Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BOOLES, WILMA SMITH  January 12, 2017
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News Star World - January 14,  2017
WILMA SMITH BOOLES

Wilma Smith Booles, 97, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Ruston 
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services, directed by Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home, will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2 o'clock in Greenwood 
Cemetery with Reverend Rolly Walker officiating.

Wilma was born in Braxton, Mississippi, on April 28,1919. She was preceded in 
death by her parents Harvey and Lizzie Smith, sisters Birdie Smith and Winnie 
Smith Cooley, and granddaughter Amy Leigh Myers.

Wilma was a graduate of Crosley Elementary, Ouachita Parish High School, and 
Northwestern State University. She earned a master's degree from Oklahoma State 
University and was the first person to earn a specialist degree in education 
from Louisiana Tech University. She was a retired business education teacher 
from Ouachita Parish High School, Louisiana Tech University, and Ruston High 
School.

Wilma was married for 48 years to Joseph Robert Booles, who preceded her in 
death. Surviving relatives include a niece, Cindy Cooley Clark (Mike) and a 
step-daughter, Cheryl Booles Myers (Dave) of Ruston. Other relatives include a 
granddaughter Jennifer Myers Yates (Troy) and children Kennedy and Kaden of 
Fulshear, Texas; great-niece Melissa Clark Whitworth (Andrew) and children 
Sarah, Drew, Michael, and Katherine of Choudrant, and great-nephew Jeremy Clark 
(Shelley) and children Tanner and Hayden of Ruston.

Wilma was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church as well as a former 
member of the Rachel Circle of United Methodist Women and the Abundant Life 
Sunday School class. She had held membership in Lincoln Parish Retired Teachers 
and Louisiana State Retired Teachers and was also a charter member of the 
Lincoln Parish Genealogical Society. She and her husband enjoyed genealogical 
research and produced several family history books that she loved to show to 
her friends.

The family thanks Barbara Kimble for her special care of Mrs. Booles while she 
lived at The Arbor and also Dr. Mark Blackwelder and his nurse, Kim Edmiston, 
who provided her medical care for many years. Special appreciation is extended 
to Margaret Ann James, Rusty Green, Michael and Catherine Ramsey, as well as 
the members of the Abundant Life Sunday School class at Trinity United 
Methodist Church for their visits, cards, notes, special treats, and flowers. 
Your remembrances during the past years brightened many of her days. We also 
thank Wanda Shelby for the faithful love, attention, and countless acts of 
kindness shown to Wilma during her time at the Ruston Nursing and 
Rehabilitation Center. For the compassionate care she received from Premier 
Hospice, the family offers deepest appreciation.

Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Clark, Dave Myers, Jeremy Clark, and Troy 
Yates 

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