Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ASWELL, JOE September 16, 2016
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News Star World - September 18, 2016
JOE ASWELL

Funeral services for Joe "Ragan" Aswell, age 76, of Choudrant, LA will be 
2:00 P.M. Monday, September 19, 2016 at First Baptist Church Choudrant. 
Officiating the service will be Rev. Werner Aswell, Rev. David Harrell, and 
Rev. Jeremy Jones. Interment will follow at Choudrant Memorial Cemetery in 
Choudrant, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. 
Visitation will be 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 
Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston, LA.

Mr. Aswell was born on January 30, 1940 in Shreveport, LA and died on 
September 16, 2016 in Ruston, LA. 

Ragan lived to work, and then work some more. He enjoyed raising cattle, 
baling hay and working in the garden. He drew structures or projects on 
paper and then built them - whether it was trailers, barns, sheds, fences, 
chicken pens, birdhouses or whatever. Ragan produced a bountiful garden each 
year. His work ethic was fueled by his motto that "nothing is impossible 
with a little effort and a lot of hard work." He never retired because he 
loved going to work and visiting with his buddies and drinking coffee.

Ragan lived in Choudrant all his life. He graduated from Choudrant High 
School, attended Louisiana Tech University and was a member of the Army 
National Guard.

He started into business for himself in 1960, opening Aswell's Gulf Service 
Station, and then later having a custom welding service. He and his brother, 
Wayne, established Aswell Brother's Fertilizer in 1971. He later opened 
Aswell's Fertilizer and Feed Store with son-in-law, Steve. Ragan is a former 
original committee member for the Northeast Louisiana Expo Center, has sat 
on the Board of Community Trust Bank and is a past member of the Louisiana 
Cattlemen's Association. In 1967, Ragan joined the village of Choudrant Town 
Council as an Alderman and served 12 terms. He was preceded in death by his 
parents, W.L. and Jewel Wade Aswell; brothers, Larry and Roy Aswell; and 
nephew, Roy Aswell, Jr. 

Online condolences may be made at www.kilpatriclfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Ruston, LA 

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