Obituary: April 1997, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaties are listed below:


Bonnie Brown
Elbert M. 'Jack' Cruse
Ronnie Tarver

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The Franklin Sun        Winnsboro, LA           April 9, 1997
Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Bonnie Brown
 
Funeral services for Bonnie Brown, 70, of Winnsboro 
were held Sunday at Community Memorial Funeral Home Chapel 
with the Rev. Neal Fryer and the Rev. Woodson McGuffee officiating.
 
Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of 
Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mrs. Brown died Friday, April 4, 1997 at Franklin Medical 
Center after an extended illness. She was a resident of Franklin Parish, 
a retired beautician, and a member of New Zion Baptist Church.
 
Survivors include her husband, Harold Brown, Winnsboro; one daughter, 
Lawana Tio, Winnsboro; one son, Larry Don Brown, Winnsboro; one brother, 
Russell Bryan, Norman, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
 
Pallbearers were James Richmond, Pete Richmond, Meloy Richmond, 
Tim Richmond, Billy Olivo and Kim Wilson.
 
Honorary pallbearers were Cedric Brown, Jimmy McMurray, Dale Gill and Ed Gill.


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The Franklin Sun        Winnsboro, LA       April 23, 1997
Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Elbert M. 'Jack' Cruse
 
Funeral services for Mr. Elbert M (Jack) Cruse, 81, of Winnsboro 
were held Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel in Winnsboro 
with the Rev. Allen Miller and Rev. Bobby Brown officiating.
 
Interment followed in Lone Cedar Cemetery near Winnsboro under 
the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. Cruse died Friday, April 18, 1997 at Franklin Medical 
Center in Winnsboro. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and a 
Charter Member of Temple Baptist Church.
 
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Nellie Mae Cruse of 
Winnsboro; one son, Elbert M. Cruse. Jr. and wife Charlene of 
Brusley; one daughter, Alice C. Ward and husband Charles Edward 
Ward of Winnsboro; one brother, Lemmie C. Cruse of Jacksonville, Fla.; 
three sisters, Marie Ross of Winnsboro, Marvee Chesney of Monroe, 
Joyce Fain of Winnsboro; three grandchildren, Rusty and Amanda Cruse 
of Brusly and Eric Cruse of Winnsboro.
 
Pallbearers were Kyle Fain, Clifton Lord, John Winters, Keith Taylor, 
Buster Ross and Winton Lofton.
 
Members of the VFW Post #3155 conducted a flag presentation ceremony.

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The Franklin Sun       Winnsboro, LA       April 23, 1997
Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Ronnie Tarver
 
Funeral services for Ronnie Tarver, 46, of Liddieville were held Monday at Mulhearn 
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Floyd Hawthorne officiating.
 
Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery near Liddieville under the direction of Mulhearn 
Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. Tarver died Saturday, April 19, 1997 at his residence. He was a retired driller 
with Transworld Drilling. Mr. Tarver was best known as "Buck-Eye".
 
Survivors include his wife, Betty Tarver of Liddieville; one son, Ronnie (Tater) Tarver, 
Jr. and his wife Traci Tarver of Liddieville; one daughter, Ricki Tarver of Liddieville; 
one granddaughter, Chelsea Tarver; two sisters, Geneva Jones of Baton Rouge, 
Laura McNease of Winnsboro; three brothers, Marion (Mutt) Tarver of Monroe, John Robert 
Tarver of Winnsboro and James Houston Tarver of Winnsboro.
 
Serving as pallbearers were Wayne Boyd, Michael Boyd, Devin Deblieux, David Deblieux, 
Jack DeBlieux, David Green, Brian Maiocchi and Melvin Carroll and alternates 
Ricky Massey and Kelly Armstrong.
 
Members of the VFW Post #3155 conducted a flag presentation ceremony.

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