Obituaries:  Zelma B. Anthony, Sabine Parish       A-535
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 15, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Zelma B. Anthony

  Funeral services for Zelma B. Anthony, 89, of Florien, were held
Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, at 2 p.m., at Antioch Baptist Church.
Officiating was Rev. Doug Chance, Rev. Michel DeRosie, and Rev.
Jimmy Evans. Interment was at Antioch Cemetery, under the
direction of Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Mrs. Anthony died Friday, Jan. 10, at Willis Knighton North,
Shreveport.

  She was preceded in death by husbands, Jasper (Bud) Delatin, and
Hoy Anthony; two sons, Howard, and Mac Anthony.

  She is survived by two daughters, Juanita Blackwell of Sulphur,
Bettye Lafitte of Shreveport; seven sons, Wilton Anthony of
Arcadia, Jimmy Anthony of Shreveport, Charles Anthony of Denton,
Texas, Robert Anthony, M. G. Anthony, both of Florien, Buddy
Anthony of Vernon, Ala., and Gordon Anthony of Florien; 37
grandchildren; 50 great grandchildren; six great-great
grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.

  Pallbearers were Allan, Keith, James Lynn, Thomas, Trent, Terry,
Tim, Ryan Anthony, and Billy Hopkins, Ricky Blackwell.

  Honorary pallbearers were all other grandsons, Reo Wright, Ralph
Funderburk, Mike Morgan, Todd Martin, Howard Smith, Frank
DeRosie, Tracy McComic, Alfice Brumley, David Little, John
Skinner, and Roby Lang.