Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....THORN, JESSE DALE May 8, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown rootsgirl36@gmail.com May 14, 2014, 9:03 am News Star World - May 10, 2014 JESSE DALE THORN Dr. Jesse Dale Thorn, 71, a retired journalism professor from LSU whose professional career also included stints working for newspapers as well as serving as former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards' first press secretary, passed away Thursday May 8, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS following a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held on Tues. May 13, 2014 from 5pm until the 6pm Memorial Service at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. He is survived by his brother, Truett N. Thorn (Brenda); three cousins, Annie Merle Washington, Dorothy Biggs and Bobbie Dilmore. He is also survived by many friends and colleagues. The family wishes in place of flowers that any donations please be made to the National Parkinson Foundation at P.O. Box 450, Huntington Valley, PA 19006 (Phone Number: 1-800-947-6658). To visit our online guest register book please go to ottandleefuneralhome.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/t/thorn2712nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb