Obituaries:  Verda E. Carpenter, Sabine Parish       C-615
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 7, 1991
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Verda E. Carpenter

  Verda E. Carpenter, 69, of Shreveport, died Sunday, August 4,
following a lengthy illness.

  Mrs. Carpenter, a native of Sabine Parish, had resided in
Shreveport for 36 years. She was a member of St. John Berchmans
Cathedral.

  A memorial mass was hosted at the Cathedral on Tuesday, August
6, at 1:30 p.m. Msgr. Earl V. Provenza officiated.

  Mrs. Carpenter is survived by her husband of 48 years, Raymond
H. Carpenter; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Cherry
Carpenter of Bossier City; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Bob
Long of Shreveport; and daughter, Karen Carpenter, also of
Shreveport. Other survivors include her granddaughter, Christine
Carpenter of Bossier City; two brothers, Henry Ebarb of Zwolle,
and Glyndell Ebarb of Vinton; two sisters, Verna E. Matthews of
Weatherford, Okla., and Thelma Paddie of Longview, Tex., and a
number of nieces and nephews.

  Memorial donations may be sent to St. John Berchmans Cathedral
Renovation und; Breast Cancer Research at the LSUMC Cancer
Research Dept. of Hematology-Oncology, or to the charity of the
donor's choice.