File contributed by Gina Sherrard ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ This obituary appeared in the Bernice Banner August 17, 2001 MERALINE H. HUFFMAN Funeral services for Meraline H. Huffman, 76, of Bernice, LA were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 2001 at First Baptist Church, Bernice, LA with Rev. David Weeks and Rev Mike Smith officiating. Interment was held at Pine Grove Cemetery in Bernice under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Huffman died Friday, August 10, 2001 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church Bernice and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Thomas Huffman of Bernice; 1 son and daughter-in-law David Heard and Phyliss R. Huffman of Slidell; 1 granddaughter, Parris Noelle Huffman; 1 grandson, Kade Rockett Huffman; 1 neice, Nancy Coatney and 1 nephew, Jim Heard. Pallbearers were Michael Lunsford, Richard Coatney, Jim Heard, Tommy Doyle Grafton, John David Ragsdale and Eddie Paul Evans. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Mitcham, Billy Gray and W.C. Russell. # # #