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MARSHALL LUTHER FORDHAM -- The Morning-World, Monroe LA, 2 May 1976
Funeral services for Marshall L. Fordham, 85, of 1414 Hinton St., West Monroe, will be 2 p.m. today at Frantom Chapel near West Monroe, with the Rev. Paul Durbin officiating. Burial will be in Frantom Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Monroe.
Mr. Fordham died Friday [30 Apr 1976] at his residence in Monroe after a brief illness.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ottice Fordham of West Monroe; three sons, Jerry Lee Fordham and Wayne Fordham, both of West Monroe, and Herman Fordham of Vicksburg, Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Vera Jordan of West Monroe; one brother, J.D. Fordham of West Monroe; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Lawrence of West Monroe and Mrs. Alta Hearn of Ruston and 12 grandchildren.
The body will be at Mr. Fordham's residence until about 1 p.m. today.
--Contributed 2021 Oct 02 by Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com

SARAH "SALLIE" MARGARET ROBBINS FORDHAM -- The News-Star, Monroe LA, 19 Feb 1961
Fordham Rites Scheduled Today
Mrs. Sallie R. Fordham, 87, of Route One, West Monroe, died 10:55 a.m. Saturday [18 Feb 1961] at her home after a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Zeer (Zoar) Methodist Church, near Chatham, with the Rev. Falcon Hearne officiating, assisted by the Rev. Tillman Brown and the Rev. Harold Cook. Burial will be Zeer (Zoar) Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Survivors are three sons, all of West Monroe, Marshall Fordham, W. E. Fordham, J. D. Fordham; two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Hearne, Ruston; Mrs. F. L. Lawrence, West Monroe, 23 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
She was the wife of the late Rev. Jerry Fordham, a Methodist Minister.
--Contributed 2021 Oct 02 by Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com

WILLIAM M. FULLER -- The News-Star, Monroe LA, 5 Nov 1960
Fuller Services Set for Sunday
Funeral services will be held Sunday for William (Bill) Fuller, 84-year-old Monroe resident, who died Friday [04 Nov 1960] morning at his son's home at 718 Wood St. after a long illness. The body will lie in state at Spears Kimball Funeral Home in Ruston until time for the services which are scheduled to be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Indian Village Methodist Church. The Rev. E. P. Akin will officiate at the services and burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Spears Kimball Funeral Home. Indian Village Methodist Church is just south of Calhoun.
He is survived by his son, Herman Fuller, Monroe; five step-sons, G.W. Caldwell, Choudrant, Garland May, Monroe, Hunter May, St. Joseph, Clyde May, Tallulah, and Holly May, Grayson; one stepdaughter, Alice Gewin, Bastrop; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be A.R. Hibbard, Pete May, Douglas May, Angelo Scalia, R.Z. Pilcher and H. Franks.
--Contributed 2021 Oct 02 by Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com

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