEL BRYANT PEDEN Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Bryant Peden, 90, of Monroe, will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. William Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Peden passed away Sunday, June 24, 2007, at Avalon Place. She was a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a retired cafeteria worker for Lakeshore Elementary School. Survivors include her two sons, Bobby Peden and wife Alice of Ruston, LA, and David Peden and wife Pam D. of Monroe; daughter, Betty Smith and husband Donald R of Monroe; six grandchildren, Don Smith, Jr. and wife Brenda, Danny Smith, Diane Smith, Kevin Peden and wife Ramona, Keith Peden and wife Eve, and Alex Peden; two great granddaughters, Allie and Devin Peden; two great grandsons, Logan and Chase Peden; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Don Smith, Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Peden, Keith Peden, Logan Peden, and Alex Peden. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

LAURIE RABUN HICKS LAURIE RABUN HICKS Cox Funeral Home Lake Providence, LA Born in Farmerville, Louisiana, on Aug. 26, 1925 Departed Jun. 24, 2007. Funeral services for Laurie Rabun Hicks, age 81 of Lake Providence, LA will be held at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Lake Providence, LA, Wednesday, June 27, at 1:00 PM with Father Zacharias Prakuzhy CMI and Rev. Joe Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow in the Providence Memorial Cemetery in Lake Providence. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Lake Providence. The family will receive friends at Cox Funeral Home, on Tuesday, June 26, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM with the Rosary at 7:00 PM. Laurie is survived by her husband: Van Hicks Sr.; Son:Van Hicks Jr.;Daughter and son-in-law: Lauren and Joe Wiggins; Granddaughter: Erika Fox & husband Greg; Great Granddaughter: Chloe Stuard. Pallbearers will be: Clay Rabun, Billy Nichols, Mark Preaus, Jay McCalum, George Fox, and Wyly Gilfoil. Honorary pallbearers will be: Hattie Lee Davidson, Mildred House, Mary Sue Parks, Patty Shivers, John Howard, Leo Sanford, Mike Reed, and Coach Jimmy Mize. In lieu of flowers , the family request memorials be made to the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Lake Providence.

MICHAEL VINCENT PRICHARD MICHAEL VINCENT PRICHARD Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Michael Vincent Prichard, 18, of Monroe, will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church with Rev. Sebastian Kallarackal officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Michael passed away Saturday, June 23, 2007. He was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Neville High School, and Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program. Survivors include his mother, Jo Lynn Jabbia Prichard; father, Paul Michael Prichard; sister, Jenny Lynn Prichard; paternal grandmother, Catherine Prichard; maternal grandmother, Laura Jabbia; maternal grandfather, Tony Jabbia; two uncles, Charles Jabbia and wife Elaine, and Vincent Jabbia and wife Kate; aunts, Janet Jabbia, Jane Colon and husband Rick, and Shelley Burguieres and husband Rick; and cousins, Amy and Allison Jabbia, Lauren Jabbia, Spencer Jabbia, Kathleen Jabbia, Vincent Jabbia, Connor Colon, Sarah Burguieres, and Charlie Burguieres. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Michael Vincent Prichard "M.V.P.-The Most Valuable Player" on the field and in our lives. Michael was an unbelievable athlete - we called him the Triple Threat (football, baseball, and basketball). He loved to hunt, and had begun to play a lot of golf recently. Michael was a ladies' man. He could always make you laugh and he was loved by so many. He has so many friends who love him so dearly. Michael was extremely intelligent. Most importantly, he loved with all his heart and he was a fighter. He was a kind, genuine, and loving person, and he always protected those he loved. Michael, you will live on in our hearts forever until the day that God calls us home to be with you for all eternity. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

MRS. BOBBIE NELL ACREE BAYLES MRS. BOBBIE NELL ACREE BAYLES Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie Nell Acree Bayles, 74, of Farmersville, La., will be Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 10:00 AM in the Rocky Branch Church of Christ with Bro. Don DuLukie and Bro. Stan Fortenberry officiating. Interment will follow in the Rocky Branch Cemetery in Rocky Branch, LA under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mrs. Bayles was born May 27, 1933 in Point, La. and passed away June 24, 2007, in Farmerville. A long-time member of the Rocky Branch Church of Christ, she was a loving wife, mother, and homemaker for her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Manning and Elaine Acree, sister, Wilma Acree Pardue. Survivors include her loving husband of fifty five years, Henry Fulton Bayles, son, Richard Brent Bayles and wife Sloan of North Carolina, daughter, Kayla Rene Bayles of North Carolina, grandson, Devin Bayles of North Carolina, Sisters, Devone Pierce and husband Jack of Idaho, Linda Bozeman and husband Charles of Calhoun, Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Terry Chavers, Brent Bayles, Devin Bayles, John Shelborne, Darvin Acree, Lonnie Bayles. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 26, 2007, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe and Wednesday, June 27, 2007, from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Rocky Branch Church of Christ. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

Hazel T. Barr, 93
RUSTON — Hazel T. Barr, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jackson Parish.

Carly Renee Eames, Infant
FERRIDAY — Carly Renne Eames, infant daughter of Leslie and Donny Eames, died Friday. Graveside services were 10 a.m. Monday at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Ferriday under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Margie Alvurn Fuller, 82
BASTROP — Margie Alvurn Fuller, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., a retired U.S. Army supply depot civil service employee, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi.

Raymond L. Gilbert, 91
ARCADIA — Raymond L. "Cotton" Gilbert, a lumber industry employee, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. today at First Assembly of God Church of Ruston. Burial will be in Pines Memorial Cemetery, Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Linnie Lee Frith Jones, 86
Linnie Lee Frith Jones of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rutledge Cemetery.

Jessie H. Jordan, 90
Jessie Holloway Jordan of West Monroe, a retired Monroe Police Department employee, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Channa Martin, 44
WINNSBORO — Channa Martin, a secretary, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Ellie White Roch, 85
JONESVILLE — Ellie White Roch, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville. Burial will be in Pala Alto Cemetery.

Elizabeth A. Thompson, 39
JONESBORO — Elizabeth Ann Thompson, a waitress, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hurricane Grove Cemetery, Sikes.

James A. Till, 86
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — James A. Till, formerly of Monroe, a retired carpenter, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
King, Enos: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Farmerville.
McCoy, Ella J.: 2 p.m. today, First Apostolic Church, Monroe

June 27 , 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CHARNA COOPER MARTIN CHARNA COOPER MARTIN Gill First National Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA Funeral service for Charna Cooper Martin, age 44 of Winnsboro will be held Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 2 PM in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro with Rev. Paul Perry officiating. Interment will follow at South Central Cemetery in Wisner. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gill Funeral Home. She was born to Charna C. and Joann Womack Cooper on January 12, 1963 and passed from this life Monday June 25, 2007 at her residence in Winnsboro. Mrs. Martin worked at Smith furniture for many years. She loved doing crafts, especially making quilts. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother: Ralph Cooper. She is survived by her husband: Robert Martin; four daughters: Barbara Martin of West Monroe ; Samantha Lynn Martin of Crowville; Rachel Joann Martin and Sara Sheree Martin of Winnsboro; one brother: Randy Wygal and his wife Debbie; sister-in-law: Sherry Cooper of Crowville; three grandchildren: Jessica Hollis, Michelle Hollis, and Coop Martin; adopted parents: Ollie Faye Barnes and Dennis Barnes; one adopted sister: Tina McCurley; several nieces and nephews. The family would like to send out a special thanks to Hospice TLC of Winnsboro for their wonderful care and support. Pallbearers will be Josh Legros, Willard Martin, Mickel Till, Nathan Winborne, Christopher Wygal, and Scott Wygal. To sign guestbook or view video tribute online, visit www.gillfirstnational.com

HAZEL T. BARR HAZEL T. BARR Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA. Funeral services for Mrs. Hazel T. Barr, age 93, of Ruston, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday June 27, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Officiating will be Dr. Michael Hawley and Bro. Charles Johnson. Interment will follow at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Jackson Parish, LA. under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Mrs. Barr was born August 18, 1913 and passed away June 25, 2007 in Ruston, LA. She is a long time member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, LA where she played the piano for the Sr. Adult Sunday School Class. She was also a very active member and past Worthy Matron with the Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Murphy Barr, children: Jane Barr Wallace and husband William of Sulphur, La., Judy Barr Dubea and husband Earl of Pineville, and James Alan Barr; grandchildren: Susan Wallace Gardebled and husband Brent, Kelli Wallace Smith and husband Chad, Jeffrey Paul Dubea and Laura Dubea; great grandchildren: Ryan and James. Pallbearers will be Bruce Thomas, Brent Gardebled, Chad Smith, Jeffrey Dubea, Jim Barr and Wayne Curry. Online condolences may be made to the family at kilpatrickfuneralhomes .com

MARGIE ALVURN MARGIE ALVURN FULLER Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA. Funeral services for Miss Margie Alvurn Fuller, age 82, of Bastrop will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi with Dr. Vic Carter officiating. Interment will follow at the Delhi Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Miss Fuller was born January 25, 1925 in Dubach, LA. to the late Jesse Frank and Virgie Jones Fuller. She died Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Cherry Ridge Guest Care in Bastrop. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of West Monroe. Miss Fuller was a former resident of Memphis, TN. where she was a member of the Bellvue Baptist Church. She was a retired cival service employee with the U.S. Army Supply Depot in Memphis. Miss Fuller enjoyed fishing and she loved the time she spent with her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Faye Newcomer and Helen Wilson, and six brothers, Loye, Monard, Dean, Raymond, Frank, and Widmond Fuller. Miss Fuller is survived by her brother, James Fuller and his wife, Celia Fuller of Bastrop, two sisters-in-law, Mabel Fuller and Voncil Fuller, both of Delhi, and numerous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers are Steve Fuller, Phillip Fuller, John Fuller, and Jesse Newcomer.

WALTER "BUBBA" ANCHORS BARTLETT Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Walter "Bubba" Anchors Bartlett, 76, of Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA officiating will be Byron Boykin. Interment to follow at Mount Nebo Cemetery, Downsville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA. Mr. Bartlett was born March 8, 1931 in Atlanta, GA and departed to be with the Lord on June 25, 2007 in Monroe. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Willis Anchors Bartlett and his father Walter Bartlett, Jr. and step-mother Pauline Holtsclaw Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He retired from McDonald-Douglas Boeing Aircraft as a master layout engineer and was an avid golfer. Mr. Bartlett is survived by his loving and caring wife Betty May Bartlett. She was the love of his life. Five children; Betty Best and husband Ed Best of Ruston, Ginger Miletello of Ruston, Donna Andre and husband Dennis of Oak Hills, CA, Frankie Miletello and wife Connie of Monroe, MaDonna Stansberry of CA and Walter Ralph Bartlett of CA; eleven grandchildren, five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ann Perry and husband Pee Wee of GA, Linda Gail Mimbs of GA, and two brothers, Charles Richard Bartlett of GA and Donald Keith Bartlett and wife Dr. Maria Bartlett of GA, and many caring cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Daniel Franks, Seth Franks, Jacob Best, Garrick Walsworth, Scott Perry and Michael Perry. The family expresses special thanks to all of his care takers. All memorials may be sent to: Mt. Nebo Community Church, P.O. Box 353, Downsville, LA 71234. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 28, 2007 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

Linda Enright, 59
SICILY ISLAND — Linda Enright died Monday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Old Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Ethel M. Gorman, 94
URANIA — Ethel McDaniel Gorman, a retired telephone operator, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Visitation is 10 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Urania.

Helen Humphries, 58
CLAYTON — Helen Humphries died Monday. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Thursday at Sharon Cemetery, Sikes. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Walter Clinton Lewis, 86
BASTROP — Walter Clinton Lewis, a retired IMC Chemical employee, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Central Church of Christ, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

J.B. Martin, 97
WINNSBORO — J.B. Martin, a farmer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Hazel B. Peden, 90
Hazel B. Peden, of Monroe, a retired Lakeshore Elementary School cafeteria worker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Michael V. Prichard, 18
Michael Vincent Prichard of Monroe, a student, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Barr, Hazel T.: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Fuller, Margie Alvurn: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
King, Enos: 11 a.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe.
Thompson, Elizabeth A.: 11 a.m. today, Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

June 28, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

JORDAN WALKER GOODING JORDAN WALKER GOODING "PUDIN" 7/27/1989 to 6/28/2006 Our Dearest Jordan, Did you know that more than 145,000 children and young adults die every year in this country alone? So many families have been forced to share a similar agony for what is rightfully considered the most tragic of personal experiences. Why does anyone have to loose a child? No words can describe our emotional state and words can't nearly describe who we have suddenly become because of your death. We have lost a son, brother, uncle, grandchild, and friend. We are no longer who we were and we never will be again. We have learned a little more about your death in this year. We have learned that while you were certainly not where you should have been, you were not in the "middle" of the road. We learned that you were not legally drunk - although you had been drinking - and we have thankfully learned that you had no drugs in your system. While these things don't change what has happened, it lightens the load that we will carry for the rest of our lives. We know it is not rational to blame ourselves for your death but we continue to do so, even now, a year later. We are still tormented by all the other unanswered questions. If only we could have held you and comforted you and told you we were sorry. You left us too soon. We have also learned a little more about your life in this year. Your name was flying on flags at high school football games. The 2007 Senior Class honored you, along with Chelsea and Ryan, so many times this past year. At graduation, your chair was left open. You have a two-page spread in the yearbook. Tyler honored you by writing and singing a song about your death. A limousine full of your friends paid us a surprise visit on prom night and brought yellow roses. The Louisiana Delta Ballet had a dinner theater and during a solo performance, Alexa held your picture. They are also doing a performance in Las Vegas that is dedicated to your memory. People are constantly leaving flowers, notes, and momentos at your grave. Someone even left you an Icee once. We have been so touched by all of those that have honored you and reached out to us in this past year. We know you loved us and we have no doubt that you know how much you were loved. We will keep our promise and never forget you and we will honor your memory at every opportunity that comes along. We will speak your name as often as we can and we will mourn your loss for the rest of our lives. We will thank God daily for every remembrance of you. We love you and miss you Jordan.

MRS. CLAUDIA BRENDA MASON HAGAN MRS. CLAUDIA BRENDA MASON HAGAN Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Claudia Brenda Mason Hagan, 55, will be held on Friday June 29, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. at the Community Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Danny McIlveen and Rev. Billy Carter officiating. Private family graveside services will be held Friday afternoon. Brenda was a very dedicated Special Education Teacher for Winn and Jackson Parishes. She enriched many children's lives throughout her teaching career. Brenda was preceded in death by her mother, Bobbie Mason. Survivors include her husband, Daniel Hagan of Dodson, LA; her sons, David Hagan of Augusta, GA and Mason Hagan and his wife Brandi of Dodson, LA; granddaughter, Amanda Hagan of Augusta, GA; father, Claude Mason of West Monroe, LA; twin sister, Linda Willis of West Monroe, LA; sister, Mary Kenny and husband Butch of Red Oak, TX; brothers-in-law, Wayne Hagan and wife Kathy of Winnfield, LA, Johnny Hagan and wife Louise of Hall's Summit, LA; she also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until service time on Friday at the church. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Special Olympics of Louisiana C/O Sonny Taylor, 703 Broadway Minden, LA 71055 Online Registry/Condolences www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

RACHEL AERYN GAMMAGE RACHEL AERYN GAMMAGE Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Graveside Service for Rachel Aeryn Gammage, infant daughter of Dr. Coy and Kristie Gammage, will be 10:30 AM, Friday, June 29, 2007 at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery with Brother Terry Barnes officiating. Proceded in death by maternal grandmother Irene Smith. Survivors include parents Coy and Kristie Gammage, twin sister Hannah Ilyana Gammage, other siblings Ashley, Coy Wayne, and Tierney Gammage, maternal grandfather Andrew Smith ,paternal grandfather Coy Gammage Sr. and paternal grandmother Sallie Gammage and numerous family members. The Family wishes to thank Dr. David Bryan and Dr. Jason Wilson. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

WALTER "BUBBA" WALTER "BUBBA" ANCHORS BARTLETT Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Walter "Bubba" Anchors Bartlett, 76, of Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA officiating will be Byron Boykin. Interment to follow at Mount Nebo Cemetery, Downsville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA. Mr. Bartlett was born March 8, 1931 in Atlanta, GA and departed to be with the Lord on June 25, 2007 in Monroe. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Willis Anchors Bartlett and his father Walter Bartlett, Jr. and step-mother Pauline Holtsclaw Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He retired from McDonald-Douglas Boeing Aircraft as a master layout engineer and was an avid golfer. Mr. Bartlett is survived by his loving and caring wife Betty May Bartlett. She was the love of his life. Five children; Betty Best and husband Ed Best of Ruston, Ginger Miletello of Ruston, Donna Andre and husband Dennis of Oak Hills, CA, Frankie Miletello and wife Connie of Monroe, MaDonna Stansberry of CA and Walter Ralph Bartlett of CA; eleven grandchildren, five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Ann Perry and husband Pee Wee of GA, Linda Gail Mimbs of GA, and two brothers, Charles Richard Bartlett of GA and Donald Keith Bartlett and wife Dr. Maria Bartlett of GA, and many caring cousins and friends. Pallbearers will be Daniel Franks, Seth Franks, Jacob Best, Garrick Walsworth, Scott Perry and Michael Perry. The family expresses special thanks to all of his care takers. All memorials may be sent to: Mt. Nebo Community Church, P.O. Box 353, Downsville, LA 71234. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 28, 2007 from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

June 29, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

David Lloyd Arnold, 49 David Lloyd Arnold of Monroe, a window installer with J.P. Windows & Doors, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Bobbie Acree Bayles, 74 FARMERVILLE — Bobbie Nell Acree Bayles, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Rocky Branch Church of Christ. Visitation is 8 a.m. until service time today at the church. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Sarah J. Smith Davis, 60 DUBACH — Sarah J. Smith Davis, co-owner of Davis and Son Logging, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Linda Enright, 59 SICILY ISLAND — Linda Enright died Monday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Old Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Ethel M. Gorman, 94 URANIA — Ethel McDaniel Gorman, a retired telephone operator, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Visitation is 10 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery, Urania. Helen Humphries, 58 CLAYTON — Helen Humphries died Monday. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Thursday at Sharon Cemetery, Sikes. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Walter Clinton Lewis, 86 BASTROP — Walter Clinton Lewis, a retired IMC Chemical employee, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Central Church of Christ, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in the church cemetery. J.B. Martin, 97 WINNSBORO — J.B. Martin, a farmer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Hazel B. Peden, 90 Hazel B. Peden, of Monroe, a retired Lakeshore Elementary School cafeteria worker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe. Michael V. Prichard, 18 Michael Vincent Prichard of Monroe, a student, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED Barr, Hazel T.: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Fuller, Margie Alvurn: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. King, Enos: 11 a.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe. Thompson, Elizabeth A.: 11 a.m. today, Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

BENNIE FRANCES FERGUSON BENNIE FRANCES FERGUSON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Services for Mrs. Bennie Frances Ferguson, 81, of Monroe will be 4:00 PM Saturday June 30, 2007 in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road with Rev. Lisa Mayo officiating. Bennie Frances passed away June 27,2007, at St. Frances Medical Center. She graduated from Neville high School, attended Northeast Louisiana State College , and graduated from Bish Mathis Institute in Monroe, where she later taught. She remembered fondly the years she worked at KNOE radio station before she married. She was a member of Lea Joyner Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Horace V. and Florence Faulk Fluker; her husband, Daniel Page Ferguson, Sr.; her grandson, Benjamin Carter Tiner, and her great-grandson, Gabriel Blaylock. She is survived by her sister Florence Fluker, her twin brother BenK.Fluker, her children, Roberta F. Tiner and Husband Wayne, Karen F. Blaylock, Danial "Danny" P. Ferguson, Jr. and daughter-in-law,Carolyn Bivens Ferguson, and Amy F. Champlin and son-in-law O'Brian Champlin; grandchildren Jenny Newman and husband Paul, Wayne Tiner, Jr., Katie Tiner, Adrienne Kelly and Husband Chris, Ian Blaylock, Daniel Blaylock, Gary Blaylock, Justin Fergusson and wife Heather, Amie Ferguson and fiancée Joey Diel, Kyle Ferguson, Shane Champlin, Kimberly Hilton and husband Dustin and Kindra Champlin; great-grandchildren Derrick McBroom, Hannah Jackson, Bailey Newman, Parker Newman, Landon "Trace"Tiner, and Zhane Bruffett. Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Friday, June 29, 2007 at the funeral home on Sterlington Road. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

HARRY LEE DYE HARRY LEE DYE FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Harry Lee Dye, 63, of Farmerville will be held at 2:00PM June 30, 2007 at First Assembly of God of Farmerville with Bros. Ken Richmond, Bill Bearden, Lamar Guillot and Rev. Bobby Dye officiating. Burial will follow in the Liberty Hill Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mr. Dye, a carpenter, died June 28, 2007. He was preceded in death by parents Gaston & Annie Dye; grandson, Chase Dye; brother, Jerry Dye and brother-in-law, David Rainbolt. Survivors include his wife, Becky Dye of Farmerville, 2 sons: Junior Dye & wife, Sharon of Eros, LA. and Shane Dye & wife, Traci of Farmerville; 1 daughter: Haley Dye of Farmerville; 1 daughter: Haley Dye of Farmerville; 5 brothers: John Dye & wife, Deloris of Bastrop; Joe Dye & wife, Barbara of Mer Rouge; Gene Dye & wife, Sylvia of Crossett AR.; Kenny Dye & wife, Linda of Bastrop; Bobby Dye & wife, Janice of Bossier City, LA. ; 3 sisters: Diane Ragus & husband, Jerry of Marietta, GA.; Sue Rainbolt of Bastrop, LA.; and Toni Clark & husband, George of Bastrop; 5 Grandchildren: Trey Dye, Jordan Dye, Brittany Dye, Roxi and Gregory Mackens. Pallbearers are Kim Cranford, John Haddox, Randall Bonnett, Odell Bonnett, Lathe Alford, and Ron Nobles. Honorary pallbearer: Jamie Silmon. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00PM Friday at Farrar Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at: www.farrarfh.com

JUDY LYNN (MCKINNIE) CLACK JUDY LYNN (MCKINNIE) CLACK Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Judy Lynn (McKinnie) Clack, a resident of Vancouver, WA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 29, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Rev. Steve Nelson will be officiating. Interment will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Linville, LA. Mrs. Clack was born on December 10, 1945 in Monroe, LA to Zera and Arvis McKinnie. She was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on June 25, 2007 in Vancouver, WA. She was a talented florist and had a special gift for embracing everyone that she met. Judy successfully owned and operated "The Flower Tree" and "North Monroe Flower and Gift Shop" in Monroe, LA for numerous years. Her greatest accomplishments and joys in life were those moments spent with her family and grandchildren. She was a loving wife, devoted mother and adoring grandmother, who dedicated her life to serving her Lord, family and others and loved beyond measure. Her sweet spirit captured the heart of everyone and she will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters: Geraldine Weir and Eloise Beaird. Mrs. Clack is survived by her husband of 37 years: Jerry R. Clack; son: Justin R. Clack and wife, Sarah; three adorable grandchildren: James R., Elizabeth L., and Thomas J. Clack. Although we will miss her ever so deeply, we rejoice in the knowing she is safe and free from pain residing in the warmth of Heaven. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until time of service at 2:00 PM Friday, June 29, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe, LA. A memorial service will be held in Vancouver, WA at a later date. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

MR. CHARLIE CECIL BROWN MR. CHARLIE CECIL BROWN Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA Funeral services for Mr. Charlie Cecil Brown, 80 ,of Winnsboro, LA will be held at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Marion Collier officiating. Interment will follow at Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mr. Brown was born March 1, 1927 in Rayville, LA and passed away Wednesday June 27, 2007 at Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro. He was a resident of Winnsboro, retired from ANR Gas Company and Co-owner of Brown's Landing Restaurant. Mr. Brown served our country faithfully in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and Korean Conflict. Cecil was a member of the Crowville Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and a Shriner. He also was a charter member of the Louisiana Foxtrotters Association. He was preceded in Death by: Father-Authur Lee Brown, Mother-Nellie O. (Robertson) Brown, and Brother-Herman Brown. Survivors include: Wife-Rosie Earl Brown of Winnsboro, LA; Daughter, Sonja Girndt and husband Paul of Little Rock, AR; Son, Keith Brown of Monroe, LA; Sister, Robbie Brown of San Antonio, TX; 2 Grandsons, Cole Kirksey and Christopher Dollar. The family will receive friends at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, June 29, 2007. A memorial scholarship has been set up in memory of Mr. Cecil Brown at ULM to assist a Franklin Parish student. Donations may be sent to Cecil Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund/ ULM Foundation 700 University Ave. Monroe, LA 71209. To leave an online condolence for the family or a memorial donation to the Cecil Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund please visit www.youngscommunity .com

MR. JOHN S. MCDUFFIE MR. JOHN S. MCDUFFIE Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Funeral services for Mr. John S. McDuffie, 72, of West Monroe, LA. will be at 10:00AM on Saturday, June 30, 2007, in the Chapel of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe with Rev. Orville Potter officiating. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum in Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Born November 18, 1934, in Monroe, Mr. McDuffie was a retired scales technician in the food service industry. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, he was of the Episcopalian faith and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his beloved wife, Jane Moneaux McDuffie; a daughter, Mary Hammett and fiance Gary Lassister; 3 sons, David McDuffie and his fiance', Tomme Johnson, Bill McDuffie and wife, Rie, and Windsor McDuffie and wife, Kimberly; a stepdaughter, Sharon Desadier and husband, Robin; a stepson, Chuck Desadier and wife, Lisa; his brother, Norman McDuffie and wife, Edith; 10 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. Pallbearers include Jason and Josh Desadier, Sonny Hopfinger, Bob Burger, and Paul Stephenson. Honorary pallbearers include Chuck Desadier and Robin Redding. The family respectfully requests the flowers be omitted and memorial contributions be made to the Building Fund of St. Paschal's Catholic Church in West Monroe. Visitation will be Friday from 5PM until 8PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

MRS. CHRISTEAN THOMPSON MRS. CHRISTEAN THOMPSON Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA A celebration of life service for Alma Christean Silman Thompson, 85 will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, June 30, 2007 at The Pentecostals of the Twin Cities, West Monroe, LA with Pastor Mark Foster, Pastor Emeritus Fred Foster and Assistant Pastor Jeremy Foster officiating. Interment will follow at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Christean was born December 16, 1921 in Atlanta, LA and went to be with Jesus June 28, 2007. A devoted Christian attending The Pentecostals of the Twin Cities Church for 54 years. She loved her church and the members, always praying for her family. Noted for her cooking and the many wedding cakes derived from her labors of love. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billie O. Thompson, her parents, Willis and Martha Silman; brothers, M. L. Silman and Clyde Silman; sisters, Hazel Tarver and Hattie Manning. Mrs. Thompson is survived by daughters, Martha T. Boyd and husband Wayne of West Monroe, Debi T. Mayo and husband Jeff of West Monroe; grandchildren, Paris Carter and husband Sidney, Doyle Boyd II and wife Tracy, Casey Cox, Kyle Mayo and Colby Mayo; great grandchildren; Christopher Tillman, Duston Boyd, MaKenzie Carter, Kelsey Lee and Brittney Lee; numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to all the nurses and staff on the 6th floor at Glenwood Hospital. Pallbearers will be Richard Armolt, Gleason Copeland, Jay Copeland, Brad Ellerbe, Duane Hearold and Charles McQuillin. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, 2007 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com

RUBY BREWSTER COURSON RUBY BREWSTER COURSON Golden Funeral Home of Bastrop Inc. Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Brewster Courson, 96, of Collinston, LA are scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Loch Arbor Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Myrick officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Courson, a homemaker and member of Loch Arbor Baptist Church passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Morehouse General Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Grace Courson Shannon of Collinston, LA; two nieces, Anita Roach Pouge and husband Jack of West Monroe, LA, Mary Ann Copeland and husband Gleason of West Monroe, LA; two nephews, Sammy Brewster and wife Judy of Marion, LA, Gary Brewster and wife Connie of Point, LA; several great nieces and great nephews. Mrs. Courson is preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Courson, Sr.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.Y. Brewster; grandson, Doug Shannon; two sisters, Grace Brewster Crawford, Jewel Brewster Roach and a brother, S.J. Brewster. Serving as pallbearers are: Jack Pouge, Sammy Brewster, Gary Brewster, Gleason Copeland, Jerry Davis and Allan Massey. Honorary pallbearers are: Marvin Hayes and Charles Roberts. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Loch Arbor Baptist Church.

THOMAS R. "POPS" TRAINER THOMAS R. "POPS" TRAINER Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Funeral services for Mr. Thomas R. "Pops" Trainer, age 73, of Monroe, LA, will be 1:00 PM Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA. Rev. Rayland Trisler will be officiating. Interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park in Monroe, LA. "Pops" was born September 5, 1933 in Chatham, LA and passed away June 26, 2007 in Monroe, LA. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Monroe, LA and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was also a Naval Veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Betty Finch Trainer. "Pops" is survived by his children: Debbie Hunter and husband, David of Alexandria, LA, Tommy Trainer and wife, Rachel of Monroe, LA, John Trainer and wife, Denise of Monroe, LA, Peggy Lindsay and husband, Robert of West Monroe, LA, Virginia Garcia and husband, Mario of West Monroe, LA, Carolyn Tomino and husband, Roy of Gretna, LA, and Rickey Trainer and wife, Robin of Monroe, LA; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister: Sue Gulla and husband, Pete of Baton Rouge, LA. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, 2007, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. "Pops" will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneral homes.com.

VERNON FLOYD DICKSON VERNON FLOYD DICKSON SMITH FUNERAL HOME MONROE, LA Memorial services for Mr. Vernon Floyd Dickson 64, of West Monroe will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 30, 2007 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints, 800 Downing Pines Rd, West Monroe, LA The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the memorial service. Mr. Dickson was born in Magnolia, AR on December 30, 1942. Mr. Dickson passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at his home following a brave 18 month battle with cancer. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Evon Fitzhugh Dickson of West Monroe, LA; son Scott Dickson and wife Sharon of Calhoun, LA; daughter Tracy Dickson of West Monroe, LA; grandson Delton Dickson and three granddaughters Jordan, Laurel, and Logan Dickson of Calhoun, LA; sister Claudette Marlar and husband Tom of Waldo, AR; aunt Dorothy Dickson of Cullen, LA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Bobby Eads, Bobby Harper, Bryan Eads, Harold Snowden, Henry Robertson, Richard Bennett, Roy Russ, Scott Kelly and Tommy Brister. Vernon made his home in West Monroe in 1966. At that time he was employed as a typesetter at Franklin Printers in Monroe. Following that, he worked as a welder with the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 659. Most recently, Mr. Dickson was the owner of Dickson Body Shop and Auto Sales in West Monroe for over 30 years. Mr. Dickson was a loving husband and father, an honest businessman and a respected member of the community. His integrity and values have been an example to all who have known him. In lieue of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to : E.A. Conway Medical Center Foundation (Oncology Unit). C/O Administration P.O. Box 1881 Monroe, LA 71210 or American Cancer Society www.cancer.org 800-227-2345

Wallace Bly, 78
GRAMBLING — Wallace Bly, a retired professor, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lewis Temple CME. Visitation is 2-4:45 p.m. Monday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Grambling Memorial Garden Cemetery.

Charlie C. Brown, 80
WINNSBORO — Charlie C. Brown, retired from ANR Gas and co-owner of Brown's Landing Restaurant, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Crowville Masonic Cemetery.

Sarah J. Smith Davis, 60
DUBACH — Sarah J. Smith Davis, co-Owner of Davis and Son Logging, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Ruby Falcone, 64
SHREVEPORT — Ruby Falcone, an aviator, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 9:30 Saturday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pines Memorial Cemetery, Ruston.

Rachel Gammage, Infant
Rachel Aeryn Gammage of Monroe, infant daughter of Dr. Coy and Kristie Gammage, died June 16. Graveside services are 10:30 p.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Claudia Mason Hagan, 55
Claudia Brenda Mason Hagan of West Monroe, a special education teacher, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Community Baptist Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 10 a.m. today until service time at the church. Burial will be in church cemetery. Cornelius Hillard III, 31
Cornelius Hillard of Monroe died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Garden Cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home.

Jamie Johnson, 25
Jamie Johnson of Monroe, a handyman, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Clara Knox, 84
BATON ROUGE — Clara Knox died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Joshua L. Manuel, 23
FORT WORTH — Joshua L. Manuel, a stocker at a department store, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove No. 2 Cemetery, Rayville.

J.B. Martin, 97
WINNSBORO — J.B. Martin, a farmer, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Wake services are 6-7 p.m. today at Richardson and Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert.

Odell Sims, 59
NEWELLTON — Odell Sims died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Cannon Cemetery.

Edward Singleton, 96
Edward Singleton of Monroe, a truck driver, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Jonathan Stenitzky, 19
SHREVEPORT — Jonathan Stenitzky, a student, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church, Holly Ridge. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in church cemetery.

Ossie Lee Thomas, 94
HAYWARD, Calf. — Ossie Lee Thomas died June 17. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Dubach. Visitation is 2-4:45 p.m. today at King's Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in church cemetery.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Brantley, Dorothy Mae: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Evergreen Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Clack, Judy McKinnie: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Dixon, Vernon Lloyd: 10 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, West Monroe.\
Handy, Fred 'Jake' Jr.: 1 p.m. Saturday, Logtown Baptist Church, Monroe.
Lewis, Walter Clinton: 2 p.m. today, Central Church of Christ, Bastrop.
McDuffie, John S.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Shaw, Justin L.: 1 p.m. Saturday, King Jesus Worship Center, Winnsboro.
Thomas, Otto: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Columbia.
Trainer, Thomas 'Pops': 1 p.m. Saturday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Whittley, Eva: 1 p.m. today, New Macedonia Baptist Church, Gilbert

June 30, 2007 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DERAL LUTHER LIDE DERAL LUTHER LIDE Roselawn Funeral Home Seagoville, TX Funeral services for Mr. Deral Luther Lide, 74, of Seagoville, TX, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, July 2, 2007, in the chapel of Roselawn Funeral Home in Seagoville, TX. Mr. Lide was born October 14, 1932 in Hiram, TX and passed away June 27, 2007 following an automobile accident. Mr. Lide is survived by his wife of 14 years, Pamela Lide; daughter, Marti Rodriguez and husband Andy; stepsons, Tommy Climer, Jr. and Tony Climer; stepdaughter, Shannon Willis; nine grandchildren, sisters, Lavilla Johnson of Sherman, TX, Bennie Montgomery, and Kasaundra Harris of Canton, TX, and Nancy Mulhearn and husband Joe of Monroe, LA; and a host of other family members and friends. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM at the funeral home.

EDMOND B. SINGLETON EDMOND B. SINGLETON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Edmond B. Singleton, 96, of Monroe, will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, July 1, 2007, at New Light Baptist Church with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mr. Singleton was born in Alabama and moved to Monroe in 1951. He was employed by Ford, Bacon, and Davis as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Williams Sullivan Singleton; eight children, Bennie L. Singleton, Katie Singleton May, Eddie Singleton, Charles Sullivan, Diane Sullivan Barham, Sandra Sullivan Hicks, Dexter Sullivan, and Carolyn Sullivan Harrell; sixteen grandchildren, and numerous great grandchildren and great great grand children. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

ERIC WILSON ERIC WILSON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Eric Wilson, 29, of Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, July 2, 2007, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Don DeLuike officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Wilson passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007, at LSU Medical Center in Monroe. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gerald Huckabee and Paul and Winnie Wilson. Survivors include his parents, James and Linda Wilson; brother, Daryl Wilson and wife Angela; grandmother, Thelma Huckabee; and niece, Courtney Gilmore. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

HARRY LEE CLARK HARRY LEE CLARK Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Harry Lee Clark, 76, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, July 1, 2007, at Hyde Park Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Luellen and Rev. Bobby Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Hasley Cemetery. Mr. Clark passed away on June 28, 2007 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict, and was the owner of Midsouth Painting and Equipment. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He is survived by wife, Wrethia Clark; daughters, Sharon May and husband Thurman, Debby Willis, Kathy Hill and husband Clay, Brenda Casey, Kim Henry and husband Larry; sons, Rickey Earl Clark, Kaelyb Clark, 13 grand children, 8 great grandchildren, 2 brothers, 1 sister, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Louis Lebutt, Damon Willis, Larry Lebutt, Justin McVay, Kasey Stansell, and Dennis Crowell. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Hamm and Randy Hamm. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneral home.com

HARRY LEE DYE HARRY LEE DYE FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Harry Lee Dye, 63, of Farmerville will be held at 2:00PM June 30, 2007 at First Assembly of God of Farmerville with Bros. Ken Richmond, Bill Bearden, Lamar Guillot and Rev. Bobby Dye officiating. Burial will follow in the Liberty Hill Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mr. Dye, a carpenter, died June 28, 2007. He was preceded in death by parents Gaston & Annie Dye; grandson, Chase Dye; brother, Jerry Dye and brother-in-law, David Rainbolt. Survivors include his wife, Becky Dye of Farmerville, 2 sons: Junior Dye & wife, Sharon of Eros, LA. and Shane Dye & wife, Traci of Farmerville; 1 daughter: Haley Dye of Farmerville; 5 brothers: John Dye & wife, Deloris of Bastrop; Joe Dye & wife, Barbara of Mer Rouge; Gene Dye & wife, Sylvia of Crossett AR.; Kenny Dye & wife, Linda of Bastrop; Bobby Dye & wife, Janice of Bossier City, LA. ; 3 sisters: Diane Ragus & husband, Jerry of Marietta, GA.; Sue Rainbolt of Bastrop, LA.; and Toni Clark & husband, George of Bastrop; 5 Grandchildren: Trey Dye, Jordan Dye, Brittany Dye, Roxi and Gregory Mackens. Pallbearers are Kim Cranford, John Haddox, Randall Bonnett, Odell Bonnett, Lathe Alford, and Ron Nobles. Honorary pallbearer: Jamie Silmon. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 8:00PM Friday at Farrar Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at: www.farrarfh.com

JUANITA BARNETT JUANITA BARNETT Cox Funeral Home Oak Grove, LA Funeral services for Juanita Barnett, of Oak Grove will be held 2:00PM, Saturday, June 30, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Oak Grove with Rev. Jimmie Herring and Pastor Carl Gulde officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home. Mrs. Barnett was born on December 3, 1923, in Bonita, LA, and passed away on June 28, 2007, in Oak Grove. She was a retired Loan Officer with West Carroll National Bank. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Sidney Barnett of Oak Grove; son, Dr. Mark Barnett and wife Jamie of Oak Grove; daughter, Manda Lieb and husband Charlie of Monroe; grandson, Nick Barnett and wife Crystal of Oak Grove; grandson, Wes Barnett and wife Kim of Houston, TX; granddaughters, Carly Barnett of Oak Grove, and Bonnie and Julianna Lieb, both of Monroe; five great grandchildren, two nieces, and one nephew. Pallbearers will be: Phillip Brown, Johnny Smith, Kelly Fryer, Mike Stoll, Ronald Bedenbender, and Jimmy Melton. Honorary Pallbearers will be: John Wesley Smith, John Philley, Joe Chatman, Carlton Ward, Mack Thomas, and Thurman Pippens. Memorials should be made to the First Baptist Church of Oak Grove.

LARRY GORDON COTTEN LARRY GORDON COTTEN Riser Funeral Home Olla, LA Services for Larry Gordon Cotten, age 63 of Olla and West Monroe will be held at 3:00 PM., Sunday, July 1, 2007 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla with Rev. Milton Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery. Mr. Cotten was born on July 29, 1943 in Olla to the union of Birl and Dezzie Hinton Cotton and died Friday, June 29, 2007 at his residence in West Monroe. He was a retired warehouse supervisor. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers: Leon Cotten and Lonnie Birl Cotton. Survivors include his wife: Glenda Kay Cotten of West Monroe, his daughters: Tamara Covington and her husband: Kenny of West Monroe and Kristie Cotten Chelette of West Monroe, his grandchildren: Brandon Covington, Logan Covington and Sydney Chelette and his brother and sister-in-law: Carl and Barbara Cotten of Brewton, AL Visitation will be Saturday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Sunday from 9:00 AM until time of services at Riser Funeral Home, Hwy 165, Olla, LA

Carol Dean Bruce, 67
OAK GROVE — Carol Dean Bruce, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 3 p.m. today at Macedonia Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 8 a.m.-noon today at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery.

Harry Lee Clark, 76
Harry Lee Clark of West Monroe, retired owner and operator of Mid South Painting and Equipment, died Thursday. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Hyde Park Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Larry Gordon Cotten, 63
Larry Gordon Cotten of Olla and West Monroe, a retired warehouse supervisor, died Friday. Services are 3 p.m. today at Riser Funeral Home, Olla. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until service time. Burial will be in Olla Cemetery.

Marie W. Hutson, 64
NEWELLTON — Marie W. Hutson, a retired rental property manager, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton.

Bobby J. Robertson Jr., 50
BOULDER, Colo. — Bobby Joe Robertson died June 15. Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Monroe. Burial will follow in the mausoleum.

Edmond B. Singleton, 96
Edmond B. Singleton of Monroe, a truck driver, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at New Light Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Lottie Elaine Walker, 77
JONESVILLE — Lottie Elaine Walker, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Utility Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be in Locust Grove Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Eric Wilson, 29
Eric Wilson of Monroe died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Roy J. Wood, 82
EROS — Roy J. Wood, a retired Olinkraft truck driver, died Thursday. Graveside services are 3:30 p.m. today at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Bly, Wallace: 11 a.m. Tuesday, King's Funeral Home, Ruston.
Bridges, Gloria: 2 p.m. today, Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.
Estes, Sue Ewing: 2 p.m. today, Jonesboro United Methodist Church, Jonesboro.
Griffin, Jessie M.: 2 p.m. today, Philadelphia Baptist Church, Crowville.
Tarver, Lance: 2 p.m. today, Young's Funeral Home, Winnsboro