Obituaries Abstracted from The Alexandria Town Talk for residents of Allen Parish, Louisiana. Submitted by Evelyn Corbett Cunningham. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ NAME: REEVES, Mary Lou REEVES DATE OF DEATH: July 22, 1999 AGE: 55 CEMETERY: St. John Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Oberlin, Louisiana OCCUPATION: None given PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: None given SURVIVED BY: Husband, William Reeves Jr. of Oberlin; two brothers, Roy Comeaux of Oberlin and Anderson Comeaux of Crowley; and four sisters, Dorothy Berry, Florence Comeaux and Beatrice Cezar, of Oberlin, and Rosella Berry of Odessa, Texas. FUNERAL HOME: None given SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 23, 1999 NAME: Leaty McDaniel DATE OF DEATH: July 30, 1999 AGE: 88 CEMETERY: Willis Flat Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Elizabeth OCCUPATION: Not given PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: None listed SURVIVED BY: one son, Joseph McDaniel of Dallas, Texas; one stepson, Clifford McDaniel of Elizabeth; one brother, Hardy Paul of Oakdale; two sisters, Lucy Gunter of Elizabeth and Lena Doyal of Oakdale; two grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin, Oakdale SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, August 1, 1999 NAME: James C. Mann Jr. DATE OF DEATH: Sunday, July 25, 1999 AGE: 78 CEMETERY: Clearwater Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Boise, Idaho OCCUPATION: Construction Foreman PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Not given SURVIVED BY: 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. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin Funeral Home. SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 30, 1999 NAME: Pauline Whatley DATE OF DEATH: Friday, July 23, 1999 AGE: 90 CEMETERY: Cryer Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Oakdale OCCUPATION: None given PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: None given SURVIVED BY:one son, Charles Whatley of Oakdale. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin Funeral Home SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 25, 1999 NAME: Alfred Dan Piper Sr. DATE OF DEATH: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 AGE: 63 CEMETERY: Jameshill Cemetery, Boyce RESIDENT OF: Alexandria OCCUPATION: Not Given PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Not given SURVIVED BY: 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. FUNERAL HOME: Not given SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 25, 1999 NAME: Harry Patterson DATE OF DEATH: "Recently in Lafayette" AGE: 39 CEMETERY: Kinder Cemetery RESIDENT OF: OCCUPATION: PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: SURVIVED BY: 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. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin Funeral Home SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 25, 1999 NAME: Martha Louise Bell DATE OF DEATH: Sunday, July 25, 1999 AGE: 44 CEMETERY: Carter Memorial Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Kinder OCCUPATION: Education and Developmental Services PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Not given SURVIVED BY: Survivors include her father and mother, Lovelin A. Bell and Lula Bell of Kinder- and one brother, Marcus Scott Bell of Edinburgh, Scotland. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin Funeral Home SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 26, 1999 NAME: Hunter J. Tompkins infant son of Charles and Yvette Tompkins Jr. of Oakdale DATE OF DEATH: Tuesday, July 27,1999 AGE: 8 months CEMETERY: Simmons Cemetery RESIDENT OF: Oakdale, Louisiana OCCUPATION: N/A PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Not given SURVIVED BY: 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. FUNERAL HOME: Ardoin Funeral Home, Oakdale SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 29, 1999 NAME: Dennis L. Ray DATE OF DEATH: Thursday, July 22, 1999 AGE: 74 CEMETERY: New Hope Cemetery, Calcasieu Pr. Louisiana RESIDENT OF: Glenmora OCCUPATION: PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: SURVIVED BY: Survivors include his wife, Ruby E. Giles Ray of Glenmora; two sons, James "Pink" Ray of Glenmora and Charles Patrick Ray of Shelbyville, Tenn.; three daughters, Ruby Ray of Aiea, Hawaii, Beverly Cloud of Glenmora and Sarah Causey of Shelbyville, Tenn.; four brothers, R.C. Ray and Johnnie Ray, both of Glenmora, W.P. Ray of Oakdale and Jerry Ray of Elizabeth; three sisters, Martha Malone of Glenmora, Annie Kotila of California and Evelyn Berry of Texas; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. FUNERAL HOME: Rush Funeral Home SOURCE: Alexandria Daily Town Talk, July 24, 1999