Obituary: April 2000, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following complete obituaries are listed below:

Donald "Roger" Temple
Ray Thames
Monty  Steven "Steve" Winters

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Submitted by Shirley Ashley

The Franklin Sun ----Winnsboro, Louisiana
Volume 143 ---No. 35
April 12, 2000----Page 5A

Donald "Roger" Temple


Funeral services for Donald "Roger" Temple, 54, of Houston, Texas were
held Tuesday at Riser First National Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul 
Perry and the Rev. Jim Taylor officiating.
Interment followed at Providence Memorial Cemetery in Winnsboro under 
the direction of Riser First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Temple died Saturday, April 8, 2000 at Branch Springs Medical Center
in Houston, Texas.  He was a retired designer draftsman.  He was
preceded in death by his father, Earl Temple.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Carr Temple of Houston, Texas;
daughter, April Denise Temple of Houston; sons, Truett Allen Temple of 
West Monroe; Shannon Dewayne Temple of Houston; his mother, Loree 
Fulford Temple of Winnsboro; sister, Carolyn Ann Miles of Winnsboro; 
Brenda Gayle Merrill of Deer Park, Texas; brother, Terry Earl Temple of 
Vicksburg, Mississippi; three grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Johnathon Merrill, Kevin Merrill, Jason Temple, Ronnie 
McDonald, Bobby Roberts and Ralph Cottingham.
Honorary pallbearer was Jack Merrill.

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Submitted by Shirley Ashley

The Franklin Sun-- Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
April 26, 2000  --- Page 5 & 6A
Volume 143     No. 37
 
 Ray Thames
 
Funeral services for Ray Thames, 86, of Mangham were held Tuesday, April 18, 
2000, at New Light Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Johnson and the Rev.
Fred Keys officiating.
 
Interment followed at Gwin Cemetery in Mangham under the direction of Brown-Holley
Funeral Home of Rayville.
 
Mr. Thames died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.
He was a member of New Light Baptist Church, native of Mangham.  Mr. Thames
was a retired farmer and electrician, and worked at many of the cotton gins in the 
Mangham area. 
 
Mr. Thames was preceded in death by his wife, Ola Bell Thames; parents, Neal 
and Ella Thames; and a sister, Lorice Reagan.
 
Survivors include daughters, Carol Jean Thames of Monroe; Linda Crain of Vidalia;
sons, Dennis thames of rayville; Marshall Thames of Mangham; six grandchildren 
and six great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Roundtree of West Monroe; Wilma Harris 
and Mavis Mangum both of Winnsboro; Doris Evans of Baton Rouge; brother, 
Thomas Thames of Mangham.
 
Pallbearers were George Edward Thames, Billy Johnson, Travis "Bud" Chapman,
Wayne Poindexter, Eddie Baroni and Gary Piro.
 
Honorary pallbearers were Terry Mangum, Bob Chapman, Ersell Harwell and 
Leo Cheek.

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Submitted by Shirley Ashley
April 25, 2000 
Monty  Steven "Steve" Winters
 
Funeral services for Monty Steven "Steve" Winters, 40, of Winnsboro 
were held Friday at Riser First National Funeral Home Chapel with 
the Rev. George Bonner officiating.
Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Riser 
First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Winters died Tuesday, April 25, 2000.  He was preceded in death 
by his mother, Elaine Winters Smith; grandparents, Jessie Clayton Winters 
and Girlie Winters; brothers, Buck Winters and Curley Winters.
Survivors include a daughter, Samantha R. Barnes of Roger, Arkansas; son, 
Monty S. Winters, Jr. of Roger, Arkansas; sister, Tammy Jordan of Winnsboro; 
brother, Benny Smith of Fort Worth, Texas; extended family of brothers 
and sisters, Lucille Roy of Fort Worth, Texas; Earline Simons, J.C. Winters 
and Linda Winters Posey all of Winnsboro; Judy Winters Knight of Charlotte, 
North Carolina; and Bo Winters of Lacombe, La.;  and four grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Ricky Fortenberry, Jerry Hendry, Mark Massey, Matt Reynolds, 
Neil Simons and Clay Winters.

Honorary pallbearers were Tammy Martin, Danny Winters, Don Winters, 
Scotty Winters and Tommy Hendry.
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