Obituary: APRIL 2004, 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 obituaries are listed below: William H. Loflin Jr. S. T. McDonald, Sr. Kyra Dawn Williams Myrtis Williams *************************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA April 28, 2004 Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd William H. Loflin Jr. Graveside services for William H. Loflin Jr., 47, of Winsnboro were held at Ogden Cemetery Monday with the Rev. Bradley Lucky officiating. Services were under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro. Mr. Loflin died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro. He was a resident of Winnsboro and a heavy equipment operator. He was preceded in death by his father William H. Loflin Sr. and mother Rebecca Ann Loflin. Survivors include a son, William H. Loflin III, Winnsboro; daughter, Jeri Loflin, West Monroe; brother, Pat Loflin, Winnsboro; and sister, Martha Seward, Parma, Idaho. **************************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA April 28, 2004 Submitted September 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd S. T. McDonald, Sr. S. T. McDonald, Sr., 89, died April 26, 2004, following a lengthy illness. Mr. McDonald was born June 10, 1914, in Harrisonburg, La., and lived in Baskin, La., for more than 60 years. Before his retirement in 1984, Mr. McDonald worked 25 years for Deltic Farm and Timber as a Senior Woodsman for the Woodlands Section of the Waverly, La., farm division. After retirement, at age 70, he worked for Mac's Minnows for several years. Mr. McDonald was a member of Baskin Baptist Church where he served in many diffterent capacities and where he and his wife reared their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. He was the last surviving, charter member of the Reagan Cemetery located in Baskin, where he will be laid to rest. Mr. McDonald is preceded in death by his spouse, Mary Lee Corley McDonald, whom he wed on March 5, 1936, and celebrated 65 years of marriage together in 2001. He was also preceded in death by a son who died in infancy, an adult son, William Earl McDonald, and a great-grandchild, Whitney Bombardier. Others who preceded him in death were his parents, Marshall and Annie McDonald, and brothers, Bryan McDonald, Bill McDonald, A. C. McDonald, Asa McDonald, and C. M. (Mahier) McDonald; and sisters, Maud Slade and Ruth Morehead. One sibling survives, sister, Mildred "Lovie" McDonald Mercer, who resides in San Angelo, Texas. Surviving children who live in Winnsboro, include one daughter, Elaine McDonald Wiltshire and husband, James, and two sons, Charles McDonald and wife, Sue, and S.T. McDonald, Jr., and wife, Janis. Grandchildren include; Judy Wiltshire Pickering of Mangham, Jennifer McDonald Tarver and Carol McDonald of Winnsboro, Misty McDonald Bombardier of Lewisville, Texas. Great grandchildren are R. J. Posey, Jon and Sara Tarver, Serenity and Joey Bombardier. Mr. McDonald will be missed by a host of friends and care givers at Plantation Manor where he resided for the past two years. All those who knew him will miss his quick wit and charm as well as his winning smile and loving nature. He desired to be a gentleman to the end; he achieved his goal with great dignity. The funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Marion Spence at the Baskin Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, 2004, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home Winnsboro. Serving as pallbearers will be Mr. McDonald's nephew, Charles McDonald, Charles' two sons, Matthew and Adam McDonald, all of Mangham, Melvin Case, who taught Mr. McDonald's Sunday School Class, and long time family friends in his church, Danny Barber, Allen Barber, Kenny Banks and Frank Reese. Honorary pallbearers will be Marshall McDonald, Clyde McDonald, Joe McDonald and Patrick McDonald. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA April 14, 2004 Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Kyra Dawn Williams Funeral services for Kyra Dawn Williams, 57, of West Monroe were held Tuesday at Community Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Lowe officiating. Interment followed at Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Mrs. Williams died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe. She was a resident of West Monroe, formerly of Winnsboro, a homemaker, and a member of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Bruce Williams, Sr., father, Shelton Polk and mother, Geraldine Oneal (Jordan) Polk. Survivors include a son, Ronald Bruce Williams Jr., West Monroe; daughter, Shelley (Williams) Caldwell, West Monroe; brother, William Swartwout Polk, Ferriday; sister, Mary Johnson, Jonesboro; and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Charles Johnson, Jeffrey Toms, Lonnie Ray Polk, James Dewey Polk, Troy Kenny, and Wayne Caldwell. Honorary pallbearers were Andrew Bertrand, Alex Boothe, Forrest Swartwout. ***************************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA April 14, 2004 Submitted Jan. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Myrtis Williams Funeral sevices for Myrtis Williams, 97, Winnsboro were held Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel in Winnsboro with the Rev. Paul Kolb and the Rev. Jimmy Harper officiating. Burial was in Ogden Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was a member of Boeuf River Baptist Church where she had served as Sunday School teacher, Treasurer and Training union director. Survivors include two sons, Zelos N. Williams, Enon, La.; Robert E. Williams, Delhi; one daughter, Jerry Williams Slayter, Pineville; one brother, Shirley Lott, New Orleans; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Joseph O. Slayter, Jay Slayter, Jimmy Pace, Randy Tate, Alan Williams and Michael Williams. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Russell, Sidney Ray Ross, Don Williams, Gerald Ross and Arlon Adams. ******************************************************