October - 2009 - Obituaries from The News-Star

October 1, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ALICE PATRICIA "PATTY" NOMEY LANGLOIS Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Patricia "Patty" Nomey Langlois, 50, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, October 2, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Father Joseph Puthuppally officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mrs. Langlois passed away Monday, September 28, 2009. She was a customer sales rep for Labor Ready Company. She was a loving mother, sister, and friend who will be missed by all. Survivors include her son, Dennis "Clay" Pullig; brother, Joseph George "Sonny" Nomey; sister, Pamela Ann Huckaby; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Pallbearers will be Chad Huckaby, Trey Nomey, Kraig Hunter, Patrick Brown, Scotty Ellard, and Bobby Hayden. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with a Vigil Wake Service at 6:00 PM. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARY SUE RHODES WILLIAMS Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA Mary Sue Williams, 73, of Delhi, devoted wife of Robert E. Williams left this life to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the Richland Parish Hospital in Delhi. She is survived by her loving husband Robert E. Williams of Delhi and two daughters, Nan Williams of Baton Rouge, LA and Jennifer Brooks and husband, Ben of Ennis, TX; two grandchildren, Taylor and Andrew Brooks and a sister, Karyn McComb of Eugene, Oregon. She is preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Glen Rhodes and Jesse Compton Rhodes. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Herringville Baptist Church in Monticello, LA for over 51 years and was employed as a school teacher in East Carroll and West Carroll Parishes for 31 years until her retirement. After retirement she continued her love of children by teaching nine years at Riverfield Academy followed by two years at Delhi Charter School where she remained on their substitute list afterwards. She thoroughly enjoyed teaching children and taught three generations within the same family on some occassions. She loved to shop in the mall and often met three or four of her former students there for a lengthy visit. She was a dear loving wife and mother to her family. Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 2, 2009 in the chapel of Cox Funeral Home in Delhi with Rev. Jeff Sykes officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Kris Robinson, David Robinson, Andy Robinson, Ben Brooks, Steve Bonnette and Jeffrey Bonnette. Honorary pallbearers will be Corky Robinson, Virgil Johnson, Arlon Adams, Jimmy Rhodes Jr., Zeke Williams and Richard Torregano.

MICHAEL BRUCE MCCALL Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro, LA Mr. Michael Bruce McCall, age 63 of Calhoun, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Monroe following a brief illness. Mr. McCall worked as a teacher/coach/principal for the Ouachita Parish School Board for 33 years. He served as a coach and principal for Richland Parish School Board for 5 years. Michael was loved by his family, the faculty, staff, students and the basketball teams that he coached over the years. Friends may call on the family 4:30 P.M. until 9:00 PM Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Community of Christ Church near Eros and Friday, October 2, 2009 from 9:00 AM until time for services. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM with High Priest Don Hawkins and Evangelist Marilyn Soigner officiating. Interment will be at Community of Christ Church under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Mr. McCall is survived by wife, Irma McCall; son, Jed McCall and wife Melanie; brother, C.E. McCall and wife Nelda; sisters, Alice Parker and husband Jimmy and Pam Faulkner and husband Mike; Uncle, J.P. Mobley and wife Kay; 2 nieces; 2 nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Steve Davis, Jimmy Standard, Greg McManus, Tommy Comeaux, Paul O'Briant and Jeffery Mobley. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Fuller and Arden Chapman. Online condolences may be made at: www.southernfuneralhome.com

Teressa Adams, 86
Teressa Adams of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Betty Brown, 62
CROWVILLE -- Betty Brown, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

James David Davenport, 75
GILBERT -- James David Davenport, a retired shrimp fisherman, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Roy E. Day, 60
CROWVILLE -- Roy E. Day, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mary Elizabeth Duncan, 77
BASTROP -- Mary Elizabeth Duncan, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.

Naomi B. Gray, 87
Naomi B. Gray of Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Jesse Marquis Hodge, 34
Jesse Marquis Hodge of Monroe, a laborer, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, with family hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Congo Cemetery, Oak Ridge.

Armon Eugene Kelly, 90
Armon Eugene Kelly of West Monroe, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery, Sikes.

Claude E. Lupo, 89
WINNSBORO -- Claude E. Lupo, a retired farm equipment manager, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Cemetery, near Winnsboro.

Jim Bob Nolan, 76
FARMERVILLE -- Jim Bob Nolan, a chemical geologist, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Visitation is 10 a.m. Thursday until service time. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.

James Shoemaker, 64
LAKE PROVIDENCE -- James "Chinaman" Shoemaker, a laborer, died Sept. 22. Services are 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. James AME Church, Lake Providence. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Saturday at Brannum Funeral Home, Lake Providence. Burial will be in Gaither Memorial Cemetery.

Pastor Aubrey L. Smith, 52
Pastor Aubrey Lee Smith of Monroe, a machinist and pastor, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Starlight Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Maybelle Spatafora, 82
RUSTON -- Maybelle Spatafora, a retired nurse's aide, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Richardstein Torrence, 81
Richardstein "Precious" Torrence of West Monroe, formerly of Gloster, Miss., a retired nurse, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Gloster First Baptist Church, Gloster. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Gloster.

Jeannie Wade, 56
Jeannie Wade of West Monroe, a custodian, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Worship and Fellowship Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Thursday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Mount Vernon Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Augusta 'Gus' Whitfield, 63
Augusta "Gus" Whitfield of Monroe, a retired city of Monroe employee, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Green Grove Baptist Church, Alto. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mary Sue Williams, 73
DELHI -- Mary Sue Williams, a retired schoolteacher, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery, Delhi.

Herman Randall Wood, 77
Herman Randall Wood of Monroe, formerly of Pioneer, a farmer, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery, Forest.

Previously acknowledged
Langlois, Alice Patricia "Patty" Nomey: 1 p.m. Friday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Myers, Garland Abbey: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Ross, Charles: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Scott, Cathy: 11 a.m. Saturday, Little Flower Catholic Church, Monroe.
Taylor Jr., Ezekiel: 1 p.m. Saturday, Logtown Baptist Church, Monroe.
Wilken, Allie Maw: 11 a.m. Friday, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, Ruston

October 2, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CURTIS WASHINGTON MCVAY Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA Curtis W. McVay was born on September 17, 1928 in Franklin Parish and went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2009 in Delhi, LA. He was the son of the late Clayton and Crittie McVay. He is also preceded in death by seven brothers, Homer, O'Neal, Everett, Grant, Chalmos, Lacy and Tracy McVay and one sister, Rose Odom. Curtis is survived by his wife of 60 years, Louise Bryant McVay of Delhi; two daughters, Kathryn McVay of Monroe, LA and Carolyn Leggitt and husband Keith of Delhi, LA; two sons, Lanny McVay and wife Mary and Alan McVay and wife Candace all of Monroe, LA; twelve grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; two sisters, Ethel Spence of Bossier City, LA and Fann Meyer of Monroe, LA and one brother, Wilburn McVay of Sterlington, LA. Mr. Curtis was a longtime bricklayer who retired in 1981 due to bad health. He loved his brickwork and was known all over the area for his work. He was a member and deacon for 52 years at Westside Baptist Church in Delhi where he served his Lord and church until his health kept him from attending. He touched many people through his occupation and in his service to the Lord. He loved gospel music and it was a joy to him to play the piano and mandolin. He played at church many times and loved to play music with his sons and family. Visitation will be held at Cox Funeral Home in Delhi from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Friday, October 2, 2009. A memorial service will be held at the Westside Baptist Church in Delhi at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 3, 2009 with Rev. Steve Hillman and Rev. Bill Lovett officiating. Burial will be in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Donnie Williams, Philip Williams, Brandon McVay, Jimmy Farrar, Kevin Nunnery and Hammy Peariou. Any planned memorials may be made to St. Jude's Childrens Hospital. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our web site at www.coxfuneral.com

HERMAN RANDALL WOOD Cox Funeral Home Oak Grove, Louisiana Funeral services for Herman Randall Wood, age 77, formerly of Pioneer, La will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Cox Funeral Home with Dr. Clyde Sanchez officiating. Interment will be in the New Forest Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. He is preceded in death by his granddaughter, Autumn LeeAnn Wood; parents, Eck Wood and Estel Wood. Mr. Wood served as deacon at Pioneer Baptist Church for over 20 years and was presently a member at Forest Baptist Church where he also served as deacon. He was a devoted husband and father who was loved dearly. Mr. Wood, along with his family, farmed in Pioneer for over 40 years. Herman is survived by his wife, Shirley Wood of Monroe, La; son, Hugh Wood and wife Frannie Wood of Calhoun, La; daughter, Sheila Sanchez and husband Dr. Clyde Sanchez of West Monroe, La; daughter, Cheryl Arnold and husband Dr. Tom Arnold of Shreveport, La; son, Henry Wood and wife Aubrey Wood of Ruston, La; 8 grandchildren, Heath "Woody" Wood, Wendy Petrus, Erin Nettles, Mallory Sanchez, Bradley Arnold, Sarah Arnold, Ainsley Wood, Addison Wood; 2 brothers, Richard Wood and Garland Wood; sister, Wanda Owens all from California. Pallbearers will be Steve Rye, Steve Henderson, Adam Plunkett, Howard Ainsworth, Clifton Vining, Perry Brantley. Honorary pallbearers will be Luke Rye, Bob Brantley. To leave condolences go to: www.coxfuneral.com

LUCILLE HAUGHTON Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Funeral service for Mrs. Lucille Haughton, age 92, of Shreveport, LA formerly of Clay, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Clay United Methodist Church. Officiating the service will be Rev. Gary Boone. Interment will follow at New Prospect Cemetery in Clay under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Mrs. Haughton was born July 18, 1917 and passed away September 30, 2009. Mrs. Haughton was a long time member of Clay United Methodist Church. She was a nurse in the U.S. Navy. Following her military service, she worked at Lincoln General Hospital as a surgical nurse. She is survived by her children; Dale Haughton and wife Kathleen of Columbus, GA, and Pam Zuniga and husband Fidi of Shreveport, LA; grandchildren: Jay Haughton, Tim Odom and Hillary Capetillo and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jay Haughton, Tim Odom, Rey Capetillo, Carl Atkins, Mike Haughton and Johnny Haughton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

TERESSA "TEE" YVONNE ADAMS Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mrs. Teressa "Tee" Yvonne Adams, 86, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 3, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Interment will follow in the Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Adams was born on March 24, 1923, to Homer Clinton Smith Sr. and Olga Vaughn Malcolm. She passed away on September 30, 2009 at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. She was a member of the Ridge Avenue Baptist Church and was a resident of the Ridgecrest Community Care Center. Mrs. Adams enjoyed line dancing, oil painting, drawing, crocheting and ceramics. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Floyd Roger Adams; by her son, Sheldon Kent Adams and by her sister, Mary Watkins. Survivors include her son, Floyd Gene Adams; daughter, Donna Blanchard and husband Michael; brothers, Clint Smith and wife Tegy, John Smith and wife Billie; sisters, Jean McCranie, JoAnn Beatty and husband David, Billie Murray and husband Lariah; grandchildren, Beau Blanchard, Carly Reci and husband Bledi, Megan Blanchard and Shelby Adams; special friend, Fay Auttonberry and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

VIRGIL LEROY MCKOIN Golden Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Funeral services for Mr. Virgil LeRoy McKoin are scheduled for 10:30 AM Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Mer Rouge United Methodist Church with Rev. Samuel Emanuel and Rev. Ramon Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Christ Church Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday, October 2, 2009 at the funeral home. Mr. McKoin died October 1, 2009 in Mer Rouge, LA at the age of nearly 88. Born December 21, 1921, the only child of Ulla and Mignonne Izard McKoin, "near Jones" as his birth certificate stated, his family moved to Bastrop soon and he grew up there, attending East Side Elementary and Bastrop High School. He delivered newspapers first by bicycle, then by horse and lastly by a '39 Buick. He went on to Northeast Center (now ULM) for two years, where he took flying. He was in his first semester at LSU when WWII was declared, and left at mid-term, expecting to be drafted. Through a series of unexpected events, he ended up teaching flying to Army Air Corp cadets in Helena, Arkansas, and eventually went in as a cadet himself, but did not graduate before the end of the war. When the war was over, he hitchhiked to Baton Rouge to look for a job, and sort of backed into half ownership of a truck, then went on to form McKoin Trucking Company which he operated for 47 years before retiring. He married Millicent Carter Brodnax in 1958 and they lived in Baton Rouge for 50 years before moving to Mer Rouge, LA. He was a 33rd degree Mason, a Shriner, belonged to the Mer Rouge United Methodist Church, and was active in the farming business. He is predeceased by his parents and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Millicent Brodnax McKoin; a son, Hugh Phillips McKoin; a daughter, Millicent Cade McKoin and five granddaughters, Evelyne Gray Truitt, Ellsbeth Marie McKoin, Gwendolyn Carter McKoin, MacKenzie Elizabeth Niland and Sydney Cade Wacker. Pallbearers are Preston Barham, a nephew-in-law, and Dr. Louie Crook, a cousin, both of Oak Ridge, Kelly Black of Baton Rouge, Pat Bonner and William Davenport of Mer Rouge, and John Fredrick Smith, a great nephew-in-law of Calhoun. Honorary pallbearers are the many good friends he made and treasured over the years. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial contributions to the Louisiana Methodist Childrens Home, the Louisiana Baptist Childrens Home or the Morehouse Parish Humane Society.

Sheryll Barney, 56
Sheryll Barney of Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Noah A.J. Citizen, infant
COLUMBIA — Noah Al'Keem Jon'Kel Citizen, the infant son of LaToya Tatum Citizen and Albert J. Citizen, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Evening Star Baptist Church, Grayson. Burial will be in Garden Valley Church Cemetery, Columbia, under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Margie DeFreese, 95
RUSTON — Margie DeFreese, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at The Presbyterian Church, Ruston. Visitation is 1 p.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Simsboro Cemetery, Simsboro, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Lee Fletcher, 43
Lee Fletcher of Monroe, chief of staff for U.S. Rep. John Fleming, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at First Church of God Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe and noon Monday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove.

Betty Cardin Hayden, 62
CROWVILLE — Betty Jo Cardin Hayden, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethany Worship Center, Crowville. Visitation is 5-10 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Frank Hernandez, 19
DUBACH — Frank Hernandez, a clerk, died Wednesday. Services are 7 p.m. Friday at Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Dubach. Visitation is 5 p.m. Friday until service time at the church. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church cemetery under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

Wilma Hightower, 83
CHATHAM — Wilma Hightower, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Caney Lake Baptist Church. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Chatham Cemetery, Chatham, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

Jesse Marquis Hodge, 34
Jesse Marquis Hodge of Monroe, a laborer, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, with family hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Congo Cemetery, Oak Ridge.

Arthur Houston, 42
DENTON, Tex. — Arthur Houston, formerly of Monroe, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Eddie Charles Jones, 51
TALLULAH — Eddie Charles Jones died Sept. 20. Services are noon Saturday at Solomon Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in New Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Rev. Earl "Dan" McLure, 74
The Rev. Earl "Dan" McLure of West Monroe, a minister, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Curtis W. McVay, 81
DELHI — Curtis Washington McVay, a retired brick mason, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Westside Baptist Church, Delhi. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Burial will be in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery, Delhi.

Rene` Merker, 80
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Rene` Merker, formerly of Ruston, a retired professor, died Sunday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Friday at B'Nai Israel Cemetery, Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Linda Qualls, 28
RAYVILLE — Linda Qualls died Sept. 23. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in Love and Charity Cemetery, Rayville.

Thomas 'Tommy' Rodgers, 74
BASTROP — Thomas "Tommy" L. Rodgers, retired from Louisiana Cotton Warehouse in Mer Rouge, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.

J.T. Robinson, 76
TERRY — J.T. Robinson died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Terry. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Saturday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Camilla Scarborough, 88
FARMERVILLE — Camilla Scarborough, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Birds Chapel Church, Truxno. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Pastor Aubrey L. Smith, 52
Pastor Aubrey Lee Smith of Monroe, a machinist and pastor, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Starlight Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Maxine Tyler Stinson, 92
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Maxine E. Robertson Tyler Stinson, formerly of Jonesboro, a credit collector, died Sept. 24. Graveside services are noon Saturday at Springhill Cemetery, Jonesboro. Arrangements are under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

Rachel Tatum, 85
PINEVILLE — Rachel Tatum, formerly of Columbia, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Evening Star Baptist Church, Grayson. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Garden Valley Church Cemetery, Columbia.

Carolyn Thornton, 37
TALLULAH — Carolyn Thornton died Sept. 23. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Travelers Rest Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in New Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Louis Edmond Tyner, 64
POLLOCK — Louis Edmond Tyner died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Pineville.

Joshua Wallace, 97
BASTROP — Joshua Wallace died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Star Baptist Church, Collinston. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Trousdale Hill Cemetery, Collinston.

Leo Williams, 61
WINNSBORO — Leo Williams, a farmer, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Abundant Life Ministry Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro, with wake services from 7-8 p.m. Burial will be in Hope Estate Cemetery, Wisner.

Previously acknowledged
Day, Roy E.: 2 p.m. Friday, Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Duncan, Mary Elizabeth: 2 p.m. Friday, Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Kelly, Armon Eugene: 10 a.m. Friday, Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield.
Langlois, Alice Patricia "Patty" Nomey: 1 p.m. Friday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Ross, Charles: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Scott, Cathy: 11 a.m. Saturday, Little Flower Catholic Church, Monroe.
Shoemaker, James "Chinaman": 1:30 p.m. Sunday, St. James AME Church, Lake Providence.
Taylor Jr., Ezekiel: 1 p.m. Saturday, Logtown Baptist Church, Monroe.
Torrence, Richardstein "Precious": 11 a.m. Saturday, Gloster First Baptist Church, Gloster.
Whitfield, Augusta "Gus": 11 a.m. Saturday, Green Grove Baptist Church, Alto.
Wilken, Allie Maw: 11 a.m. Friday, Zion Traveler Baptist Church, Ruston.
Williams, Mary Sue: 10 a.m. Friday, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Wood, Herman Randall: 10 a.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

October 3, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DANIELC.WALL Daniel Wall better known as Danny was born on March 9, 1952 and passed from this life on September 29,2009. He was preceded in death by his parents L.D. Wall, Maxine Redden Wall and a brother Mitchell Wall. He is survived by two brothers Billy Wall and his wife Linda, David Wall and his two daughters; Laura Wall and Kim Thomas along with a host of friends and relatives and his longtime friend Mary Halcomb. A memorial service in Danny's honor is planned for Saturday, October 10, 2009 in the Social Room of the Bosco BaptistChurch in Bosco, La.Friends and Family are urged to attend.

DEWEY LEE FLETCHER, JR. Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Dewey Lee Fletcher Jr. of Monroe died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. He was 43. Under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, services for Fletcher will be held Monday, October 5, beginning at 2:00 P.M. at First Church of God in Oak Grove. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery. The Rev. Mark Foster will conduct services. Foster will be assisted by the Rev. Paul Ninemire and the Rev. Dennis Anger. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home on Highway 165 in Monroe. Visitation also will be held from noon until the time of services on Monday, October 5, at First Church of God in Oak Grove. Fletcher was preceded in death by his father, Dewey Lee Fletcher Sr., and his grandfather, Dayton Brown. Fletcher is survived by his grandmother, Pat Brown, West Monroe; his mother, Patricia Fletcher Irby, Monroe; two sisters, Nicki Hall, Tyler, Texas, and Ashley Simmons, Jackson, Miss.; and two nephews. Fletcher also is survived by numerous cousins, including Michael Manning, Rodney Manning, the Honorable Wendell Manning, Frank Earnest, Marty Earnest, Sam Earnest and Walter Earnest. Fletcher is survived as well by life-long friends Mike and Shirley Brown, Oak Grove. Pallbearers will be the Honorable Dr. John Cooksey, James Davison, Roy Fletcher, Sam Hanna Jr., Dr. Guthrie Jarrell, Doug Mangum and the Honorable Wendell Manning. Honorary pallbearers will be the Honorable Rodney Alexander, Ron Alexander, the Honorable Dr. John Fleming, Campbell Kaufman, Todd Perry, the Honorable Neil Riser, Joe Tannehill, the Honorable Mike Walsworth and Fletcher's Sigma Nu fraternity brothers at La. Tech University. Diagnosed with cancer in late February, Fletcher spent the past six-plus months undergoing treatment at M.D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston as well as at medical facilities in Ruston and Monroe, including St. Francis. When he was diagnosed, Fletcher was serving as chief of staff for 4th District Congressman Dr. John Fleming, a Republican from Minden. Fleming named Fletcher his chief of staff not long after Fletcher, a staunch Republican like Fleming, orchestrated Fleming's election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall of 2008. When Fleming tapped Fletcher to manage his congressional campaign last year, Fletcher was operating his advertising/public relations firm, The Fletcher Group, in Monroe. Fletcher also owned a Web site development company, Web Completors. He operated his own radio station, Fox 92.7, too, which aired Fletcher's popular morning talk show program, Town Hall with Lee Fletcher. Founded in 2003, The Fletcher Group focused strictly on developing advertising campaigns for private businesses in its early years of operation. Fletcher's love for politics, though, as well as his natural instincts in working in the political arena, prompted him to begin handling political campaigns as a campaign/media consultant beginning in earnest in 2006. In 2007, Fletcher served as a consultant for a host of successful legislative campaigns in Louisiana, including Rep. Bubba Chaney's, Sen. Neil Riser's and Sen. Mike Walsworth's. Fletcher also was Gov. Bobby Jindal's primary consultant for northeastern Louisiana in the gubernatorial campaign that year. Though Fletcher was a self-described "Ronald Reagan Republican," he reached across party lines to help a Democrat if he felt the Democrat was the best candidate in a race. Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo was one of those Democrats who turned to Fletcher for help when Mayo sought re-election last year. Mayo confided in a friend that hiring Fletcher made the difference between winning and losing. James Davison, a successful businessman from Ruston, first met Fletcher when Fletcher was a student at La. Tech in the 1980s. On more than one occasion, Fletcher described Davison as "the finest man I know." Davison reciprocated. In 2002, Fletcher outdistanced two prominent Republicans - former Congressman Clyde Holloway and then-state Sen. Robert Barham - to earn a spot in the run-off election in the 5th District congressional race. Fletcher met then-state Rep. Rodney Alexander, a Democrat at the time, in the December 2002 general election. Though Fletcher campaigned tirelessly for more than a year for the 5th District seat, he lost the race by less than 1,000 votes. Sensing the conservative nature of the 5th District while the prospect of Fletcher making another run for the post was highly probable, Alexander switched to the Republican Party in 2004. In time, Alexander hired Fletcher to handle somecampaign-related matters. Fletcher's familiarity with the 5th Congressional District dated to 1996, for it was in 1996 that Fletcher, 30 years old at the time, managed Dr. John Cooksey's campaign for the post. Making his first campaign for elective office, Cooksey easily outpolled a host of candidates in the primary election that year before meeting then-state Rep. Francis Thompson in the general election. Cooksey, a Republican, defeated Thompson, a veteran Democratic state lawmaker, with 56 percent of the vote. It was during that 1996 congressional campaign that Fletcher became associated with Roy Fletcher, though they were not related. Groomed and trained by Gus Weil, a famous Louisiana political operative, Roy Fletcher served as Cooksey's media consultant in the '96 campaign. Roy Fletcher also served as Lee Fletcher's media consultant in 2002 5th District congressional race. When Cooksey took his seat in the U.S. House in January 1997, Lee Fletcher joined him as his chief of staff. Fletcher maintained that position until resigning to piece together his own race for Congress in 2002, which was made possible, in part, because Cooksey vowed to serve no more than three terms in the House. Born in Monroe at E.A. Conway Hospital on April 29, 1966, Fletcher was raised in Oak Grove by his grandparents, the late Dayton Brown and his wife, Pat Brown, who was with Fletcher when he died. Fletcher often spoke glowingly of his grandparents, who raised him at their property, 9B Ranch. Fletcher credited them, too, for raising him in a manner that allowed him to succeed in life. A 1984 graduate of Oak Grove High School where he was influenced by one of his mentors, the late Manuel Welch, Fletcher attended La. Tech on an academic scholarship where he earned a degree in agriculture education in 1989. While at La. Tech, which Fletcher loved dearly, he was elected Student Government Association president. He held that post in 1988. Fletcher also held a masters in business administration, which he earned at LSU in 2000. Ironically, when Fletcher died the television set in his hospital room at St. Francis was tuned to the La. Tech-Hawaii football game, which was televised nationally by ESPN 2. At the time of Fletcher's death, La. Tech was leading, 24-6. It was at La. Tech when Fletcher was a student and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity that he met Congressman Jim McCrery. Obviously impressed with Fletcher, McCrery recommended him for a position in President George H.W. Bush's administration. Immediately following his graduation from La. Tech in August 1989, Fletcher went to work in the Bush administration at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When Bush lost his re-election campaign to then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton in 1992, Fletcher lost his job in the administration and went to work for McCrery. McCrery eventually assigned Fletcher to serve as district director for McCrery's congressional office in Monroe. In the early 1990s, much of northeastern Louisiana, including Monroe, was part of the 4th District of Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives. It was while he lived in Monroe working for McCrery that Fletcher and Cooksey became friends and made plans to get involved in politics in their own right. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to La. Tech University. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

LOUIS EDMOND TYNER Hixon Brothers Funeral Home Memorial services for Louis Edmond Tyner will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Pollock United Methodist Church, Pollock, LA with Reverend Eddie Carpenter officiating. There will be a reception at the church immediately following the service. His final resting place will be at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe, LA. Mr. Tyner, 64, of Pollock, passed away September 30, 2009. Louis graduated from West Monroe High School, received his bachelor's degree from University of Louisiana at Monroe and performed post graduate studies at Loyola University. Louis was a stock broker, real estate investor, small business owner and most recently, a substitute teacher at Grant High School and choir member of Pollock United Methodist Church. "Sonny" as he was known to family, will be remembered as a caring person with a wry sense of humor who enjoyed spending time with his loved ones, talking about current events, traveling and walking his dogs. He found serving others especially rewarding and enjoyed his role as substitute teacher and FEMA volunteer. He was preceded in death by his father, George Edmond Tyner; mother, Glyde Holmes Tyner Pettit. Those left to cherish his memory include his daughters, Tracy Tyner of New York, NY and Jennifer Tyner of Atlanta, GA; sister, Bonny Herndon of Waco, TX; niece, Jane Herndon of Waco, TX; nephew, Paul Herndon and his wife Stephanie of Gilmer, TX; great nephews, Mark and Jacob Herndon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pollock United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 418, Pollock, LA 71467. To extend online condolences to the Tyner family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com

REV. EARL "DAN" MCLURE Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Rev. Earl "Dan" McLure, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, October 4, 2009 at First Assembly of God Church, West Monroe, LA. Rev. Richard Crockett and Rev. Roy Kindrix will officiate. Interment will follow at Beulah Cemetery Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. On August 27, 1935 a very important happening took place out on the Lone Prairie near Monticello, Arkansas. A bouncing baby boy was born to Lora and Earlie McLure! This was their 9th child and second son. His name was Earl Daniel McLure but at an early age he took on the nickname of Biddie Boy. You see his father was called Big Boy (because of this his large stature and big heart). I was told that Biddie Boy had it hard when he was growing up. It was said that the seven sisters, six of them older than he gave him a hard time. In the summer of 1953 he graduated from Drew Central High School and came to Monroe, Louisiana to seek his fortune or to make a million! There were two major happenings in his life the year of 1955. While attending revival services in West Monroe, Louisiana he felt the call of God into the ministry. Just before Christmas that year he went caroling with some young people from the local church. He met a young country girl, Lylia Crocker, whom he fell in love with and she became his wife on May 5, 1956. They made their home in a small town just a few miles west of Monroe, LA. Dan was licensed with the Assemblies of God Louisiana District that year and has ministered in churches in and around this area. He pastored for 51 years in Monroe and outlying areas and was currently serving as pastor of Calhoun. He is survived by his wife, Lylia Crocker McLure; son, Danny McLure and wife Perri Jo; daughter, Sonya Temple; granddaughter, Angela McLure Abbott and husband George, Amanda McLure, Kimberly McLure and Miranda Rowan and friend Demetrius Johnson; grandsons; Adam Rowan and wife Kara and Evan Rowan; great grandchildren; Abigail Abbott, Stormy Rowan, Amiee Rowan, Isabelle Abbott and Carter Rowan; sister, Modell Narron and Virginia Robinson, Lucille Burroughs and husband John and Martha Woods and husband Larry; brother, William Fain McLure and wife Geraldine. Pallbearers will be Adam Rowan, Evan Rowan, Tim Ross, Tom Batterton, George Abbott and Demetrius Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Cantrel, Eddie Ward, Albert Wells, Jimmy Davis and James Burnett. Our deepest love and appreciation goes out to our friends, family, Dr. Koepke and the Glenwood Hospital CV-ICU staff during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Aged Ministers Assistance 1445 Boonville Avenue, Springfield, MO 65802. Visitation will be held 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Welch Lively, Sr. Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Funeral services for Mr. Welch Lively, Sr., age 97 of Columbia, will be held 2PM Sunday, October 4, 2009 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Rev. Shane Duke officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson. The Lively Family will receive guests on Saturday evening from 5PM to 9PM at the funeral home. Mr. Lively was born November 20, 1911 in Columbia to the union of Moses Walker and Ethel Mae Hudson Lively and passed away October 1, 2009 at Citizens Medical Center in Columbia following an extended illness. Welch Lively was a member of Sandy Bayou Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II and served during the Rhineland and European Campaigns. He was a Range Rider in the 1920's and early 1930's. He retired from the LA Wildlife and Fisheries as a Management Area Supervisor and served in that capacity for thirty-three years. He was the original area Supervisor over the Old Caldwell Refuge from the 1940's to 1970's also Russell Sage and Ouachita Wildlife Management Areas until 1975. He was instrumental in bringing deer from Wisconsin in the early 1950's to the Caldwell refuge. He also trapped native turkeys in Tensas Parish and relocated them to Caldwell Parish. He was a farmer, horse and cattleman, hunter and fisherman who lived his entire life exactly as he wanted. He was preceded in death by his lifelong love and wife, Erpha E. Harvey Lively, his parents and by his only sister, Modie Mae Lively Harvey. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Ethel E. Lively, son, Welch "Pete" Lively, Jr. and wife Margaret all of Columbia, four grandchildren: Danny Lively and wife, Carla of Crowville, Tommy Lively and wife, Linda of Eros, Phyllis Ballard and husband, Roger of Columbia and Scott Lively and wife, Cheryl of Columbia, ten great-grandchildren, thirteen great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include: Ben Lively, T.J. Lively, Brandon Lively, Colt Lively, Ryan Ballard, Shannon Varnell, Blake Wheeler and Jeremy Hair. Online condolences may be sent at www.riserfuneral homes.com.

WILMA GRIFFITH HIGHTOWER Edmonds Funeral Home Jonesboro, LA Funeral services for Wilma Griffith Hightower will be held at Caney Lake Baptist Church on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Officiating will be Bro. Booty Garlington, Bro. Jackie Hightower, Bro. Joe Reynolds and Bro. Russell Rhodes. Wilma Griffith Hightower was born January 27, 1926 in Chatham, LA, to the union of Thomas Jackson Griffith and Nita Loflin Griffith. She passed away October 1, 2009. She was a devoted wife to her husband Harold Hightower for 61 years. She was a loving mother to her seven children, Bob Hightower and wife Sue, Ronnie Hightower and wife Brenda, Freddie Hightower and wife Terri, Thomas Hightower and wife Anita, Lily Spires and husband Raymond, Trixy Raina Lenard and husband Ken and Lori Hightower. She has 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, one sister and husband, Harold Hightower. Our mother, known affectionately as "Bibber," was a devoted Christian and served the Lord all of her life witnessing to many, with the example she set as a humble servant of the Lord. Always quiet spoken, she taught many girls in GA's with encouraging words of wisdom. Mama was a faithful member of Caney Lake Baptist Church, a leader and active member of WMU, and most importantly was a dedicated Prayer Warrior! Her greatest joy was serving the Lord! She lived her life always trusting Him to take care of her family, praying for and witnessing to each of them. Mostly she was concerned for the souls of man, never letting a chance slip by to testify of the Lord's good works. Mama lived modestly and felt she was rich because she knew material things were not the most important issues in life. She lived and taught honesty, character, integrity, faithfulness and hard work. Each winter, she experienced and enjoyed the fruits of her labor from the summer garden where she worked diligently to provide home grown vegetables for her family. Each summer, she enjoyed the meat she helped preserve during the winter. There was never a time her family went without food. Every Saturday there was enough food on her table to feed as many as would show up. God always provided! Holidays were made special with food and fun over at Mama's house. We'd all gather around the piano to sing Christmas carols at almost any occasion. Mama so loved beautiful music! The outdoors were most gorgeous to her, plowed fields, sunsets, cows grazing, gardens but especially the flowers and birds, which spoke volumes to her about the Great Creator. Fond memories of fishing for bream off her own special pier and those picnics at the pond will forever be etched in our hearts. Yearly fall hay rides and wiener roasts will be sorely missed. Each one of her children and grand children were loved dearly and were very special to her. Her family would like to thank all of the hospital staff and other professionals who provided for her care, especially nurse Karen, Adrienne Starks and Myra Clemons. Thank you to all who prepared and brought meals for our family. It is a tremendous blessing to have such wonderful friends. Pallbearers will include, her grandchildren, Scotty Buxton, Ron Hightower, Jay Hightower, Kaleb Smalling, Glenn Hightower and Rich Waldroup. Honorary pallbearers will include, Raymond Spires, Ken Lenard, Jackie Hightower, Jimmy Don Hightower and the deacons of Caney Lake Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers please give a donation to the American Heart Association.

Teressa Yvonne 'Tee' Adams, 86
Teressa Yvonne "Tee" Adams of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Irene Burgess Hood Clurdy, 92
GARLAND, Texas -- Irene Burgess Hood Clurdy, a homemaker formerly of Ruston, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Owens Memorial Funeral Home, Ruston.

Elliot D'Evereux Coleman IV, 42
ST. JOSEPH -- Elliot D'Evereux Coleman IV died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Sevier United Methodist Church, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Lucille Haughton, 92
SHREVEPORT -- Lucille Haughton, a nurse formerly of Clay, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Clay United Methodist Church. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Clay Cemetery.

Wilma Hightower, 83
CHATHAM -- Wilma Hightower, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Caney Lake Baptist Church. Burial is in Chatham Cemetery under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

Florence Anna Long, 78
Florence Anna Long of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Christian Life Church, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Huey P. Martin, 72
CLARKS -- Huey P. Martin, a carpenter, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

James Gregory Stokes, 37
GILBERT -- James Gregory Stokes, a residential construction worker, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Previously acknowledged
Citizen, Noah Al'Keem Jon'Kel: 2 p.m. Saturday, Evening Star Baptist Church, Grayson.
DeFreese, Margie: 2 p.m. Saturday, The Presbyterian Church, Ruston.
Fletcher, Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, First Church of God Church, Oak Grove.
Hayden, Betty Jo Cardin: 11 a.m. Saturday, Bethany Worship Center, Crowville.
Hightower, Wilma: 2 p.m. Saturday, Caney Lake Baptist Church.
Hodge, Jesse Marquis: 11 a.m. Saturday, Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.
Houston, Arthur: 11 a.m. Saturday, Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Jones, Eddie Charles: noon Saturday, Solomon Temple Baptist Church, Tallulah.
McVay, Curtis Washington: 2 p.m. Saturday, Westside Baptist Church, Delhi.
Qualls, Linda: 2 p.m. Saturday, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Robinson, J.T.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Terry.
Rodgers, Thomas "Tommy" L.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Grace Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Ross, Charles: 2 p.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Scarborough, Camilla: 11 a.m. Saturday, Birds Chapel Church, Truxno.
Scott, Cathy: 11 a.m. Saturday, Little Flower Catholic Church, Monroe.
Shoemaker, James "Chinaman": 1:30 p.m. Sunday, St. James AME Church, Lake Providence.
Smith, Pastor Aubrey Lee: 11 a.m. Saturday, Starlight Baptist Church, Monroe.
Stinson, Maxine E. Robertson Tyler: noon Saturday, Springhill Cemetery, Jonesboro.
Tatum, Rachel: 2 p.m. Saturday, Evening Star Baptist Church, Grayson.
Taylor Jr., Ezekiel: 1 p.m. Saturday, Logtown Baptist Church, Monroe.
Thornton, Carolyn: 1 p.m. Saturday, Travelers Rest Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Torrence, Richardstein "Precious": 11 a.m. Saturday, Gloster First Baptist Church, Gloster.
Wallace, Joshua: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Star Baptist Church, Collinston.
Whitfield, Augusta "Gus": 11 a.m. Saturday, Green Grove Baptist Church, Alto.
Williams, Leo: 1 p.m. Saturday, Abundant Life Ministry Church, Winnsboro.
Wood, Herman Randall: 10 a.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grov

October 4, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ANDREW T. "BUDDY" HARRELSON Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Buddy Harrelson of West Monroe will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Jon Tellifero and Rev. Marla Munn officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Mr. Harrelson passed away on September 28, 2009 at 10:15 PM. He was 87 years old. He was a WW II veteran, an honor Marine of his platoon and was stationed in Hawaii in 1944. Mr. Harrelson was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church of West Monroe and managed Foremost Dairies in Shreveport and West Monroe until he retired. He was active in the Rotary Club, Lions Club, and the United Way. He was also a Masonic Mason. While president of the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce, he was instrumental in forming the West Monroe Boy's Club. After his retirement, he pursued his hobby of rose growing and he succeeded in winning many awards in the National and Regional Rose Society exhibitions. Mr. Harrelson's friends and family say he was one of the most honest men they had ever known. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mildred Yvonne Causey Harrelson; his daughters, Beverly Forester and husband Jay and Twyla Smith and husband David; his son, Andrew T. Harrelson, Jr. and wife Kathy; his 12 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren, two brothers, Eugene and William Harrelson. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of West Monroe Building Fund. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

HUEY PIERCE MARTIN Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Funeral services for Mr. Huey Martin, age 72 of Clarks, will be held at 10:00 AM, graveside, Monday October 5, 2009 at the Harris Chapel Cemetery at Olla with the Rev. Kenneth Nethery officiating. Services are under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia where visitation will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Huey Pierce Martin was born September 28, 1937 in Kelly, LA to the union of his parents Elijah Martin and Minnie Eva McDaniel Martin. He passed from this life on October 2, 2009 following an extended illness. He was a loving husband, father, and Paw-Paw. He was a retired carpenter and a longtime resident of Denham Springs. He served in the United States Army and was a member of the United Church of God. He was a 1955 graduate of Kelly High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Eva Belle Gore, Willie Mae Gore, Juanita Cupples, and Margie Shoemaker; also his brothers: Howard L. Martin, Willard Martin, Boyce Martin, and Jimmy Martin. Survivors include his wife of forty-seven years, Carol Horn Martin; his daughter, Lisa Cummins; son, Michael P. Martin and wife Teresa; grandchildren, Brandon Long, Sara Ann Martin, Anthony Cummins, Shanna Cummins, and Chera Cummins; great-grandchildren, Brandon D. Long, Dylan Long, and Blake Long; sisters, Mary Lou Turner, and Ruth Hudspeth; and numerous nieces and nephews. Online condolences may be sent at riserfuneralhomes.com

JOHN PATRICK KELLY Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for John Patrick Kelly, 54, of Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at North Monroe Baptist Church with Dr. Bill Dye officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mr. Kelly passed away Friday, October 2, 2009. A graduate of Louisiana Tech in Civil Engineering, with post graduate work at the University of New Orleans, John began his career as a Civil Engineer with the State of Louisiana in 1979. This is where he met and married Sylvia, the love of his life. He was the District Administrator of District 05, DOTD. His favorite pastime was spending time with his precious son, John, Jr., enjoying sports and the outdoors. Preceding him death were his parents, George and Helen Kelly; and one sister, Millie Kelly Bartley. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Tarver Kelly; one son, John Patrick Kelly, Jr.; three step children, Jodi Tarver, Josh Tarver and wife Erin, and Jennifer Tarver Knight and husband Jimmy; nine grandchildren; brothers, George Kelly and wife Helene, and Hank Kelly and wife Kathy; sisters, Cass Quinn and husband Mike, Haidy Qualy and husband Bob, and Mary Pschenica and husband Steve; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Marshall Sanders, Mike Wilkes, Todd Nelson, Lee Waltman, Mike McMellon, Kevin Quinn, Mike Quinn, and Brian Quinn. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Memorials may be made to Louisiana Tech University Civil Engineering Department.

Brian G. 'Rooster' Armstrong
BASTROP — Brian G. "Rooster" Armstrong, an ironworker, died Monday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Monday at Causey Cemetery, north of Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Charles W. Carroll, 42
Charles W. Carroll of Monroe, a mechanic, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Antioch Baptist Church. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Monday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Bright Water Cemetery, Alto.

Susan Denise Gross Gilley, 51
EDEN, N.C. — Susan Denise Gross Gilley, a cashier, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Welch Lively Sr., 97
COLUMBIA — Welch Lively St., a retired wildlife management area supervisor, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial will be in Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.

James Hugh McHenry, 56
James Hugh McHenry of Monroe, a retired construction worker, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Rev. Earl "Dan" McLure, 74
The Rev. Earl "Dan" McLure of West Monroe, a retired minister, died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at First Assembly of God, West Monroe. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery, Calhoun, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Vince Niles Musgrove, 57
MER ROUGE — Vince Niles Musgrove, a retired used car manager, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation will be 1 p.m until service time at the funeral home.

Willie Fred Rawls Sr., 70
BASTROP — Willie Fred "Poppy" Rawls Sr., a retired supervisor at International Paper Co. and Smurfit Stone Container, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pine Grove South Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Charles D. Reeves, 73
BERNICE — Charles D. Reeves, a retired bulk plant operator, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Baptist Church near Bernice. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

James Gregory Stokes, 37
GILBERT — James Gregory Stokes, a residential construction worker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert.

Calvin Stowe, 61
RAYVILLE — Calvin Stowe, a mobile home installer, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Previously acknowledged
Coleman, Elliot D'Evereux IV: 2 p.m. Sunday, Sevier United Methodist Church, Ferriday.
Fletcher, Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, First Church of God Church, Oak Grove.
Haughton, Lucille: 2 p.m. Sunday, Clay United Methodist Church, Clay.
Long, Florence Anna: 2 p.m. Sunday, Christian Life Church, Monroe.
Robinson, J.T.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Terry.
Shoemaker, James "Chinaman": 1:30 p.m. Sunday, St. James AME Church, Lake Providence

October 5, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

JAMES F. PATRICK Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. James F. Patrick, 91, of West Monroe will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Interment will follow at Mt. Ararat Cemetery near Downsville. Rev. Waymon Warren will be officiating, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mr. Patrick was born on July 14, 1918 in Union Parish, LA and died October 3, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. He is preceded in death by his first wife; Orelle Bearden Patrick, second wife; Helena Downs Patrick, third wife; Sarah Vestal Patrick, son; James Prentice Patrick, daughter; Penny Kay Patrick Murphy. Survivors include his children; Wilma Louise Cole of West Monroe, Leon Patrick and wife Patricia of McCamey, TX, Clark Dennis Patrick, Sr. and wife Jimmie of West Monroe, brother; S.R. Patrick of Downsville, sisters; Topsy Spillers of Downsville, Lela Bearden of Farmerville, Louise Senn of Clarksville, TN, Eddie Fay Jordan of Downsville, grandchildren; John Cole, Jr. of West Monroe, Shane Patrick and wife Melissa of Mountain Home, AR, Todd Patrick and wife Janis of El Dorado, AR, Zac Patrick and Tyson Patrick of McCamey, TX, Tina Patrick Floyd and husband Jamie of West Monroe, Denise Patrick Johnson and husband Kenny of Alabaster, AL, Clark Patrick II and wife Chasity of West Monroe, Charlie Murphy Kelley and husband Chris of West Monroe. Also survived by eleven great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be member of the Men's Sunday School Class at Fair Park Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Contributions may be made to Ouachita Parish 4-H Scholarship Fund, 704 Cypress St., West Monroe, LA 71291 or the charity of your choice. Online condolences maybe sent to www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

ROBERT M. "BOB" JOHNSTON Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA Robert M. "Bob" Johnston, 85, of Rayville suffered a brief illness and was called home by our Lord on October 3, 2009 at the Richardson Medical Center in Rayville. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert A. and Lillian Johnston and his late wife, Annie Ruth Johnston. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Jimmie Louise Powell Johnston of Rayville; one daughter, Annette Eppinette of Rayville, two grandchildren, Robin Erwin and husband, Bobby of Monroe and Jeff Jones of Winnsboro; great granddaughter, Baylee Erwin of Monroe; brother, Max C. Johnston of Alexandria, LA; two step-daughters, Linda Smalling of Rayville and Mamia Powell of Dallas, TX; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rayville and served as an usher. Member of VFW and the American Legion. He was a retired farmer and cattleman. Also known as an old cowboy with many children, "family and friends" learning to ride horses under his guidance. He was an Auxiliary Deputy with the Richland Parish Sheriff's office. Bob loved to talk and enjoyed meeting and greeting everyone. He was a loving husband, a great father, a wonderful grandfather and excellent great grandfather. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends. Services will be held at the Rayville First Baptist Church at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 5, 2009 with Rev. Joe Senn officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, LA under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA. Pallbearers are Andrew Cole, J.B. Montgomery, O.G. Morris, Johnny Morris, Jim Adams, Wenchy Greer, Jimmy Leggett, and Fred Lambert. Honorary pallbearers will be Andy Newsom, Lawrence Medlin, Max Peters, Claude Payne, Sonny Vidrine, Sonny Boy Dear, Alan Thompson, and Huey Franks. Special heartfelt thanks go to Dr. Dan LaFleur and the great nurses and staff at Richardson Medical Center for their wonderful care and assistance during our final days. Visitation will be 12:00 PM until the service at 2:00 PM, Monday at the Rayville First Baptist Church. Condolences for the family go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com

Sherryll Barney, 56
Sherryll Barney of Monroe, a florist and a cook, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Piney Grove Baptist Church in West Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Monday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial is in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Winn B. Baum, 97
DELHI -- Winn Baron Baum, a retired school bus driver, died Saturday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hegwood Baptist Church in Epps. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the church, Burial is in Epps cemetery under the direction of First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.

Irene B.H. Clardy, 92
GARLAND, Texas -- Irene Burgess Hood Clardy, formerly of Ruston, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Owens Memorial Chapel in Ruston. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Corinth Cemetery near Dubach.

Brenda Edwards, 57
Brenda Edwards of Monroe, a tax preparer, died Tuesday. Services are at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Monday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial is in Asbury Cemetery in Chatham.

Erin L. Fletcher, 32
BASKIN -- Erin Leigh Fletcher, an office manager, died Sunday. Graveside services are at 3 p.m. Monday at Reagan Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro.

Adrian Gonzales, 15
COLUMBIA -- Adrian Gonzales, a student, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Roy K. Harper, 63
DOWNSVILLE -- Roy Kenneth Harper, a pest control company owner, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville.

Robert M. Johnston, 85
RAYVILLE -- Robert M. "Bob" Johnston, a farmer, died Saturday. Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at Rayville First Baptist Church. Visitation is from noon until time of service at the church. Burial is in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home in Rayville.

Huey P. Martin, 72
CLARKS -- Huey P. Martin, a retired carpenter, died Friday. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Harris Chapel Cemetery in Olla. Arrangements are under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Robert O. Moss, 83
Robert O. "Bob" Moss of West Monroe, retired owner of Bob Moss Carpet, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Debbie R. Pylant, 55
RUSTON -- Debbie R. Pylant, an accountant, died Sunday. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is at New Hope Cemetery in Choudrant.

Charles D. Reeves, 73
BERNICE -- Charles D. Reeves, a retired bulk plant operator, died Friday. Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Baptist Church near Bernice. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial is in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home in Farmerville.

Calvin Stowe, 61
RAYVILLE -- Calvin Stowe, a mobile home installer, died Saturday. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Greer Cemetery in Rayville.

Previously acknowledged
Armstrong, Brian G. "Rooster": 1 p.m. Monday, Causey Cemetery, Bastrop.
Carroll, Charles W.: 11 a.m. Tuesday, New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe.
Fletcher, Lee: 2 p.m. Monday, First Church of God Church, Oak Grove.
Rawls, Willie Fred Sr.: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Pine Grove South Cemetery, Bastrop.
Stokes, James Gregory, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

October 6, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Adrian Martinez "Chavez" Gonzalez Riser Funeral Home Columbia,La. A Mass of Christian Burial for Adrian Martinez "Chavez" Gonzalez, age 15, of Columbia, will be held at 12 Noon Wednesday at the St. Johns Roman Catholic Church in Columbia with Father Rigoberto Betancurp officiating. Interment will follow in the Monroe Memorial Park in Monroe with services under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 4 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Adrian was born on July 24, 1994 at Shreveport, LA and passed from this life on Sunday October 4, 2009 at his residence following a brief illness. Although Adrian suffered from Muscular Dystrophy he never let it get him down. He recently participated in G.U.M.B.O. games receiving several awards. Adrian was a bright and caring person and was always thinking of others before himself. Some of his happiest times were spent playing his video games and going on vacation to Mexico. Adrian was an eighth grade student at Caldwell Parish Junior High School. Survivors include: His father: Audius "Charingo" Gonzalez Negrete, brother: Luis Raul Gonzalez, one sister: Macy Lane Elizabeth Parker, grandparents: Atanacio Gonzalez Cervantes and Gloria Negrete DeAnda de Gonzalez of San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato, Mexico; Uncles Juan Luis Gonzalez of Monroe,La., Eutimio Gonzalez of Ruston, LA , Jose Gonzalez of Winnsboro, and a host of family and friends here and in Mexico. Serving as pallbearers will be Maxie Atkins, Octavio Gonzalez, Fernando Hernandez, Cedillo Vasquez, Erasto Solis, and Randy Parker. Honorary pallbearers include Juan Luis Gonzalez, Eutimio Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez, Fortino Aldama, Valtazar Moya, and John Carraway. In lieu of flowers, any planned memorials may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to riserfuneralhomes.com.

CHARLES REEVES FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Mr. Charles Reeves, 73, of Bernice will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Evergreen Baptist Church with Bros. Charles Davis, Francis Smith, Harvey Hoffman and Father Ned Webster officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mr. Reeves, a retired operator at Schumberger, died October 2, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents & 6 siblings. Survivors include his wife, Laverne Reeves; son, Randall Reeves; brother: Joe Reeves ; brother-in-law: Otis King; 2 sisters: Daisy Swanner and Violet Day and numerous extended family. Visitation will be at Evergreen Baptist Church on Tuesday beginning at 5:00 P.M. Online messages may be sent to the family at www.farrarfh.com.

CLARA FAE GEORGE COWAN Young's Funeral Home Ferriday, LA Clara Fae George Cowan, born Dec. 27, 1941 in St. Joseph, LA passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2009 at her home in Denham Springs, LA following a courageous battle with cancer that began more than ten years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alta Stewart George and James Aubrey George, maternal grandparents Rosemary and Elmer Stewart, paternal grandparents Pearl and Ezra George. Survivors include her beloved husband of forty-four years, Jesse K. Cowan, Jr. of Denham Springs, LA, sisters Norma George Ray and Helene George Packwood of St. Joseph, LA, one niece Jamie Packwood Pruitt and husband Lee of Maurepas, LA and the love of her heart little great niece Jo'lie Claire Pruitt of Maurepas, LA. Clara was Cissy to her family and friends. She graduated from Joseph M. Davidson High School in St. Joseph and went on to beauty school in Monroe. Upon completion she owned and operated Cissy's Beauty Nook in St. Joseph. Her calling card was "have shampoo will set". After her marriage to Jesse on April 6, 1965, she completed business school and worked in various offices in the Denham Springs area. She then graduated from paralegal school at LSU and worked in that capacity for the Division of Administrative Law Services until retirement. Cis loved her kitty, Socks, working in her yard and baking. Her specialty being desserts. She was an avid New Orleans Saints fan and had been a season ticket holder since 1988. Her greatest joy of all was the time she spent with her little great niece, Jo'lie Claire. They often baked cakes together and the bigger the mess the greater the joy. A graveside celebration of her life was held Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 at Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton, LA. In accordance with her wishes, scripture and prayer were done by family friend, Britt Keahey. Speakers were her niece, Jamie Pruitt and sister, Norma Ray. This celebration was concluded by Mr. Gene Burris playing "When the Saints Go Marching In" on the clarinet.

DEBBIE R. PYLANT Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Funeral services for Debbie R. Pylant, 55, of Ruston, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel. The service will be officiated by Don McGehee with interment to follow at New Hope Cemetery in Choudrant under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Debbie was born in Houma, LA on March 12, 1954 and died on October 4, 2009 in Shreveport, LA. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ruston and was an accountant for over twenty years. Debbie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her parents Alton and Darlene Hull. The family would like to extend a very special thanks to Jackie Mays and Joyce Parker. Debbie is survived by her husband, Tommy Pylant of Ruston, LA; son, Aaron Pylant and wife Ashley of Minden, LA; daughter, Melissa Wilson and husband Buster of Minden, LA; son, Jay Jensen and wife Tina of Oxnard, CA; grandsons, Nathan, Dawson, and Colin Wilson; grandmother, Ruth Traphagen of Plaquemine, LA; brothers, Chris Hull and Walter Hull of Baton Rouge, LA; sister, Allison Hull of New York, NY; aunts, Sarah Gandy of Crossett, AR and Mary Groves of Tucson, AR. Pallbearers will be Jesse Pylant, Chad Leggett, Brad Goforth, Dustin Goforth, Nathan Jensen, and Gary Roberson. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday, October 5, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Hope Cemetery Fund in Choudrant, LA. Online condolences maybe sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Jimmy Darrell Thompson Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Jimmy Darrell Thompson, 52, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Greg and Diane Yoes will officiate. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mr. Thompson was born March 15, 1957 in Monroe, LA and passed away Oct. 4, 2009 in Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by a sister, Vicki Smith, niece, Jami Smith Richmond, grandfather , Willie E. "Slick" Golden and grandmother, Loraine Malone Golden. He is survived by his parents, F. Lynn Thompson and Gloria Thompson; an aunt, Shirley Clampit; niece, Lisa Smith Richardson and husband Beryl; great nieces, Harlee Montgomery and Taylor Richmond; cousins, Michael Clampit and Scottie Clampit; Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Lois Odessa Reeves Southern Funeral Homes, Inc, Winnfield, LA Mrs. Lois Odessa Reeves, age 91 of West Monroe, Louisiana left this world excited to meet with her Lord and Savior and reunite with her loving husband on Monday, October 5, 2009, at Colfax Reunion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, Louisiana. Surviving are sons, Donell Reeves and wife Joan of Quitman, LA, Jackie Reeves and wife Gloria of Georgetown, LA, David Reeves and wife Sandy of West Monroe, LA and Kenneth Reeves and wife Sue of Verda, LA, daughter, Deveda Reeves and husband Lanny Roberts of Lake Charles, LA, three brothers, one sister, 14 grand children; and 17 great grand children. A Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield, Louisiana. Interment will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery, near Verda, LA. Online condolences may be made to the family at http://www.southernfuneralhome.com

ROBERT O. "BOB" MOSS Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mr. Robert O. "Bob" Moss, 83, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA with Rev. Neil Everett and Rev. Wayne Whiteside officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe. Mr. Moss was born May 23, 1926 in Foules, LA and passed away on October 4, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Calhoun. Mr. Moss served in the Navy during World War II and was actively involved in the VFW. He was the retired owner of Bob Moss Carpet. He is preceded in death by his brother, James Lewis Moss; and sister, Helen Moss Rhodes. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Jane Hughes Moss; daughter, Rebecca Jane Moss; son, Robert Eugene Moss; grandchildren, Mary Catherine Herren, Randal Allen Platt, Lee Allen Garvin, and Christopher Scott Moss; great grandchild, Philip Anthony Herren; brother, Larry Dan Moss and wife Ann; sisters, Evelyn Gammill and Marilyn Coker and husband Gerald Don; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be David Turner, Mark Coker, Walter Allen, Eric Hendrix, Mike Sullivan, and Matt Coker. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Faith Sunday School Class. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Calhoun Building Fund. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Susan Denise Gross Gilley Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA Funeral services for Susan Denise Gross Gilley, age 51, will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at Brown-Holley Funeral Chapel in Rayville, LA with Rev. David Mosley officiating. Interment will follow in the Lynn Cemetery in Archibald, LA. Mrs. Gilley was born on August 14, 1958 in West Monroe, LA and passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009 in Eden, N.C. She was preceded in death by her parents, Billy and Yvonne Gross. Survivors include her husband of thirty years, David Gilley of Eden, N.C.; a sister, Leisa Gross of Monroe, LA; two brothers, Tommy Gross and wife, Susan of Calhoun, LA; and Danny Gross and wife, Peggy of Calhoun, LA; and numerous other extended family members. Pallbearers will be Mike Gilley, David Jordan, Jeffery Givens, Jason Givens, Dee Givens, Early R. Bradshaw, Harold Gosdin, and Doug Faulk. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday at Brown Holley Funeral Home in Rayville, LA. Condolences for the family go online to www.brownholleyfuneralhomes.com

Lawrence Crowe, 17
Lawrence Crowe of Monroe, a student, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Stephanie Platt Davis, 42
Stephanie Platt Davis of Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Memorial services are 3 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 2 p.m. Thursday until service time at the funeral home.

Dorothy Mae Dearing, 74
BASTROP -- Dorothy Mae Dearing, formerly of Chase, a homemaker, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Naomi B. Gray, 87
Naomi B. Gray of Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday, with family hour from 6-7 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Roy K. Harper, 63
DOWNSVILLE -- Roy Kenneth Harper, a pest control company owner, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lane Chapel Baptist Church, Downsville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

A.T. Buddy Harrelson, 87
A.T. Buddy Harrelson of West Monroe, a retired grocery store owner, died Sept. 28. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Elizabeth Louise Hill, 85
OAK GROVE -- Elizabeth Louise Hill, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hill Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

Henry Johnson, 55
TALLULAH -- Henry Johnson, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

John Patrick Kelly, 54
John Patrick Kelly of Monroe, District 5 administrator for the state Department of Transportation and Development, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Tuesday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Trentazion T. Mays, infant
Trentazion Tawayne Mays, the infant son of Sherita Mays of Monroe, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

James F. Patrick, 91
James F. Patrick of West Monroe, a retired contractor, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mount Ararat Cemetery, Downsville.

Linda Pugh, 49
MOBILE, Ala. -- Linda Pugh, formerly of West Monroe, an insurance adjuster, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Alvin Shipp, 77
HEBERT -- Alvin Shipp, an oil field supervisor, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Roberta Neal Tatum, 77
COLUMBIA -- Roberta Neal Tatum, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Cherry Warren, 55
DELHI -- Cherry Warren, a nurse, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Delhi.

Previously acknowledged
Barney, Sherryll: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Piney Grove Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Baum, Winn Baron: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hegwood Baptist Church, Epps.
Carroll, Charles W.: 11 a.m. Tuesday, New Antioch Baptist Church, Monroe.
Clurdy, Irene Burgess Hood: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
Edwards, Brenda: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Monroe.
Pylant, Debbie R.: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Rawls, Willie Fred Sr.: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Pine Grove South Cemetery, Bastrop.
Reeves, Charles D.: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Baptist Church, Bernice.
Stowe, Calvin: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

October 7, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ADA LEE HAMILTON LENARD Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Lee Hamilton Lenard, 82, of West Monroe will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Lapine Assembly of God Church with Rev. Herman Lenard and Rev. Jimmy Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow at Lapine Assembly of God Church Cemetery. Ada "Sis" Lenard loved her Lord, church and family. No one left her home without being fed physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Her favorite pastime was praying for someone. She will be missed by a host of family and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dave Lenard and brother, Travis Hamilton. She is survived by her children, Herman Lenard and wife Jateen of Chatham, Ed Lenard and wife Charlene of West Monroe, Ray Lenard of Chatham, Gary Lenard and wife Sandy of Eros, Shirley Ackley of Chatham and Don Lenard and wife Susie of West Monroe; 16 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; sister, Mildred Lenard; brothers, Gary Hamilton and wife Betty of West Monroe and "Bud" William Hamilton and wife Paula of Georgia; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Wednesday at Lapine Assembly of God Church. Memorials may be made to the Lapine Assembly of God Church Building Fund. She has already sent back word. "It was worth it. Everything I've done was worth it." Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

ALVIN SHIPP Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Funeral services for Alvin L. Shipp, age 77 of Hebert, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 8, 2009 from the Columbia Chapel of Riser Funeral Home with Bro. C.R. Martin officiating. Interment will follow at the Bethany Cemetery in Hebert. Visitation will be Wednesday evening at the funeral home from 2:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Alvin L. Shipp was born on October 26, 1931 in Richland Parish to the union of Alvin Lester Shipp and Bertha Duchesne Shipp. He passed from this life on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe following an extended illness. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired oilfield worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Beatrice Bamburg Shipp, step-daughter, Lucy Caldwell, seven brothers: Roy Shipp, Bob Shipp, Joe Shipp, C. H. Shipp, Shelby Shipp, Floyd Shipp and Lloyd Shipp, and one sister, Lucy Russell. He is survived by two sons: Danny Emmons and wife, Wendy of Hebert, Jimmy Emmons and wife, Tammy of Hebert, step-son, John Parker and wife, Debbie of Hebert, step-daughter, Mildred Wallace of West Monroe, two sisters: Faye Harvey and husband, Jack of Hebert and Sherry Shipp of Whitfield, MS and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Darrin Shipp, Roger Shipp, Darrell Shipp, Jonathan Mullenix, Rod Shipp and Marty Harvey. Honorary pallbearers include Jack Harvey, Otis Brown, Donnie Williams and Robert "Buster" Shipp. Online condolences may be sent to www.riserfuneralhomes.com.

Bill G. Nivens Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, MS Bill G. Nivens, age 67, and a resident of Biloxi, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Nivens was preceded in death by his parents, Roy G. Nivens and Frances Nivens; and his brother, Gerald Dean Nivens. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Johnson Nivens of Biloxi; his children, Drexel Simpson (Sandi), Phillip Simpson (Tami), James Simpson (Janie), James Nivens, Jerry Nivens, Billy Glen Nivens, Jr., all of West Monroe, LA, and Carol Simpson Gipson (Troy) of Bowling Green, KY; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren; and many special friends and neighbors. He loved fishing, Crusin the Coast, and antique cars. He loved his family and friends and was always there with a helping hand. The family wishes a special thanks for Rhonda Smith and the staff of Gulf Coast Hospice for their dedication and support. Flowers may be sent to Eastside Baptist Church, Monroe, LA on Friday, October 9, 2009 or memorials may be given to Gulf Coast Hospice, 4107 Popps Ferry Rd, D'Iberville, MS 39540. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport. A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Eastside Baptist Church, Monroe, LA. An online obituary may be viewed and a guestbook signed at www.riemannfamily.com.

Dollie Ruth Scarborough Perot Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe Funeral services for Dollie Ruth Scarborough Perot, 64, of Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, October 8, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Robin Cox and Rev. John Dallalio officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Perot passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2009. She was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be dearly missed by everyone who knew her. Mrs. Perot was preceded in death by her parents, Sim R. and Ruth Lee Scarborough; and sister, Judy Fife. Survivors include her husband, Max Perot; son, Darrell Robertson; granddaughters, Jessee Robertson and Frankee Robertson; grandson, Josh Ross; brothers, Sim R. Scarborough, Jr. and wife Janie, and Jimmy Scarborough and wife Marie; brothers-in-law, George Perot and wife Betty, Bryant Fife; sister-in-law, Evelyn Perot; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Mitch Craig, Dudley Brown, Bubba Plummer, Roy Elee, Paul Smith, and Ronnie Stripling. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mary Steen Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Whittington Steen, age 92 of Kelly, will be 10AM Thursday, October 8, 2009 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Bro. Bruce McGee officiating. Interment will follow at Good Hope Cemetery in Kelly. Visitation will be Wednesday evening at the funeral home from 5PM to 9PM. Mrs. Steen was born on December 16, 1916 in Monroe to the union of William L. and Elizabeth Thurston Whittington and passed from this life on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe. Mrs. Mary and her husband, Roscoe owned and operated Steen's Grocery in Kelly for numerous years. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star of Columbia and Columbia Heights Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, R.P. "Roscoe" Steen, father and mother-in-law; Vanner and Angie Steen. Survivors include three sisters: Mildred Deason of West Monroe, Kathryn Browder and husband, Dewayne of Heflin and Carrie Bryan of Downsville and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Freddie Brown, Chad Swan, Curtis Corbin, Jimmy Hottinger, Patrick Gryder and Jimmy Hendrix. Honorary pallbearers will be Dewey Baum, Bob Pardue and Eric Rogers. Online condolences may be made at www.riserfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Nancy Gilbert McManus Glenwood Funeral Home, Vicksburg, MS Mrs. Nancy Gilbert McManus, age 98, died Monday, October 5, 2009. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m Wednesday at Carpenter United Methodist Church in Carpenter, MS with Rev. Harold Manning officiating. Burial will follow in Carpenter Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the hour of the service. Mrs. McManus lived in the Vicksburg, Utica and Carpenter areas for a number of years and had lived in Monroe for the past 40 years. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was know as a hard worker and a helper to others. She was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. McManus was preceded in death by her husband James E. Gilbert, Sr., and brothers Billy Bonner and Edgar Hicks. She is survived by her husband Charles McManus of Monroe; her daughter Joyce Christine Vance of Utica; her sons William L. Gilbert of Ridgeland, MS, James E. Gilbert, Jr. and Ray L. Gilbert of Utica; her sister Josephine Jones Bennett of Rayville, LA, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be John O. Gilbert, Henry H. Vance, Jr., Ricky Vance, James G. Gilbert, Jr., Johnathan Gilbert and Brett Caldicot. Memorials may be made to Carpenter United Methodist Church.

STEPHANIE PLATT DAVIS Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA A memorial service for Stephanie Platt Davis, 42, of Monroe, will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, October 8, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. John Yates officiating. Mrs. Davis, a former medical office manager, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009, after a sudden illness. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy W. Davis; son, Adam Smith; daughter, Mandy Stansell; stepsons, Jarred Davis and wife Dawn, Jonathan Davis and wife Christy, and Jeffrey Davis and wife Misty; four grandchildren, parents, Charles and Jenny Platt; brothers, Charles Platt, Jr. and wife Vickie, and Rory Platt; sister, Cindy Platt Schaitel and husband Phillip; nieces, Emily McGlaughn and Hannah Schaitel; and aunts and uncles. Visitation will be Thursday from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Memorials may be made to Angel Ministries, 509 North 2nd St., Monroe, LA 71201. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mable Perry Bostick, 89
BASTROP -- Mable Perry Bostick, retired owner of The Fabric Shop in Bastrop, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.

Lloyd D. Bullock, 84
BASTROP -- Lloyd Daniel Bullock, a retired oil field worker, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home. Visitation is from noon Thursday at the funeral home. Burial is in Christ Church Cemetery in Bastrop.

Dorothy Mae Dearing, 74
BASTROP -- Dorothy Mae Dearing, formerly of Chase, a homemaker, died Sunday. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop. Arrangements are under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Susan Gross Gilley, 51
EDEN, N.C. -- Susan Denise Gross Gilley, a cashier, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville. Visitation is 1 p.m. Wednesday until service time. Burial will be in Lynn Cemetery, Archibald.

Adrian Gonzalez, 15
COLUMBIA -- Adrian "Chavez" Gonzalez, a student, died Sunday. Services are noon Wednesday at St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Columbia. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Telese Lee Jones, 59
BASTROP -- Telese Lee Jones, a farmer, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Greater First Church of God in Christ, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Wednesday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery, Mer Rouge.

Otto McClinton, 90
BASTROP -- Otto McClinton, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant's Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Robert O. Moss, 83
Robert O. "Bob" Moss of West Monroe, retired owner of Bob Moss Carpet, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Ursula E. Panula, 91
RUSTON -- Ursula E. Panula, a health care director, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, Ruston. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Doris Robinson, 86
COLLINSTON -- Doris Robinson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Christine C. Shank, 69
BASKIN -- Christine Chevallier Shank, a retired telephone company employee, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Heather Tyler Storm, 32
Heather Tyler Storm of West Monroe, a dance studio owner, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paschal's Catholic Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Jimmy D. Thompson, 52
Jimmy Darrell Thompson of Monroe, a painter, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Davis, Stephanie Platt: 3 p.m. Thursday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Gray, Naomi B.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church, Monroe.
Harper, Roy Kenneth: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Lane Chapel Baptist Church, Downsville.
Harrelson, A.T. Buddy: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Hill, Elizabeth Louise: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Hill Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Reeves, Charles D.: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Baptist Church, Bernice.

October 8, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DORIS ALINE ROBINSON Clark Griffin Funeral Company West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Doris Robinson, 87, of Swartz will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday. Services will be held at Harvest Assembly of God in West Monroe under the direction of Clark - Griffin Funeral Company. Rev. Wayne James and Rev. Kenneth Martinez will be officiating. Graveside service will be at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe. Mrs. Robinson was born March 20, 1922, and died Tuesday, October 6, 2009. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Nancy Corbin, son Max Easterling, daughter Betty Jo Easterling, seven siblings and three great granddaughters. Survivors include her husband, Dewitt Robinson; brothers Billy and R.C. Corbin; sister, Omah Wheeler; sons J. B. Easterling and wife Mary, Robert Robinson and wife Bertha; daughters, Alene Kindrix and husband Roy, Mary Alice Hurst and husband Bobby, Jackie Martinez and husband Kenneth, Susan Robinson, Angie Balch and husband Jimmy, Rhonda Krickel and husband David, Twenty-Three grandchildren; twenty-six great grandchildren; nine great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers: Michael Martinez, Jacob Balch, Chad Balch, Clifford Hart, George Ogle, Steve Hollis On line condolences may be sent to the family@Clark-Griffin.com

Heather Tyler Storm Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Memorial services for Mrs. Heather Tyler Storm, 32, of West Monroe will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 8, 2009 at St. Paschal's Catholic Church with Father Frank Coens officiating. Heather passed away October 6th due to complications from a car accident she had on May 7, 2003. Heather came into this world with wings on her feet loving to dance. She was a member of the Twin City Ballet Company from a very early age. Her love of teaching dance led her to buy her sister's studio in Farmerville, LA. Heather's School of Dance had many students come through the door more than 6 years she taught there. I know her life touched so many people. Heather, we love you and you will be deeply missed. She is survived by her husband, Jason Storm; son, Trenton Storm; parents, Richard and Annamarie Tyler; sisters, Kelly Coburn and husband Paul, Richina Ardoin and husband Mike, and Ashley Cleveland and husband Robert; brothers, Danny Fincher, Christopher Jason Tyler, and Rick Tyler; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time Thursday at St. Paschal's Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Brain Injury Association of America at www.biausa.org Online Registry/Condolences : www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JONAH W. PICKERING Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Graveside services for Jonah W. Pickering, 35, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 9, 2009 at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Jonah was born July 11, 1974 in Monroe, LA and passed away October 6, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. Jonah is survived by his mother, Eddie Joy Donivan; father, Charles "Bo" Pickering and wife Judy; children; Haley Houck, Thelma Pickering, Gayle Pickering, Jonah Pickering Jr., and Rainey Gardner; sisters, Regina Worley and husband Paul, Jamie Wheeler and husband Jeremy; step-brother, R.J. Posey; nieces, Amanda Spillers and Katie Worley. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

William J. Herring, Sr. Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home, Jackson, MS Dr. William Joseph Herring Sr., 76, of Jackson, MS, passed away on October 6, 2009 in Kosciusko, MS after a lengthy illness. He was educated in public schools in Jackson and graduated from Mississippi College in 1954. He received his MME in 1960 from LSU. In 1973, he was awarded his doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi. He began his teaching career in 1956 as a band and choral director for public schools in Vicksburg, MS. Following a 4 year stint as choral director for Jackson, MS schools, he assumed a music teacher's position with the Ouachita Parish (LA) school system and in 1971 began a three year tenure as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Vocal Student Teachers at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He served 5 years as choral director at Westlake High School and 9 years as principal at Westwood Elementary School in Westlake, LA. He also was the founder and first conductor of the Vicksburg Civic Chorus, served for 7 years as orchestra director for the Strauss Playhouse Theater of Monroe and was assistant director for the concert choir of the University of Southern Mississippi. A retired lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Dr. Herring also served as conductor of the Naval Officers Glee Club of Long Beach California, and a minister of music at numerous churches in Mississippi and Louisiana. Dr. Herring is past president of the Louisiana Music Educators Association and has received a number of honors in the music field. Among his highlights of his career was serving as musical director of the "Pat Boone Christmas Special" while in Monroe, and selected as one of the nation's 100 outstanding choral directors by the National Music Educators Journal. After retirement he remained active in church, traveled across the country, enjoyed fishing and hunting. Bill was a Christian. He was hard working, loved his family and friends, and was best known for his devotion to music. He had an amazing life. Dr. Herring is survived by his three children, Diana Herring Collins of Ridgeland, MS, William (Bill) Joseph Herring Jr. and his wife Pam of Brandon, MS, and Joseph Trenton (Trent) Herring and his wife Yenid of Little Rock, AR; two grandchildren, Lauren Collins and Katie Collins Galliano; and one brother, James Harold Herring. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence Benton Herring Sr. and Minnie Mc Williams Herring; brother Clarence Benton Herring Jr.; and sister Minnie Gay Herring Boyles. Family will received friends from 9:00am Friday October 9, 2009 until the 11:00am funeral service at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home on High Street in Jackson. Dad will be sadly missed, forever in our hearts and always loved; God couldn't have sent us a better father or friend.

Lloyd D. Bullock, 84
BASTROP -- Lloyd Daniel Bullock, a retired oil field employee, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is noon until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop.

Eunice O. Chapman, 79
Eunice Olivia Chapman of West Monroe, a retired licensed practical nurse, died Tuesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville. Visitation is 9-11 a.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Lawrence Crowe, 17
Lawrence Crowe of Monroe, a student, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Jay`Ren Dukes, infant
EL DORADO, Ark. -- Jay`Ren Peter-Lathan Willis Dukes, the infant son of LaDeidra Dukes and Corenzo Willis, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Eugene Holton, 66
Eugene Holton of West Monroe, a skidder operator, died Wednesday. Memorial services will be held at a later date under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Ruth Hymel, 55
Ruth Hymel of West Monroe, secretary for Rays of Sonshine, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Charlotte D. Johnikin, 38
LAKE PROVIDENCE -- Charlotte Dorsey Johnikin, a laborer, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Lake Providence Senior High School, Lake Providence. Burial will be in King Solomon Church Cemetery under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Ada Hamilton Lenard, 82
Ada Lee Hamilton Lenard of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Lapine Assembly of God Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Thursday until service time at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Marjorie B. Lewis, 76
OAK GROVE -- Marjorie Beth "Skeeter" Lewis, a clerk, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 8 a.m. Thursday until service time. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Rosa M. Martin, 63
OAK GROVE -- Rosa Margarita Martin, a secretary, died Thursday. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Rosary will be at 9 a.m. Saturday. Visitation is 8 a.m. Saturday until service time.

Trentavion T. Mays, infant
Trentavion Tawane Mays of Monroe, the infant son of Sherita Mays, died Sunday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood. Arrangements are under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Robert Owens, 55
HOUSTON, Texas -- Robert Owens, formerly of Bernice, a General Telephone Co. employee, died Sept. 30. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at New Hopewell Baptist Church, Bernice. Visitation is noon until 6 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Grandson Owney, 75
TALLULAH -- Grandson Owney, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Dollie S. Perot, 64
Dollie Ruth Scarborough Perot of Monroe, a retired bookkeeper, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Linda Pugh, 49
MOBILE, Ala. -- Linda Pugh, formerly of West Monroe, an insurance adjuster, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Baptist Church, Farmerville. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Helen W. Putnam, 89
Helen Ledbetter Williams Putnam of West Monroe, a retired businesswoman, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. West Monroe.

Billie M. Richardson, 63
RAYVILLE -- Billie Munro Richardson, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Mamie C. Scott, 74
FERRIDAY -- Mamie C. Scott, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are noon Friday at Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ferriday Cemetery, Ferriday.

Mary E. Shaw, 58
WINNSBORO -- Mary E. Shaw, a cafeteria worker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at King Jesus Worship Center, Winnsboro. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday with wake services from 7-8 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial will be in Philadelphia Cemetery, Crowville.

Christine C. Shanks, 69
BASKIN -- Christine Chevallier Shanks, a retired telephone company employee, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Baskin Cemetery.

Alvin L. Shipp, 77
HEBERT -- Alvin L. Shipp, an oil field supervisor, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery, Hebert.

Mary Steen, 92
KELLY -- Mary Steen, owner of Steen's Grocery, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Kelly.

Max F. Stockner Jr., 54
LOW GAP, Ark. -- Max Fredrick Stockner Jr., an airplane pilot, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Leroy Sutton, 91
FARMERVILLE -- Leroy Sutton, a retired truck driver, died Sept. 30.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church, Bernice. Visitation is noon-5 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Roberta Neal Tatum, 77
COLUMBIA -- Roberta Neal Tatum, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Brownville Baptist Church, Columbia. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in St. Paul Church Cemetery, Columbia.

T.B. Bertha Ware, 70
BASTROP -- T.B. Bertha Ware, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Cherry Warren, 55
DELHI -- Cherry Warren, a nurse, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Waverly. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Friday with wake services from 5-7 p.m. at Funerals by McFarland, Delhi. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Deartris Williams, 56
BASTROP -- Deartris Williams, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Previously acknowledged
Bostick, Mable Perry: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Davis, Stephanie Platt: 3 p.m. Thursday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Dearing, Dorothy Mae: 11 a.m. Thursday, Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop.
Gray, Naomi B.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church, Monroe.
Jones, Telese Lee: 11 a.m. Thursday, Greater First Church of God in Christ, Bastrop.
Panula, Ursula E.: 11 a.m. Friday, Grace United Methodist Church, Ruston.
Storm, Heather Tyler: 2 p.m. Thursday, St. Paschal's Catholic Church, West Monroe.

October 9, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BRAD LUTHER STOWE Aug. 25, 1982- Oct. 5, 2009 A son, brother, father, and uncle. Brad you will be greatly missed. Memorial services will be officiated by Pastor Alvin Stowe at Midway Baptist Church (361 Midway Church Rd. Rayville, LA 71269) at 2:00 PM on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009. Brad is survived by parents, Mary Ellen Stowe, Luther and Charleen Stowe; daughter, Serenity Rain Stowe; sisters, Mary Burton and husband Michael, Regina Buss and husband Jason, Ashley Smith and husband Weston; brother, Wm. Christopher Guthrie; nieces and nephews, Austin, Macayla, Alyece, and J.J., II.

EDNA FAYE LOFLIN Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA Funeral services for Edna Faye Loflin, 79, of Winnsboro, LA will be held at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, October 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM with Bro Lukins officiating. Interment will follow at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Edna Loflin was born December 3, 1929 in Winnsboro, LA and passed away Tuesday October 6, 2009 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. She was a resident of Winnsboro, Bell South Telephone Operator employee, and a member of the Liddieville Free Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by father, William Fred Williams, Sr.; mother, Annie (Dean) Williams; husband, Jacob E. Loflin; sister, Vaudie Simons; brother, W. F. Williams; nephew, Kenny Simons. Survivors include niece, Kathy MacNichol of Baton Rouge, LA ; niece, Amy Allemond and husband Jason of Zachary, LA with Mrs. Loflin's three special grandchildren, Emma, Logan, and Amelia Allemond; niece, Jacquelyn Simons of Liddieville, LA; nephew, Chance Simons of Liddieville, LA; special cousin, Dannie Sue Barton and husband Don; special friends, Vonnette Buchan, Mary Faulk, Katie Loflin, Jean King, Kent and Paula Bennett, Pam Poland, Lisa Parks; a lifetime companion, Daisy, Mrs. Loflin's dog; and a host of family and friends. The pallbearers will be J.W. Dean, George Faulk, Jr., Robby Dean, Adam Faulk Kevin Cobb and Buddy Parks. The Honorary pallbearer will be Kent Bennett. The family will receive friends at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Thursday, October 8, 2009. To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity.com

HELEN LEDBETTER WILLIAMS PUTNAM Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mrs. Helen Ledbetter Williams Putnam, 89, of West Monroe will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, October 9, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Bill Willis officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Putnam is preceded in death by her husbands, Johnny Williams and Russell Putnam; nephew, Scott Stewart; 1 brother and 3 sisters. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Susan Stewart Wheeler, Newell Ledbetter, Linda Ledbetter, Jenny Ledbetter, and Pat Stewart; and numerous great nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JOHN S. "RED" PUCKETT Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for John S. "Red" Puckett, 69, of Swartz, LA., will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 10, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Norman Bryant officiating. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery in Swartz. Mr. Puckett was born August 28, 1940 and passed away on October 8, 2009 at St. Francis Medical Center after a lengthy illness with his niece, Tammy Philley, holding his hand. He was a member of the Shriners, Masons, Lions Club, VFW Hall, and Woodman of the World. Mr. Puckett was the owner of Puckett Real Estate and APEC Inc. Preceding him in death were his father, Gustavious "Gus" Adolphus Puckett; and his brother, William "Billy" Carroll Puckett. Survivors include his mother, Eva Mae Lee Puckett; sisters, Linda Beeson, Brenda Manuel and husband Gerald, and Shirley Funderburk and husband Quitman; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Pallbearers will be Harold Thomas Scott, Rickey Taylor, Steve Wells, Skip Fife, Darryl Beasley, Neal Smith, Sammy Moore, and Hugh Allen Coleman, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be E. D. Carter and Johnny Carl Parkerson. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Saturday from 1:00 PM until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

NAOMI BROWN GRAY MILLER FUNERAL HOME Monroe, LA The homegoing of "Mother Gray" (April 13, 1922 - September 30, 2009) as she was fondly called - will be on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at St. Paul Baptist Church, 508 South 8th Street, Monroe, LA. Mother Gray was a faithful and active member of Avenue Baptist Church, Reverend L. B. Oliver, Pastor. She was a member of the mission board, W.S.E. Club, and an Assistant Teacher in her Sunday School Class. Preceding her in death was her husband, the love of her life, John Gray, Jr., her parents (Janie Shepard Downing Brown and Willy W. Brown, one sister (Bertha Lee Johnson) and two brothers (Elijah Downing and Eleam Brown). Left to cherish her memories are three loving sons: Julian (Geneva) Gray of Monroe, LA, Leamon (Stephan) Gray of Stockton, CA, and Michael Gray of Minneapolis, MN; five caring daughters: A. Raynetta (Joseph) Traywick of Waterloo, IA, Janie (Carl) Williams, Barbara (Willie) Turner, Beverly (Larry) Washington, and Tammy Gray, all of Monroe, LA; thirty-two grandchildren, sixty-five great grandchildren; twenty-seven great-great grandchildren, one brother, Ivory Downing of Detroit, MI; and dedicated sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and church family.

RUTH ANN BRADLEY HYMEL Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Ruth Ann Bradley Hymel, 55, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 9, 2009 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Rev. Calvin Stapp will officiate. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park in Monroe, La., under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Mrs. Hymel was born December 17, 1953 in Bussack, France and passed away October 7, 2009 in Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by her father; Eddie N. Bradley, brothers; Eddie Neil Bradley and Donald Christopher Bradley. She is survived by her mother; Juanita Bradley, sisters; Becky Maxwell and husband Dennis, Susan Spencer and husband John, Kay Cox, also survived by a host of nieces and nephews and wonderful friends and family at Rays of Sonshine. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Contributions to Rays of Sonshine, P.O. Box 7299, Monroe, La. 71211 preferred. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Gary W. Boyd, 60
Gary W. Boyd of West Monroe, a veteran of the U.S. Marines, died Sept. 7. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Yeager Methodist Protestant Church, West Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Joseph M. Dixon Sr., 77
Joseph M. Dixon Sr. of Monroe, a teacher and coach, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Michael Douglas, 52
RAYVILLE -- Michael Douglas, a construction worker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Jimmy Everett, 60
LOUANN, Ark. -- Jimmy Everett, a retired welder, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Friday at Parkdale Cemetery, under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home, Hamburg, Ark.

Tom Hancock, 75
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. -- Tom Hancock, formerly of Columbia, an iron worker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation is 1 p.m. Saturday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks.

Shelton Hunter, 74
RUSTON -- Shelton Hunter, formerly of Summerfield and San Rafael, Calif., an auto mechanic, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Summerfield. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at King's Funeral Home, Ruston, with drive through viewing from 8:30 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Henry P. Johnson, 54
TALLULAH -- Henry Preston Johnson, died Saturday. Services are noon Saturday at East Star Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Mount Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery, Thomastown.

Nellie Johnson, 84
TALLULAH -- Nellie Johnson, died Sept. 29. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at New Morning Star Baptist Church, Tallulah. Wake services are 5-7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul No. 2 Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Burial will be in Wyoming Cemetery, Newellton, under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Phillip Navarro, 80
LAKE PROVIDENCE -- Phillip Navarro, a farmer, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 9:30 a.m. Friday until service time at the funeral home.

Linda Pugh, 49
MOBILE, Ala. -- Linda Pugh, formerly of West Monroe, an insurance adjuster, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Farmerville. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Helen W. Putnam, 89
Helen Ledbetter Williams Putnam of West Monroe, a retired businesswoman, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home. West Monroe. Visitation is 10 a.m. Friday until service time. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mamie C. Scott, 74
FERRIDAY -- Mamie C. Scott, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Ferriday. Burial will be in Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.

Billy Eugene Taylor, 79
DALLAS, Texas -- Billy Eugene Taylor, formerly of Quitman, a restaurant owner, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Quitman. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Friday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Burial will be in Walnut Ridge Cemetery.

Rebecca T. Tullos, 58
JONESBORO -- Rebecca Thompson Tullos, a teacher, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Chatham United Methodist Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Olla Cemetery, Olla, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Michael Wayne Welch, 52
VIDALIA -- Michael Wayne Welch, employed by The Markets in Natchez, Miss., died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Previously acknowledged
Chapman, Eunice Olivia: 2 p.m. Friday, Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville.
Crowe, Lawrence: 11 a.m. Friday, Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Monroe.
Gray, Naomi B.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hymel, Ruth: 10 a.m. Friday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Johnikin, Charlotte Dorsey: 1 p.m. Saturday, Lake Providence Senior High School, Lake Providence."Martin, Rosa Margarita: 10 a.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Mays, Trentavion Tawane: 2 p.m. Friday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Owens, Robert: 11 a.m. Friday, New Hopewell Baptist Church, Bernice.
Panula, Ursula E.: 11 a.m. Friday, Grace United Methodist Church, Ruston.
Pugh, Linda: 11 a.m. Friday, St. John Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Shanks, Christine Chevallier: 10 a.m. Friday, Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Shaw, Mary E.: 1 p.m. Saturday, King Jesus Worship Center, Winnsboro.
Stockner Jr., Max Fredrick: 10 a.m. Friday, Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.
Sutton, Leroy: 11 a.m. Saturday, Friendship Baptist Church, Bernice.
Tatum, Roberta Neal: 1 p.m. Saturday, Brownville Baptist Church, Columbia.
Warren, Cherry: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Waverly.

October 10, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

EVELYN PITTS EVANS Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA A celebration of the life of Mrs. Evelyn Pitts Evans will be held on Sunday, 2:00 PM, October 11, 2009, in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Bro. Rick Crandall officiating. Interment to follow at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens, 8729 Cypress St. West Monroe, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Evans was born on October 12, 1924, and went to be with Jesus on October 9, 2009. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her precious granddaughter, Paula McCaa, whom she loved very dearly. Her beloved dog and constant companion, Buffy, died on September 25, 2009. Evelyn is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, James "Jack" Evans, daughters, Norma Evans and Lisa Page, granddaughter, Pamela Parris and husband, Jimmy, grandsons, Noni McCaa, and Jarrod Page, sister, Elna Hill and husband, Albert, great "grands", Leah, Collin, and Isabel Parris, and Victoria McCaa, several nieces and nephews, and her devoted friend, Paula Pruett. Mrs. Evans was a devoted wife and adoring mother. She made untold sacrifices for her family. She had a strong desire to teach special needs children, so she began college at age 37 and became a special education teacher. G.B. Cooley became her second home and her students her extended family. Her dedication and love for "her kids" was immeasurable. She worked tirelessly to bring out the very best in each child with homemade teaching materials and her dogged determination. She was named Special Education Teacher of the Year for the State of Louisiana, in 1980. Her kids loved their "teetdah," " Mi Emmy." Words cannot express what our hearts feel at this time. Evelyn-Mother-Mimi is now at rest in the arms of Jesus and will live in our hearts forever. Pallbearers will be Noni McCaa, Denny Hill, Albert Pitts, Jim Murphy, Jimmy Wallace, and Chad Drayton. Honorary pallbearers will be Jarrod Page who will be attending his grandfather and Albert Hill. Our heartfelt thanks to Kim, Mary, Tony, Cindy, and Sean of Hospice Compassus. Special thanks to Cindy for her loving gesture on September 25, 2009. Memorials can be made to PAWS of NELA, P.O. Box 15432, Monroe, LA, 71291 in memory of mother's little angel, Buffy. Visitation will be held Saturday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

REBECCA THOMPSON TULLOS Edmonds Funeral Home Jonesboro, LA Funeral services for Rebecca Thompson Tullos, a retired school teacher, of Jonesboro, LA., will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 1:00 P.M. at Chatham United Methodist Church in Chatham, LA. Officiating will be Sister Layla Ball Cooper. Interment will follow in the Olla Cemetery. Mrs. Tullos was born on March 26, 1951 and passed away on October 8, 2009. She was 58. Survivors include, her husband, Paul Tullos of Jonesboro, LA.; One daughter, Christy Tullos Mayo of Alexandria, LA.; two sons, Travis Tullos and wife Tori of Jonesboro, LA.; John Tullos of Little Rock, AR.; eight grandchildren, Lindsey, Tyler, Garrett and Colton Mayo, Preston and Brooke Tullos, Canyon Compton and Lottie Rose Gilliam. Mrs. Tullos is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Tullos was preceded in death by her parents, B.J. and Cloydell Thompson and one sister, Bettie Atkins. Pallbearers will include, Omer Strong, Chuck Cambre, Don Rinehart, Tom Nowlin, Sammy Meeker and Ricky Ranton. Honorary pallbearers will be, Wayne Alford, Terry Ranton, Dr. David Osofa, Charles Hamaker, Otha Anders and Dr. William Slusher.

Rev. Lowell Ashbrook, 89
Rev. Lowell Ashbrook of West Monroe, a retired minister, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Rosemary N. Barnidge, 85
Rosemary Newell Barnidge of Monroe, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Sylvia Cox Doss, 87
DUBACH -- Sylvia Cox Doss, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Dubach. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery, Dubach.

Charles W. Flowers, 76
Charles W. Flowers of West Monroe, retired warden from the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office and retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Dudley G. Hiltibidal, 49
FARMERVILLE -- Dudley Garland Hiltibidal, a construction worker, died Thursday. Visitation is 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.

James McHenry, 56
James McHenry of Monroe, retired from construction, died Saturday. Memorial services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Eagles Nest World Prayer and Training Center, Finks Hideaway Road, Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Keith Eldridge Pennington, 40
BASTROP -- Keith Eldridge Pennington, a job placement specialist and rehabilitation technician, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Assembly of God Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 1 p.m. Monday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Christ Church Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

John S. "Red" Puckett, 69
John S. "Red" Puckett of Monroe, a contractor, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery, Swartz.

James H. Rushing, 81
RUSTON -- James H. Rushing, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Choudrant. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Calhoun.

Previously acknowledged
Boyd, Gary W.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Yeager Methodist Protestant Church, West Monroe.
Douglas, Michael: 2 p.m. Saturday, Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Gray, Naomi B.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hancock, Tom: 2 p.m. Saturday, Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.Hunter, Shelton: 10 a.m. Saturday, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Summerfield.
Johnikin, Charlotte Dorsey: 1 p.m. Saturday, Lake Providence Senior High School, Lake Providence.
Johnson, Henry Preston: noon Saturday, East Star Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Johnson, Nellie: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Morning Star Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Martin, Rosa Margarita: 10 a.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Pugh, Linda: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. John Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Shaw, Mary E.: 1 p.m. Saturday, King Jesus Worship Center, Winnsboro.
Sutton, Leroy: 11 a.m. Saturday, Friendship Baptist Church, Bernice.
Tatum, Roberta Neal: 1 p.m. Saturday, Brownville Baptist Church, Columbia.
Taylor, Billy Eugene: 2 p.m. Saturday, Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Quitman.
Tullos, Rebecca Thompson: 1 p.m. Saturday, Chatham United Methodist Church.
Warren, Cherry: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Waverly.
Welch, Michael Wayne: 10 a.m. Saturday, Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia.

October 11 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Charles Wesley Flowers Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mr. Charles Wesley Flowers, 76, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe with Rev. Michi Head, Rev. Chris McClain, and Rev. Leonard Garlington officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. at the South Central Baptist Church Cemetery in Wisner, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Charles Wesley Flowers began what would be his world wide journey on February 4, 1933 in Wisner, LA and passed from this life, Friday, October 9, 2009, at his home in West Monroe, LA. As his parents, John Wesley and Hazel Flowers, looked down upon their small boy, they did not realize all the places he would go and all the achievements he would accomplish in his time here on earth. Charlie, as he was known to his friends, would stretch two careers and a time of retirement in his 76 years. Charles married Carolyn Ann Love on April 4, 1953; the service was presided over by Carolyn's father, Rev. Ira Love. Charles' career in the United States Air Force had begun two years earlier in 1951. He would go on to serve 21 years, serving his country in France, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, Okinawa, Japan and many places stateside. Charles and his wife Carolyn gave birth to three children, Wayne, Michael and Karen. The Flowers family shared Charles' career and enjoyed the travel and living on all the different Air Force Bases. Charles would attain the rank of Tech Sergeant in the Air Force and would retire in 1972, from Tachikawa, Japan. Upon the Flowers' return to the United States, they settled in West Monroe, LA, where Charles would begin a second career as a Deputy in the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department. Charles would, over his twenty year career at O.P.S.D., attain the rank of Major and would be the Warden of the O.C.C. Retiring again in 1993, Charles worked at Glenwood Hospital in the Security Department until health problems forced him to resign. While Charles no longer had an "official" job he kept himself busy taking care of his family, yard, and his beloved dogs. He was a member of the Cadeville Masonic Lodge and would have received his twenty-five year service pin on October 19th of this year. Charles was also a member of McGuire United Methodist Church, having joined first in 1953 and then returning in 1972 at the time of his retirement. He was a member of the Cannon Sunday School Class. He is preceded in death by his father, John Wesley Flowers and by his sister-in-law, Peggy Flowers. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Ann Flowers; sons, Rev. Charles Wayne Flowers and wife Nancy of Lindale, TX, Michael Ray Flowers and wife Libby of Spirit Lake Reservation, ND; daughter, Karen Lea Smith and husband Hank of West Monroe, LA; grandchildren, Staci Lynn Morrison (Little Punk) and husband Regan (Magellan) of Bastrop, LA, Donivan Wayne Flowers (Counselor) of Houston, TX, Beth Ann Stremlau (Baby Beth) and husband Brad of Laurel, MD, Charles Michael Flowers (Bear) of West Fargo, ND, Sean Wesley Flowers (Rochester) and wife Catherine of Tyler, TX, Benjamin Robert Smith (Bubba) of West Monroe, LA and Allison Smith (Little Sweetie) of West Monroe, LA; mother, Hazel S. Flowers; sisters, Virginia Frost and husband Velton, and Betty Curry both of West Monroe, LA; brother, Donald Ray Flowers of Covington, LA; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be former sheriff, Richard Fewell, Richard Fewell Jr., Steve Struben, Mark Mashaw, Tom Hargrove and Jay Russell. Honorary Pallbearers will be former sheriff, Laymon Godwin, Sheriff, Royce Toney, members of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department and members of the Cannon Sunday School Class. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday, October 12, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to the McGuire United Methodist Church Building Fund or to the charity of your choice. The family would like to give a special thanks to all of his doctors and home health representatives for taking care of Mr. Flowers. Charles lived a quite life of faith, loved his family deeply and now, in his final retirement, lives with his Heavenly Father forever and ever, Praise God! Amen!

LINDA COATES HERFORD A memorial service will be held for Linda Coates Herford, 61, Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 10:00 AM at Roselawn Cemetery in Calhoun, LA, with Brother Tee Don White officiating. Mrs. Herford, the daughter of LeRoy and Velma Coates, was born May 15, 1948. She entered into rest Sunday, October 4, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Herford was preceded in death by her mother, Velma Coates. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Ed Herford of Berrien Springs, MI; son, Scott Lines and wife Tammy of Fruitvale, TX; daughters, Kimberly Lines of Madison, AL, Christine Herford of Portland, OR, and Tracy Hooper of Logansport, LA; father, LeRoy Coates, and wife Jean of Springhill, LA; brothers, Chris Coates and wife Charlotte of Downsville, LA, and David Coates and wife Kay of College Grove, TN; sisters, Phillis Jones, and husband Bobby, and Sandra Griggs and husband Buddy, all of Homer, LA; fifteen grandchildren, one great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews. For friends considering memorials to Mrs. Herford, her family suggests the Gideons or the American Cancer Society.

Michael M. Rhode Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Mr. Michael M. Rhodes will be held at 10:00am Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 at Zion Hill Baptist Church, north of Farmerville with Dr. Connie Ward and Bro. J. E. Brown officiating. Interment will be in Zion Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mike was born December 10, 1929 in Junction City to Bill & Ona Rhodes and passed away Oct. 10, 2009, at the age of 79, after a short struggle with melanoma. Mike lived most of his life in Union County and Union Parish. He served in the U. S. Air Force; was a long-time member and deacon of Zion Hill Baptist Church and retired as owner/operator of the Fina Service Station in Farmerville, where he spent many happy years. Mike was preceded in death by his son: Michael Scott Rhodes (2000) and his beloved wife: Dimple Tucker Rhodes (2008). Mike has a surviving twin brother: Milam & wife, Jeanette (Junction City); 2 sisters: Imogene Johnson (Ruston) and Elise Gainer (El Dorado). Mike leaves behind two sons: Joel & his wife, Renee (Farmerville) and Randy & his wife, Belinda (Lafayette); 6 grandsons and 2 great granddaughters. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday night from 6:00-8:00pm at Farrar Funeral Home. Online messages may be sent to the family at www.farrarfh.com.

Mrs. Willie W. Caldwell Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA A visitation for family and friends of Mrs. Willie Williams Caldwell, 94, of Monroe, will be from 4:00PM to 6:00PM on Sunday, October 11th, 2009, in the Chapel of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Born June 7th, 1915, in Farmerville, she passed away Saturday, October 10th, 2009, in Monroe, LA. A graduate of Farmerville High School, Mrs. Caldwell was the owner and operator of Caldwell Beauty Shop for 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Maurice Caldwell, and by a son, Charles Richard Walther. Survivors include her daughters, Sara M. Caldwell and Dorothy Minor and husband, Steve; son, Larry Walther and wife, Janice; grandchildren, Bernie M. Caldwell and wife, Mary; Drew Minor, Blake Minor, George (Bill) Walther and wife, Tammy; Amanda Carswell and husband, Justin; great grandchildren, Mikki and Blaise Caldwell, Will and Luke Walther, Evie, Jack, John, Joe and James Carswell. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Reverend Lowell C. Ashbrook Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe Reverend Lowell C. Ashbrook, 89, of West Monroe, Louisiana, passed away on October 8, 2009, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center. Mr. Ashbrook suffered a heart attack while riding his bike at the Wellness Center and was unable to recover from by-pass surgery and ensuing complications. Reverend Ashbrook was born to the late Samuel and Eva Ashbrook, on December 15, 1919, in North Braddock, PA. He was educated in public schools in Philadelphia, PA and graduated from Central Bible College in Springfield, MO. As an ordained minister with the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Reverend and Mrs. Ashbrook's years of ministry included pastorates in Warrensburg, MO; New Rochelle, NY; Meridian, MS; Lake Charles, LA; and at First Assembly of God in West Monroe, LA. Leadership roles within the denomination included Secretary-Treasurer of the Mississippi District; District Presbyter; Secretary and then Superintendent of the Louisiana District of the Assemblies of God. Additional positions of distinction were General Presbyter of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, and President of the Board of Regents of Southwestern Assemblies of God College in Waxahachie, TX from which he was conferred an honorary doctorate degree. After retiring from pastoral positions in the United States, Reverend Ashbrook held pastorates in Hong Kong and Albania. His love for the Lord and his heart for foreign missions took him to many pulpits in many countries around the world. Reverend Ashbrook was preceded in death by his parents Samuel and Eva Ashbrook and his wife of 56 years Edna Tanner Ashbrook. He is survived by three children Michael Ashbrook and his wife Loretta of Monroe; John Ashbrook and his wife Ramona of West Monroe; and Janice Ashbrook Clay and her husband Mike of Monroe; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; special friend Melba Balentine of Alexandria; and who he called "the best brother-in-law in the world" David Mahoney and his wife Dorothy Tanner Mahoney of West Monroe. Funeral services for Reverend Ashbrook will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at First Assembly of God in West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick's Funeral Home, West Monroe. Officiating will be the Reverends Marvin Gorman, Douglas Fulenwider, David Reddout, Shane Warren, and Calvin Stapp. Former pastoral staff members serving as pallbearers are the Reverends Duane Amis, Johnny Burk, David Craun, Paul Lee, Randall Peterson, and David Reddout. Visitation is Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God, West Monroe. Interment is at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of West Monroe. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the L. C. Ashbrook Memorial Fund (for Ministers' Benevolence) to Louisiana Assemblies of God District Office, P. O. Box 7388, Alexandria, LA 71306. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Rosemary Newell Barnidge Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe Services celebrating the life of Rosemary N. Barnidge will be held at 10 AM October 12, 2009, at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe, Louisiana. Officiating will be Rev. Johnny Hankins, pastor of Winnsboro United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, Louisiana. Mrs. Barnidge was born January 21, 1924, in Sarepta, Louisiana and passed away October 9, 2009 in Monroe, Louisisna. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Her family and friends will miss her dearly. Thank you God, for sharing her with us. Her husband, Leroy Barnidge, Sr., preceded her in death. Survivors include her children, Leroy and Cassandra Barnidge, Michael and Mary Barnidge, Cathy and Paul Johnston, and Colleen and Berton Kelly; grandchildren, Jason and Jennifer Barnidge, Rose-Anne and Chris Frano, Dr. Michael and Lori Barnidge, Elizabeth and Dashiell Kohlhausen, Jacob Kelly and Lillian Kelly; great grandchildren, Theodore and George Frano, Anna Barnidge and Greyson Barnidge; brothers, William and Peggy Newell and Edgar M. Newell; sister, Helen and James Balfe; and a host of nieces and nephews. Honoring Grandmom as pallbearers will be her sons, sons-in-law and grandsons. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Kathryn P. Barnes, 90
Kathryn Dean Phillips Barnes, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Carlton Cemetery, Calhoun.

LaSalle Benton, 50
HUTTIG, Ark. -- LaSalle Benton, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Lois L. Calvert, 88
OAK GROVE -- Lois L. Calvert, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Goodwill Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial will be in New Forest Cemetery, Forest.

William E. 'Bill' Everitt, 67
William E. "Bill" Everitt of West Monroe, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Charles W. Flowers, 76
Charles W. Flowers of West Monroe, a retired major with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at McGuire United Methodist Church, West Monroe, with graveside services at 2 p.m. at South Central Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Scott Frazier, 42
CHOUDRANT -- Scott Frazier, owner and operator of Frazier Logging Company, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Jean Hazlitt, 83
DELHI -- Jean Hazlitt, a homemaker, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Vera Herrington, 89
OAK GROVE -- Vera Herrington, a retired cafeteria worker, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home.

Charles Ray James, 54
Charles Ray James of Monroe, a laborer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Bonnie M. Jones, 83
Bonnie M. Jones of Monroe, a retired nurse, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.

Wendi Janway-Jones, 31
Wendi Janway-Jones of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Edgar H. Lancaster Jr., 91
TALLULAH -- Edgar H. Lancaster Jr., died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at St. Edwards Catholic Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Sliver Cross Cemetery, Tallulah.

Heather Spencer McCarty, 27
FARMERVILLE -- Heather Nicole Spencer McCarty, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is noon Tuesday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery.

Charles E. McLain, 64
Charles E. McLain of West Monroe, a warehouse manager, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.

Elaine Pierce, 77
JONESBORO -- Elaine Pierce, a bag mill employee, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jonesboro.

Jay Stevens, 46
MOBILE, Ala. -- Jay Stevens, an inside sales representative for Carter Chambers, died Saturday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile. Visitation will be prior to service on Wednesday. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

James E. Tolson, 88
James E. Tolson of Monroe, a retired shoe salesman for The Palace, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Avis Kennedy Waller, 96
FARMERVILLE -- Avis Kennedy Waller, a retired dry cleaner co-owner, died Sunday. Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is 1 p.m. Tuesday until service time. Burial will be in Farmerville City Cemetery.

James West, 70
OAK GROVE -- James West, a bus driver, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Annette Zagone, 66
ALVORD, Texas -- Annette Zagone, formerly of Monroe, a document specialist, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Ashbrook, Rev. Lowell: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, West Monroe.
Broadnax, Gloria: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Gray, Charlene M.: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bernice.
Hicks, J.C.: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Hendricks, Majorie Cox: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.

October 12, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Avis Kennedy Waller Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA Funeral services for Avis Kennedy Waller, 96, will be at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in the Chapel at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville. Visitation will also be at Kilpatrick Funeral Home on Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. Prior to the service with burial at Farmerville City Cemetery. "Miss Avis", as she was affectionately known to so many, was born in Union Parish on July 17, 1913, to William Henry and Willie Ann Kennedy. Mrs. Waller passed away in Farmerville on Sunday October 11, 2009 at Arbor Rose assisted living. Prior to her death, she also resided at Timberlake Healthcare Facility for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert B. Waller, one grandson, James Herbert Taylor and one great-grandson, Everist Cline, four sisters and two brothers. Survivors are daughters, LaJean Black and husband, Herbert of Monroe; Joanne Bearden of Ruston; Carol Ross and husband Joe of Tennessee and one sister, Zelia Kennedy Reeder of Shreveport. Surviving grandchildren are Herbert Kenny Black of Niceville, FL; Lynette Taylor Kelly of Boston, Mass; Kerry Wayne Black of Monroe; Melody Taylor Wood of Farmerville: Patrick Taylor of Choudrant; Kayla Mizanin of Lake Zurich, ILL; Sharilynne Cline of Columbus, Ohio: fourteen great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Waller was a life long resident of Union Parish where she served as a member of Business Professional Women, Union General Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary, order of the Eastern Star, Union Parish Triad Association and at the time of her husband's death fulfilled his term in Office as Justice Of The Peace. She was the oldest member of First Baptist Church in Farmerville at the time of her death. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Charles E. McLain Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Charles E. McLain, 64, of West Monroe will be 2:00PM on Tuesday, October 13th, 2009, in the Chapel of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe with Rev. Michael Disotell officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Born November 18th, 1944, in Monroe, he passed away Saturday, October 10th, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman M. and Mary A. McLain, and brothers, Eugene McLain and James McLain. Mr. McLain was a warehouse manager for GC Murphy and Superlift Suspensions for many years. He was a member of the Riverview Baptist Church and a veteran of the US Navy. He was also Past Master of the Eros Masonic Lodge #295. Mr. McLain was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. He was also a huge fan of West Monroe High School, LSU, and New Orleans Saints football. Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Disotell McLain; a daughter, Tonya McLain Patton and husband, James (Jamie); a son, Eddie McLain and wife, Nicole; brothers, Howard McLain and wife, Sandy, and Kenneth McLain; sister, Patsy Eppinette and husband, Charlie; granddaughter, Stephanie Morris and husband, Brandon; grandson, Justin McLain; great grandson, Carter Morris; aunt, Dot Redding; and a number of nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers are Chuck (Chigger) Smart, Bernard (Barnyard) Smith, Glen (G Man) Varner, Paul (Foxworthy) Houston, Kenny (Downtown Kenny) Brown, and Charlie (Oldtimer) Eppinette. Bryan (Frog) Eaton will serve as honorary pallbearer. Visitation is Monday evening, October 12th, 2009, from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Heather Nicole Spencer McCarty Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA Funeral services for Heather McCarty, 27, will be 2:00pm Tuesday at Farrar Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Heather, a homemaker, died Oct. 9, 2009. She was preceded in death by grandfather James Taylor and Memaw Sally Schmitt. Survivors are her husband, James McCarty; 2 sons: Damian & Cody McCarty; father: Johnny Spencer, Sr. & wife, Margaret; mother: Rebecca Armstrong & husband, Kevin; brother: Johnny Spencer, Jr.; sister: Victoria Armstrong & husband, Greg; grandparents: E. M. & Gloria Spencer, Earlene Taylor, Catherine and Aaron McCarty, David Schmitt, and in-laws: Lisa & Ken Kouns and Paul & Sharon McCarty. Visitation will be Tuesday noon-2:00pm at the funeral home. Instead of flowers, please make donations to Farrar Funeral Home at 312 Smith St., Farmerville, LA 71241 to help with funeral expenses.

Kathryn D. Barnes, 90
Kathryn Dean Phillips Barnes of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Carlton Cemetery in Calhoun.

Rosemary N. Barnidge, 85
Rosemary Newell Barnidge of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial is in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Gloria Broadnax, 85
Gloria Broadnax of Monroe, a retired nurse's aide, died Oct. 6. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Monroe. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home in Monroe. Burial is in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Charles W. Flowers, 76
Charles Wesley Flowers, 76
Charles Wesley Flowers of West Monroe, a retired warden for the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office and U.S. Air Force retired, died Friday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McGuire United Methodist Church. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Burial is at 2 p.m. at South Central Baptist Cemetery in Wisner.

Charlene M. Gray, 73
BERNICE -- Charlene M. Gray, a cashier, died Saturday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Bernice. Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. Monday at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Bernice. Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston.

Carole L. Gwin, 47
Carole Layton Gwin of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

J.C. Hicks, 80
RUSTON -- J.C. HICKS, a retired forester, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Antioch Cemetery near Simsboro.

Michael M. Rhodes, 79
FARMERVILLE -- Michael M. Rhodes, a retired businessman, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Zion Hill Baptist Church north of Farmerville. Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Farrar funeral Home of Farmerville.

Previously acknowledged
Ashbrook, Rev. Lowell: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, West Monroe.
Hendricks, Majorie Cox: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Jones, Johnnie Lee: 10 a.m. Monday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Montgomery, Joseph III: 11 a.m. Monday, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Monroe.
Pennington, Keith Eldridge: 2 p.m. Monday, Trinity Assembly of God Church, Bastrop.
Pfister, Robert "Bob": 10 a.m. Monday, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

October 13, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Avis Kennedy Waller Kilpatrick Funeral Home Farmerville, LA Funeral services for Avis Kennedy Waller 96 will be at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in the Chapel at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville. Visitation will also be at Kilpatrick Funeral Home on Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. Prior to the service with burial at Farmerville City Cemetery. "Miss Avis", as she was affectionately known to so many, was born in Union Parish on July 17, 1913, to William Henry and Willie Ann Kennedy. Mrs. Waller passed away in Farmerville on Sunday October 11, 2009 at Arbor Rose assisted living. Prior to her death, she also resided at Timberlake Healthcare Facility for several years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert B. Waller, one grandson, James Herbert Taylor and one great-grandson, Everist Cline, four sisters and two brothers. Survivors are daughters, LaJean Black and husband, Herbert of Monroe; Joanne Bearden of Ruston; Carol Ross and husband Joe of Tennessee and one sister, Zelia Kennedy Reeder of Shreveport. Surviving grandchildren are Herbert Kenny Black of Niceville, FL; Lynette Taylor Kelly of Boston, Mass; Kerry Wayne Black of Monroe; Melody Taylor Wood of Farmerville: Patrick Taylor of Choudrant; Kayla Mizanin of Lake Zurich, ILL; Sharilynne Cline of Columbus, Ohio: fourteen great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Herbert Kenney Black, David Doughty, Kerry Wayne Black, Kolby Black, Patrick Taylor, and Asen Poole. Honorary Pallbearers will be Emory Gillum, Keith Kenley, Kerry Hill, Judge James Marion Dozier, Stein Baughman, and Don Nyegaard. Mrs. Waller was a life long resident of Union Parish where she served as a member of Business Professional Women, Union General Hospital Pink Ladies Auxiliary, order of the Eastern Star, Union Parish Triad Association and at the time of her husband's death fulfilled his term in Office as Justice Of The Peace. She was the oldest member of First Baptist Church in Farmerville at the time of her death. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Carole Layton Gwin Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe Funeral services for Mrs. Carole Layton Gwin, 47, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Ken Johnson and Rev. David Willoughby officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Gwin passed away Saturday, October 10, 2009. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by grandparents, William "Papa" and Inez "Nonnie" Wyatt; grandmother, Mazie "Granny" Moreau; and niece, Haley Oliveaux. Carole was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was the glue that held us all together. Carole loved the Lord and ministering to the Crow Indian children on the reservation in Montana. Survivors include her husband, Greg Gwin; two sons, Ryan Gwin and Troy Gwin; granddaughter, Amabelle Gwin; parents, William and Judy Layton; Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, Charlie and Loretta Gwin; sisters, Debra Nugent and Allison Layton; sister-in-law, Joni Vallery and husband Philip; brothers-in-laws, Chuck Gwin and wife Christy and Scotty Gwin and wife Kathy; nieces, Michelle Vallery, Ashley Gwin O'Neal and husband Justin, Alex Nugent, Payton Nugent, and Ainsley Statham; nephews, Kyle Gwin and Adam Gwin; great nephew, Rylan Warren; numerous family and friends. Pallbearers will be Greg Gwin, Ryan Gwin, Troy Gwin, Scotty Gwin, Chuck Gwin, Adam Gwin, and Kyle Gwin. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Big Horn Baptist Church, P.O. Box 7455, Fort Smith, Montana, 59035. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Dewey Keenan Hemphill Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home, Austin, TX Dewey Keenan Hemphill died Saturday, October 10, 2009 surrounded by his family. He began life in Ferriday, Louisiana on July 19, 1934 with parents Dewey and Audrey Hemphill. Dewey graduated from Grayson High School in Grayson, Louisiana and attended ULM on a basketball Scholarship. In 1954, before graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Dewey soon qualified for the Aviation Cadet program and walked away from an opportunity to play for the Baltimore Orioles to pursue his dream of flying. It was during this time that he met the love of his life, Betty Shepherd. He soon received his wings and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the USAF. Betty and Dewey were married in 1957 just before his first assignment to Misawa AB, Japan. It was there he and Betty had their precious daughter, Teresa. Subsequent assignments include Shaw AFB where he flew missions during the Cuban missile crisis and Ramstien AFB. In 1967, Dewey was assigned to Udorn AFB in Thailand. He flew the RF-4 on 100 reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam where he earned the Silver Star. The memories of friends lost stayed with him for years. He returned from the war to serve as an Air Force liaison officer at Fort Hood. Following this he spent time at Langley AFB and later was selected to be operations officer and then squadron commander of the 29th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron at Bergstrom AFB. He was assigned to Ramstien AFB, Germany where he served with NATO in 4 ATAF and AAFCE. He finished his distinguished career as a Colonel serving as Vice Commander of the 17th Air Force at Sembach AB, Germany. Dewey was a life long student of history and received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Hampton University. During his military career he earned numerous medals including the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Meritorious Service Medal with 1 Oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, and Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters. Dewey was a man admired by all. With a beaming smile his tenderness, courage, and humor would prompt all those around him to be at ease. Dewey's patriotism permeated all aspects of his life. His love and devotion to his wife and daughter were storybook in their depth and beauty. In the years that followed his military career he resided in Austin before relocating to Monroe, Louisiana. He treasured the road less traveled with his lover and best friend of 52 years, Betty. Together they touched many. Seldom to let a kinship fade, he stayed in touch with many from his military service attending numerous Recce reunions. Between these times he would spend countless hours with his grandchildren, laughing and loving them through all their ups and downs. His example as a husband and father continues as a standard for his son-in-law, Matt. Above all Dewey would admit his greatest achievement was his daughter Teresa. He is preceded in death by his mother and father and survived by his dedicated and loving wife, Betty; adoring daughter, Teresa and forever changed husband Dr. Matt McCarty of Austin; four precious grandchildren, Dillon Keenan, Meredith Rose, Hayden Matthew and Laura Elizabeth McCarty; sister, Cheryl and husband, Wayne Eubanks of Oklahoma City and their sons, Chris and Cory, along with his younger brother, Frank of Monroe. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in the Chapel of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Interment with full military honors will take place at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. www.woundedwarriorproject.org. Please join us in celebrating Dewey's life by visiting our Memorial at www.mem.com where we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family. Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home, 6300 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin, Texas 78749, (512) 892-1172.

Mrs. Kathryn Dean Phillips Barnes Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn Dean Phillips Barnes, 90, of Calhoun, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. Billy Vaughn officiating. Internment will follow at Carlton Cemetery in Calhoun, LA. Mrs. Barnes was born September 11, 1919 in Eros, LA and passed away at her residence in Calhoun, LA on October 11, 2009. She was a member of the Clark Springs Baptist, a charter member of First Baptist Church in Calhoun, LA., and a member of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Barnes worked at Drew Elementary School Cafeteria for many years. She had a passion for cooking, and enjoyed flowers and gardening. She was famous for her yellow cake, her Banana Pudding and her Chicken and Dumplings. Mrs. Barnes had a generous caring nature with a love for animals, especially strays. She and her late husband, J.Y. Barnes, operated their dairy farm in Calhoun, LA for many years. Survivors include her children, Carolyn Gilbert and husband Jerry, Betty Wallace and husband James, Kay Brown and husband Harry, Eddie Barnes and wife Ann, Harry Barnes and wife Loraine and J. Hugh Barnes and wife Lila; fifteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mack Calhoun, Royce Calhoun, Chris Bartlett, Dathan Phillips, Charles Phillips and Joe Phillips. Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until service time Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to the Clark Springs Baptist Church or to the charity of your choice. In an hour of need you could always count on Mrs. Barnes, she will be missed. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Kathryn P. Barnes, 90
Kathryn Dean Phillips Barnes, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Carlton Cemetery, Calhoun.

LaSalle Benton, 50
HUTTIG, Ark. -- LaSalle Benton, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Lois L. Calvert, 88
OAK GROVE -- Lois L. Calvert, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Goodwill Baptist Church, Oak Grove. Visitation is 2-9 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial will be in New Forest Cemetery, Forest.

William E. 'Bill' Everitt, 67
William E. "Bill" Everitt of West Monroe, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Charles W. Flowers, 76
Charles W. Flowers of West Monroe, a retired major with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at McGuire United Methodist Church, West Monroe, with graveside services at 2 p.m. at South Central Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Scott Frazier, 42
CHOUDRANT -- Scott Frazier, owner and operator of Frazier Logging Company, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Jean Hazlitt, 83
DELHI -- Jean Hazlitt, a homemaker, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Vera Herrington, 89
OAK GROVE -- Vera Herrington, a retired cafeteria worker, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home.

Charles Ray James, 54
Charles Ray James of Monroe, a laborer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Bonnie M. Jones, 83
Bonnie M. Jones of Monroe, a retired nurse, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.

Wendi Janway-Jones, 31
Wendi Janway-Jones of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at North Monroe Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Edgar H. Lancaster Jr., 91
TALLULAH -- Edgar H. Lancaster Jr., died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at St. Edwards Catholic Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Sliver Cross Cemetery, Tallulah.

Heather Spencer McCarty, 27
FARMERVILLE -- Heather Nicole Spencer McCarty, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is noon Tuesday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery.

Charles E. McLain, 64
Charles E. McLain of West Monroe, a warehouse manager, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.

Elaine Pierce, 77
JONESBORO -- Elaine Pierce, a bag mill employee, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Tuesday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery, Jonesboro.

Jay Stevens, 46
MOBILE, Ala. -- Jay Stevens, an inside sales representative for Carter Chambers, died Saturday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile. Visitation will be prior to service on Wednesday. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

James E. Tolson, 88
James E. Tolson of Monroe, a retired shoe salesman for The Palace, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Avis Kennedy Waller, 96
FARMERVILLE -- Avis Kennedy Waller, a retired dry cleaner co-owner, died Sunday. Services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is 1 p.m. Tuesday until service time. Burial will be in Farmerville City Cemetery.

James West, 70
OAK GROVE -- James West, a bus driver, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Annette Zagone, 66
ALVORD, Texas -- Annette Zagone, formerly of Monroe, a document specialist, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Ashbrook, Rev. Lowell: 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Assembly of God Church, West Monroe.
Broadnax, Gloria: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Gray, Charlene M.: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bernice.
Hicks, J.C.: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Hendricks, Majorie Cox: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.

October 14, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ELTON LEE PITMAN Riser Funeral Home Columbia, LA Funeral services for Elton Lee Pitman, age 80, of Grayson will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 at the Rosefield Baptist Church at Rosefield with Rev. Harrell Tucker and Rev. David McGuffee officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosefield Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. The Pitman family will receive guests on Wednesday evening at the church from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Elton Lee Pitman was born on April 2, 1929 in Delhi, LA to the union of his parents, Willie Leo Pitman and Hattie Mae Duke Pitman. From his early years he had a love for horses and cattle, and this played a role in his life, actually breaking horses for others and being a cattleman. He was also an aircraft mechanic, and a mechanic with the Caldwell Parish Shool System. He was decorated Veteran of the Korean War and was honored with the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. He was an active member of the Rosefield Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Ruth Ann Carter; brother, Obie Pitman, and by his sister, Avice Sikes. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Anna Ruth Pitman of Grayson; daughters, Linda McGee and husband Mike of West Monroe, and Sharon Roberts of Bebe, AR; sisters, Gracie Roberts of Olla, Waymel Smith of Houston, TX, Eunice Hudson of Mer Rouge, and Virginia Womack of Siloam Springs, AR; grandchildren, Stacey Pitman, Shaun Meredith, Kim Winn, Lea Anna Collinson, Jessica Daily, and Melissa Fife; eleven great grand children, and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Scott Winn, Dustin Head, Phillip White, Stacey Pitman, Gary Tucker, and Drew White. Honorary pallbearers will be G.L. Cruse, Mike McGee, Murrell McGuffee. Online condolences may be sent at riserfuneralhomes.com

JAMES EDWIN TOLSON, SR. Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd, Monroe, La James Edwin Tolson, Sr., 88 years old, of Monroe, Louisiana, passed peacefully from this life to be with our Lord on October 12, 2009. Jimmy was born on October 25, 1920 and lived his entire life in Monroe. Jimmy graduated from Ouachita High School in May 1938. After working at Jitney Jungle and beginning what would become his 44 year career at The Palace Dept. Store, Jimmy enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served his country in Europe through the completion of WWII. He served his country for three and a half years, achieving the rank of First Sergeant, and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Upon his return, Jimmy resumed his career at The Palace where he managed the Shoe Dept. and married Shirley Marie Edelen. Jimmy and Marie had two boys, James Edwin Tolson, Jr. and Randy Michael Tolson. After Marie's death in 1972 and 25 years of marriage, Jimmy remarried to Ruth Kilgore Henry. Jimmy and Ruth enjoyed 36 years of marriage before his passing. He was well known for his positive spirit and his excellent cooking. He was loved by many beyond his family and everyone he met immediately became his friend. Jimmy spent his post retirement years helping farmers at the farmers' markets in Monroe/West Monroe and acting as the "straw boss" at Petito's Strawberry Farm. Among his favorite pastimes were hunting and fishing with his friends and spending time with his wife, kids and grand children. Jimmy was preceded in his death by his parents, James T Tolson and Nina Watson Tolson and by his brother, H. W. "Buddy" Tolson who passed earlier this year. Jimmy will be lovingly missed by his wife Ruth, his son Jim and his wife Suzi and their children Alexandra and James III and by his son Randy and his wife Nancy and their children Bethany and Melissa. He is also survived by his step children Tyler Henry and his wife Dianne, Melton Henry and his wife Jeane Marie and their son Bill, Elaine Henry and her husband Vince Chiodo and Elaine's daughter Elizabeth, and James Henry and his wife Jennie and their children Thomas, Miriam, Jennifer and Sally. Visitation will be held at Mulhearn's Funeral Home on Hwy. 165 in Monroe, Wednesday, October 14th from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 pm. Services will be at Mulhearn's on Thursday, October 15th at 2:00 P.M. and will be presided over by Rev. Larry Stafford of the First United Methodist Church, Monroe. Graveside services to follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park on Hwy. 80 East. Honorary pall bearers are Ray Williams and Johnny Woodard. Pallbearers are Mike Andrus, Jimmy Johnson, Sal Petito, Max Stracener, Steve Tolson and Kyle Tolson. The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the staff at both Presbyterian Dallas and Presbyterian Plano hospitals as well as to the staff at The Legacy at Willow Bend in Plano, Texas for their caring and kindness for our loved one in his final days. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JAY STEVENS Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Rd, Monroe, LA Lester Jennings "Jay" Stevens, 46, formerly of Monroe, LA, died October 10, 2009, from injuries suffered in a vehicular accident in Mobile, AL. Services for Jay will be under the direction of Mobile Memorial Gardens on October 14, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until time of service. Jay was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jennings Stevens. Jay is survived by his wife Tammy; son Brody; stepsons Wesley, Wade and Walker Johnson; sisters Hope Carroll and husband Bob; Sharon Stevens and Toni Stevens Collins; niece Jenni Carroll; and nephews Brad Carroll and wife Dawn, Payne Collins; and one great-nephew, Harris Carroll. Pallbearers will be Brandon Johnson, Barrett Johnson, Walker Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Jason Lowe, Joe Terry, Payne Collins and Teddy Sanderson. Honorary pallbearers will be Brody Stevens and Brad Carroll. Jay graduated in 1981 from Ouachita Parish High School and was employed by Carter Chambers in Mobile as an Inside Sales Representative. Jay developed a passion for airplanes at a young age beginning with remote-controlled planes. He was an experienced pilot with single engine planes and ultralights and logged many hours flying his friends and family in his Cessna 140. He enjoyed taking family trips to the beach, going waterskiing and riding his motorcycle. Jay loved and lived his life to the fullest, always doing for and putting others before himself. Jay's love for life was evident in the joy he brought to others, through his positive outlook and humor, his smile, and his absolute and genuine concern for others. Jay's thoughtfulness, compassion, tender spirit and kind heart inspired everyone who knew him. Jay was a loving husband, father, step father, brother, uncle and friend to so many. We know that Jay is still flying, just with a different set of wings.

JEAN MACKOY MUSTARD Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe Memorial services for Mrs. Jean Mackoy Mustard, 86, of Mer Rouge, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 15, 2009 in the chapel of Oakwoods Home for the Elderly at Mer Rouge, LA with C.S. Cascio officiating. Interment will follow later at First Methodist Church at Orlando, FL. Survivors include her sons, Andy Hutchinson and wife Eileen and Jack Hutchinson; granddaughter, Ashley Canille Hutchinson; great granddaughter, Kyleigh Hutchinson; great grandson, Kaleb Davis. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

LORRAINE R. BUFORD PLUMLEY Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Lorraine R. Buford Plumley, 75, of Monroe, LA will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 15, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe with Pastor Kelvin Copeland officiating. Interment will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Plumley was born on February 2, 1934 in New Orleans, LA and passed away on October 12, 2009 in Monroe, LA. She was a sales associate at Belk Department Store in Monroe, LA. She was a member of East Haven Church of God in Mer Rouge, LA. She was preceded in death by her first husband James L. Hemphill and a granddaughter Daniela Hemphill. Mrs. Plumley is survived by her husband: Hollis Plumley; daughter: Donna Hemphill; sons: Ronald E. Hemphill, Jeff Hemphill, Gary Hemphill, Damon Hemphill and wife, Theresa, Howard Plumley and wife, Betty; daughters: Denise Kenley and husband, Randy, Debbie Hughes and husband Billy, Dee Dee Cotton, Darla Crymes and husband Larry; sons: Tim Plumley and wife, Teresa, and Scott Plumley and wife Shannon; 21 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be: Steven Hemphill, Chris Hemphill, Billy Blackmon, Bobby Bagwell, Clay Clark, and Timmy Crowley. Honorary pallbearers will be: Tush Spence and Robert Clark. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Online condolences maybe made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

MARGARET TUCKER JACKSON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd, Monroe, LA Services for Margaret Tucker Jackson, 84, will be 11:00 AM Thursday, October 15, 2009 in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road Monroe, with Rev. William L. Smith officiating. Interment to follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, LA. Margaret was born in Marion, Louisiana to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Tucker on March 20, 1925. She was the oldest of nine children and was preceded in death by her parents and six of her brothers, J.C., Terry, Wade, Claude, Charlie and Joe, as well as a special cousin Janice Robinson. Margaret passed from this life on earth to a new life with her heavenly father on Monday, October12, 2009. Margaret was retired from South Central Bell Telephone where she went to work at the age of 17. She was a very dedicated employee and stayed active in the Monroe Telco Federal Credit Union until she became ill. She was a Member of The Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church of West Monroe. She spent her last years in the Oaks Nursing Home and loved the bingo games. Margaret married John C. Jackson on August 19, 1994 at Lakeshore Baptist Church. She was 69 years old but still a very happy and excited new bride. Mr. John showed her great love and changed her life. Holidays were always special to her as she was surrounded by her, "grandchildren" at Barney & Lauretta's home. She and Mr. John especially loved the Easter egg hunts and we will always cherish the love they showed each of us on special occasions and Sunday dinners. Margaret is survived by her husband John C. Jackson, her sister Shirley Jackson and her beloved brother Barney M. Tucker and his wife Lauretta. Pallbearers are Buddy Cork, Vernon Flemister, Gene Ford, Kyle Hairston, John Jackson Jr., and Ray Pierce. Visitation is Wednesday, October 13, 2009 from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Mulhearn Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Ministry of Inspirational Therapy, 105 First St. South, West Monroe, LA 71291 an organization began by her cousin. Online registry/condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARY MELODYE HOFLER PIKEY A memorial service for Melodye Pikey, 54, will be held Thursday Oct. 15, 2009 at St. Paschal's Church at 10:00 AM. Melodye was born Nov. 9, 1954 and she passed away Oct. 11, 2009. Survivors include her husband, Kevin Pikey, two sons, Toby Thornton and Jeremie Cotten and wife Paula, five grandchildren.THELBERT L. LEWIS, SR. Clark-Griffin Funeral Company West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Thelbert L. Lewis, Sr., 67, of Monroe will be at 10:00 AM Thursday at the Bethel Assembly of God in Monroe under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Company. Reverand B.F. Sellers will be officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetary in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held Wednesday 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Thursday at 8:00 AM until time of service at Bethel Assembly of God. Mr. Lewis was born January 25, 1942, and passed away Monday, October 12, 2009 at St. Francis Specialty Hospital. Thelbert enjoyed gardening, he was a great baseball player, loved college football, was a member of Bethel Assembly of God and a family man that loved God and his church. He was survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Mary Jo Lewis of Monroe; one son, Thelbert (Bubba) Lewis, Jr. of Minden; two daughters Tracy Brown and husband Donnie of Columbia, MO and Lisa Redding of West Monroe; grandchildren include Lance Brown, Emily Brown, Nathan and Misty Redding, Julie Redding, Megan Redding, Chase Redding, Grecia Lewis and London Lewis; great grandchildren include Rylan Redding, Parker Redding and Layken Redding; he is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers will be Lance Brown, Nathan Redding, Chase Redding, Donnie Brown, Scott Redding and Darren LaBorde. Honorary pallbearer will be London Lewis.

WILLIAM E. (BILL) EVERITT Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, La. Services to celebrate the life of Mr. William Earl (Bill) Everitt, 67, of West Monroe, La. will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday October 15, 2009 at Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, La. with the Rev. Gregg Riley and Rev. George T. Walker, Jr., officiating, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, La. Mr. Everitt died October 12, 2009 at the St. Francis Medical Center. Mr. Everitt was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. He was retired from Beall's Department Store as a buyer. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Arlyne W. Everitt; two sons, Scott Everitt and Timothy Everitt; Daughters, Wendy Everitt and Debbie E. Welker and husband, George; Grandchildren, Michael and Tyler Everitt, Benjamin and Kevin Welker and Summer and Brooke Everitt; Great Granddaughter, Ciauna Phillips; Brother, Charles E. Everitt, Jr.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dick Etheridge, Freddy Moses and Dix Johnston. Memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, LA Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Arden D. Barney, 64
Arden D. Barney of West Monroe, a customer service representative, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

John David Graves, 53
John David Graves of Monroe, a supervisor for McDonald's Corp., died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church, Monroe. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carole L. Gwin, 47
Carole Layton Gwin of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

James Edward Johnston, 84
James Edward Johnston of Monroe, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Bonnie M. Jones, 83
Bonnie M. Jones of Monroe, a retired nurse, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the mausoleum. Burial will be in Mulhearn Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

James R. Pettway, 64
James R. Pettway of Monroe, a retired attorney and in-house counsel and company comptroller for Johnny's Pizza House Inc., died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is noon Friday until service time at the funeral home.

Audrey Bunn Underwood, 84
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Audrey Mae Bunn Underwood, formerly of Monroe, a retired health care coordinator, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Calvert, Lois L.: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Goodwill Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Hendricks, Majorie Cox: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Herrington, Vera: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Lancaster Jr., Edgar H.: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Edwards Catholic Church, Tallulah.
Pierce, Elaine: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jonesboro.
Stevens, Jay: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Ala.

October 15 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

AUDREY MAE BUNN UNDERWOOD Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Mae Bunn Underwood, 84, of Vero Beach, FL, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, October 16, 2009, at Eros Baptist Church with Rev. J. W. Bunn Carole Layton Gwin Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe Funeral services for Mrs. Carole Layton Gwin, 47, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Ken Johnson and Rev. David Willoughby officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Gwin passed away Saturday, October 10, 2009. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by grandparents, William "Papa" and Inez "Nonnie" Wyatt; grandmother, Mazie "Granny" Moreau; and niece, Haley Oliveaux. Carole was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was the glue that held us all together. Carole loved the Lord and ministering to the Crow Indian children on the reservation in Montana. Survivors include her husband, Greg Gwin; two sons, Ryan Gwin and Troy Gwin; granddaughter, Amabelle Gwin; parents, William and Judy Layton; Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, Charlie and Loretta Gwin; sisters, Debra Nugent and Allison Layton; sister-in-law, Joni Vallery and husband Philip; brothers-in-laws, Chuck Gwin and wife Christy and Scotty Gwin and wife Kathy; nieces, Michelle Vallery, Ashley Gwin O'Neal and husband Justin, Alex Nugent, Payton Nugent, and Ainsley Statham; nephews, Kyle Gwin and Adam Gwin; great nephew, Rylan Warren; numerous family and friends. Pallbearers will be Greg Gwin, Ryan Gwin, Troy Gwin, Scotty Gwin, Chuck Gwin, Adam Gwin, and Kyle Gwin. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Big Horn Baptist Church, P.O. Box 7455, Fort Smith, Montana, 59035. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

CARMEN KILCREASE FARRAR FUNERAL HOME Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Mrs. Carmen Kilcrease, 81, of Farmerville will be 10:00 A. M. Friday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rocky Branch with Bros. Ryan Chapman and Woody Woodson officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Mrs. Kilcrease, a homemaker, died Oct. 12, 2009. Survivors are her 3 sons: Larry Killcrease & wife, Wanda; Charles Killcrease and DeWayne Killcrease; 1 sister: Maxine Kilcrease; 1 brother: J. C. Honeycutt; 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Johnny Roan, Jr., Earl Babineau, Dalton Spillers, Dickie Chapman, Nickey Haye and Robert Gates. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday from 6:00 P. M. until 9:00 P.M. Online messages may be sent to the family at www.farrarfh.com

EDGAR H. LANCASTER Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home Tallulah, LA Edgar Hunter Lancaster, Jr., a resident of Tallulah, LA,, died on Monday, October 12, 2009, at the age of 91 years. Services will be on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with Father Ferreolus D'Cruz officiating. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P.M. at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in Tallulah, and burial will be at Silver Cross Cemetery. Mr. Lancaster is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Beverly Vedros Lancaster and his three children and their spouses: Judge Michael E. Lancaster and his wife Becky of Tallulah; Patricia Ann (Patsy) Lancaster and her husband Billy Clapp, of Ocala, Florida; and Edgar Hunter Lancaster, III and his wife Terri, of Monroe. He is also survived by three grandsons: Will Lancaster of Ruston, Kris Lancaster of Lafayette, and Ethan Lancaster of Monroe, and his sister-in-law, Thellis M. Lancaster, of Tallulah, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Edgar Hunter Lancaster, Sr. and Willie Butler Lancaster, his sister Mabel Clair Placke, and his brother Donald B. Lancaster, all of Tallulah. Mr. Lancaster was a graduate of Tallulah High School, Louisiana Tech University, and Louisiana State University School of Law. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. After his discharge, he returned home to attend law school. He was in the active practice of law from 1948 until the time of his death. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1952-1968, where he was Chairman of the Judiciary A House Committee and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives. He was an organizer of Southern National Bank at Tallulah and served on its Board of Directors and as the bank's attorney. Mr. Lancaster was honored by the Louisiana Bar Foundation in 1986 as the Attorney of the Year, and he was inducted the LSU Law School Hall of Fame in 1987. He was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court as the 6th Judicial District Judge Pro Tempore from 1992-1993, and served on the Louisiana Law Institute for over fifty years, having served as past president and chairman emeritus of the Institute. He was active in the Louisiana State Bar Association, having served on the Board of Governors and the Attorney Ethics Commission. Mr. Lancaster was an avid golfer, civic and business leader and unofficial historian. Active pallbearers will be Will Lancaster, Kris Lancaster, Ethan Lancaster, Kent Lancaster, Allan Placke, Dale Placke and George Vedros. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Thomas A. Neumann, Dr. L. P. Neumann, Jr., L.D. Napper, Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Henry C. Sevier, Jr., all members of the Sixth Judicial District Bar, Collins Thomas, Charles Roberson, and Charles Ladd Abrahm. In lieu of flowers, any planned memorials may be made to the Tallulah Rotary Club Scholarship Fund in memory of Mr. Lancaster, P. O. Box 1534, Tallulah, LA 71284-1534 or to the church or charity of your choice.

FRANCES ANNETTE ZAGONE Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Annette Zagone, 66, of Downsville, LA, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 17, 2009, in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Jerry Whitman officiating. Interment will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA. Mrs. Zagone was born on October 22, 1942 and passed away at her daughter's residence in Alvord, TX on October 10, 2009. Mrs. Zagone was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Frances Thigpen; and brother, Joe Thigpen. Survivors include one brother, Britt Thigpen; her children, Deborah Liles and husband Eddie, Vicki Zagone and partner Brenda Stone, Jay Zagone and wife Janene; grandchildren, Casey Zelayla, Anthony Felts, Libby Felts, Sheyenne Liles, Taylor Zagone, Adam Sturtevant, Lillie Zagone, Carmella Liles, Olivia Zagone, and John (Trey) Zagone III.; great grandchildren, Logan Zelayla, Zia Zelayla, Ella Zelayla, Logan Felts, Layla Felts, Landon Felts, and Cameron Ulmer. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JAMES EDWARD JOHNSTON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for James Edward Johnston will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, October 16, 2009, in the chapel at Mulhearn Funeral Home, 2308 Sterlington Road, Monroe, with the Rev. David Willoughby officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe. Mr. Johnston was born November 19, 1924 in Girard, LA., the oldest child of Theodore and Willie B Wilson Johnston. As a young man, he came to Monroe and met the love of his life, Floy Belle McClung. The couple wed on August 4, 1951, and raised three children in a loving, Christian home. The couple were members of Calvary Baptist Church for over 50 years, where he served as a deacon until the time of his death. Mr. Johnston worked for over 40 years for Central Oil and Supply, driving tanker trucks to refineries in Texas six days a week and delivering gas to locations throughout northeast Louisiana. Each year, his family realized the fruits of his work ethic by traveling to visit locations throughout the United States. Mr. Johnston died at home in his sleep on October 13, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife, Floy and by his oldest son, Donald Reese Johnston; his parents; his brother Marvin Johnston; and sisters, Marie Johnston and Jewel Johnston. He is survived by: His daughter, Charlotte Johnston Rainwater and husband Mark of Monroe; son, James Dale Johnston of Monroe; brothers, Eugene Johnston and Billy Johnston, both of Alto; grandsons, Christopher Rainwater of Monroe and Joshua Rainwater of Nashville, Tennessee; two great granddaughters; and numerous other family members and friends. Serving as pallbearers will be Carroll Dozier, Allen Eason, Roy Price, Howard Reese, Harry Roberts and Sonny Tarpley. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home. The family requests memorials be made to Gideons International. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JAMES R. PETTWAY Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, LA James R. Pettway, 64, passed away Tuesday, October 13 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Pettway was retired from the practice of tax law and was in-house counsel and Company Controller of Johnny's Pizza House, Inc. He was a graduate of LSU and LSU Paul M. Hebert Law School. While an undergraduate, he served as ROTC Cadet Corps Commander; served as the first treasurer of the LSU Student Government Association; served as treasurer of Phi Delta Theta fraternity; served as an editor of Law Review; was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi; and the recipient of several scholarships, including a National Merit Scholarship. Mr. Pettway was a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Ouachita Parish Bar Association, Louisiana Society of CPAs, and the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Richard Pettway of Alexandria, LA. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Jamie; daughter and son-in-law, Jamie and Mike Mills of Concord, NC; son, Brad of Chicago, IL; brother-in-law, Tommy MacDermott and wife Mary of Hattiesburg, MS; and several cousins. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel on Lamy Lane, Monroe with Dr. C. Welton Gaddy officiating. Visitation will be from 12 noon until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Camp Quality of Louisiana, Ronald McDonald House of Monroe, Bible Study Fellowship International (www. bsfinternational.org) or the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

JEAN C. HAZLITT Cox Funeral Home Delhi, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Jean C. Hazlitt, 83, of Delhi will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 16, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Delhi with Rev. Mickey Bounds officiating. Visitation will be held from 7:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home in Delhi. Burial will be in the Delhi Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi. Mrs. Hazlitt was a native of Lafayette, LA and died on Monday, October 12, 2009 in Clearwater, FL. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Delhi where she served in the choir for many years as well as assisting in youth education and recreation programs. She graduated from Tioga High School and attended Louisiana State University. Mrs. Hazlitt worked at Delhi Elementary School for many years as a Title I Reading Instructor. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Crider Campbell and Ethel Clyde Graham Campbell and her husband Henry Abner Hazlitt. She is survived by two daughters, Jane Hazlitt Verrette & her husband Craig of Destrahan, LA and Claire Hazlitt Thompson & her husband Gary of Casa Grande, AZ; one son, Dr. Andrew Hazlitt and his wife Catharine of Clearwater, FL; three grandsons, Adam Verrette, Jared Thompson and Cole Hazlitt, two granddaughters, Kelley Thompson and Amelia Hazlitt and one sister, Harriet Rowley of Salt Lake City, NV. Pallbearers will be Jared Thompson, Adam Verette, Milton Linder, Jim Free, Bud LaPrairie and James Curry. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our web site at www.coxfuneral.com

JOHN DAVID GRAVES Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, LA Funeral Services for John David Graves will be held Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Grace Episcopal Church with Father Gregg Riley officiating. John was a graduate of Neville High School and attended ULM and studied graphic design. He was an employee of McDonald Corporation for many years. John was an artist earning many awards and doing commissioned work. He enjoyed traveling, sport cars, music and family. His wry sense of humor and indomitable courage carried he and his family through his illness. "Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune and misfortune - at their own private pace, like a clock in a thunderstorm." He was preceded in death by his fathers: Carl Mitchell Graves and Donald C. Modlin. John is survived by his mother: Sylvia Modlin; daughter: Kaitlin Elizabeth Graves; sisters: Carla Vincent and husband, Carl, Celia Neitz and husband, Tom, and Kristi Hendricks and husband, Gregg; nieces and nephews Curtis Mitchell Rogers, Nickolas Nelson Rogers, Ramsey Wheat Vincent, Hanna L. Doty, Emily Brooke Vincent and Carly Ana Neitz. "God Kissed his lips and he slept." Pallbearers will be: Fred and Wes Ratcliff, Tom Neitz, Carl Vincent, Curtis Rogers and Nick Rogers. Honorary pallbearer will be Johnny Cunningham. "Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway." "The Duke" Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

SCOTT FRAZIER Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Funeral services for Mr. Scott Frazier, age 42, of Choudrant, LA will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston, LA. Rev. Larry Emory will officiate with burial to follow at Sibley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Scott was born on February 19, 1967 in Ruston, LA and passed away on October 12, 2009 in Ruston, LA following a sudden illness. He lived life always giving never taking; he loved with all of his heart. His family always came first, his wife and children were always top priority and his main goal in life was to provide for them all they could ever possibly need and most of the things they wanted. He was such a hard worker, being self employed as owner/operator of Frazier Logging for 15 years. This took up much of his time being almost a 24/7 job. But somehow he always managed to find time to be there for his family and friends, no matter what the circumstances were. He was always a gracious host, always having fish fry's, cook-outs, and even Thanksgiving and Christmas for ALL of his family and friends to enjoy. He was always the life of the party!! He always made everyone feel welcome with his smiling face and vibrant personality and he always had a hug for everybody. Deer hunting was his passion although he loved to be outdoors, fishing, riding the 4-wheeler, riding in his Jeep or just whatever he could think of doing at the spur of a moment. Being the kind-hearted, life of the party type of guy he was, he will be greatly missed by many, and never forgotten. His memory will live on in our hearts forever!! Scott is survived by his wife: Janet Emory Frazier; his children: Katie Frazier and Garrett Frazier; parents: Bill and Vicky Frazier all of Choudrant, LA; sisters: Kelly Ross of Ware Shoals, SC and Kim Roberson and husband, Joe of Dubach, LA; sister in law: Marie Clark and husband, Scott of Ruston, LA; nephews: Kelly and April Bagwell; Casey Bagwell, both of Choudrant, LA; and Reed Roberson of Dubach, LA; great nephews: Braden Bagwell and Cameron Bagwell, both of Choudrant, LA; nephew: Bryan Ross and niece: Allison Ross, both of Ware Shoals, SC; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Pallbearers will be Kevin McGivney, Tim Pesnell, Tim Maddox, Jim O'Neal, Charles Fitzgerald, Danny Austin, Scott Duke, and Diddle Andrews. Honorary Pallbearers will be Joey Sherrill, Nathan Walker, Stevie Manning, and Robert (Chicken) Younse. Visitation was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. until 8 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Arden D. Barney, 64
Arden D. Barney of West Monroe, a customer service representative, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

John David Graves, 53
John David Graves of Monroe, a supervisor for McDonald's Corp., died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church, Monroe. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carole L. Gwin, 47
Carole Layton Gwin of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

James Edward Johnston, 84
James Edward Johnston of Monroe, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Bonnie M. Jones, 83
Bonnie M. Jones of Monroe, a retired nurse, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the mausoleum. Burial will be in Mulhearn Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

James R. Pettway, 64
James R. Pettway of Monroe, a retired attorney and in-house counsel and company comptroller for Johnny's Pizza House Inc., died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is noon Friday until service time at the funeral home.

Audrey Bunn Underwood, 84
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Audrey Mae Bunn Underwood, formerly of Monroe, a retired health care coordinator, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Calvert, Lois L.: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Goodwill Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Hendricks, Majorie Cox: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe.
Herrington, Vera: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Lancaster Jr., Edgar H.: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Edwards Catholic Church, Tallulah.
Pierce, Elaine: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jonesboro.
Stevens, Jay: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Ala.

October 16 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CHARLES DOUGLAS CASON Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Graveside Services for Mr. Charles D. Cason, 95, of West Monroe, LA will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe with Rev. Jon Tellifero officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Mr. Cason was born November 3, 1913 in West Monroe, LA to Nina Tippit and Edgar Douglas Cason and passed away on October 14, 2009 in West Monroe. Mr. Cason graduated from Louisiana State University in 1932 where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and as a Major in the Reserves. He was married to Florence Barron Cason of Winchester, Massachusetts on April 25, 1943. Mr. Cason's professional career spanned 35 years as an accountant with Exxon Corporation. He retired in New Orleans, LA in 1974 and moved back home to West Monroe in 1975 transferring his letter of membership to First United Methodist Church - West Monroe where his family had been charter members. Charles Cason is survived by his wife of 66 years Florence Barron Cason, and his five children, Suzanne Morrison of Houston, TX, Yvonne Centanni of Kingwood, TX, Emelyn Stalnaker of Kingwood, TX, Charlene Guillory of Houston, TX and Robert C. Cason of Studio City, CA. Mr. Cason is survived by six grandchildren, Karen Packer of Lewsiville, TX, David Morrison of Spring, TX, Sam Centanni of Houston, TX, Doug Centanni of Houston, TX, Karrie Stalnaker of Kingwood, TX and Kristin Stalnaker of Kingwood, TX and seven great-grandchildren, Courtney Packer of Lewisville, TX, MacKenzie Packer of Lewisville, TX, Kaylee Packer of Lewisville, TX, Maggie Morrison of Spring, TX, Hailey Morrison of Spring, TX, Luke Centanni of Houston, TX and Emma Centanni of Houston, TX. Mr. Cason was an avid hunter and fisherman in his youth - and a devoted husband, father and grandfather to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church West Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

DORIS LOU BOSTIC MOREAU Kilpatrick Funeral Home 1200 Lamy Lane Monroe, LA Doris Lou Bostic Moreau, age 83, was born September 2, 1926 in Monroe, LA to Ray and Pearl Bostic. She passed away on October 14, 2009 at Grace Home in Shreveport, LA. Services will be held at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM with Chaplain Mary Preziosi. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park. She worked for 28 years as a surgery nurse at E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital in Monroe, LA. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, a caring and compassionate person. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Pearl Bostic, her sister, Marie Bostic and brother, Raymond "Ted" Bostic. She is survived by her daughter: Donna Moreau Taylor and husband, Jack of Bossier City; grandchildren: Amanda Taylor of Bentonville, AR, Jonathan Taylor of Shreveport, and Matthew Taylor of Bossier City; one great granddaughter: Emily of Shreveport. She is also survived by a host of friends and neighbors. Doris was a Christian and praised God daily. She was an inspiration to all that knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed. The family wishes to thank the staff at Grace Home for their wonderful care of Doris and her family. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the time of service at 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

GLADYS TALTON MADISON Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, LA Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Talton Madison of Irving, Texas, will be held 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Christ Church Cemetery with the Reverend Edward M. Head officiating. Services will be under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Gladys Talton Madison was born November 23, 1912 in West Monroe, LA. and passed away peacefully from this life on October 13, 2009. She was a resident of Monroe till her marriage in 1946. The former longtime Bastrop resident was preceded in death by her husband Edwin F. "Cooter" Madison. She is survived by a daughter Nell Fly and her husband Sam of Irving, Texas; her son Edwin F. "Bud" Madison of Wyoming and a granddaughter, Michaela Madison of New York City, New York. For those who wish memorials may be made to the Christ Episcopal Church of Bastrop, Grace's Home for Abused and Neglected Animals in West Monroe, or to the charity of one's choice. www.coxfuneral.com

GLORIA ROSEMARY CANDIFF TANNER Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home After 76 years, Gloria Rosemary Candiff Tanner completed her life's journey and went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Yale University Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut. Visitation for Gloria Tanner will take place at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 12 noon, with a Mass of Christian Burial immediately following, and internment at St. Louis Cemetery Number Three, New Orleans, Louisiana. The daughter of Rosemary Thomas Candiff (the late) and Albert Candiff (the late), she was born at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA. She was preceded in death by parents as well as her sister Mildred Lucien of Sacramento, California, and two brothers Albert Candiff and Marcel Candiff of New Orleans, Louisiana. She is preceded in death by her ex-husband Wilfred Allen Tanner, Sr. and she is survived by their five children: Jacinta Tanner Mathis and her husband Samuel of Ridgefield, Connecticut, Wilfred Allen Tanner and his wife Antonia of Los Angeles, California, Maria Goretti "Gingerbread" Tanner and her companion Angelamia Bachemin of New Orleans, Louisiana, Ralph Anthony Tanner, and his wife Susanne of El Paso, Texas, and Glorious Theresa Tanner Ross and her husband Richard of Gulfport, Mississippi. In addition, she is survived by her siblings, Matilda Palfry of Seattle, Washington, Emelda Hall of Orlando, Florida, Marian Robinson Ross of Monroe, Louisiana, Joycelyn Ayers, and her husband Clifford, Elaine Stokes, and her husband Willie both of Chicago, Illinois and Jaleel Hameed, and his spouse of Atlanta, Georgia. She is also survived by numerous loving grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. She graduated with honors from Delgado Junior College with an Associates Degree in Music. She was a dedicated catholic, attending church daily and praying the rosary multiple times each day. Gloria was a devoted member of the Knights of St. Peter Claver Milunnon Chapter 4 Ladies of Grace, Ladies of Victory Court 50, New Orleans, Louisiana, Court 73, Reserve, Louisiana, Third Order Lay Carmelite and she was associated with The Franciscan Handmaidens of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in Harlem, New York. She worked for AT&T - BellSouth for 27 years and was one of the first women to become a telephone switchman. After retirement, she was an enthusiastic member of the Wal-Mart Pharmacy staff. Gloria Tanner loved Wal-Mart. She was a world traveler, avid reader and dedicated worker. May she rest in peace.

JIMMY RAY CHAPMAN Clark- Griffin Funeral Company of West Monroe LA Funeral Services for Mr. Jimmy Ray Chapman, 51, of Famerville La will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 16, 2009 at Rocky Branch Baptist Church. Brother Woodson McGuffee and Brother Ryan Chapman will be officiating following burial at Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Company of West Monroe. Visitation will be at Rocky Branch Baptist Church on October 15, 2009 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Mr. Chapman was born on July 2, 1958 and passed away at LSU Medical Center-Monroe on October 14, 2009. Jimmy was talented in automotive body repair. He was survived by his son Chris Anderson and wife Ann of West Monroe La., daughter Chelsea Chapman of Linville, LA., his Parents Bobby R. and Pearl Chapman of Rocky Branch, and two brothers Kenneth Dale Chapman and wife Debra of Mangham, LA., and Calvin Chapman and wife Melanie of Rocky Branch. Pallbearers will be Bimbo Chapman, Pee Wee Spillers, Eddie Duchesne, Tommy Haye, Rick Carter and Jimmy W. Chapman. Honorary Pallbearers will be James Dyer and Kenny Armstrong. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.clark-griffin.com

MICHAEL CHARLES SHOWS Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Michael Shows, 34, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 17, 2009 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Rev. Jim Ragsdale will officiate. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Michael was born November 21, 1974 in West Monroe and passed away October 14, 2009 in Monroe, LA. He was employed at Landmark Nursing Home as an LPN and was a member of New Destiny Assembly of God Church. Michael was very active with youth ministry and will be remembered as having a very outgoing personality and love to joke and "pick" and will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his son, Austin Michael Charles Shows and father, Joe M. Shows, grandfather, C. E. Bendily and his grandmother, Eula Shows. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Cumpton Shows, daughter, Alexis Shows, mother, Wanda Shows Freeman, sister, Tanya Shows Hay and husband Jeremy, grandmother, Dolly Bendily, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Kathryn and Roy Cumpton, sister-in-law, Michelle Johnson; nieces and nephews, Tyler, Jordan and Madelyn Hay. Pallbearers will be Joe Hooter, Jeremy Hay, Chris Shows, Brian Bendily, Jason Shows, R.J. Lux, Carl Benefield and Michael Hutson. Special thanks to all the medical doctors and staff for their care and compassion to him and our family during his illness. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Community Trust Bank in memory of Michael. Visitation will be held Friday, October 16, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Bobbie Battle, 33
Bobbie Battle of Monroe, a licensed practical nurse, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Parkview Church of Christ, Monroe. Visitation is noon Friday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Susan Pickens Becnel, 57
Susan Pickens Becnel of West Monroe, an executive secretary for oil and gas companies, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Carrie E. Bryant, 90
WINNSBORO -- Carrie E. Bryant, formerly of Ridgecrest, a retired school cafeteria worker, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez, Miss.

Kenneth Wayne Bryant, 54
Kenneth Wayne Bryant of Monroe, a rehabilitation service tech, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Annie M. Caraway, 80
RUSTON -- Annie M. Caraway died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

James Corbert Dison, 90
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. -- James Corbert Dison, formerly of Farmerville, retired from Shell Oil Co., died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Conway Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in Conway Cemetery.

Nola Green, 59
Nola Green of Monroe,a child care provider, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Flower Catholic Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Majorie Cox Hendricks, 76
Majorie Cox Hendricks of West Monroe, a retired office administrator with Reliable Life Insurance Co. in Monroe, died Oct. 8. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Betty Wilson Hunter, 63
Betty Wilson Hunter of West Monroe, a medical technician, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Frances Jacobs, 90
BASTROP -- Frances Jacobs, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

James Edward Johnston, 84
James Edward Johnston of Monroe, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carmen Kilcrease, 81
FARMERVILLE -- Carmen Kilcrease, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rocky Branch. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

James R. Pettway, 64
James R. Pettway of Monroe, a retired attorney and in-house counsel and company controller of Johnny's Pizza House Inc., died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is noon Friday until service time. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Jackie Robertson, 76
BASTROP -- Jackie Robertson, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial United Methodist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Saturday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.

Audrey Bunn Underwood, 84
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Audrey Mae Bunn Underwood, formerly of Monroe, a retired health care coordinator, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Eros Baptist Church, Eros. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Eros, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Frances Annette Zagone, 66
DOWNSVILLE -- Frances Annette Zagone, a document specialist, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Previously acknowledged
Adams, Josephine: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jerusalem No. 2 Missionary Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Benton, LaSalle: 2 p.m. Saturday, Ward Chapel CME, Huttig, Ark.
Carlisle, Gus: 10 a.m. Friday, Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Doyle, Andrew C.: 1 p.m. Saturday, Winnsboro Second Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Dukes, Jay`Ren: 2 p.m. Saturday, Trousdale Hill Cemetery, Bastrop
Greenwood, Mazie McIntyre: 10 a.m. Friday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Harris, Edison: 11 a.m. Saturday, True Light Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Hazlitt, Jean: 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Delhi.
Hodges, Robert F.: 3 p.m. Friday, Mount Tabor Cemetery.
James, Charles Ray: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Timothy Baptist Church, Monroe.
Kelly, Sallie Mae: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pioneer.
Knox, Shirley M.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Rock Corner Family Life Center, Dubach.
Lancaster Jr., Edgar Hunter: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Edward's Catholic Church.
Maiden, John: 2 p.m. Sunday, True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
McClinton, Otto: 1 p.m. Saturday, Cherry Hill No. 2 Baptist Church, Gallion.
McIntosh, Melv`: 1 p.m. Friday, Morehouse Association Building, Bastrop.|
Owney Jr., Grandson: 1 p.m. Friday, East Star Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Pearce, Theophilus Jacob: 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Ruston.
Reese, Reginald: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Luke Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Thomas, Christener: Noon Friday, Flowery Mount Baptist Church, Monroe.
Ware, T.B. Bertha: Noon Saturday, Evergreen No. 2 Baptist Church, Bastrop.
West, James: Noon Saturday, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Oak Grove.

October 17, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BETTY ELAINE WILSON HUNTER Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Graveside Service for Mrs. Betty Elaine Wilson Hunter, 63, of West Monroe, LA will be 2:00 PM Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Martin Baptist Church Cemetery in Martin, LA with Rev. John Edgar Wilson officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Mrs. Hunter was born July 13, 1946 in Monroe, LA and passed away on October 15, 2009 in West Monroe, LA surrounded by her family. She was most proud of going back to Northeast Louisiana University and getting her degree as a medical technologist at the age of 40. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her grandchildren nicknamed her "MeMaw No Shoes." She is survived by her husband, Bill Hunter; children, Paul Hunter and wife Amanda, Susan Hillman and husband Vince, Jo Hunter; stepchildren, Peggy Key, Terry Parker, Bill Hunter III., Laura Alford, Paula Walsworth; grandchildren, Elana Hunter, Sam Hunter, Chloe` Hillman, Abby Claire Hillman, Mitzi Hillman, Bill Key Jr, Jeremy Key, Sabrina Key, Morgan Long, Scarlett Parker, Chad White, Bill Hunter IV, Sandra Hunter, Jesse Hunter, Dillon Hunter, Ronnie Alford Jr, Marshall Alford, Amanda Alford, Patricia Toms, Phillip Walsworth Jr, Alicia Walsworth; brother, John Edgar Wilson and sisters, Laura Richmond, and Geraldine Everett. Pallbearers will be Bill Hunter, Paul Hunter, Harold Wilson, Lane Wilson, Vince Hillman, and Phillip Walsworth. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to the Ouachita Parish Public Library. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

JACKIE ROBERTSON Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, Louisiana Funeral services for Mrs. Jackie Robertson will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2009 at the Memorial United Methodist Church in Bastrop with the Reverends Ramon Warren and Sam Emanuel officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation with the family will be Saturday evening October 17th from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Jacqueline Rose Robertson was born July 25, 1933 in Beeville, Texas and she passed peacefully from this life at her residence surrounded by her family on October 15, 2009 following a courageous battle with cancer. She is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Wroten and by a sister, Ruth LaNell Landry. Jackie was a charter member of the Memorial United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of the Bastrop High School Class of 1951 and of Centenary College in Shreveport. She was also a past president of the Bastrop chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority. Jackie was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She will be fondly remembered for her loving and generous spirit. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Flint Robertson; three daughters, Cindy Jones and her husband Larry of New Orleans, Patricia Robertson of Austin, Texas, Nancy Campbell and her husband Brian of Bastrop; a son, Dan Robertson and his wife Hope of Monroe; six grandchildren, Kelly Aline Stone, Morgan Stephens, Patrick Smith, Lelia Robertson, Rebecca Robertson, and Sawyer Robertson; sister, Patsy Taylor and her husband Jack of Niceville, Florida; brother-in-law Bertney Landry of Shreveport; and a host of nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Jason Crockett, Joe Danna and her nephews Keith Robertson, Steve Landry, John Landry, Chuck Landry, and John Taylor. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Robert Lyon, Maurice Raphael, and E.L. "Boots" Gladney. The family wishes to extend a special "thank you" to the nurses and staff of Premier Hospice, Vickie Gregory, and Florence Jean Bailey for their loving care and compassion extended to our wife, mother, and family. For those who wish memorials may be made to the the Memorial United Methodist Church of Bastrop, Pilots for Patients, or to the charity of one's choice.

NOLA MAE GREEN Miller Funeral Home Monroe, LA Born December 23, 1949, joined her Heavenly Father on October 13, 2009. She was preceded in death by a brother, Clifton "Earl", and a sister-in-law, Barbara. Survived by her parents, Floyd and Nola Faye Green, Sr., four brothers, Robert, Monroe, LA; Hubert (Natascha), Las Vegas, NV; Floyd Jr., (Lierre), Mission Viejo, CA; and Lloyd, Palm Bay, FL, currently contracted in Iraq; three sisters, Martha (Ramsey), Houston, TX; Jackie (Keith), Sahuarita, AZ, and Ann (Joseph), Dallas, TX. Also, she leaves to mourn her lost a host of nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She was a life-long member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church and will surely be missed. Special thanks to the care provided by Hospice COMPASSUS and LA State Medical Centers, Monroe and Shreveport. Visitation will be at 1:00 P.M. one hour before the Funeral Services at Little Flower Church on Saturday, October 17, 2009, at 2:00 P.M. Interment at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

ROBERT A. MILLER Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, Louisiana Graveside Memorial Services for Mr. Robert A. Miller will be held at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, New York. Robert A. Miller died on October 15, 2009 at the age of 86. He was a graduate of Columbia University of Pharmacy. His career was Director of Quality Control in manufacturing. He enjoyed many trips to various parts of the world. Mr. Miller served in the Army during World War II in the South Pacific for three years. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, West Monroe. He is survived by his wife, Margaret S. Miller; a cousin in Arizona and a nephew in California. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Annie M. Caraway, 80
RUSTON -- Annie M. Caraway, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Ruston.

Charles D. Cason, 95
Charles D. Cason of West Monroe, a retired accountant, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Hasley Cemetery Memorial Pavilion, West Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Edna Cyrus, 82
Edna Cyrus of Monroe, a retired teacher, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Calhoun. Visitation is 9 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Terry Lee Hooker, 46
NEWELLTON -- Terry Lee Hooker, a security guard, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Newellton Chapel Baptist Church, Newellton. Burial will be in Wyoming Cemetery under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Norman Dale Johnson, 75
Norman Dale Johnson of West Monroe, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Monday. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Lula Mae King, 82
WISNER -- Lula Mae King, a retired emergency technician and obstetrics nurse, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Clayton Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be Saturday at the church until service time. Burial will be in South Central Cemetery, Wisner, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Mary Helen Lejeune, 82
Mary Helen Lejeune of West Monroe, a retired clerk, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Doris Bostic Moreau, 83
Doris Lou Bostic Moreau of Monroe, a retired surgical nurse at E.A. Conway Memorial Hospital, died Wednesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 11 a.m. Saturday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Eula M. Rainwater, 75
Eula M. Rainwater of Sterlington, a retired loan officer, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Greer Cemetery, Rayville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Michael Charles Shows, 34
Michael Charles Shows of Monroe, a licensed practical nurse, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is noon Saturday until service time. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.

Rex Skipper Sr., 83
Rex Skipper Sr. of Calhoun, a retired mechanic, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Cemetery, Calhoun. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Adams, Josephine: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jerusalem No. 2 Missionary Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Benton, LaSalle: 2 p.m. Saturday, Ward Chapel CME, Huttig, Ark.
Bryant, Carrie E.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Bryant, Kenneth Wayne: 11 a.m. Saturday, Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.
Dison, James Corbert: 2 p.m. Saturday, Conway Baptist Church.
Doyle, Andrew C.: 1 p.m. Saturday, Winnsboro Second Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Dukes, Jay`Ren: 2 p.m. Saturday, Trousdale Hill Cemetery, Bastrop.
Green, Nola: 2 p.m. Saturday, Little Flower Catholic Church, Monroe.
Harris, Edison: 11 a.m. Saturday, True Light Baptist Church, Winnsboro."
Jacobs, Frances: 1 p.m. Saturday, St. Mary Baptist Church, Monroe.
Kelly, Sallie Mae: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Pioneer.
Knox, Shirley M.: 10 a.m. Saturday, Rock Corner Family Life Center, Dubach.
Maiden, John: 2 p.m. Sunday, True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
McClinton, Otto: 1 p.m. Saturday, Cherry Hill No. 2 Baptist Church, Gallion.
Reese, Reginald: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Luke Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Robertson, Jackie: 2 p.m. Sunday, Memorial United Methodist Church, Bastrop.
Ware, T.B. Bertha: Noon Saturday, Evergreen No. 2 Baptist Church, Bastrop.
West, James: Noon Saturday, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Zagone, Frances Annette: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, Monroe.

October 18, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

DOVIE BROADWAY SHULTZ Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mrs. Dovie Broadway Shultz, 86, of West Monroe, LA will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. William Smith officiating. Private interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, LA. Mrs. Shultz was born on December 20, 1922 in Baskin, LA and passed away on October 16, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. She was a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church. She worked at Selman Field as a secretary and reporter where she met and then married her husband, Earl F. Shultz on November 6, 1943. Mrs. Shultz worked as a secretary and also taught at Bish Mathis Institute. She also worked in the accounting department at Tyner Petrus. She is preceded in death by her husband, Earl F. Shultz and two brothers. She is survived by her children, Ronnie Shultz and wife, Linda, Randy Shultz and wife, Sharolyn, and Kathy Stewart and husband, Pat; grandchildren, Jeremy Shultz, Selah Shultz, Diana Harris, Brian Stewart, and Amy Stewart; great-granddaughter, McKinley Harris; two sisters, Earnestine Morgan and Doris Odom and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday, October 19, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, or P.A.W.S. of Northeast Louisiana. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

EULA M. RAINWATER Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA Graveside services for Mrs. Eula M. Rainwater of Sterlington, LA will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Greer Cemetery in Rayville, LA with Brother Roger Johnson officiating. Mrs. Rainwater was born in Richland Parish on May 5, 1934 and went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on October 16, 2009. She is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, James H. Rainwater, Jr.; children, Art Rainwater and wife Cheryl, and Allen Rainwater; grandchildren, Betsy, Bobby, Bryan, Matthew, Annie, and Sarah and great-grandchild, Madison. Mrs. Rainwater dearly loved her family and friends and she will be missed immensely. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Sterlington building fund. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARY HELEN LE JEUNE Clark- Griffin Funeral Company, West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Ms. Mary Helen Le Jeune, 82, of Point, LA will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday October 18, 2009 at McClendon Baptist Church with Brother James Gardner officiating, and burial following at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Company of West Monroe. Visitation will be at McClendon Baptist Church from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. Ms. Le Jeune was born on October 14, 1927 in Point, LA and passed away at Landmark Nursing Home and Rehab on October 16, 2009. Ms. Le Jeune was in Retail Cosmetics. She is survived by daughter, Dianne Le Jeune of West Monroe; grandson Billy Le Jeune and wife Jessica of Fort Polk; granddaughters, Kateland Hoggard, and Stevie Hoggard of West Monroe; grandson, Jesse Hoggard of Baton Rouge; sister, Janet Witty of West Monroe; great grandchildren, Jackson, Cameron, Brianne Le Jeune. Pallbearers will be Jesse Hoggard, Steve White, Herman Smith Jr., Paul Little, Billy Le Jeune, and Mark Robert. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.clark-griffin.com

Corean Besant, 98
Corean Besant of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dyer's Chapel CME Church, West Monroe. Visitation is Tuesday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Zeigler Cemetery, Eros.

Elvin Lopez Evans, 79
ALEXANDRIA - Elvin Lopez Evans, a retired equipment mechanic and commercial fisherman, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Cynthia Gayle Hawkins, 52
Cynthia Gayle Hawkins of West Monroe, a horticulturist, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, Bastrop, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Betty Wilson Hunter, 63
Betty Elaine Wilson Hunter of West Monroe, a medical technologist, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Martin Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Clyde J. Moreland, 94
MONTEREY - Clyde J. Moreland, a farmer and carpenter, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Monterey Church of Christ. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Brial will be in New Era Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Patsy Anne Bearden Revill, 71
PALESTINE, Texas - Patsy Anne Bearden Revill, formerly of Farmerville, an operator of military family service centers, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Herrington Funeral Home, Palestine. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Previously acknowledged
Caraway, Annie M.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
King, Lula Mae: 2 p.m. Sunday, Clayton Pentecostal Church.
Maiden, John: 2 p.m. Sunday, True Gospel Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Rainwater, Eula M.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Greer Cemetery, Rayville.
Robertson, Jackie: 2 p.m. Sunday, Memorial United Methodist Church, Bastrop.
Skipper Sr., Rex: 2 p.m. Sunday, Mount Zion Cemetery, Calhoun

October 19 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CATHY WILLIAMS Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Cathy Williams, 54, of Rocky Branch will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday October 20, 2009 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch with Bro. Ryan Chapman officiating. Interment will be in the Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 PM Monday at the church. Mrs. Williams, an administrative assistant, went to her Heavenly home Saturday October 17, 2009 after a lengthy illness. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Edna Dumas; brother, Billy Lee Dumas; niece, Kelly Chapman; brother-in-law, Bennie Chapman. Survivors include her husband of 34 years Tony Williams; son, Brad Williams and wife, Christy; two brothers, Terry Dumas and wife, Jo; Dennis Dumas and wife, Gwen; one sister, Judy Chapman; two grandchildren, Makayla and Jordyn Williams and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Pallbearers will be James "Bimbo" Chapman, Phillip Smith, Jon Williams, Bryon Calwell, Alex Zepeda and Terry Jones. Online messages may be sent to the family at www.farrarfh.com

JOAN HOUCK SPENCE Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, LA Funeral services for Joan Houck Spence, 74, will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 300 Fontana Road, Monroe, LA with Brother Marty Kutz, Dr. Mike Holloway and Rev. Randy Cook officiating. Interment will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Mrs. Spence was born on September, 12, 1935 in Holley Ridge, LA and passed away Sunday, October 18, 2009 in Monroe, LA. She is preceded in death by her parents; E.C. Houck and Grace Houck. Survivors are her loving husband of 51 years, Joe Spence; daughter, Donna Spence Kutz and husband Marty; grandsons, Joseph and Joshua Kutz; brother, Billy Joe Houck and wife Doris; niece, Joan Pugh; nephew, Steve Houck. Pallbearers will be Steve Houck, Mark Pugh, Olen Haynes, Kenny Cagle, Tony Concelli, Greg Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be Mike Morris, Joseph Kutz, Joshua Kutz. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, 1200 Lamy Lane, Monroe, LA and Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 PM at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Glynn Davis, 65
Glynn Davis of West Monroe, retired, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

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Madilyn F. Ellis, 7
MONTEREY -- Madilyn Faith Ellis died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday.

Otis M. Hill Jr., 56
WINNSBORO -- Otis Mack Hill Jr., a construction worker, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Chase Cemetery in Chase.

Hazel L. Huckaby, 89
Hazel L. Huckaby of Calhoun, a homemaker, died Saturday. Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Courtney H. Moore, 68
Courtney Hill Moore of West Monroe, a retired electrician, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Delmas T. Rowton, 64
Delmas T. Rowton of West Monroe, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at Clark-Griffin Funeral Company of West Monroe.

Thelma M. Siemiller, 99
Thelma M. Siemiller of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Dovie B. Shultz, 86
Dovie Broadway Shultz of West Monroe, a retired secretary, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Burial is private at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

John Swinson Jr., 59
John Swinson Jr., of Monroe, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at Miller Funeral Home of Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Besant, Corean: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dyer's Chapel CME Church, West Monroe.
Hawkins, Cynthia Gayle: 11 a.m. Monday, Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Moreland, Clyde J.: 2 p.m. Monday, Monterey Church of Christ, Monterey.
Revill, Patsy Anne: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Herrington Funeral Home, Palestine, Texas.

October 20, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

COURTNEY HILL MOORE CLark-Griffin Funeral Home Company West Monroe, LA Courtney Hill Moore, (Courtman) age 68, retired IBEW 446 electrician died in Union parish while hunting on October 18, 2009. He loved life and was a true outdoorsman. Courtney loved his family and was a devoted papaw and will truly be missed by all. He was born June 22, 1941 to the late Harry and Evelyn Moore of Monroe La. He served in the U.S. Army and was united in marriage to Doris Marie Moore, March 8, 1984. He also attended the First Baptist Church of West Monroe, LA. Courtney is survived by his wife Doris, son and daughter-in-law Christopher and Brandi Moore. Two grand-children Gabe and Parker Moore all of West Monroe, also two sisters Bobbie Freeman and Christa Sledge of West Monroe, LA. Funeral services will be at Clark Griffin Funeral Company. Pastor Russel Rhodes will be officiating. Visitation will be at 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 and the service will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday October 21, 2009 . Graveside service will be at Monroe Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jake Taylor, Tim Taylor,Ritchie Robin, Jason Hull, Johnnie Pace and Jeremy Weaver. On line condolences may be sent to the family@Clark-Griffin.com

DEWEY K. HEMPHILL A Memorial Service will be held Celebrating the Life of Dewey K. Hemphill on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Cypress Baptist Church, 161 Cypress Church Road, West Monroe, LA.

DOROTHY "DOT" CAMPBELL Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Campbell will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in the Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of West Monroe. Officiating will be Pastor Mark Fenn. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of West Monroe. Mrs. Campbell was born on June 17, 1927 and passed away on October 19, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gussie Lee Campbell, Sr. and her daughter, Vicki Dianne Campbell Anzalone. Survivor is her son, Gus Lee Campbell, Jr. Mrs. Campell was a member of the American Business Women's Association. She also enjoyed bowling and dancing. Her most enjoyable times were spent on the river with her family. Pallbearers will be Ralph Asbury, Ryan Chappell, Doug Branch, Bob Bickett, Carvel Avis and Ellis Alford. Visitation wil be at 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Homes of West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

GLYNN EDWARD DAVIS Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro, LA. Mr. Glynn Edward Davis, age 66 of West Monroe, died Sunday, October 18, 2009 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Mr. Davis worked as a papermill superintendent prior to his retirement. Friends may call on the family 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Community of Christ Church near Eros and Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 9:00 AM until time for services. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM with High Priest Ellis Lewis and Elder Greg McManus officiating. Interment will be at Community of Christ Church Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Rose Davis of West Monroe; daughter, Paula Davis Cromwell; two sons, Steven Davis and wife Crystal, Brian Davis and wife Gerri both of West Monroe; two step-sons, Joe Doiron of Eros, Sid Doiron of West Monroe; two brothers, Carl Davis and wife Sharon, Charles Davis and wife Juanita both of West Monroe; two aunts; fourteen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his parents; brother, B. J. Davis; grandchild Tyler. Pallbearers will be Mike Sharp, Richie Fancher, Frank Hillhouse, Buddy Tarver, Kyle Davis and Heath Cosby. The family of Mr. Davis would like to give special thanks to Dr. Bernie McHugh and staff and also to Compus Hospice. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made at: www.southernfuneralhome.com

M.J. Batey, 76
WISNER — M.J. "Son" Batey, a retired Franklin Parish school principal, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wisner First Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Wisner. Burial is in Oakley Cemetery near Gilbert under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro.

James Carter, 86
TALLULAH — James Carter died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home in Tallulah.

John Drumgoole, 75
CLAYTON — John Drumgoole died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.

Henry W. Hinkston, 56
FERRIDAY — Henry William Hinkston, a mechanic, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.

Madilyn F. Ellis, 7
MONTEREY — Madilyn "Madi" Faith Ellis, a student, died Sunday. Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Monterey First Baptist Church. Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Burial is in the church cemetery under the directions of Young's Funeral Home in Ferriday.

Elvin Lopez Evans, 79
WILDSVILLE — Elvin Lopez Evans, a retired equipment mechanic and commercial fisherman, died Friday. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evangeline Baptist Church in Wildsville. Visitation is from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Patsy C. Knowles, 65
Patsy Jean Cagle Knowles of Calhoun, a retired secretary, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Annie M. Montgomery, 77
CLAYTON — Annie Mae Montgomery, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at Smith Funeral Home in Monroe.

Barbara A. Rea, 70
Barbara Ann Epps Rea, 70, of Calhoun, a retired General Motors employee, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Joan H. Spence, 74
Joan Houck Spence of Monroe, retired executive secretary for Troy & Nichols, died Sunday. Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Monroe. Visitation is from noon until service time at the church. Burial is in Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Lamy Lane, Monroe.

Vera Watson, 93
CROCKETT, TEXAS — Vera Watson, an EKG technician, formerly of Jonesboro, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Edmonds Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Burial is in Springhill Cemetery in Jonesboro.

Aubrey L. Watts, 78
BASTROP — Aubrey Lee Watts, a gauge inspector, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harmony Baptist Church in Collinston. Burial is in Zachary Cemetery in Jones under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Bastrop.

Cathy Williams, 54
ROCKY BRANCH — Cathy Williams, an administrative assistant, died Saturday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial is at Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Previously acknowledged
Besant, Corean: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dyer's Chapel CME Church, West Monroe.
Hill, Otis Mack Jr.: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is in Chase Cemetery in Chase.
Huckaby, Hazel L.: 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Revill, Patsy Anne: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Herrington Funeral Home, Palestine, Texas.
Shultz, Dovie Broadway: 10 a.m. Tuesday Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

October 21, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BARBARA ANN EPPS REA Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Memorial services for Mrs. Barbara Ann Epps Rea, 70, of Calhoun, LA will be held at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the Pentecostals of the Twin Cities Church with Rev. Andy Myrick officiating. Mrs. Rea was born on October 16, 1939 in Bernice, LA and passed away on October 19, 2009 at her residence in Calhoun, LA. She was a member of the Pentecostals of the Twin Cities and loved witnessing for the Lord. Mrs. Rea was an avid Domino's player. She especially loved playing Mexican Train. Mrs. Rea was a very giving and charitable lady who took care of her family. She is preceded in death by her step-daughter, Melinda Grant, by her mother, Fern St. John Holley, her father, Victor Holley and by her step-mother, Nell Dean Holley. She is survived by her husband, Don Rea; children, Maria Danna and husband, Andy, Rayland Trisler and wife Kym, Pete Rea, Tracey Rea, Belinda Grant, Lawrence Grant, Carol Carter Free, Tilford Carter and Sydney Carter; grandchildren, Stefanie Johnson and husband Greg, Drew Danna, Emilee, Clayton, Reed, and Kara Grace Trisler; sisters and brother, Patsy Guy and husband, Vernon, Brenda Reed and husband, Bruce, Mary Franklin and husband, Donnie, Barbara Nell Brantley and husband Hoss and Ralph Malone and wife Evelene. Honorary Pallbearers will be Eric Guy, Joey Guy, Donnie Trisler, Jay Trisler, Donnie Franklin, Hoss Brantley, Vernon Guy and Bruce Reed. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until Service Time Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pentecostals of the Twin Cities Building Fund. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

KELLI D. HUNT OCT. 21, 1969 - SEPT. 28, 2009 Kelli has gone to live with her lord whom she has always loved and who loves her greatly. She is no longer suffering and in pain but healthy and happy in Heaven. She leaves to cherish her memory her devoted husband of seventeen years, James R. Hunt, Jr., her three wonderful children, Warren, Coltin and Victoria and a host of family and friends. THE HUNT FAMILIES AND THE WEBSTER FAMILIES

Dorothy Lee Campbell, 82
Dorothy "Dot" Lee Campbell of West Monroe, a retired bookkeeper, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Elbert Charrier, 59
JONESVILLE -- Elbert Charrier, a commercial fisherman and car salesman, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Pentecostal Church, Jonesville. Burial will be in New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Mary Sims Crump, 81
RAYVILLE -- Mary Sims Crump, a retired cafeteria technician, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Laura Dowles, 78
BASTROP -- Laura Dowles, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Linda Lofton Duncan, 48
Linda Denise Lofton Duncan of West Monroe, a human resources manager for CenturyLink, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Mary Huff Jones, 90
BASTROP -- Mary Huff Jones, a retired dietitian at Morehouse General Hospital, died Tuesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Joseph Thomas Keogh, 57
Joseph Thomas Keogh of West Monroe, a sales representative, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

O'Phela McFarland, 75
RAYVILLE -- O'Phela McFarland, a cook, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Robert "Bob" Reeves III, 61
FERRIDAY -- Robert Roger "Bob" Reeves III, a farmer and tree planter, died Monday. Memorial services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Vidalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Geneva Kane Taylor, 86
Geneva Kane Taylor of West Monroe, a retired manager and insurance agent for Mulhearn Insurance Co., died Tuesday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Arrangements are incomplete.

Belzora Washington, 84
WATERPROOF -- Belzora Washington, a homemaker, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Coy L. Winters, 87
WINNSBORO -- Coy L. Winters, a farmer and retired Franklin Parish police juror, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery, Winnsboro.

Previously acknowledged
Batey, M.J. "Son": 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wisner First Baptist Church, Wisner.
Besant, Corean: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dyer's Chapel CME Church, West Monroe.
Ellis, Madilyn "Madi" Faith: 11 a.m. Thursday, Monterey First Baptist Church, Monterey.
Evans, Elvin Lopez: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Evangeline Baptist Church, Wildsville.

October 22, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ARDEN BARNEY Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Memorial services for Arden Barney, age 64, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Hasley Memorial Pavilion in West Monroe, LA with Mike Kellett officiating. On October 12, 2009, Arden slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.' He honored us by the manner in which he lived his life. We will never forget him, nor the time we spent with him. Arden graduated from South Union High School in 1963. He honorably retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1983 after 20 years as a Technical Sergeant. He was a Vietnam veteran and served throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Barney was awarded several awards including, Air Force Commendation Medal, Longevity Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and Outstanding Unit Award. After military retirement he was a Customer Service Technician for Dallas based NCS. Arden was preceded in death by his dad, James Blaine Barney; mother, Dora Hart Barney; and sister, Donna Stasak. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Josie Barney; sisters, Jan Turner and Lolita Sharp; son, Tim Barney; daughters, Sharon McKay and Becky Anderson; step daughters, Allison Marie Siville and Juanita Walker; grandchildren, Bradley McKay, Brett Anderson, Alex Anderson, Justin McKay, Whitney Lynn Walker, Hannah Marie Walker, and Brandon Walker. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Louisiana Hospice, Palliative Care group at http://www.lmhpco.org/donate, American Lung Association, and St. Jude Children's Hospital. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

ELSIE WILLIAMS MCKEITHEN Clark-Griffin Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Elsie Williams McKeithen was born September 18, 1918, and stepped out of this temporary life into eternal life October 20, 2009, in Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe, LA. For most of her life she was a waitress in Monroe and Shreveport. Elsie enjoyed serving others and continued doing that when she moved to Landmark several years ago. She was very active in her Landmark Home. Elsie was a member of Christian Life Church in Monroe, LA. Elsie was preceded in death by her husband Otis Robert "Doc" McKeithen; her daughter Betty Grace Godwin; her parents, Andrew and Philista Williams; two sisters, Grace Cosby, Lucille Darnell; and four brothers, Andrew Williams, Arthur Williams, Cecil Williams, Raymond Williams. She is survived by her son and his wife, David and Linda McKeithen; stepson and his wife, James Otis and Johnnie McKeithen; son-in-law Doug Godwin; her grandchildren and their spouses, Ronnie and Jennifer McKeithen, Matt and Traci Thompson, Ron and Dee Dee Gibson, Randy and Cathy Godwin; sisters, Joy Gibson and her husband Gip of Frederick, Maryland, Bonnie Woods of Coushatta, LA; nine great grandchildren; six great, great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and countless friends. Her pastor Rev. G. E. Chance, her grandson Ronnie McKeithen, and her friend and Bible teacher Melba Shaver, will be officiating at her services which will be held at Clark-Griffin Funeral Home on Hwy. 80 in West Monroe, LA. Visitation will be Thursday, October 22 at 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M., and the funeral will be Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM. Pallbearers are Josh Armfield, Roy Arthur Darnell, Joe Johnson, Jerald McClain, Gerald Sepulvado, and Matt Thompson.

GENEVA KANE TAYLOR Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Geneva Kane Taylor, 86, of West Monroe will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, October 23, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. David Mullens, Rev. Buddy Wade and Rev. George Bonner officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Calhoun, LA. Mrs. Taylor was born August 7, 1923 in Eros, LA and passed away October 20, 2009 in West Monroe. She was a member of Immanuel Worship and Fellowship Church. Mrs. Taylor worked for Mulhearn Protective Insurance Company for over 45 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Taylor; sons, Joe Taylor and Raymond Taylor; daughter, Janice Tyson; brothers, Luther and Dink Kane; and sister, Bernice Morris. She is survived by her sons, Jack Taylor and wife Shirley and Billy Taylor and wife Sondra; daughter, Kathy Phillips and husband James; sister, Nita "Toots" Jarrell; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Pallbearers will be L.V. Kane, Danny Kane, Butch Mulhearn, Kevin Tyson, Scotty Taylor, and J.R. Taylor. Honorary pallbearer will be Johnny Kane. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARIANNA BAKER MEARS Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home Jena, LA Marianna Baker Mears, 87 of Humble, Texas formerly of Jena, passed away on Monday October 19, 2009 in Grace Home of Shreveport, LA. Marianna was born December 15, 1921 in Clovis, New Mexico but lived almost all of her early years in Ashley County, Arkansas. She was the wife of C.G. Mears, Jr. who preceded her in death on December 30, 1995. Four (4) sons were born of their marriage. She was also preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Baker Mears. Her surviving children and their spouses include; John Carroll Mears and his wife Janet E. Mears of Kingwood, Texas; Don Samuel Mears and his wife Judith Cox Mears of Ruston, LA.; Olga Cannon Mears, widow of Ken Mears, of Jena, LA.; and George William Mears of Shreveport, LA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Timothy Louis Mears and his wife Shelley of Fort Worth Texas; Jennifer Elaine Mears of Houston, Texas; Christopher Don "Rookie" Mears of Frisco, Texas; Jon Richard Mears and his wife Mary of Buda, Texas; Cheryl Marie Mears Perales of Plano, Texas; and Patrick Carroll Mears of Shreveport, LA. Mrs. Mears is also survived by eight (8) great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews and many other who loved her. Her parents were Willie Earl Baker and Rozelle Noble Baker of Hamburg, AR. She had five (5) siblings who have preceded her in death they are W. Earl Baker, Ralph N. Baker, Myrtle Baker Helbing, Jerolene Baker Downey, and Macel D Baker. She is survived by one sister, Berniece Baker White and her husband Arthur of Fairfield Bay, AR. Marianna Mears was the most loving, caring, dedicated and supportive mother than most can imagine. She was always actively involved and reveled in her children's school, church, and extra -curricular actives. She loved to give of herself, her time, talents, and energy to be sure that all of their friends always felt welcome in her home. Whether it was taking a group of kids to the local swimming hole, attending athletic events, stage productions, church activities, college graduations, or weddings for her children, she always gave of herself to those that she loved. Later in life, she was able to travel abroad which she always enjoyed. She recognized her good fortune for having enjoyed a fulfilled life even after suffering a major stroke in 1998 that left her paralyzed on one side which was soon followed by cancer. As was very typical of her "can-do" spirit, she faced those challenges with both courage and conviction. With the dedicated love, care, and support of her children and their families and friends she conquered them and won many other battles with her health along the way. As recently as May 2009, she was able to enjoy a special vacation with her children and a couple of her grandchildren in Orange Beach, Al. Even though her family will miss her, we will always cherish the memories of the many good things, memorable times and experiences that we enjoyed because of her. We can know and take comfort in the fact that, for certain, she is in a far better place and has earned her reward which includes many, many jewels in her crown. Even now we can rejoice in the fact that she has already heard, "Well done thou good and faithful servant. Enter into the Kingdom that I have prepared for you." A very special "Thank You" to the Grace Home and its staff of Shreveport, LA. The family will receive friends at Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home of Jena at 8:30AM until time of service on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Service will be in the chapel of Kinner & Stevens Funeral Home at 2:00 PM., Thursday, October 22, 2009 with Rev. Dale Oden officiating. Mrs. Mears will be laid to rest in the Woodland Cemetery, Jena, LA. Pallbearers are Timothy L. Mears, Christopher D." Rookie" Mears, Jon R. Mears, Patrick C. Mears, Carlos Perales, and Jerry Breithaupt. The family request memorials be sent to Louisiana Baptist Children's Home of Monroe, First Baptist Church of Jena, Organ Fund, or donors' choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at kinner@centurytel.net or on the web page at southernfuneralhome.com

PATSY JEAN CAGLE KNOWLES Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Jean Cagle Knowles, 65, of Calhoun, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Patsy Jean Cagle Knowles was born January 31, 1944 in Delhi, LA and passed away October 18, 2009 in her home in Calhoun, LA with her family after a lengthy battle with cancer. Patsy was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She was retired from many years of secretarial work. She was the best wife, mother, sister and friend anyone could ever hope for. She will be fondly remembered for her loving and gentle spirit and she will be missed. She is preceded in death by her parents; Elby Cagle and Robbie Lee Dixon Cagle; son, Daniel Lavelle Knowles; brothers, Howard Cagle, Raymond Cagle; sisters, Ruby Cagle Keene and Laurie Cagle Bounds. Patsy is survived by spouse, Rodney L. Knowles; daughter, Karen Knowles Littleton and her husband, Thomas W. Littleton; granddaughter, Bonnie B Littleton; brother, Roy (Buddy) Cagle, Virginia Cagle Smith and Elayne Cagle Boler. Pallbearers will be Josh Knowles, Rick Knowles, Dee Becton, Wayne Smith, Jerry Smith and Michael Randall. Honorary pallbearers will be David Wade Knowles and Gary Wayne Neal. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

THELMA M. SIEMILLER Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Graveside Services for Mrs. Thelma M. Siemiller, 99, of West Monroe will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday, October 24, 2009 in the Hasley Memorial Pavilion with Rev. Danny McIlveene officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 11:45 AM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Mrs. Siemiller was born August 14, 1910 in Louisiana and went to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 18, 2009. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Clara East; husband, P.L. Siemiller; brothers, Henry-Alonzo, Prentiss, and Charles; and sisters, Myrtle, Vivian, Edith, Mattie, and Ruth. She is survived by her son, Gerald L. Siemiller of Los Gatos, California; grandsons, Michael and Sonny; granddaughter, Stephanie; brother, Robert East; sisters, Irma Gudmunson and Nita Peveto; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to express special thanks to Hazel Holzem of West Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Garry Badger, 47
RAYVILLE -- Garry Badger, a farmer, died Oct. 14. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery, Alto.

Beartavion D. Butcher, infant
Beartavion D. Butcher of Monroe, the infant son of Felicia M. Ward and Bartholomew Butcher, died Friday. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood. Arrangement are under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

James Campbell, 56
BASTROP -- James Campbell, a line worker, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop.

Alma Ricks Dickerson, 79
RUSTON -- Alma Ricks Dickerson, a teacher, died Oct. 13. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston. Visitation is 10 a.m. Thursday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery, Quitman, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Laura Dowles, 78
BASTROP -- Laura Dowles, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Eudora Missionary Baptist Church, Mer Rouge. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Jerusalem Cemetery, Mer Rouge.

Linda Lofton Duncan, 48
Linda Denise Lofton Duncan of West Monroe, a human resources manager for CenturyLink, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.

Aletha Angela Edwards, 21
Aletha Angela Edwards of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Deuteronomy Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

O'Phela McFarland, 74
O'Phela McFarland of Monroe, a cook, died Sunday. Services are noon Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church, Mangham. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Barbara Epps Rea, 70
Barbara Ann Epps Rea of Calhoun, a retired autoworker with General Motors, died Monday. Memorial services are 7 p.m. Thursday at Pentecostals of the Twin Cities Church. Visitation is 5 p.m. Thursday until service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Robert L. Robinson, 59
Robert L. "Foots" Robinson of Monroe, a laborer, died Oct. 15. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Belzora Washington, 84
WATERPROOF -- Belzora Washington, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof. Burial will be in Bass Cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Previously acknowledged
Ellis, Madilyn "Madi" Faith: 11 a.m. Thursday, Monterey First Baptist Church, Monterey.
Jones, Mary Huff: 2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.
Winters, Coy L.: 10 a.m. Thursday, Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

October 23 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

LINDA DENISE LOFTON DUNCAN Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Linda Denise Lofton Duncan, 48, of West Monroe, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 24, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. W. C. Hatten, Jr. and Bryant Shaver officiating. Interment will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery in Grayson, LA. Ms. Duncan passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009. She was a former member of the United Way and was on the board for Forrest Kraft. Ms. Duncan was also a member of many other organizations including: Society of Human Resources Management of North Louisiana (SHRM), and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Ms. Duncan was preceded in death by her father, Guy Allen Lofton, Sr. and grandparents, Wade and Mattie Seay. Survivors include her mother, Carolyn Seay Coon and husband Vernon; three children, Christopher Duncan, Lauren Duncan, and Harrison Duncan; one sister, René Hatten and husband Samuel D.; one brother, Guy Allen Lofton, Jr. and wife Bridget; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and her extended family at CenturyLink. Pallbearers will be William Hatten, Tom Lofton, Ralph Seay, Barcley Seay, John Taylor, and Mark Coie. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

ROBERT "COLE" KIRKSEY Gill Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA A gathering of family and friends will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday October 24, 2009 at Gill Funeral Home Winnsboro for Cole Kirksey. Cole was born on September 28, 1971 in Monroe, LA and passed away on October 19, 2009 in Natchitouches, LA after a lengthy illness. Cole was a Neville High School graduate and ran cross-country during his high school years. He enjoyed various hobbies and interests-most especially reading, bicycling, music, family and friends. Cole was a tender and loving man who had a great sense of humor and brought us all many laughs around the campfire. Cole loved to cook and loved to eat. He will be missed by so many, but will never be forgotten. He is survived by his mother Sonija Dollar Girndt and stepfathers Max Dollar, Jr. and Paul Girndt; his father and stepmother Don and San Brown of Natchitouches, LA; his brothers Christopher Dollar of Shreveport, LA, Slater Brown of California and Stoney Brown of Austin, Texas. Cole is the maternal grandson of Rosie Brown of Winnsboro and the late Cecil Brown. He is also the nephew of Keith Brown of Monroe, LA, and Sharon Harris and husband Richard of Tallulah, LA. He will be greatly missed by his mother's lifelong friend and his "second mom" Cathy Coker Simmons, and a host of cousins and special friends. His illness did not define him. Despite his illness; he had the ability to live, laugh and love. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the National Kidney Foundation. Online guest register at www.gillfirstnational.com.

Edna Boothe, 90
HARRISONBURG -- Edna Boothe died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Gladys Jean Brown, 72
Gladys Jean Brown of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

James Campbell, 56
BASTROP -- James Campbell, a line worker, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop.

James Carter, 86
TALLULAH -- James Carter died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at First Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Wake services are 5-6 p.m. Friday at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah.

Mary Sims Crump, 81
ST. JOSEPH -- Mary Sims Crump, a retired cafeteria technician, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Chapel Baptist Church, St. Joseph. Burial will be in Union Fraternal Cemetery under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Laura Dowles, 78
BASTROP -- Laura Dowles, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Eudora Missionary Baptist Church, Mer Rouge. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in Jerusalem Cemetery, Mer Rouge.

John Drumgoole, 75
CLAYTON -- John Drumgoole died Saturday. Services are noon Saturday at New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clayton. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Miss., under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Kenneth Ray Ferguson, 85
VIDALIA -- Kenneth Ray Ferguson died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Henry W. Hinkston, 56
FERRIDAY -- Henry William Hinkston, a mechanic, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at New St. James Baptist Church, Ferriday. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.

Wanda Horsley, 49
TALLULAH -- Wanda Horsley, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Delhi.

Ruth Crain Hudnall, 95
GRAYSON -- Ruth Crain Hudnall, a retired dress shop owner, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation is 12:30 p.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.

Patsy C. Knowles, 65
CALHOUN -- Patsy Jean Cagle Knowles, a retired secretary, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Baptist Church, Calhoun. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Calhoun.

O'Phelia McFarland, 74
O'Phelia McFarland of Monroe, a cook, died Sunday. Services are noon Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church, Mangham. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Katie Mae McIntyre, 103
OAK GROVE -- Katie Mae McIntyre, a teacher, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Charles Mitchell, 58
BASTROP --Charles Mitchell, a construction worker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Glen Dale Smith, 54
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Glen Dale Smith, an electrician, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

John Swinson Jr., 59
John Swinson Jr. of Monroe, a construction worker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Life in the Word Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Lake Erwin Cemetery, Oak Ridge.

Geneva Kane Taylor, 86
Geneva Kane Taylor of West Monroe, a manager and agent for Mulhearn Protective Insurance Co., died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. Friday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Vyonnell Vining, 82
RUSTON -- Vyonnell Vining, retired chief operator for Bell South Telephone Co., died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Temple Baptist Church, Ruston. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Previously acknowledged
Badger, Garry: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Butcher, Beartavion D.: 11 a.m. Saturday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Duncan, Linda Denise Lofton: 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Edwards, Aletha Angela: 2 p.m. Saturday, Deuteronomy Baptist Church, Monroe.
Jones, Mary Huff: 2 p.m. Friday, Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop.
Robinson, Robert L. "Foots": 11 a.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Washington, Belzora: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof.

October 24 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MARY LYNN TELANO PORTER Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mary Lynn Telano Porter, 76, of Monroe, will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009, at New Light Baptist Church with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in New Light Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mrs. Porter passed away Friday, October 23, 2009, after a brief illness. She was a member of New Light Baptist Church. Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by her husband, Alton "Dooley" Porter; daughter, Karen Renee "Sissy" Porter; and two brothers, Earl Telano and Buddy Telano. Survivors include her sons, Alton Lynn "Buster" Porter, and Donald Ray "Bubba" Porter and wife Katie; daughters, Gloria Payne, Shelia Poole and husband Todd, Kathy Porter, and Dona Kappenman and husband Wayne; sixteen grandchildren, and twenty great grandchildren; brothers, Chris Telano and Ted Telano; sisters, Christine Donley and husband Chuck, and Louise Wood; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Brandon Lowrey, Chad Lowrey, Denny Lowrey, Jeff Lowrey, Darrell Porter, and Christopher Porter. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Bridges, Wayne Kappenman, and Todd Poole. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 P.M. at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

VICKY MCCALLUM MITCHELL Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Graveside services for Vicky McCallum Mitchell, age 60, of Ruston will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Vicky was born January 27, 1949 and passed away October 22, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father, J.D. McCallum. She is survived by son, Scott Downs of Dallas, TX; mother, Martha S. McCallum and brother, Jim McCallum and wife Sue Ellen, all of Ruston, LA. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

VYONNELL BRAZZEL VINING Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Services for Vyonnell Brazzel Vining will be Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston. Officiating the service will be Rev. Dale Oden and Dr. Rick Byargeon. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Vyonnell was born May 18, 1927 and passed away on October 21, 2009 following a lengthy illness. She is survived by a son: Steven Earl Vining and wife Laurie of Frisco, TX; daughter: Nanette Vining of Dubach, LA; granddaughters: Jessica Lambright of Ruston, LA and Ashley Vining of Frisco, TX; grandsons: Alvin B. Courtney, Jr. of Oakdale, LA and Robert Skipper of Dubach, LA; great grandson: Michael Courtney of Oakdale, LA; great granddaughters: Anna Jo Bailey of Ruston, LA and Hailey Lambright of Ruston, LA; brother: Gene Brazzel and wife, Carolyn of Ruston, LA; sisters: Murlene Benedict of Ruston, LA; Janice Finley and husband Earl of Choudrant, LA; Hilda Estes and husband Mack of Ruston, LA; sister- in-law: Eva Nell Brazzel. Two brothers, Vernard Wayne Brazzel and Donald Truett Brazzel preceded Vyonnell in death. Mrs. Vining graduated from Hico High School in 1944 and attended Louisiana Tech. She spent her entire career with Bell South Telephone Company. She participated as a member in Beta Sigma Phi, Ruston Garden Club and Telephone Pioneers. She loved Temple Baptist Church and really enjoyed her Sunday school class. Vyonnell was the oldest of seven siblings born to John Nolan (Jack) and Nannie Smith Brazzel. She accepted responsibility at an early age and this continued throughout her entire life. She was truly a giving and caring person. She was one with vision and set goals to achieve them. She was a guiding light to her family. As a young lady, she helped provide an education for her younger siblings. Being a dedicated employee, she learned to juggle her career with the roles of wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, and other activities and needs that came her way. She always managed to have time with her family. Summer vacations often centered on her children and inviting two or three nieces and nephews to travel with them. Vyonnell enjoyed having friends and family as guest in her home. Her kind heart, beautiful smile, and loving personality were a way of life for her. She was a very creative person with an abundance of artistic ability. She did beautiful needlework, enjoyed cooking, and loved to do watercolors and oil paintings. Many friends and family members were recipients of her lovely paintings. Vyonnell loved her family history and genealogy. She, along with several other family members dreamed of building a memorial building in the Corinth Community to their ancestors. This dream became a reality when the building was constructed and paid for from donations. Her last outing (even though she was in a wheel chair) was to attend the Brazzel Reunion. Despite her pain, she enjoyed every minute that she was able to be there. She will be missed greatly by her family and friends. Her memory and teachings will live forever in our hearts and lives. Pallbearers will be nephews Robert O'Neal, Jim O'Neal, Eric Brazzel, Jadell Stewart, Gary Brazzel, and Shirrell Wayne Brazzel. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.

Malcom 'M.L.' Bamburg, 75
TULSA, Okla. -- Malcom "M.L." Bamburg, retired from the Texas Land Department, died Sunday. Memorial services are 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at Luna Assembly of God, West Monroe.

Arden Dwight Barney, 64
Arden Dwight Barney of West Monroe, a customer service representative, died Oct. 12. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Hasley Memorial Pavilion, West Monroe. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Edna M. Boothe, 90
HARRISONBURG -- Edna Mitchell Boothe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are noon Saturday at Myers Bend Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Heard Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.

Willie V. Carr, 72
MINDEN -- Willie V. Carr, a retired truck driver, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Thomas Coody Jr., 78
Thomas "Uncle Tom" Coody Jr. of Monroe, a retired security guard for St. Francis Medical Center, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Kenneth Ray Ferguson, 85
VIDALIA -- Kenneth Ray Ferguson, retired from Schlumberger, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lone Pine Cemetery.

Connie Faye Graham, 56
WINNSBORO -- Connie Faye Grasham, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Coax Cemetery, Baskin.

William 'Bill' Grier, 87
FARMERVILLE -- William "Bill" Grier, formerly of Okolona, Ark., a Department of Agriculture employee, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is 8 a.m. Monday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dobeyville Cemetery, Okolona.

Ruby Lee Henderson, 74
LAKE PROVIDENCE -- Ruby Lee Henderson, a homemaker, died Oct. 12. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, Lake Providence. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence.

Robert 'Cole' Kirksey, 38
NATCHITOCHES -- Robert "Cole" Kirksey died Monday. A gathering of friends will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Betty Ruth Martin, 88
RUSTON -- Betty Ruth Martin died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Vicky Mitchell, 60
RUSTON -- Vicky Mitchell died Thursday. Graveside services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston. Visitation is 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Trelbia H. Pullen, 71
BASTROP -- Trelbia H. Pullen, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Johnny Sheppard, 68
Johnny Sheppard of Monroe, a floor sales estimator, died Friday. Graveside services are 3:20 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe. Visitation is 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Thelma M. Siemiller, 99
Thelma M. Siemiller of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are noon Saturday at Hasley Memorial Pavilion, West Monroe. Visitation is 10-11:45 a.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Marie Smith, 100
TALLULAH -- Marie Smith, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Delhi.

Ellis 'ET' Taylor, 76
FERRIDAY -- Ellis "ET" Taylor, retired from Ashland Pipeline, owned and operated Taylor Texaco and worked for Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office, died Thursday. Services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Natchez City Cemetery.

Ruby Bedgood Williams, 94
SALINE -- Ruby Bedgood Williams, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Carolina Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carolina Cemetery, Saline, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.

Previously acknowledged
Badger, Garry: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Butcher, Beartavion D.: 11 a.m. Saturday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Campbell, James: 1 p.m. Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Carter, James: 1 p.m. Saturday, First Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah.
Crump, Mary Sims: 1 p.m. Saturday, Pilgrim Chapel Baptist Church, St. Joseph.
Dowles, Laura: 11 a.m. Saturday, Eudora Missionary Baptist Church, Mer Rouge.
Drumgoole, John: noon Saturday, New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clayton.
Duncan, Linda Denise Lofton: 10 a.m. Saturday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Edwards, Aletha Angela: 2 p.m. Saturday, Deuteronomy Baptist Church, Monroe.
Hinkston, Henry William: 11 a.m. Saturday, New St. James Baptist Church, Ferriday.
Knowles, Patsy Jean Cagle: 10 a.m. Saturday, Liberty Baptist Church, Calhoun.
McFarland, O'Phelia: noon Saturday, Hopewell Baptist Church, Mangham.
McIntyre, Katie Mae: 11 a.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Robinson, Robert L. "Foots": 11 a.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Swinson Jr., John: 11 a.m. Saturday, Life in the Word Church, Monroe.
Washington, Belzora: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof.

October 25, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BARBARA CATHERINE UHLS (SISTER JANE) Alexander Funeral Home, St. Ann, MO Barbara Catherine Uhls (Sister Jane) left us at age 76 on Thursday night, October 15. She is a beloved sister, cousin, aunt, friend, former Franciscan nun, and life-long teacher. Barbara leaves behind sisters Helen Cambron of St. Louis and Esther McMahon of Fenton, and joins her brothers - Joseph Uhls of Cape Girardeau and John Harlan Uhls, Jr. of Alton, Illinois - and her parents, Catherine "Kittie" Boyle and John Harlan Uhls, Sr. of West Frankfort, Illinois. Barbara spent her life teaching, starting as Sister Mary Jane at Little Flower Academy in Monroe, Louisiana, and later retiring after a long career from the University City Schools of Pershing and Barbara C. Jordan. She obtained a Master's +60 degree in education. Barbara was a life-long vegetarian and supporter of animal rights. She enjoyed hearing from her former students. She left us peacefully in hospice at her home in St. Ann after a uniquely personal battle with cancer using alternative as well as traditional medicine. She remains an inspiration. Please send donations in her memory to the Alternative Hospice (1749 Gilsinn Ln., Fenton, MO 63026) or to the no-kill Animal Protective Assn. of Missouri (1705 South Hanley, St. Louis, MO 63144).

BETTY RUTH BARNES MARTIN Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston, LA A memorial service and celebration of the life of Betty Ruth Barnes Martin will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston with the Rev. Rolly Walker and Rev. Andy Hurst officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Mrs. Martin, born in Ruston, Louisiana and a long time resident of Ruston, died at the age of 88 at her home in Ruston on October 23, 2009. Mrs. Martin was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Col. Clarence A. Martin, Jr., her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnes and one sister, Mary Holt Barnes Hamilton. She is survived by two daughters, Lynne Abney O'Neal and husband Dan of Choudrant and Elizabeth Schumpert Hays and husband Mike of Arcadia; one son Clarence A. "Hap" Martin III and wife Diane of Monroe; two sisters, Nancy Abney Barnes Westbrook and Harriet Schumpert Barnes Jones and husband W.A., all of Ruston; one granddaughter Heather Abney Chambliss and husband Donnie Ray Chambliss III of Southaven, MS; four grandsons Daniel Eldon O'Neal IV, Adam Martin O'Neal both of Choudrant, Clarence A. Martin IV and wife Amanda Maxwell Martin and Wesley Walker Martin both of Monroe; and three great granddaughters Karis Ruth Chambliss and Clare Abney Chambliss of Southaven, MS. and Emma Michael Martin of Monroe. Pallbearers will be Clarence Allan Martin IV, Wesley Walker Martin, Daniel Eldon O'Neal IV, Adam Martin O'Neal, Daniel E. O'Neal III and James Michael Hays. Honorary pallbearers will be Donnie Ray Chambliss III, W. A. Jones and Maj. Gen (USAF Ret.) W. C. Lindley, Jr. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home.

DONALD WAYNE WITHERINGTON 6-4-52 to 10-25-09 It has been one short but unbearable long year since you left us in your sleep. Your family continues to remember your gentleness and ever-present smile. We will forever love and cherish our time together which was entirely too short. May you rest in peace. We Love You, Ronna, Dolce, Ben, Tammy & Jaimie

FRANCIS EDWARD BLACK H.M. Patterson & Son Oglethorpe Hill Chapel Funeral Home, Atlanta, GA Francis Edward Black, age 93, of Chamblee, passed away, Saturday, October 3, 2009. He was residing under excellent care at Ivy Hall, St. Ives Assisted Living. For the past several months, Asccra Hospice added their compassionate care. Born, May 12, 1916, in Portland Maine, he was assigned to Atlanta to serve his tour of duty in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Atlanta now Peachtree Dekalb Airport, he was Chief Aviation Machinist Mate of the night crew. Upon completion of his Navy tour, be returned to Maine with his young bride. He soon received a letter from his former crew mate, Harrison Hooper, asking him to return to Atlanta to help him start manufacturing time clocks with Louie P. Lathem, Sr., and Louie P. Lathem, Jr., at Lathem Time Recorder Co. He accepted the offer and worked for thirty five years in several areas of the company, ultimately retiring as purchasing agent in 1981. Commonly known as"Blackie" or Mr. "B", Francis resided in the Chamblee area, near the end of one of the runways of Peachtree Dekalb Airport (formerly NAS Atlanta) for over 65 years. He took special interest in helping neighbors and friends with any of their household repairs. No job was ever too big for him to tackle. He also enjoyed many fishing trips to Steinhatchee, Florida with his Navy buddies. A Mason of 60 years plus, he joined Norcross Masonic Lodge #228, September 19, 1946. He belonged to the Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies of Masonry, serving as High Priest of Chamblee Chapter R.A.M. in 1961. He joined Yaarab Shrine in June 1969, served as President of the Northeast Shrine Club in 1979, and was awarded President Emeritus of Northeast Dekalb Shrine Club in 2004. Francis Black was a member of the Skyland Methodist Church. His wife of 30 years, Frankie Vivian McClendon, of Jenkinsburg, Georgia, preceded his death in November 1974. His survivors include, son, Sam W. Black, Tricia of Tucker, daughter, Eileen Melanie of Monroe, Louisiana, and granddaughter, Tonya Green Stefan of Sterlington, Louisiana. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to Shrine Hospitals, c/o Yaarab Shrine, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA. 30308, or your favorite charity. Funeral Services were held at Skyland United Methodist Church on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at 2:00 PM, with interment at North Atlanta Memorial Park. H. M. Patterson & Son Oglethorpe Hill Chapel 4550 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, GA 30319

JOHNNY H. MCCANN Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena, LA Funeral services for Johnny H. McCann, 72, of Trout, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 25, 2009 at the Chapel of Hixson Brothers' in Jena with Rev. Tim Norris and Ricky Vines officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 5:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. and Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 8:00 A.M. until time of service at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. Johnny was born September 7, 1937 in Vick, LA. to Conley Dreyfus and Thelma Lottie McCann and he passed from this life on October 23, 2009 at his residence in Trout, LA. He owned and operated McCann & Sons Heating and Air Conditioning. He was preceded in deathy by his parents and brother, Dorsey Dee McCann. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth, sons, Joey McCann of Trout and Jim McCann of Columbia, LA; brothers, Frankie McCann of Pollock, Jimmy McCann of Brouillette and Ned McCann of Jena; sisters, Jean Norris of Jena, Eloyse Knight of Vick and Velda White of Baton Rouge and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers will be George Boyd, Cody McCann, Ryan McCann, Ethan McCann, Chad Jones and Brandon Jones. Honorary pallbearers will be Jackson McCann, Joe Jones, Dave Monk, Larry Bradford, Roger Whatley, Sherman McDowell, Raymond Miller, Bradley McDowell and Eddie Burlew. You may send online condolences to McCann family at www.hixsonbrothers.com

MALCOM LEE BAMBURG Memorial services for Malcom Lee "M.L." Bamburg, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Luna Assembly of God, 2843 Red Cut Rd. West Monroe, La. On October 18, 2009, Malcom went to be with his Lord. He died in Tulsa, OK at Glenwood Hospital following a brief illness. He will be remembered for his love of life and nature. A surveyor, licensed in 14 states and a nationally known expert in his field, M.L. retired from the Texas Land Dept. at the age of 62. He spent his last 13 years at his beloved ranch in Oklahoma, fishing, gardening and enjoying his many animals. Malcom was preceded in death by his father, Cowan Bamburg; brother, Charles Bamburg; and sister, Linda Hall. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joann Bamburg; mother, Edna Bamburg; sister, Carolyn Ragland; sons, Terry Bamburg and Lee Bamburg; daughters, Debbie Ruby, Lisa Rogers, Ashley Stokes, and Kim Bamburg; and eight grandchildren.

MR. JOSEPH THOMAS KEOGH Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Mr. Joseph Thomas Keogh was born on March 19, 1952 in Milwaukee, WI and passed away on October 19, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. He worked for the Harrison Co., LLC as a Sales Merchandiser for many years and was a loyal member of the National T.C.A. He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Keogh and mother, Janet Boldon. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn A. Keogh; son, Christopher Nadeau; daughter, Jennifer Ditter and husband Mark; step-father, Jim Boldon; brother, Patrick Keogh; sisters, Karen Weege, Maureen Prill, and Jeanne Keogh and his grandchildren, Joshua and Dustin. There will be a private family ceremony that will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his favorite charity, Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter or PAWS.org. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MR. THOMAS "UNCLE TOM" COODY, JR Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Thomas "Uncle Tom" Coody, Jr, 78, of Monroe are at 11:00 AM Monday, October 26, 2009 in the Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Brother Cecil Herrington will officiate. Interment will follow in the Hebert Cemetery, Hebert, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Mr. Coody was born December 2, 1930 in Clarks, LA and passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 in Monroe. He was a resident of Monroe, LA and retired from St. Francis Regional Medical Center as a security guard. He was preceded in death by a son Randy Coody, two sisters, four brothers, one grandchild, and one great grandchild. Survivors include his wife, Lennie Coody; one son, Steve Coody of Hebert, LA; one daughter, Bridgette Coody of Farmerville, LA; two brothers, Fred Coody of West Monroe and Ben Coody of Fort Smith, AR; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are LaDell, Montez, and Craig Pate, Mark and Buddy Tarver, and James Chambless. Honorary pallbearers are Howard Johnson, Ron Stark, Sam Shamblin, Jose "Lupe" Gonzales, and Daryl Le Blanc. Visitation is Sunday evening, October 25, 2009 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

SELTON FLETCHER BRYANT The Crothers-Glenwood Chapel, Tallulah, LA Mr. Selton Fletcher Bryant died Friday October 23, 2009 at Singing River hospital in Pascagoula, Ms. He was 84 years of age, he was born in Arkansas, lived in Tallulah, La. for many years. He was a member of the Hunter Bend Baptist Church. He was retired from Madison Parish as a heavy equipment operator. He is preceeded in death by his wife Nell Bryant. Visitation will be Monday 5:30 P.M. until 8:30 P.M. at the funeral home. Funeral will be Tuesday 11:00 A.M. at the Crothers-Glenwood Chapel in Tallulah, La. with burial in Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah, La. He is survived by three sons Earl Bryant of Kaplan, La. Ralph Bryant of Hurley, Ms. and Ronnie Bryant of Gilbert, La. Also survived by two sisters Sadie Day of Delta, La. and Lucy Curry of Gurdion, Ark. Crothers-Glenwood is in charge of handling all arrangements.

WILLIAM "BILL" PARKER GRIER Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA Services for William 'Bill' Parker Grier will be Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. at Farrar's Funeral Home in Farmerville. Visitation will be held from 8:00 A.M. until time of service at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2 p. m. in Dobyville Cemetery, Okolona, Arkansas under the guidance of Farrar's Funeral Home. Bill Grier, 87, of Farmerville passed away Friday, October 23, 2009 in Union General Hospital, Farmerville. He was born October 2, 1922 in Okolona, Arkansas. Mr. Grier graduated from Okolona High School, Okolona, Arkansas. He was a World War II United States Army veteran where he served in the Pacific during the war. After the war he attended and graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina. He served as a Sunday School teacher, youth activities director, a building committee member, and held other responsibilities for the Farmerville United Methodist Church, Farmerville. Mr. Grier was an elected delegate and served in the Louisiana Constitution Convention rewriting in 1973. He was an active member of the Union Parish Farm Bureau where he served as President. His real passion in life was raising his foster son and being with his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters Phoebe Grier, Manie Sue Horn, brother Jim Grier and one niece. Bill Grier is survived by one foster son Tom Albritton and his wife, Debbie of Pineville and two grandchildren William Albritton of Alexandria, Louisiana and Alyse Rodriguez of Jackson, Mississippi; and a sister-in-law, Madoline Grier of Farmerville. He is also survived by three nephews and three nieces. Pallbearers to serve will be nephews and grandnephews Jimmy Grier, Bobby Grier, Carey Anderson, Patrick Anderson, Jesse Grier and grandson William Albritton. To leave an on-line memorial message please visit www.farrarfuneral home.com

Annette Anzelmo, 89
Annette Anzelmo of Monroe, a retired employee of the insurance department at St. Francis Medical Center, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Gladys Brown, 72
Gladys Brown of Monroe died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Ernest R. Coates 95
DELHI -- Ernest R. Coates, a retired commander in the U.S. Navy, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Epps Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial with full military honors will be in Epps Cemetery.

Willie Earline Cockerham, 84
Willie "Bill" Earline Cockerham of West Monroe, a retired sales associate with Sears, died Friday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Further arrangements are incomplete.

Florence Neely James, 99
RUSTON -- Florence Neely James, a retired retail store owner, died Friday. Services are 4 p.m. Tuesday at Burkhalter Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church. Visitation is at the church before the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Paul 'Mark' King, 50
MARION -- Paul "Mark" King, a truck driver, died Friday. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Haile Baptist Church, Haile, under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Howard Livingston, 71
Howard Livingston of Calhoun, a retired truck driver, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Mary Lynn Telano Porter, 76
Mary Lynn Telano Porter of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at New Light Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

C. Glenn Sharbono, 77
BASTROP -- C. Glenn Sharbono, a retired farmer, butcher and security officer, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greer Cemetery, Rayville.

Ricky Shryock, 59
Ricky Shryock of Monroe, a retired construction worker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Clark-Griffin Funeral Co., West Monroe.

Glen Dale Smith, 54
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Glen Dale Smith, an electrician, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Previously acknowledged
Carr, Willie V.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ferguson, Kenneth Ray: 2 p.m. Sunday, Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Grier, William "Bill": 10 a.m. Monday, Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.
Mitchell, Vicky: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston.
Pullen, Trelbia H.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Sheppard, Johnny: 3:20 p.m. Sunday, Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.
Taylor, Ellis "ET": 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Vining, Vyonnell: 2 p.m. Sunday, Temple Baptist Church, Ruston.

October 26, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CDR. ERNEST R. COATES, USN, RET Cox Funeral Home, Delhi, LA CDR Ernest R. Coates was born in 1914 and went home to be with his Lord Saturday, October 24, 2009. CDR Coates served his country in the United States Navy for twenty five years. During that time he served aboard seven ships in World War II and the Korean War as either Engineer Officer or as Executive Officer. After the bombing of the USAA Blessman, CDR. Coates received the Navy Commendation, "For excellent service in the line of duty of his profession as an officer attached to a United States ship on February 18, 1945, during the assault on Iwo Jima. After the ship was bombed by an enemy aircraft and raging fires ensued, he, with outstanding leadership, directed the evacuation of the wounded and later worked tirelessly in an effort to repair the damaged machinery. His profound devotion to duty proved to be an inspiration to all. His conduct gives evidence of his great value to the Naval service." At the end of World War II he was assigned a station in Sasebo, Japan as Chief Staff Officer. Returning to his home place in Epps, he ran a successful plant Nursery. He is preceded in death by his father, Cecil Coates; his mother, Jessie Cawthon Coates; two brothers, Cicero Coates and Felix Bunch and a sister, Annie Mae Payne. CDR Coates is survived by his wife, Barbara Mercer Coates of Epps, LA; one daughter, Yvonne Coates Neal of Epps, LA; his Heart daughter, Diann Collie McPherson and her husband Charles of Epps, LA; two sons, Lester Coates of Carlsbad, CA and Randy Coates of Oceanside, CA; three step sons; Mike Starks, Ricky L. Starks Sr. and wife Dell and Steven Starks all of Epps, LA; sixteen grandchildren, Connie Saucer, Debbie & Clyde Corley, Sunshine Krewson, Isaiah Coates, Jared Coates, Ariana Coates, Laurel Coates, Braden Coates, Marsha & Sanford Clark, Dannie & Janice Neal, Jamie Jones, John Starks, Amy Starks, Ricky L. Starks Jr. and wife Jessika, Kristin Starks and Jonathan Starks. Also survived by two God children, Kasi McPherson and Craig McPherson; a sister, Estelle Womack of Inverness, MS; twenty great grand children, nineteen great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00PM, Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Epps Baptist Church with Rev. Jay Morgan and Rev. Johnny Smith officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until time of service. Burial with full Military Honors will be held in the Epps Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Don Gwin, Ronnie Powell, Pete Brister, Inmnon Powell, Frank White and Virgil Johnson. Any planned memorials may be made to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital or to the Epps Baptist Church Choir Fund. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit our web site at www.coxfuneral.com.

LOLA ALLEN Mangham, LA Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville, LA Services for Mrs. Lola Allen, 91, of Mangham, LA will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 27,2009 at Calvary Baptist Church Mangham, LA with Rev. Larry Emory and Rev. Gerry Courtney officiating internment to follow in Hewitt Cemetery Mangham, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA. Mrs. Allen a member of Calvary Baptist Church and former member of Mangham Eastern Star passed away Sunday October 25, 2009 in Rayville, LA. She was truly one of God's Faithful servents and was "Ma Maw" to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents Gus L. Beard and Birdie W. Beard, her husband Rev. J. W. Allen, daughter, Johnnie Mae Carter, son, Kenneth Allen, granddaughter, Ashley Sebren, sisters, Tena Easom, Media Alton, Essie Kinney, Viola Beard, Hazel Dawson and Bertha Pullin, as well as her half brother Amos Beard. She is survived by three sons, Jack Allen and his wife Carolyn of Ruston, LA, Charles Allen and his wife Sandra of Castor, LA and Gary Allen and his wife Linda of Winnsboro, LA; one daughter Melba Sebren and her husband Don of Rayville, LA; one sister Doris Bowman of Oak Grove, LA; 18 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Randy Allen, Jerry Allen, Scott Allen, Dennis Sebren, Lamar Allen and Mark Bowman. Honorary Pallbearers will be the remaining grandsons. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday and 12:00 noon until service time Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church Mangham, LA. Online registry/condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MRS. WILLIE "BILL" EARLINE COCKERHAM Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral Services for Mrs. Willie "Bill" Earline Cockerham, 84, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Mark Fenn officiating. Interment will follow in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Cockerham was born on April 4, 1925 in Pioneer, LA and passed away at her residence in West Monroe, LA on October 23, 2009. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA for 53 years, where she was also a dedicated member of the Williams-Vines Sunday School Class. Mrs. Cockerham is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Cockerham and six siblings. Survivors include her children, Thomas Wayne Cockerham of West Monroe, LA, Linda Diane Stanley of Calhoun, LA and Suzanne C. Ryals and husband David of Powder Springs, GA; sister, Margaret Owens Crowe of West Monroe, LA; grandchildren, Amy M. Cummings and husband David, Cristy W. Halley and husband Brent all of Calhoun, LA, Shawn C. Ryals and wife Mandi of Mableton, GA, Jason T. Ryals and wife Emily of Powder Springs, GA and Lesli J. Stanley of Calhoun, LA; great grandchildren, Connor Elise and Grace Elizabeth Cummings, Chloe Alexandra and Wyatt Avery Halley and Micah Seth Stanley. Pallbearers will be David S. Cummings, Brent W. Halley, Shawn C. Ryals, Jason T. Ryals, David Wargo and Phillip Bedenbender. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gideons International. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Annette Anzelmo, 89
Annette (Danna) Anzelmo of Monroe, a retired employee of the insurance department at St. Francis Medical Center, died Saturday. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday with a vigil wake at 6 p.m. at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Allen Chisley, 67
Allen Chisley of Monroe, an iron factory worker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hester Central State Funeral Home. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial is in Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Thomas Coody Jr., 78
Thomas "Uncle Tom" Coody Jr., of Monroe, a retired security guard at St. Francis Medical Center, died Friday. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe. Burial is in Hebert Cemetery in Hebert.

Margie N. Daniel, 87
Margie Norris Daniel of West Monroe, co-owner of Daniel Appliance and Furniture in Monroe, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Florence N. James, 99
RUSTON -- Florence Neely James, a retired retail owner, died Friday. Services are 4 p.m. Tuesday at Burkhalter Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston. Visitation will follow services at the church.

Betty R. Martin, 88
RUSTON -- Betty Ruth Barnes Martin, a homemaker, died Friday. Memorial services are at 1 p.m. Monday at Burkhalter Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ruston. Visitation will follow the service at the church.

Lillian Patrick, 89
WINNSBORO -- Lillian Patrick, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dunn Baptist (Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at Gill Funeral Home. Burial is in Rayville Masonic Cemetery.

Allen E. Smith, 91
DELHI -- Allen E. Smith, a retired farmer, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Baptist Church in Delhi. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the church. Burial is in Newton Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi.

Previously acknowledged
Coates, Ernest R.: 2 p.m. Monday, Epps Baptist Church, Epps.
Grier, William "Bill": 10 a.m. Monday, Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.
King, Paul "Mark": 11 a.m. Tuesday, Haile Baptist Church, Haile.
Sharbono, C. Glenn: 2 p.m. Monday, Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

October 27 , 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

ANNETTE (DANNA) ANZELMO Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Annette (Danna) Anzelmo, 89, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church with Father Job Edathinatt officiating. Interment will follow at St. Matthew Catholic Church Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Mrs. Anzelmo was born December 9, 1919 and passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 from cancer, after 89 years. During WWII, working for Army Air Corp, she met and married Philip T. Anzelmo. They were most remembered in Monroe and West Monroe for being the Managers of the Star and Joy Drive-in Theaters during the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip Anzelmo and parents, Anthony and Anna Danna of Irabia, Italy. She was one of fifteen children and is survived by her four brothers, Paul, Johnny, Sam, and Angelo Danna; her two sons, Anthony J. Anzelmo and George V. Anzelmo and wife Pat; daughter, Maria Anzelmo Rosatto and husband Raymond; daughter-in-law, Pat Anzelmo; grandchildren, Sandra , Stephanie, Scotty and James; great grandchildren, Morgan, Peyton, Connor, Rebekah, Kristopher, Emilee, Karlee, Gabrielle, and Nicki; one great great grandson, Lincoln; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be James Anzelmo, Scotty Rosatto, Norman Whetsten, and Jimmy Knighten. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, October 27, 2009 , with a Vigil Wake Service at 7:00 PM, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

LENORA ELIZABETH LAURANOFF Start, LA Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville, LA Services for Mrs. Lenora Elizabeth Lauranoff, age 82 of Start, LA will be at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville with Rev. Marshall Sevier officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe, LA under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Rayville. Mrs. Lauranoff was a member of Crew Lake United Methodist Church and retired from River City Trading Company. She was preceded in death by her parents, son; Dennis Eugene Lauranoff and great granddaughter, Amanda Jackson. Survivors include: husband: Tommy E. Lauranoff of Start, LA., 1 Daughter: Tommy Gail Morris of Start, LA., 2 Sisters: " Bib" Coleman of Monroe, LA., Nettie Jean Strickland of Lecompte, LA., 1 Brother: Robert "Bob" McGowen of West Monroe, LA., 3 Grandchildren: Randi Paige Jackson, Ronald Ray Morris, and Donnie Thrash. 3 Great Grandchildren: Ashton Jackson, Jessica Dacey Thrash, and Dayton Raye Thrash. Pallbearers will be: Mitch Reddick, Cecil Reddick, Charles Hogan, Robert Edward McGowen, Jr., Larry McGowen, and Buddy Copeland. Honorary Pallbearers are: Larry Bradley, Fred Sapp, Sam Castleberry, and Billy Ray Copeland. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Crew Lake United Methodist Church in Start, LA. Visitation will be from 1:00 P.M. until time of service at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville. Online registry/condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MRS. GERTRUDE PIERCE Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, 92, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Good Hope Baptist Church. Rev. William Lovett, Jr. and Rev. David Chapman will officiate. Interment to follow at Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Pierce was born October 21, 1917 in Jackson Parish, LA and passed away October 26, 2009 in Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvard J. Pierce and her son, Ray Leroy Pierce. Mrs. Pierce is survived by her daughters, Margaret Biggers, Yvonne Pierce, and Jo Gordon; sons, Riley Pierce and Steven Pierce; brothers, Lavelle Womack, Delmar Womack, Kenneth Womack, Nelson Womack and Jerry Womack; sister, Armor Leighn Gray; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and 6 step-grandchildren, 3 step- great-grandchildren and 2 step-great-great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Lola Allen, 91
MANGHAM — Lola Allen, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church near Mangham. Visitation is from noon until time of service at the church. Burial is in Hewitt Cemetery near Mangham under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Rayville.

Zella Brown, 79
WISNER — Zella Brown, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at South Central Baptist Church in Wisner. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Tuesday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Burial is in Holly Grove Cemetery in Wisner.

Willie E. Cockerham, 84
Willie "Bill" Earline Cockerham of West Monroe, a retired sales associate with Sears, died Friday. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jimmie A. Curry, 77
CROWVILLE — Jimmie Aswell Curry, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wayside Pentecostal Church of Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Burial will follow at Crowville Masonic Cemetery.

Carl L. Donham, 76
TALLULAH — Carl L. Donham, U.S. Air Force retired, farmer and former chemical control investigator with the state Department of Agriculture, died Saturday. Graveside services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Delhi Masonic Cemetery in Delhi. Visitation is an hour before services at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Shirley Gayden, 52
DALLAS — Shirley Gayden, formerly of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Amanda V. McClanahan, 32
CARTHAGE, Texas — Amanda Victoria McClanahan, formerly of Longview, Texas, a student, died Saturday. A memorial service is at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rader Funeral Home of Longview.

Harold F. Russell, 67
OAK GROVE — Harold Franklin Russell, manager of Macon Ridge Warehouse, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Caroline Savage, 82
Caroline O'Brien Savage of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Monroe. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday with a vigil wake at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial is in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Wilfred R. Smith, 56
Wilfred Ray Smith of Monroe, formerly of Clayton, owner of S&S Pharmacy, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.

Jamie L. Walker, 42
LA PORTE, Texas — Jamie L. Walker, formerly of Delhi, died Sunday. Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lamar Baptist Church, Delhi. Burial is at Newton Cemetery, Delhi, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Previously acknowledged
Anzelmo, Annette (Danna): 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Monroe.
Chisley, Allen: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hester Central State Funeral Home.
James, Florence Neely: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Burkhalter Chapel of Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston.
King, Paul "Mark": 11 a.m. Tuesday, Haile Baptist Church, Haile.
Patrick, Lillian: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dunn Baptist Church.
Smith, Allen E.: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Newton Baptist Church, Delhi.

October 28, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

CAROLINE O'BRIEN SAVAGE
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe

Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline O'Brien Savage, 82, of Monroe, LA will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with MSGR Edmund Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Savage passed away Monday, October 26, 2009. Lindy, as she was known to her family and closest friends, was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Her family was the most important thing in her life. She was a charter member of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. She was a member of the Altar Society, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mortar Board at LSU, Junior Charity League, Bayou Desiard Country Club, and the Ladies Golf Association. She loved horses and golfing.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Nora O'Brien; brother, Robert E. O'Brien; and daughter, Darby Savage.

Survivors include her husband of sixty-one years, John F. Savage; children, Kathi Savage of Monroe, LA, Sue Savage Bohac and husband Larry of Conroe, TX, Mike Savage, Sandy Savage, Patti Savage, Aimee Savage Anthony and husband David, and Caroline Savage Cascio and husband Rodney, all of Monroe, LA; grandchildren, Chris Bohac and wife Jamie, Jenni Bohac Adams and husband Jim Bob, Patrick Savage, Brian Savage, Stephen Anthony and fiancé, Jeré Erskin, Lindsey Anthony, John Cascio, and Katherine Casico; great grandchildren, Taylor Bohac and Jaxson Bohac; sister Margaret "Miki" Stagg and husband Tom; brother, James Charles O'Brien, Jr and wife Marilyn; sisters-in-law, Mary Hart and Ann O'Brien.

She is also survived by special friends, Evelyn "Tiny" Hall, Steve and Sallie Sutherland, and Suzanne Ratz.

Pallbearers will be Stephen Anthony, Chris Bohac, Patrick Savage, Brian Savage, Mike O'Brien, Kevin O'Brien, Chuck O'Brien, and Bob O'Brien, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be John Cascio, Cary O'Brien and Chris O'Brien.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2009 with a Vigil Wake at 6:00 P.M. at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Memorials may be made to Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and School or The Wellspring Alliance for Families, Inc. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

FRANK P. SCHILLAGE, Monroe, LA Hill Crest Funeral Home, Haughton, LA Private entombment service for Frank P. Schillage will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Father Sebastian Kallarackal of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church officiating. Mr. Schillage was born on February 14, 1928 in Amite, LA to parents, Catherine (Alessi) and Angelo Schillage, and passed away Monday, October 26, 2009, at Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, Bossier City, LA, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Schillage was Owner/Operator of Frank and Janie's Seafood Restaurant, Monroe, LA, for 20 years, where many customers and friends enjoyed his delicious crawfish and gumbo. He was in the Korean War, U.S. Army, and was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Monroe, LA. Mr. Schillage was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann Costanza Schillage, and second wife, Janie Almond Schillage. He is survived by three sons, Frankie Schillage and wife, Carla, Shreveport, LA, Michael Schillage, Dallas, TX, Sammy Schillage, Austin, TX; two daughters, Cathy Ross, Dallas, TX, and Tammy DeMoss, Monroe, LA; six grandchildren and one great grandchild; three sisters, Mary Schmitt, Harahan, LA, Theresa Distefano, Independence, LA, Rosalie Costanza, Hammond, LA, and brother, Joe Schillage, Amite, LA. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 1700 Buckner Square, Suite 150, Shreveport, LA 71101 or the Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, 3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway, Bossier City, LA 71112.

JAMES LEONARD "JAMIE" WALKER Paul U. Lee-La Porte Funeral Home, La Porte, TX James Leonard "Jamie" Walker, 41, of La Porte passed away Sunday October 25, 2009. He was born December 14, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana to Betty and J.W. Walker. Jamie is survived by his parents, children James Howard "Buck" Walker, John Christian Walker, sister Betsy Denmon and husband Jim, nephew James Tyler Denmon, niece Brianna Jane Denmon, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousin, and other relatives. Visitation will be held Monday October 26, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Paul U. Lee La Porte Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be held Tuesday October 27, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Bayshore Baptist Church. A service will also be held Thursday October 29, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Lamar Baptist Church, with interment following at Newton Cemetery in Delhi, Louisiana. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be to, M.D. Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Research, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.

Ruby Anderson, 90
JONESBORO -- Ruby Anderson died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery, Quitman.

Jimmy Louis Bell, 53
FARMERVILLE -- Jimmy Louis Bell died Oct. 20. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Spearsville.

Anthony A. Black Jr., infant
Anthony Antwaeon Black Jr. of Monroe, the infant son of Anthony A. Black Sr. and Alice Marie Skipper, died Friday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Friday at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Thursday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Harold Loyd Dartez, 82
Harold Loyd Dartez of West Monroe, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday. 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 Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens, West Monroe.

Margaret F. Folk, 54
RUSTON -- Margaret Frances "Fran" Folk, an administrative assistant with T.L. James Co., died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Thomas W. Gayfield Sr., 88
DELHI -- Thomas Wille Gayfield Sr., a retired gas technician, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter A.M.E. Church, Delhi. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday with wake services from 7-8 p.m. at Funerals by McFarland, Delhi. Burial will be in St. John Community Cemetery, Delhi.

Wanda Horsley, 55
DELHI -- Wanda Horsley, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater One Community Fellowship Church, Delhi. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Delhi. Burial will be in Warden.

Marion Bernard Johnson, 87
Marion Bernard Johnson of West Monroe, retired head of Customs, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Anya Leneice Lloyd, infant
Anya Leneice Lloyd of Monroe, the infant daughter of Detrand L. Lloyd Jr. and Tiffany Roneice Earl, died Sunday. Graveside services are 9 a.m. Saturday at Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood, under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Marion Cook Manning, 90
DELHI -- Marion Louise Cook Manning, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, Delhi. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery, Delhi.

Jane Shear McKoin, 87
BONITA -- Jane Warnock Shear McKoin, a homemaker, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Raymond 'Ray' Melton, 63
BASTROP -- Raymond Stephen "Ray" Melton, a retired master electrician, died Sunday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Kathryn McFearin Moore, 75
JONESBORO -- Kathryn Jimmerson McFearin Moore, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Visitation is 9 a.m. Wednesday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fellowship Cemetery, Quitman.

Gertrude Pierce, 92
Gertrude Pierce of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Good Hope Baptist Church, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Doris Maxwell Ragland, 91
WOODLEAF, N.C. -- Doris Maxwell Ragland, formerly of West Monroe, died Saturday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Prayer service is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with visitation following until 8 p.m. at Summersett Funeral Home, Salisbury, N.C.

Floyd R. Scarborough Sr., 71
BASTROP -- Floyd Roye Scarborough Sr., a retired garage supervisor for the city of Bastrop, died Monday. Private family services are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Marie Smith, 100
TALLULAH -- Marie Smith, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at New Zion Baptist Church, Sondheimer. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Wednesday at Funerals by McFarland, Delhi. Burial will be in Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Crowville.

Wilfred Ray Smith, 56
Wilfred Ray Smith of Monroe, formerly of Clayton, owner of S&S Pharmacy, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Liberty Christian Center, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Clayton Gardens of Rest, Clayton.

Joseph Evan Soileau, 88
Joseph Evan Soileau of Monroe, retired chief engineer for Gulf Oil Co., died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Selma Sonia, 78
FARMERVILLE -- Selma Sonia, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Zion Hill Baptist Church, Farmerville. Burial will be in Farmerville City Cemetery under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Gerald Taylor, 76
RUSTON -- Gerald Taylor, an executive with a natural gas company, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Previously acknowledged
Anzelmo, Annette (Danna): 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Monroe.
Brown, Zella: 2 p.m. Wednesday, South Central Baptist Church, Wisner.
Chisley, Allen: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hester Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.
Curry, Jimmie Aswell: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Wayside Pentecostal Church, Winnsboro.
Donham, Carl L.: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Delhi Masonic Cemetery, Delhi.
McClanahan, Amanda Victoria: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rader Funeral Home, Longview, Tex.
Russell, Harold Franklin: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Oak Grove.
Savage, Caroline O'Brien: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Monroe.
Walker, Jamie L.: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lamar Baptist Church, Delhi.

October 29, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

HAROLD LOYD DARTEZ Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Harold Loyd Dartez, 82, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Pastor Dennis Anger will officiate. Interment to follow at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens 8729 Cypress St., West Monroe, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mr. Dartez was born August 17, 1927 in Eros, LA and passed away October 27, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. Mr. Dartez was a truck driver for Bristle Trucking Company and he attended Cypress Street Church of God. He was a Lifetime member of AmVet 066. Mr. Dartez was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife, Annie Ruth Welch Dartez; daughters, Patricia Wilson, husband Douglas, Zoe Keen, husband Chuck; Rebecca Bolding, husband Steve, Cynthia Gowins, husband Steve, Melinda Darst, husband Dennis; John Stewart, wife Sherri, Bruce Stewart, wife Sharon; sister, Kitty Defreese, husband Travis. Pallbearers will be Chris Williams, Michael Williams, Jerry Aday, Richard Stewart, Jeffrey Wilson and Doug Wilson.

JOE GRASSI Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Joe Grassi, 80, of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, October 30, 2009 at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with MSGR Edmund Moore officiating. Interment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA Mr. Grassi passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Mr. Grassi was a member of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. He was the store manager with Safeway Grocery Store and after retirement worked full time at Marty's Fine Jewelry. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Stella Grassi. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Marie Grassi; Daughter, Denise Grassi of Round Rock, TX; Son and Daughter-in-law, Marty and Jennie Grassi of Monroe, LA; Grandchildren, Joey Grassi and wife, Amy, Jamie Grassi, Great Grandchildren, Joseph Grassi, Kaylee Grassi and Emmalee Yates; Brothers and Sister-in-laws, Johnny and Mary Grassi and Charles and Mary Jane Grassi all of Lake Village, AR; Sisters, Vicky Clements of Oxford, MS and Catherine Haverkamp of Lake Village, AR; and Numerous Nieces and Nephews. Pallbearers will be Randy Christie, Greg Kennedy, Mike Ackel, David Menotti, Larry Douglas, and Robert Pierini. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009 with a Vigil Wake at 6:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. The family would like to give special thanks to the Staff of Hospice Compassus for their extra special love and care for Joe. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

MARGIE NORRIS DANIEL Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Margie Norris Daniel, 87, of West Monroe will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, October 30, 2009 in the Chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. The Rev. Mark Fenn will officiate. Entombment will follow at Hasley Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Following a lengthy illness, Mrs. Daniel passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Saturday, October 24th, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Daniel was a life-long resident of West Monroe, a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School and Monroe Business College. She worked as a legal secretary before her marriage to Perry Daniel in 1940. She and her husband owned and operated Daniel Appliance and Furniture until their retirement. Mrs. Daniel was preceded in death by her husband Perry Daniel, her father David Norris, her mother Edna Norris, and a sister Mildred Hammett. Margie leaves two daughters and her son-in-laws Linda and James Tarkington, Charlotte and Ray Mears both of West Monroe. Her four grand children include James D. Tarkington of West Monroe, Jason Mears of Orlando, Florida, Laura Chisholm of Texarkana, Texas, Jeremy Mears of San Antonio, Texas, and 6 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, LaVerne Reed of Baton Rouge; brother-in-law, Joe P. Daniel and his wife Marilyn of West Monroe, one sister-in-law, Katherine Stovall of Crockett, Texas along with several nieces and nephews. Margie was a wonderful sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was known for her special sense of humor, her courage in difficult times, and her special love for her family. She enjoyed traveling and visited many foreign countries. She was a life-long member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe where she served as a Sunday School teacher in her younger years. Pallbearers will be James E. Tarkington, James D. Tarkington, Ray Mears, Jason Mears, Jeremy Mears and Bill Carlisle. The family would like to thank Dr. Ronald Hubbard as well as all the staff of The Specialty Hospital at St. Francis for their compassionate care of our precious mother. The family also extends deepest thanks to her wonderful caregivers Beatrice Rivers, Karen Bartlett, Gwenevera King, Mary Jo Traylor and Florida Glass. Visitation will be Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

WILLIAM HALE GEORGE Golden Funeral Home Bastrop,LA Funeral services for Mr. William Hale George, age 81, are scheduled for 10:00 AM Friday, October 30, 2009 at the chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Rev. Jo Ann Cooper officiating. Interment will follow in Carter Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Golden Funeral Home. Mr. George, a resident of Bastrop, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Morehouse General Hospital. He was a member of Reily Memorial Methodist Church, member of the Mt. Gerzim Masonic Lodge, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. George was retired from International Paper Company, loved spending time with his family and grandchildren, and enjoyed yard work and gardening. He is preceded in death by his parents, E.P. George, Sr. and Neva George; sister, Elizabeth George; and two brothers, E.P. George, Jr. and Robert George. Mr. George is survived by his wife, Dorothy Anne Norsworthy George; son, Mike George and wife Rose Anne of Collinston, LA; sister, Carolyn Lucas and husband Max of Bastrop; brother, Tom George and wife Rose Marie of Shreveport, LA; three grandchildren, Erin George of Baton Rouge, LA, Christine George of Thibodeaux, LA, Douglas George of Collinston, LA; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Douglas George, Tim Harkness, Jim Harkness, Paul George, Neil Porter, and Ronald Long. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to a charity of choice.

Lionel Booker, 61
RAYVILLE — Lionel Booker died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Clara S. Brown, 96
WINNSBORO — Clara S. Brown, a retired grocery store owner, died Wednesday. Services are 3 p.m. Friday at Temple Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Mary Lee Conway, 101
BASTROP — Mary Lee Conway, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

David T. Hall, 79
ALEXANDRIA — David T. Hall, formerly of West Monroe, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Alexandria.

Alberta Holmes, 96
RAYVILLE — Alberta Holmes, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Friday at Gospel Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is Thursday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Wanda Horsley, 49
DELHI — Wanda Horsley, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater One Community Fellowship Church, Delhi. Burial will be in Warden under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Delhi.

Thomas E. McDivitt, 29
GRAYSON — Thomas E. McDivitt, an apprentice electrician, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Holum Baptist Church. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Columbia Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Charles Mitchell, 58
BASTROP — Charles Mitchell, a construction worker, died Oct. 21. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Evergreen Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop.

Romenthia Morris, 55
CLARKS — Romenthia Morris, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Morning Star Baptist Church, Clarks. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Billy W. Niemeyer, 68
RUSTON — Billy Wayne “Pops” Niemeyer, a painter, died Tuesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Colvin Memorial Cemetery, Dubach. Visitation is 1 p.m. Friday at the pavilion in the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Wilfred Ray Smith, 56
Wilfred Ray Smith of Monroe, formerly of Clayton, owner of S&S Pharmacy, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Liberty Christian Center, Monroe. Burial will be in Clayton Gardens of Rest, Clayton, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Joseph Evan Soileau, 88
Joseph Evan Soileau of Monroe, retired chief engineer for Gulf Oil Co., died Monday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Mobile, Ala. Visitation is noon Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Pinecrest Funeral Home Cemetery, Mobile, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Gerald Taylor, 76
RUSTON — Gerald Taylor, an executive with a natural gas company, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Pines Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.

Virginia Turner, 88
RUSTON — Virginia Turner, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.

Doris Odell Tyson, 87
BASTROP — Doris Odell Tyson, a sales representative for an advertising company, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Red Wing Cemetery, West Carroll Parish. Visitation is 11 a.m. Friday until service time at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Previously acknowledged
Anderson, Ruby: 2 p.m. Saturday, Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro.
Black Jr., Anthony A.: 10 a.m. Friday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Dartez, Harold L.: 2 p.m. Thursday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Folk, Margaret “Fran”: 10 a.m. Thursday, Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston.
Gayfield Sr., Thomas W.: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Peter A.M.E. Church, Delhi. Lloyd, Anya L.: 9 a.m. Saturday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood,
Manning, Marion Louise Cook: 2 p.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Ragland, Doris Maxwell: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Smith, Marie: 11 a.m. Thursday, New Zion Baptist Church, Sondheimer.
Sonia, Selma: 2 p.m. Friday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Walker, Jamie L.: 11 a.m. Thursday, Lamar Baptist Church, Delhi.

October 30, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

AMANDA PEARL BRUCE WARE Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Ware, age 91, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Cedar Baptist Church in Archibald, Louisiana with Reverend Mike Loveday officiating. Interment will follow at Rayville Masonic Cemetery in Rayville, Louisiana. Visitation will be held Friday, October 30, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville, Louisiana. "Miss" Pearl lived 91 precious years as a devoted and loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born on May 10, 1918 in West Carroll Parish, and died October 29, 2009 in Rayville, LA. Miss Pearl was a near life long resident of Richland Parish, graduated from Delhi High School, and attended Ouachita Parish Junior College, prior to it becoming Northeast State College. She married Terry Ford Ware on February 4, 1937 in Smith County, Mississippi. She returned to Dehlco, Louisiana where the couple owned and operated a grocery store during their early years. Prior to her husband's death in 1975, they owned multiple agriculture related businesses including cotton gins, feed mills, implement dealerships and livestock auctions. Miss Pearl was a devoted Christian and student of the Bible. She was a charter member of Cedar Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and sang in the choir for over 50 years. She loved traveling, especially to the Holy Land, to which she made 11 trips. She was an avid gardener and loved writing poetry, publishing two books during her lifetime. She was preceded in death by her husband Ford Ware and son Buddy Ware and his wife Linda, son Joseph Charles Ware, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dee Bruce, and her siblings Bernice Yelverton, Marie Lynn, Wilma Holman, Jean Boughton, Jimmy Bruce, and Billy Bruce. Miss Pearl is survived by her daughter Jenny Doughty of Rayville, her son Jim Ware and wife Carolyn of Weatherford, Texas; six grandchildren: Judge Terry Doughty, David Doughty, Dana Dixon, Lisa Beard, Lora Head and Amy Pyles; thirteen great-grandchildren: Lauren Mullett, Matthew Doughty, Bradford Doughty, James Doughty, Caroline Doughty, Mary Margaret Dixon, Jon-Thomas Dixon, Tyler Beard, Rachel Head, Katie Head, Mallory Head, Sophie Moon and Landry Pyles, brother-in-law Alfred Boughton, sisters-in-law Billie Ware and Sarah Ware Sager, and devoted friends Faye and Wendell Shoemaker. Pallbearers are Judge Terry Doughty, David Doughty, Jeff Dixon, David Head, Greg Beard, and Sammy Pyles. Honorary Pallbearers are Floyd Boughton, Alvin Lane, Herman Grant, Sr., Jerry R. Roberts, Lynn Copeland, A. O. Doughty, Jr., and Alfred Boughton. The family would like to thank Dr. Ronald Hubbard for the compassionate care of their mother. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Cedar Baptist Church. Online registry/condolences at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

BARBARA GAYLE CRAWFORD Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Barbara Gayle Crawford, 58, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 30, 2009 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Rev. Billy Joe Aulds will officiate. Interment to follow at Aulds Chapel, Downsville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Barbara was born February 11, 1951 in Monroe, LA and passed away October 29, 2009 in West Monroe, LA. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Allen Crawford, her mother, Ethel Garland Crawford and brothers; Lt. Col. Roy L. Crawford and Billy Ross Crawford. She is survived by her sister; Joe Ann Triplet of Minden, La; nephews; E. H. Spillers and wife Kay of Shreveport, LA, Paul Spillers of Minden, LA, and Allen Spillers and wife Jayda of Minden, LA; nieces, Susie Ray and husband Terry of Portland, TN; 2 nephews and 2 nieces; 10 great nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Cooley Staff and especially to Yolanda Bethly, Angela Mitchell and Shay Logwood. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Visitation will be Friday, October 30, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

BURRELL RILEY NEWMAN Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Services for Burrell Riley Newman, 71, of Calhoun, LA, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday October 31, 2009 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe with Rev. Charles Dupree officiating. Burial will be in Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Mr. Newman was a member of the New Chapel Hill Baptist Church in West Monroe. He was a caring and compassionate person and had a great sense of humor. Mr. Newman's favorite passions were fox hunting and the Chicago Cubs. Survivors include his children, Jeff Newman and wife Sandy, Karen Laban and husband Richard, Julia Vestal and husband Donnie; granddaughters, Megan Vestal, Amanda Rainier and husband Brad; great grandchild, Madison Rainier; brother, Willard Newman and wife Jeri; sisters, Curtistine Copes and husband Clayton, Annette Stansbury and husband Basil; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Russell Greer, Mac McCullough, Larry Smith, Troy Sandifer, Roland Johnson, and Rob Johnson. Honorary Pallbearer will be Tommy Williams. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday, October 30, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Memorials may be made to New Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Online Registry/Condolences:www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

CLARA S. BROWN Winnsboro, LA Mulhearn Funeral Home Winnsboro, LA Services for Mrs. Clara S. Brown, age 96 of Winnsboro, LA will be at 3:00 P.M. Friday, October 30, 2009 at Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro with Dr. Bill Robertson officiating, assisted by Rev. Jason Foster. Interment will follow in New Winnsboro Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mrs. Brown passed away at her home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 28th. She had been a resident of Winnsboro for 76 years. She and Marion Floyd Brown had a successful grocery store, "Brown's Grocery" from October 18, 1939 until July 31, 1966, a total of 27 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Floyd Brown, her parents; James Henry Shepherd and Pearl Fulford Shepherd, her sisters; Sally Mulhearn, Mattie Boies, her brothers; John Henry Shepherd, Arthur Shepherd, Carl Shepherd, Rev. Jimmy Shepherd, and daughter-in-law; Mildred Foy Brown. Survivors include: Son and Daughter-in-Law: Rev. Bobby Brown and wife Faye Strahan Brown of West Monroe, LA.Grandchildren: Rev. Alan Brown and wife Donna Elliott Brown, Missionaries in Mexico.Blendia Ann Taylor and husband Charlie Taylor of Sallisaw, OK. Great Grandchildren: Chrissie Casscio and husband Casey of Bossier City, LA., Casey Brown of Bossier City, LA., Ryan Taylor of Sallisaw, OK. Great Great Grandchildren: Shelby Chelette of Bossier City, LA., Isabella Maria Casscio of Bossier City, LA., Alexus Taylor of Oklahoma, Several Nieces and Nephews. Pallbearers will be: Bob Nelson, Casey Brown, Ryan Taylor, Wayne Free, Timothy McBroom, Andy McBroom and David McBroom. Special thanks to Hospice Care Resources LLC, Nurses Karen Kaufman, Jessica Bailey, Wendy Monnin, Jean Carroll, CNA Lisa Pleasant, and the Brown relatives. Visitation is at Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro, LA. Online condolences may be made at www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

DAVID T. HALL Hixson Brothers, Alexandria, LA Services for David T. Hall will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 31, 2009 at the Pentecostals of Alexandria, with Revs. Anthony Mangun, Terry Shock and Mark Foster officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 P.M., Saturday in Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens, West Monroe, under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria. Pallbearers will be ushers of the Pentecostals of Alexandria and the Pentecostals of Twin Cities. Mr. Hall, 79, of Alexandria passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. He was a member of the Pentecostals of Alexandria; former member of the First United Pentecostals of West Monroe (Pentecostals of Twin Cities) where he served as head usher and hospital visitation member; member of the downtown Lions Club in Monroe for 19 years and the MacArthur Drive Lions Club in Alexandria. Mr. Hall was a former resident of West Monroe for over 40 years. Retired from the Group Market Division of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana located in Ouachita Parish where he was employed for 19 years. After retiring, he established his own business, Hall & Associates, which he had for 12 years prior to moving to Alexandria. Mr. Hall was a U. S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Parker Hall; parents, Richard Carl and Lota Benson Boone Hall; two brothers, R. C. Hall, Jr. and Malcolm Hall; sister, Amy Nunley. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Patsy Chelette Hall of Alexandria; sons, Mark David Hall, Sr. and wife, Wanda of Calhoun, Michael Scott Hall of Mobile, Alabama; daughter, Linda Hall Rogers of Alexandria; step children, R. Brent Croom and wife, Laurie of Alexandria, Trula Croom Gross and husband, Jim of Enola, PA; sister, Rachal Smith of West Monroe; three grandsons, Mark David Hall, Jr. of Calhoun, Matthew Rogers and Parker Rogers of Alexandria; two step granddaughters, Callie Croom of Alexandria, Sarah Gross of Enola, PA. Visitation will be Friday at The Pentecostals of Alexandria from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until service time. Memorials may be made to Mary Hall Ministries at the Pentecostals of Twin Cities of West Monroe or to Grace House/House of Mercy ministries of the Pentecostals of Alexandria, 2817 Rapides Ave., Alexandria, LA 71301. To extend online condolences to the Hall family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com.

JOSEPH EVAN SOILEAU Pine Crest Funeral Home Mobile, AL Mr. Joseph Evan Soileau died at St. Frances Hospital in Monroe, LA on October 26, 2009. He was 88 years old. He was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on June 30, 1921. He graduated from Maritime Academy, New London, CT as a Merchant Marine. He was a long time resident of Port Arthur and Bridge City, Texas, having worked for Gulf Oil Company (Chevron) as Chief Engineer and Port Engineer, until retiring in 1995 after 39 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall Soileau and Matty Anderson, as well as his sisters Virgie Soileau and Nell Harrison and brother Wayne Soileau. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Dorothy M. Soileau, his sons Jimmie B. Soileau, Timothy V. Soileau, Don David Soileau, Gary L. M. Soileau, daughters Cynthia A. Green and Denise Y. Trahan and siblings Mr. & Mrs. Charles LeJune, Vergie Prejean, Harris Soileau, Barbara Soileau, Joyce Soileau and Belle Fontenot. He had 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews and friends. Funeral Mass will be held at Corpus Christi Catholic Church on October 31, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at 12:00 noon. Graveside ceremony at Pine Crest West on Snow Road. An online guest book may be signed at www.pinecrestfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Pine Crest Funerals and Cremations, 1939 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 251-478-5227.

MICHAEL "MIKE" C. MIDDLETON Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mr. Michael "Mike" C. Middleton, 50, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Warren Eckhardt officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Middleton passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009. He was preceded in death by his paternal grand parents, Tim and Lottie Middleton and maternal grandparents, E.J. and Flossie Graves. Survivors include his sons, Michael E. Middleton and wife Aimee and Douglas A. Middleton and wife Shanna; father, Fred Middleton and wife Mary Lanelle; mother, Mary E. Middleton; sisters Virginia "Ginger" Middleton and husband Andy Guschke and Darlene Honeycutt and husband Mark; two grandchildren, Emily Middleton and Cayden Middleton; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Gina Mokrey. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Honeycutt, Gary Breland, Bruce Parker, Neil Shaw, John Richardson, and Joey Wilhelm. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. The family would like to give special thanks to the Monroe Fire Department, Monroe Police Department, and St. Francis Hospital staff of the MICU Unit. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

SHIRLEY VIVIAN SAMPOGNARO Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA Funeral services for Shirley Vivian Sampognaro 76, of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with MSGR Edmund Moore and Rev. Mark Watson officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Sampognaro passed away Thursday, October 29, 2009. She was a member of Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. She and her husband, Joseph Vincent Sampognaro, who preceded her in death, were the former co-owners of Southside Drugs. She retired from Ouachita Parish School System as an Administrative Assistant. She was currently employed at Dr. Greg Sampognaro's office as a cardiovascular stress lab technician, with many other family members. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy Bishop; her sons, Joey Sampognaro and wife Kay of Trophy Club, TX and Chris Sampognaro and wife Cara of Monroe, LA; daughter, Kim Bruscato and husband Butch of Baton Rouge, LA; sisters, Marie Rushing and husband Harry of Monroe, LA, Betty Johnston and husband Alfred of Katy, TX, and Alice Hegwood Brooks of Monroe, LA; brother, Thomas Preston Hale of Monroe, LA; grand children, Casey Bishop, Brooke Bishop and fiancé, Dustin Griggs, Amanda Sampognaro Volentine and husband Dustin, Corry Sampognaro, Noah Sampognaro, Daniel Sampognaro, Thomas Sampognaro, Gracie Bruscato, Guy Bruscato; great grandchild, Camryn Volentine, and brother-in-law, Johnny Sampognaro and wife Francis Sampognaro. Pallbearers will be Keith Rushing, Tim Hegwood, Michael Sampognaro, John Sampognaro, Ronnie Johnston, and Murray Hale. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Charles Sampognaro, Dr. Mike Sampognaro, Dr. Greg Sampognaro, Vincent Sampognaro, Dr. Dave Sampognaro, and the employees of Dr. Greg Sampognaro's office. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Friday, October 30, 2009 with a Vigil Wake at 6:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Memorials may be made to Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 800 Good Shepherd Lane, Monroe, LA 71201. Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Charlie Gray Chunn, 79
BASTROP -- Charlie Gray Chunn, a retired landscaper, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery.

Margie N. Daniel, 87
Margie Norris Daniel of West Monroe, co-owner of Daniel Furniture & Appliance Co., died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery.

William Jeffery Duncan, 69
BASTROP -- William Jeffery Duncan, a retired employee of International Paper Co., died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at United Pentecostal Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in McKnight Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Shirley Gayden, 52
DALLAS -- Shirley Ann Gayden, formerly of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.

Joe Grassi, 80
Joe Grassi of Monroe, a retired manager for Safeway Grocery Stores, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Monroe. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Abilene Williams Guin, 77
Abilene Peggy Williams Guin of Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church, Beekman. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church. Burial will be in Beekman Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Alberta Holmes, 96
RAYVILLE -- Alberta Holmes, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are noon Friday at Agape Full Gospel Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is Thursday at Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Marion Bernard Johnson, 87
Marion Bernard Johnson of West Monroe, a customs agent, died Tuesday. Graveside services are 1 p.m. Friday at Hasley Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Lizzie McDaniel, 68
DELHI -- Lizzie McDaniel, a laborer, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Thomas E. McDivitt, 29
GRAYSON -- Thomas E. McDivitt, an apprentice electrician, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Holum Baptist Church. Visitation is 8 a.m. Friday at the church until service time. Burial will be in Columbia Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Jane W. McKoin, 87
BONITA -- Jane Warnock McKoin, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Charles Mitchell, 58
BASTROP -- Charles Mitchell, a construction worker, died Oct. 21. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at New Evergreen Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Burial will be in H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop.

Romenethia Morris, 55
CLARKS -- Romenethia Morris, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Morning Star Baptist Church, Clarks. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Cecil L.S. Parker, 66
WISNER -- Cecil Lee S. Parker, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Sunday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery, Sicily Island.

Barbara Anne Sandifer, 74
Barbara Anne Sandifer of West Monroe, a retired registered nurse with St. Francis Medical Center, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Prentice Donn Silmon, 68
DOWNSVILLE -- Prentice Donn Silmon, retired from the state highway department, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Colvin Cemetery, Vienna.

James Henry Spears Jr., 84
James Henry Spears Jr. of Monroe, a maintenance supervisor in the oil and gas industry, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe.

Doris Odell Tyson, 87
BASTROP -- Doris Odell Tyson, a sales representative for an advertising company, died Wednesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Friday at Red Wing Cemetery, West Carroll Parish. Visitation is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Masao Yamada, 70
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. -- Masao Yamada, formerly of Richland Parish, a retired artist, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Previously acknowledged
Anderson, Ruby: 2 p.m. Saturday, Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro.
Black Jr., Anthony A.: 10 a.m. Friday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Brown, Clara S.: 3 p.m. Friday, Temple Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Gayfield Sr., Thomas W.: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Peter A.M.E. Church, Delhi.
Holmes, Alberta: 1 p.m. Friday, Gospel Baptist Church, Rayville.
Horsley, Wanda: 11 a.m. Saturday, Greater One Community Fellowship Church, Delhi.
Lloyd, Anya L.: 9 a.m. Saturday, Richwood Memorial Gardens, Richwood.
Niemeyer, Billy Wayne "Pops": 2 p.m. Friday, Colvin Memorial Cemetery, Dubach.
Soileau, Joseph Evan: 1 p.m. Saturday, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Mobile, Ala.
Sonia, Selma: 2 p.m. Friday, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Taylor, Gerald: 10 a.m. Friday, Grace United Methodist Church.

October 31, 2009 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201