Obituary of James Hardy Chisholm Jr. of Richland Parish Louisiana as published in the Richland Beacon News Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 07/26/2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** James Hardy Chisholm Jr. Services for James Hardy Chisholm Jr., 65 of Rayville, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Bill Lovett and Bro. Mac Dearman officiating. Internment followed at Forest Cemetery in Forest , LA, under the direction of Brown-Holley funeral Home of Rayville. Mr. Chisholm died April 1 at Richardson Medical Center following a lenghty illness. He was an army veteran and had his mother's touch for growing things. He was preceded in death by his father, James Hardy Chisholm Sr.; his mother, Lela Chisholm Haire; a sister Melissa Ann Chisholm and a stepfather, T.C. Haire. Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Eva and John Rainbolt of Rayville; a nephew and wife, John A. and Bernadette Rainbolt Of Monroe; and special friends, John and Rosie Tullos. Serving as pallbearers were Benny Ratcliff, Elvin Hill, Jerry Brown, Mike McNaughton, Dusty O'Neal and Leland Vernon.