Obit:  Lonnie O. Southern, Franklin Parish, LA
Submitted by Shirley Ashley <shirla@vsta.com>
 
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The Franklin Sun----- Winnsboro, Louisiana
Page 5A----- July 5, 2000
Volume 143----- No. 47
 
Lonnie O. Southern
 
Funeral services for Lonnie O. Southern, 69, of Andrews, Texas 
were held Monday at McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. 
Roy Ervin Southern and Rev. Jimmy Braswell officiating.
 
Burial will follow in the Andrews West Cemetery under the direction 
of McNett Funeral Home.
 
Mr. Southern died Friday, June 30, 2000 at his residence.
 
He was born May 23, 1931 in Baskin, to Garnell and Essie Southern.  
He moved to Andrew in 1960 and married Doris Middleton, October 20, 
1978.  He worked as a reverse rig operator and retired from Homco.  
He was a Baptist.
 
Mr. Southern was preceded in death by his parents;  brother, Jay Lee 
Southern and step-son, Ronald Gene Middleton.
 
Survivors include his wife, Doris M. Southern of Andrews, Texas; six 
daughters,  Sharon Annette Southern, Treva Carol Southern and Patty 
Renee' Acosta all of Andrews, Texas; Evelyn Delphena Southern of 
Plaquemine, La.;  Barbara Elaine Carver of Haughton; Cecelia Melvine 
Carver of Colorado City, Texas;  three sons, Bobby Dale Southern of 
Gilbert; Lonnie Gene Southern of Donaldsonville; George Allen Southern 
of Denison, Texas;  five sisters, Georgia May Clark and Juanita Bennett 
both of Winnsboro;  Barbara Denny of Lakesville, Minnesota;  Nell Eley 
of Gilbert;  Sarah Holmes of Duck Hill, Mississippi;  three brothers, Melvin 
Southern of Andrews, Texas;  Edward Southern of Gilbert;   Roy Ervin 
Southern of Arcadia; 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.