CONCORDIA PARISH OBITUARIES:  September 26, 2001
Source:  The Concordia Sentinel

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LISA POWELL VOGT HERRING

   Services for Lisa Powell Vogt Herring, 41, of Monterey will be
held Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 2 p.m. at Monterey Baptist
Church under the direction of Comer Funeral Home.
   The Revs. Gordon Finley and Tony Ganey will officiate.
   Burial will follow at White Family Cemetery in Eva under direc-
tion of Comer.
   Mrs. Herring died Monday, September 24 in Jackson.
   She was born May 28, 1960 in Ferriday to James and Freddie Jo
Powell.  She was a life long resident of Monterey and was a mem-
ber of Lismore Baptist Church.  She graduated from LSU in Alexandria
as a registered nurse in 1993.
   She was preceded in death by her mother; maternal grandparents,
George and Mildred Green and her paternal grandparents James B. Sr.
and Dora Powell.
   Survivors include her husband, James D. "Dude" Herring, Monterey;
one son, Frank Vogt IV; one daughter, Leigh S. Vogt, both of Monterey;
three stepsons, Josh Herring, Ruston, Luke Herring, Monterey; Ethan
Herring, Ruston; two stepdaughters, Melissa Cagle, Melody Herring,
both of Ruston; her father, J. B. Powell, Monterey; five sisters,
Sandra Lanehart and her husband Charles, Dumas, AR; Melanie Walker and
her husband James, Lake Charles; Lori Greening and her husband Rusty,
Monterey; Teresa Powell and Nicki Powell, both of Monterey and 
numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
   Pallbearers will be Chuck Lanehart, Charles Lanehart, Mike Jones,
Glen Borden, Wayne Vaughn, Josh Herring, Tim Richards, Mitch Dufour
and Jacob Lanehart.
   Honorary pallbearers will be James Walker, Rusty Greening and Jim
Walker.


ESTELLE SMITH HOLLIS

   Services for Estelle Smith Hollis, 86, of Farmerville, LA were
held Monday, September 24, 2001 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel.
   The Rev. Waymon Swuin officiated.
   Burial followed at Antioch Cemetery in Spearville, LA under
direction of Kilpatrick.
   Mrs. Hollis died Saturday, September 22 in Farmerville.
   She was a member of Ferriday Church of Christ, a member of the
Ferriday Garden Club and was owner and operator of Hollis Jewelry
in Ferriday.
   She was preceded in death by her husband, David N. Hollis; her
parents Rev. J. Duff and Sallie Smith; two brothers, Milas Smith
and John Allen Smith and two sisters, Mary Lou Hicks and Sarah
Parsons.
   Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Emma and
Clarence Brantley, Marion, LA; sister, Lucille Dawson, Bernice, LA;
two brothers and sisters-in-law, J. D. and Francis Smith, Dubach, LA;
and James and Foye Smith, Farmerville and numerous nieces and 
nephews.
   Pallbearers were John R. Smith, Fred Dawson, John Brantley, Brad
Smith, Danny Smith and Charles Alexander.
   Honorary pallbearers were her nephews.


EDISON SHIELDS

   Services for Edison Shields, 65, of Carson, CA and formerly of 
Waterproof will be held Thursday, September 27, 2001 at Choctaw
Chapel Baptist Church in Waterproof at 2 p.m.
   The Rev. Frank Brown will officiate.
   Burial will follow at Barcelona Cemetery in Waterproof under
direction of Concordia.
   Shields died Saturday, September 15 in Carson, CA.
   He was born February 13, 1936 in Waterproof to Ray and Annie
Bell Shields.
   He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Alfred
Shields.
   Survivors include his mother, Annie Shields, Waterproof; his
wife, Ruby Shields, Carson, CA; two sons, Edison Shields, Texas;
Ronald Shields, New Orleans; six brothers, Willie Shields, New
Orleans; Eugene Marshall, Virginia; Joseph Shields, Riverside, CA;
Delaware Shields, Bennie Shields and Ray Shields Jr. all of New 
Orleans; four sisters, Henrietta Reynolds, Los Angeles, CA; Isabella
Tapps, Betty Toledano and Bertha Nelson all of New Orleans; three
grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.


A. W. TOWNSEND

   Graveside services for A. W. Townsend, 55, of Rosefield, LA were
held Monday, September 10, 2001 at Siloam Cemetery in Aimwell, LA
under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.
   The Rev. David Bailey officiated.
   Burial followed at Siloam Cemetery.
   Townsend died Sunday, September 9 at Rapides General Hospital.
   He was born December 29, 1945 in Harrisonburg to Al and Mary
Townsend.  He owned Circle Oil Company in Ferriday and was a member
of Harrisonburg Pentecostal Church.
   He was preceded in death by his father and one son, Alton
Townsend.
   Survivors include his wife, Mackie Townsend, Rosefield, LA; his
mother, Mary Townsend; two sons, Shane Townsend; Al Townsend Jr.,
Brookhaven, three daughters, Monyann Nugent, Danielle Townsend,
Nicole West all of Rosefield, LA; two sisters, Marie Edwards,
Harrisonburg; Rena Poole, Rosefield, LA; two brothers, Gene Townsend,
Logansport, LA; James Townsend, Sicily Island; one sister, Shirley
Townsend, Vidalia and four grandchildren.
   Pallbearers were his nephews.