Obituary of Ralph Roy "Joe" Rhodes, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Wednesday, November 28, 1990; page 2B


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Ralph Roy "Joe" Rhodes

Ralph Roy "Joe" Rhodes, 73, of El Dorado, Ark., died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 1990 in
an El Dorado hospital. He was a native of Good Pine.

He was a 21-year retired employee of American Oil Company and a 12 year
retiree from Richie Grocery. He was a veteran of World War II and the U.S.
Army Reserve.

He was a 1950 graduate of La. Tech with a B.S. degree in chemistry and an
active member of Grace Baptist Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher
and director, deacon and chairman of deacons and church treasurer.

He was active in local community activities including Boys Club, youth
baseball and the Norphlet High School Student Council conferences.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at Grace Baptist Church in El
Dorado with the Revs. Charles Ray, A.D. Stuckey, and Johnny Johnstone,
officiating.

Interment followed at Arlington Cemetery of El Dorado under direction of
Young's Funeral Directors of El Dorado.

Survivors include his wife, Azoline Stevens Rhodes of El Dorado; two sons,
Steven Rhodes of Winnfield and Ralph Rhodes of Plano, Texas; two daughters, Jo
Ann Pickering of West Monroe and Cathy Reed of Natchez, Miss.; nine
grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Richard Traversi, Herman Townsend, Clyde Townsend, Therold
Dumas, Amos Reynolds, James Ludwig and Winfred May.

Honorary pallbearers were Norman Certer, Cline McDaniel, Richard Lawrence,
Gary Davis, Wayne Hardy, Bob Smith, Billy McGee, Nathan Rhodes, Chad Rhodes,
Trey Pickering and Russell Reed.