Obituaries: Nov. 2006, Franklin Parish, LA Submitters name listed with obit ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************ The following obituaries are listed below: Mrs. Nellie Doughty Albritton Wilson Hatten William Hugh "Bill" Robertson, Sr. ********************************************* Submitted by: DeWanna Robinson Lindo, August 2007 Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Doughty Albritton, 90, of Winnsboro, LA will be held at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Benton Moore and Rev. Leon Ward officiating. Interment will follow at Providence Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Albritton was born May 23, 1916 in Blade, LA and passed away Thursday November 16, 2006 at Plantation Manor N.H. Winnsboro. She was a resident of Winnsboro, a Home Maker, and a member of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in Death by:Husband-Elmer Jackson Albritton; Father-Robert Lee Doughty; Mother-Nellie Ann (Jerringan) Doughty; Daughter-Shirley (Albritton) Bryant; Great Granddaughter-Mallorie Dixon. She comes from a large family of 15 brothers and sisters. Survivors include:3 Daughters-Mrs. Georgia Lea Sullivan and husband John L. of Winnsboro, LA ; Jackie Nell Humphries and husband Allen of Fort Necessity, LA; Nelda Ernestine Eubanks and husband Clinton of Winnsboro, LA. She was also survived by 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. The Pallbearers will be James Dixon, Shawn Sullivan, Craig Humphries, Randy Eubanks, Brian Eubanks, Jamie Bryant. The Honorary Pallbearers will be Danny Eubanks, Doyle Champlin, and Kirk Bowden. The family will receive friends at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Saturday, November 18, 2006. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA November 15, 2006 Submitted March 2007 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Wilson Hatten Funeral services for Wislon Hatten, 87, of Winnsboro were held Monday, in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro with Rev. Jimmy Harper and Rev. Rusty Hatten officiating. Interment followed in Ogden Cemetery in Liddieville. He was born to the union of George W. and Ella Fordham Hatten on Christmas Day in 1918 in Jackson Parish, and passed from this life Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 in St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. He was a member of Zoar Methodist Church in Jackson Parish, a veteran of WWII, and was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Ottice Hatten of Winnsboro; daughter Deborah D. Hermann and husband Jerry of Cincinnati, Ohio; son James David Hatten and wife Shirley of Winnsboro; granddaughters Christina E. Grisham and Michelle L. Cooper; and two great-grandsons Alexander Grisham and Aiden Cooper. He is also survived by two sisters Flossie Gaskin of Winnsboro and Christine Gaskin of West Monroe; sister-in-law Ann Fowler of Winnsboro; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Wayne Boyd, Aaron Posey, Richard Wheat, Larry Tarver, Wayne May, and Elworth Hatten. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted Nov. 2008 by: Bobby Robertson William Hugh "Bill" Robertson, Sr. Funeral services for William Hugh "Bill" Robertson, Sr., 79, of Winnsboro will be held Saturday, November 11 at Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro with Dr. Bill Robertson, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Robertson was born in Lake Providence on January 4, 1927. He went home to be with his Lord at his residence on Thursday, November 9, 2006. Mr. Robertson was a Christian, a member of Temple Baptist Church, a World War II Navy Veteran, a longtime employee of South Central Bell, and retired from AT&T in 1984. He married his sweetheart, Violet Womack on October 21, 1950. He loved his God and cherished his family. He leaves his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren a legacy of honesty, integrity, and hard work. He was preceded in death by his parents, John William and Mable Johnson Robertson; his brother, John Earl Robertson, and his precious granddaughter, Jennifer Morgan Robertson. Mr. Robertson is survived by his loving wife of fifty-six years, Violet Womack Robertson, Winnsboro; his children: Bill Robertson, Jr. and wife Linda of Winnsboro, Bobby Robertson and wife Kathy of Winnsboro, Suzana Robertson, of Winnsboro, and Darrell Robertson and wife Terri of Bossier City. His grandchildren: Trey Robertson and wife Staci of Winnsboro, Amy Clark and husband Adam of Jigger, John Robertson and fiance' Sunni Goodwin of Winnsboro, Bryan Robertson, Alex Robertson, Cameron Robertson of Bossier City, and Zach and Zaidee Waller of Winnsboro; his great-grandchildren: William Henry Robertson, Charles Brett Robertson, Mallory Alexis Clark, and Aiden Paul Clark. He is also survived by his brothers, James Robertson of Texas, and Leonard Robertson of Pensacola, Florida; and his sister-in-law, Mavis O'Rourke of Shreveport. Pallbearers will be Trey Robertson, John Robertson, Bryan Robertson, Alex Robertson, Cameron Robertson, and Don Graham. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lester Newton, Mickey Whitten, Randy Shirley, Ted Smith, James Talbert, and Henry Sproles. Visitation for friends will be Friday, November 10 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro.Hard-working hands are now at rest. -------------------------------------