Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BUSBICE, TARA LINNEA  July 25, 2015
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TARA LINNEA BUSBICE

A private family service for Tarah Linnea Busbice, 54, of Annapolis, MD was 
held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2015 at Edmonds Funeral Home in 
Jonesboro, LA with Rev. Mike Staples officiating. Hank Staples sang "Amazing 
Grace" and "Beulah Land."

Tarah was born in Huntsville, AL on April 1, 1961 and passed away on Saturday, 
July 25, 2015 at Johns Hopkins Hospital following a brief illness. She 
graduated from West Monroe High School where she was a Rebel Raider. She 
received both BBA and MBA degrees from Northeast Louisiana University, where 
she was co-captain of the Warbonnets and a member of the Ten Little Indians. 
She also earned a Master's in Telecommunications Management from Golden Gate 
University. At the time of her death, she was working as a high level U. S. Air 
Force Civilian for United States Cyber Command, Department of Defense at Fort 
Mead, MD. During her career, she served as Vice Director for the Applied 
Technology Unit for the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations in 
Arlington, VA and for the Defense Information Technology Contracting 
Organization at Scott Air Force Base, IL. She received numerous awards during 
her 27-year career. She also received awards for volunteer work helping with 
the Gulf War military families and with a literacy program. She was a member of 
the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Omicron Delta 
Kappa Honor Society and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. Tarah was an avid 
"Roll Tide" fan and an accomplished pianist.

She was preceded in death by her father, Connella Busbice. She is survived by 
her mother, Jeweldine Busbice of West Monroe, LA; her sister Pam Watson and 
husband, Tom of Milton, FL; nephew, Jimm Patterson and wife Sara and their two 
children, Reagan and Wyatt of Tallahassee, FL, and numerous aunts, uncles and 
cousins. Serving as pallbearers were: Jimmy Wyatt, Jody Wyatt, Jeff Wyatt, 
Trevor Hall, Jordan Wyatt and Collin Hall.

Tarah was a very caring and giving person and will be missed greatly by those 
whose lives she touched. Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral 
Home, Jonesboro, LA.

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