Obit: Tyrus Tristan Pendergrass,  1999, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291 




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      The Ruston Daily Leader, Wednesday, September 15, 1999

                   Tyrus Tristan Pendergrass

Services for Tyrus Tristan Pendergrass, 72, of Dubach, will be held
at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 1999, in the Dubach United
Methodist Church.  Officiating will be Rev.  Jon Lord, assisted by
Rev.  Doug McGuire, Dr. Merlin Merrill and Rev.  Jerry Means.

Interment will be in the Hamilton Cemetery in Dubach under the
direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.

Mr. Pendergrass died September 14, 1999, in Willis-Knighton.

Mr. Pendergrass was born March 23,1927.  He was the son of
Quedulous Pendergrass and Annie Maud Carter Pendergrass.  He
attended Dubach High School,  USL, and Louisiana Tech where he
played varsity baseball. He served in the United States Navy during
World War 11, worked in gasoline refining for 37 years and retired
from Kerr-McGee in 1989.  At the time of his death he was a
compliance officer for the State of Louisiana Licensing Board for
Contractors. He was a member of Dubach United Methodist Church.

Tyrus was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed competition and all types
of hunting and fishing.  He spent many happy days in the fields and
on the lakes of North Louisiana and especially on the Ouachita
River.

He was preceded in death by his only sister, Bettie Jo Pendergrass
Colvin and her husband, Sidney, during the past year.

Tyrus Pendergrass was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. 
He leaves a legacy of love and integrity.  He is survived by his
wife of 47 years, Darlene Harris Pendergrass; two sons, Ty
Pendergrass and wife, Patty of Minden, and Tracy Pendergrass and
wife, Judy of Tomball, Texas; daughter, Ann Pendergrass Harris and
husband, Wendell of Franklin, Tenn; seven grandchildren, Tristan,
Jeremy, Andy, Dustin, and Savannah Pendergrass, Hope and Hannah
Harris; three brothers, Tommy, Don, and Bill Pendergrass, all of
Dubach; one aunt, Mrs. Eula Fuller of Shreveport.  He is survived
by many loved nieces, nephews, and other family members and a host
of wonderful friends.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, please make memorials
to the Methodist Children's Home, P. 0. Box 929, Ruston, La. 71273-
9976 or the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 11 Forest Street,
New Canaan, Conn. 06840; or Dubach United Methodist Church, P. 0.
Box 176, Dubach,La., 71235.

 Family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday between the
 hours of 5 and 9 p.m.