Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MANGHAM, WALTER GAYLE JR.  June 25, 2009
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News Star World - June 27, 2009
REV. WALTER GAYLE MANGHAM, JR. 

Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA 

Funeral services for Rev. Walter Gayle Mangham, Jr., 79, of Monroe, will be 
held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 27, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral 
Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Connie Ward and Dr. Alan Miller 
officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Walter 
was born in Monroe on November 29, 1930 to the union of Walter and Althea 
Mangham. He went home to be with the Lord on June 25, 2009 after a lengthy 
illness. He was a graduate of Neville High School; Baylor University, Waco, 
TX; and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA. His vocal 
study was at North Texas State University, Denton, TX and Robert Grooters 
Vocal in Philadelphia. He was an instructor and Assistant Professor of Voice 
and Music at both Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Eastern College, 
St. David's, PA. Walter was ordained to the ministry by First Baptist Church, 
Monroe, and served as Minister of Music and Assistant Pastor for 35 years. He 
authored a book, "The Church That Would Not Die," on the history of First 
Baptist Church, Monroe. Walter was truly a man of God. He devoted his life to 
serving his Master and others. His family, friends, and associates will always 
remember him for his loving and gentle spirit. As a minister, Walter told what 
the bible teaches of God's love. As a musician, he sang songs based upon the 
bible and taught others to sing these songs. At the time of his death he was a 
member of Parkview Baptist Church. Walter was preceded in death by his 
parents, his wife, Nell Cheek Mangham; sister, Evelyn Ferringer; brother-in-
law, John Cheek; and nephew, Randy Cheek. He is survived by his mother-in-law, 
Marie Cheek; Godchildren, Dawn Cheek and Blair Reeves; brothers-in-law, Jay 
Ferringer, and Bobby Cheek and wife Nita; sister-in-law, Carolyn Cheek; 
special cousin, Dot Hoyem and husband Don; nephews, Keith Cheek and wife Lisa, 
Kevin Cheek and wife Janelle, and Charles Ferringer and wife Mary; nieces, 
Peggy Reitzell and husband Steven, Debbie Albright and husband John, Shari 
Schuyler and husband Dwight, and Molly Cheek Gammill and husband Charles; and 
numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers will be Keith Cheek, John 
Albright, Charles Trichel, Charlie Gammill, Marshall Jay Reitzell, and Stevan 
McCain Reitzell. The family will receive friends today, Saturday, June 27, 
from 10:00 AM until time of service at 2:00 PM at Mulhearn Funeral Home on 
Sterlington Road. The family requests that memorials be made to St. Jude 
Children's Research Hospital or the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home. The 
family would also like to express sincere appreciation to the administration 
and staff of Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Rayville, LA for their tender care 
of our loved one. Special thanks to Lydia Bradshaw, Peggy Jackson, and Hospice 
Care Resources

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