Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HARPER, MILFRED C SR. May 4, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 May 10, 2009, 5:54 pm COX FUNERAL HOME - May 05, 2009 Mifred C. Harper, Sr. Cox Funeral Home Bastrop, Louisiana Funeral services for Mr. Milfred C. Harper, Sr., age 85, of Bastrop, will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home with the Reverends A.J. Fulton, Dwight Fulton, and Jim Buie officiating. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Milfred Harper was born September 26, 1923 near Oak Grove and he died Monday, May 4, 2009 after a sudden illness. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jo Oliver; a grandson Joseph Oliver; and two great-grandchildren, Kyle Buffington and Jordan Buffington. Mr. Harper was a dedicated member of the First United Pentecostal Church until his health began to fail. He was a retired Oiler with over thirty-six years of service with Texas Gas. An avid gardener, Mr. Harper loved working in his yard. A devoted husband, Mr. Harper is survived by his wife of twenty years, Dorothy G. Harper of Bastrop; two step-daughters, Billie B. Nolan and her husband, Greg of Bastrop and Linda B. Buie and her husband, Jim of Livingston, Texas; five chidren, Milfred C.(Mike) Harper, Jr. and his wife, Ann of Bastrop, Jerry Harper and his wife, Sally of Tyler, Texas, Billy Ray Harper and his wife, Sandra of Bastrop, Peggy Day and her husband, James of Bastrop, and Glenda Bixler of Roswell, New Mexico; three step-grandchildren, Todd Buffington and his wife, Ashley, Jaime Buie and his wife, Shannon, Jeremy Buie and his wife, Andrea; ten grandchildren, Hope Brady and her husband, Melton, Tonja Read, Misty Loveday and her husband, Brandon, Windy Duckworth and her husband, Alex, Carl Harper, Laura Harper, Chelsea Day, Chance Oliver and his wife, Macy, Laura Bixler, and John Bixler; five step-great-grandchildren, Nathen Buffington, Ashley Buie, Rozlyn Buie, Aaron Buffington, Joseph Buffington; and twelve great-grandchildren, Tyler Evans, Allison Evans, Thomas Read, Starla Read, Bradley Read, Garrison Loveday, Nolan Loveday, Alayna Duckworth, Austin Harper, Joseph Oliver, Mason Oliver, and Kaili Belle Gonzales. Serving as pallbearers are Todd Buffington, Jaime Buie, Jeremy Buie, Joe Brodnax, Carl McGaha, and Donnie Goleman. Additional Comments: Born in Oak Grove, Louisiana on Sep. 26, 1923 Departed on May 4, 2009 and resided in Bastrop, LA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/morehouse/obits/h/harper186nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb