Obits: Oct. 1991, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaries are listed below:


Ruth Parker
Clara Sikes
Chester E. Spence
Woodrow Wilson

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The Franklin Sun       Winnsboro, LA      October 23, 1991
Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd

Ruth Parker

Funeral services for Ruth Parker, 84, Crowville were held Wednesday at 
Winnsboro First National Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Davis 
officiating.
Interment followed at Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of 
Winnsboro First National Funeral Home.
Miss Parker died Oct. 15, 1991 at the Franklin Medical Center.
Born in Winn Parish on Dec. 16, 1906, Miss Parker was preceded in death by 
parents, Rich and Julia Parker, also of Crowville.
She was a lifelong resident of Franklin Parish, where she was actively engaged 
in cattle ranching.
She was employed for many years by the U.S. Postal Service and retired as the 
Crowville Postmaster.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. L.W. Hammond, Naples, Fla.; seven nieces 
and nephews, and many friends.
Pallbearers were Dr. John T. Little, John Gebhart, Joe Maples, C.B. McCarty, 
Michael Cochran and Don Parker.
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The Franklin Sun        Winnsboro, LA        October  23, 1991
Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd

Clara Sikes

Funeral services for Clara Sikes, 79, Baskin were held Saturday at the
Baskin Baptist Church with the Rev. Leroy Dickinson officiating.
Interment followed at Pleasant Hale Cemetery near Baskin under the direction
of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mrs. Sikes died Thursday at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Rayville after an
extended illness. She was a member of the Baskin Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, O.T. Sikes, Baskin: one daughter and
son-in-law, Earlene and Dennis Williams, Clayton; one son and
daughter-in-law, Alvin and Emma Sikes, Baskin; five sisters, Inez Graham and
Ina Milazzo, both of Shreveport; Jessie Mae Cheatwood, Keithville; Janice
Lawrence, Clarksdale, Miss.; Ola Fuller, Baskin; three brothers, H.N.
Sutton, Crowville; Mack Sutton, West Monroe; Leroy Sutton, Keithville; eight
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Randy Carter, Buddy Tyler, Jerry Williams, George Little
Jr., Bryon Williams and Alvin Garvin.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 9, 1991
Submitted October 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Chester E. Spence
Funeral services for Chester E. Spence, 92, Winnsboro were held
Friday at Hill Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Newton Smith 
officiating.
Interment followed at Providence Memorial Cemetery under the 
direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home.
Mr. Spence died Tuesday at King Guest Home. He was a charter 
member of Hill Ridge Baptist Church. Mr. Spence was a retired
farmer.
Survivors include five daughters, Vera S. Harper, Eloise S. Donnell,
both of Winnsboro; Janice S. Zimmerman, Little Rock, Ark.; 
Margaret S. Thornton and Thelma S. Dale, both of Aurora, Co.;
three sons, J. R. Spence, Crowville; James L. Spence and Charles
E. (Billy) Spence, both of Winnsboro; two sisters, Rubye Spence 
and Agnes Walters, both of Rayville; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-
grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA     October 16, 1991
Submitted March 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd

Woodrow Wilson

Funeral services for Woodrow Wilson, 75, Winnsboro were held Wednesday at 
Winnsboro First National Funeral Home Chapel  with the Rev. Bobby Brown officiating.
Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Winnsboro First National 
Funeral Home.
Mr. Wilson died Tuesday at the Franklin Medical Center.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Wilson, Winnsboro; one daughter and son-in-law, Jackie 
and E. J. Hardy Sr., Winnsboro; one son and daughter-in-law, Kim and Marilyn A. Wilson, 
Winnsboro; two brothers, John E. Wilson, Newport, Va.; Ernest J. Wilson, Alberry, Calif.; 
six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Cox, Buddy Rhodes, Henry Sutton, Sidney Nichols, Troy Hendry 
and Gayo Boone.

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