Abstracted Obits from the Advocate, Alphabetically Arranged, St. Helena, LA
Sep. 1997 -Dec. 1999
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ADDISON, HOLLAND MCGEHEE A merchant and part-owner of Joseph M. Sitman Inc.,
he died Sunday, Jan. 24, 1999, at his residence in Greensburg. He was 86 and a
native of Natalbany. He was a lifelong resident of Greensburg, where he served
for 43 years as a city alderman. He married Evelyn Lea Sitman and recently
celebrated 60 years of marriage. He served as a chief petty officer in the
U.S. Navy during World War II. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery. Survived by
his wife; a son, Dr. Holland M. Addison, Jackson, Miss.; a sister, Myrtle
Addison Kessler, Arabi; and two grandchildren, Michael Alden Addison and John
Patrick Addison, both of Jackson, Miss. Preceded in death by a grandson, Jake
Scott Addison; and two brothers, Charles Addison and J.D. Addison. He was a
graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University. He was a member of First
Baptist Church, Greensburg, the American Legion, the Masonic Temple and the
Lion's Club.

AIZEN, LELA MAE DURBIN MILLER A resident of Greensburg, she died at 10:50 p.m.
Thursday, May 20, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was
76 and a native of Livingston Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home,
Amite, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. until religious services at 2
p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Wanda Cosentino. Interment in Montpelier
Cemetery, Montpelier. Survived by three sons, Randal Miller, Baton Rouge,
Kenneth Wayne Miller, Amite, and Roger Dale Miller, Pine Grove; two brothers,
Carl Durbin, Hammond, and Leland Durbin Sr., Amite; two sisters, Vera King,
Montpelier, and Myrle Durbin; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and
a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceded in death
by a daughter, Carolyn Sue Miller; parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Miller; and a
brother, Melvin Durbin.

ALFORD, JOHNNIE P. A resident of Kentwood, he died at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Feb.
23, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. He was 91 and a native of
St. Helena Parish. Visiting was at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at New Zion Baptist Church, Kentwood, 9 a.m. until
religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Chris Watkins.
Interment in New Zion Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and a son-in-law,
Esther and Clifton Campbell, Baton Rouge; a son and a daughter-in-law, Johnny
H. and Beverly Alford, Baton Rouge; a brother, Flavis Alford, Kentwood; a
granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Deborah C. and Thomas Portier, Roseland; a
grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Parrish D. and Laurie Alford, Tupelo,
Miss.; four great-grandchildren, Ashley and Aaron Portier and Emily and Kyle
Alford; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wives, Nannie
Lea Alford and Ruby Alford; a sister, Annie Breeland; and two brothers, M.W.
Alford Jr. and Fernie H. Alford.

ALLEN, DEACON EUGENE F. "GENE" A retired Exxon Co. USA employee with 38 years
of service and a permanent deacon at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church with 18
years of service, he died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 1998, at Baton Rouge
General Medical Center. He was 81 and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home
East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday with a prayer service at 6
p.m. Visiting at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, after 8:30 a.m. until Mass
of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday, celebrated by Bishop Alfred C.
Hughes, concelebrated by the Rev. David Allen, priests of the Diocese of Baton
Rouge and priest classmates of the Rev. David Allen. Interment in Greenoaks
Memorial Park. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Madlyn and Mark Hicks,
Baton Rouge; five sons and four daughters-in-law, Tommy and Sheila Allen,
Baton Rouge, Ronnie and Debbie Allen, Folsom, Speedy and Connie Allen, Fred
and Vonda Allen and the Rev. David E. Allen, all of Baton Rouge; a brother and
two sisters-in-law, Dennis R. and Geraline K. Allen, Las Vegas, Nev., and
Hester Allen, Hammond; and 12 grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife,
Patricia Spedale Allen; parents, Dennis R. and Mary Mixon Allen; three sisters
and a brother. Pallbearers will be sons, Tommy, Ronnie, Dennis and Fred Allen,
brother-in-law, Robert Schaye, and Joseph Zito. Honorary pallbearers are
grandsons, Kurt, Brad, Brandon and Ron Allen and Joshua Hicks; and Royce
Leonard and M.J. Marcella. He had 47 years of service with the LSU Athletic
Department, was a member of the Knights of Columbus Councils Nos. 4030 and
969, Alhambra, Holy Name Society, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Catholic High
School Men's Club and American Legion Post No. 38. In lieu of flowers, family
requests memorial donations be made to Missionaries of Charity, 715 East
Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (Mother Teresa's Order).

ALLEN, GARLAND M. "BUCK" A retired carpenter from East Louisiana State
Hospital with 30 years of service and a resident of Jackson, he died at 9:46
a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 72 and
a native of St. Helena Parish. Interment in Jackson Cemetery. Survived by wife
of 53 years, Donis Lang Allen, Jackson, a daughter and a son-in-law, Mary and
Walter Ray Prewitt, Jackson; a son and a daughter- in-law, Victor Wendell and
Judy Allen, Albertville, Ala.; grandchildren, Jay Allen, Corpus Christi,
Texas, Denise Allen, Round Rock, Texas, Pap and Rhonda Prewitt and Jan and
Chris Lanoue, all of Jackson, Jeff and Cindy Teague and Chris and Emily
Teague, all of Alabama; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
mother, Mamie Allen Townsend. He was of the Baptist faith.

ALLEN, LESLIE ERNEST A resident of Walker, he died at 10:15 p.m. Monday, Dec.
29, 1997, at his residence. He was 71 and a native of Denham Springs. He was a
U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham
Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 8 a.m.
until religious services at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Terry
Booth. Interment in Amite Baptist Church Cemetery. Survived by wife, Aleta
June Rice Allen; three daughters and a son-in-law, Linda June Allen, Aleta
Ernestine Bankston and Emma Allen and John "George" Butler Jr.; a son and
daughter-in-law, Odie M. Sr. and Karen Allen; five sisters, Pearl Myers, Diane
Lipscomb, Lois Sims, Barbara G. Miller and Marvelle Landry; three brothers,
Murray, Elmer and John A. Allen Sr.; 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Mixon and Ola Sullivan
Allen; a brother, Walter Allen; and three sisters, Earlene O'Neal and Bell and
Mary Jane Allen. Pallbearers will be Mickey and Travis Allen, Jeremy Wilson,
Austin Butler, Dick Bourgeois and Trampas Sibley. He was a member of Amite
Baptist Church and VFW Post No. 7017, both in Denham Springs.

ALLEN, MAMIE BRIDGES A native of St. Helena Parish, she died Sunday, Feb. 28,
1999, at North Oaks Hospital, Hammond. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home,
Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Funeral services at the funeral home at 10
a.m. Tuesday. Burial at Pine Ridge Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter,
Sybil Tidwell, Greensburg; four sons, Charles Allen, Monroe, Davis Allen, Bay
St. Louis, Miss., Jake Allen, Greensburg, and Joseph Allen, Kentwood; six
sisters, Elaine Pittman, Mattie Lambert, Minnie Pittman, Bonnie McMillian, all
of Kentwood, Inez Tate, Montpelier, and Wilma Chand, Mesquite, Texas; two
brothers, Murphy and Charles Bridges, both of Kentwood; 15 grandchildren and
14 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Allen;
daughter, Lanelle Allen; four brothers and one sister.

ALLEN, MAMIE P. A resident of Kentwood, she died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, June
6, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was 86 and a
native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting was at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood,
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 9 a.m. until
religious services at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Dennis Mitchell and
the Rev. Scott Jones. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by a
daughter, Dorothy Ann Allen Gill, Sunny Hill; two sons, James Kenneth Allen
and Keith Allen, both of Kentwood; six sisters, Joyce Travis and Catherine
Yarbrough, both of Kentwood, Sally Nettles, Tangipahoa, and Mary Kelly, Alma
Ashford and Monte Edwards, all of Baton Rouge; a brother, Frank McNabb, Baton
Rouge; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
husband, J.Y. Allen; parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McNabb; two brothers and a
sister.

ALLEN, ZOE JUANITA McDANIEL A resident of Greensburg, she died at 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 15, 1997, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 92
and a native of Tangipahoa Parish. Interment in Day's Cemetery. Survived by a
sister, Lillian Wales, Baton Rouge; a daughter-in-law, Hazel Allen,
Greensburg; three grandchildren and spouses, Rayanne and Robert L. Cleveland,
Jackson, Miss., Charles E. and Rita Allen, Greensburg, and Nicholas Lynn
Allen, DeVoe, Fla.; and three great-grandchildren, Charles Bradley Cleveland,
Jackson, Miss., and Charles Bryan Allen and Chauntel W. Allen, both of
Greensburg. Preceded in death by husband, Charles T. Allen; two sons, Charles
W. Allen and Paul Ray Allen; parents, George W. and Nancy B. Wells McDaniel;
granddaughter, Francis Zolene Allen; and several brothers and sisters.

BANKSTON, SR. FRED T. A retired principal at Broadmoor High School and a
resident of Baton Rouge, he died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at Baton Rouge
General Medical Center. He was 77 and a native of Grangeville. He was a U.S.
Navy veteran. Burial will be private. Survived by wife, Evelyn Davis Bankston;
two daughters and two sons-in-law, Rebecca and Michael Jones, and Donna and
Rodney Cheek; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Fred Jr. and Gay Bankston,
and John Claude and Sharon Bankston; a brother, T.J. Bankston; 12
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was a former coach at Istrouma
High School and Baton Rouge High School. He was a member of Istrouma Baptist
Church.

BATES, BERTHA J. A native of Gillsburg, Miss., and resident of Kentwood, she
died at 9:01 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 1997, at St. Helena Parish Hospital in
Greensburg. She was 89. Visiting was at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and will be from 10 a.m. until religious services
at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in Woodland
Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by five daughters, Willie Belle Strickland,
Osyka, Miss., Avis Carmical, Jackson, Miss., Sylvia Stielper, Baltimore, Md.,
Shirley Rushing, Greensburg, and Barbara Hall, Amite; three sons, Arthur
Odeser Bates, Jackson, Miss., and Hugh C. Bates and Donald Ray Bates, both of
Kentwood; a sister, Floyce Harrell, Kentwood; a brother, J.C. Bates, Osyka,
Miss.; and 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
husband, Willie G. Bates; a son, Howard L. Bates; and two sons-in-law, two
grandsons, three great-grandchildren, two brothers and a sister.

BELLUE, EUNICE WATSON A resident of Greensburg, she died at 11:50 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 93
and a native of St. Helena Parish. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery. Survived
by two sisters-in-law, Addie Bellue and Mae Delle B. Asbeck, both of
Greensburg; three nieces, Joyce McGregor, Greensburg, Anita Sowell, Angie, and
Caroline Lynn, Greensburg; two nephews, Winston Brecheen, Baytown, Texas, and
Milton Brecheen, Ponchatoula; and a host of other relatives. Preceded in death
by her husband, Webb Bellue; two sisters, Opal Brecheen and Ora Leta Watson;
and two brothers, Eldon and Aubrey Watson. She was a member of First Baptist
Church, Greensburg, and Greensburg Chapter No. 158, O.E.S.

BENNETT, HARRY S. A retired employee of Exxon Co. USA in Friendswood, Texas,
with 44 years of service, and a resident of Friendswood, he died at 7:15 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 29, 1999, at Columbia Clearlake Hospital in Webster, Texas. He
was 76, born May 19, 1923, in Greensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II and served under Gen. George S. Patton in Europe. Visiting at Southpark
Funeral Home, Pearland, Texas, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Religious services at
the funeral home at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Survived by his wife of 51 years, the
former Bernice Richardson of Galveston, Texas; a daughter, Mona Lyne Hatley of
Friendswood; two sons and daughters-in-law, Harry Jr. and Karen of Baytown,
Texas, and Tyler and Vicki of West Texas; two sisters, Araminta B. "Polly"
Travis of Greensburg, and Nan B. Johnson of Clinton; two brothers, George M.
Bennett of Columbia, Mo., and J.D. Bennett of Billings, Mont.; five
grandchildren, Brianna Hatley, and Jason, Kelly, Cameron and Emily Bennett;
and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, C.D. Bennett
and Rosalie McDonald Bennett of Greensburg.

BLADES, RUBY B. A resident of Greensburg, she died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, July
4, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg. She was 88 and a
native of Independence. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived
by two sons, J.C. Blades, Hammond, and Paul H. Blades, Saucier, Miss.; a
brother, Charles Blake, Grove, Okla.; a sister, Ida Mae Morrison, Metairie;
two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Preceded in death by husband,
Ephriam William Blades; two sons, Charles Douglas Blades and John Ivy Blades;
a brother, Henry Blake; and a sister, Minnie Gill.

BLOUNT, NORWOOD ALFRED "SHORTY" A resident of Livingston, he died at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1997, at Columbia Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 68
and a native of Greensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Seale
Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m.
Thursday. Religious services at the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. Thursday,
conducted by the Rev. Dwight Barber. Interment in Beechridge Cemetery.
Survived by wife, Gloria Shaffett Blount; two daughters, Linda Brown, Walker,
and her friend, Andy Brock, and Karen Blount, Livingston, and her friend,
Debbie Daquila; a son, Kenneth Blount, Livingston, and his friend, Wanda
Temple; five sisters, Inez Cowart, Watson, Elsie Morgan, Denham Springs,
Juanita Mack, Baton Rouge, Mildred Martin, Watson, and Catherine Smith, Denham
Springs; a brother, C.D. Blount, Independence; nine grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, Dewitt and Florence Wascom
Blount; a brother, Lester Lee Blount; former wife, Yvonne Marie Avants Blount;
and a granddaughter, Cynthia Marie Oliphant Palmer. Pallbearers will be Mike
Mizell, Barry Smith, Aaron Ainsworth, Wayne Temple and Andy Brock. Honorary
pallbearers are Jerry Tuggle and Alvin St. Martin. He was of the Baptist
faith.

BOOTY, JESSE JAMES A retired lineman for Dixie Electric Membership Corp. in
Baton Rouge and a resident of Monticello, Miss., he died Friday, March 5,
1999, at Forrest General Hospital. He was 68, a former resident of Baton Rouge
and a native of Greensburg. Survived by his wife, Marie Newman Booty,
Monticello; a son, 2nd Lt. Jason Fortenberry, Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.;
five daughters, Barbara B. Womack, Baton Rouge, Geraldine Davis, Friendswood,
Texas, Gail Clark, Linda Bridges and Janie Lundbom, all of Kentwood; eight
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Hulett-Winstead Funeral Home,
Hattiesburg, Miss., in charge of arrangements.

BRASHEAR, EMETT R. A retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor at Denham Springs,
where he worked from 1951 to 1984, and a resident of Denham Springs, he died
at 12:22 p.m. Monday, April 26, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center, Baton Rouge. He was 72 and a native of St. Helena Parish. He was a
U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham
Springs, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 9 a.m.
until religious services at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev.
Milford Walters. Interment in Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery. Survived by
wife, Flora Miley Brashear, Denham Springs; two daughters and a son-in-law,
Sharon and Patrick Braud, Denham Springs, and Cynthia Luttrell, Baton Rouge; a
stepdaughter, Glenda Melcher; a stepson, Wayne Miley; five grandchildren and
spouses, Wade and Luci O'Neal, Melody Thibodeaux, Renee and Keith Fontenot,
Jason and Missy Bowman and Christy and Jason Williams; 10 great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Betty Delrie and Ovid Owens.
Preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brashear; first wife, Joyce
Bankston Brashear; a brother, Luther S. Brashear; and a sister, Thelma
Brashear Welch.

BRECHEEN, THE REV. D. W. Retired after more than 40 years as a pastor and a
resident and native of Greensburg, he died at 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 22,
1998, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans. He was 77. He was a
U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. Visiting at New Life Fellowship,
Greenwell Springs, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Religious services at the church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev.
Billy Sellers. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by wife,
Helen Brecheen, Greensburg; two daughters and a son-in-law, Brenda Dee Penney
and Mary Ann and Dr. V.A. Taranto Jr., all of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons,
Michael Brecheen, New Orleans, and David Brecheen, Baker; two sisters, Stella
Ruth Thomas, Corrigan, Texas, and Dorothy Sullivan, Denham Springs; five
brothers, Andrew Brecheen, Alpena, Ark., Clewis Neville, John, James and Jesse
Brecheen, all of Livingston, Texas; nine grandchildren, a stepgrandchild,
three great- grandchildren, a stepgreat-grandchild and numerous nieces and
nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Hollis Jesse and Daisy Belle McGehee
Brecheen; an aunt, Florence Bridges; and a brother, Gerald Brecheen. Grandsons
will serve as pallbearers. He was a member of New Life Fellowship, Greenwell
Springs. He was a district presbyter of the Assemblies of God for many years.
Memorial donations may be made to American Diabetes Association, 9420 Lindale
Ave., Suite B, Baton Rouge, 70815. Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, in
charge of arrangements.

BRECHEEN, ROBBIE LEE A resident of Greensburg, she died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 31, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was 82 and a
native of St. Helena Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 10
a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. William
"Butch" Knight, the Rev. Bobby Stultz and the Rev. Darwin Brecheen. Interment
in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by a son and daughter-in-law,
Grady L. and Joyce Brecheen; three grandchildren, Susan and John Paul Brecheen
and Brandy Fournet and husband Daniel; two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and
Carter Fournet; and a brother, Robert F. Carter, Tatum, Texas. Preceded in
death by husband, Roscoe G. Brecheen; parents, Major Wellington and Maggie
Carter; and a brother, Wellington Warner Carter.

BRECHEEN, ROSCOE G. A retired enforcement agent with the Louisiana Department
of Wildlife and Fisheries, he died at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at St.
Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. He was 88, a resident of Greensburg
and a native of St. Helena Parish. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 10 a.m. until religious services
at 2 p.m. Sunday. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery. Survived by wife, Robbie
Carter Brecheen, Greensburg; a son and daughter-in-law, Grady L. and Joyce
Brecheen, Greensburg; a sister, Myrl Rushing; three grandchildren, Susan and
John Paul Brecheen and Brandy Fournet and husband, Daniel; two
great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Carter Fournet; and numerous nephews and
nieces. Preceded in death by parents, Albert and Mattie Booker Brecheen; two
brothers, Bruce and Clifton Brecheen; and a sister, Myrtis Shillings.

BREEDEN, RUFUS WEBB A resident of Greensburg and a former longtime resident of
Franklinton, he died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999, at St. Helena
Parish Hospital, Greensburg. He was 88 and a native of Liverpool. He served as
a corporal in the U.S. Army, 361st Engineer Special Services Regiment during
World War II. Visitation at Day's United Methodist Church, Liverpool, 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m. Friday and after 1 p.m. Saturday. Religious services at the church
at 3 p.m. Saturday. Interment in Day's Cemetery, Liverpool. Survived by two
daughters and a son-in-law, Kaye B. Blanton, Houston, and Barbara B. and
Robert Kuhn, Baton Rouge; and three granddaughters and spouses, Gretchen and
Scott Devinsky, Oakland, Calif., Molly and Eli Chadwick, San Diego, and Leslie
Kuhn, Dallas. Preceded in death by his wife, Helen McGinty Breeden; parents,
Champ T. Sr. and Alice Warren Breeden; three brothers, James M. Breeden, Champ
T. Breeden Jr. and Laurie L. Breeden; and two sisters, Mynette B. Allen and
Opal B. McDaniel. He graduated from Oakland High School, one of seven members
of a class of four boys and three girls. He worked for the Civilian
Conservation Corps beginning in 1933. After the war, he joined the Soil
Conservation Service where he served Washington Parish for 35 years until his
retirement in 1973. He was a true sportsman, avid fisherman, hunter and
environmentalist, with a great love of the outdoors, trees and nature. He was
a devoted LSU Tiger fan who began attending games in the early 1920s. He drew
a tremendous amount of strength from the red clay St. Helena hills, from his
many friends and from the Christian love he received from Day's United
Methodist Church for 88 years. He will be greatly missed by the many lives he
touched. Above all else, he loved all five of his girls. Memorial donations
may be made to Day's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 746, Greensburg, LA
70441. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements.

BRIDGES, ALTON LANE Died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, 1999, at his residence
near Greensburg. He was 81 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visitation at
Red Bluff Baptist Church, Greensburg, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and after
8 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted
by the Rev. Rodney Faircloth and the Rev. Charles Duncan. Interment in Red
Bluff Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by his wife, Lorena Cummings Bridges,
Greensburg; six daughters, Jean Bridges Logan, Houston, Linda Bridges
Ci-Corsi, Pascagoula, Miss., Sheree Bridges Foster, Denham Springs, CiCi
Bridges Williams, Greensburg, Wendy Bridges Webb, Ethel, and Joey Bridges
Braden, Jackson; two sisters, Ouida Travis, Ocean Springs, Miss., and Lorraine
Donagriche, Denham Springs; a brother, Clarence Bridges Jr., Port Neches,
Texas; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his
parents, Clarence and Myrtis Bridges; two brothers, Kennon Bridges and Norman
Bridges; and a sister, Helen Bridges. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Terry
Pigott, Jeff Foster, Ricky Foster, Joshua Adams, Alton Adams, Jared Webb,
Morgen Webb and Jacob Braden.

BRIDGES, R.D. A native of St. Helena, he died at 7:53 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30,
1999, at his residence near Tangipahoa. He was 84. Visitation was at McKneely
Funeral Home, Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visitation at the funeral
home from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by the
Rev. Eddie Morgan, the Rev. Clint Lovell and the Rev. Boyd Hood. Interment in
Tangipahoa Cemetery, Tangipahoa. Survived by his wife, Lois Gill Bridges; two
daughters and a son-in-law, Dianne Williams, Hammond, and Patricia and Joe
DeBlanc, Osyka, Miss.; a sister, Mrs. Loray Pike, Tangipahoa; three brothers,
Dale Bridges, Russell Bridges and Kenneth Bridges, all of Tangipahoa;
grandchildren and spouses, Marshall and Dawn Williams, Ginger Williams, Amy
and Wade Burgess and Jody and Laura DeBlanc; great-grandchildren, Taylor
Williams, Blaike Williams and Ashlyn DeBlanc; and special family members,
Grafton and Bonnie Cooper, Chris, Rebekah and Lauren. Preceded in death by his
parents, Joel and Addie Williams Bridges; three sisters, Mennee Cutyrer,
Myrtle Marie Bridges and Clytie Chandler; and three brothers, Odessa Bridges,
Dalton Bridges and Barney Bridges. Memorial contributions may be made to North
Oaks Hospice.

CARTER, MERVIN J. A resident of Montpelier, he died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
7, 1999, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 73 and a native of St.
Helena Parish. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Memorial
services at Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hillsdale, at 2 p.m. Saturday, conducted
by the Rev. Jay McIntosh. Survived by his wife, Katie Holliday Carter,
Montpelier; a daughter, Ann Harvey, Baton Rouge; two sisters, Elsie C. Johnson
and Willie C. Casanova, both of Pine Grove; three brothers, Tony Carter, Pine
Grove, Sidney L. Carter, Madisonville, and Shorty Carter, Kentwood; three
grandchildren, Kim Smith, Baton Rouge, Kristy Spillers, Denham Springs, and
Karmon Lane, Baton Rouge; three great-grandchildren, Christopher Dale Smith
Jr. and Nikolaus Lane Smith, both of Baton Rouge, and Lindsey Rene Spillers,
Denham Springs; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents,
Dudley A. and Ora Kemp Carter; two brothers, Robert Whitner and Wilson H.
Carter; and two sisters, Merle Carter and Leontine Carter. McKneely Funeral
Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

CAYER, AUDREY MAE A homemaker and a resident of Baker, she died at 11 a.m.
Monday, June 21, 1999, at Community Care Center, Baker. She was 84 and a
native of Montpelier. Visiting at Hollabaugh-Spindle Funeral Home, 1553
Wooddale Blvd., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Religious services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Smith. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park.
Survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Alfred and Jo Ann Cayer, Baker; four
grandchildren, Allan Cayer, Baton Rouge, Gerald Cayer, Plaquemine, Donna Cayer
Ackerman, Baltimore, and Karen Cayer Collins, Baton Rouge; and three
great-grandchildren, Dustin Villemarette, Joshua Cayer and Michael Ackerman.
Preceded in death by husband, Alfred Paul Cayer; three sisters, Evelyn McVey,
Maxine Termini and Catherine Kemp.; and a brother, Carlton Kemp.

CLABORN, FREDDIE LOUIS Passed quietly at his home surrounded by family and
friends on Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at 9:28 p.m. He was 81, born in Greensburg
to Jerry and Louisiana Claborn. He was married to Dorothy Smith for 40 years.
He is survived by a son and four daughters, Freddie L. Claborn III, New
Orleans, Beverly C. Bowman, Baton Rouge, Angela Warren, New Iberia, Betty Faye
Claborn, Lexington, Ky., Louisia Ross, Amite; a stepdaughter, Delores Bibbins,
Baton Rouge; three sisters and a brother and sister-in-law, Myrtis Hills,
Baton Rouge, Christine Claborn, New Orleans, Dimple Mae Bryer, Greensburg, and
Leroy and Vivian Claborn, Baton Rouge; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy S. Claborn in February 1999; father and
mother; a sister, Jelinia Claborn; and a son, Freddie L. Claborn Jr. He was
baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on July 8, 1989. A memorial service was
held at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Monday. A very special thanks
to his nurses, Veronica Corber and Lula Jenkins, who held his hand until the
end, and to the sisters and brothers of the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.

CLARK, ELVIN RAY A resident of Greensburg, he died at 12:50 a.m. Friday, April
16, 1999, at his residence. He was 45 and a native of Leakesville, Miss.
Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday. Visiting
at the funeral home 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
conducted by the Rev. Chris Watkins. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery,
Greensburg. Survived by mother, Emma Jean G. Clark, Greensburg; two sisters,
Jean Clark Easley, Kentwood, and Debra Clark, Corpus Christi, Texas; six
nephews, four nieces; and his former wife, Linda Carter Clark. Preceded in
death by father, W.M. "Bilbo" Clark; and a brother, Ralph Clark.

COLE, CORNELIA IRWIN A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 11:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, at Heritage House in Baton Rouge. She was 87. Visiting
at Greensburg United Methodist Church, Greensburg, noon until religious
services at 2 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. William Sewell. Interment
in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by two sisters, Marguerite
Baronne and Celeste Broussard, both of Baton Rouge; two brothers, Rowley
Irwin, Clinton, and Alvin Irwin, Alexandria; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by husband, Samuel Caston Cole; parents, Sam and Katie
Irwin; and a brother, Nelson Irwin. Pallbearers will be nephews. McKneely
Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

CUNNINGHAM, NORMAN KING A retired payroll supervisor at East Louisiana State
Hospital, Jackson, and a resident of Wilson, she died at 12:05 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 14, 1999, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was 81 and a native of
Pine Grove. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, 10 a.m. Tuesday
until religious services at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Travis Murray,
assisted by the Rev. Alvin Hall. Interment in Eastern Star Cemetery, Wilson.
Survived by two sisters, Ione King, Montpelier, and Eugenia Rawls, Baton
Rouge; two brothers, J.C. King, Leesville, and B.T. King, Baton Rouge; and
numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, Clyde R.
Cunningham; and two sisters, Vivian Plitt and Gladys Haynes. Pallbearers will
be Robert Tate, Albert King, Bobby Ross, Stacy Foret, Joe Stott and Kenneth
and Dwayne Giardina. Memorial donations may be given to the American Cancer
Society.

CUTRER, LIDA K. A resident of Amite, she died at 8:28 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26,
1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. She was 76 and a native of Greensburg.
Interment in Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. Survived by a daughter, Lois
Cutrer, Amite; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Addie Lewis, Waggaman, Edna Everett,
Clinton, Gladys Albin, Denham Springs, Anna Mae Lee, Greensburg, and Mable
Guerin, Denham Springs; and two brothers, Noah Kimble, Coushatta, and Harry
Kimble, Walker. Preceded in death by husband, Allen T. Cutrer; a daughter,
Betty C. Fairburn; parents, Noah and Elvia Kimble; two sisters, Bertha
Chisholm and Ruby Albin; and a brother, Jules Cutrer.

CYRUS, GLADYS J. BELL A retired East Feliciana Parish school teacher, with 36
years of service, she departed this life at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1999,
with her son and daughter at her side. She was 72, a resident of Baton Rouge
and a native of Greensburg. Viewing at Richardson Funeral Home, Clinton, 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Religious services at Feltus Lazard State Temple Church
of God in Christ, 1450 Myrtle St., Baton Rouge, at 7 p.m. Sunday, conducted by
Bishop Earl Gordon. Dismissal at 9 a.m. Monday.
Entombment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and
spouse, Tianna and Hayward Robertson, Baton Rouge; a son and spouse, Kevin and
Della Cyrus, Baton Rouge; two brothers and spouses, Leroy and Evelyn Jones,
Greensburg, and Daniel and Claudia Jones, Baton Rouge.

DALTON, ETHEL FORD BARRILLEAUX A resident of Roseland, she died at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington. She was 75
and a native of Greensburg. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at the
funeral home at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Charles Kirkfield.
Interment in Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. Survived by her husband, John
Charles Dalton, Roseland; three sons, Clay Joseph Barrilleaux, Houma, Robert
Gene Barrilleaux, Amite, and James Roger "Jimmy" Barrilleaux, Joplin, Mo.; two
sisters, Stella Morgan, North Zulch, Texas, and Effie Clark, Albany; two
brothers, Oscar E. Ford, Houston, and John L. Ford, Gretna; nine
grandchildren, Laura Green, Spring, Texas, Pamela Schultz, Hartford, Conn.,
Melinda Giardina, Amite, Amy Barrilleaux, Houma, Robert Clay Barrilleaux,
Lafayette, Justin Ford Barrilleaux and Blake R. Barrilleaux, both of Amite,
and Authur "Rusty" Barrilleaux, Joplin; three stepgrandchildren, Dudley, Blair
and David; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents,
Oscar E. and Eula Gill Ford; two sisters, Alma Grace and Edna Ford; a brother,
Jesse R. Ford; grandparents, Jesse G. and Eliza Underwood Ford and Robert and
Lucy Gill; two nephews, John L. Ford Jr. and Jeffery Ford; and three
great-nephews, Mathew, Quintin and Jousa Ford. She was a member of Roseland
Baptist Church.

DANIELS, MAUDE ELIZABETH WOMACK A resident of Greensburg, she died at 12:20
p.m. Monday, May 10, 1999, at her home. She was 79 and a native of Greensburg.
Visitation at Day's United Methodist Church, Greensburg, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at the church at 10
a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Robertson, the Rev. Johnny Clark,
the Rev. Rand Guy and the Rev. Boyd Hood. Interment in Day's Cemetery.
Survived by two sons, Lawrence F. "Larry" Daniels Jr., Greensburg, and Gary W.
Daniels, Greensburg; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Preceded
in death by husband, Lawrence F. Daniels Sr.; two sisters, Mary W. Guy and
Irene W. Guy; and two brothers, Houston E. Womack and Alvie "Boy" Womack.
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

DAVIS, ALMA WILLIAMS "MISS ALMA" A resident of Greensburg, she died Tuesday.
Oct. 7, 1997, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 87 and a
native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 10 a.m.
Thursday until religious services at 1 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Charlie
Cosentino. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg, at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Survived by a son, Paul R. Davis, Baton Rouge; a daughter, Sylvia Rigdon,
Houston; two sisters, Pearline Monk, Clinton, and Mrs. I.B. Dillon, Kentwood;
five grandchildren, Robert Rigdon and John Rigdon, both of Houston, Eileen
Sanders, Metairie, Bill Davis, New Orleans, and Amy Davis, New York City; and
four great-grandchildren, Daniel Rigdon and Michael Rigdon, both of Houston,
and Aaron Sanders and Dara Sanders, both of Metairie. Preceded in death by a
son, William D. Davis; and two brothers, Willie T. Williams and Oscar S.
Williams. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Greensburg
Methodist Church.

DAVIS, CHARLES MORRIS A lifelong resident of Grangeville, he died Tuesday,
Nov. 4, 1997, at his residence. He was 57. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home
Inc., Zachary, 10 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. Thursday, conducted
by the Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in Grangeville Baptist Church Cemetery.
Survived by mother, Flo B. Davis, Grangeville; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Yvonne Davis and J.F. Hartner, Clinton, and Lyndell Davis and
Ivy Reeves, Baton Rouge; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; a niece, JoYvette
Dykes and husband, John, Greenwood, Miss.; two nephews, Darryl Reeves, Baton
Rouge, and Michael Reeves and wife, Amye, Walker; three great-nephews, Jerry
Nesom and Alan Dykes, both of Green-wood, and Jonathan Reeves, Baton Rouge;
and special friend and his nurse, "Dot" Smith, Baton Rouge. Preceded in death
by father, J.B. Davis. He was a member of Grangeville Baptist Church. Memorial
donations may be made to Grangeville Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or North
Oaks Hospice, P.O. Box 2668, Hammond, 70404.

DAVIS, JAMES E. A resident of Amite, he died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26,
1999, at his home. He was 63 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visitation at
Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hillsdale, 9 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Starrett Cleveland. Interment in Hillsdale
Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters, Julie Gibson, Nashville, Tenn., and
Angela Davis, Baton Rouge; a son, Darren Davis, Covington; two brothers, Paul
Davis and Charles Davis, both of Montpelier; two sisters, Ann Crain, Pasadena,
Texas, and Penny Doss, Beaumont, Texas; and five grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Rosa Miller Davis; and a sister,
Ryvers Davis. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

DAVIS, SR. WILLIAM ALTON A retired Ethyl Corp. employee with 30 years of
service and a resident of Zachary, he died at 7:45 p.m. Sunday, April 11,
1999, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 87 and a native of St. Helena
Parish. Visiting was at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Monday. Visiting at First Baptist Church of Zachary, 10 a.m. until religious
services at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Barnes, the Rev. Bill
Boulton and Dr. B.H. Brantley. Interment in Shiloh Cemetery, near Pine Grove.
Survived by wife, Christine Williams Davis, Zachary; a daughter and
son-in-law, Donna and Shelby Roshto, Baker; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Bill and Joan Davis, Baton Rouge, and Lawrence and Brenda Davis, Baker; and
four grandchildren, Ross Roshto, Ashley Davis, Becky Anderson and husband
Shawn, Tammy Conrad and husband Richard. Preceded in death by two
grandchildren, Stephen John Davis and Michael Lawrence Davis. He was a member
of First Baptist Church of Zachary.

DAY, CARL "POP" A resident of Greensburg, he was a lifelong cattleman and
farmer. He died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 89, born Sept. 7, 1907, and a native of
Tinus. He retired as parish supervisor with the Louisiana Office of Highways
with 18 years of service. Upon graduation from Oakland High School, he was
awarded a basketball scholarship to the University of Mississippi. He was a
lifelong member of Center United Methodist Church. Visiting was at Charlet
Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at the
funeral home 9 a.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Thursday, conducted by
the Rev. Harold Babin and the Rev. Larry Robertson. Burial in Center United
Methodist Church Cemetery, north of Greensburg. Survived by wife of 64 years,
Rena Lee Day, Greensburg; two daughters, Sybil D. Smith, Jackson, and Daisy D.
Callihan, Baton Rouge; a sister, Reba Duke, Clinton; two brothers-in-law and a
sister-in-law, Horace "Buster" Lee, Greensburg, and Percy and Audrey Lee,
Zachary; grandchildren, Carlene Smith Jackson and husband, Dicky, of Live Oak
and Wilson, Connie Smith Elam and husband, Michael, Jackson, Gregory Day
Callihan and wife, Michelle "Missy", Central, and Christopher Scott Callihan,
Baton Rouge; great-grandchildren, Taura Elam Fudge and husband, Joey,
Warrenton, Mo., Matthew Michael Elam and Adam Alexander Elam, both of Jackson,
Hunter Christian Callihan, Central, Richard Andrew Jackson and John Daniel
Jackson, both of Live Oak; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death
by parents, Mallie Pearson and Mary Ella Birch Day; three sisters, Dillie D.
Smith, Gussie D. Butler and Lillie D. Sanchez; four brothers, Edgar Day, Fred
Day, Kirk Day and Dewitt Day; a son-in-law, H.C. Callihan Jr.; and
father-in-law and mother-in-law, George and Daisy Morgan Lee. Pallbearers will
be Mike Elam, Dicky Jackson, Gregory Callihan, Christopher "Scott" Callihan,
Matthew Elam and Thomas "Bo" Staples III. Honorary pallbearers are Joey Fudge,
Adam Elam, Richard Andrew Jackson, John Daniel Jackson, Hunter Callihan, David
Elam, Dr. Richard Rathbone, Dr. David Wall, Dr. James Hatcher and Dr. Milton Harris.

DAY, DOROTHY DENE BATES A native of St. Helena Parish, she died at 2:50 a.m.
Thursday, April 2, 1998, at her residence in Greensburg. She was 63. Visiting
at Red Bluff Baptist Church, Greensburg, 5 p.m. until religious services at 2
p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Rodney Faircloth. Interment in Red Bluff
Cemetery. Survived by husband, Joseph Elvis Day, Greensburg; three sons and
two daughters-in-law, Joseph Byron and Lora Elizabeth Day, Grover Lane Day and
Wendell Scott and Loretta Lynn Day, all of Greensburg; a daughter and
son-in-law, Dorothy Eileen and Alan Perry Sagely, Greensburg; a brother,
Fernie Lamar Bates, Kentwood; a sister, Vera Mae Allatto, Maxville, Mo.; and
seven grandchildren, Stacy N. Day, Sonya Renee Day, Rhonda Ann Day, Robert
Lane Day, Wendell Scott Day Jr., Amy Lynn Day and Kayla Eileen Ard. Preceded
in death by father, Herman Wilson Bates; mother, Lillie Belle Frazier Bates;
and a brother, J.W. Bates. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of
arrangements.

EFFERSON, IRMA MITCHELL Beloved wife and aunt, and a retired elementary school
teacher in Livingston Parish with 42 years of service, she died Tuesday, July
27, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She
was 87, a resident of Holden and a native of Montpelier. Visiting at Holden
Baptist Church, Holden, 11 a.m. Wednesday until religious services at 2 p.m.,
conducted by the Rev. Carl Rushing and the Rev. Jeff Hawthorne. Interment in
Courtney Cemetery. Survived by two sisters, Una Morrow and Lucille Holley,
both of Baton Rouge; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by
husband, Calvin Bradley Efferson; parents, Fieldon Balfor and Drusilla Kyzar
Mitchell; a sister, Lula Mitchell Hubbs; and five brothers, Harry, Fieldon
"Shine," Fred Russell, Henry and Everette Mitchell. She was a member of Holden
Baptist Church and Retired Teachers Association. Memorial donations may be
made to Holden Baptist Church Missionary Fund, P.O. Box 66, Holden, LA 70744.
Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, in charge of arrangements.

ENSIGN, NANCY MILLER A resident of Roseland, she died at 3:20 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 7, 1999, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington. She was 70 and a
native of St. Helena Parish. Interment in Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola.
Survived by two daughters, Carol Ryan Treigle, Zachary, and Nancy Patricia
Ryan Chapman, New Iberia; two sons, Edwin K. Ensign III, Roseland, and Matthew
Edwin Ensign, Hillsdale; three sisters, Betty Ricks, Tangipahoa, and Eva
Barcia and Angie Miller, both of Baton Rouge; 14 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Edwin K. "Buster" Ensign
Jr.; a grandson, Robert Wade Higgins; parents, Maurice Cohn and Cora Jackson
Miller; and a sister, Mary Alma Brown.

FLETCHER, CAROL ANN She died at 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at her
residence near Montpelier. She was 28 and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at the
funeral home after 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday,
conducted by the Rev. Michael Beck. Interment in Montpelier Cemetery. Survived
by mother, Ann Brooks Fletcher, Montpelier; two brothers, Lee Fletcher and
Scott Fletcher, both of Montpelier; grandmothers, Mary Brooks, Kosciusko,
Miss., and Myrtis Fletcher, Montpelier; and fiance, Brad Lawson, Montpelier.
Preceded in death by father, Marvin Fletcher Jr.; grandfathers, Marvin
Fletcher Sr. and Alric Brooks; and an aunt, Linda Brooks Pickle. Memorial
contributions may be made to North Oaks Hospice, P.O. Box 2668, Hammond,
70404.

FLETCHER, FREDERICK SHELTON Employed with United Scaffold Co., he died Monday,
June 8, 1998, in Camden, Ark. He was 49 and a resident and native of
Independence. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at
Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment
in Colonial Cemetery. Survived by wife, Sandra Recile Fletcher, Independence;
two sons, Frederick Anthony Fletcher and Nicholas Austin Fletcher, both of
Independence; a daughter, Kimberly Rose Brooks, Loranger; two grandchildren,
Damyon Joseph Fletcher and Frederick Anthony Fletcher II; three brothers,
James Fletcher and Billy Fletcher, both of Springfield, and Richard Fletcher,
Ponchatoula; and five sisters, Betty Gehegan and Patsy Fletcher, both of
Killian, Sharon Perrin, North Carolina, Kathleen Victoria, Independence, and
Mary Ann Adams, Walker. Preceded in death by parents, Austin Huey and Earle
Rose Vicknair Fletcher.

FRAZIER, SARAH CATHERINE DEAN A resident of Kentwood, she died at 4:40 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 61
and a native of Montpelier. Interment in New Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived
by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Loretta F. and Virgil Carmona,
Zachary, Phyllis F. Schilling, Jackson, and Mary F. and Ernie Callihan,
Kentwood; a brother, Johnny Dean; and five grandchildren, Lee and Victoria
Carmona, Meghin Frazier and Ken and Kolby Callihan. Preceded in death by
husband, Eual Gene Frazier; a son, Barry Frazier; parents, John W. and Elva
Bond Dean; a granddaughter, Elva "Sally" Schilling; and a brother, Mahlon
Dean.

FREILER, JR. EDWARD GEORGE "ED" Born in Hammond and reared in Greensburg, then
traveled extensively before returning to his ancestral home in Greensburg to
be near family and friends, he died at 1:22 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 1998, at
St. Helena Parish Hospital. He was 75. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home,
Amite, 10 a.m. Saturday until religious services at noon. Interment in
Greensburg Cemetery. He attended schools in Greensburg and Port Gibson, Miss.,
and worked with his cousin, Herbert Freiler. He enlisted in the Navy in 1940
and served for more than six years in the medical corps, earning three medals
and a citation. He was a contractor in New Orleans, ran a restaurant, then ran
a record shop in the French Quarter and flew a seaplane for Baroid. He owned a
marine store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., captained charter boats in the
Caribbean, developed a resort in Central America and made friends wherever he
went. Survived by wife, Sally McCoy Freiler; former wife, Fay Willie Bishop,
Hammond, mother of his five children: two sons and a daughter-in-law, Edward
George Freiler III, Hawaii, and John Carl and Wendy Freiler, Florida; three
daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Wayne Shelton, Clinton, Jean and Tommy
Dykes, Montpelier, and Lori and C.W. Baudot, Kenner; seven grandchildren, Ley
and Tiffany Thompson, Chansley and Kelly Dykes, John and Taylor Freiler and
Brennan Baudot; and a niece, Pauline G. Turnipseed. Preceded in death by
father, Edward George Freiler Sr.; mother, Grace Sessions Freiler; a sister,
Charlotte Freiler Turnipseed; and a granddaughter, Amanda Freiler.

GARTMAN, FRANK BURCH A retired federal employee, a resident of Lafayette and
former longtime resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9
1999, at his home. He was 80 and a native of Pine Grove. He was a U.S. Army
Air Corps veteran of World War II. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park.
Survived by two sisters, Clara E. Gartman and Reba Gartman Neff, both of
Lafayette; two nieces and their spouses, Barbara Neff and Charles St. Romain
and Vicki Neff and Mark Moulis, all of Lafayette; a great-niece, Claire Neff
St. Romain; and two great-nephews, Marshall Douglas Moulis and Malloy David
Moulis. Preceded in death by parents, John B. and Eunice Howard Gartman; and a
sister, Inez Gartman. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lafayette and
former member of First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge.

GUARINO, ILDA CHAPMAN A native of St. Helena Parish, she died at 6:25 p.m.
Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at her residence in Bay St. Louis, Miss. She was 89.
Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 8
a.m. until religious services at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev.
Jerry Poston. Interment in Kedron Cemetery, Amite. Survived by three
daughters, June Francis Tycer, Kenner, Jane Irene Aguilar, Citronelle, Ala.,
and Carole Lee Cowart, Bay St. Louis; two sons, Frank J. Guarino Jr.,
Avondale, and Donald A. Guarino, Covington; five grandchildren, Karen
Gerhardt, Sheila Labarriere, Frank J. Guarino III, Michael C. Morrison and
Nicholas J. Guarino; two great-grandchildren, Nicholas J. Guarino Jr. and
Michelle Taylor Morrison; and a sister, Iris Yarborough

GUY, JR. THOMAS JAMES A retired pipe fitter with 25 years of service at
Uniroyal and resident of Denham Springs, he died at 1 a.m. Sunday, Sept, 7,
1997, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 77 and a native
of Greensburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visiting at
Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday,
and after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the funeral home chapel at
noon Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Miller. Interment in Greenoaks
Memorial Park. Survived by wife of 52 years, Julia Garon Guy, Denham Springs;
a daughter and son-in-law, Jeannette and Roy Chandler, Denham Springs; a son
and daughter-in-law, Duane and Donna Guy, Walker; a sister, Zellie Anderson,
Baton Rouge; a sister-in-law, Mattie Guy, Zachary; two brothers, Harry Guy,
Walker, and Alfred Guy, Lake Charles; five grandchildren, Tammy, Donny and
Kevin Chandler, and Reachel and T.J. Guy; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parents, Thomas James Guy Sr. and Leona Watson Guy; three
brothers, Earl, Charles "Butz" and Herbert Guy; and a sister, Katherine Guy.

HALL, ROSA L. WILSON RANKIN A native of Montpelier, she departed this life on
the morn of Monday, March 8, 1999, at her residence in Baton Rouge. She was
70. The deceased is survived by her husband, the Rev. Armsby Hall; her three
sons and three daughters by a former marriage to Davis Rankin: Tyrone, Jerome
and Timothy, Patsy (Quran) Bilal, Dylane Bonita Rankin Kendrick and Tanya
Rankin; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include
five brothers and two sisters, Landres, John, Tony, Albert, the Rev. Eugene
Wilson, Gladys Scott and Jessie Lee Wilson. She was preceded in death by her
mother, Luberter Knighten Wilson and father, the Rev. John E. Wilson; a
sister, Thelma Jackson; and a brother, Ameal Wilson. Religious services at
State Temple Church of God in Christ, 1450 Myrtle St., Baton Rouge, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 14, 1999, conducted by Elder Steven Ratcliff of Victory Temple
of Deliverance Church of God in Christ. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Monday. Interment
in Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Montpelier. MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home
Inc., Denham Springs, in charge of arrangements.

HARRELL, MARIE FRAZIER A resident of Greensburg, she died at 4:53 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 87
and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home,
Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at Red Bluff Baptist Church
from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the
Rev. Ace McVay, the Rev. Wayne Barnes and the Rev. Rodney Faircloth. Interment
in Red Bluff Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law,
Helen H. and Jim Newsom, Greensburg; three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth
Ray and Peggy Harrell, Zachary, Joseph and Ida Harrell, Greensburg, and
Marshall and Ethel Harrell, Greenwell Springs; a sister, Velma Lee, Baton
Rouge; 11 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and seven
great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, T.C. Harrell;
parents, Jack and Mae Lee Frazier; a sister, Lillie Belle Bates; and six
brothers, Martin, Alex, Percy, Burton, Willie and Fernie Frazier. Pallbearers
will be grandsons.

HOOGE, ODELL ALFORD A homemaker and a resident of Denham Springs, she died at
6:23 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was
79 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc.,
Clinton, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and after 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Religious
services at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by Brother Terry
Gomez. Interment in Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Survived by husband, Emmett "E.R."
Hooge, Denham Springs; a daughter, Carolyn H. Hanna, Denham Springs; three
sons, Russell E. Hooge Sr., Jackson, and Paul E. Hooge and Randy Hooge, both
of Denham Springs; a sister, Idell Langlois, Hammond; a brother, Eugene
Alford, Donaldsonville; nine grandsons, three granddaughters, seven
great-grandsons and a great-granddaughter. Preceded in death by a son, Roger
Dale Hooge. Pallbearers will be her three sons and Russell Hooge Jr., Mike
Hooge and Roger Hooge. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton.

HOOVER, ALDEN IRA A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 8, 1997, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 72 and a
native of Pine Grove. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. Thursday. Visiting at Shiloh Baptist Church, Pine Grove, 10 a.m. until
religious services at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Joe Wilson.
Interment in Shiloh Cemetery. Survived by a brother, Wallace Hoover, Greenwell
Springs; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, George and
Maudie Reeves Hoover; two brothers, Glenn Hoover and Dr. Minton E. Hoover; and
a sister, Nell Hoover James. Pallbearers will be nephews. He was a member of
Iron Workers Union Local No. 623.

HURST, HAZEL HUTCHINSON A resident of Chipola, she died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
April 3, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was 89 and a
native of Liverpool. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. Sunday. Visiting at Day's United Methodist Church, Liverpool, 9 a.m.
until religious services at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Rand Guy,
the Rev. Ralph Ford and the Rev. Larry Robertson. Interment in Day's Cemetery,
Greensburg. Survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Beth Hurst and Kenneth
McKnight, Zachary, and Beverly Hurst and Jim Dyer Jr., Amite; a granddaughter,
Susan Denise Dyer Reeves, Amite; a sister, Mrs. Winton (Eula) Miller,
Hillsdale; a brother, Cleon Hutchinson, Greensburg; a sister-in-law, Margurite
Hutchinson, Holden; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by
husband of 57 years, Toler Hurst; and five brothers, Charlie, Herbert, Oscar,
Lee and Nat Hutchinson. She was a member of Day's United Methodist Church and
United Methodist Women.

JONES, HAZEL MCLIN BREELAND A lifelong resident of Pine Grove, she departed
this life to be with the Lord early Thursday morning, May 13, 1999, at North
Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 80. She was a member of Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church, Pine Grove, and a retired school bus driver in St. Helena
Parish. She was very dedicated to her church work, members, her family and
friends. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
and 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. Visitation at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine
Grove, 1 p.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev.
Jay McIntosh. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her loving and devoted
husband, Lawrence Russell Jones, Pine Grove; a sister, Nettie McLin Pevey,
Pine Grove; three brothers, Nelson McLin, Zachary, Oscar McLin, Baton Rouge,
and Clarence McLin, Tampa, Fla.; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Preceded in death by her first husband, Murray Lee Breeland; her son, Dalton
Lee; parents, William and Emily McLin; three brothers, Herman McLin, Hiram
McLin and Martin McLin; and three sisters, Mecia Starns, Gladys Fordham, and
Hattie Purvis. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine
Grove.

KING, ROBERT G. A native and resident of Montpelier, he died at 8:37 a.m.
Sunday, April 18, 1999, at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, Independence.
He was 72. Visiting at Montpelier United Methodist Church, Montpelier, 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the church
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Wanda Cosentino. Interment in
Montpelier Cemetery. Survived by wife, Vera Durbin King, Montpelier; a
daughter, Tammy King, Erwinville; a son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and
Christina King, Montpelier; two grandchildren, Cori King and Necole King; a
brother, William B. King, Montpelier; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parents, Arthur and Lavinia Young King; and a sister,
Glynn King Morgan. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

KIRBY, WILMA ALLEN A resident of Greensburg, she died at 4:42 a.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 7, 1998, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge.
She was 77 and a native of Liverpool. Visiting at Day's Methodist Church,
Greensburg, 9 a.m. Friday until religious services at 11 a.m., conducted by
the Rev. Larry Robertson and the Rev. Ralph Ford. Interment in Day's Cemetery.
Survived by husband of 60 years, Percy Kirby, Greensburg; a son and
daughter-in-law, Shelby and Veronica Kirby, Greensburg; a daughter, Lyn Kirby,
Baton Rouge; a sister, Murial Wiginton, Zachary; a brother, Leroy Allen, Port
Arthur, Texas; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers
will be Clint Kirby, Tommy Carter, Hunter Carter, Ken Roberts, Chris McDonnor
and Paul Garon. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

LAWSON, JOHN ALBERT A retired railroad conductor with GM&O Railroad, he died
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998, at his residence in Clinton. He was 68, born in Bains
and reared in Darlington. He was a U.S. Army veteran and received a Purple
Heart. Visiting at Feliciana Baptist Church, Clinton, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday and after 10 a.m. Thursday. Religious services at the church at 2
p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Tony Hand and the Rev. Tom Logan.
Interment in Bluff Creek Cemetery. Survived by wife, Helen Bunch Lawson,
Clinton; three daughters, Vickie Lawson Barnes and Cynthia Lawson Hooge, both
of Clinton, and Joy Lawson Brumfield, Bogalusa; a son, John Mark Lawson,
Clinton; three sisters, Pauline Lawson Bunch, Clinton, Annie Lawson Dowdy,
Louisville, Miss., and Katherine Lawson Smith, Zachary; a brother, George
Lawson, Franklinton; 10 grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and a
great-grandchild. Preceded in death by parents, Bennett Baron and Bessie
Venable Lawson. Pallbearers will be Talmadge Bunch, Bobby Hooge, Wayne Bunch,
Dorman "Chip" Bunch, Darryl Bunch, Martin Bunch and William Cook. Honorary
pallbearers are Fred Armstrong, Dr. Gerald Foret, Dr. John Piker, Charles A.
Stark, Dorman Bunch, Scott Bunch, Louis Bunch and Terry Bunch. He was a
graduate of Greensburg High School and a member of Wesley Chapel Church of
Darlington. Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, in charge of arrangements.

LEE, THE REV. WILLIE GUY A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Monday, June 14,
1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 76 and a native
of Greensburg. Visiting at Jackson Chapel IME Church, La. 449, Greensburg, 10
a.m. until religious services at noon Saturday, conducted by Bishop Thomas
Osley. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by his children, Gayle Lee,
Willie Calvin Lee and Rose Mary Ward, all of New Orleans, Clyde E. Lee,
Carencro, and John H. Lee, Baton Rouge; a brother, Tollie Lee; sisters, Lena
Lee, Marie Lee and Mary Burrise; a daughter-in-law, Angela Lee; a son-in-law,
Willie Daniels; grandchildren, including Ronica Lee; great-grandchildren; and
a host of other relatives and friends. MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home,
Denham Springs, in charge of arrangements.

LEWIS, ALBERTHA A resident of New Orleans, she died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999,
at Crescent City Health Care. She was 99 and a native of Greensburg. Religious
services at New Hope Baptist Church, 1807 LaSalle St., New Orleans, the Rev.
John C. Raphael, pastor, at 10 a.m. Saturday. Dismissal services at Black
Creek AME Church, La. 10, Greensburg, the Rev. Amanda Lee, pastor, at 1:30
p.m. Saturday. Interment in Black Creek Church Cemetery. MJR Friendly Service
Funeral Home Inc., Denham Springs, in charge of arrangements.

LEWIS, SARAH BERTINA MERIDY A teacher with St. Helena Head Start program and a
resident of Greensburg, she died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, June 4, 1999, at North
Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 51. Visiting at MJR Friendly Service
Funeral Home Inc., 7803 Florida Blvd., Denham Springs, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday. Religious services at Beech Grove United Methodist Church, 150 La.
960, Clinton, at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Freeman.
Interment in church cemetery. Survived by her devoted daughter, Angela C.
Lewis; and a devoted son, Stephon L. (Pam) Lewis Sr., all of Baton Rouge; her
loving mother, Marion Bell Washington, Montpelier; five sisters, Mary A.
Washington, Hoover, Ala., Idella W. Smith and Cookie (Luther) Lee, all of
Montpelier, Karen W. (Etherd) Fergerson, Baton Rouge, and Irma (Lorin) Burton,
Greensburg; four brothers, John (Janice) Washington, Baton Rouge, Cloyd
(Niona) Washington, New Orleans, Gerry W. (Mary) Meridy, Westwego, and Kevin
B. (Linda) Washington, Montpelier; five grandchildren, Thaddeus Perkins,
Stephon L. Lewis Jr., Oriaana J. Lewis, Roderick C. Lewis and Matthew D.
Lewis, all of Baton Rouge; seven sisters-in-law; seven brothers-in-law; an
aunt, Mildred B. Lewis, Montpelier; a goddaughter, Anita D. Self, Baton Rouge;
two devoted friends, Mayola Edwards, Greensburg, and Mary A. McMorris,
Tickfaw; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded
in death by her husband, the Rev. George Lewis Jr.; father, Willie Washington;
grandmother, Mary Bell; and a nephew, Randall T. Bagley. She was a member of
Shady Grove Chapter No. 134, Order of the Eastern Star.

LILLY, ELIZABETH PEARL A resident of Chipola, she died at 2:10 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 7, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was born Aug.
15, 1913, in Liberty, Miss. Graveside services at Wales Cemetery, Chipola, at
2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Robertson. Survived by a son and
daughter-in-law, Eldon and Carol Davis, Chipola; two grandchildren, Edwin
Davis, Chipola, and Susan DeLacerda, Slaughter; a sister, Mary Busby, Liberty;
and four nieces. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude Lilly; parents;
three brothers; and three sisters. She was a member of Darlington Methodist
Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wales Cemetery
Fund c/o Bank of Greensburg, Greensburg, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood,
in charge of arrangements.

LINDSEY, JAMES A. "SPECK" A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 10:35 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at Jefferson Manor Nursing Home, Baton Rouge. He was
72 and a native of Greensburg. Interment in Day's Cemetery, Greensburg.
Survived by two daughters, Brenda Lee Bair, French Settlement, and Wanda Ann
Hingle, Lafayette; a sister, Betty Jo Peter, Hammond; a brother, Lamar
Lindsey, Greensburg; three grandchildren, Chad and Tiffany Bair, French
Settlement, and Lindsay Hingle, Lafayette; a great-granddaughter, Braileigh
Boverhof; and a number of nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents,
Robert N. and Irene Brabham Lindsey; three brothers, Thomas W. Lindsey, Alton
Lindsey, and Huey Lindsey; and a sister, Shirley Lindsey.

LINDSEY, WINFRED L. "WINT" A longtime resident of Greensburg, he died at 8:25
a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. He
was 77 and a native of Clinton. He was a retired industrial pipe fitter and a
member of Local Union No. 198. He graduated from Oakland High School in 1939,
and served three years in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as
mayor of the town of Greensburg for eight years. Visitation at McKneely
Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at Day's United
Methodist Church, Greensburg, 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m.
Friday, conducted by the Rev. E. Rand Guy and the Rev. Larry Robertson.
Interment in Day's Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by wife, Evon Wilkinson
Lindsey, Greensburg; two brothers, Leroy Lindsey, St. Petersburg, Fla., and
Lester K. Lindsey, Mineola, Texas; a sister, Daisy Lee Reech, Jackson;
numerous nieces and nephews; special friends, the Jim Andrews family; and
special cousins, the Charles Allen family. Preceded in death by first wife,
Lora Singleton Lindsey; a son, Richard Nelson Lindsey; parents, Benjamin
Franklin Lindsey and Callie Rosalie Womack Lindsey; three brothers, Glenn K.
Lindsey, Hollis Lindsey and Elwood F. Lindsey; and a sister, Virgie L.
Jenkins. He was a member of the St. Helena Parish Hospital Board for three
years and served as chairman of the East Louisiana State Hospital Advisory
Board for eight years. He was a lifelong member of Day's United Methodist Church.

MAGEE, JACQUELINE ARDELL A resident of Houma, she died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998.
She was 72 and a native of Greensburg. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park.
Survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Kendall Magee and Marlee Magee; an
aunt and uncle-in-law, Ola Lee Nettles Boudreaux and Jasper Boudreaux; nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceded in death by mother and
father, Beatrice Holland Magee and Thurman Guy Magee; and a brother, Wilson
Holland Magee.

MANCHESTER, WILLIE MAE A resident and native of Greensburg, she died at 6:30
p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home. She was 86.
Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 9 a.m. until religious services at 11:30
a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in
Grangeville Baptist Church Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by a daughter and
son-in-law, Betty and Larry Tuminaro, Watson; a son-in-law, Lathan Sutton;
grandchildren, Renee Tuminaro, Lisa Tuminaro, Bart Sutton and Scott Sutton,
all of Denham Springs; and great-grandchildren, Amanda Sutton, Lindsay Sutton,
Nici Sutton, Garrett Sutton and Blake Tuminaro. Preceded in death by husband,
Charlie Lee Manchester; mother, Georganna Everett; a daughter, Dolores Sutton;
and a son, Charles Ray Manchester. Pallbearers will be Lathan Sutton, Larry
Tuminaro, Bart Sutton, Scott Sutton, Dennis Hartner and Kirk Whitehead Jr. She
was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine Grove.

MATHEWS, ISOLA KING A resident of Greensburg, she died at 2 a.m. Monday, Feb.
16, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 85 and a native
of Albany. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 10 a.m. until religious
services at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. William Knight. Interment in
Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by a sister, Darvie Williams,
Albany; an aunt, Florence McAdams, Baton Rouge; and several cousins. Preceded
in death by husband, Jewel A. Mathews.

MATTHEWS, JR. JOHN IVORY A retired educator with the St. Helena Parish School
System and a resident of Greensburg, he died at 9:05 a.m. Friday, May 14,
1999, at his home. He was 85. Wake services at Turner Chapel AME Church, off
La. 1042, Greensburg, at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the church at 1
p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Stanley J. Carter. Interment in church
cemetery. Survived by his devoted wife, Elizabeth J. Matthews; a stepdaughter,
Edith Martin, Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, Wallace and Charlie Matthews,
both of Greensburg; three sisters, May Dee M. Porter, New Orleans, and Vera
Edwards and Ida McCray, both of Greensburg; and a host of other relatives and
friends. MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., Denham Springs, in charge of
arrangements.

MATTHEWS, OTIS JESSE A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Monday, May 4, 1998,
at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 85, a former resident of
Montpelier and a native of Darlington. He was a veteran of World War II.
Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton, 9 a.m. Thursday until
religious services at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Darwin Hall. Interment in
Darlington Cemetery. Survived by a brother, James Rukins Matthews, Darlington;
a sister-in-law, Margaret Wright Matthews, Stuart, Fla.; and a niece, Carolyn
Tillery Lantz, Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by wife, Lena Ard Matthews; a
son, Billy Matthews; parents, Otis J. and Minnie Freeman Matthews; two
sisters, Blanche Matthews and Lillian Matthews Tillery; and a brother, William
P. Matthews. He was of the Baptist faith.

MCGEHEE, NAOMI MORGAN A homemaker and a resident and native of Baton Rouge,
she died at 8:40 a.m. Friday, July 31, 1998, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional
Medical Center. She was 70. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 6700 Florida
Blvd., 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Religious services at the funeral home at 10
a.m. Monday. Interment in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Survived by two sons,
Philip W. "Mack" McGehee and Thomas M. McGehee, both of Baton Rouge; three
sisters, Betty M. Munn, Blacksburg, Va., Alice Jane Scott, Norcross, Ga., and
Delia Margaret Steinman, Walker; three brothers, Thomas Morgan, Greenwell
Springs, John M. Morgan, Carlsbad, Calif., and M.D. "Chapman" Morgan, Santa
Maria, Calif.; and a granddaughter, Wendye J. McGehee. Preceded in death by
husband, Philip B. McGehee; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Morgan; and a
brother, Wendell Morgan. She was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist,
Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society and was a genealogist for 35
years.

MCGEHEE, SALLIE MAE MORGAN A native and resident of Pine Grove, she died
Friday, June 11, 1999, at Harvest Manor Nursing Home, Denham Springs. She was
88. Visiting at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, Pine Grove, from 2 p.m. to
8 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. Monday until religious services at 10 a.m.,
conducted by the Rev. Wanda Cosentino. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sallie Jean and Melvin Waller, Pine
Grove; a grandson and granddaughter-in-law, James S. and Carolyn Waller, Pine
Grove; and a brother, Glyn Morgan, Pine Grove. Preceded in death by her
husband, Archie Percy McGehee; brother, Clyde S. Morgan; and four sisters,
Inez M. Young, Wilma M. Powers, Annie Laurie M. Newton and Grace M. Bankston.
Pallbearers will be H.T. "Tag" Dykes, Eugene McGehee, James F. Abadie, Don E.
Abadie, Willie E. Young and Russell Bankston. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in
charge of arrangements.

MCLIN, HIRAM A retired welder and a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Local No. 198 for 50 years, he died at 5:51 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at his
residence in Baton Rouge. He was 86 and a native of Pine Grove. Visiting was
at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 9 a.m. until religious services
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Jim Nichols. Interment in Resthaven
Gardens of Memory. Survived by wife, Theresa McLin, Baton Rouge; two
daughters, Nelda McLin and Bobbie McLin, both of Baton Rouge; a stepdaughter,
Lillian Ponthieux, Lake Charles; two sisters, Hazel Jones and Nettie Pevey,
both of Pine Grove; three brothers, Nelson McLin, Zachary, Oscar McLin, Baton
Rouge, and Clarence McLin, Tampa, Fla.; and five grandchildren, Brandy
Roubique, Casey and Lane Roubique, Heath Ponthieux and Joseph Ponthieux, all
of Lake Charles. Preceded in death by parents, William Henry McLin and Emily
Robbins McLin; first wife, Vera Fleniken McLin; three sisters, Mecia McLin
Starnes, Baton Rouge, Gladys Fordham, Oak Grove, and Hattie Purvis, Mobile,
Ala.; and two brothers, Herman McLin, West Monroe, and Martin McLin, Baton
Rouge. He was a member of Winbourne Avenue Baptist Church.

MCMORRIS, SR. VERNON A resident of Greensburg, he died Thursday, April 29,
1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 82. Visiting at MJR
Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., La. 1042, Greensburg, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday. Religious services at Darlington Church of God in Christ, Darlington,
at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by Elder E.J. Higginbotham. Interment in church
cemetery. Survived by his wife, Katie Ramsey McMorris; three daughters,
Verlene McMorris, Mary Ann McMorris Lee and Betty Wells; three sons, Vernon
McMorris Jr., Jerry McMorris and Fernando McMorris; a brother, Lenard
McMorris; an aunt, Ada Berry; and a host of other relatives and friends.

METHVIEN, WILLIAM T. A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Thursday, June 17,
1999, at St. Mary's Nursing Home, Baton Rouge. He was 90 and a native of Pine
Grove. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
and after 8 a.m. Monday until religious services in the funeral home chapel at
10 a.m. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge. Survived by a son
and daughter-in-law, William and Betty Methvien; a daughter, Janet Methvien; a
sister; a brother; numerous grandchildren; and a special friend, Emma Edwards.

MILLER, FRANK C. A retired postmaster for Iowa and resident of Pine Grove, he
died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, 1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. He
was 73 and a native of West Monroe. Visiting at Shiloh Baptist Church, Pine
Grove, 10 a.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the
Rev. Joe Wilson. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by his wife,
Bobbie Lee Miller, Pine Grove; two daughters, Bobbie Lee Hoover and Sharon
Gayle Miller, both of Pine Grove; two sons, Frank R. Miller, Lafayette, and
Jerry W. Miller, Iowa; 11 grand-children; 2 great-grandchildren; and a
brother, John Harry Miller II. He was a deacon at Shiloh Baptist Church and a
member of Masonic Lodge Iowa No. 451, F&AM.

MILLER, RICHARD WYNTON A native and resident of Hillsdale, he died at 6:10
p.m. Monday, May 31, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. He was
78. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Visiting at Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hillsdale, 9 a.m. until religious
services at 11 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Nance. Interment in
Hillsdale Cemetery. Survived by wife, Eula Hutchinson Miller, Hillsdale; two
daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn Miller and Claude "Butch" Corkern, Thibodaux,
and Patricia "Patty" Miller and G. Walter Heine Jr., Hammond; a granddaughter
and grandson-in-law, Mitzi Claudette Corkern and Jeffery Mike, Thibodaux; a
great-grandson, Jeffery "Jayce" Mike II, Thibodaux; two sisters, Inez Rogers,
Pascagoula, Miss., and Jean Cook, Walker; and a brother, Grover Miller,
Hillsdale. Preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyve Miller; two
sisters, Marilyn Favaron and Eulalie Lea; and two brothers, Newman "Dock"
Miller and Emmitt Miller. He was a member of Hillsdale Baptist Church. In lieu
of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hillsdale Baptist Church
Building Fund or Cemetery Fund, Route 1, Box 94, Amite, LA 70422.

MONTGOMERY, GERALDINE MATTHEWS A resident of Greensburg, she died at 2:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 72.
Wake services at Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1401 Harrell Ave.,
Hammond, at 6 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services at Turner Chapel AME Church, La.
1042, Greensburg, Stanley Carter, pastor, at 1 p.m. Monday, conducted by Elder
Roger Bernard Jr. Interment in Turner Chapel Cemetery. Survived by her
husband, Alvin L. Montgomery, Greensburg; two sons, Vernell Williams, New
Orleans, and Stanley Gordon and wife Marva, Saginaw, Mich.; a stepson, David
Montgomery, Long Beach, Calif.; a godchild, Dontrell Lee (her Little Sugar
Man); three sisters, May Dee Porter, New Orleans, Vera Edwards and Ida M.
McCray, both of Greensburg; three brothers; John I., Charlie and Wallace
Matthews, all of Greensburg; eight sisters-in-law, Elizabeth, Iola and
Beatrice Matthews, all of Greensburg, Rosa Matthews, New Orleans, Juanita
Matthews and Neomi Montgomery, both of Baton Rouge, Annie Montgomery,
Huntsville, Ala., and Alma Taylor, Long Beach; three brothers-in-law, Elder
Willie Montgomery, Huntsville, LeAttise Montgomery, Baton Rouge, and Johnny
McCray, Greensburg; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three
stepgrandchildren; a faithful devoted niece, Marion Matthews, Greensburg; a
host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in
death by her parents, John E. and Iretha C. Matthews; three brothers, Artee,
Emmitt and James Matthews; two sisters, Doretha Clark and Iceola Brown; a
grandson, Tollivar Williams; a sister-in-law, Odeal Matthews; and three
brothers-in-law, Richard Clark, Hurley Brown and Malone Edwards. MJR Friendly
Service Funeral Home Inc., Denham Springs, in charge of arrangements.

MORGAN, ELIZABETH RUTH REID A homemaker and a resident of Zachary, she died at
1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, at Oakwood Village Assisted Living, Zachary.
She was 83 and a native of South Bend, Ind. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home,
Zachary, from 8:30 a.m. Saturday until religious services at 10 a.m.,
conducted by the Rev. Pat Ginn and the Rev. Bill Sewell. Interment in
Greensburg Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Ruth and
George Cunningham, Haynesville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Don Reid and
Bonnie Drummond Morgan, Plaquemine, and Stanley Ray and Patricia Hearne
Morgan, Concord, Calif.; two brothers, Edward Reid and Harold Reid; 11
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her
parents, Frank and Ruth Reid. Memorial donations may be given to your
preferred charity.

MORGAN, LAWSON CALVERT "CAL" Retired from automobile sales and management and
a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, at
his home. He was 90 and a native of Pine Grove. Visiting at Welsh Funeral
Home, 6700 Florida Blvd., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with Masonic services at
7 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home, noon until religious services at 2 p.m.
Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Penn Morgan. Interment in Killian Chapel
Cemetery, Amite. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lou and Irwin J.
Becnel Jr., Newark, Del.; a son and daughter-in-law, Calvert C. "Chris" and
Connie Morgan, Marietta, Ga.; a sister, Edythe Morgan Sorenson, Denham
Springs; and seven grandchildren, Irwin J. "Jay" Becnel III, Karen Becnel
Everitt, Jennifer Morgan Becnel, Dr. Claire Christman Morgan, Calvert
Christman Morgan Jr., Catherine Marie Morgan and Courtney Landry Morgan.
Preceded in death by wife, Trilby Durnin Morgan; two sisters, Mamye Morgan
Jubin and Myrtle Morgan Fontenot; a brother, R.V. Morgan; and parents, Lucien
and Alice Daniel Morgan. Pallbearers will be Wesley Allen Sorenson, Calvert
Christman Morgan Jr., Irwin J. "Jay" Becnel III, Clovance "Cleo" Fontenot,
Lance Fontenot, William Edward Everitt and John J. "Bud" Jubin Jr. He was a
member of Fairfield Masonic Lodge No. 425.

MORGAN, STANLEY RUSSELL A retired heavy equipment mechanic and a resident of
Zachary, he died at 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at Oakwood Village Assisted
Living, Zachary. He was 86 and a native of Greensburg. Visiting at Charlet
Funeral Home, Zachary, from 8:30 a.m. Saturday until religious services at 10
a.m., conducted by the Rev. Pat Ginn and the Rev. Bill Sewell. Interment in
Greensburg Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Ruth and
George Cunningham, Haynesville; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Don Reid and
Bonnie Drummond Morgan, Plaquemine, and Stanley Ray and Patricia Hearne
Morgan, Concord, Calif.; two sisters, Jewel M. Devall, Baton Rouge, and Mildre
M. King, Lake Charles; a brother, Morris Morgan, Fairbanks, Alaska; 11
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his
parents, Samuel and Sadie Morgan. Memorial donations may be made to your
preferred charity.

NEEDHAM, GERALDINE TILLERY A resident of Amite, she died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday,
May 12, 1998, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. She was 90 and a native of
Montpelier. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. Thursday. Religious services at St. Helena
Catholic Church, Amite, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Jack
Nutter. Interment in Sharkey Cemetery. Survived by a niece, Carolyn Lantz,
Baton Rouge; a great-niece, Suzanne Lantz, Woodlands, Texas; and a
great-nephew, Barry Lantz, Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by husband, Julian
E. Needham.

NEEDHAM, HERMAN G. A resident and native of St. Helena Parish, he died at 5:15
a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. He
was 81. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visiting was at McKneely
Funeral Home, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. to
10:40 a.m. Saturday. Religious services at St. Helena Catholic Church at 11
a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Jack Nutter. Interment in Sharkey
Cemetery, Amite. Survived by brother, Herbert C. Needham, St. Helena Parish; a
sister-in-law, Geraldine T. Needham, St. Helena Parish; and a niece, Cledia
Marie Thorn, Hurst, Texas. Preceded in death by parents, John E. and Bernice
Needham; two sisters, Christine Needham and Helen Needham Gunn; and three
brothers, Maurice Needham, Robert Emmett Needham, and Julian E. Needham.

PARISH, MARY VENABLE A retired nurse's aide supervisor at Villa Hospital and a
resident of Jackson, she died Friday, March 19, 1999, at her home. She was 66
and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc.,
Clinton, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at Second Baptist Church,
Jackson, 12:30 p.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by
Dr. Mack P. Stewart. Interment in Second Baptist Cemetery. Survived by
husband, Homer Parish, Jackson; four daughters, Debbie Morris and Pamela
Perritt, both of Jackson, Tammy Perkins, St. Francisville, and Terrie P.
David, Ethel; a sister, Zelma Cummings, Clinton; a brother, Ned Venable,
Shreveport; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was a member
of Second Baptist Church of Jackson.

PAYNE, JOHNNY ELIGE A resident of Baton Rouge and former resident of Albany,
he died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Summit Hospital, Baton Rouge. He was 87 and
a native of Hillsdale. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond,
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Religious services at
the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Interment in Twin Pines Cemetery,
Holden. Survived by nine daughters, Mrs. Huey (Helen) White and Mrs. John
(Bonnie) Cox, both of Walker, Mrs. Gerald (Hazel) Wilks, Slidell, Mrs. Joe
(Evelyn) Erwin, Tickfaw, Mrs. Wayne (Mary) Bendily, Walker, Mrs. Kenneth (Edna
Jean) Severio, Livingston, Mrs. Silas (Elaine) Corkern, Walker, Mrs. Malcolm
(Shirley) Meyers, Mandeville, and Connie Soileau, Holden; four sons, Charles
Payne, Albany, Johnny Payne Jr., Walker, Buddy Payne and Roy Payne, both of
Albany; two sisters, Freddie Kinchen and Thelma Bankston, Albany; 46
grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by wife, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bennett Payne; five sisters,
Agnes Soley, Georgie Edwards, Ora Shaffett, Dutch Baham and Edna Martin; two
brothers, Monroe and Ralph Payne; a grandson, Rickey White; and parents, Ed
and Susie Granger Payne.

PHILLIPS, BETTY BOND A resident of Greensburg, she died at 6:10 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was
78 and a native of Montpelier. Interment in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Pine Ridge.
Survived by a grandson, Wilson Edward Phillips, Natchez, Miss.; two
granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Betty Sharon Phillips and David Miller,
Progress, Miss., and Mary Charlene Phillips and Dewayne Blades, Kentwood;
eight great-grandchildren, Jim Willson, Jonath "J.J." Willson, Jennifer Miller
Greer, Kristy Miller, Monica Estes, Roseanne Estes, Daniel Blades and
Katherine Blades; a daughter-in-law, Floy Dell Sanders Phillips, Kentwood; and
a brother, Hayden Bond, New Orleans. Preceded in death by husband, Jule
Phillips; a son, J.I. Phillips; parents, Theodore Marshall and Etta Thompson
Bond; three brothers, Carlton Bond, Junie Bond and Newman Bond; and three
sisters, Thelma Tate, Alice Chapman and Ruby Goynes.

RABORN, GRACE GRANTHAM GABEL A resident of Denham Springs, she died at 5 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, at Harvest Manor Nursing Home, Denham Springs. She was
87 and a native of Montpelier. Interment in Denham Springs Memorial Park.
Survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Beverly Gabel Van Osdell, Denham
Springs, and Linda Gabel and Harold Brown, Amite; five sons and three
daughters-in-law, Paul and Gloria Gabel and Warren L. "Red" Gabel, all of
Denham Springs, Cecil and Dixie Gabel, Placerville, Calif., Robert M. Gabel,
Denham Springs, and Carroll and Karen Gabel, Prairieville; 26 grandchildren,
43 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
first husband, Ernest Gabel; second husband, Clyde Raborn; parents, Charlie
and Miriam Hinson Grantham; a son, Charles W. Gabel; an infant son; a sister,
Lavina Bolles; and four brothers, Lloyd, Charles, Doye and Luther Grantham.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Denham Springs.

RABORN, THOMAS BUNYAN Retired from Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery and a resident
of Baton Rouge, he died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake
Regional Medical Center. He was 87 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Survived
by two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronnie and Kay Raborn, Baton Rouge, and Ken
and Merle Raborn, Rayville; a sister, Addie Mae Turner, Zachary; and six
grandchildren, Steve Raborn, Richmond, Texas, Tracey Raborn, Pensacola, Fla.,
Kevin Raborn, Fort Myers, Fla., Tom Raborn, Rayville, Scott Raborn,
Starkville, Miss., and Jonathan Raborn, Rayville. Preceded in death by wife,
Verna Achord Raborn; a daughter, Sue Raborn; parents, Albert Bunyan and Effie
Melton Raborn; a brother, Percy M. Raborn; and two sisters, Helen Raborn and
Fleta Raborn Whiting.

REDMOND, THOMAS PAUL A resident of Greensburg, he died Tuesday, Sept. 29,
1998, at his home. He was 54 and a native of East Feliciana Parish. Visiting
at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and after 8 a.m.
Thursday. Religious services at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday. Interment
in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by wife, Sandra G. Redmond,
Greensburg; three sons, Paul Thomas Redmond Jr. and Joseph Farrell Redmond,
both of Baton Rouge, and Benjamin Roy Redmond, Greensburg; a stepson, Kevin
Joe Rutledge, Dayton, Ohio; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Andrew Sitman and
Nancy Redmond and John Davis and Marie Redmond, all of Baton Rouge; and
numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Joe and Lola Davis
Redmond; and an uncle and aunt, Alton and Christine Davis. He was a member of
Electrical Workers Union Local No. 995 in Baton Rouge for 34 years. Redmond,
Juanita H. A resident of Greensburg, she died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19,
1998, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was 100 and a native
of Wilkinson County, Miss. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 5 p.m. to
9 p.m. Monday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until religious services
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Luke Walter and the Rev. William
Knight. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery. Survived by four daughters, Hazel
Allen, Greensburg, Billie June Crawford, Picayune, Miss., Wilma Venable, Baton
Rouge, and JoAnn Achord, Walker; two sons, Edward Redmond, Baton Rouge, and
Edward Louis Havard, Greensburg; two sisters, Thelma White and Lurline Ashley,
both of Crosby, Miss.; three brothers, Curtis Havard, Rosetta, Miss., Murdock
Havard, Gloster, Miss., and A.J. "Buster" Havard, Baton Rouge; 16
grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by husband, J.D. Redmond; a daughter, Virginia Redmond;
parents, William M. and Reva Ashley Havard; three sisters and six brothers.
Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons. She was a member of
Hopewell United Methodist Church, Crosby.

RENFROE, MAUDE POWERS A former school teacher and principal and retired data
clerk with Ethyl Corp., she died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997, in Salt Lake City,
Utah. She was 97. She lived in Jasper and Birmingham, Ala., until her
husband's death in 1935, then moved to Baton Rouge. She and her daughter moved
to Salt Lake City in June 1997. Visiting at First Baptist Church, Convention
Street, noon until religious services at 2 p.m. Monday, conducted by grandson,
Dwayne Renfroe. Graveside services at Roselawn Memorial Park, conducted by
Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by a sister, Clara Zachary, Sulphur; a
daughter, Margaret Renfroe Meyerer, Salt Lake City; a son, Morton C. Renfroe
Jr., Baker; a daughter-in-law, Gloria Denham Renfroe, Baker; granddaughters,
Barbara Day Hyden, Baton Rouge, Diana Day Olivia, Philadelphia, LaValle
Renfroe Sutherland, Missouri, Eloise Meyerer Sahlstrom, Salt Lake City; 10
great-grandsons, five great-granddaughters, numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by husband, Morton C. Renfroe Sr., Jasper; two daughters,
Eloise Renfroe, Baton Rouge, and Maude Renfroe Day, California; parents,
Elizabeth Harvell Powers and Louise Latham Powers, St. Helena and Clinton; two
brothers, Harvell "Doc" Powers, Clinton, and Peavy Powers, Grangeville; and
three sisters, Lucille Powers Carter, Clinton, Gladys Powers Powers and Betty
Powers Burns, both of Baton Rouge. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Albert C.
Meyerer, Pittsfield, Mass., Dr. Kris Meyerer, Titusville, Fla., Steve Day and
Robert Day, both of Baton Rouge, and Guy C. Renfroe, Baker, and
grandson-in-law, the Rev. Greg Sahlstrom, Salt Lake City. She was active in
the following organizations in Baton Rouge: First Baptist Church, Naomi
Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star, White Shrine of Bethlehem No. 4, John
James Audubon Daughters of the American Revolution, Watkins Chapter of United
Daughters of the Confederacy and Society of Beauceaunt.

RICHARDSON, GLADYS DAY A resident of Kentwood, she died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997,
in Lacombe. She was 90 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Survived by two
daughters, Doris R. Meyers and Carolyn Sewell, both of Slidell; four
grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Preceded in death by husband, Elton
Richardson.

ROBERTSON, NELLIE MCDONALD A resident of Hillsdale, she died at 1:20 a.m.
Saturday, July 31, 1999, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 83 and
a native of Livingston Parish. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until religious
services at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by Jack Mulkey, Gilbert Reese and Eric
White. Interment in Roberts Cemetery, Hillsdale. Survived by two daughters and
sons-in-law, Mae Jean Robertson and Hobert Smith, Amite, and Vivian Robertson
and Huey Morgan, Lafayette; four sons and daughters-in-law, Hulos and Betty
Robertson and Terry and Cheryl Robertson, all of Amite, Emmitt and Helen
Robertson of Baker, and Eugene and Laura Lee Robertson of Pine Grove; 23
grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband,
James Hilton Robertson; a son, Jerry Lynn Robertson; two sisters and two
brothers. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Cary Morgan, Billy Smith, Dale
Robertson, Darryl Robertson, Curtis Robertson, Hilton Polk Robertson, Scotty
Robertson, Christopher Robertson and Damon Robertson.

ROGERS, MARY TORRENCE A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at
9:55 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. She
was a native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at Fraternal Funeral Home,
Clinton, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Religious services at Mount Pilgrim Baptist
Church, Liberty, Miss., at noon Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Nathaniel
Thomas. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by four daughters, Peggy Hurst,
Betty Torrence, Ruthie Jackson and Ruby Morrow, all of Baton Rouge; a
stepdaughter, Brenda R. Davis, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two sons, Andrew and David
Torrence, both of Baton Rouge; two stepsons, Jimmy Rogers, Clinton, and Henry
Rogers, Houston; two sisters, Ethel Lee Holden, Amite, and Ora Lee Gorman, New
Orleans; two brothers, Woodrow Wilson, Hammond, and Jim Wilson, Kentwood; 47
grandchildren, 117 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by father, David Jackson; mother, Peggy Robertson Wilson;
first husband, Andrew Joe Torrence; second husband, James Rogers; and four
daughters.

RUSSELL, JUNE PEVEY A resident of Greensburg and a longtime resident of Amite,
she died at 8:15 p.m. Friday, July 30, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing
Home, Greensburg. She was 100 and a native of Monticello, Miss. Visiting at
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. Sunday until religious services at
2 p.m., conducted by Brother Don McGee and Brother John Fulda. Interment in
Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola. Survived by two daughters and a son-in-law,
Betty R. Connell, Jackson, and Geraldine "Jerry" R. and Cecil R. King, Amite;
a daughter-in-law, Nettie P. Russell, Amite; a sister-in-law, Cecil Russell
Hendry, Denham Springs; 24 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and 21
great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, C.L. "Cootie"
Russell; two daughters, Marie R. Sanders and Bonnie Mae Russell; five sons,
Charles Russell, Gerald Russell, Wallace "Doc" Russell, Kenneth Russell and
Reginald Russell; four sisters; four brothers; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

SANDERS, MYRTIS INEZ MILLER A resident of Amite, she died at 9:20 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997, at Amite Nursing Home. She was 77 and a native of
Hillsdale. Visiting was at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until religious services at 10
a.m. Friday. Interment in Robert Little Cemetery, Arcola. Survived by husband,
Dedrick A. Sanders, Roseland; four sons, Stanley Holmes, Hammond, Johnny
Holmes, Naperville, Dedrick Sanders, Taylorsville, Ga., and Paul Hill, Sand
Springs, Okla.; two daughters, Lynn Jackson, Rockmart, Ga., and Dorothy Rouse,
Baton Rouge; 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; a brother, Huey Miller
Sr., St. Francisville; and a sister, Margaret Brumfield, Norwood. Preceded in
death by a daughter, Elizabeth Holmes; parents, Whittie and Louise Miller; a
brother, Reece Miller; and a sister, Joyce Williams.

SHEFFIELD, JULIA ANN A resident of Walker, she died Wednesday, April 28, 1999,
at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She was 28 and a
native of Greensburg. Visiting was at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5
p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 10 a.m. until
religious services at 2 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Paul Jones.
Interment in Salem Cemetery, Walker. Survived by mother, Dianne Sheffield; two
brothers, Mark Allen Sheffield and Clarence Dewayne Sheffield; three nieces;
and special friend, William Drevecky. Preceded in death by father, Clarence
Sheffield.

STALLWORTH,    LOLA LOUISE DEE   A resident of Greensburg, she departed this
life Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at her home. She was 81 and a native of Many.
She was the wife of the late Ellis P. Stallworth and an educator and community
leader at Sabine Parish Training School in Many. She received a bachelor's
degree from Grambling State University, a master's degree in education from
Tuskegee Institute and did further studies at LSU. Wake services at Turner
Chapel AME Church, off La. 1042, Greensburg, 7 p.m. Monday to 8:30 p.m.
Viewing at the church from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at
11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Stanley J. Carter. Interment in the
church cemetery. She leaves to cherish her memories a son, Harold Stallworth
(Linda), Baton Rouge; three daughters, Irma Kelly Nelson (Walter), Los
Angeles, Pinkie G. Farris, DeQuincy, and Catherine Faye Thomas, Chicago; four
grandchildren, Breshaun Joyner, Gene Farris II and Natalie and Lola
Stallworth; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. MJR
Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., Denham Springs, in charge of arrangements.

STEWART, THAMES A resident of Greensburg, he died at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. He was 85 and a native of
Kentwood. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Religious services at the funeral home at 11
a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Larry Stewart. Interment in Wales Cemetery,
Greensburg. Survived by a sister-in-law, Helen K. Stewart, Greensburg; and
numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceded in death by
parents, Robert Elijah and Alice G. Varnado Stewart; three sisters, Eula S.
Lindsey, Julia Lurie S. Bowman and Tempie S. Beard; and three brothers, Clyde
Norman Stewart, Howard Leslie Stewart and Robert O. Stewart.

STORTZ, MYRTLE CUTRER HAYDEN A retired clerk and resident of Denham Springs,
she died at 12:25 p.m. Friday, June 4, 1999, at her home. She was 87 and a
native of Chipola. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. Sunday and after 8 a.m. Monday until religious services at the chapel at
1 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Tommy Wood and the Rev. Don Gauthier. Interment
in Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge. Survived by two sisters and a
brother-in-law, Clarice Cutrer Ricks Carroll, Hammond, and Evelyn Cutrer and
Tommy Wood, Meridian, Miss.; a brother and sister-in-law, Hollis and Alma
Cutrer, Denham Springs; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces,
great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews, and many friends.
Preceded in death by her father, Joseph Cutrer; mother, Corene Cutrer; sister,
Ruth Bozeman; a brother, O. Cutrer; two sisters, Esther Hebert and Ontee
Landry; and her first husband, Luster Hayden. Pallbearers will be Ike Bozeman
Jr., Keith Cutrer, Henry Hebert, Curvey "Chippy" Landry, Stanley Ricks and Joe
Wood. Honorary pallbearers are Ray Marnett, Charlie McCants and Keith Pickett.
She was a member of Don Avenue Baptist Church, Denham Springs, and Mystic Star
Chapter No. 108, Order of the Eastern Star. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations be made to Don Avenue Baptist Church.

TERRELL, THE REV. IVY W. Born Sept. 7, 1925, in Montpelier, a wonderful
husband, a darling father and a valiant servant of God, he was called to his
glorious home in heaven on Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. A resident of Denham
Springs, the Rev. Terrell was a retired minister of the United Pentecostal
Church and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by
his father and mother, Hardy James Terrell and Gracie Cecille Terrell; and a
brother, Edward James Terrell. He is survived by his wife of 53 years,
Florence Walker Terrell; two sons and spouses, Robert and Mary Terrell, Amite,
and David and Jo Ellen Terrell, Denham Springs; five daughters and spouses,
Florence and Wayne Oliver, Richmond, Va., Ivy Williams, Lafayette, Nancy and
Tookie Terrell, and Brenda Jenkins, all of Denham Springs; a grandson, Jeffrey
Wayne Oliver; four granddaughters, Debra Lawson, Rochelle Williams, Nichole
Williams and Reigni Terrell; a great-grandson, Jonathan Oliver; two
great-granddaughters, Makayla and Micah Lawson; a brother, Dwain Terrell; two
sisters, Irma Posey and Doris Mae Brown; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Visiting at First Pentecostal Church of Denham Springs, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Services will be conducted by the Rev. W.R.
Johnson at the church at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment with military honors in
Denham Springs Memorial Cemetery. Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida
Blvd., in charge of arrangements.

THOMPSON, RITA PHILLIPS A resident of Hillsdale, she died at 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 10, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Nursing Home, Greensburg. She was 88 and a
native of Pine Ridge. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. Friday, with Order of the Eastern Star services at 7 p.m. Visiting at
Kedron Baptist Church, Amite, 9 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m.
Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Casey Tingle, the Rev. Jerry Nance and the
Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in Roberts Cemetery, Hillsdale. Survived by
two daughters and sons-in-law, Ramona and Frank Powers, Grangeville, and
Dolores and Glen Cox, Denham Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Walter
"Buster" and Bonnie Thompson, Hillsdale; a brother, John Phillips, Amite; four
grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by husband, Walter T. Thompson Jr.; a daughter, Mattie Marie
Thompson; two grandsons, Peavey Powers and Michael Cox; father, WCL "Chris"
Phillips; mother, Mattie Mae Strickland Phillips; stepmother, Jewel Phillips;
four brothers, Breed, Hanie, Willie Lea and Sidney Phillips; and a sister,
Nellis Phillips Bridges. She was a member of Kedron Baptist Church.

TIDWELL, ALMA LOGGINS A resident of Greensburg, she died Sunday, Nov. 14,
1999, at Earl K. Long Medical Center. She was 70 and a native of St.
Augustine, Texas. Religious services at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, at 1
p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in Greensburg
Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by a daughter, Billie Tidwell, Greensburg; two
sons and a daughter-in-law, Michael Tidwell and Mitchell and Donna Tidwell,
all of Greensburg; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

TRAVIS, WILLIE E. "BUDDY" A resident of Kentwood, he died Tuesday, Nov. 16,
1999, at Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 68 and a native of
St. Helena Parish. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Religious services at the funeral
home at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Shady Hurst. Interment in New
Zion Cemetery, Kentwood. Survived by two daughters, Gelinda Travis Plyman,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Madeline Travis Lee, Kentwood; three sons, Shanon R.
Travis, Kentwood, James Faron Travis, Plano, Texas, and Christopher C. Travis,
Brookhaven, Miss.; six grandchildren; a brother, Theodore "Tet" Travis,
Walker; four sisters, Thelma Miller, Jackson, Lena Mae LeJune, Walker, Jewel
Walker, Hammond, and Viola Simmons, Baton Rouge; two aunts, Yvonne T. Hayden
and Clara Carter, both of Kentwood; and an uncle, Charlie Young, Kentwood.

VARNADO, DORIS R. A homemaker and a resident of Gillsburg, Miss., she died
Saturday, March 13, 1999, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was
born Nov. 22, 1920, in Amite County, Miss. Visiting at Gillsburg Baptist
Church, 1 p.m. until religious services at 3 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Eric
Hankins and the Rev. A.J. Ogden officiating. Burial in Stewart Cemetery.
Survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Nolan E. and Elizabeth Higgins,
Baton Rouge, Robert H. and Cheryl Higgins, Liberty, Miss.; two daughters and a
son-in-law, Gloria Jarrell and Robert, DeRidder, and Donna Lynn Higgins,
Gillsburg; two brothers, Charles Harrell, Greensburg, and Tyrone Harrell,
Gillsburg; four sisters, Ida Mae Spinks, Baker, Betty Jean Wilson, Shreveport,
Jerri Nell Chenevert, Alexandria, and Kay Francis Simmons, Kentwood; six
grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Preceded in death by her parents,
William Alex Harrell and Maggie M. Caston Harrell; her husband, Pearl F.
Varnado; a daughter, Patsy Ruth Higgins; two brothers, Jimmy Dale Harrell and
Nolan Harrell; a sister, Hilda Michelli and a grandson, Robert Wade Higgins.
She was a member of Gillsburg Baptist Church. Catchings Funeral Home, McComb,
Miss., in charge of arrangements.

WADE, MABLE JENKINS A resident of Greensburg, she died Thursday, Aug. 12,
1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She was
84. Visiting at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., La. 1042, Greensburg,
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Religious services at St. Helena Baptist Church, La.
38, Greensburg, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Lee Allen Pounds.
Interment in church cemetery. She is survived by three daughters, Elsie R.
Smith, Greensburg, and Dimple M. Clark and Iula W. Williams, both of Baton
Rouge; two sons, Charles L. Wade and James E. Wade, both of New Orleans; a
brother, Norwood Jenkins, Buffalo, N.Y.; and a host of other relatives and friends.

WALES, WATT KEMP Retired from the Louisiana Office of Highways and a resident
of Zachary, he died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Hospital,
Greensburg. He was 87 and a native of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at Charlet
Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, 10 a.m. Thursday until religious services at noon,
conducted by the Rev. Wayne Barnes and the Rev. David Murray. Interment in
Wales Cemetery. Survived by wife, Minnie Phillips Wales, Zachary; a
stepdaughter, Nancy Bickham, St. Francisville; two sons, Bobby P. Wales,
Watson, and Marion S. Wales, Baton Rouge; a sister, Lorena W. Tillet, Indiana;
two brothers, Herman Wales and Woodrow Wales, both of Greensburg; four
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Shaun,
Jeffrey, William, David and Chris Wales and James Vicellio. He was a member of
First Baptist Church, Zachary.

WALES, WILLENE KINABREW WHITE A homemaker and resident of Clinton, she died
Monday, March 8, 1999, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was 84 and a
native of Amite County, Miss. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Clinton,
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at Feliciana Baptist Church, Clinton, 8:30
a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Tony
Hand. Interment in Wales Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters, Nancy
White Wales, Greensburg, Ann White Marter, Clinton, Linda White Gibson and
husband Donald, Pineville, and Ginger White Card, St. Francisville; a sister,
Rebecca Falvey, Liberty, Miss.; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husbands, Roy T. White and Nettles
Wales; parents, Willie Mose and Hattie Gordon Kinabrew; a sister, Virginia
Nunnery; and a brother, David Kinabrew. Pallbearers will be Wayne Wales, Chris
Card, David Falvey, William "Bill" Nunnery, Greg Gibson and Don Gibson.
Honorary pallbearers are Boyd Raborn, Robert Marter and Reese Nunnery. She was
a member of Feliciana Baptist Church, Clinton, and a former member of First
Baptist Church, Clinton, where she was pre-school nursery director for more
than 30 years. Memorial donations may be made to Feliciana Baptist Church
Building Fund.

WALES, WOODROW W. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather,
he went to be home with his Lord Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. He was 81, a resident
of Chipola and a native of Tinus. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with
Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until
religious services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Dennis
Mitchell. Interment in Wales Cemetery, Chipola. Survived by his wife, Susie
Cook Wales, Chipola; three sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Ronnie and
Barbara Wales, Gainsville, Ga., William and Patsy Wales and Chris and Kathy
Wales, all of Baton Rouge; a daughter and son-in-law, Ginger W. and Louis
Green, Baton Rouge; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; a brother,
Herman Wales, Greensburg; and a sister, Lorena W. Tillett, Indianapolis.
Preceded in death by infant children, Preston and twins, Judith and W.W. Wales
Jr.; parents, Bennie and Della Connolly Wales; three sisters, Sadie Wales,
Ollie W. Bentz and Myrtis W. George; and four brothers, Willie Wales, Bob
Wales, Albert Wales and Kemp Wales. He was a member of Exxon Annuities Club,
The Plainslanders, a 32nd degree Mason with Kentwood Lodge, formerly of
Istrouma Lodge, Baton Rouge, a deacon and longtime member of First Baptist
Church, Kentwood, formerly of Weller Avenue Baptist Church, Baton Rouge.

WARREN, SR. MALCOLM LAMAR A native of Hillsdale, he died Friday, May 1, 1998,
at his residence near Kentwood. He was 80. Visitation at McKneely Funeral
Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Sunday, and from 8 a.m. until religious
services at 10 a.m. Monday conducted by the Rev. Joel Brister. Interment in
Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg. Survived by wife, Elizabeth Warren, Kentwood;
two sons, Richard Angus Warren, Baton Rouge, and Malcolm Lamar Warren Jr.,
Montgomery, Ala.; a daughter, Mary Lea Robillard, Jackson; a step-daughter,
Faye Bennett, Kentwood; five grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and five
step-great- grandchildren.

WATSON, JR. LOUIS ELGENE A resident of Denham Springs, he died Thursday, Oct.
21, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was
69 and a native of Pine Grove. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs,
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Visiting at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until
religious services at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, conducted by Brother Allen Betz.
Interment in Salem Cemetery, Walker. Survived by four daughters and
sons-in-law, Sharon and Carl Chutz, Bobbie and Cecil Ott, Gwen and Jack
Fussell and Tibby and Donald Ott; a sister, Mary Ann Allen; a brother, Milton
Coxe; seven grandchildren, Bridgett Ott, Byron Buhler, Billie McMurry, Leigh
Ann Ott, Beau Ott, Curtis Ott and Keaton Fussell; two great-grandchildren,
Tyler McCurry and Dakota Brignac; a grandson-in-law, Mike McCurry; a
grand-daughter-in-law, LaDawn Buhler; a future grandson-in-law, Sage Brignac;
and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his wife, Hattie Hood
Watson; father, Louis Elgene Watson Sr.; mother, Jessie Coxe;
stepfather-in-law, Reymond Coxe; and a brother, Billy Coxe. He was a member of
Live Oak United Methodist Church.

WATSON, ROBERT DEAN A resident of Greensburg, he died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 28, 1998, in Denham Springs. He was 47 and a native of Clinton. Visiting
at Seale Funeral Home chapel, Denham Springs, noon until religious services at
3 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. W.S. Manchester. Interment in
Grangeville Baptist Church Cemetery, Grangeville. Survived by wife, Irene
Temple Watson; a daughter, Kay Lynn Temple, Greensburg; a son, Dustin Temple,
Greensburg; a sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Mark Sistrunk, Watson; two
brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim Jr. and Marillee Watson and David and Claire
Watson, all of Grangeville; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend,
Judy Purvis, Greensburg. Preceded in death by parents, James Preston Sr. and
Ivy Davis Watson. He was a member of Grangeville Baptist Church. In lieu of
flowers, family requests memorial donations be made to Alzheimer Association,
Greater Baton Rouge Chapter, 2142 Quail Run Drive, Baton Rouge, 70808.

WEBB, NEVA GARNET BRYANT A resident of Greensburg, she died at 7:50 a.m.,
Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998, at St. Helena Parish Hospital in Greensburg. She was 81
and a native of Pine Ridge. Visiting at Pine Ridge Methodist Church, 5 p.m. to
10 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the church at
11 a.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Louis Coppage. Interment in Pine Ridge
Cemetery. Survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Virginia and Billy
Brabham, Pine Ridge, and Margaret and Bennie Lee, Easleyville; a sister, Pearl
Travis, Pine Ridge; a brother, James H. Bryant, Slidell; eight grandchildren,
Kyle, Jason and Seth Brabham and Amy Holland, all of Pine Ridge, Lisa Brabham,
Clinton, Todd and Eric Lee, both of Kentwood, and Carmen Varnado, Easleyville;
and 18 great- grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, John Kluchin
"Shorty" Webb; a daughter, Edith Ann Webb; parents, Goss and Fannie Bryant;
three sisters and two brothers. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of
Order of the Eastern Star. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of
arrangements.

WHITE, SHEILA H. A resident of Montpelier, she died Friday, April 9, 1999, in
Mandeville. She was 49 and a native of Picayune, Miss. Visiting was at
McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Religious services were
at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by Dr. David Luce. Interment
was in Montpelier Cemetery, Montpelier. Survived by a son, Terry S. White,
Kentwood; a daughter, Wendi White Bickford, Natchitoches; two brothers, James
J. Ovino and Gregory K. Ovino; five grandchildren, Tommy, Beaux, Kevin,
Jessica and Robyn; and mother, Theda Yvonne Ovino. Preceded in death by
father, Lucious Herrin; and stepfather, James Ovino.

WILLIAMS, VESTA HILDA A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 5:20 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 18, 1999, at LSU Earl K. Long Medical Center. She was 77 and a native of
Montpelier. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday and after 8 a.m. Thursday. Religious services at the funeral home
chapel at 10 a.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. John Williams and the Rev.
Freddie Arnold. Interment in Montpelier Cemetery, Montpelier. She is survived
by two daughters and a son-in-law, Gwen and Marcus Jones and Pamela Bostwick,
all of Baton Rouge; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Richard and Joyce
Bostwick, Holladay, Tenn., and Albert Bostwick, Baton Rouge; a brother, Newman
Williams, Montpelier; 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded
in death by parents, Jim and Lutie Spence Williams; special friend, Emmett
Rogillio; a brother, Joseph Elmus Williams; and a sister, Athalea Sibley.

WOODARD, ANNIE LUCILLE A resident of Clinton, she died at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday,
March 30, 1999, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was 86, a native of
Rogillioville and a former resident of St. Helena Parish. Visiting at McKneely
Funeral Home, Kentwood, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Friday. Religious services at New Zion Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Friday,
conducted by the Rev. Burnie Schmidt. Interment in New Zion Cemetery. Survived
by two daughters, Betty Stephens Cook and Dorothy Woodard Gross, both of
Clinton; five sons, Ernest Lee Woodard, St. Gabriel, William E. Woodard,
Kentwood, Huey Woodard Sr., Osyka, Miss., Herbert Woodard Sr., Millington,
Tenn., and Russell Ray Woodard, Memphis, Tenn.; three sisters, Leona
Michielle, Ellen Arnold and Ruby Zumo, all of Baton Rouge; a brother, Frank
Rogillio, Jackson; 21 grandchildren, including Ronnie Mack Stephens, Baton
Rouge; 28 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and numerous
nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Ernie Lee Woodard; four
sons, Jimmy Smith Woodard, Irvin Lee Woodard, Clarence Percy Woodard and an
infant son; and a granddaughter, Donna Jean Woodard Slaven.

WOODYARD, PINKIE LOU A homemaker and resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 5:10
p.m. Friday, June 11, 1999, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
She was 97 and a native of Pine Grove. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home
East, 11000 Florida Blvd., after 11 a.m. Monday until religious services at 1
p.m., conducted by the Rev. Michael Lovell. Entombment in Resthaven Gardens of
Memory Mausoleum. Survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Dr. C.W. Lovell Jr.
and Marilyn Lovell, Baton Rouge; five grandchildren and spouses, William
Michael and Suzanne Lovell, Denham Springs, Sandra and Steve Self, Little
Rock, Ark., Dr. C.W. Lovell III and Kathy Lovell, Baton Rouge, Sharon and
Darryl Talley, Fairfax, Va., and Cynthia and James Pouncey, Pride; and 13
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Woodyard;
parents, Stone Wall Mack and Etta Wheat Mack; two brothers, C.A. Mack and
Lawson Mack; and first husband, Cecil William Lovell Sr. She was a member of
First Baptist Church, Jennings. Memorial donations may be made to Mary Bird
Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809.

WRIGHT,    FRANKIE LEE   A retired employee of Red Stick Linen, now Cintas
Uniform, with 46 years of service, she died Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at Baton
Rouge General Medical Center. She was 66 and a native of Grangeville. Visiting
at Winnfield Funeral Home, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Religious services at
Mount Everette A.M.E. Church, La. 37, Greensburg, at 11 a.m. Saturday,
conducted by the Rev. Joe Chaney. Interment in church cemetery. Survived by
her husband, Prinnis Wright; father, Gene Lee; two daughters, Patricia King
and Renee Armstrong; two sisters, Lucille Collins and Helen Spears; three
brothers, Mose Lee, Leon Lee and Charles Robertson; and five grandchildren.
Preceded in death by mother, Lizzie Lee; two brothers, Edward and Wilbert Lee;
and a sister, Matilda Rankins.

WRIGHT, HELEN BERTHA A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at
3:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. She
was a 70 and a native of Greensburg. Religious services at State Temple Church
of God in Christ at 8 p.m. Friday, conducted by Bishop James Earl Gordon.
Dismissal at Darlington Church of God in Christ at 9 a.m. Saturday. Interment
in Darlington Cemetery. Survived by a devoted friend, Bobby A. Hawkins; a
stepdaughter, Sheila Hawkins; two daughters-in-law, Bernice S. Robertson and
Sadie Diane King; four sons, Robert L. Sr., Melvin, Donald R. and Nathaniel
Robertson; a stepson, Gregory Hawkins; five sisters, Marion Davis, Evelyn
Coleman, Lucille Taylor, Creola Taylor and Yvonne Scott; two brothers, Emmitt
Wright Jr. and Prinnis Wright; two brothers-in-law, Fred Scott and Moses
Coleman; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
parents, Emmitt Sr. and Mary Wright; and a son, Freddie Robertson Jr.
Winnfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

YANCY, DILLON L. A resident and native of Greensburg, he died Thursday, Aug.
19, 1999, at his home. He was 66. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Religious
services at Beech Grove Baptist Church No. 1, La. 68, Jackson, at noon
Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. John Bowman. Interment in Port Hudson
National Cemetery. Survived by two brothers, Lester Yancy, Baton Rouge, and
Gordon Yancy Sr., Greensburg; two sisters, Vivian Y. Smith, Colfax, and Audry
Y. Harrison, Alexandria; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends. Winnfield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.