Obituary of OLNEY PRESTON EZELL, JR., LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for allowing the following to be added to the Archives. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Date: July 28, 1999, Wednesday Headline: Area Deaths Olney Preston "Sonny" Ezell, Jr., 67, of Valdez, Alaska, died at 3 a.m., July 22, 1999, in Valdez. He was retired and was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served four years including a tour of duty in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of Trout-Goodpine High School. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 23, 1999. Survivors include his wife, Barbara McNelly Ezell of Valdez; two daughters, Angie Ayotte of Valdez and Mary Lee of Anchorage; two sons, Ben Ezell of Jena and Paul Ezell of Valdez; his mother, Lois Ezell Russell of Trout; one brother, Jack Ezell of Trout; one sister, Nell Ezell Poston of Sunnyvale, Calif.; and eight grandchildren.