Obituaries:  Mr. Edwin Dyess, Sabine Parish       D-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 20, 2002
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. Edwin Dyess (Photo)

  Mr. Edwin Dyess, 72, of Many, died Feb 11, 2002, at Sabine
Medical Center.

  Mr. Dyess was a member of the First Baptist Church of Zwolle,
Masonic Lodge, and a member of the Oil Chemical and Atomic
Workers Union. He was active in the cattle, oil, and timber
businesses, and was a life long resident of Sabine Parish. He
loved his wife and entire family.

  Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Feb. 13, at First Baptist
Church of Zwolle, with interment following at Progress Cemetery.
The Rev. Jerry Penfield, and the Rev. Will Hassan officiated.

  Survivors include his widow, Billie Dyess of Many; a daughter,
Marilyn Laramy and husband Howard of Tampa, Fla.; five sons,
Kenneth Dyess and wife Bonita of Monroe, William Daniel Dyess and
wife Desiree of Natchitoches, Gerald Dyess and wife Patricia of
Pineland, Texas, Harold Craig Dyess and wife Hazel of Zwolle, and
Darryl A. Dyess and wife Lisa of Converse; one sister, Helen
Vines of Shreveport; a half brother, Ernest Blankenship of
Pleasant Hill; grandchildren, Kristy, Joey, Chase, Katherine,
Eleanor, Brandi, Alicia, Russell, Clint, and Brandon; great
grandchildren, Charles, Zachary, and Jesse; and a host of nieces,
nephews, and friends.

  Pallbearers were Kenny Dyess, William Daniel Dyess, Gerald
Dyess, Harold Craig Dyess, Darryl A. Dyess, Joey Dyess, Chase
Dyess, Brandon Latimer, Guffey Lynn Pattison, and Doug Brandon.
Honorary pallbearers were the Masonic Lodge of Zwolle.

  Warren Meadows, Many, La.