April 1, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MR. JOHN S. BRADY
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA. 71291
Funeral services for Mr. John S. Brady, 90, of Bossier City, formerly of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 2, 2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe, with Dr. Colin Wimberly officiating. Interment will be in Monroe Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe.
Mr. Brady was born in Harlen, Kentucky on January 4, 1915 and passed away March 30, 2005 in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Mr. Brady was a veteran of World War II. He was in the house painting business for 62 years. Mr. Brady was very active at Calvary Baptist Church in Monroe for 65 years before moving to Bossier City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Shields Brady, Sr. and Myrtle Fraley Brady Edwards, brothers and sisters: Gertrude McCurdy, Mabel Joiner, Walter Brady, Audrey Davis, Elton Brady, Virginia Ross, Elnora Brady, Cecil Brady, and a grandson Nicholas Daniel Brady.
Survivors are his wife of 70 years Elsie Evelyn Brady; daughter: Wanda Allen and husband R. H. of Memphis, TN; son: Dr. John Melvin Brady and wife Denise of Bossier City, LA; grandchildren: Randal Hue Allen, Aronda A. Thetford, Kristen Brady Williams, Ehren Shane Brady; great grandchildren: Daniel Hue Allen, Eric Hue Allen, Alaina Christine Thetford, John Leslie Thetford II, Arika Lilley, Taylor Nicholas Williams; sisters: Margrette Welch and Gladys Sievers both of Swartz, LA.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, Louisiana.

TERIECE CATHERINE IVEY DYER CYRUS
Miller Funeral Home - Monroe, LA.
Teriece Catherine Ivey Dyer Cyrus, born February 17, 1912 departed this life on Saturday, March 26, 2005.
She was born to the late Mr. & Mrs. Verge and Nora (Green) Ivey of Calhoun, LA. She was married to the late Rev. Isaac Samuel Dyer (founder of Dyer Chapel CME Church) and to this union three daughters were born. She later married the late William (Bill) Cyrus.
Mrs. Cyrus gave her life to Christ at an early age and never took her hand from the plow. She planted seeds that have produced fruit nation-wide through her dedicated church service and teaching career.
For 86 years she was connected to the CME Church in many note-worthy capacities. She served the local, district, and conference levels as a true leader with service to youth as her primary mission.
From the humble beginning of a "one room" schoolhouse in Doyline, LA to culminating her public school career at Drew Elementary and Boley Elementary of West Monroe as librarian, she gave 35 years of service to public school systems of Webster and Ouachita Parishes.
She graduated from Grambling College (now Grambling State University) in the area of Teacher Education and did further study at Ohio State University and Boston University.
She later developed her career in Library Science and became librarian at Jerry A. Moore Elementary School in Minden. She later moved to West Monroe as librarian for Boley Elementary and finally to Drew Elementary School where she retired after 35 years of service.
Retirement did not end her work. She continued to serve her community and children by becoming the first director of the newly developed Head Start Program in Ouachita Parish. She conducted many youth retreats and worked on the Silver Waters Girl Scouts Council as a board member.
Retirement still was not an option for her. She and her daughter, Nora, owned and operated the Westside Day Care & Child Development Center in West Monroe where many lives were touched. Her awards were too numerous to mention. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and National Association of University Women.
She leaves to cherish her memories: one brother, W.D. (Naomi) Ivey, three daughters: Virgie Lagarde, Gwendolyn Gipson, and Nora (Jack) Taylor, five grandchildren: Betty (Leroy) Hawthrone, Theresa Maria (Lamar) Jenkins, Anthony Lagarde, Pierre (Cynthia) Bingaman II, and John Bingaman; 13 great grandchildren, a nephew, many relatives, and friends.
Visitation will be Friday, April 1, 2005 at Miller Funeral Home 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Homegoing Celebration, Saturday April 2, 11:00 AM at Dyer Chapel CME Church, 112 Prune St. West Monroe, LA.

LOIS HARRIS
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Ruston, LA.
Graveside services for Lois Harris, age 94, of Monroe, LA, will held on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 11:00 AM at Oak Grove Cemetery, south of Simsboro, LA, with Rev. Kirby Vining under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
Lois died on Thursday in Ruston following a lengthy illness. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Monroe, LA. She is preceded in death by her parents Elisha Harris and Minnie Boddie Harris; two brothers, Miller C. Harris and Ira W. Harris; sister Odessa Harris.
She is survived by her sister Ruby Harris Edmonson of Denham Springs, Louisiana; nephews Ray Harris of Simsboro, LA, and Bob Edmonson of Denham Springs, LA; niece Ann Carney of St. Petersburg, FL, and numerous great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston on Friday, April 1, 2005 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

MR. DOYLE D. JENNINGS
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Memorial services for Mr. Doyle D. Jennings, 68, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ with Bro. Ray Melton officiating.
Mr. Jennings was born in Cordell, Oklahoma on August 24, 1936 and passed away in West Monroe, LA, on Thursday, March 31, 2005. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mrs. Lavern Cloud Jennings of West Monroe, LA; daughter: Tamara Jennings Miles and husband Michael A. of Lafayette, LA; son: Dane A. Jennings and wife Roseanna of West Monroe, LA; grandchildren: Misty Cook Corbell, Zachariah Austin Cook, Abigail Jennings, Elisabeth Ann Jennings and Sarah Jane Jennings; great grandchildren: Gavin Trenton Cordaro and Asher Jennings Corbell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ Mexico Medical Missions Fund, 3201 North Seventh Street, West Monroe, Louisiana 71291, 318-396-6000.
Doyle fought the long fight and the battle has been won. He was a true warrior from beginning to end. He played college football for the University of Oklahoma from 1954 until 1957. He was part of college footballs longest winning streak which consisted of 47 straight games. He was a two time All American.
He won two National Championships, an Orange Bowl Championship and was part of the first team to ever run the "No Huddle" offense. Doyle's final words as he went home to be with the Lord was "It Is Well With My Soul".

ROBERT F. RHONE, JR.
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Memorial services for Mr. Robert F. Rhone, Jr., 55, of Monroe, will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 3, 2005, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Margaret Jensen officiating.
Mr. Rhone, the Executive Director of MAINLINE, died Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at his residence.
He was a 1967 graduate of West Monroe High School and a 1971 graduate of NLU, receiving a degree in Geology. He was a member of Unity School of Christianity and a leader of Unity Study Group for about 8 years.
He was a hospice volunteer with Glenwood Hospital from 1984 until 1986, a member of the Northeast Louisiana Gem and Mineral Society for many years and a member of NRA.
He was an incredibly giving person who helped many people and animals in his life. His father, Robert F. Rhone, Sr., preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Luffey Rhone; mother, Margaret Rhone; sister, Barbara Rhone; sister and brother-in-law, Maureen and Richard Ballard; niece, Tammy Zachry and husband, Mark; great-nephew, Paul Zachry and wife, Lauren; and great-niece Katie Meredith and husband, Jamie.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Unity Study Group and MAINLINE Volunteers.
Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM, Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace's Home for Abused Animals, River Cities Humane Society for Cats, or Unity Center for Truth.

ATTORNEY CHRIS ROGGERSON, JR.
Monroe, LA. In Loving Memory of
" Honey, we love you and miss you"
Attorney Chris Roggerson, Jr., of Monroe, Louisiana retired Senior Executive Service Federal employee of the United States Government, died March 8, 2005, after a lengthy illness.
Born October 3, 1927 in Monroe, Louisiana he was the second son of the late Chris Sr., and Trudie Roggerson.
He was a graduate of Sumner High School located in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his L.L.B. from Lincoln University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri and his Doctors of Law from Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Chris practiced law in New Orleans as a member of the law firm, Dejode and Roggerson. He was a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association for over fifty (50) years, and was honored in January 2004 for his years of service as a member. He also received a number of honorary degrees from various universities around the country.
On a motion by John Lee Rankins, Solicitor General of the US, Chris was admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court.
A trail attorney with the United States Government, he had a career that span over 50 years serving under 6 presidents, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush.
Roggerson received a number of Congressional and Presidential awards for his tireless public service, as well as, numerous awards from the National and American Bar Associations. He held numerous positions in the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission throughout the United States and served as Regional Director supervising twenty attorneys and litigating civil rights cases in more than five western states including Alaska and Hawaii, where he also had an office. He also served as a legal counsel to the Board of Veterans Appeal. He retired in 1995.
During his career with the EEOC, he was responsible for conducting EEOC enforcement litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). He was also the lead attorney in a number of federal cases that protected the civil and human rights of Americans.
He was at one time Deputy Director to Leon Panetta in Health, Education and Welfare's Office of Civil Rights, staff director of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and served on a highly sensitive Ad Hoc Committee with friends, Pat Gray, former FBI Director, Victor Labat and other top government officials. Chris and his family was sitting with former President George Bush in his United Nations Headquarters when the Red Chinese were first admitted. He has represented the White House on a couple of occasions.
Chris has often said, "My proudest moment in public service was in 1990, when he was invited to attend the White House, in the Rose Garden when President Bush signed into law the American Disabilities Act. It marked a milestone in our Nation's quest to guarantee the civil rights of all citizens".
He was a veteran of the United States Army, during World War II and received an honorable discharge.
He is survived by his wife, Sybill Wilmer-Roggerson; children: Chris III (Yetta) of Columbia, MD, Michael of Washington, DC and Chris IV of Monroe, LA; brothers: James (Phyliss) of Huber Heights, OH, and Charles (Hattie) of Monroe, LA; three grandchildren: Attey, Krystal and Alexis; nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Roggerson was respectfully laid to rest on March 14, 2005 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Robby D. Williams officiating. Services were entrusted to Miller Funeral Home. Interment was at Magnolia Cemetery. Family and friends gathered at the Kings Palace for repass.

GERALDINE "GRANNY JERI" WATSON
Farrar Funeral Home - Farmerville, LA.
Funeral services for Geraldine "Granny Jeri" Watson, 74, of West Monroe will be Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Downsville with Bro. Floyd Pate officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Ararat Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mrs. Watson, a retiree from State Farm Ins. after 27 years, died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 the way she always wanted, peacefully in her sleep. She was a member of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, and an auxillary worker at Glenwood for several years. Momma loved spending time with grandchildren and was an avid variety crossword puzzle worker.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Jerry Watson; parents Helen and Walter Wottrich; brother, Rolland Wottrich; son-in-law, Leland Hutto; and great-grandchild, Destiny Paige Pylant.
She will be dearly missed by her daughters and son-in-laws: Linda Hutto of Verda, LA.; Cynthia Bender and husband, Bobby, of Vicksburg, MS.; Debbie Golden of West Monroe; and Dawn Barnes and husband, Benton, of Wapella, IL. Grandchildren: Angel, Alan, Miranda, Eric Jr., Krystal, Alicia, Sheena, Daniel, Amanda, and Rob. Great Grandchildren: Kristin, Ashton, Shayna, Logan, Adyson, Trinity, Sabrina, C. J. and Leland II. Beloved dog, Oscar, and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Hutto, Ricky Nolan, Ike Lipscomb, John Thrower, Josh Talley, Larry Pardue, Johnny Haddox and Matt Watson. Honorary pallbearer: Larry A. Duke
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 until 12:00 at Farrar Funeral Home

Eva Geraldine Babcock, 79
TULLOS — Eva Geraldine Babcock, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Riser Funeral Home Chapel, Olla. Burial will follow at Lowe Cemetery, Kelly.

Larry Cox, 53
Larry Cox of Monroe, a pharmacy clerk, died March 26. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Monroe. Visitation is 8:30-9:30 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Teriece Catherine Cyrus, 93
Teriece Catherine Cyrus of West Monroe, a teacher, died March 26. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Dyers Chapel CME, West Monroe. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.

Erma Dougan, 61
Erma Dougan of Monroe, a childcare attendant, died March 30. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Tuesday at Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Bill C. Downey, 78
Bill C. Downey of West Monroe, a retired clerk of court for Ouachita Parish, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.

Odell Jenkins Fields, 77
FARMERVILLE — Odell Jenkins Fields, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodlawn Baptist Church, Farmerville. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be at Gum Springs Cemetery, Farmerville.

Andranita Finister, 4
JENA — Andranita Finister, daughter of Ronald Finister and Tonia Nelson, died March 26. Services are 1 p.m. today at Antioch Baptist Church, Jena. Burial will be at Webster Cemetery, Jena, under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Monroe.

Albert Fredericks, 91
CLEARLAKE — Albert Fredericks died March 29. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, Natchitoches. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at St. Peter's Cemetery, Clearlake.

Mamie D. Hardy, 77
Mamie D. Hardy of Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be at Monroe City Cemetery, Powell Street extension.

Abe Harris Sr., 86
WISNER — Abe Harris Sr., a Louisiana Department of Transportation employee, died March 25. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Lola Mae Hogan, 79
QUITMAN, Ark. — Lola Mae Hogan, a homemaker, died March 26. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mer Rouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge, under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

James R. Holloway Sr., 75
COLUMBIA — James Roy 'Buddy' Holloway Sr., a retired lock operator with the U.S. Corps of Engineers and overseer of Salt Lake Farms in Hebert, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Riser Funeral Home Chapel, Columbia. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.

Derrick L. Howard, 34
VICKSBURG — Derrick L. Howard, a construction laborer, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Palestine Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home Chapel, Tallulah. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Joy James, 81
Joy James of Monroe, a homemaker, died March 16. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Cemetery.

Zolee D. Johnson, 80
Zolee D. Johnson of Monroe, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Hasley Cemetery, West Monroe.

Robert P. Kelly, 58
BASTROP — Robert P. Kelly, an accountant, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 1 p.m. until services begin at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Lindon 'Bobby' Magness, 66
ROCKY BRANCH — Lindon "Bobby" Magness, a retired auto technician, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.

Shelby Niedes, 66
Shelby Niedes of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Johann Ochs, 84
WINNSBORO — Johann Ochs died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Edward Parker, 55
Edward Parker of Monroe, a laborer, died. Memorial services are 10 a.m. today at Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.

Chris Roggerson Jr., 77
Chris Roggerson Jr., of Monroe, a lawyer, died March 8. Services were March 14 at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial was at Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Cleophas Scott, 49
Cleophas Scott of Monroe, a construction worker, died March 22. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery.

Wardell Scott, 50
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland — Wardell Scott died March 19. Services are noon Saturday at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Stella Bowman White, 95
JONESVILLE — Stella Bowman White, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Ackland Creek Baptist Church, Jonesville. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Funerals of McFarland, Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Allbritton, Jean: 2 p.m. today, Birds Creek Baptist Church, Harrisonburg.
Bush, Patricia: 11 a.m. Saturday, Mercy Seat Baptist Church.
Carter, Benjamin: 1 p.m. today, New Bethel Baptist Church, El Dorado, Ark.
Colvin, Sammie Woodroe: 11 a.m. Saturday, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Ruston.
Crenshaw, Frances: 2 p.m. today, Jones Pentecostal Church, Jones.
Manning, Mary: 11 a.m. Saturday, Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Redman, Leon: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Simmons, Curtis: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Light Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Tucker, Louise G.: 2 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Monroe.

April 2, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MR. BILL C. DOWNEY
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral Services for Mr. Bill C. Downey, 78, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday April 2, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Michi Head and Rev. Ray Owens officiating. Burial will be in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Downey died on March 31, 2005 at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Downey was a member of the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe, LA. He worked with the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Office from 1948-1988, serving as the Clerk of Court from 1968 until his retirement. He served on the Louisiana Clerk of Court Retirement Board and the Louisiana Board of Election Supervisors. Mr. Downey was a U.S. Naval Veteran serving in World War II
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Gilbert Downey; Son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Kay Downey; Daughters and Sons-in-law, Judy and Danny Breard, Sally and Tod Cagle and Jenny and Steve Morris; Grandchildren, Danny and Miranda Breard, Jeremy and Rachel Cagle, Bryan Cagle, Chris Breard, Josh and Kasey Cagle, Darby Downey, Casey Morris, Anna Rose Morris and Mac Downey; Great Grandchildren Mary Helen Cagle, Mary Kathryn Breard, Johnathon Morris, Daniel Breard and Downey Cagle Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.
Memorials may be made to the McGuire United Methodist Church Building Fund or the charity of your choice.

LINDON "BOBBY" MAGNESS
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Lindon "Bobby" Magness, 66, of Rocky Branch, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday April 3, 2005 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch, LA, with Rev. Mickey Bounds officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Magness died March 31, 2005 at the St. Francis Medical Center.
Mr. Magness was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch, LA. and a semi-retired Auto Technician with Sparks Nissan.
Survivors: his wife, Mrs. Mary Pace Magness of Rocky Branch, LA.; Son and Daughter-in-law, John B. and Sherri Magness of Montevallo, AL; Granddaughter, Johnna Krystine Magness of Montevallo, AL
Pallbearers will be Brandon Phillips, Calvin Chapman, Bob Chapman, Dale Chapman, James Chapman and J. C. Honeycutt.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

ARTHUR G. KIEDAISCH
Hub Funeral Chapel - Grant Park, IL.
Funeral services for Mr. Arthur G. Kiedaisch, age 92, of Grant Park, IL, will be 1:30 PM Sunday, April 3, 2005 at the Zion Ev Lutheran Church in rural Grant Park, IL, with Pastor Lon E. Landsmann officiating. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Hub Funeral Chapel.
Mr. Kiedaisch was born July 18, 1912 in Lowell, Indiana and passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at Miller Health Car Center in Kankakee, IL.
Mr. Arthur was a retired Painter and Decorator. He was a WWII veteran serving in the US Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents, by his wife and by two sisters: Dorothy Arfman and Mildred Batterman.
Survivors include his sons: Danny (wife Nancy) Kiedaisch of Bloomington, IL, Randall (wife Jayne) Kiedaisch of West Monroe, LA; one sister: Carol Hoevet of rural Grant Park; one brother: Walter (wife Myrna) Kiedaisch of Manteno, IL; five grandchildren.
Mr. Kiedaisch will lie in state on Sunday, April 3, 2005 from 12:30 PM until time of service at 1:30 PM at the church.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Hub Funeral Chapel Grant Park, III.
Memorials can be made to the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grant Park or to the Grant Park Ambulance.

LULA BELLE MAY
Cox Funeral Home - Oak Grove, LA.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Belle May, age 88, of Forest, LA, will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the Cox Chapel Oak Grove, LA, with Rev. Kenny Herring officiating. Interment will be in Mer Rouge Cemetery Mer Rouge, LA.
Mrs. May was born January 14, 1917 and passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005 in the Oak Woods Home for the Elderly Mer Rouge, LA.
She was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow May, father Emmett Eckles, mother Erba Julia Eckles, brother T. W. Eckles, sisters Doris Simms and Louise Wilder.
She is survived by her sister: Lucille Eckles, Mer Rouge, LA; sister-in-laws: Lillian May, Grayson, LA, Roberta Herr, Johntowns, Pennsylvania; number of nieces and nephews. To leave condolences to the family www.coxfuneral.com

W. E. (WILLIAM EDWARD) "PAP" STEWART
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA.
Mr. W. E. (William Edward) "Pap" Stewart, 86, of Holly Ridge died April 1, 2005 at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville following a lengthy illness.
Born May 14, 1918 in Rankin County Mississippi, he moved to Richland Parish in 1945 to pursue his love of farming. After retiring from farming Mr. Stewart enjoyed fishing, gardening and watching sports.
Mr. Stewart was blessed with two loving families during his lifetime.
He was preceded in death by his first wife in 1979, Lessie Pearl "Leck" Finklea Stewart, after forty-three years of marriage.
He is survived by their only child, Gene Stewart of Rayville and daughter-in-law, D'Juana Neal Stewart. Mr. Stewart is also survived by three granddaughters, Terri Jean Stewart of Naples, Florida, Tonya Stewart-McAdam and her husband, Keith "Zippy" McAdam of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Apryle Allen Mitchell and her husband, Bradley John Mitchell of Allen, Texas, as well as his great grandchild, Madison Jene Mitchell also of Allen, Texas. Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Betty Pyles Stewart of Holly Ridge and his five step-children, Norman Pyles, Jr. of Holly Ridge, Margie Charrier of Rayville, Johnny Pyles of Montgomery, Texas, Sammy R. Pyles of Mangham and Marvin L. Pyles of Hampton, South Carolina. His sixteen grandchildren include Jessie Charrier, Virgil Charrier, Christy Charrier, Bradley Charrier, Ashley Pyles, Paul Pyles, Jason Pyles, Frankie Pyles, Matt Pyles, Jay Pyles, Regina Pyles Brooks, Sammy R. Pyles, Jr., Amber Nicole Pyles, Shane Pyles, Heather Pyles and Marvin Raymond Pyles. Pap is also survived by fourteen great grandchildren.
Mr. Stewart was preceded in death by one brother, Z. T. Stewart of Carthage, Mississippi, and is survived by four sibling, Alice Ruth Stewart Watkins of Forest, Mississippi, Annie Le Stewart Bennett of Williamsburg, Virginia, George Stewart of Carthage, Mississippi, and Alex Stewart of Mize, Mississippi.
Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Brown Holley Funeral Chapel in Rayville with the interment at Greer Cemetery on Greer Road in Rayville with Rev. Anthony Stewart and Rev. Joe Arnold officiating.
Visitation will be at Brown-Holley Funeral Home in Rayville on Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Pallbearers will be L. C. "Lucky" Pittman, Larry Milby, Norman Pyles, Jr., Johnny Pyles, Jessie Charrier, and Marvin Pyles.
Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Crawford and Sammy R. Pyles.
Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or Louisiana Baptist Children Home, 7200 Desiard St, Monroe, LA. 71203

Edgar Joel Avery, 96
JONESBORO — Edgar Joel Avery, a retired barber, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Zions Rest Cemetery.

Billy Ray Bates, 67
JONESBORO — Billy Ray Bates died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery, Calvin.

John S. Brady, 90
BOSSIER CITY — John S. Brady, formerly of Monroe, a retired painter, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.

Thelma G. 'Tappie' Bryan, 76
BASTROP — Thelma G. "Tappie" Bryan, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Tillou Cemetery.

Earl A. Guillot, 84
RUSTON — Earl A. Guillot, a machinist, died Friday. Graveside services are Monday at St. John Cemetery Mausoleum, New Orleans. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

Christopher Robert Hill, 34
EROS — Christopher Robert Hill, a Guide employee, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Joe Lebron, 37
BASTROP — Joe Lebron, a carpenter, died Thursday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Red Wing Cemetery, Goodwill. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop.

Shelby Jean Nieves, 66
Shelby Jean Nieves of West Monroe, a private sitter, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Rayville Church of God. Visitation is 11 a.m. until services begin today at the church. Burial will be at Start Cemetery, Start, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville.

Johann Ochs, 84
WINNSBORO — Johann Ochs, a retired machinist, died Thursday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro. Services will follow at a later date in California.

Jonathan Paul Pace, 47
ETHEL, Ark. — Jonathan Paul Pace, an employee of the White River National Wildlife Refuge, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Chute Cemetery, Ethel, Ark. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Essex Funeral Home Chapel, DeWitt, Ark.

Robert F. Rhone, Jr., 55
Robert F. Rhone, Jr. of Monroe, executive director for MAINLINE, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. until services begin Sunday at the funeral home.

Chris Roggerson Jr., 77
Chris Roggerson Jr., of Monroe, a lawyer, died March 8. Services were March 14 at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial was at Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.

Lillian Tressie Smith, 95
OAK GROVE — Lillian Tressie Smith, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Grove. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and until services begin Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at New Forest Cemetery, Forest.

Charles William Swopes, 77
BASTROP — Charles William Swopes, a mechanic, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark.

Carolyn M. Takewell, 66
Carolyn McClelland Takewell of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

James Murriel Taylor, 51
WINNFIELD — James Murriel Taylor, a mechanic, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield. Burial will follow at Iatt Cemetery, Verda.

Lucille Walker, 90
DOWNSVILLE — Lucille Walker, a retired employee of Con-Agra, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Nettie Walker, 88
WISNER — Nettie Walker, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Pentecostal Church, Sicily Island. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at Kings Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Norman Washington, 81
FERRIDAY — Norman Washington, a farmer, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof. Visitation is 1 p.m. until services begin Sunday at the church. Burial will be at Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Waterproof, under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Newellton.

Geraldine Watson, 74
Geraldine 'Granny Jeri' Watson of West Monroe, a retired employee of State Farm Insurance Co., died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Downsville. Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon today at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel, Farmerville. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Babcock, Eva Geraldine: 2 p.m. today, Riser Funeral Home Chapel, Olla.
Bush, Patricia: 11 a.m. today, Mercy Seat Baptist Church.
Colvin, Sammie Woodroe: 11 a.m. today, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Ruston.
Cox, Larry: 1 p.m. today, First Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cyrus, Teriece Catherine: 11 a.m. today, Dyers Chapel CME, West Monroe.
Dougan, Erma: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Downey, Bill C.: 2 p.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe.
Fields, Odell Jenkins: 2 p.m. today, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Fredericks, Albert: 10 a.m. today, Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, Natchitoches.
Hardy, Mamie D.: 11 a.m. today, Greater Free Gift Baptist Church, Monroe.
Harris, Abe Sr.: 11 a.m. today, Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner.
Hogan, Lola Mae: 2 p.m. today, Mer Rouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge.
Howard, Derrick L.: 11 a.m. today, Palestine Missionary Baptist Church, Tallulah.
James, Joy: 2 p.m. today, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Monroe.
Johnson, Zolee D.: 3:30 p.m. today, Riverside Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial changed to Magnolia Cemetery, Monroe.
Manning, Mary: 11 a.m. today, Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Redman, Leon: 1 p.m. today, Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Scott, Cleophas: 11 a.m. today, Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Scott, Wardell: noon today, Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Simmons, Curtis: 11 a.m. today, New Light Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
White, Stella Bowman: 2 p.m. today, Ackland Creek Baptist Church, Jonesville.

April 3, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

Geraldine Fife Babcock, 79
TULLOS — Geraldine Fife Babcock, 79, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at the Riser Funeral Home chapel, Olla. Burial will be at Lowe Cemetery, Kelly. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to service time today at the funeral home.

Thelma G. Bryan, 76
BASTROP — Thelma G. Bryan, a homemaker, died Friday. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop. Burial will be at Tillou Cemetery, Bastrop. Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Joe J. Draughn, 76
BOSSIER CITY — Joe J. Draughn, formerly of Monroe, a retired floor mechanic, died Friday. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Lamy Lane, Monroe. Burial will be at Providence Memorial Cemetery, Winnsboro. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Edward 'Ed' Ferrell, 66
WILSON, Kan. — Edward "Ed" Ferrell, a retired minister, died Wednesday. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Coax Cemetery near Baskin under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Amos Heckard Sr., 83
EXTENSION — Amos Heckard Sr., a farmer, died Thursday. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Wake service will be 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Lindon 'Bobby' Magness, 66
FARMERVILLE — Lindon "Bobby" Magness, a retired auto technician, died Thursday. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Rocky Branch. Burial will be at the Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Visitation will be 1 p.m. to services today at the church.

Fannie W.E. Norris, 78
Fannie Williamson Evans Norris of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

William Edward Stewart, 86
HOLLY RIDGE — William Edward "Pap" Stewart, a retired farmer, died Friday. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Brown-Holley Funeral Home chapel, Rayville. Burial will be at Greer Cemetery, Rayville.

Charles William Swopes, 77
BASTROP — Charles William Swopes, a mechanic, died Friday. Services will be 2 p.m. today at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop. Burial will be at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Avery, Edgar Joel: 2 p.m. today, Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro.
Dougan, Erma: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Guillot, Earl A.: Monday, St. John Cemetery Mausoleum, New Orleans.
Lebron, Joe: 2 p.m. today, Red Wing Cemetery, Goodwill.
Pace, Jonathan Paul: 2 p.m. today, Chute Cemetery, Ethel, Ark.
Rhone, Robert F.: 2 p.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Smith, Lillian Tressie: 3:30 p.m. today, Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Grove.
Taylor, James Murriel: 2 p.m. today, Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield.
Walker, Nettie: 2 p.m. today, New Hope Pentecostal Church, Sicily Island.
Washington, Norman: 2 p.m. today, Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof.

April 4, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MR. JOE J. DRAUGHN
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mr. Joe J. Draughn, 76, will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 5,2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe, LA with Rev. Jamie Bonner officiating. Interment will follow at Providence Memorial Cemetery in Winnsboro, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe.
Mr. Draughn was born October 26, 1928 in Hattiesburg, MS and died April 2, 2005 in Monroe, LA.
Mr. Draughn had a passion for his family as well as hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by brothers: Marvin Draughn, Rachele Draughn, Harold Draughn, and Homer Draughn; sister, Geraldine Coley; and step daughter, Lena Mae Stokes. Mr. Draughn is survived by three step children: Jimmy Aulds of Arizona, Tommy Aulds, and Christine Morris both of Bossier City; three brothers: Hubert Draughn of Wiggins, MS; Willie Ray Draughn, and Robert Draughn both of Monroe, LA; special friend: Helen Morris of Bossier City, LA; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Pallbearers will be Perry Jeselink, Danny Moore, Hank Gann, James Draughn, Willie Draughn, and Chris Draughn. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM until at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.

MRS. (ROYLEA) MAMIE CRAWFORD LINER
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, Louisiana
Mrs. Mamie Liner was born December 13, 1915 in Downsville, Louisiana. She moved to West Monroe to attend beauty school and met Roylea, who was working in a shoe repair shop. They got married and spent many wonderful years serving their friends at Roylea's Shoe Shop, first in downtown West Monroe and then at Roylea's Shoe Shop and Mamie's Beauty shop on Cypress Street in West Monroe.
Mrs. Liner spent many years ministering to the children in the nursery of First Baptist Church of West Monroe and as a prayer warrior in the prayer room. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roylea J. Liner.
Also preceding her in death are her brothers: Boyce, Claude, Pierce, Joe and Clay Crawford and her sisters, Annie Calk, Roxie Hawkins, Ora Gaston, Eunice Brown and Nellie DeLouche.
Survivors are her children: James Liner (West Monroe High School Arts Teacher) and wife, Janice, Nellie Sue Guidry of Charlotte, North Carolina, Stanley Dale Liner Sr. (Band director of West Ouachita High School and wife Sharon, and Claudia Wright (Secretary at First Baptist West Monroe) and husband, John David (Rusty) Wright. She is also survived by fifteen grand children; twenty-four great -grand children; and a host of very special friends.
Pallbearers will be her nephews and grandsons. Honorary Pallbearers will be the deacons of First Baptist Church in West Monroe and the deacons of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Monroe.
The funeral service will be 1:30 PM on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Dr. David Uth and Rev. Tom McCurley officiating. Interment will be at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home in Monroe or Gideons International.

MRS. FANNIE WILLIAMSON EVANS NORRIS
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Monroe, LA
Services for Mrs. Fannie Williamson Evans Norris, 78, of Monroe will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at New Light Baptist Church on Prairie Rd. with Rev. Lindle Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in New Light Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, St. John Street, Monroe.
Mrs. Norris passed away on April 2, 2005, at a local hospital. She was preceded in death by her two husbands and granddaughters, Jennifer Evans and Benita Evans.
Survivors include her six children: Robert F. Evans Jr., Charlie Evans, Mark Evans, and Mary Evans, all of Monroe, LA, Martha Scarborough and husband, Ralph of Mobile, AL and Margie White and husband, Tommy of Salem, AL; two sisters, Vida Green and husband, Glen of Oak Grove, LA and Mary Bell Deggans of Monroe, LA; ten grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Rawls, Tom Givens, Dan Stovall, David Fleming, Darren Guess, and Daniel Guess.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, St. John Street, Monroe.

THELMA SANDIFER SWAN SPURLIN
Robertsdale, AL
Memorial services will be at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, LA.
She was born April 17, 1918 to the parents of Jasper A. Sandifer and Minnie Keene Sandifer, and died in the Nursing Home, Robertsdale, Alabama, March 22, 2005.
She was employed as a bookkeeper. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, two sisters, Marie Saxon, Bernice Moore and brother J. A. Sandifer, Jr. along with husbands Bob Swan and Henry Spurlin.
She is survived by her brother Homer Sandifer, wife Faye of Elberta, Alabama, and sister Wanza English, husband T. W., of West Monroe, Louisiana, along with several neices and nephews.

BEVERLY ANN WELCH
Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Shreveport, Louisiana
Beverly Ann Welch, 52, entered into peaceful rest Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Holy Angels Residential Facility, where she was a resident since 1973.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel, on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 10:00AM Reverend John Harp will preside, assisted by Reverend James Scirratt. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Cemetery, Monroe, LA at 3:00 PM within the Mausoleum.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home, on Monday, April 4, 2005 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Beverly was born December 21, 1952 in Monroe, LA to Charlie Clark and Barbara Ann Welch. Prior to residing at Holy Angels Residential Facility, Beverly attended school in Bastrop, LA and St. Mary's Training School in Clarks, LA.
Beverly was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Spurgeon and Zula Welch; her maternal grandparents, James C. Scirratt and Mattie K. Scirratt Reily; and her uncles, Rufus A. Welch and Glenn B. Roscoe.
Her loving memory will live on in the hearts, thoughts and prayers of her parents; her uncles, James E. Scirratt and wife, Vera of Arlington, TX, Spurgeon Welch and wife, June of Columbia, LA; her aunts, Anita Welch Roscoe of Calhoun, LA, Earlene Welch Jones and husband, Ivan F. of Bald Knob, AR, Mary Welch Weston and husband, Don of Franklinton, LA; and her cousins, Martin K. Scirratt and wife, Carlene of Kingwood, TX, Jayson J. Scirratt of Washington, D.C., Ann S. Reed and husband, Doug of Eureka Springs, AR, Glenn S. Roscoe and wife, Kathy of Calhoun, LA, Karen R. Graham and husband, Jim of Calhoun, LA, Linda J. Terry and husband, Larry of Judsonia, AR, Franklin Jones and wife, Debbie, Des Arc, AR, Charlie C. Weston and wife, JoLynn of Hurley, MS, Donnie S. Weston and wife, Sharon of Vista, CA, John S. Welch and wife, Cindy of Houma, LA and Alisa W. West of Monroe, LA.
Pallbearers will be her cousins, Martin Scirratt, Jayson Scirratt, Glenn S. Roscoe, John S. Welch, Charlie C. Weston, Donnie S. Weston and Franklin Jones.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Holy Angles Residential Parents Group or to the Brookwood Baptist Church Building Fund.

Daisy F. Ensminger, 86
WISNER — Daisy Forman Ensminger, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Wisner Assembly of God with burial in South Central Cemetery under direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.

Ann Hopkins Gober, 74
WISNER — Ann Hopkins Gober, formerly of Hamburg, Ark., a homemaker, died Sunday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Hamburg, with burial in Pinewood Memorial Cemetery. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Monday at South Central Baptist Church, Wisner, under direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.

Christopher R. Hill, 34
Christopher Robert Hill of West Monroe, a Guide Corp. employee, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, West Monroe, with burial in Head Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until service time at the funeral home.

John E. Johnston, 63
John E. Johnston of West Monroe, a retired Riverwood employee, died Sunday. Arrangements were incomplete under direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Willie Earl Jones, 82
BASTROP — Willie Earl Jones, a retired lab chemist with International Paper Co., died Saturday. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Central Church of Christ, Bastrop, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.

Eddie L. Klines, 66
TALLULAH — Eddie L. Klines of Tallulah died Saturday. Services are incomplete under direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home St. Mary's Chapel, Tallulah.

Stormi Janae Ober, 15
Stormi Janae Ober of Monroe, a student, died Sunday. Arrangements were incomplete under direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

Vurley Marie O'Neal, 85
RAYVILLE — Vurley Marie O'Neal, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Start Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home.

Charles A. Robert, 88
Charles A. Robert of West Monroe, a retired carpenter, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Luna Assembly of God Church with burial in Luna Assembly Cemetery under direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. until service time at the church.

Billy R. Scott, 70
OAK GROVE — Billy R. Scott, a farmer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under direction of Brown Holley Funeral Home.

Carolyn M. Takewell, 66
Carolyn McClelland Takewell of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Christ Church with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery under direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. until service time at the church.

Lucille Walker, 90
DOWNSVILLE — Lucille Walker, a retired ConAgra production manager, died Friday. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, with burial in Aulds Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

John Burton Ziegler, 77
NEWELLTON — John Burton Ziegler, a farmer and rancher, died Saturday. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Joseph, with burial at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wood Lawn Cemetery, Crowley. Arrangements are being handled by Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday, and Geesey Ferguson Funeral Home, Crowley.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Bryan, Thelma G.: 2 p.m. today, Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Dougan, Erma: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Draughn, Joe J.: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Ferrell, Edward 'Ed': 11 a.m. today, Coax Cemetery, Baskin.
Guillot, Earl A.: 4 p.m. today, St. John Cemetery Mausoleum, New Orleans.
Heckard Sr., Amos: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension.

April 5, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MARCELLA ANDERSON
Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Arcadia, LA.
Funeral services will be held for Marcella Anderson, 88, at St. Rest Cemetery, on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 2:00 PM. Rev. Ronnie Sanders will officiate.
Mrs. Anderson was born August 16, 1916 in Ardmore, OK. She entered into rest April 2, 2005 in Simboro, LA.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-laws: Joan and Fred Hood of Simsboro, LA, and Francis and Preston Alexander of Memphis, TN; granddaughters: Patricia Nesselrode of Baytown, TX, and Deanna Hattaway of Jonesboro, LA; grandsons: Jimmy, Kirk, and Frank Wenzler all of Memphis, TN; four great-granddaughters, six great grandsons, six great-great grandsons, three great-great granddaughters.
Pallbearers will be D. B. Gray, Drew Nesselrode, Larry Dodson, T. J. Wilson, Will Rockett, and Kirk Wenzler.

MRS. GRACIE LOUISE EVANS
Brown-Holley Funeral Home -
Rayville, LA.
Services for Mrs. Gracie Louise Evans, age 87, of Rayville, LA, will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel in Rayville with Rev. Robert Stroud officiating. Interment will be in Gwin Cemetery in Mangham under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Gracie Evans was born on May 5, 1917 in Baskin, LA, to William and Ida Jackson and passed away on Monday, April 4, 2005 in Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Evans was a member of Rayville First United Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by her daugthers: Bonnie Brady and husband, Jarrell of Baskin, LA, Melba Lockwood and husband, Guy of Farmerville, LA; sons: Archie Evans and wife, Linda of Sterlington, LA, Troy W. Evans of Baskin, LA; sisters: Ethel Coronado of Baskin, LA, Ella Dean of Monroe, LA; brother: Charles Jackson of Monroe, LA; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren; host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Barron Brady, Robbie Evans, Ricky Keen, Michael Evans, Randy Volentine and Brandon Fleming.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Brown Holley Funeral Home.

FRED HIGGINBOTHAM
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Ruston, LA.
Funeral services for Fred Higginbotham, 80, of Ruston, LA, will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Grace United Methodist Church of Ruston. Officiating will be Dr. Wayne Evans. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston under the direction Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.
Mr. Higgbotham passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Ruston following a brief illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Ruston and long time active member of Grace United Methodist Church. He retired from Lincoln Parish Schools where he had been a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent. He was an officier of the Retired Louisiana Superintendent's Association and a longtime active member of the Ruston Lions Club.
He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Ross Higginbotham.
Survivors include his children Lawrence Higginbotham and wife Alice of Ruston, LA and Lora Hammons and husband Steve of Choudrant, LA; grandchildren Meg and Lauren Higginbotham of Ruston, LA, Hayden, Ross, John Cullen and Mary Conly Hammons all of Choudrant, LA.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Allen Herbert, Pat Moyers, Don Shows, Dr. Edwin Davis, Pat Garrett, Dr. George Smith, Bill Jones and James Gowdy. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Louisiana Tech Foundation for the Mary Ross Higginbotham Scholarship Fund or Grace United Methodist Church.

MR. JOHN E. JOHNSTON
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mr. John E. Johnston, 63 of West Monroe, LA, will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA, with Dr. Greg Clark officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Johnston was born May 10, 1941 in Liddieville, La. and passed away April 3, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Johnston attended Cedar Crest Baptist Church. He was retired from Riverwood after 35 years of service.
Mr. Johnston served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He was a volunteer at Louisiana State University Medical Center, was also a member of the Masonic Lodge #460 and a 32nd degree Mason. He was preceded in death by his son Barry Johnston.
Survivors are wife; Betty Johnston; son; Dennis K. Johnston and wife Karen; daughter-in-law: Lisa Johnston; five grandchildren: Brandi, Daniel, Briley, Brenna and Brandon Johnston all of West Monroe; brother: David Johnston and wife Hilda of Perry, GA. A host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be John Jackson, Raymond Bullock, Robert Lindsay, Ben Brooks, Gene Haynes and Joe Harper.
Honorary pallbearers will be Butch Porter, Don Price and James (Bo) Harrist.
Memorials may be made to M.D. Anderson Hospital, St. Judes Hospital or Gideons International.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.

MARY GILLUM RAMSEY
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Farmerville, LA.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Gillum Ramsey, 90, of Farmerville, LA will be at 11:00 AM Thursday April 7, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA. Rev. Alan Miller will officiate. Burial will follow at Farmerville City Cemetery in Farmerville, LA. Mrs. Marie Ramsey passed away Sunday April 3, 2005 in Farmerville, LA after a lengthy illness.
She is preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Ramsey, her parents Jess and Dema Gillum, a brother J.D. Gillum and a sister Kathryn Cupples. She is survived by her son John Wayne Ramsey and wife Doris of Merritt Island, FL; a daughter Kay Ramsey Mitchell and husband Monroe of Monroe, LA; a sister Gwendolyn Strother of Farmerville, LA; two brothers Emory Gillum and wife Virginia of Hodge, LA and Charles Gillum and wife Novie of Shreveport, LA; a sister-in-law Maxine Gillum of Farmerville, LA; five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Stein Baughman, Jr., John Preaus, Mickey Strother, Monroe Mitchell, Levy Redden and Keith Kenley.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Shorty Aulds, Zeke Tettleton, J.O. Clements, Dr. Stephen Venters and Medford Anderson.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
A special thanks to Dr. Venters, Chateau D'Arbonne, Hospice Care of Louisiana and Union General Hospital. A heart felt thanks to niece Gay Gillum.

MRS. EARLEEN WILSON ROTH
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Services for Mrs. Earleen Wilson Roth, 88, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Michi Head officiating. Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Roth died April 4, 2005 at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA. following a lengthy illness.
Earleen was born May 11, 1916 in Orange, Texas to Mary Lewis and Earl Nelson Wilson. She was a descendant of a pioneer family, John and Elizabeth Harmon.
In 1930, the family moved to West Monroe when her father, a superintendent with Yellow Pine Mill, was employed with Brown Paper Mill as well as two of her brothers and later, one of her sisters.
Earleen attended Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe and was involved in leadership positions with Campfire Girls; later known as the Girl Scouts of America.
Mrs. Roth was a member of the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe, where she was an active and faithful member of her Sunday school class, circle and bible study classes when her health allowed.
Preceding her in death are: her husband of 44 years, Bruce C. Roth, her only son, Michael Bruce Roth, son-in-law, John Nathan "Tojo" Green, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Wilson, two brothers: Lawrence E. Wilson, Kyle K. Wilson and two sisters: Justine Mahr and Helen Bubb. She is suvived by her only daughter, Judy Hudson and husband, Don of West Monroe, LA; two grandchildren, John Destin Green and wife, Teresa of West Monroe and Jessica Roth of Shreveport, LA; one great grandson, John Colten Green, who delighted her immensely; three step-grandsons, Don Jr., David and Daniel Hudson; Sister-in-law, Janice Roth of West Monroe, LA; brother-in-law, Victor M. Mahr of Cape Coral, FL and numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly. Her family also wants to remember a special niece, Joyce Wilson, whose daily visits were uplifting and a joyous blessing to her. We also give thanks to her many wonderful caregivers.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Ron Roth, George Roth, Paul Roth, Phillip Roth, Ricky Bubb, and Johnny Wilson.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
For those who wish to send memorials, they may be made to The Building Fund for McGuire United Methodist Church, 1200 Arkansas Rd. West Monroe, LA. 71291 or to the charity of one's choice.

Adeline Blount, 78
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. — Adeline Blount, formerly of Monterey, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Yancy E. Edmonds, 56
DODSON — Yancy Edward Edmonds, a timber buyer, died Monday. Services are 9 a.m. Thursday at Siloam Baptist Church, Gansville. Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. Wednesday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Ludie Lowery Howard, 89
OLLA — Ludie Lowery Howard, a homemaker, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Mamie Crawford Liner, 89
Mamie Crawford Liner of West Monroe, a hairdresser, died Sunday. Services are 1:30 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 12:30 p.m. today until services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Garden.

Fannie W. Evans Norris, 78
Fannie Williamson Evans Norris of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 10 a.m. today at New Light Baptist Church. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services at the church. Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Charles G. Ramsey Jr., 74
MORGAN CITY — Charles G. Ramsey Jr., formerly of Rayville, retired, died Sunday. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gill First National Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home and 9 a.m. until services Wednesday. Burial will be in Harris Cemetery, near Crowville.

Billy R. Scott, 70
OAK GROVE — Billy R. Scott of Oak Grove, a farmer, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Immanuel Christian Fellowship. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove.

Thalia Leo Walker, 86
WINNFIELD — Thalia Leo Walker, a retired secretary for First Baptist Church, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield. Burial will be in Garden of Memories, Winnfield.

Samuel M. Wilkinson, 53
VIDALIA — Samuel Murray "Mearl" Wilkinson died Saturday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home Chapel, Vidalia. Burial will be in Whittington Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Miss.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Dougan, Erma: 2 p.m. Wednesday, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Draughn, Joe J.: 10 a.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Gober, Ann Hopkins: 2 p.m. today, Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Hamburg, Ark.
Heckard, Amos Sr.: 11 a.m. today, Locust Hill Baptist Church, Extension.
Jones, Willie Earl: 10 a.m. today, Central Church of Christ, Bastrop.
O'Neal, Vurley Marie: 1 p.m. today, Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Ziegler, John Burton: changed to 11 a.m. today, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Joseph.

April 6, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

BETTY JO BISHOP HODGES
April 6, 1929 - May 29, 1996
Gone but not forgotten. Till we meet again - GENE

STORMI JANEE' OBER
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Stormi Janee' Ober, 15, will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Monroe, LA. Officiating will be Bro. Ronald Oden. Interment will follow at The Ober Family Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.
Stormi was preceded in death by her uncles, Warren Haynes Ober and Jimmy Bennett, great grandmother, Hazel Massey Stokes. She is survived by her mother: Brenda Hotard; father: Doug Ober; brother: Will Ober; sisters: Morgan Ober and Taylor Hotard; grandparents: Rachael and Bill Ober, Loreta and Don Bennett; great "granny": Dorothy Ward; aunts: Terry Ober Prophit, Mary Bennett, Tammie Bennett and Sherri Bennett; uncles: Donovan Bennett and Tony King; numerous family members, the Mc Koin Family and friends.
Stormi's family would like for her to be remembered as a cherished daughter, sister, granddaughter and great granddaughter who could light up a room with her smile and bright blue eyes.
She fought her battle with cancer for two years with great dignity and determination. She was an inspiration to everyone she met and helped other children that suffered from cancer.
Special thanks go out to Dr. Pena-Miches Aristoteles, St. Francis Medical Center — PICU Unit and nurses and the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, LA. for their care and treatment of Stormi.
Memorials may be made to the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, La., Development Office, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, La. 70118, (504) 896-9375. Pallbearers will be Will Ober, Edmund Pearson, Ben Johnson, Jake Johnson, Jake Herrington and Cole Herrington. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the church and Thursday, April 7, 2005 from 1:00 PM until service time.

Adeline Burley Blount, 78
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. — Adeline Burley Blount, formerly of Vidalia, died Monday. Graveside services are 10 a.m. today at Ford Cemetery, Monterey, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.

Stella Bowman Brown, 95
JONESVILLE — Stella Bowman Brown, a homemaker, died March 25. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Nelson Carr, 64
Nelson Carr of Monroe, a cook, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Garden.

Dennis R. Creppell, 67
COLUMBIA — Dennis Rosario Creppell, a handyman, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Clarks United Pentecostal Church, Clarks. Burial will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Highway 846 West, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.

Eunice Daniel, 88
DALY CITY, Calif. — Eunice Daniel, a homemaker, died March 26. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Lexon C. Duty, 84
HODGE — Lexon C. Duty, a retired machine tender, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. today at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro. Burial will follow at Springhill Cemetery.

Gracie Louise Evans, 87
RAYVILLE — Gracie Louise Evans, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville. Burial will follow at Gwin Cemetery, Mangham.

Michael K. 'Mike' Fryer, 45
DELHI — Michael Keith "Mike" Fryer, an offshore driller, died Monday. Services are 3 p.m. today at Dunn Baptist Church, Delhi. Visitation is until time of service at the church. Burial will follow at Newton Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.

Charles Givens, 55
Charles Givens of Monroe, a laborer, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

James A. 'Jim' Green, 87
James Arthur "Jim" Green, retired owner of Jim's TV Repair, died Sunday. Private graveside services were held for the family at Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

John E. Johnston, 63
John E. Johnston of West Monroe, a retired Riverwood employee, died Sunday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Eddie L. Klines, 66
TALLULAH — Eddie L. Klines died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home St. Mary's Chapel, Tallulah.

Edgar Morgan Sr., 56
COLUMBIA — Edgar Morgan Sr., a farmer, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Baptist Church, Columbia. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be at St. Paul Cemetery, Columbia, under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.

Floyd William Peavy, 63
Floyd William Peavy of West Monroe, a building supervisor for the Ouachita Parish School Board, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Marie Gillum Ramsey, 90
LITROE — Marie Gillum Ramsey, a retired retail salesperson, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Farmerville. Burial will follow at Farmerville City Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Earleen Wilson Roth, 88
Earleen Wilson Roth of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hasley Cemetery.

Arlene Harrell Tharpe, 50
EROS — Arlene Harrell Tharpe, a sitter, died March 29. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Dougan, Erma: 2 p.m. today, St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Edmonds, Yancy Edward: 9 a.m. Thursday, Siloam Baptist Church, Gansville.
Ramsey, Charles G.: 1 p.m. today, Gill First National Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro.
Walker, Thalia Leo: 2 p.m. today, Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield.

April 7, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

LILLIAN LUCILLE WINGET CARROLL
Farrar Funeral Home Feb. 4, 1927-Apr. 5, 2005 - Farmerville, Louisiana
Services for Mrs. Lillian Lucille Winget Carroll, age 78, of Bernice will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Evergreen Baptist Church, Bernice with Harvey Hoffman officiating assisted by Bro. Jerry Dark and Bro. Ken Reeves. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mrs. Carroll, a homemaker, died April 5, 2005. She was a loving wife and Mother and was affectionately known as "Memaw".
She was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church, a former member of the Jaycee Jaynes, was formerly active in Brownies and Girl Scouts and was a former local realtor and insurance agent.
She actively participated in council-sponsored activities, such as Meals on Wheels, Art, Senior Olympics, and Bingo. And, she was reigning family Yahtzee champion.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sidney (Gandy) Winget and Una Faye Winget; brothers, Clarence Winget, Herbert Winget and W.C. Winget.
Survivors include her husband, Glen Carroll; seven children and spouses: Martie Graham and husband, Aubrey, Pam Gale and husband, Tony, Vicki Larson and husband, Wayne, Chris Adkins and wife, Edith, Karla Adkins-Taylor, Hope Carroll and Alan Carroll and wife, Amy; seventeen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Phillip Reeves, Adam Chellette, Josh Adkins, Matt Stephenson, Dallas Albritton, Anthony Trombatore, Dinky Albritton, Jeff Vanemburg, Jacob Carroll and Michael Carroll.

MRS. ELAINE McGEE McQUEEN
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Elaine McGee McQueen, age 76, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 8, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Perry Lassiter officiating. Burial will be in the Twin Cities Memorial Gardens in West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. McQueen died on April 5, 2005 at her residence in West Monroe, LA. She was born on December 23, 1928 in Caldwell Parish, LA. She was a volunteer at Glenwood Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McQueen was a member of the New Chapel Hill Baptist Church. She was a former owner of McQueen's Diesel Injection Service. She was also a co-graduate with her son from N.L.U. with a nursing degree in 1979 and began her new career as a R.N. at St. Francis Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents, J.P. and Effie McGee of Ft. Necessity, LA.
Survivors include her husband, Louis Calvin McQueen; son and daughter-in-law, John and Beckie McQueen; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Bill Collins, all of Calhoun, LA; granddaughter, Kathryn Elizabeth McQueen; grandsons, Mickey Cannon, Will Collins and Tommy Perkins; brothers, Cecil McGee and Bub McGee and his wife, Lois.
Pallbearers will be Jim McGee, Jerry McGee, David McGee, Will Collins, Mickey Cannon and Tommy Perkins.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Otis Hutchinson and Herman Moore.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.

Katherine Billings, 87
Katherine Billings of West Monroe, a housekeeper, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Jennie Lee Burks, 56
HOMER — Jennie Lee Burks, a cook at Cynthia's Spoon Restaurant, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at First Ebeneezer Baptist Church, Homer. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at King Funeral Home chapel, Ruston. Burial will be at Moreland Cemetery.

L.G. Butler, 87
L.G. Butler of West Monroe, a retired railroad worker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Andy Cooper, 59
RAYVILLE — Andy Cooper, a laborer, died April 2. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville. Burial will be at Mount Olive Cemetery.

Raymond Dayle Craig, 82
EPPS — Raymond Dayle Craig, a general laborer, died Monday. Private services for the family will be conducted at a later date under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.

Hazel A. Crosby, 100
Hazel A. Crosby of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Richard Allen Cupstid, 33
VIDALIA — Richard Allen Cupstid died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia.

Margaret G. Gober, 76
Margaret G. Gober of Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Cemetery.

Tyreek Hill, infant
FARMERVILLE — Tyreek Hill, son of Teia Boyd and Cedric Hill, died Monday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. today at Millard Hill Cemetery, Farmerville, under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Monroe.

Infant Holmes
RAYVILLE — Infant Holmes, son of Patronela Holmes, died April 1. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Caroline P. Jones, 91
BASTROP — Caroline P. Jones, a homemaker, died April 2. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church, Bastrop. Burial will follow at H.V. Adams Cemetery, Bastrop, under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

Rita Jones, 60
WINNSBORO — Rita Jones, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Gill First National Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Clyde Redl Lemoine, 55
FARMERVILLE — Clyde Redl Lemoine, a truck driver, died Monday. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Conway Baptist Church. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Stormi Janee' Ober, 15
Stormi Janee' Ober of Monroe, a student, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. today until services at the church. Burial will be at the Ober Family Cemetery, Bonita, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.

Eloise Pitman, 79
Eloise Pitman of West Monroe, a retired bookkeeper, died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.

Linda Simmons, 55
Linda Simmons of Monroe, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Essie Wainright, 80
STRONG, Ark. — Essie Wainright, a homemaker, died April 1. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Monroe.

Anna Claire Watson, 73
OAK GROVE — Anna Claire Watson died Tuesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Visitation is today until services begin at the church. Burial will be at New Forest Cemetery, Forest, under the direction of Cox Funeral Homes, Oak Grove.

Jordan Wilmore, 79
TALLULAH — Jordan Wilmore, a laborer, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Carr, Nelson: 2 p.m. Saturday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe.
Daniel, Eunice: 11 a.m. today, Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner.
Edmonds, Yancy Edward: 9 a.m. today, Siloam Baptist Church, Gansville.
Morgan, Edgar Sr.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter Baptist Church, Columbia.
Ramsey, Marie Gillum: 11 a.m. today, First Baptist Church, Farmerville.

April 8, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

MRS. KATHERINE BILLINGS
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Graveside Services for Mrs. Katherine Billings, 87, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday April 9, 2005 at the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Greg Clark officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Billings died on April 6, 2005 at the Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe, LA.
Survivors include her Son, Richard Billings and wife Suzanne; Grandchildren, Michael Billings, Kimberly Boltin; Six Great Grandchildren; Step-grandchildren, Jennifer Hill, Tami Docusen and Justin Toney; Seven Step-Great Grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Saturday April 9, 2005 at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

MRS. HAZEL A. CROSBY
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Hazel A. Crosby, 100, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday April 9, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA, with Rev. John Albright officiating. Burial will be in the Christ Church Cemetery in Bastrop, LA
Mrs. Crosby died at her residence in West Monroe, LA on April 6, 2005.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Bastrop, LA where she was always active in church activities. She was a past president of "WOC" Women of The Church and also established the Church Library.
Mrs. Crosby enjoyed knitting and Crocheting. She also enjoyed playing Domino's.
Mrs. Crosby in preceded in death by her husband George H. Crosby and by her son, Howard William Crosby.
Survivors include her daughter, Helen C. Morgan of West Monroe, LA; numerous nieces and nephews and several other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Dr. J.W. Smith, Danny Keyes, Tom Hammond, Bill Smith, James Ruff and Robert McBroom
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Bastrop, LA.

BENNIE GAIL GREGORY
Golden Funeral Home - Bastrop, LA.
Funeral services for Mr. Bennie Gail Gregory, 49, of Bastrop, LA are scheduled for 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2005 at Bonita Road Assembly of God Church with Revs. Jim Brent, Nick Farone and Bro. Frank Bader officiating. Interment will be in Red Wing Cemetery near Goodwill under the direction of Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Gregory, owner of Gregory Steel Canopy Company Inc. and member of Bonita Road Assembly of God passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Morehouse General Hospital. He enjoyed many outdoor activies including hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Vicki White Gregory; two sons, Cade Gregory and Cody Gregory of Bastrop, LA; three grandchildren, Paige Gregory, Hope Gregory and Tyler Tubbs.
Mr. Gregory is preceded in death by his parents, Bennie Burl Gregory and Addie Harrison Gregory; sister, Sue Gregory; three brothers, Hurshel Ray Gregory, Donald Gregory, Burl Gregory and a special daughter in law Christy Boone Gregory who gave him his special girls and grandson, Paige, Hope and Tyler.
Pallbearers are: Dennis Gregory, Shea Gregory, Toby Gregory, Lee McKenzie, John McKenzie and Keith Riles.
Honorary pallbearers are: Bobby Gregory and Burl Gregory.
Special thanks to the men at Gregory Steel Canopy Co. Inc. and Butches.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Golden Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to New Beginings Christian Center at 202 W. Pine Ave., Bastrop, LA. 71220.

MARGARET G. GOBER
Mulhearn Funeral Home A TRIBUTE TO - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Services for Mrs. Margaret G. Gober, 76, of Monroe, will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 8, 2005, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. William Smith officiating. Interment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Gober, a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church, died Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at North Monroe Medical Center. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister who loved flowers and needlework.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Hugh Gober of Monroe; sons, Hugh L. Gober of Baton Rouge and Giles Gober and wife Ellen Ann of Crossett, AR; four grandchildren; sister, Jo Alice Renfroe of Lubbock, TX; and a host of friends.

DAMIEN LADON HAMILTON
(Son, Brother, Grandson, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin, Friend)
Sept. 26, 1983 - Apr. 8, 2003
Remember Me
To the living, I am gone. To the sorrowful, I will never return.
To the angry, I was cheated. But to the happy, I am at peace. And to the faithful, I have never left. I cannot speak, but I can listen. I cannot be seen, but I can be heard.
So as you stand upon a shore
Gazing at a beautiful sea...
Remember me.
As you look upon a flower
And admire its simplicity...
Remember me.
Remember me in your heart, Your thoughts, and your memories. Of the time we love, the times we cried, The times we fought, the times we laughed. For if you always think of me, I will never be gone.
Today, marks the second year you've been gone from earth, but never our hearts and thoughts. You are truly missed. We know you have forgiven those who took you away from us, and in time we to will forgive them.
Love always,
Your Family
Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. (Psalms 27:1,2,3)

MARA E. LARCHE
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Mara Emma Larche, 84, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Kilpatrick's Chapel, West Monroe, with Rev. Dennis Anger (Pastor) and Rev. James Moss, (former Pastor), officiating. Burial will follow at Sardis Cemetery, Red Cut Road, West Monroe, LA.
Miss Larche was born on July 27, 1920, and passed away at her home on Thursday, April 7, 2005, from complications following a stroke on March 18, 2005.
Sister Larche was a retired teacher and ordained Church of God Minister.
Preceding in death were brothers, Beverly (1917) and Ralph (1921); parents, Edgar Hines Larche (1937) and Mary Rutledge Larche (1965); brother-in-law, Willie J. Kelley (1993); twin sister, Nara E. Larche Kelley (1994); and brother, James E. Larche (2004).
Survivors include sister-in-law, Estell Kelley Larche; five nephews: Rev. Clyde (& Beth) Kelley, Walter (& Judy) Kelley, Bill (& Sarah) Kelley, Roy James (& Janet) Larche and Jack Larche; thirteen great-nieces and nephews and nine great-great nieces and nephews; best friend and neighbor, Mrs. Arlene Clampit and loving church family from Cypress Street Church of God. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.

Arrigo Adams, 27
Arrigo Adams of Monroe, a meter reader, died April 3. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Piney Grove Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is noon to 4 p.m. today at Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Garden.

Diehlmann Bernhardt, 75
HOUSTON, Texas —Diehlmann C. Bernhardt, formerly of Monroe, a retired Monroe City Court judge, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Former judge served as mentor
By Robbie Evans - article in The News Star
revans@thenewsstar.com
Former Monroe City Court Judge Diehlmann "D.C." Bernhardt died Thursday in Houston.
Bernhardt was a Monroe city judge from 1991 to 1993. He was forced to give up the judge's bench halfway through his first term because of back problems caused by a car crash.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete Thursday under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
"He was probably the most intelligent lawyer I have ever known," said 4th District Attorney Jerry Jones. "I used to pirate his ideas. I met him in West Monroe City Court in 1981, and we hit it off. From then until today, he's been my friend."
Jones hired Bernhardt after he stepping down from the bench in 1993, on a part-time basis to decide if someone should be prosecuted and charges.
Bernhardt received his juris doctor from Louisiana State University in 1951, then served in the U.S. Army's legal department before opening a law office in Monroe in 1954.
He started working for the local Indigent Defender Board in 1978 and became the managing attorney in 1986. He served in that position until he was elected City Court judge.
Jones said he didn't recall how long Bernhardt worked with the District Attorney's office.
Monroe lawyer Ben Marshall IV said Bernhardt was a long-time family friend and extremely intelligent. Marshall said Bernhardt was also compassionate and loved his community.
"When I moved into the legal profession, he was a mentor," Marshall said. "You could call on him to give you good advice in a criminal law situation. He also had a terrific sense of humor."

Jeanette Cole, 74
MARION — Jeanette Cole, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel, Farmerville. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roark Cemetery, Marion.

Antonio Coleman Sr., 26
TALLULAH — Antonio Coleman Sr., died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.

Harvey Lee Collins, 84
Harvey Lee Collins of Monroe, a retired mill worker, died March 30. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is noon until 5 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Eddie L. Klines, 66
TALLULAH — Eddie L. Klines, a retired school bus driver, died April 2. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Mound. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home Chapel, Tallulah. Burial will be at Mound Project Cemetery.

Willie Jean Matthews, 71
LAKE PROVIDENCE — Willie Jean Matthews, a homemaker, died April 2. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Cain Ridge No. 1 Baptist Church, Lake Providence. Visitation is 1-5 p.m. today at Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Elaine M. McQueen, 76
Elaine McGee McQueen of West Monroe, a registered nurse, died Tuesday. Services are 10:30 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 9:30 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens.

Floyd William Peavy, 63
Floyd William Peavy of West Monroe, a building supervisor with the Ouachita Parish School Board, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is noon today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Carrway Cemetery, Winnsboro.

Helen Reese, 85
Helen Reese of Monroe, a cook, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at Hester Central State Funeral Home chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Garden.

Joyce A. Robinson, 65
WISNER — Joyce A. Robinson, a school custodian, died April 1. Services are noon Saturday at Bright Oak Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro, and 7-8 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at China Grove Cemetery, Mangham.

John C. Rose Jr., 86
LINDALE, Texas — John C. Rose Jr. died Wednesday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Middlecreek Cemetery, Florien. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Saturday at Warren Meadows Funeral Home Chapel, Many.

Sanderson Simien, 64
HOMER — Sanderson Simien, a retired supervisor, died Tuesday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, Homer. Visitation is 9 a.m. Saturday until services begin at the church. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of King Funeral Home, Ruston.

Willis 'Bill' Smith, 84
RAYVILLE — Willis "Bill" Smith, a construction maintenance worker, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville.

Dorothy Mae Tribble, 65
Dorothy Mae Tribble of Monroe, a food technician, died April 1. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.

Essie Wainright, 80
STRONG, Ark. — Essie Wainright, a homemaker, died April 1. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Strong. Visitation is 1-4 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Jordan Wilmore, 79
TALLULAH — Jordan Wilmore, a laborer, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at First Colored Baptist Church, Tallulah. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the church. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Tallulah, under direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Burks, Jennie Lee: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Ebeneezer Baptist Church, Homer.
Carr, Nelson: 2 p.m. Saturday, Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cooper, Andy: 1 p.m. Saturday, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Gober, Margaret G.: 2 p.m. today, Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Jones, Caroline P.: 11 a.m. Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Jones, Rita: 10 a.m. today, Gill First National Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro.
Lemoine, Clyde Redl: 10 a.m. today, Conway Baptist Church.
Morgan, Edgar Sr.: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter Baptist Church, Columbia.
Pitman, Eloise: 2 p.m. today, Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation has been changed to 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home.

April 9, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

JUDGE DIEHLMANN COURTNEY BERNHARDT
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Judge Diehlman C. Bernhardt, 75, of Houston, TX, formerly of Monroe, LA will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2005 at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Monroe with Father Joe Puthuppally officiating. Interment will be in the Old Monroe City Cemetery in Monroe on Desiard Street under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe, LA.
Judge Bernhardt was born June 22, 1929 in Monroe, LA and passed away Wednesday April 6, 2005 in Houston, TX. He was a lifelong resident of Monroe until last year and was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. He was an Attorney practicing for greater than 40 years, a retired City Court Judge, past Managing Director of the Ouachita Parish Indigent Defender Program, a Certified Public Accountant, past President of the Monroe Jaycees, past member of the Democratic Executive Committee of Ouachita Parish, past Assistant District Attorney, and past member of U. S. Army Judge Advocate General Office in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Judge Bernhardt was survived by his sons: John Diehlmann Bernhardt of Lafayette, LA and Paul Conway Bernhardt of Salt Lake City, Utah and granddaughter: Katherine Anne Bernhardt of Lafayette, LA.
Pallbearers will be: Michael Courteau, Neal G. Johnson, District Attorney Jerry Jones, Judge Milton Moore, Judge Wilson Rambo, Louis Scott, James Sparks, and Judge Charles Traylor.
Honorary pallbearers will be all past and present, elected or appointed Judges for Ouachita Parish, all past and present Assistant District Attorney's for Ouachita Parish, all past and present members of Ouachita Parish Indigent Defender Board, Ben Marshall III, and Jackie Rubin. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m. Saturday April 9, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe, LA.

OSSIE BRANTLEY BOOTH
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Farmerville, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Ossie Brantley Booth, 82, of Farmerville, Louisiana, will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, April 10, 2005 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA, with Reverend Jurd Brantley officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Home.
Mrs. Booth is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Booth, her parents, Mack and Docia Brantley, sisters, Doyle and Mary Jane and brothers Jesse, Oscar Woodie and Mack Edward.
Mrs. Booth, a native of Farmerville, was born on August 25, 1922 and passed away on April 8, 2005 at Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe. She was a member of Wards Chapel Church of Christ and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Survivors are her children: Charlie Booth and his wife, Martha of Farmerville, Gary Booth and his wife, Sharon of Monroe, Van Booth and Ann Booth of West Monroe. Grandchildren: Chuck Booth and wife, Bridgette of Ruston, Kelli Black and her husband, Steve of Spearsville, Melissa "Missy" McIntyre of Monroe, Chris DeWitt and her husband, Gary of Monroe, Brad Booth and his wife, Mandy of Monroe, Megan Gibson and her husband Matt of Monroe, Jonathan Booth and his wife, Shelly of Berwick and Brantley Booth of West Monroe. Great-Grandchildren: Hannah and Rachel Booth, Tiffany Black, Taylor Cash, Kelsi McIntyre, Cole DeWitt, Tucker DeWitt, Cooper DeWitt and Claire Booth. Sister Ruby Davidson and her husband, Albert of Farmerville, brothers and sisters-in-law Miller and Ernestine Booth and Coy and Edna Booth of Farmerville, sisters-in-law Myra Brantley of Farmerville, Marietta Booth of Alexandria and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 9th from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and Sunday, April 10th from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the service. The family would like to give special thanks to Liz Ellis and Augusta Burns of Senior Care Services, Tonnette Scott of United Home Health and the members of Hospice Care of Louisiana for the loving care given to Mrs. Booth in the months before her death. Memorials may be made to Liberty Hill Cemetery Fund, 765 Hopewell Road, Farmerville, Louisiana 71241.

JEANETTE COLE
Farrar Funeral Home - Farmerville, LA.
Funeral services for Jeanette Cole, 74, of Marion will be Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 10:00 AM at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Martin officiating. Interment will be at Roark Cemetery, Marion, LA. Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mrs. Cole, a homemaker, died Thursday, April 7, 2005. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Marion.
She was a champion basketball player for Marion High School.
She was preceded in death by: parents, Tal and Bettie Crow; one sister, Lillie Mae White; one brother, William H, "Bill" Crow; one nephew, James David Vestal.
Survivors include: one son: Ricky Cole and wife, Debra of West Point, MS. one brother: DeWitt Crow and wife, Billie of Farmerville, LA; three Sisters: Etta Baker of Marion, LA; Hazel Vestal of Marion, LA; and Mattie Crow of Monroe, LA; one Grandson: Kevin Cole of West Point, MS. eleven nieces and nephews
Pallbearers will be Phillip Baker, Jerry Baker, John Crow, Jason Lenard, Bodie Glennon, and Ricky Butts.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Farrar Funeral Home.

WILLIAM "DENDY" ELLIOTT
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Ruston, LA
William Dendy Elliott, 83, of Bernice will lie in state Fri, April 8th from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Bernice. Funeral services will be Sat, April 9, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Bernice. Officiating will be Bro. David Weeks, Bro. M. F. Copeland with Special music by Guy Wesley Cagle. He was preceded in death by first wife, Ruth Ellen McCuller.
He was a retired employee of Salley Wholesale and from D'Arbonne Water System. He was avidly involved in the Sunday School of First Baptist Church in Bernice and was Sunday School Secretary of the church for 50 plus years. Dendy loved baseball and quail hunting. His favorite team was Louisiana Tech and he tried to attend all basketball and football games. He also loved the St. Louis Cardinals.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Elliott; son, Mike Elliott and wife Sandy of Leesville, LA; step-grandsons: Nathan Alley of Leesville, LA and Kevin Alley of Mobile, AL; step-son Larry Billberry and wife Mary of Dubach; stepdaughters, Delores Colvin and husband Bobby of Monroe, Jane Frye and husband DeWayne of Minden, Ginny Sentell and husband Scott of Houston, TX; two sisters, Mildred Simmons of New Iberia and Gwendolyn Elliott of El Dorado, AR; a host of grandchildren including two special grandchildren, Nina Elliott of Baton Rouge and Will Elliott of United States Air Force in Italy. He is also survived by a host of friends as well as many nieces and nephews who loved him very much.
In lieu of flowers, his family wishes donations be made to the American Cancer Society, First Baptist Church in Bernice or a charity of their choice. Services are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston, LA.

CHARLES FRANKLIN HAMMONS
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Ruston, LA.
Services for Charles Franklin Hammons, 80 years, of Choudrant will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10th, 2005 at the Downsville Baptist Church in Downsville, LA. Officiating will be Rev. Charles L. Davis, assisted by Rev. Tim Johnson. Interment will be at Downsville cemetery. Services are under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA.
Mr. Hammons died Friday April 8th, 2005 in Monroe, LA following a lengthy illness. He was a member of the Downsville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Davis Hammons of Choudrant, LA; sons Mike Hammons of Gainesville, FL and Mark Hammons of Maumelle, AR; five grandchildren; brother Billie Hammons of Haynesville, LA; sister Mamie Ruth Fox of Spring, TX.
Pallbearers will be Mike Lazenby, Cleve Hammons, Tommy Banks, Fred Pee, Bobby Mizell, Ronnie Hammons, Fred Lamar, and Johnny McCorkle.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Mike Griffin, Clinton Hammons, Eddie Hammons, James Rushing, Ocie Spillers, Red Sanderson, Luther Couch, and Deacons of Downsville Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Choudrant.
Memorials may be made to the Downsville Baptist Church or First Baptist Church in Choudrant.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday, April 9, 2005 at the funeral home.

FREDERICK A. (FRITZ) HOFFMANN
West Monroe, LA.
Frederick A. (Fritz) Hoffmann died at Glenwood Medical Center on April 7, 2005 after a short illness at the age of 82. He donated his body to medical science.
A private memorial service will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2005.
Having enlisted in the U. S. Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor he served a long and heroic career as a medical corpsman attached to the Marine Corps.
He participated in several invasions and battles in World War II in the South Pacific as well as Korea and Vietnam. He retired as a Chief Petty Officer in 1969.
In his latter years he suffered with ill health, but always remained cheerful and upbeat, never meeting a stranger. He was a joy to be around and will be sorely missed by his many relatives, friends and old war buddies. Mr. Hoffmann was a lifelong mason. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Hoffmann, his daughter, Debra Druanne Williams, his father Fred A. Hoffmann, mother, Lenora K. Hoffmann, and brother Henry K. Hoffmann.
Survivors include his grandson, Eric Williams and wife Krista, West Monroe; daughter, Ursala Roestermundt, Alexandria; great-grandson, Braden; sisters, Shirley Cagle, Monroe, LA, Estelle Lee Cunningham, Bossier City, LA and Jane Whittle, Sun City, FL; brother, Dr. Frank A. Hoffmann, West Monroe, LA; sister-in-law: Betty Hoffmann, West Monroe; and special friend Ann Morris, West Monroe, LA. The Family would like to send a special thanks to Dr. Floyd Jones and Glenwood Intensive Care Staff for their loving care.

MARA E. LARCHE
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Mara Emma Larche, 84, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Kilpatrick's Chapel, West Monroe, with Rev. Dennis Anger (Pastor) and Rev. James Moss, (former Pastor), officiating. Burial will follow at Sardis Cemetery, Red Cut Road, West Monroe, LA.
Miss Larche was born on July 27, 1920, and passed away at her home on Thursday, April 7, 2005, from complications following a stroke on March 18, 2005.
Sister Larche was a retired teacher and ordained Church of God Minister.
Preceding in death were brothers, Beverly (1917) and Ralph (1921); parents, Edgar Hines Larche (1937) and Mary Rutledge Larche (1965); brother-in-law, Willie J. Kelley (1993); twin sister, Nara E. Larche Kelley (1994); and brother, James E. Larche (2004).
Survivors include sister-in-law, Estell Kelley Larche; five nephews: Rev. Clyde (& Beth) Kelley, Walter (& Judy) Kelley, Bill (& Sarah) Kelley, Roy James (& Janet) Larche and Jack Larche; thirteen great-nieces and nephews and nine great-great nieces and nephews; best friend and neighbor, Mrs. Arlene Clampit and loving church family from Cypress Street Church of God. Pallbearers will be Robert Howell (former student), Marvin McConnell and Marlon Mitchell (fellow church members), Jonathan Clampit (neighbor's son), Steven & Stuart Kelley (great-nephews).

JACQUELYN LORENE ADAMS SHIPP
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA.
Services for Jacquelyn Lorene Adams Shipp, 73 of Winnsboro will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Brown-Holley Funeral Home in Rayville, with Rev. William Moon officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Minden, LA, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home of Rayville.
Mrs. Shipp died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Richardson Medical Center.
Visitation will be 9:00 AM until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Shipp was born on May 17, 1931, in Minden, LA. She graduated with honors from Byrd High School in Shreveport, LA. She was a graduate of LA Tech with a BA degree, where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
Mrs. Shipp received her Masters of Education from LSU and ULM, along with sixty hours above the Masters degree.
Mrs. Shipp began her 40 year teaching career in 1951 at Wisner High School. She continued as a classroom teacher at Gilbert High School, moved to Guidance Counselor at Winnsboro High School, advanced to Supervisor of Franklin Parish Schools, and then went on to become Superintendent of Franklin Parish Schools from 1987- 1994.
Mrs. Shipp had many highlights during her long career. One of the most interesting highlights was being involved in the education of two men who had escaped communism in Hungary during the mid 1950's. These men were sponsored by local people in the Wisner community. She was asked to teach them English in the evenings in her home. Several years later, one of the men returned to personally thank her wearing a U. S. Army uniform and having achieved the rank of sergeant.
Mrs. Shipp was most proud of being the first female superintendent of Franklin Parish and ending her 40 year career in education with the support of the parish schools.
Mrs. Shipp was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro and a former member of the First United Methodist Church of Wisner, a member of the Franklin Parish Retired Teachers Association, a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority holding many offices, a member of the LA Association of Superintendents, a member of the Tanglefooters Line Dancers of Winnsboro, Sunday School Teacher for many years, and also served on many committees at her church and in the surrounding community.
She was a member of the Princess Theater Troupe, with her most memorable part being "Ouiser" from Steel Magnolias". She will be remembered for her quick-wit, community spirit, and molding the lives of Franklin Parish students for 40 years.
Mrs. Shipp was preceded in death by her father, Gordon Earl Adams and a brother, James Gordon Adams.
Survivors include: Daughter, Carolyn Shipp Calloway and husband, Everette, of Delhi, LA; son, Dr. Gordon Carl Shipp and wife, Sharon, of Canton, GA; mother, Lorene Sanders Adams of Shreveport, LA; sister, Jean McMullen and husband, William, of Timpson, Texas; six grandchildren, Edward Calloway and wife, Kelley, of West Monroe, Ryan Calloway of Delhi, David Calloway of Delhi, Lauren Shipp Kallbreier and husband, Will of Canton, GA; Toland Shipp of Canton, GA, Meredith Shipp of Canton, GA; one great grandchild, William "Walker" L. Kallbreier IV of Canton, GA, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Edward Calloway, Ryan Calloway, David Calloway, Toland Shipp, Will Kallbreier, and brother-in-law: William McMullen.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro or Teen Hearts Scholarship Fund, 56 Jodie Ln. Rayville, LA. 71269 or the charity of your choice.

WILLIS "BILL" SMITH
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Rayville, LA.
Services for Mr. Willis "Bill" Smith, 84, of Rayville, LA, will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 9, 2005 at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel Rayville, LA, with Rev. Prentiss Gandy and Rev. Reggie Smith officiating. Interment to follow in Greer Cemetery Rayville, LA. Mr. Smith a member of Zebedee Baptist Church and a World War II Army Veteran passed away April 7, 2005 in Rayville, LA. He is survived by his of 57 years Ruby Vanderslice Smith of Rayville, LA. His five daughters: Cecelia Medlin and her husband Jerry of Baskin, LA, Jewell Smith of Rayville, LA, Brenda Edwards and her husband Danny of Downsville, LA, Sandra Montgomery and her husband Roy Glenn of Start, LA. Silvia Williamson and her husband Lynn of Rayville, LA, brother Murrell Smith and his wife Joyce of Parks, LA; sister Evelyn Moore of Monroe, LA; six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers: Richard Medlin, James Bevel, Brad Williamson, Glenn Montgomery, Josh Montgomery and Rodney Medlin.
Honorary pallbearers are Buster Williamson, Gary Weatherly, David Howard, J. L. Cook and Earl Lawson.
Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The American Heart Association, or St. Jude's Children Research Hospital.

CLINE L. WHEELER
Riser Funeral Home - Columbia, LA.
Services for Cline L. Wheeler, age 69 of Hebert will be held at 4:00 PM, Sunday, April 10, 2005 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with Rev. Floyd Duchesne and Rev. Dennis Evans officiating. Interment will follow in the Hebert Cemetery in Hebert.
Mr. Wheeler was born in Caldwell Parish on January 20, 1936 to the union of A.C. and Gertrude Dupree Wheeler and died Friday, April 8, 2005 at the Citizens Medical Center in Columbia.
He was a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers: Jerry Wheeler and A.C. Wheeler, Jr.
Survivors include his wife: Elizabeth Wheeler of Hebert, his daughters: Kay Wheeler Harvey of Atlanta, GA and Theresa Wheeler of Mobile, AL, his daughters and sons-in-law: Cindy and Robbie May of Columbia, Pat and Dan Rector of West Monroe and Susan and Eric Moran of Lafayette, his son: Cline Wheeler, Jr. of Atlanta, GA, his step-son: Russell Vallotton of Ruston, his step-daughters and their husbands: Diana and John Hall of Columbia and Lisa and Bryan Aragas of Tuscon, AR, his sisters: Earline Johnston and her husband: Calvin of Clay, LA, Claudine Rice Head of Hebert, Lois Weatherford of Hammond, Irene Clark and her husband: Roy of Hebert, his brothers: Roger Wheeler and his wife: Allison of Hebert, Cloyce Wheeler and his wife: Pat of Zachary, Cliff Wheeler and his wife: Charlotte of Hammond and Charles Wheeler of Hebert, twenty-three grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Michael Williams, Casey Williams, Jason Williams, Thomas Stewart, Chad Stewart and Cody Louviere.
Thomas Kincaid will serve as a honorary pallbearers.
Visitation will be Saturday from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Sunday from 9:00 AM until time of services at Riser Funeral Home, 7131 Hwy 165, Columbia, LA.

Katherine Billings, 87
Katherine Billings of West Monroe, a housekeeper, died Wednesday. Graveside service is at 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Memorial Park. Visitation is 10 a.m. to noon at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Annie B. Bissic, 73
GRAMBLING — Annie B. Bissic died Thursday. Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Fellowship Baptist Church, Simsboro. Wake services are 6-7 p.m. Sunday at Our Christian Funeral Home Chapel, Ruston.

Linda Cathey, 62
WINNSBORO — Linda Cathey, a homemaker, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Mary Jane Cox, 95
TULLOS — Mary Jane Cox, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Crossroads Baptist Church, Tullos. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home, Winnfield.

Hazel A. Crosby, 100
Hazel A. Crosby of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Visitation is 1 p.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop.

Richard Allan Cupstid, 33
VIDALIA — Richard Allan Cupstid, a truck driver, died Tuesday. Services are 1 p.m. today at Ferriday United Pentecostal Church. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia.

Charles Givens, 55
Charles Givens of Monroe, a retired laborer, died April 3. Services are 1 p.m. today at Deutoronmy Baptist Church, Monroe. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Rosa Greer, 89
Rosa Greer of Richwood, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Richwood. Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hester's Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Bennie Gail Gregory, 49
BASTROP — Bennie Gail Gregory, owner of Gregory Steel Canopy Co., died Wednesday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Bonita Road Assembly of God Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop. Burial will be at Red Wing Cemetery.

Margie Priest Hairston, 85
BASTROP — Margie Priest Hairston, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Bastrop. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Glenn Hinton, 57
Glenn Hinton of West Monroe, a supervisor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Friday. Services are 4 p.m. Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roselawn Cemetery.

Mara Emma Larche, 84
Mara Emma Larche of West Monroe, a retired schoolteacher, died Thursday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe. Burial will follow at Sardis Cemetery.

Martha S. Brown Lowe, 60
BASTROP — Martha Sue Brown Lowe, a retired nurse's aide, died Thursday. Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

O.K. McCurdy Jr., 69
O.K. McCurdy Jr., of West Monroe, a retired machinist, died Friday. Services are 4 p.m. Sunday at Walnut Grove Methodist Church. Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

James Scott, 81
James Scott of Monroe, a truck driver, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Hester's Central State Funeral Home, Monroe.

Lucille Scott, 84
Lucille "Mississippi" Scott of Monroe, a cook, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hester's Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe. Burial will be at Monroe City Cemetery, Powell Street Extension.

Jacquelyn L.A. Shipp, 73
WINNSBORO — Jacquelyn Lorene Adams Shipp, a retired superintendent for Franklin Parish Schools, died Thursday. Services are 10:30 a.m. today at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville. Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Zion Cemetery, Minden.

Willis 'Bill' Smith, 84
RAYVILLE — Willis "Bill" Smith, a retired construction and maintenance worker for commercial properties, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville. Burial will follow at Greer Cemetery.

Rosemarie F. Tudor, 88
JONESBORO — Rosemarie Fleming Tudor, a homemaker, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, Jonesboro. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro. Burial will be at Jonesboro Cemetery.

Anthony C. Vidrine, 44
MONROVIA, Calif. — Anthony C. Vidrine, an AWAC flight officer in the Air Force, died March 31. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the Columbia Chapel of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clarks.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED
Adams, Arrigo: 1 p.m. today, Piney Grove Baptist Church, Monroe.
Burks, Jennie Lee: 2 p.m. today, First Ebeneezer Baptist Church, Homer.
Carr, Nelson: 2 p.m. today, Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cole, Jeanette: 10 a.m. today, Farrar Funeral Home Chapel, Farmerville.
Collins, Harvey Lee: 11 a.m. today, Greater New Hope Baptist Church, Monroe.
Cooper, Andy: 1 p.m. today, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.
Jones, Caroline P.: 11 a.m. today, Second Baptist Church, Bastrop.
Klines, Eddie L.: 1 p.m. today, St. John Baptist Church, Mound Project.
Matthews, Willie Jean: 1 p.m. today, Cain Ridge No. 1 Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Morgan, Edgar Sr.: 11 a.m. today, St. Peter Baptist Church, Columbia.
Reese, Helen: 11 a.m. today, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Monroe.
Robinson, Joyce A.: noon today, Bright Oak Baptist Church, Monroe.
Rose, John C. Jr.: 2 p.m. Sunday, Middlecreek Cemetery, Florien.
Simien, Sanderson: 11 a.m. today, Shiloh Baptist Church, Homer.
Tribble, Dorothy Mae: 11 a.m. today, Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Wainwright, Essie: 1 p.m. today, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Strong, Ark.
Wilmore, Jordan: 1 p.m. today, First Colored Baptist Church, Tallulah.

April 10, 2005 - Obituaries from the News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201

OSSIE BRANTLEY BOOTH
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Farmerville, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Ossie Brantley Booth, 82, of Farmerville, Louisiana, will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, April 10, 2005 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA, with Reverend Jurd Brantley officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Home.
Mrs. Booth is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Booth, her parents, Mack and Docia Brantley, sisters, Doyle and Mary Jane and brothers Jesse, Oscar Woodie and Mack Edward.
Mrs. Booth, a native of Farmerville, was born on August 25, 1922 and passed away on April 8, 2005 at Landmark Nursing Home in West Monroe. She was a member of Wards Chapel Church of Christ and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Survivors are her children: Charlie Booth and his wife, Martha of Farmerville, Gary Booth and his wife, Sharon of Monroe, Van Booth and Ann Booth of West Monroe. Grandchildren: Chuck Booth and wife, Bridgette of Ruston, Kelli Black and her husband, Steve of Spearsville, Melissa "Missy" McIntyre of Monroe, Chris DeWitt and her husband, Gary of Monroe, Brad Booth and his wife, Mandy of Monroe, Megan Gibson and her husband Matt of Monroe, Jonathan Booth and his wife, Shelly of Berwick and Brantley Booth of West Monroe. Great-Grandchildren: Hannah and Rachel Booth, Tiffany Black, Taylor Cash, Kelsi McIntyre, Cole DeWitt, Tucker DeWitt, Cooper DeWitt and Claire Booth. Sister Ruby Davidson and her husband, Albert of Farmerville, brothers and sisters-in-law Miller and Ernestine Booth and Coy and Edna Booth of Farmerville, sisters-in-law Myra Brantley of Farmerville, Marietta Booth of Alexandria and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 9th from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and Sunday, April 10th from 1:00 P.M. until the time of the service. The family would like to give special thanks to Liz Ellis and Augusta Burns of Senior Care Services, Tonnette Scott of United Home Health and the members of Hospice Care of Louisiana for the loving care given to Mrs. Booth in the months before her death. Memorials may be made to Liberty Hill Cemetery Fund, 765 Hopewell Road, Farmerville, Louisiana 71241.

DENNIS OLIVER COURTNEY, SR.
Myers Colonial Funeral Home - DeRidder, LA.
Services for Mr. Dennis Oliver Courtney, Sr., age 56, of DeRidder, LA, will be 10:00 AM Monday, April 11, 2005 at the Calvery Baptist Church Junction, LA, with Bro. Jason Fortenberry and Bro. Charles Hooper officiating. Interment will be in the Merryville Cemetery, Merryville, LA, under the direction of Myers Colonial Funeral Home DeRidder, LA.
Mr. Courtney passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 in Oakwood, TX.
He was a native of Bastrop, LA, but had live in DeRidder for the past 25 years. He was a graduate of Bastrop High School and attended Northeastern Louisiana State University.
He was a Vietnam veteran who served one tour of duty. He was also a deputy sheriff of Ouachita Parish. He then became General Manager of Texas Industries for Lousiana and Texas. He loved the outdoors and was an avid rancher.
Survivors include his wife Jennie Courtney of DeRidder, LA; mother: Euna Fair of Bastrop, LA; sons: Dennis Courtney, Jr. of West Monroe, LA, Coty Courtney of Merryville, LA, Steve Coward of DeRidder, LA, and Kevin Coward of DeRidder, LA; daughter: Lissa Leehy of West Monroe, LA; brothers: Eddie Fair of Bastrop, LA, and Norman Fair of Bastrop, LA; sisters: Edith Bernard of Bastrop, LA, Barbara King of Denham Springs, LA, Christine Sorenson of Shreveport, LA, and Sylvia Corgey of Houston, TX.
Visitation will be 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Myers Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in DeRidder, LA, until time of services.

MR. GLENN D. HINTON
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Mr. Glenn D. Hinton, 56, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe, with Mr. Phil Robinson officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home-West Monroe.
Mr. Hinton was born December 20, 1948 in Monroe, and passed away Friday, April 8, 2005, doing something he loved most, turkey hunting.
Mr. Hinton served in U.S. Army during Vietnam War, and received the Purple Heart. He retired as a supervisor at Riverwood and later from the Corp of Engineers. Mr. Hinton was an avid hunter and loved to be outdoors.
Mr. Hinton was preceded in death by his father, Dee Ross Hinton and his sister, Betty J. Hall.
Mr. Hinton's survivors are: wife: Claudia Hinton; two sons: Johnny Hinton and Marty Hinton and his wife Brandy; mother: Eloise Tolbird; two sisters: Dianne Warren and her husband Jim and Karen Griggs and her husband Mike; mother and father-in-law: Claude and Florence Williams, all of West Monroe and brother-in-law Claude Williams and his wife Charlotte of Downsville, a very special aunt; Katherine Campbell and numerous nieces and nephews and many close friends.
Pallbearers will be Donie Hall, Kenny Waggner, Larry Romero, Monty Burnett, Ches Struben and Bubba West.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Donnie Foster, Ronnie Lenard, Butch Lewis, Roy Hudgins, John Reagus and Joe Reeves.
Visitation will be from 2:00 PM till service time Sunday.

MR. O.K. MCCURDY, JR.
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Funeral services for Mr. O.K. McCurdy, Jr. 69, of Eros, LA. will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday at Walnut Grove Methodist Church with Rev. George Bonner and Rev. David Womack officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Mr. McCurdy died April 8, 2005 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. Mr. McCurdy was a prospector, rancher and inventor.
Survivors include his wife, Marty McCurdy, children, Kelly Cummings and husband Billy, Justin McCurdy, Stacy McCurdy and wife Jodie, Wess McCurdy and wife Jessica, grandchildren, Carrie, Seth, Jillian, Tyler, Kade, Cole, Ty, Raelee, one great grandchild, Leslie, brother, Jesse McCurdy, niece, Melinda McCausland.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Rutledge, Brack Rutledge, Jack Rutledge, Joe Dee Dycus, Bruce McGowen, and David Williams
Honorary pallbearers will be John Gallob, Roger Rutledge, Larry Rutledge, Garey Wellerman, Boby McGowen, Ralph Jorgensen, Clyde Jorgensen, Ken Farmer, Peter West, Thomas Parker, Earl Sherman, Jimmy Hart, Al Jensen, Roger Parrott, Ben Parrott, Jerry Parker and many avid friends. Visitation will be from 3:00 P.M. until service time Sunday at the Church.

MRS. ROSEMARIE FLEMING TUDOR
Edmonds Funeral Home - Jonesboro, LA.
Services for Mrs. Rosemarie Fleming Tudor, age 88, of Jonesboro, LA, will be 2:00 PM Sunday, April 10, 2005 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Herb Dickerson and Dr. Matthew Wohlfarth officiating. Interment will be in the Jonesboro Cemetery Jonesboro, LA, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Mrs. Tudor a homemaker was born May 4, 1916 in Benton, AR, and passed away Thursday, April 7, 2005 in Jonesboro, LA. Mrs. Tudor was preceded in death by her husband, William Grover Tudor; two children, Patricia May Waits, and Paul Jean Tudor; six brother, Russell Fleming, Victor Fleming, Frederick Fleming, Charles Fleming, Bernard Fleming, Clarence Fleming; and two sisters, Lydia Olson, and Ruth Beaty.
She is survived by her daughter Phyllis Hargrove and husband James E. of Jonesboro, LA; son: Ray Gerald Tudor and wife Carolyn Sue of Knoxville, TN; one sister: Mildred Prewitt Benton, AR; two brothers: John Fleming of Bryant, AR, and Clyde Fleming of Benton, AR; son-in-law: Billy Gene Waits; six grandchildren: Kathy Robinson, Bill Waits, Wendy Collinsworth, Jeanie Wallis, Benjamin Tudor, and Brandon Tudor; nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ted Williams, Robert Fleming, Ricky Fleming, George Fleming, Bill Decou, and Andy Brown.

MICHAEL HAROLD VARNELL
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA.
Michael H. Varnell, 62 of Bastrop LA, passed away Friday, April 8, 2005 at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Varnell.
He is survived by his mother Theresa Varnell of Monroe LA , one son, Tommy Varnell and special friend Jill of Austin TX; two daughters, Vickie Book of El Dorado AR and Gayle Shidiskis and husband David of Minden LA. five grandchildren — Brian Book of Farmerville LA and Brandie Book of El Dorado AR; Ryan Beaudion, Madison Shidiskis, and Alexander Shidiskis all of Minden LA. He is also survived by three sisters — Barbara Crews of Monroe LA, Patr