Obits from the Bogalusa Daily News, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Claudette Rogers (rambo@bogalusa.com)


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Below is an index of obituaries published in the Bogalusa Daily News for
the month of December 1997, beginning on December 29th.  They are organized
by the date of publication. Each day's list is in alphabetical order.  The
paper is not published on Saturday.
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THE DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1997

BRELAND, Velma Thomas, 85, Died December 28, 1997 in Bogalusa, La. Burial 
in the McGeehee Cemetery.

BROCK, Allie Alford, 83, Died December 29, 1997 in New Orleans, La. 
Burial in the Bogue Chitto Baptist Church at Mt. Hermon.

CREEL, Era Erma, 80, Died December 26, 1997 in Wilmington, NC. Burial in 
the Mt Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery.

HENRY, Allen "Scarbrough" Jr., 56, Died December 23, 1997 in Slidell, La. 
Burial in the Moses Cemetery in Angie, La.

MARTIN, Lindsey "Frenchie", 69, Died December 27, 1997 in Covington, La.
Burial in Hillview Memorial Gardens.

WATKINS, Johnnie Knight, 85, Died December 21, 1997 in Albuquerque, NM.
Burial in the Ponemah Cemetery in Bogalusa, La.

WESLEY, Gary Cleave, 53, Died December 25, 1997 in Pensacola, Fl. Burial
in the Crain Cemetery in Stateline.
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THE DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1997

BARBER, Marley Otto, 79, Died December 28, 1997 in Hammond, La. Burial in
the Magee Cemetery at Lawrence Creek.

BROWN, Thomas "Tommy", 81, Died December 26, 1997 in Bogalusa, La. Burial
in the Bogalusa Cemetery.

ELLZEY, Bennie E. Jr., 83, Died December 29, 1997 in Bogalusa, La. Burial
in the Ponemah Cemetery.

LEONARD, John Purvis "J. P.", 64, Died December 30, 1997 in Bogalusa, La.
Burial in the Ponemah Cemetery.

MOREL, Verna Mae, 69, Died December 30, 1997 in Covington, La. Burial in
the St. Roch Cemetery in New Orleans, La.

PENTON, A. J. "Jake", 70, Died December 29, 1997 in Olde Town, Fl. 
Burial in the Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery.
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THE DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31, 1997

SIMMONS, Yvonne Williams, 68, Died in Little Rock, AR. (No place of
burial listed.)

VENTRY, Joyce Ann "Sug" Smith, 48, Died December 27, 1997 in Baton Rouge.
Burial in the Bogalusa Cemetery.