Alexandria Daily Town
Talk, July 29, 1999
WINTER PARK, Fla. - Lucille
Kerry Gardner, 69, of Winter Springs died
Saturday, July 24, 1999.
She was a native of
Derry, La., a former resident of Alexandria, La., and
resided in Florida since
1987. She was a medical records coder for Florida
Hospital, Orlando.
Survivors include one
son, Bruce Gardner of Winter Springs; two daughters,
Sheri Overman of Memphis
and Dee Ann of Melbourne, Fla.; one brother, James
Kerry of Alexandria,
La.; one sister, Fronzie Webb of Natchitoches, La.; and
six grandchildren.
EUNICE - Services for
Della Middlebrooks Goss will be at 10 a.m. Friday in
Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church with the Revs. Nathan L. Robinson, Lee Perkins
and J. Roddy Taylor
officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery,
Richard, under direction
of Ardoin's, Eunice.
Mrs. Goss, 90, of Eunice
died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Eunice Care
Center.
She was a retired school
teacher.
Survivors include two
daughters, Carolyn Goss Robison of Pineville and Martha
Dee Goss Scanlan of
Church Point- one brother Sims Mddlebrooks of Bunkie- one
sister, Lula Hddlebrooks
Prather of Eunice; and four grandchildren.
Friends may call from
1-10 p.m. today in the funeral home.
PINEVILLE - Services
for Linda Johnson Kile will be at IO a.m. Friday in the chapel of
Forest Lawn, Pineville,
with the Rev. Larry Walters officiating. Burial will
be in Forest Lawn Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Kile, 42, of Pineville
died recently.
She was employed at
Pinecrest State School for 23 years.
Survivors include one
daughter, Thea Johnson of Pineville; her mother,
Christine Stuckey Johnson
of Pineville; one sister, Diane Walters of Cotile-
and three brothers,
Wayne Johnson and Randy Johnson, 7 both of Pineville and
Johnny Johnson of Zachary.
Friends may call from
1-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
From The Knoxville News
Sentinel 2 Aug 1999
JOHNSON, WILMA L. - age
82 of Oak Ridge, formerly of the Lake City and
Caryville area passed
away Saturday, July 31, 1999 at the Methodist Medical
Center of Oak Ridge.
She was a member of Highland Church of Christ in Oak
Ridge, TN. She is preceded
in death by husband Hugh Johnson; parents Henry
and Annabell Craig Amos.
She was born May 17, 1917 in Blair, Ohio. Survivors:
daughter, Donna and
Rick Pinkerton of Caryville; son, Gary and Anita Johnson
of Clinton; brother,
Arnold Amos of Caryville; sisters, Mildred and Ben
Dabney of Ohio, Alma
Jean and Carl Beach of Florida; grandchildren, Lauren
and Megan Johnson, Jessee
Pinkerton; and a host of friends. The family will
receive friends from
6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, August 2, 1999 at Holley-Gamble
Funeral Home in Lake
City with funeral services following at 8:00 p.m. in the
chapel with Minister
Carl Hicks officiating. Interment will be held 11:00
a.m., Tuesday at Anderson
Memorial Gardens in Clinton. Holley-Gamble Funeral
Home in Lake City in
charge of arrangements.
PHILLIPS, ABE - age 86
of Clinton, TN, formerly of the New River Community.
Passed away Saturday,
July 31, 1999. He was born November 27, 1912. His
visitation will be Tuesday
August 3, 1999, from 6 until 8 p.m., with his
funeral service to follow
at 8 p.m. in the Cox-Martin Funeral Home Chapel.
His interment will be
August 4, 1999 at Rains Grove Cemetery in Caryville, TN
at 11 a.m. Cox-Martin
Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
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LECOMPTE - Services for
Kelly Fabain "Demp" Mertens will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday in St. Martin
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial
Gardens under direction
of John Kramer & Son.
Mertens, 77, of Forest
Hill died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Christus St
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
He was a lifelong dairy
farmer and a member of St. Martin Catholic Church of
Lecompte.
Survivors include his
wife, Ruth Milner Mertens of Forest Hill; two sons,
Richard K. Mertens of
Baton Rouge and Ronald W. Mertens of Forest Hill; one
daughter, Karen M. Strange
of Forest Hill; one brother, Ray Mertens of Boyce;
two sister, Nean Thompson
of Alexandria and Jeanette Canales of Monroe; eight
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
A wake service will
begin at 6 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
5-10 p.m. Friday and from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Saturday in
the funeral home.
VIDALIA - Services for
Melba M. Oliphant will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First
Baptist Church with
the Rev. Gary Nunn officiating. Burial will be in
Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery,
Natchez, Miss., under direction of Young's,
Ferriday.
Mrs. Oliphant, 79, of
Vidalia died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Natchez,
Miss.
She was retired from
Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company and a member of First
Baptist Church of Vidalia.
Survivors include one
brother, Alton Graves of West Monroe; and two sisters,
Virginia Burson and
Myrtle Stripling, both of Park City, 111.
Pallbearers will be
Jim Knapp, Wayne Randall, Eddie Constantini, James Jones,
Roy Doughty and Billy
Ray Smart.
Friends may call from
5-8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorials may be
made to First Baptist
Church, Vidalia.
ALEXANDRIA - Services
for Bertha Smith will be at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Gonzaque
Purple-Shield, Alexandria,
with the Rev. Wade Sykes and Freeman Young Jr.
officiating. Burial
will be in Garden of Memories.
Mrs. Smith, 90, of Alexandria
died Monday, July 26, 1999, in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
Survivors include one
son, Robert Sneed of Woodworth; one half-sister, Bessie
Mae Johnson of Alexandria;
and four grandchildren.
SPRINGHILL - Services
for William Delaney Stevens Sr. will be at 10 a.m.
Friday in Central Baptist
Church with the Revs. Ron Harvey and Kenneth
Everett officiating.
Burial "I be in Springhill Cemetery under direction of
Smith Funeral Home,
Hope, Ark.
Stevens, 75, of Springhill
died Tuesday, July 27,1999, in Springhill Medical
Center.
He was a retired electrician
with International Paper Company of Springhill,
a veteran of World War
11 and a member of Central Baptist Church. He was a
native of Lafayette
County, Ark.
Survivors include his
wife, Maxine Matthews Stevens of Springhill; one son,
William Delaney Stevens
Jr. of Alexandria; two daughters, Kay Gipson of
Springhill and Beth
Smith of Nacogdoches, Texas; two sisters, Doris Payne of
Springhill and Hattie
Formby of Placquemine; seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call until
9 a.m. Friday in Bailey Funeral Rome, Springhill.
MITTIE - Services for
Hunter Jude Tompkins, infant son of Charles and Yvette
Tompkins Jr. of Oakdale,
will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United Pentecostal
Church of Mittie with
Bob Lyles and Dudley Rutledge officiating. Burial will
be in Simmons Cemetery
under direction of Ardoin, Oakdale.
The infant, 8 months,
died Tuesday, July 27,1999, in Oakdale Community
Hospital.
Survivors in addition
to his parents include two brothers, Blaise Tompkins
and his twin, Gage Tompkins,
both of Oakdale; one half-brother, Randall
Parker of LeBlanc; one
sister, Victoria Cameron Baggett of Oakdale; paternal
grandparents, Wayne
and Verona Montou of Oberlin and Charles Tompkins of
Grand Prairie, Texas;
paternal great-grandmother, Lurline Fontenot of
Oberlin; maternal grandfather,
Brady Baggett of Mittie; and maternal
great-grandparents,
Clarsie Cole and Victor Cole of Mittie and Myrtle Baggett
of Oberlin.
Friends may call from
4p.m. today until time of services Friday in the
church.
Services for Louis Howard
Tumminello "I be at 3 p.m. today in St. Frances
Cabrini Catholic Church,
Alexandria. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial
Park, Pineville, under
direction of John Kramer & Son.
Tumminello, 94, of Alexandria
died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
He worked for a number
of years at Central Wholesale Grocery in Colfax. In
1944, he opened a Specialty
Business and Coffee Roasting plant in Colfax. He
moved the plant to Alexandria
in 1946 and worked there until his retirement
in 1978,
Survivors include two
daughters, Mary Jo Moorhead and Loujean Wasson, both of
Alexandria; one brother,
Robert C. Tumminetio of Alexandria; six
grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
A rosary "I begin at
2:40 p.m. today in the church.
Friends may call from
2 p.m. until time of services today in the church.
COLFAX - Services for
Epsie Nelson West "I be at 7 p.m. today in Big Mt. Zion
Baptist Church with
the Rev. Roosevelt Lair officiating. Burial with
dismissal at 10 a.m.
Friday will be in Ravencamp Cemetery under direction of
Shepard, Boyce.
Mrs. West, 70, of Colfax
died Sunday, July 25,1999, in Christus St. Frances
Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria.
Survivors include four
sons, Lutcher Nelson of Westurga, Willie Nelson of
LaPlace, Albert Nelson
of Folsom and Jerry Mitchell of Mandeville; four
daughters, Shirley Mitchell
and Carolyn Mitchell, both of Colfax, Bobbie
Jones of New Orleans
and Gloria Robinson of Richardson, Texas; two brothers,
Willie Nash of Alexandria
and ]Daton Nash of Dallas, Texas; seven sisters,
Anna Duncan of Colfax,
Lovey Brown of Washington, D.C., Verdia Pierson of
Houston, Texas, Dorothy
Mes, Jeneva Felton and Judy Chew, all of Alexandria,
and Cecilia Martin of
Natchez, Miss.; 26 grandchildren and 24
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from
5 p.m. today in the church.
SIMMESPORT - Services
for Dorothy Mae Williams will be at II a.m. Saturday in
Pilgrim Baptist Church
with the Rev. C.A. Harris officiating. Burial will be
in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
under direction of Eseude, Simmesport.
Mrs. Williams, 69, of
Simmesport died Monday, July 26,1999, in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
She was a native of
Cottonport.
Survivors include five
daughters, Shirley Franklin, Eura Funches, Delores
Williams and Rose Mary
Williams, all of Simmesport, and Emma Lou Pate of Los
Angeles, Calif.; 24
grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from
5-10 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. until time of services
Saturday in the church.
COTTONPORT - Services
for Wayne Dale Williams "I be at 10 a.m. Saturday in
St. Mary's Catholic
Church with the Rev. Matt Woollett officiating. Burial
will be in St Anthony
Cemetery under direction of Eseude, Mansura.
Williams, 42, of Marksdale
died Monday, July 26, 1999, in his residence.
He was a native of Cottonport.
Survivors include two
sons, Javas Tyler and Kethevain Tyler, both of Mansura;
six daughters, Emily
Bradford and Evlyn Bradford, both of Dallas, Texas,
Meledy Francisco, Asia
Tyler, Sanquita Tyler and Shamira Tyler, all of
Mansura; seven brothers,
Aristine Danny Williams of Lafayette, Eli Williams
and Jefferson Williams,
both of Cottonport, Larry Williams, Randy Williams
and Steve Williams,
all of Mansura, and Wedson Williams of Simmesport; and
four sisters, Loretta
Alexander, Willie Lee Ravare and Thelma Lee Jones, all
of Marksville and Erma
Lee James of Beaumont, Texas.
Friends may call from
5-10 p.m. Friday and from 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday in the
funeral home.
Services for Corinne
Zabasky will be at II a.m. today in the chapel of Forest
Lawn, Pineville, with
the Revs. Robert Daniel and Don Gauthier officiating.
Burial will be Forest
Lawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Zabasky, 88, of
Alexandria died Monday, July 26, 1999, in Dubuis
Hospital, Alexandria.
She was a member of
Twin Bridges Road Baptist Church.
Survivors include her
husband, John A. Zabasky of Alexandria; two sons,
Gordon & Zabasky
of Prospect and John T. Zabasky of Silver Springs, Md.; two
daughters, Geraldine
Z. Carley of Baton Rouge and Ferof Z. Kelly of
Alexandria; one sister,
Clara Corley Gray of Pineville; 12 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made
to Twin Bridges Road Baptist Church, Alexandria.
KINDER - Services for
Martha Louise "Marty" Bell will be at IO a.m. Tuesday
in St. Philip Neri Catholic
Church with the Rev. Carlos Garcra officiating.
Burial will be in Carter
Memorial Cemetery under direction of Ardoin.
Ms. Bell, 44, of Kinder
died Sunday, July 25, 1999, in Allen Parish Hospital.
She was a native of
Kinder and worked as an infant and toddler
interventionist for
Evangeline Parish School Board. She was a 1972 graduate
of Kinder I-Egh School
and a 1976 graduate of McNeese Station University. She
served for 23 years
in education and development services to children and
parents of Evangeline
Parish. She was a member of Magnolia Garden Club,
Louisiana Teacher's
Association, Ville Platte Teacher's Association and
Louisiana Reading Association.
She was also involved in the preparation for
the Cleanest City Contest
in Ville Platte. In 1994, she was nominated as
"Unsung Hero and "Woman
of the Year".
Survivors include her
father and mother, Lovelin A. Bell and Lula Bell of
Kinder- and one brother,
Marcus Scott Bell of Edinburgh, Scotland.
A vigil service will
begin at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
2-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services
Tuesday in the funeral
home.
VIILLE PLATTE - Services
for Thomas T. Harvey will be at I p.m. today in the
chapel of LaVille. Burial
will be in Ferguson Cemetery.
Harvey, 57, of Bayou
Chicot died Saturday, July 24, 1999, in Ville Platte
Medical Center.
He was a native of Houston,
Texas.
Survivors include his
wife, Barbara Chauvin of Bayou Chicot; one son, Aaron
Harvey of Camp Lejeune;
three daughters, Leslie Marie Doering and Amanda
Grace Harvey, both of
Stoughton, Wis., and Julia Mae Haag of Madison, Wis.
one brother, Roland
Clement Harvey of Port Lavaca, Texas; one sister, Emmy
Louise Harvey Rausheck
of Katy, Texas; and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call from
8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral
home.
Services for Russell
Carl Hinrichs will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel
of John Kramer &
Son. Burial will be in Alexandra Memorial Gardens.
Hinrichs, 61, of Alexandria
died Sunday, July 25, 1999, in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
He was retired as a
Senior Master Sgt. with 3 0 years of service in the U.S.
Air Force. He was currently
the maintenance superintendent for Doctors
Formosa and Genoff.
He was also currently serving as Junior Warden of Able
Hinson Lodge No. 472
and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a Mason for 25 years
and a Shriner.
Survivors include two
sons, Russell W. Hinrichs of Wichita Falls, Texas, and
Gregory S. Hinrichs
of Seattle, Wash.; one daughter, Elizabeth A. Gardner of
Boyce- three sisters,
Delores Farlow of Sophia, N.C., Joyce Newman of
Milwaukee, Wis., and
Carla Witker of Pemberville, Ohio; and four
grandchildren.
Friends may call from
5-9 p.m. Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of
services Wednesday in
the funeral home.
Memorials may be made
to Masonic Leaming Center of Louisiana or Shriner's
Hospital for Children,
Shreveport, La.
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ROBELINE - Services for
Lydia Lois Bryant Jones will be at I p.m. today in
Central Baptist Church
with Peggy Maricelli and the Revs. J.D. Shaw and Eddie
Edwards officiating.
Burial will be in Central Cemetery under direction of
Blanchard-St. Denis,
Natchitoches.
Mrs. Jones, 67, of Robeline
died Saturday, July 24, 1999, in Dubois Hospital,
Shreveport.
She was a native of
Robeline and a former housekeeping manager at El Camino
Motel. She was a former
private sitter and a member of Provencal Free
Methodist Church.
Survivors include her
husband, A.J. Jones of Robeline- one son, Dyron Jones
of Robeline; one daughter,
Darla Susan Jones of Robeline; two sisters, Eula
Hall of Many and Iva
Geter of Robeline.
Pallbearers will be
Juddy Hamous, David Hamous, Bobby Stoker, Jerry Lambert,
David Edkins and David
Crenwelge.
Friends may call after
noon today in the church.
ZWOLLE - Services for
Billy Wayne Leone Sr. will be at IO a.m. Tuesday in
First United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Ted Freeland officiating. Burial
will be in Zwolle Cemetery
under direction of Warren Meadows.
Leone, 70, of Zwolle
died Saturday, July 24, 1999, in Zwolle.
Survivors include two
sons, Billy Wayne Leone Jr. of Lutz, Fla., and Michael
Gene Leone of Bossier
City; two daughters, Sandy Leone Tyson of Bossier City
and Toni Leone of Zwolle;
two brothers, Harold Lamar Leone Sr. of Conroe,
Texas, and Douglas Clinton
Leone of Laurel, Miss.; nine grandchildren and one
great- grandchild.
Friends may call from
3-10 p.m. today in the funeral home.
WINNFIELD - Services
for Thelma Tolbert "I be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel
of Southern with the
Revs. Kenneth Tarver and James Simons officiating.
Burial will be in Friendship
Cemetery, Sikes.
Mrs. Tolbert, 87, of
Sikes died Saturday, July 24,1999, in Winn Parish
Medical Center.
She was a member of
Friendship Baptist Church and a homemaker.
Survivors include one
son, Jerry Tolbert of Sikes; two granddaughters and
four great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers will be
Mike Green, Jimmy Green, Billy Bustin, Carl David Bustin,
A.J. Tolbert, Gary Tolbert,
Lyndon Hammons and Donald Hammons.
Friends may call from
8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral
home.
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FIFTH WARD - Services
for Shannon Sasser will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the
chapel of Kramer of
Fifth Ward. Burial will be in Lamartinere Cemetery.
Mrs. Sasser, 30, of
Hessmer died Saturday, July 24,1999, in Avoyelles
Hospital, Marksville.
She was a member of
New Life Baptist Church.
Survivors include two
daughters, Brittany Sasser and Kara Sasser, both of
Center Point; her mother,
Edna Dauzat of Hessmer; her stepfather, Steven
Dauzat of Hessmer; her
father, Gerald Juneau of Echo; her stepmother, Bertha
Juneau of Echo; three
stepsisters, Christal Miles, Rhonda Juneau and Erica
Juneau, all of Poland;
one stepbrother, Ricky Paul Dauzat of Fifth Ward; and
maternal grandmother,
Marggie Dupuy of Fifth Ward.
Friends may call from
4-10 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until time of
service Tuesday in the
funeral home.
Alexandria Daily Town
Talk, July 25, 1999
MARKSVIILLE - Services
for Joanne M. Brouillette will be at I 1: 3 0 a. m.
Monday in St. Joseph
Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery
No. 2 under direction
of Hixson Bros.
Mrs. Brouillette, 53,
of Marksvifle died Friday, July 23, 1999, in Christus
St. Frances Cabrini
Hospital.
She was a native of
Houma and a registered nurse at Cabrini Home Health. She
was a member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church and American Cancer Society.
Survivors include her
husband, Allen Brouillette of Marksville; two
daughters, Allison Carmouche
and Jennifer Brouillette, both of Marksville;
her mother, Marie Martinez
of Houma; one brother, Chris Martinez of Houma;
one sister, Joyce Hebert
of Lulling; and one grandchild.
A wake service will
begin at 6:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services
Monday in the funeral
home.
CREWS - Services for
Irene Edna Greer will be at I I a.m. Monday in New Salem
Baptist Church with
the Revs. Robert Stround and Jeff Stround officiating.
Burial will be in Mount
Zion Cemetery under direction of Southern, Winnfield.
Mrs. Greer, 70, of Alexandria
died Saturday, July 24, 1999, in Rapides
General Hospital, Alexandria.
She was a member of
New Salem Baptist Church and a retired psychiatric aide
for Central Hospital.
Survivors include one
daughter, Delores Gayle Peterson of Henderson, Nev.
two sisters, Ardis Stround
and Audrey Marie Carroll, both of Montgomeiy;
three brothers, Steve
Garner of Houston, Texas, Wade Garner of Montgomery and
Hue Garner of LaGrange,
Texas; and one grandchild.
Friends may call from
2- 1 0 p. m. today in the funeral home and from 9 a. m.
until time of services
Monday in the church.
LAFAYETTE - Services
for Charlotte Cappel-Gutieffez will be at I I a.m.
Monday in Fountain Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements are under direction of
Deu-Iomme.
Mrs. Cappel-Gutierrez,
5 1, of Lafayette died Friday, July 23, 1999, in her
residence.
She was a former resident
of Alexandria and a graduate of LSU with a
Bachelors degree in
psychology. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Garnma
Sorority.
Survivors include four
sons, Brooks Staples, Chandler Staples, Tripp Staples
and Edward Gutierrez,
all of Lafayette; her mother, Mary Cappel of
Alexandria - one sister,
Mary Mantiply of Pinevflle- and one granddaughter.
CLOUTIPERVILLE - Services
for Mary Jean Howard will be at 10 a.m. Monday in
St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church with the Rev. Victor Vead officiating.
Burial will be in Cloutierville
Catholic Cemetery under direction of
Blanchard-St. Denis,
Natchitoches.
Mrs. Howard, 55, of
Cloutierville died Thursday, July 22, 1999, in Huey P.
Long Medical Center,
Pineville.
She was a seamstress
at Jordache Inc. in Colfax and a member of St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Roy Howard of Cloutierville; two daughters,
Gwendolyn Merritt of
Cloutierville and Melissa Howard of Dallas, Texas; her
mother, Camelia Rachal
Monette of Cloutierville; one brother, Robert Monette
of Chicago, Ill.; and
three grandchildren.
A rosary service will
begin at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
5-9 p.m. today and from 8-9 a.m. Monday in the funeral
home.
KINDER - Services for
Harry "Skip" Patterson will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St.
Philip Neri Catholic
Church with the Rev. Carlos Garcra officiating. Burial
will be in Kinder Cemetery
under direction of Ardoin.
Patterson, 39, of Kinder
died recently in Lafayette.
Survivors include his
parents, Claudia Marcantel of Crowley and Butch and Dee
Dee Patterson of Fenton;
three brothers, Troy Patterson of Fenton, Charlie
Patterson of Lake Charles
and Mitch Marcantel of Houston, Texas.
A rosary service will
begin at 6 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
3-9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services
Monday in the funeral
home.
Services for Alfred Dan
Piper Sr. will be at 7 p.m. Monday in the chapel of
Progressive with the
Rev. Robert Price Jr. officiating. Burial with dismissal
services at 10 a.m.
Tuesday will be in Jameshill Cemetery, Boyce.
Piper, 63, of Alexandria
died Wednesday, July 21, 1999, in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital.
He was a native of Alexandria.
Survivors include nine
sons, Alfred Dan Piper Jr., Dennis Starks, Tommy
Piper, Larry Piper,
Gerald Piper and Terry Louis Piper, all of Alexandria,
Crawford Dan Piper of
Bayou Rapides, Johnny Ray Piper of Lena and Jimmie
Piper of Las Vegas,
Nev.; four daughters, Theresa Jenkins and Debbie Dixon,
both of Alexandria,
Veronica King of Las Vegas, Nev., and Sandra M. Mason of
Hawaii; three brothers,
the Rev. Eddie Piper of Los Angeles, Calif., Floyd
Piper of Bakerfield,
Calif., and Lloyd Piper of Egland Air Force Base, Neb.;
three sisters, Rebecca
Wysingle and Linda D. Reynolds, both of Alexandria,
and Fannie Jefferson
of Lena; 34 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after
5 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
OAKDALE - Services for
Pauline Whatley will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Sacred
Heart Catholic Church
with the Rev. Fred Russi officiating. Burial will be in
Cryer Cemetery under
direction of Ardoin.
Mrs. Whatley, 90, of
Oakdale died Friday, July 23,1999, in Allen Oaks Nursing
Rome.
She was a native of
Oberlin and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include one
son, Charles Whatley of Oakdale.
Friends may call from
3-10 p.m. today in the funeral home.
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Services for Blanche
Eloise Collins will be at I I a.m. today in St. James
Episcopal Church, Alexandria,
with the Revs. Paul D. Tunkle and Thomas A.
Dunbar officiating.
Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park under direction
of Hixson Bros.
Ms. Collins, 82, of
Alexandria died Thursday, July 29, 1999, in Versailles
Retirement Center.
She retired in 1986
as the quality assurance supervisor in the Accounting and
Finance Office at England
Air Force Base in Alexandria after 41 years of
service. Upon her retirement
she was given a special recognition ceremony by
the Wing Commander.
She was one of the original 10 charter members and
founder of the Louisiana
chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha and had been a member
since May of 1948. She
was past state president and past president of the
southeastern region.
She also chaired many conunittees on the local, state,
regional, and national
levels and was recognized for her outstanding service.
She was an active, longtime
member of the Alexandria Pilot Club and also a
member of St. James
Episcopal Church for 58 years.
Survivors include one
sister, Zelda Adams of Amite.
Friends may call from
10 a.m. until time of services today in the church.
Memorials may be made
to Epsilon Sigma Alpha for St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital, 504 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105-1905, or to St. James
Episcopal Church, 1620
Murray Street, Alexandria, La., 71301.
JONESVIILLE - Services
for Mamie Davis will be at 2 p.m. today in Patton
Baptist Church with
the Rev. Randy Coleman officiating. Burial will be in
Jena Cemetery, Jena,
under direction of Young's.
Mrs. Davis, 86, of Jonesville
died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Natchez,
Miss.
She was a member of
Patton Baptist Church.
Survivors include one
son, Marion Davis of Jonesville; one daughter, Tommy
Oglethorpe of Jonesville;
one sister, Ordia Reardon of Jonesville- seven
grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be
Stephen Davis, Michael Davis, Kirk Thompson, Frankic
Chapman, Lionel Montpelier
and Dewayne Knapp.
Friends may call until
time of services today in the church.
VILLE PLATTE - Services
for Jeanne Suire Dupre will be at IO a.m. today in
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Evangeline
Memorial Cemetery under
direction of LaVille.
Mrs. Dupre, 73, of Ville
Platte died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in her
residence.
Survivors include one
son, Danny Dupre of Point Blue; three daughters, Diane
Vidrine and Gayle Dupre,
both of Violet, and Kaye Guillory of Ville Platte;
two brothers, Wilton
Suire and Preston Suire, both of Abbeville- four
sisters, Lilias Cenac,
Lillian Turner, Zoie Stoutes and Hilda Marceaux, il
all of Abbeville; seven
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Friends may call from
8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral
home.
BUNKIE - Services for
Florence Johnson will be at I p.m. Saturday in
Christian Missionary
Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Green Sr.
officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery under direction of Bunkie
Mortuary.
Mrs. Johnson, 89, of
Bunkie died Thursday, July 22, 1999, in Bunkie General
Hospital.
She was a member of
Christian Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include three
sons, James Johnson Jr. and Leroy Johnson, both of
New Orleans, and Adam
Johnson of Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Audrey J.
Hamilton of Bunkie;
one sister, Annie Bell Corner of Port Arthur, Texas; nine
grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
A wake service will
be from 7- 1 0 p.m. today in the chapel.
OAKDALE - Services for
James Calvin Mann Jr. will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in
the chapel of Ardoin
with the Revs. W.W. Smith and George Smith officiating.
Burial with military
services will be in Clearwater Cemetery.
Mann, 78, of Boise,
Idaho, died Sunday, July 25, 1999, in Boise, Idaho.
He was a U.S. Marine
Corps and U.S. Army veteran of World War 11, serving in
Europe during the war.
He worked for Carter and Burgess Engineering and
oversaw the construction
of the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in addition to
several other major
construction projects. He was a life member of the
National Rifle Association,
the U.S. Coast Guard Power Squadron and VFW.
Survivors include two
sons, James C. Mann III of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and
Robert Mann of Boise,
Idaho; one brother, Jack Mann of San Angelo, Texas; one
sister, Mary Barnes
of Deming, N.M.; three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from
10 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made
to Idaho Federation for the Blind, 1301 S. Capitol
Blvd., Suite C, Boise,
Idaho, 83702.
Services for Roberta
"Mama Bert" Monette will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday in St. Augustine
Catholic Church with the Rev. Victor Veade
officiating. Burial
will be in St. Augustine Catholic Church with the Rev.
Victor Veade officiating.
Entombment was in St. Augustine Mausoleum under
direction of Blanchard-St.
Denis, Natchitoches.
Mrs. Monette, 80, of
Melrose died Wednesday, July 28, 1999, in Grace Home,
Shreveport.
She was a member of
St. Augustine Catholic Church, Christian Mothers,
Quilting Club, St. Augustine
Prayer Group and Bible Study Group. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include her
husband, Neal Monette Sr. of Melrose; five sons, Joseph
Severin of Chicago,
Ill., Alvin Severin of Seoul, Korea, Willie "Brother"
Monette of Albuquerque,
N.M., Neal Monette Jr. of Cane River and Gerald
"Dick" Monette of Greenwood;
three daughters, Patricia Lacour and Geraldine
Christophe, both of
Greenwood, and Gussie Sers of New York, N.Y.; 24
grandchildren and 27
great- grandchildren.
Pallbearers "I be Joseph
Severin, Willie T. Monette, Chuckie Moran, Emory
Jones, Robert Boyd and
Ernest LeMelle. A rosary service will begin at 7:30
p.m. today in the funeral
home.
Friends may call from
6-9 p.m. today and from 8-9 a.m. Saturday in the
funeral home.
WEST MONROE - Services
for Mary E. Osbon Rawls will be at 8 a.m. Saturday in
the chapel of Kilpatrick
Funeral Home with Hill Hearne officiating. Burial "I
be in Luna Assembly
Cemetery.
Mrs. Rawls, 87, of West
Monroe died Thursday, July 29,1999 in West Monroe.
She was a member of
Yeager Protestant Methodist Church.
Survivors include two
daughters, Molly Evans of West Monroe and Kathy J.
Hicks of Leesville;
three sons, Robert E. Rawls of Tennessee, Earl W. Rawls
of Texas and Wayde Rawls
of Georgia; 17 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from
5-9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
BUNKIE - Services for
Ezekiel Tyler will be at I p.m. Saturday in First Union
Baptist Church with
the Rev. Raymond Ennette officiating. Burial will be in
the church cemetery
under direction of Eseude, Mansura.
Tyler, 63, of Chicago,
Ill., died Friday, July 23, 1999, in North Shore
Terrace Nursing Home,
Waukegan, Ill.
He was a native of Bunkie.
Survivors include his
mother, Beatrice Tyler of Mansura; one brother, Joseph
Tyler of Mansura; and
three sisters, Lela Sutton of Houston, Texas, and
Barbara Tyler and Virginia
Tyler, both of Mansura.
Friends may call from
5-10 p.m. today in the funeral home.
TIOGA - Services for
Gary "Tooty" D. Velotta will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in
Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerard Foley
officiating. Burial
will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville, under
direction of Rush, Pineville.
Velotta, 45, of Ball
died Wednesday, July 28,1999, in his residence.
He was a native of Alexandria.
He received an honorable discharge from the
U.S. Army in 1978 and
was awarded the National Defense Service Medal for
Marksman M16. He was
a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, a
member of the National
Fishing Association and an employee of Rapides
Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his
wife, Joy Rigby Gallion Velotta of Ball; two sons,
Jeremy Neil Velotta
and Joshua Paul Velotta, both of Ball; two daughters,
Meghan Nicole Velotta
and Brandy Nicole Gallion, both of Ball; one brother,
Ted S. Velotta of Brownsville,
Tenn.; and two sisters, Constance "Connie"
Velotta Steen of Pineville
and Vicki Alichia Velotta of Alexandria.
A wake service will
begin at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Friends may call from
2 p.m. today until time of services Saturday in the
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