obIJ-1900 la obituaries 1900-1999 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ===================================================================== IKERD, EARLINE F. Alexandria Town Talk, 4 Sep 1999. Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville; aged 74, of Alexandria; died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, in Alexandria. Survivors: sons, James Ikerd and John Ikerd, of Alexandria; sisters, Martha Meehan of Alexandria and Velma Emfinger of Meadville, Miss.; and 2 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ILES, JOHN LOUIS Submittted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, Feb 24, 1998. Services for John Louis Iles will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in St. Matthews Baptist Church, Alexandria, with the Rev. Joe S. Green officiating. Burial with dismissal at 10 a.m. Thursday will be in the church cemetery under direction of Winnfield, Alexandria. Iles, 63, of Houston, Texas, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998, in St. Luke Hospital, Houston, Texas. He was a member of the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church where he served as past president of the Brotherhood. He attended Jarvis Christian College and received a Bachelor of Science degree. He was employed with the Rapides Parish School Board and taught at Peabody High School form 1959 to 1970. He was currently employed by the Houston Independent School District as a Science teacher. Survivors include two sons, Michael Iles of Houston, Texas, and Darryl Iles of Alexandria; two daughters, Bobbie Iles Taylor of Baton Rouge and Debra Iles Smith of Alexandria; and six grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- INGRAM, MALCOLM, ST. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 21 Aug 1999. Ingram, 78, of Boyce died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, in Rapides Regional Medical Center. Survivors: sons, James M. Ingram of Colfax and Malcolm Ingram Jr. of Mar Vista, Calif.; brother, Ralph C. Ingram Sr. of Natchitoches; sister, Rita Ransbottom of Alexandria; 2 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- IRVIN, DAVID C. Alexandria Town Talk, 7 Oct 1999. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park; aged 61, of Pineville died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 1999, in his home. Survivors: daughters, Barbara Irving Mitchell of Pollock and Kelly Irving Spitzfaden of Woodworth; 3 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, ABBIE G. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Louisiana February 27, 1999 Services for Abbie Grace Jackson will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Garden of Memories. Mrs. Jackson of Alexandria died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, in Rapides General Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Charles Johnson Sr. of Alexandria; three sons, David A. Miller of Pineville, Ray Miller of North Carolina and Adolph Jackson of Spencer, Iowa; five daughters, Karen L. Miller and Mary L. Jackson, both of Pineville, Charlene Jackson, Marionette King and Yolanda D. Jackson, all of Alexandria; three sisters, Delores Hills of Alexandria, Jacquelyn Green and Sally Green, both of Dallas, Texas; 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, AMELIA ANN Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 3 Aug 1999. Burial in Jena Cemetery, Jena. Mrs. Jackson, 41, of Vidalia died Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999, in Pineville. Survivors: brother, Edwin Jackson of Vidalia. Pallbearers: Sammy Jackson, George Jackson, Jason Jackson, L.R. Poole, Danny Hawkins and Matt Jackson. -------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, CLARA PRICE Alexandria Town Talk, 12 Oct 1999. Burial in Springhill Cemetery; aged 96, of Lecompte died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, in Alexandria; native of Lecompte, a member of Union Baptist Church and a deaconess. She retired from Camp Claiborne and from St. Martin Catholic Church as a domestic technician. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, DALVIN Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 20 Aug 1999. Burial in St. Charles Cemetery, Goudeau. Dalvin, 3, of Marksville died Sunday, Aug. 15, 1999, in LSU Medical Center, Shreveport. Survivors: mother, Rochelle Jackson of Marksville; brother, Donavon Jackson of Marksville; sisters, Maegan Anderson, Brittany Jackson and Destiny Jackson, of Marksville; maternal grandmother, Synobia Jackson of Buknkie; and maternal great-grandfather, Roy Jackson Sr. of Bunkie. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, HAZEL Alexandria Town Talk, 15 Oct 1999. Burial in Union Chapel Baptist Church cemetery; aged 94, of Lecompte died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, in Southfield Care Center. Survivors: sister, Corelia Allen of Lecompte. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, LEO E. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, April 21, 1999 Services for Leo E. Jackson will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Alexandria, with the Revs. Tommy Magee and Wade Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Jackson, 75, of Alexandria died Tuesday, April 20, 1999, in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. He was a U.S. Army combat veteran of World War II. He fought in the European Theater of War and participated in battles of Rome-Arno, North Apennines, and Po Valley. Before his retirement in 1979, he was the Civil Engineering Paint Shop Foreman at England AFB. He was a life member of VFW Post 1736, an honorary member of Louisiana Sheriff's Association, and a graduate of Alexandria Citizen's Police Academy, 2nd Session. He was also a member of the Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Morine Miller Jackson of Alexandria; one son, Reginald Leo Jackson of Sheridan, Ark.; one brother, Brodie Paul Jackson of Huntsville, Ala.; two sisters, Ida "Tiny" Jackson Bennett of Simpson and Essie Lea Jackson Manasco of Ft. Worth, Texas; and two grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, OLIVER J. Alexandria Town Talk, 21 Sep 1999. Burial in Frazier Cemetery, Prospect; aged 66, of Dry Prong died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, in Alexandria. Survivors: wife, Betty Walker Jackson of Dry Prong; daughters, Bonnie Jackson of Rick Hill, Ramona Jackson of Ferriday; sons, Olcie Jackson of Rock Hill, John Jackson of Colfax, Joey Jackson of Deville; brother, Rev. Danny Jackson; isters, Audrey Reeves and Kathereen Lee. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, PERRY JR. Alexandria Town Talk, 23 Sep 1999. Burial in Grand Ecore Cemetery; aged 63, of Natchitoches died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, in Shreveport. Survivors: wife, Cloteal Jackson of Natchitoches; son, La-ryna Dante Jackson of Oakland, Calif.; brothers, R.L. Jackson of Baton Rouge, Lincoln Jackson of Duncanville, Texas, David Hoover of Bermuda; sisters, Celestine Jackson of Inkster, Mich., Rosa Jones, Doris Jackson, Diane Perrodin, all of Houston, Texas; 7 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, WANDA FAYE Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, April 18, 1999. Longview, Texas - Services for Wanda Faye Ivy Jackson will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Lakeview Funeral Home. Burial will be in Garden of Good Shepherd. Mrs. Jackson, 67, of White Oak died Friday, April 16, 1999. She was a former resident of Alexandria, La. Survivors include her husband, Jewell Thomas Jackson of White Oak; one son, Gregory Thomas Jackson of White Oak; one daughter, Charlotte Lynn McKey of West Monroe, La.; one sister, Louise Smart of Levelland, Texas; three brothers, Bill Ivy of Midland, Lynn Ivy of Lubbock and Glenn Ivy of Sweeney; and five grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON, WILLIAM SR. Alexandria Town Talk, 7 Oct 1999. Burial in Garden of Memories; aged 74, of Alexandria died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in his home; native of Bayou Rapides. Survivors: wife, Hazel R. Jackson of Alexandria; sons, William Jackson Jr., Wayne Jackson, Harold Jackson and Rodney Jackson, all of Alexandria, and Donald Ray Jackson of Mt. Sterling, Ill.; daughters, Bennie Beraud, Vera Alexander, Donna Hughes and Angela Coutee, all of Alexandria; sister, Rosa Lee Coaty of Alexandria; 35 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACOBS, NANCY ROBINSON Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, Mar 03, 1998 Monroe - Services for Nancy Robinson Jacobs will be at 11 a.m. today in North Monroe Baptist Church with the Revs. Robert Vincent, Warren Eckhardt and Dr. Carlton Winbery officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park under direction of Kilpatrick, Monroe. Mrs. Jacobs, 42, of Sterlington died Sunday, March 1, 1998, in Saint Francis Hospital, Monroe. She was a native of Alexandria, a member of Loyalty Chapter of the Alexandria DAR and Kappa Delta Sorority. She was a graduate from Northeast Louisiana University and the accounting supervisor at Angus Chemical Inc. Survivors include her husband, Joseph Jacobs Jr. of Sterlington; three sons, Jonathan Hatten Jacobs, Justin Craig Jacobs and Thomas Corey Jacobs, all of Sterlington; her parents, Warren W. Robinson Jr. and Lynne Chappuis Robinson of Alexandria; and one brother, Warren W. Robinson III of Southaven, Miss. Pallbearers will be Max Waldrop Jr., Charles S. Norris, Bobby Stokes, Jessie Wells, Bobby Jenny, Darrell Craft, Tommy D. Aitken Jr. and Gary W. Luse. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JACOBS, ROBERTA Alexandria Town Talk, 21 Oct 1999. Burial in Holy Ghost Cemetery; aged 89, of Marksville died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999, in Colonial Nursing Home. Survivors: daughters, Gloria Cecilla Parks of Marksville and Harriette Ann Guillot of Marksville; sister, Cecilia Revare of Trenton, N.J.; 17 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES, MABLE RABALAIS Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk March 17, 1999 Services for Mable Rabalais James will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. James Catholic Church, Alexandria, with the Rev. Vincent Manuel officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery in Mansura under direction of Winnfield, Alexandria. Mrs. James, 81, of Alexandria died Saturday, March 13, 1999, in Rapides Regional Medical Center. Survivors include three sons, Joseph Chessen James, Moses Nichlous James and O'Mato Barraka, all of Alexandria; three daughters, Jo Ann Williams, Constance Marie Norris and Mary Elaine Bailey, all of Alexandria; 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES, MARJORIE PITTMAN Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 7 Aug 1999. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville. Mrs. James, 63, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999 in her home. Survivors: husband, Stewart James of Pineville; son, Jim James of Pineville; daughters, Betty Moreau of Pollock and Melinda Pierce of Pineville; brother, Guy Pittman Jr. of Pineville; sisters, Betty Cox of Ruston, Inez Vercher of Bentley and Lois Evans of Bastrop; 8 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANE, DENNIS K. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 17 Aug 1999. Graveside service in Fort Jessup Cemetery. Jeane, 52, died Sat., Aug. 14, 1999, in Baton Rouge General Hospital. He was a native of Leesville and a resident of New Orleans. Survivors: mother, Lilliam Cabra Jeane of Picayune, Miss.; brothers, Gilmer B. Jeane Jr. of Leesville, Larry W. Jeane of Alexandria, Dr. D. Gregory Jeane of Birmingham, Ala., and Gerald L. Jeane of New Orleans. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANE, JESSIE L. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 20 Aug 1999. Burial in Canaan Cemetery. Mrs. Jeane, 74, of Leesville died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, in Merryville. She was a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Leesville. Survivors: sons, Billy Jeane, Donald Wayne Jeane, Jimmie Dean Jeane and Floyd Jeane, all of Leesville, Johnny Jeane of Livingston, Texas, and Bobby Dale Jeane of Peidmont, S. C.; daughters, Carol Paddy and Diana Paddy, both of Leesville; brothers, Floyd Scott and Wayne Scott, both of Leesville; sister, Recus McDaniel of Baton Rouge; 21 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANSONNE, IRENE Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, March 14, 1999 Services for Irene Jeansonne will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Hixson Bros. with the Rev. Raphael Karekatt officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville. Mrs. Jeansonne, 72, of Lecompte died Saturday, March 13, 1999, in Rapides Regional Medical Center. She was of the Catholic faith, a homemaker and a native of Marksville. Survivors include one son, Jimmy French of Pineville; one daughter, Barbara Cain of Lecompte; two brothers, Herbert Dubroc of Alexandria and Herman Dubroc of Pineville; three sisters, Winnie Leggett of Tioga, Madeline Olivier of Beaumont, Texas, and Evelyn Malone of Pineville; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANSONNE, PHILIP JOSEPH SR. Alexandria Town Talk, 28 Oct 1999. Burial in Lake Lawn Cemetery; aged 72, of Plaucheville died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in Plaucheville. Survivors: wife, Betty A. Jeansonne of Plaucheville; sons, Michael Jeansonne of Houston, Texas, and Philip Jeansonne of New Orleans; stepson, David McDonald of Lathan, Miss.; daughter, Deborah Jeansonne of San Jose, Calif.; stepdaughters, Victoria Barnes of Gretna and Jo Ann Willman of Plaucheville; brother, George Jeansonne of Dupont; sisters, Hilda Armand of Cottonport and Nora Thompson of Plaucheville; 3 grandchildren; 5 stepgrandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON, KEATHON JOHN Alexandria Town Talk, 29 Oct 1999. Burial in Cloutierville; aged 72, of Alexandria died Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, in Naomi Heights. Survivors: sons, John Jefferson, Keathon Jefferson Jr., Leon Jefferson and Timmy Jefferson, all of Houston, Texas; daughters, Brenda Douglas and Denise Jefferson, both of Houston, Texas, and Barbara Stevenson of Beaumont, Texas; sisters, Annie Jean Young and Murline Willis, of Alexandria, McCleter Decastro of Bronx, N.Y. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEMISON, J.R. The Daily Leader, Ruston, Louisiana, 14 Feb 1930. Death Claimed Mr. J. R. Jemison At Alexandria Former Ruston Citizen To Be Buried At Vienna Tomorrow Death this morning claimed a former Ruston citizen, Mr. J. R. Jemison, who died in a sanitarium at Alexandria this morning at four o'clock. Mr. Jemison was seventy-one years old. He had lived in and near Ruston for years and raised his family of boys and girls and schooled them within the corporate limits of Lincoln parish, and was well known and highly esteemed by friends and neighbors throughout this section. Funeral services for Mr. Jemison will be held Saturday, February 15, at 11 o'clock at Vienna, where interment will be made in the cemetery at that place. Rev. J.N. Johnson of the Methodist church will conduct the services. Among the children of the deceased are: Mrs. Wylie McCrary of Ruston, Mrs. Greenwood of Monroe, and J.R. Jemison, Jr. of Alexandria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JENKINS, CECIL Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 27 Aug 1999. Burial in Paul Cemetery in Deville. Jenkins, 80, of Deville died Wed., Aug. 25, 1999, in Rapides Regional Medical Center. Survivors: wife, Lucille Brown Jenkins of Deville; daughters, Judy Smith and Evelyn Sands, of Deville; 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JENKINS, MYRTLE PHILLIPS Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, March 15, 1999 Services for Myrtle Phillips Jenkins will be at 2 p.m. today in Donahue Baptist Church, Pineville, with the Revs. James Greer and Stephen Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Philadelphia Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros., Pineville. Mrs. Jenkins, 85, of Pineville died Sunday, March 14, 1999, in her residence. She was a member of Donahue Baptist Church, a native of Echo and a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Franklin H. Jenkins and Ray L. Jenkins, both of West Monroe, and Loyd C. Jenkins of Brockwood, Ala; one daughter, Dorothy Ann White of Tioga; three brothers Jacob P. Phillips of San Diego, Calif., Julius C. Phillips of Pollock and Donald R. Phillips of Winnfield; two sisters, Minnie Lee Bell of Pineville and Joy E. Goff of Deville; 19 grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, ALFRED JAMES Alexandria Town Talk, 23 Sep 1999. Memorial services Sept. 1, 1999, in the chapel of Washington's Funeral Home; aged 50, of Hampton died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999, at home; former resident of Alexandria, La. Survivors: brother, Wilson Barfield of Oakland, Calif.; sisters, Elrena Dandy and Cherry Hill, of Oakland, Calif., Ruth Howard of San Leandro, Calif., Tena Floyd Carter, Dottie Pachot, of Los Angeles, Calif., Dorothy Mitchell of Oakley, Calif. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, BEATRICE CLOUD Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, Mar 08, 1998. Services for Beatrice Cloud Johnson will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First United Pentecostal Church with the Revs. James Brooks, Wesley Lester, Roger Marcus and T.G. Palmer officiating. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Union Hill, under direction of Rush, Oakdale. Mrs. Johnson, 84, of Oakdale died Saturday, March 7, 1998, in Dubuis Hospital, Alexandria. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include four sons, Joseph Johnson and Danny Johnson, both of Glenmora, Ward Johnson of Welsh and James Johnson of Concord, Calif.; two daughters, Mary Palmer of Oakdale and Madge Johnson of Pineville; three brothers, Ward Cloud and Aubrey Cloud, both of Glenmora, and Dillard Cloud of Woodworth; two sisters, Yvonne Richie and Addis Wainwright, both of Alexandria; 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, CARY JR. Alexandria Town Talk, 23 Sep 1999. Burial in American Cemetery; aged 73, of Natchitoches died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999, at home; native of Memphis, Tenn. Survivors: wife, Jane White Johnson of Natchitoches; daughter, Rebecca Osborn of Dunellen, N.J.; 2 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Tom F. Phillips, Joe E. Madden, Dr. Scott Strickland, Judge Julian Bailes, Pat S. Todd Sr., M.W. McLanahan, Donald B. White, Derlin Sutton. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, CLARENCE Submitted by Houston Tracy TreSearch3@aol.com Alexandria Daily Town Talk, August 7, 1993. Clarence Johnson, age 81, of Glenmora (La.) died at 11: a.m. Friday, 6 Aug 1993 in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria. He was a native of Glenmora, a member of Glenmora Pentecostal Church and retired from the Rapides Parish Highway Department. Survivors: Wife, Cornelia Coker Johnson of Alexandria (La.). Daughter, Lois Robinson of Calcasieu (La.). 4 Brothers: Willard Johnson of Alexandria; L.J. Johnson of Tioga (La.); Herbert Johnson of Pineville (La.); and Jeff Johnson of Lake Charles (La.). 3 Sisters: Ethel Morris of Lake Charles; Amy Lacombe of Deville (La.); and Mattie Lacombe of Alexandria; 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Services: Will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Glenmora Pentecostal Church with the Rev. T.C. Bonnett officiating. Burial: In New Hope Cemetery, Calcasieu, under direction of Rush (Funeral Home), Oakdale (La.). --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, CUSH DAVIS Alexandria Town Talk, 10 Sep 1999. Burial in Springhill Cemetery; aged 89, of Lecompte died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999. Center. Survivors: wife, Ora Lee Johnson of Alexandria; daughter, Joyce Foster of Beaumont, Texas. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, DARWIN Alexandria Town Talk, 28 Oct 1999. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery; aged 45,of Elizabeth died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, in Oakdale; resident of Elizabeth. Survivors: wife, Silvia Carrera Johnson of Elizabeth; daughters, Maria Deann Johnson and Keesha Leshell Johnson, both of Elizabeth; parents, R.L Johnson and Lore Johnson of Elizabeth; brothers, Carlos Johnson and Edwin Johnson, both of Elizabeth; 1 grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, DOROTHY LONGINO Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk April 5, 1999. Centerville - Services for Dorothy "Dorathy" Longino Johnson will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Centerville Baptist Church with the Rev. Oliver Dean officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Prairie, under direction of Rush, Oakdale. Mrs. Johnson, 65, of Denham Springs died Saturday, April 3, 1999, in her residence. She was a member of Centerville Baptist Church and a former resident of St. Landry. Survivors include one son, Lawrence Johnson of St. Landry; three daughters, Delores Chenevert of Baton Rouge, Patsy Mott of Plaquemine and Mary Chaney of Denham Springs; her mother, Mary Jesse Vidrine of Oakdale; three brothers, Edward Longino of St. Landry, Alva Longino of Oakdale and James Longino of Bunkie; four sisters, Drusilla Gautreaux of Dupont, Ionia Latour of Channelview, Texas, Blanche Rollins of Bayou Chicot and Viola Landreau of Vidrine; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, EARLIE MAE Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, March 13, 1998. Services for Earlie Mae Johnson will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Donny Granvel officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories under direction of Good Shepherd. Mrs. Johnson, 61, of Alexandria died Monday, March 9, 1998, in her residence. She was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and she served on the usher board. Survivors include three sons, Charles Dennis King Jr. of Copperas Cole, Texas, David Wayne Thomas of Long Beach, Calif., and Ervin Jeffery Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five daughters, Debra Ann Madison and Anna Louise Jones, both of Alexandria, Janet Lynn Thomas of Glenmora, Carolyn Denise Roberts of Fayetteville, N.C., and Rose Mary Pelganka of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two brothers, Roosevelt Johnson Jr. and James Matthews, both of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Marcia Currie, Rosalyn Johnson Sammons and Earlisa Wright, all of Chicago, Ill.; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, EBBEN Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk April 2, 1999. Services for Ebben Johnson will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Latter Rain Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Willie Butler officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories under direction of Gonzaque Purple Shield. Johnson, 91, of Alexandria died Monday, March 29, 1999, in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, ELBERT Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, March 16, 1998. Pitkin - Services for Elbert Johnson will be at 3 p.m. today in Mt. Oliver Baptist Church with the Revs. John Everett and J.D. Ford officiating. Burial will be in Blue Branch Cemetery under direction of Hixson, DeRidder. Johnson, 74, of Anacoco died Sunday, March 15, 1998, in Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Alexandria. He was a native of Pitkin and retired from Civil Service at Fort Polk after working in the motor pool for 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Johnson of Anacoco; two sons, Perry Johnson of Leesville and Paul Johnson of Atmore, Ala.; one daughter, Vickie Buxton of Oakdale; two stepsons, Nealon James of Anacoco and Gordon James of Rosepine; one brother, Wilburn Johnson of Houston, Texas; four sisters, Mollie Doyle, Melia Strother and Girlie Thompson, all of Pitkin, and Maggie Willis of Alexandria; eight grandchildren and six stepgrandchildren. Pallbearers will be Timothy Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Caleb Johnson, Thad Mancil, Shannon Mancil, Matt Mancil, Kevin James, Keith James and Jimmy James. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, ELIZABETH DAWN HUNT Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 19 Aug 1999. Memorial services was in the chapel of Hixson Brothers. Mrs. Johnson, 40, of Rosepine died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999, in LSU Medical Center, Shreveport. She was a native of Farmington, N. M., and a resident of Rosepine. Survivors: daughters, Asha N. Guilbeaux and Jessica Johnson, Both of Rosepine; son, John Michael Johnson of Cameron; father, L.C. Hunt of DeRidder; mother, Betty Hunt of Farmington, N.M.; brother, Luther Hunt of Hugo, Okla.; sisters, Laura Cornwell of Lafayette and Becky Hunt of Farmington, N.M.; 1 grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, ELTON H. Alexandria Town Talk, 25 Sep 1999. Burial in Union Springs Cemetery near Shongaloo; aged 78, of Clayton died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999, in Shreveport; resident of Clayton. Survivors: wife, Polly Johnson of Clayton; sons, Billy Johnson of Dallas, Texas, Jeffery Johnson, Gary Johnson, of Clayton; daughters, Patsy Seaton of Houston, Texas, and Stacie Barnett of Clayton; 6 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Sammy Butler, Phillip Atkins, Roger Bradford, Ralph Martin Jr., Elton Dawson, Robert Watson. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, FANNIE FRAZIER Alexandria Town Talk, 17 Oct 1999. Burial in Hurricane Creek Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs; aged 94, of Rogers died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, in LaSalle General Hospital. Survivors: son, B.T. Sargent of Jena; 4 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, GLADYS HALL Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 23 Aug 1999. Mrs. Johnson, 63, of San Antonio, Texas died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999. Survivors: husband, Charles Johnson of San Antonio, Texas; son Charles D. Johnson of San Antonio, Texas; daughters, Brenda L. Jacobs of Wichita Falls, Texas, Francis K. Johnson and Yvette M. Wise of Colorado Springs, Colo.; brothers, James M. Hall of Colfax and Charles E. Hall of San Jose, Calif.; sisters, Ruth Neal of Pittsburg, Calif., Irene Patterson of Colfax, Jeraline Hall of Orange, Calif., and Melinda Metoyer of Oakland, Calif.; 2 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, HELEN Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 15 Aug 1999. Burial in Leesville Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson, 50, of Leesville died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, in New Orleans. She was a native of Many. Survivors: husband, Eddie Johnson of Leesville; daughter, Conita Lucas of Honolulu, Hawaii; sister, Andrea Blackwell of Leesville; 5 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, JACK Alexandria Town Talk, Sep 4, 1999. Burial in Heard's Cemetery, Minifest; aged 88, of Sicily Island; died Friday, Sept. 2, 1999. Survivors: sons, Roy Johnson of Bell Chase, Hubert Johnson of Linden, Texas, Bobby Johnson of Nacogdoches, Texas; daughters, Ruth Green of Clayton, Patsy Prewitt of Jena and Jackie Poole of Enterprise; 22 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, JOHN JR. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Rapides Parish , Louisiana March 4, 1999. Services for John "J.D." Johnson Jr. will be at 2 p.m. today in Glenmora Church of Christ with Dennis LeDoux officiating. Burial will be in Beaver Cemetery under direction of Ardoin, Oakdale. Johnson, 60, of Glenmora died Tuesday, March 2, 1999, in his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Glenmora and a member of the Glenmora Church of Christ. He was a plumber/water well driller for many years. He was a former member of the Glenmora Optimist Club and a U.S. Army veteran of the Berlin Crisis. Survivors include his wife, Cora "Ena" Johnson of Glenmora; one son, Stephen W. Johnson of Oakdale; one daughter, Karen J. Verrett of Glenmora; two brothers, Robert Alton Johnson of Oakdale and Joseph E. Johnson of New Llano; two sisters, Lydia Holloway of McNary and Leda O'Banion of Glenmora; three grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, JOSEPH THURMAN Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 31 Aug 1999. Burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Johnson, 62, of Pitkin, died Sun., Aug. 29, 1999, in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Shreveport. He was a native of Pitkin. Survivors: sons, Todd Johnson of Pitkin and Charles Joseph Johnson of Nacogdoches, Texas; mother, Dovie Johnson of Cravens; brothers, Herman Johnson of Livingston, Texas, Troy Johnson of Lufkin, Texas, Milford Johnson of Franklin, Texas, Rudolph Johnson of Glenmkora, Larry Johnson of DeRidder, Roger Johnson of Humble, Texas, and Allen Johnson of Porter, Texas; sister, Thelma McKee of Houston, Texas. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, LILLIAN PERRY Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 3 Apr 1999. Services for Lillian Perry Johnson will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of John Kramer & Son. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Johnson, 75, of Alexandria died Thursday, April 1, 1999, in Rapides General Hospital. She served as vice president of First Federal Savings and Loan for a number of years. Survivors include one daughter, Frances J. Cole of Woodworth; two sisters, Mason Marler of Alexandria and Dorothy Rachal of Pineville; one brother, Spencer Perry of Gardner; and one grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, LUTHER SR. Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 1 Oct 1999. Burial in New Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery, Eola; aged 79, of Alexandria died Saturday, Sept. 25, 1999, in Pineville. Survivors: wife, Nanie Johnson of Alexandria; sons, Luther Johnson Jr., Robert Lee Johnson, Authur James Johnson and John Glen Johnson, of Alexandria, and Leo Johnson of Boyce; daughters, Alice Mae Johnson and Brenda Johnson, both of Austin, Texas, Sarah Ann Johnson of Baton Rouge, Mary Ann Johnson and Gloria Dean Johnson, of Houston, Texas, Betty Jean Johnson and Linda Faye Johnson, both of Alexandria, and Susie Mae Johnson of Woodworth; brother, J.C. Johnson of New Orleans; 42 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, MABEL T. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, Jan 08, 1998. Mrs. Johnson, 79, of Alexandria died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. She is survived by one son, Jerry Don Johnson of Pineville; one brother, Mike Thompson of Tioga; one sister, Beatrice T. Boswell of Alexandria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, February 24, 1999. Services for Mary Agnes Johnson will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in OurLady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Burial will be in Rapides Cemetery, Pineville, under direction of John Kramer & Son. Miss Johnson, 83, of Alexandria died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, in her residence. She was a retired music teacher and a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, MILDRED WILLIAMS Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk May 8, 1999. Lecompte - Services for Mildred W. "Teddy" Johnson will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. Wyman Lewis Jr. officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Lebanon Cemetery under direction of Progressive. Mrs. Johnson, 87, of Lecompte died Thursday, May 6, 1999, in her residence. She was a native of Lecompte and a member and deaconess of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church. She was also a member of Eastern Star and Benevolent Society. Survivors include six sons, Marshall Johnson Jr. and Earkie Johnson, both of Lecompte, Jimmie H. Johnson and the Rev. Joseph Ray Johnson, both of Houston, Texas, Aaron Johnson of Fort Washington, Md., and Elton Johnson of Alexandria; four daughters, Margie J. Webster, Laura Bradley and Betty Armstead, all of Lecompte, and Bennie Claiborne of Alexandria; two brothers, Joe C. Williams of Pineville and the Rev. Jimmie L. Williams of Los Angeles, Calif.; 46 grandchildren, 91 great-grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, NEIL H. SR. Alexandria Town Talk, 28 Sep 1999. Burial in Alexandria Memorial Gardens; aged 79, of Glenmora died Monday, Sept. 27, 1999, in Shreveport. Survivors: wife, Aline Johnson of Glenmora; Neil Johnson Jr. of Belcher; step-son, Robert Johnson of Glenmora; step-daughter, Shannon Eubanks of Mancos, Colo.; 3 step-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, ODETTE L. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 23 Aug 1999. Burial in Our Lady of Lourdes #3. Mrs. Johnson, 69, of Fifth Ward died Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999, in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. Survivors: daughters, Patricia Johnson Guillot, Terry Johnson Baudin, Mary Johnson Guillory and Sheila Johnson, all of Fifth Ward; sisters, Hilda Dauzat and Elaine Dauzat, of Fifth Ward; 9 grandchildren; 2 great- grandchildren. Pallbearers: John Wayne Guillot, Brady Baudin, Todd Chenevert, Michael Guillory, Adam Clay Chenevert, Derek Guillory, John-Ross Guillot and Twyman Guillory, Jr. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, PAUL Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk March 11, 1999. Services for Paul "Mr. Paul" Johnson will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Pineville. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Johnson, 40, of Tioga died Tuesday, March 9, 1999, in Pineville. He was a member of The Pentecostals of Alexandria, a life member of North American Hunting Club, a former employee of Cliff Drilling Company and currently employed as custodian of Mary Goff Elementary School. Survivors include his parents, L.J. and Yvonne Clark Johnson of Tioga; three brothers, Leslie James Johnson of Tioga, Charles L. Johnson of Patterson and Richard L. Johnson of Lafayette; two sisters, Amanda Alwell Luke of Deville and Elizabeth "Sissie" A. Johnson Klitzsch of Vandalia, Ill.; and one grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, PAULINE Alexandria Town Talk, 21 Sep 1999. Burial in Bay Springs Church Cemetery; aged 81, of Chopin died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, in Alexandria. Survivors: son, B.F. Johnson Jr. of Chopin; daughters, Jean Easley of Chopin and Margaret Holston. Nancy Wagner, of Tioga; brothers, Harvey Aaron and Walter Aaron, of West Monroe, Buck Aaron of Fayetteville; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandson. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, PEARL B. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, February 22, 1999. Services for Pearl Basco Johnson will be at 1:30 p.m. today in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Pineville, with the Rev. Mark Sheffield and John Harris officiating. Burial will be in Bay Springs Cemetery, Chopin. Mrs. Johnson, 80, of Pineville died Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. She was a member of Pineville Park Baptist Church, a native of Gorum and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Homer R. Johnson Jr. of Pineville; one son, Homer Randall Johnson of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Phyllis Arlene Johnson of Baton Rouge and Lisa Diane Johnson Hirchak of Pineville; one brother, Leon Basco of Columbia; eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral home. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, SHONA M. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 1 Aug 1999. Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson, 19, of Pineville died Thursday, July 29, 1999, in a car accident. Survivors: husband, Johathan Johnson of Pineville; brother, Shane Brown of Pineville; sister, Tasha Burns of Kurthwood; grandparents, Jackie and Jean Randall of Pineville; grandfather, Jerry Nugent of Channelview, Texas; maternal great-grandmother, Edna Nugent of Pineville. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, VERLIE S. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Town Talk, Jan 08, 1998. Mrs. Johnson, 91, of Pollock died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery in Pollock. Survivors include one son, Owen Lynn Johnson of Pollock; two daughters, Elaine Smith of Vidalia and LaVerne Schooler of Haughton --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, VIOLA K. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, February 17, 1999 Services for Viola K. Johnson will be at 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Winnfield, Alexandria, with the Rev. Lloyd Kirk officiating. Burial with dismissal at 10 a.m. Friday will be in Garden of Memories. Mrs. Johnson, 67, of Alexandria died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. Survivors include seven sons, Jefferson Davis Johnson, Charlie Johnson Jr., Joe Louis Johnson, Raymond Edward Johnson, Richard Lee Johnson, Leo Johnson and Timothy Allen Johnson, all of Alexandria; five daughters, Margaret Louise Howard, Betty Ann Carey, Barbara Jean Smith, Leola Rax and Velma Johnson, all of Alexandria; one brother, Peter Kirk Jr. of Alexandria; three sisters, Ethel Mae Johnson, Rose Lee Reynolds and Betty Pearl Kirk, all of Alexandria; 25 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, ANNA Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk March 21, 1999. Services for Anna Jones will be at 110 a.m. Tuesday in Christian Love Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Turner officiating. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Pineville, under direction of Progressive. Mrs. Jones, 64, of Alexandria died Thursday, March 18, 1999, in Huey P. Long Medical Center, Pineville. She was a native of Pecks, a member of Christian Love Baptist Church and president of the Usher Board. Survivors include one son, Samuel Williams of Alexandria; three daughters, Georganna Berry of Vidalia, Bertha Anthony of Huntsville, Ala., and Tracey Jones of Lafayette; two brothers, Oscar Williams Jr. of St. Louis, Mo., and Roosevelt Price of Marrero; two sisters, Georgia Allen of Vidalia and Marion Smith of Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren and one great- grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, ARTHUR LEE Alexandria Town Talk, 4 Sep 1999. Burial in St. Mark Cemetery in New Town community; aged 83, of Natchitoches died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999, in Natchitoches. Survivors: wife, Adlee Jones of Natchitoches, son, Horace Jones of Natchitoches; daughters, Eddie Smith of Shreveport, Betty Jones of Houston, Texas, and Dorothy Green of Natchitoches; sisters, Mary Condet, Marie James, Lizzie Watson, Elva Carpenter and Connie Tumpkins, all of Houston, Texas; 4 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, CLARENCE Alexandria Town Talk, 14 Sep 1999. Burial in Lincoln Hills Memorial Park; aged 50, of Gadsden died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in Birmingham; native of Boyce, La. Survivors: wife, Dianne MacKey Jones of Gadsden; son, Gregory Jones of Gadsden; daughters, Adrienne Jones and Stefanie Jones, of Anniston; step-son, Darrell MacKey of Gadsden; brothers, Earnest Jones of Birmingham and Leon Jones of Thomasville, Ga.; sisters, Gertherine Jones of Alexandria, La., Sharon Newton of Humble, Texas, and Linda Nelson of Houston, Texas. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, CYNTHIA Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 20 Aug 1999. Burial in Pentecost Cemetery in Cypress. Mrs. Jones, 44, of Natchitoches died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, in her home. Survivors: husband, Lawrence Jones, Sr. of Natchitoches; sons Lawrence Jones, Jr. and Christopher Jones, of Natchitoches; daughters, Shoranda Washington and Crischele Jones, of Natchitoches; brothers, Kenneth Brown of Natchitoches and Leonard Brown of Houston, Texas; sisters, Beatrice Chillis and Pearlie Anderson, of Houston, Texas; 2 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, EARL Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 5 Oct 1999. Burial in the Garden of Memories; aged 85, of Alexandria died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, in Alexandria. Survivors: brother, Leonard Irving Sr.; sisters, Carrie Mae Burr, Octavia Johnson and Ellen Farris, all of Alexandria. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, ETHELL M. Alexandria Town Talk, 7 Sep 1999. Burial in Woodland Cemetery; aged 84, of Trout; died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999, in her residence. Survivors: husband, Albert Neal Jones of Trout; daughter, Rose J. Franklin of Alexandria; sons, R.B. Jones of Olla and Paul Neal Jones of Fordyce, Ark.; sister, Claudia Farley of Shreveport; brother, Jessie Leon McLendon of Trout; 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great- grandchildren. Pallbearers: Glenn Franklin, Don Franklin, Brent Jones, Douglas Cooper, James Murray and Michael Lee McDaniel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, FLORENCE Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 21 Aug 1999. Burial in Fort Jessup Cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 83, of Converse died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999 in Integrated Health Services No.1. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, GWILYM ARVON Alexandria Town Talk, 12 Oct 1999. Entombment in Alexandria Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Alexandria; aged 80, of Pineville died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, in his home; served in the United States Air Force for five years with three years overseas. He became a citizen of the United States in 1942. He was son of the late Crowned Bard of Wales (Poet of the Year), Edward Arvon Jones. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pineville and the Alpine Golf & Country Club. He was retired from South Central Bell after 35 years of service. Survivors: wife, Jannie Dring Jones of Pineville; daughter, Shani Arvon Holland of Metairie; son, Gwilym Arvon Jones Jr. of Tempe, Ariz.; sister, Megan Arvon Starke of Indiana; 1 granddaughter; 1 great-grandson. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, JAMES BANKS Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Colfax Chronicle Thursday Oct 1, 1998 Page 3 column 2. Services fro James Banks Jones were at 11 a.m. Friday in Shiloh Baptist Church, Alexandria, with the Rev. J. L. Franklin officiating. Burial was in the Cruckshank Cemetery, Colfax, under the direction of Gonzaque-Purple Shield. Jones 74, of Sacramento, Calif., died Tuesday, Sept 15, 1998 in his residence. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. Surviviors include one son, Sylvester Jones of Texas, one daughter, Beatrice Vanzant of Sacramento Calif; two brothers, Willie O. Jones of Alexandria and the Rev. Dave Jones of Colfax. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, JOHN DELBERT Alexandria Town Talk, 18 Oct 1999. Burial will be in Goldonna Cemetery; aged 74, of Goldonna died Saturday, Oct. 16, 1999, in Shreveport. Survivors: son, Brian Jones of Shreveport; daughters, Brenda Wells of Goldonna, Sharon Jones of Winnfield and Lisa Jones of Nashville, Tenn.; brothers, Olan Jones and Rodger Jones, both of Dodson; sisters, Earline Driskill of Tyler, Texas, and Laverne Copeland of Dodson; 1 grandson. Pallbearers: Danny Jones, Larry Jones, Terry Jones, Gary Copeland, Steve Copeland and Reed Franklin. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, MELLICENT Alexandria Town Talk, 6 Sep 1999. Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park; aged 85, of Pineville died Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, NANCY E. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 28 Aug 1999. Burial in Ravencamp Cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 63, of Colfax died Wed., Aug. 25, 1999, at home. Survivors: sons, Mitchell Jones and Larry Jones, of Colfax; sister, Huey D. Baines of Kingsland, Ga.; 10 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, THADIS Alexandria Town Talk, 19 Oct 1999. Aged 82, of Natchitoches died Monday, Oct. 18, 1999. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOPLING, VERA SELF Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 21 Aug 1999. Burial in Mitchell Cemetery, Anacoco. Mrs. Jopling, 66, of Anacoco, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. She was born in Colfax and lived in Vernon Parish. Survivors: husband, William F. Jopling of Anacoco; sons, Roger Dale Self of Alexandria and Timothy J. Self of Ft. Ogelthorp, Ga.; step-sons, Wade Jopling of DeRidder and Randy Jopling of Merryville; daughters, Debra Mae Landry and Helen Marie Hunt, of Anacoco, Gwendolyn Ann Manning of Ft. Ogelthorp, Ga., and Alida Chance of Hornbeck; step-daughter, Gayla Johnson of Port Allen; brothers, Elton Fox of Pasadena, Texas, and Alton Fox of Leesville; sisters, Nellie Jane Nix, Vonnee Kay and Edie Mitchell, of Leesville, Viloa Morris of Lake Charles and Varnie Harralson of Anacoco; 12 grandchildren, 4 sept-grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JORDAN, ETHEL C. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 26 Aug 1999. Ethel C. Jordan, 86, of Florien died Aug. 25, 1999, in Sabine Medical Center, Many. Survivors: son, Gerald Jordan of Florien. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JORDAN, MAUDE J. Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Louisiana February 23,1999. Services for Maude Johnston Jordan will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of John Kramer & Son. Burial will be in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Jordan, 85, of Alexandria died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, in Rapides General Hospital. She was a native of Alexandria and a member of St. Rita Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Richard Jordan of Omaha, Neb., and Robert Jordan of Yorktown, Va.; one sister, Ella Beyt of Port Arthur, Texas; five grandchildren and one great-grandson. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSEPH, EDITH J. Alexandria Town Talk, 9 Sep 1999. Burial will be in St. Paul Church Cemetery; aged 46, of Houston, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in her home; native of Mansura. Survivors: daughters, Alicia Jackson and Amanda Jackson, of Houston, Texas; mother, Alice Jacobs of Mansura; brother, Jessie Jacobs Jr. of Detroit, Mich.; and 6 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSEPH, THOMAS Alexandria Town Talk, 31 Oct 1999. Aged 58, of Natchitoches died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999, in Natchitoches Parish Hospital. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSHUA, WOODROW SR. Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 4 Aug 1999. Burial in Little Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Joshua, 82, of Long Bridge died Mon., Aug. 2, 1999, in Avoyelles Hospital, Marksville. Survivors: sons, Melvin Benjamin and Gary Joshua, of Houston, Texas, Woodrow Joshua Jr. of Moreauville and Stanley J. Joshua of Long Bridge; daughters, Jurther Bee Smith of Alexandria, Colleen Jacobs and Mary Gail Augustine, of Long Bridge; sister, Elzora Smith of Marksville; 19 grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JOWERS, ELTON O. Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 5 Oct 1999. Burial in Hargis Cemetery; aged 79, of Montgomery died Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999, in Alexandria; native of Grant Parish. Survivors: wife, Gerlene W. Jowers of Montgomery; son, Jerry W. Jowers of Montgomery; daughter, Judy C. Randall of Montgomery; brother, J.M. "Floyd" Jowers of Pineville; 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNEAU, CLARENCE PAUL Submitted by Debbie Bryant Alexandria Daily Town Talk, April 27, 1999. Services for Clarence Paul Juneau will be 9 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Pineville, with the Rev. Steve Brandow officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville. Juneau died Monday, April 26, 1999, in Huey P. Long Medical Center. He was a Catholic and retired from Gulf State Casket Company. He was also a veteran of World War II, serving as a medic in the Army. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart. Survivors include his wife, Ethel M. Juneau of Poland; one stepson, Harris Dauzat of Alexandria; two brothers, Lemon Juneau of Dry Prong, J.D. Juneau of Webster, N.Y. three sisters, Eula Mae Edwards of Bentley, Rena Warner of Berwick, Penn.; and Rose Mae Stewart of Bloomington, Ind.; one half brother, Eddie Juneau of Lecompte; one half sister, Eunice Guillory of Pineville; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------- JUNEAU, CLEVELAND PAUL Submitted by Gaytha Thompson Alexandria Daily Town Talk, 16 Aug 1999. Entombment in St. Peters Catholic Church Mausoleum. Juneau, 91, of Bordelonville died Friday, Aug. 14, 1999, in Bayou Chateau Nursing Home, Simmsport. Survivors: wife, Marcelle Janet Juneau of Bordelonville; daughters, Joyce J. Pierson of Poulsbo, Wash., Connie J. Desselle and Pamala J. Rabalais, both of Bordelonville; 3 grandchildren. ---------------------------------------------------------------------