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

James T. Fortenberry 
Donnie Simons

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    May 28, 1997
Submitted April 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
James T. Fortenberry
 
Funeral services for Mr. James T. Fortenberry, 79, of Winnsboro were held 
Friday, May 23, at the chapel of Community Memorial Funeral Home with the 
Rev. James Burns, Rev. Robbie Robison, and Rev. Michael Couch officiating.
 
Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial 
Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. Fortenberry died Thursday, May 22, 1997 at Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro 
after an extended illness. He was a native and resident of Franklin Parish, a retired 
farmer and was a member of the Pentecostal faith.
 
He is preceded in death by one brother, Robert Fortenberry and one sister, Myrtle Hilbun.
 
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Marie Ashley Fortenberry of Winnsboro; his children, 
Bobby Ray Fortenberry, Dixie Marie Milton, Jerry Neal Fortenberry, Judy Dianne Brown, 
all of Winnsboro and Donna Sue Brown of Chesapeake, Va.; two sisters, Irene Carraway of 
Wisner, Lucille Ellerbe of Columbia; two brothers, Tommy D. Fortenberry of Cape Girardeau, Mo., 
J.W. Fortenberry of Winnsboro; 15 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
 
Serving as pallbearers were Rickey Fortenberry, Scott Fortenberry, Terry Milton, Chad Hatton, 
Shane Fortenberry and Shawn Fortenberry. Honorary pallbearers were Richard Burtoliono and 
Michael Graves.


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The Franklin Sun    Winnsboro, LA     May 7, 1997
Submitted April 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Donnie Simons
 
Funeral services for Donnie Simons, 55, of Liddieville were held Saturday, 
May 3 at the chapel of Riser First National Funeral Home with Rev. Jesse Booth, 
Rev. Floyd Hawthorne and Rev. Mark Floyd officiating.
 
Interment followed in Ogden Cemetery in Liddieville under the direction of Riser First 
National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. Simons died Thursday, May 1, 1997 at North Monroe Hospital.
 
He is survived by his wife Earline Winters Simons of Liddieville; two daughters and 
sons-in-law, Freda and Chris Nielsen of Crowville, Candy and Mark Massey of Liddieville; 
one son Neal Simons of Liddieville; one sister, Dorothy Tarver of Liddieville; one brother, 
Charles Simons of Winnsboro; five granddaughters, Jenna, Emily and Kelsie Massey, and Brandy 
and Regan Nielsen; three nephews, Kenny Simons, Larry and Garland Tarver.
 
Serving as pallbearers were Buddy Ashley, Jerry Fortenberry, Darvin Jones, Bo Nealy, Buddy Parks 
and James Tarver. Honorary pallbearers were L.R. Hatten and Bobby Fortenberry.


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