Obituary: Mark D. Thames, Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by Shirley Ashley ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Franklin Sun -- Winnsboro, Louisiana November 29, 2000 --- Page 5A Volume 144 --- No. 16 Mark D. Thames Memorial services for Mark D. Thames, 44, were held Saturday at Community Memorial Chapel in Winnsboro. Mr. Thames died Tuesday, November 21, 2000 at Slidell Memorial Hospital after and extended illness. He was a resident of St. Tammany Parish, a native of Franklin Parish and a member of the Baptist Faith. He is preceded in death by his father Oscar Calvin Thames. Survivors include his mother and step-father Shirley Temple Grant and Shelby of Gilbert; grandmother, Lois Temple of Winnsboro; brothers, Jerry Lynn Thames of Crowville, Carl Ray Thames of Winnsboro; sisters, Susie D. Newman of Lafayette; Keitha Oliver of Baton Rouge; Angie McMurray of Chase; Patricia Newman of Winnsboro; caregiver George McGowan of Lacombe; and a host of nieces and nephews.