Obituary: June 2000, Franklin Parish, LA Submitters name listed with obit ************************************************* Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The following complete obituaries are listed below: Rodney G. Ballard Andrea L. Bass Grover C. Beaube Eloise Clark J. D. Collins Henry Jones Jr. Lonis Jones Tywanna T. Lowentritt The Rev. Robert McDonald Jr. Odis Ray Murray Jennifer Rene Rice Nell Rose Roark Johnnie Mae Roberts Russell Wactor Frank Walter Ethel Wright W.H. Williams ********************************************* News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Rodney G. Ballard, 62 BASKIN - Rodney G. Ballard, a pipeline inspector, died Friday. Graveside services are 11 a.m. Monday at Gwin Cemetery, Mangham. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. ********************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Andrea L. Bass, 15 WISNER - Andrea L. Bass, a student, died Wednesday. The funeral is 2 p.m. today at South Central Baptist Church near Wisner. Burial is at the church cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. ******************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Grover C. Beaube, 67 WINNSBORO ó Grover C. Beaube, a retired licensed practical nurse, died Tuesday. The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Community Memorial Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. Burial is at South Central Cemetery near Wisner. ****************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Eloise Clark, 75 WINNSBORO ó Eloise Clark, a homemaker, died Thursday. The funeral is 3 p.m. today at Fish Bayou Baptist Church near Winnsboro. Visitation is at the church until service time. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. **************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 J. D. Collins, 72 CROWVILLE - J. D. Collins, a farmer, died Friday. The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday at Philadelphia Baptist Church, Crowville. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Burial is at the church cemetery. **************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Henry Jones Jr., 51 FLINT, Mich. - Henry Jones Jr., formerly of Wisner, died Friday. The funeral is noon Saturday at New Light Baptist Church, Wisner. Burial is at Hope Estate Cemetery, Wisner, under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro. ********************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Lonis Jones, 55 WINNSBORO - Lonis Jones, a construction worker, died Tuesday. The funeral was held Wednesday at Community Memorial Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery near Winnsboro. ************************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Tywanna T. Lowentritt, 51 WINNSBORO - Tywanna Tullos Lowentritt, a homemaker, died Sunday. The funeral is 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Burial is at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. ************************************************ News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 The Rev. Robert McDonald Jr., 75 WINNSBORO - The Rev. Robert E. McDonald Jr., a minister, died Monday. The funeral is 3 p.m. today at Community Memorial Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. Visitation is 1 p.m. today until service time at the funeral home. Graveside service is 3 p.m. Thursday at New Augusta Cemetery, New Augusta, Miss. ************************************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Odis Ray Murray, 56 ST. ROSE - Odis Ray Murray, a retired crane operator, died Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. ************************************* News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Jennifer Rene Rice, 29 BATON ROUGE - Jennifer Rene Rice, a waitress, died Saturday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Riser First National Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. ************************************ News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Nell Rose Roark, 92 Nell Rose Roark of Bakin, a retired school teacher, died Saturday.Visitation is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. today at Riser First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro. *********************************** News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana June 2000 Submitted by: DeWanna Lindo May 2007 Johnnie Mae Roberts, 62 CROWVILLE - Johnnie Mae Brannin Roberts, a homemaker, died Tuesday. The funeral is 11 a.m. today at Riser First National Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro. Burial is at Crowville Masonic Cemetery. *************************************** The Franklin Sun, Winnsboro, Louisiana June 7, 2000 Page 5A Volume 143 No. 43 Submitted by Shirley Ashley May 2000 Russell Wactor Funeral services for Russell Wactor, 61, of Crowville will be Wednesday June 7, 2000 at 10 a.m. at Lamar Baptist Church near Delhi with the Rev. Terry Gainey and the Rev. Francis Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Riser First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Wactor died Monday, June 5, 2000 at his residence. He was a member of Lamar Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Pat McDaniel Wactor of Crowville; daughters, Barbara Dunham of Crowville; Michelle Horath of Tallulah; step-son, Johnny Wayne McDaniel of Crowville; sisters, Dew Drop Muse of Jonesboro. Hazelene Herrington of Picayune, Mississippi; Lorraine Morris of Casa Grande, Arizona; and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers were Charles Ray Dunham, R. S. Newman, Dale Southern, Jeff Wallace, Roger Ward and Woody Wilson. **************************************** The Franklin Sun-------Winnsboro, Louisiana Page 5A---------June 28, 2000 Volume 143---- No. 46 Submitted by Shirley Ashley May 2000 Frank Walter Funeral services for Frank Walter, 69, of Ferriday were held Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Ferriday with the rev. Fred Shelie officiating. Interment followed in the Ferriday Cemetery under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home of Ferriday. Mr. Walter died Friday, June 16, 2000 at St. Francis Cabrini in Alexandria following a brief illness. Survivors include his wife, Luvenia Walter of Ferriday; three daughters, Maine Seals of Natchez, Mississippi; Rosalind King and Patricia Williams both of New Orleans; two sons, Frank Walter Jr. and Steven Walter both of New Orleans; mother, Estella Walter Washington of Natchez, Mississippi; two step-children, Pamela Martin and Willie Martin both of Ferriday; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. ******************************************************** The Franklin Sun--- Winnsboro, Louisiana June 14, 2000--- Page 5A Volume 143-- No. 44 Submitted by Shirley Ashley May 2000 Ethel Wright Funeral services for Ethel Wright, 85 of Delhi will be today, June 14, 2000 at 2 noon at the Philadelphia Baptist Church in Crowville with the Rev. Jesse Drummer officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mrs. Wright died Friday, June 9, 2000 at Willis Knighton South in Shreveport following a brief illness. Survivors include six daughters, Dorothy W. Brown of Winnsboro; Margie Wright of Alexandria; Louise Sims, Bennie Price and Shirley Wright-Clemmons, all of Shreveport; Zola Drain of Stillwater, Oklahoma; one son, Leo C. Wright of Lafayette; two sisters, Callie Brown of San Francisco, California; and Sadie Jones of Los Angeles, California; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. ******************************************** The Franklin Sun ---------Winnsboro, Louisiana Page 5A----------June 21, 2000 Volume 143------ No. 45 Submitted by Shirley Ashley May 2000 W.H. Williams Funeral services for W.H. Williams, 79, of Winnsboro were held Thursday at Harvest Christian Church with the Rev. Joe Stroud and the Rev. Francis Williams officiating. Interment followed at Shady Grove Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Williams died Tuesday, June 13, 2000 at Richardson Medical Center of Rayville. He was a native and resident of Franklin Parish, member of Harvest Christian Church and a retired grocery store owner. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Altice Williams. Survivors include his wife Polly Guillot Williams of Winnsboro; children, Dianne Williams Phillips of Sterlington; Billy Williams of Monroe; Steve Williams of Winnsboro; One sister, Florence Dean Loftin of Willits, California; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, seven step-children, 14 step-grandchildren, and five step-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Billy Williams, Jerry Young, Mike Garner, Paul Guillot, Joe Phillips and Jeff Wiggins. *****************************************