JEANNE ALEXANDER
Funeral services for Jeanne Marie Austin Alexander, 24, of Moss Bluff
will be held at 11 a.m. today, Nov. 2 [1999], in the Hixson Funeral
Home chapel in Leesville with the Revs. Edwin McCullough, Scott Fairman
and Mark Coleman officiating.
Burial will follow in the Oak Forest Cemetery in Leesville.
Visitation will be held until service time today in the funeral home.
Alexander died Friday, Oct. 29, in the Christus St. Patrick's Hospital
in Lake Charles.
She was a native of Leesville area and a member of the Gateway Church
in Leesville. She was a 1992 graduate of Leesville High School and a nursery
teacher at Kid's Place Pre-school in Lake Charles.
Survivors include her husband, William E. "Willie" Alexander of Moss
Bluff; one son, Zachary Alexander of Moss Bluff; one daughter, Sydney Alexander
of Moss Bluff; her parents, Victor and Jean Austin of Leesville; two brothers,
Patrick Austin of Leesville and James Austin of Anacoco; three sisters,
Carolyn Austin Myers of Inwood, W.V., Sandra Austin Stephens of Simpson
and Stephanie Austin Emerson of Anacoco, and her paternal grandparents,
Joseph "Sammy" and Jeanne Austin of Anacoco.
DORIS HARVEY
Funeral services for Doris Howard Harvey, 75, of Leesville were held
at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1 [1999], in the First Baptist Church of
Leesville with the Rev. E.J. Bradshaw officiating.
Burial followed in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville under the
direction of the Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville.
Harvey died Saturday, Oct. 30, in Shreveport.
She was a native of Fort Jesup and lived in Leesville for the past
53 years. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. She was a devoted member
of the First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher, training
union teacher, GA's director and secretary for the Adult 6 and 7 Sunday
school class for 37 years. She was a member of the DMA Club of First Baptist
Church and a charter member of the Retired Railroaders.
She was preceded in death by her husband, D.W. "Red" Harvey; one grandson,
David Cook; one sister, Dorothea Edwards; one son-in-law, Clay Tillman
and her parents.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Dixie (James) Cook and Mrs.
Dale (Clay) Tillman, both of Shreveport, and Mrs. Donna (Keith) Milam of
DeRidder; one step-daughter, Virginia Binion of Shreveport; one brother,
Douglas Howard of Many; one sister, Dottie Boone of Iowa; four grandchildren,
Brandy Christy, Wendy Lee, Nancy Brown Tillman and Clay Tillman III, and
two great-grandchildren, Beau Cook and Corie Cook.
DORA ROSE
Funeral services for Dora Faye Rose, 67, of Anacoco will be held at
10 a.m. today, Nov. 2 [1999], in the Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home
chapel in Leesville with the Rev. Bobby Ganaway officiating.
Burial will follow in the Beech Grove Cemetery in Anacoco.
Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today in
the funeral home.
Rose died Sunday, Oct. 31, in Merryville.
She was a native of the Toro Community and lived in Anacoco for 60
years. She was a caretaker for many throughout the community and a member
of the Living Word Church in Leesville.
Survivors include four sons, Gary Harris, Leland Harris and Dewayne
Harris, all of Anacoco, and Jimmy Harris of Houston, Texas; one daughter,
Judy Bradley of Lake Charles; two brothers, Willie Ray Brooks of Kirbyville,
Texas, and Jack Brooks of Merryville; three sisters, Lois McKee of Nederland,
Texas, Mononah Jones and Susie Gress, both of Shreveport; six grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
RALPH STEPHENS
Funeral services for the Rev. Ralph W. Stephens, 75, of Leesville were
held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1 [1999], in the Beauregard-Vernon
Funeral Home chapel in Leesville with the Rev. Mark Benge officiating.
Burial followed in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville.
Stephens died Saturday, Oct. 30, in Shreveport.
He was a retired social worker from the Vernon Parish Mental Health
Unit. He was a World War II disabled verteans a graduate of Louisiana College.
He was a Baptist minister, having served as pastor of several churches
in the area.
Survivors include three sons, Dr. Mitchell Stephens of Alexandria,
Lanny Larche of Leesville and B.J. Larche of Hornbeck; one daughter, Sandra
Stephens Benge of Shreveport; one brother, Willie G. Stephens of Leesville;
one sister, Gladys Colvin of Bossier City, and nine grandchildren.
SUSIE ANDERS
Funeral services for Susie Trudalee Anders, 80, of Robeline will be
held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 22 [2000], in the Cedar Grove Baptist
Church with the Revs. Earl Marr, Don Nunley and Larry DeLoach officiating.
Burial will follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery under the direction
of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home of Many.
Anders died Sunday, Feb. 20, in the Sabine Medical Center in Many.
She was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church and a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, Charles E. Anders and James "Sap" Anders,
both of Florien, and Victor L. Anders of Robeline; two daughters, Peggy
Sneed of Many and Sandra S. Stewart of Mt. Carmel; one step-daughter, Eloise
Potter of Many; one brother, Ralph Russell of Fort Jessup; 15 grandchildren,
27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
LOVIE FOWLER
Funeral services for Lovie Westbrook Fowler, 85, of Angleton, Texas
will be held at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 22 [2000], in the Hixson Funeral
Home chapel in Leesville with the Rev. John Koelemay officiating.
Burial will follow in the Prospect Cemetery in Florien.
Fowler died Saturday, Feb. 19, in Angleton, Texas.
She was a former resident of the Hornbeck area and also lived in Sabine
Parish.
Survivors include one son, Thomas Howard Fowler of Lake Jackson, Texas;
two daughters, Faye Dickson of Beaver, W.V., and Martha Sorenson of Hornbeck;
three brothers, Hoyt Westbrook and Howard Westbrook, both of Hornbeck,
and Thomas Westbrook at New Waverly, Texasl three sisters, Mickey Moore
of Lake Charles, Faye Behan of Hornbeck and Doris Colley of Hanceville,
Ala., and a number of great grandchildren.
DELLA POLLARD
Funeral services for Della M. Pollard, 92, of Leesville will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 [2000], in the Castor Baptist Church
with the Revs. Morris Goins and B.G. Dyess officiating.
Burial will follow in the Castor Cemetery under the direction of the
Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 8:30 a.m. to time of service today in
the church.
Pollard died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Leesville.
She was a native of Hineston and lived most of her life in Leesville.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Castor Baptist Church.
JULIO GONZALEZ
Funeral services for Julio Gonzalez, 84, of Leesville will be held
at 3 p.m. today, Oct. 17 [2000], in the St. Michael's Catholic Church
in Leesville with Father Edwin Rodiquez officiating.
Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville under the
direction of the Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the funeral
home.
Gonzalez died Thursday, Oct. 12, in Leesville.
He was a native of Puerto Rico and moved to the Leesville area in 1995.
He was of the Catholic faith and a retired homeworker.
Survivors include his wife, Maria Gonzales of New Llano; one son, Monserate
Gonzalez of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one daughter, Aida Luz Gonzalez of New Llano;
one brother, Eluterio Gonzales of Puerto Rico; eight grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren.
CYNTHIA MARTIN
Funeral services for Cynthia E. "Cyndi" Martin, 34, of Leesville were
held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 [2000], in the Beauregard-Vernon
Funeral Home chapel in Leesville with the Rev. Bobby Slaydon officiating.
Burial followed in the Mitchell Cemetery in Anacoco.
Martin died Friday, Oct. 13, in Leesville.
She was a lifelong resident of the Leesville-Anacoco area. She was
a graduate of Anacoco High School in 1983. She had attended the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette and Northwestern State University and was employed
as a hairdresser.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Mr. C.V. Sanders
and paternal grandparents, Mr. Charles Ray Martin Sr. and Mrs. Isabel Martin.
Survivors include her mother, Judy Sanders Boycher of DeRidder; her
father, Charles Ray Martin Jr. of Leesville; her maternal grandmother,
Mrs. C.V. Sanders of Leesville; one half-brother, Charlie Martin of Leesville,
and three half-sisters, Tiffany Martin and Megan Martin, both of Leesville,
and Christi Rae Eaves of Shreveport.
ANDREW PERKINS
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson "A.J." Perkins, 79, of Leesville
were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 [2000], in the Hixson Funeral
Home chapel in Leesville with the Revs. Hubert and R.C. Franks officiating.
Burial followed in the Stephens Cemetery.
Perkins died Thursday, Dec. 7, in the St. Francis Cabrini Hospital
in Alexandria.
He was preceded in death by one son, Daryl Douglas Perkins Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Tressie Brown Perkins of Leesville; two
sons, Arthur "Pete" Perkins and Dalton Perkins, both of Leesville; two
sisters, Lilly Graham of Leesville and Leola Phillips of Jasper, Texas;
five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
JOHN COBURN
Funeral arrangements for Mr. N. John Coburn, 62, of Leesville will
be announced by the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Mr. Coburn died Tuesday, Aug. 21 [2001].
DIANE JOINER
Funeral services for Mrs. Diane Marie Vandermolen Joiner, 46, of DeRidder
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 [2001], in the Labby Memorial
Funeral Home chapel in DeRidder with the Rev. Russell Devore officiating.
A private burial will follow at a later date.
Visitation will be held from 2-9 p.m. today, Aug. 22, and from 9 a.m.
until time of service Thursday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Joiner died at 12:48 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, in the Beauregard Memorial
Hospital in DeRidder.
She was born in Iwakuni, Japan, and spent her childhood in California
and Japan. She moved to Lake Charles in 1972 and later to DeRidder in 1978.
She was a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor of science
degree in nursing and was employed with Beauregard Home Health Care. She
was formerly employed for many years with Beauregard Memorial Hospital
as a registered nurse.
Survivors include two sons, Erik Wayne Joiner of Rosepine and Robert
Alan Joiner of DeRidder; four brothers, Roy Vandermolen of Salt Lake City,
Utah, Glen Vandermolen of Jacksonville, Fla., Larry Vandermolen of Bloomington,
Ind., and Tom Vandermolen of Tampa, Fla.; her parents, Robert and Hisako
Vandermolen of Rosepine, and two grandchildren.
ETHA McWILLIAMS
Funeral services for Mrs. Etha Mae "Ms. Mac" McWilliams, 70, of Leesville
will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in the Labby Memorial
Funeral Home chapel in Leesville with the Rev. Neil Early officiating.
Burial will follow in the Leesville Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22,
and from 8 a.m. until time of service Thursday in the funeral home.
Mrs. McWilliams died Monday, Aug. 20, in Alexandria.
Mrs. McWilliams was preceded in death by her husband, M.W. "Mac" McWilliams.
Mrs. Mac and her husband owned and rented property and several businesses
in Leesville. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Leesville
where she was a musician and a singer.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Brenda McWilliams
of Leesville, and two grandchildren, James McWilliams and Erin McWilliams.
JAMES WOODS
Funeral services for Mr. James C. Woods, 96, of Leesville were held
at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 [2001], in the Labby Memorial Funeral
Home chapel in Leesville with the Rev. Durhl Davis officiating.
Burial followed in the Holly Springs Cemetery in Fort Polk.
Mr. Woods died Monday, Aug. 20, in New Llano.
Survivors include three daughters, Edith Guenther of New Llano, Paula
Simmons of Evans and Eileen Woods of Leesville; one brother, Woodrow W.
Woods of Tomball, Texas; one sister, Ethel Gill of Vidor, Texas; three
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
ROBERT MILLER
Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Miller, 63, of Evans will be held
at 2 p.m. today, April 17 [2001], in the Evans Congregational Methodist
Church with the Revs. James Herrington, I.D. Noble and George Miller officiating.
Burial will follow in the Evans Cemetery under the direction of the
Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Miller died Sunday, April 15, in Evans.
He was a native of Newton City, Texas, and lived his life in Evans.
He was a retired abestos installer and was a member of Insulators Local
#112. He was a veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Miller of Evans; one son, Robert
"Tay" Miller of Evans; two daughters, Karen Molander and Katrina Harmon,
both of Evans; one brother, the Rev. George Miller of Hineston; three sisters,
Janie Riles of Lumberton, Texas, Mattie Glass of Hineston and Jolene Reed
of Beaumont, Texas, and three grandchildren.
LEE MONK
Funeral services for Lee Roy Monk, 80, of LaCamp will be held at 1
p.m. today, April 17 [2001], in the Laurel Hill Baptist Church with
the Revs. Richard Partridge, Joe Cruse, Mel Harris, Norman Rister, Shawn
Wagoner, Sherman Busby and Buddy Miller officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of the
Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until time of service today in
the church.
Monk died Sunday, April 15, in his residence.
He was a native and lifelong resident of the LaCamp-Vernon Parish area,
an ordained deacon since 1946 with the Laurel Hill Baptist Church, worked
at Fort Polk as a truck driver, a farmer and had for 38 years owned and
operated the LaCamp Grocery.
Survivors include his wife, Tressie Miller Monk of LaCamp; one daughter,
Patricia Monk Akins of Alexandria; one son, Rodney L. Monk of LaCamp; three
grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and three
step-great-grandchildren.
LIGGIE BRISTER
Funeral services for Mr. Liggie W. Brister, 79, of DeRidder will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 [2002], in the Labby Memorial
Funeral Home chapel in DeRidder with the Rev. Dalton Isabel officiating.
Burial will follow in the Drakes Fork Cemetery in Cravens.
Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. today, Feb. 12, until time of service
Wednesday in the funeral home.
Mr. Brister died at 10:05 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in his residence.
He was a lifelong resident of the Vernon and Beauregard parishes area.
He worked for the timber industry and served in World War II in the Army
Air Force. He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Brister of DeRidder; five sons,
Harliss Brister of Leesville, Raymond Brister, Landry Brister, Ollen Brister
and Jerry Brister, all of DeRidder; two daughters, Shirleen Murray and
Sandra Felton, both of DeRidder; three brothers, J.B. Brister and Derwood
Brister, both of DeRidder, and Charles Brister of Deer Park, Texas; three
sisters, Inez Duncan of Orretta, Mary Ellen Barney of Pennsylvania, and
Faye Hosey of New Orleans; 27 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren.
MARY DOYLE
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Doyle, 69, of Leesville will be held
at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 12 [2002], in the Labby Memorial Funeral
Home chapel in Leesville with the Revs. Wesley Jackson and Bud McCullough
officiating.
Burial will follow in the Cooper Cemetery in Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today in
the funeral home.
Mrs. Doyle died Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Christus St. Francis Cabrini
Hospital in Alexandria.
She was a member of the Oak Forest Baptist Church and a member of the
WMU.
She is preceded in death by one son, Mack McDaniel.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Doyle of Leesville; three sons,
Gary McDaniel and Micky McDaniel, both of Leesville, and Jerry McDaniel
of Ocean Springs, Miss.; one daughter, Beverly Rachal of Leesville; one
brother, Leon Taylor of Monroe; three sisters, Annette Lee of Monroe, Ann
Trull of Leesville and Mary Clark of Rayville; 10 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
RUTH HELTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Naomi Helton, 62, of Slagle were held
at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11 [2002], in the Antioch Baptist Church
in Slagle with the Revs. Billy Nolen and John Russell Sr. officiating.
Burial followed in the Antioch Cemetery in Slagle under the direction
of the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Mrs. Helton died Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Bayne-Jones Army Community
Hospital at Fort Polk.
She was born in Lenoir, N.C. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist
Church in Slagle and was a housewife.
Survivors include her husband, Marshall C. Helton of Slagle; three
sons, Boyd A. Helton, James D. Helton and Rodney J. Helton, all of Slagle;
three brothers, Chester A. Mikeal and Bernice S. Mikeal, both of Lenoir,
N.C., and Charles W. Mikeal of Granite Falls, N.C.; one sister, Doris "Dottie"
Mikeal of Lenoir, N.C., and three grandchildren.
BERTHA LEWIS
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Bertha Lewis, 79, of Leesville will be
announced by the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Mrs. Lewis died Monday, Feb. 11 [2002], in Leesville.
TEEKY McKEE
Funeral for Teeky Bland McKee, 42, of Lake Charles, will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 13 [2002], at First Baptist Church in Rosepine,
with the Revs. Paul Wilson and Charles Best officiating. Burial will be
in Rosepine Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home
in DeRidder.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, at the funeral home
and from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday, at the church.
He died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
He was a life long resident of Rosepine and worked as a salesman for
Don's Furnishing, Shirley Brothers Furniture and Kite Brothers R.V. Center,
before moving to Lake Charles two months ago where he was employed at Howell
Furniture.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Blanchard McKee of Lake Charles; two
sons, Teeky Bland McKee II and Billy Collins, both of Lake Charles; two
daughters, Lacey Gibson and Krissie Pickett, both of DeRidder; three brothers,
Timmy McKee of Silsbee, Texas, Trent McKee of Lake Charles, Travis McKee
of Glenmora; his parents, Bland and Iva Dell McKee of Rosepine; and four
grandchildren.
EVELYN SCOGGINS
Funeral services for Ms. Evelyn Scoggins, 85, of Anacoco will be held
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 [2002], in the Good Hope Baptist Church
in Anacoco with the Revs. Hue Haymon and Frank Shields officiating.
Burial will follow in the Good Hope Cemetery in Anacoco under the direction
of the Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. today, Feb. 12, until time of service
Wednesday in the church.
Mrs. Scoggins died Sunday, Feb. 10, in Leesville.
She was a native of Madisonville, Texas, and lived in the Anacoco area
most of her life. She was a homemaker and member of Good Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Gladys Towery of Cleveland, Texas; two
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
BILLIE DAVIS
Funeral services for Mr. Billie Davis, 63, of Evans were held at 11
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 [2001], in the Galilee Baptist Church in
Evans.
Burial followed in the Jarrell Cemetery under the direction of the
Hixson Funeral Home of Leesville.
Mr. Davis died Thursday, Dec. 20, in his residence.
He was a native and lifelong resident of the Evans-Vernon Parish area,
a U.S. Army veteran and a retired tig boat tankerman.
Survivors include one son, Billie Davis Jr. of Evans; two brother,
Albert V. Davis and Lynn H. Davis, both of Evans, and one grandchild. |