Obituaries: Mrs. Minnie Garner, Sabine Parish G-656 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 8, 1976 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Mrs. Minnie Garner Services for Mrs. Minnie Hightower Garner, 83, of 2336 Pine Hill Road, were held at noon Monday, July 5, at New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Many, with the Rev. R. J. McNeal, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers were John R. Nelson, Wayne Nelson, Terrell Jones, Nicky Jones, Guy Garner, and Thomas Garner. Mrs. Garner died Wednesday, June 30, at Virginia Hall Nursing Home, after a long illness. A native of Florien, she had resided in Shreveport since 1971, and was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Many. Survivors include a son, T. J. Garner of Many; two daughters, Mrs. Effie Lacy of Shreveport, and Mrs. Earnestine Nelson of Colfax; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Batista of Oakland, Calif.; a brother, E. H. Hightower of Many; five grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.