Obituaries:  Mrs. Mary Loretta Ebarb, Sabine Parish       E-161
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 10, 1999
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mrs. Mary Loretta Ebarb

  Mrs. Mary Loretta Ebarb, 55, of Noble, entered into eternal rest
Thursday, March 4, at Willis Knighton Medical Center in
Shreveport, after complications following heart surgery, and a
renal disease.

  Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at St.
Ann's Catholic Church, with interment following at St.
Catherine's Catholic Cemetery in Noble. Father Kenneth Williams
officiated.

  Loretta was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
Her devout belief in prayer was an inspiration to everyone who
knew her.

  Survivors include her loving husband of 37 years, Ira "Punk"
Ebarb Jr. of Ebarb; one son, Lester Ebarb of Ebarb; three
daughters, Myrna Ferguson and husband Teddy, Felicia Martinez and
husband Jeffrey, and Stacy Etheridge and husband Randal, all of
Ebarb; three grandsons, Jared Martinez, Sean Ebarb, and Colton
Etheridge, all of Ebarb; three granddaughters, Marisa Ferguson,
Morgan Martinez, and Shelby Etheridge, all of Ebarb; mother,
Sylvia Procell of Noble; two brothers, Harold Procell of Zwolle,
and Sammy Procell of Noble; and four sisters, Emma Jean Ebarb of
Noble, Joann Sepulvado of Lake Charles, Dorothy Ezernack of
Zwolle, and Marilyn Meshell of Noble. Mrs. Ebarb was preceded in
death by one son, Ira Joseph Ebarb; and her father, Joe William
Procell.

  Pallbearers were her nephews, Dagel Ebarb, Wendell Sepulvado,
Harold Procell Jr., Anthony Ebarb, Tim Ebarb, George Ezernack,
Dewayne Procell, and Larry Vines. Honorary pallbearers were
Hilton Ebarb, and Raymond Remedies.

  The family would like to extend special thanks to all the
wonderful doctors, nurses, and staff at Willis Knighton Medical
Center, especially Michelle, Eileen, Mrs. King, and the Sabine
Parish Sheriff's Department.

  Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Many, La.