Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ENDSLEY, LAURA TILLMAN September 30, 2016
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News Star World - October 02, 2016
LAURA TILLMAN ENDSLEY

Laura Tillman Endsley, 84, of West Monroe, Louisiana, was a retired 
Lieutenant with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office. She was born October 
1, 1931, and was a graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) with a 
Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. Laura died Friday, September 30, 2016. 
Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the 
First United Methodist Church, located on Loop Road, Monroe, Louisiana with 
Rev. Matthew Cunningham and Dr. Lynn Malone officiating. Visitation will 
begin at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday in the Parlor of the Church.

Survivors include daughters, Julia Tipton and husband Barry of Monroe, LA 
and Jane Wilson and husband Ed of Norman, OK; nieces, Michaele Price and 
husband Lynn, and Margaret Osteen; grandchildren, Amy Kovalchick, Patrick 
Anderson, Amanda Strong, Morgan Stultz, Zac Lee, Dane Strong and Jessica 
Ritter; ten great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and special 
friend, Tyra Norman.

Laura was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Endsley; daughter, Skippy 
Schneider; great grandson, Gunner Williams; parents, Ed and Ruby Tillman; 
sisters, Christine Reed and Margaret (Patsy) Osteen; brother, Edward 
Tillman; nephew, Butch Tillman; and niece, Drucilla Steger.

Laura was a member of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office for thirty years, 
where she earned the rank of Lieutenant, and served on the Pension and 
Relief Board in Baton Rouge for the greater part of those thirty years. In 
addition to working for the Sheriff's Office, Laura was an instructor at 
Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) where, for almost ten years, she taught 
Criminal Justice. She was also a GED instructor at the Ouachita Parish 
Correctional Center, where she helped inmates achieve their High School 
equivalency. Laura loved her students and encouraged them to never stop 
learning. She was an avid believer in never being too old to learn, and make 
it a point to learn something new every day.

While attending the University of Denver, Laura met her future husband who 
was in the Air Force stationed in Colorado. After her marriage, Laura had 
the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the United States, 
including a road trip with her husband and two daughters from Fairbanks, 
Alaska to Tampa, Florida. After retirement, Laura took advantage of being 
able to travel whenever she wanted, often visiting her granddaughter in 
Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Honolulu, Hawaii, in 
addition to several trips to Sanibel Island, Florida where she loved 
collecting sea shells.

Laura was also extremely creative, and encouraged creativity in her 
children. Her daughters had the advantage of taking every opportunity 
available to learn music, art, and dance. She was a master seamstress who 
made beautiful clothing for her three girls, in addition to having the 
uncanny ability of taking the most mundane materials and turning them into 
extraordinary works of art.

Wherever my Mother went, it seemed she would always run into someone she 
knew. People would run up and give her a big hug and tell her how happy they 
were to see her. She made a huge impact on so many lives. She would go out 
of her way to help a retiree, even after she was retired, or work with a 
student who was struggling. She treasured her time at the Sheriff's 
Department, and the many people she worked with, and she treasured her time 
at NLU where she loved all of her students.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA 

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