Obituary: Sept 2002, Franklin Parish, LA
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William 'Speak' Douglas Dear
Oliver "Bo" McMahon Jr.

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    September 4, 2002
Submitted August 2008 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
William 'Speak' Douglas Dear
 
Funeral services for William "Speak" Douglas Dear, 81, of Delhi were held Thursday at Cox Chapel in Delhi, 
with the Rev. Todd Perry officiating.
Interment followed at Delhi Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi.
Mr. Dear was born January 18, 1921 in Richland Parish and died August 27, 2002, at Richland Manor Nursing 
Home in Delhi. He served in WWII as a paratrooper, and was a member of the Delhi Bass Club and Louisiana Trappers 
Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Luther Dear and Vivian Haire Dear; and a daughter, Carolyn Douglas.
Survivors include his wife, Lona L. Dear, Delhi; sons, Willan Earl Dear, Monroe, Stanley Dear, Delhi; daughter, 
Cheryl Dianne Womble, Winnsboro; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were William Perry, Mark Holland, Roy Brice, Neil Perry, Mike Wilson, and John Chestnut.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA     September 4, 2002
Submitted September 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Oliver "Bo" McMahon Jr.
 
Funeral services for Oliver 'Bo" McMahon Jr., 38, of Baskin will be at 
2 p.m. Thursday at Friendship Baptist Church.
 
Interment will follow at Baskin Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction 
of Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. McMahon died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002 near Baskin due to an agricultural 
accident. He was a resident of Franklin Parish, a farmer and attended the Baptist faith.
 
Survivors include his wife, Joan G. McMahon, Baskin; children, Cody McMahon and 
Nicole McMahon, both of Baskin, mother, Ernestine Glass, Rayville; grandmother 
Estelle Glass, Mangham; brother, Richard McMahon of Mangham; sisters, Tina Chapman, 
Winnsboro; and Victoria McMahon, Rayville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and 
Connie Graham of Richland Parish; also a hosts of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
 
Pallbearers will be Lennie Graham, Jake Humphries, Chris Glass, Jimmy "Brukey" Davis, 
Donald Payne, and Charlie Nobles.
 
Honorary pallbearers will be Nolan Cowart, Ralph Williamson, Gary Williamson, Sammy Glass, 
and Johnny Denmon.

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