Obit: Mr. Devon "D. D. Thrift, 1999, Ouachita Parish (formerly of
Jackson Parish)
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West
Monroe, LA 71291
Date: Aug. 1999

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The News Star - Friday, August 6, 1999
MR.  DEVON "D. D." THRIFT
Kilpatrick Funeral HomeLamy Lane - Monroe, LA

Services for Mr. Devon	"D. D." Thrift, age 83, of Monroe, LA, will
be 2:00 PM Friday, August 6, 1999 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel
- Lamy Lane with Dr. John Traylor and Rev.  Walter Mangham Jr.
officiating.  Burial will be at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West
Monroe, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home; Lamy Lane,
Monroe, LA.Mr. Thrift died Wednesday, August 4, 1999 at St. Francis
Medical Center, Monroe.Mr. Thrift was a retired salesman having
worked at Sears, Wards, Genevas, The Fair Dept.  Store and Executive
Business Products.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church
Monroe where he served as a Deacon.  Mr. Thrift was a member of the
Western Star Masonic Lodge #24 F. & A. M. and the Louise L. McGuire
Chapter #4 Order of the Eastern Star.Survivors include his wife of
62 years: Claudia Thrift of Monroe; daughter: Shirley Pesnell and
her husband Kenny of Choudrant; son:Ronnie "Butch" Thrift and wife
Cynthia of Monroe; two sisters- Inda Ola Gaines of Hodge, LA, and
Eleanor Staggs and husband Dick of Shreveport; five grandchildren:
Rhonda Crawford and husband Andy of Monroe, Michael Nolan and
fiancee Staci Jowers of Ruston, Christy Anders and husband Mark of
Van Buren, AR, Mark Thrift and wife Jan of Alexandria and Stacey
Rushing and friend Jake Banks of Choudrant; five great
grandchildren: Chelsea, Miranda, Danielle, Madeline and Taylor; and
family friend: Glenda Nolan Elford of Downsville.Pallbearers will be
Mike Nolan, Andy Crawford, Mark Anders, Mark Thrift, Wayne Barnhill
and Bert Collier.Honorary pallbearers will be Deacons of the First
Baptist Church of Monroe. Visitation will be from 9 am until service