Obituaries:  Mary Louise Ebarb Rivers, Sabine Parish       R-162
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 17, 2002
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mary Louise Ebarb Rivers

  Mary Louise Ebarb Rivers, 80, of Zwolle, died April 2, 2002, at
Highland Schumpert Hospital.

  Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., April 4, at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, with interment following at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Father David Richter officiated.

  Survivors include children, Martha Lorraine Procell and husband
Buck of Zwolle, Cubie Marilyn Dartez and husband Richard of
Bridge City, Texas, and Emma Louise Behan and husband Lou of
Stonewall, Sam A. Rivers Jr. and wife Henrietta of Zwolle, Vernon
Louis Rivers Sr. of Zwolle, Warren Christopher Rivers Sr. of Las
Vegas, Nev., Mary Maxine Isgitt and husband Jimmy of Shreveport,
Ellen Jane DeFrance and husband Sam of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Lindsey Matthew Rivers and wife Denise of Zwolle, Gary Wade
Rivers and wife Cathy of Noble, Stanley Rivers of Many, Angela
Bernice Rivers of Zwolle, and Thomas Zane Rivers and wife Pam of
Zwolle; four sisters, Bertie Bottrell and Carrie Rivers, both of
Zwolle, Julia Lopez of Austin, Texas, and Dottie Pettigrew of
Shreveport; brother, J. B. Ebarb of Ebarb; 30 grandchildren; 26
great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

  She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam A. Rivers Sr.;
birth parents, Louise Ezernack Ebarb and John Carey Ebarb; and
parents, Andrew Procell and Nancy Procell.

  Pallbearers were Lorne Wayne Ward, Robert Clark Rivers, James
Arthur Rivers, Warren Christopher Rivers Jr., Jonathan Len
Isgitt, and Jeremy Heath Rivers.

  Warren Meadows, Many, La.