Obituary of James Duckworth-Richland Parish Louisiana-July 2001 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** JAMES WILFORD "MONKEY" DUCKWORTH RAYVILLE, LA - Services for James Wilford "Monkey" Duckworth, 54, of Rayville, LA will be at 2 PM, Friday, July 20, 2001 at Mount Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Spillers and Rev. David Duffy officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home. Mr. Duckworth died Thursday, July 19, 2001 at home after a lenghty illness.He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and Pipeliners Local #798. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilford C. "Buddy" Duckworth and his father-in-law, Gaddis Toney. Survivors include his wife: Ann Toney Duckworth of Rayville, LA; daughter: Penny Funderburk and husband, Jim Funderburk, II of Farmerville, LA; sons: James W. Duckworth, Jr. and wife, Reagan of Monroe, LA; Scott Duckworth and fiancee, Jessica Nobles of Rayville, LA; mother: Ive Duckworth of Rayville, LA; grandsons:Ethan Funderburk of Farmerville, LA; Hunter Duckworth of Monroe, LA; sister: Phyllis Duckworth of Clarksville, TN; and mother-in-law: Myrtle B. Toney of Rayville, LA. Pallbearers will be Robert Smith, Carlos Mann, Carlton Masters, Houston Boone, George Word,Donnie Williams and Pat Golliher. Honorary pallbearers will be Men of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and the members of the Pipeliners Local #798. Visitation will be from 10 AM until service time at the church.