Obituary of Rev.W.L. Strong, JR. of Richland Parish Louisiana 
as printed in the Monroe News Star on April 8, 2001



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 THE REVEREND W. L. STRONG, JR.

RAYVILLE, LA - Services for The Reverend W. L. Strong, Jr., 
of Rayville, Louisiana will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday, 
April 8, 2001, in Rayville United Methodist Church with 
The Reverend Ray R. Spiller officiating. Burial will be in 
the Boeuf Prairie Methodist Cemetery under the direction of 
MuIhearn Funeral Home of Rayville.
Mr. Strong died April 6, 2001, at the Richardson Medical 
Center after a sudden illness. The deceased, a lifetime 
ative of Richland Parish, was a 1955 graduate of Holly 
Ridge High School. He earned his B. A. from Louisiana Tech 
University in 1959. Thereafter, he completed a Master of 
Divinity from Southern Methodist University and post-graduate 
studies at Louisiana Tech University, the University of 
Oklahoma, and Northeast Louisiana University.
After a short tour of duty in the U. S. Navy, Mr. Strong 
began his lifetime career of ministries and counseling. Upon 
his return to his native Richland Parish, he began a 
twenty-year career in teaching at Rayville High School, during 
which time he served as Department Head of History until 
retirement in 1990. Although he retired from teaching, his 
ministry and counseling continued to make an impact that 
will long be remembered.
The Reverend Strong served as minister to many congregations, 
the most recent including the Rayville Presbyterian Church 
and the Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church. His community 
service entailed membership and the presidency of the 
official board of the Richardson Medical Center, as well as contributions to various other civic and cultural organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrna Carpenter Strong; 
Daughter, Edi Strong Wood and her husband, Todd; Son, 
Robb Strong; three grandchildren, Austin, Jessica, and Cole; 
His mother, Mrs. Agnes Holloway Strong Tatum; Sister, 
Mrs. Fay Southern and her husband W.R.; Aunt, Miss Marjorie 
H. Holloway; Uncle, Wendall N. Holloway; Aunt, Mrs. Olivia Strong Campbell; and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Walter Cochran, Robert W. Calvert, Jr., Allan Thompson, Mike Thompson, Wayne McManus, The Reverend Mac Dearman, 
J. H. Colvin, Michael Aaron and Paul Bairnsfather.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Bernard L. Waite, George B. 
Franklin, Jr., Tom Arthur, W. L. Yancey, Jr., Ellis Bairnsfather, 
Father Bobby lnzina, Jerry Cobb, The Reverend Frank Jones, 
The Reverend Don Hall, James Aaron, Lloyd McManus, Trae Greer, 
Ricky O'Briant, Jesse Lively, Jr., D. J. Lively, and Brad Lively.
Memorials may be sent to the Rayville United Methodist Church, 
Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church, Rayville Presbyterian Church, 
or the charity of donor's choice.