Obituaries:  Hettie Flanakin Florey Roper, Sabine Parish       R-160
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 17, 1985
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Hettie Flanakin Florey Roper

  Services for Hettie Flanakin Florey Roper, 93, of Springhill,
will be held at 10 a.m., today, Thursday, October 17, at
Springhill United Methodist Church in Springhill, where she was a
member. The Rev. Charles Humphreys will officiate. Burial will be
at Springhill Cemetery. Services are under the direction of
Bailey Mortuary in Springhill.

  Hettie Roper died Tuesday, October 15, 1985, in Springhill,
after a long illness. She was a native of Negreet, La. Hettie
Roper had resided in Springhill from time to time since 1917, and
had been a permanent resident since 1951. She was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 166 in Springhill.

  She is survived by a grandson, Jim B. Florey of Monroe, La.;
five great grandchildren, Jim B. Florey, Jr., and Christopher J.
Florey of Monroe, Vivian K. Reese of Dallas, Texas, Betty R.
Beard, and James Reese of Hope, Ark.; one great-great
granddaughter; seven step grandchildren, Emile Roper of
Natchitoches, La., Emmett Roper, and Paul Roper of Houma, La.,
Mrs. Wilson (Ruth) Peevy of Oil City, La., Mrs. James (Ollie)
Bourg of Shreveport, La., Jack Roper of Lake Charles, La., and
Shelby Roper of Baton Rouge, La.; one sister, Hazel Flanakin
McLaren of Springhill; three brothers, H. A. Flanakin of Silver
Springs, Md., B. G. Flanakin of Amite, La., and B. E. Flanakin of
Springhill; and several nieces and nephews.