ERA Leader (1969) Obits, Washington Parish LA Submitted by: Bonnie Dier Date: January 27, 2012 ************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************** 1-2-1969 Hess, Dr. Herbert F., died Dec. 23rd in New Orleans, buried Enon Cem., husband of Bennie Knight Hess. Goings, Malcolm Denman (Tiny), died Dec. 29th in Franklinton. Interment in Crain’s Creek Cem. Husband of Helen Penton Goings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Goings. James, A. Clayton, Sr., died Dec. 25th in Baton Rouge. Native of Columbia, La. Husband of Jeddie Head James. 1-9-1969 Luper, Estus, Sr., died Jan. 7th in Franklinton. Buried at the Poplar Head Baptist Church Cem. Husband of Ludie Creel Luper. McCormick, Tena Richardson, died Dec. 5th in Baton Rouge. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. Daughter of William Lampton and Evaline Magee Richardson, wife of R. M. McCormick. Fazekas, Alexander (Alex), died Jan. 5th in Geiger, Al. Interment in Ellis Cem. Born in Albany, La. Husband of Norris Bennett. Bickham, Alline Ott. age 81. Funeral held in Dumas, AK on Dec. 29th. Burial in Tellar Cem. Born in Mt. Hermon. Daughter of Iverson Ott. Wife of Dr. J. O. Bickham Sr. Luper, Estus, Sr., died Jan. 7th in Franklinton. Burial in Poplar Head Baptist Church Cem. Husband of Ludie Creel Luper. Hale, Mrs. A. F. of Jacksonville, Fl. Funeral held Jan. 6th. Interment in Elberton, Ga. Mother of F. H. McLanahan. 1-16-1969 Crowe, Ott, died Jan. 11th in Franklinton. Burial in the Wallace Cem. Husband of Zula Varnado. Seal, J. Lindsey, died Jan. 8th in Franklinton. Burial in the Seal Cem. Husband of Maudie Allen Seal, son of “Boss” Seals. Packer, Dan, died Sunday in Tallulah. Burial in Ellis Cem. Son of Will and Addie Stafford Packer, husband of Rena Miller Packer Dillon, Seth O., of Tylertown died Jan 11th in Franklinton. Interment in the Memorial Gardens in Tylertown. Husband of Dean Smith Dillon. Kaloci, Isabell. Rites conducted on New Year’s Eve. Sister of Mrs. Ellis Lee. 1-23-1969 McCain, Wilma Hodges of Bogalusa, died Jan. 15 in Picayune, Ms. Burial in Hines Cem. near State Line. Daughter of Ephrum H. and Aletha Hines Hodges. Wife of Rev. Andrew McCain. Smith, Mrs. Harold R. (Mary Arva), died Jan. 20th in New Orleans. Burial in the Mt. Hermon Cem. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Breland, wife of Harold R. Smith. Stevens, Alton E., died Tuesday in Roseland. Funeral services scheduled Thursday at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church. Interment in Stevens Cem. in Stoney Point. Husband of Ruthie Gill Stevens. Walker, Jerome Gerald. Native of Washington Parish, resident of Independence, La. Died Jan. 17th in Roseland. Burial in Wilmer Cem. Husband of Vernell Gill Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cully A. Walker. Penton, Timmie Valeria, 79, died Jan. 15th at Heritage Manor in Baton Rouge. Burial in the Springhill Baptist Church Cem. She was a native of Franklinton. Barber, Russell Wade, died in Kentwood on Tuesday. Funeral service on Thursday, Jan. 16th. Burial in Nobles Cem. Son of Mrs. Daisy Cutrer and the late Wade Barber of Mt. Hermon and step son of Roger Cutrer, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Barber of Mt. Hermon. Simmons, Edsel R., of Mt. Hermon, died Jan. 22nd in Magnolia, Ms. Burial in the Bogue Chitto Baptist Church Cem. World War II Veteran. Husband of Gertrude Smith, son of J. Reid Simmons and the late Mrs. Alyne Brock Simmons who passed away Sept. 5, 1968. 1-30-1969 Murray, L. D. of Jackson, MS, father of Washington Parish’s County Agent, Vic Murray, were conducted Wednesday in Jackson. Murray passed away January 28th. Interment in Lakewood Cemetery. Calmes, Jessie C., Mrs., 82 years of age, passed away Jan. 25th in Denham Springs. Burial in Sand Hill Cemetery near Denham Springs. She was a native of Baywood, LA. O’Donald, Capt. A. J., killed during maneuvers at Callender Air Force Base. Interment in Garden of Memories in New Orleans. Nephew of Mrs. Marvin Crain of Franklinton. 2-6-1969 Erwin, Lindsley Clifford, 56 of Kentwood, died Jan 29th at McGehee Clinic in Franklinton. Interment in Beulah Cemetery with Masonic rites. Husband of Willie Mae Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Erwin. Tamor, Sebastian Roy “Bapp”. Funeral service in Arabi on Feb. 1st. Burial in the St. Bernard Cemetery. Brother of Raymond and Ronald Tamor of Mt. Hermon. Crain, Mrs. Wilbur L. (Delia), age 60 of Crain’s Creek died Jan. 31st at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in Crain’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. 2-13-1969 Breland, Mrs. E. Y. (Flossie Branch), passed away Saturday at Riverside Medical Center, at age 76. Funeral held Feb. 9th. Burial in Ellis Cemetery. Luper, Charles (Charlie), 67 year old, died February 10th. Interment in Poplar Head Cemetery. Husband of Tera Sumrall. Corkern, Amelia, age 73, died Feb. 11th. Interment in Enon Baptist Church cemetery. Wife of Dan Corkern. Daughter of the late Jesse and Nettie Perry Richardson. 2-20-1969 Lyles, Lillie Smith, age 76, died Feb. 15th. Interment in Warnerton Cemetery. 2-27-1969 Knight, Edwena, age 85. Final rites were held last Friday. Burial in Enon Cemetery. Mrs. Knight was a native of Enon, widow of E. P. Knight, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. “Jack” Jones. Johnson, Ella Richardson, 86, passed away in Orlando, FL on Feb. 25th. Burial in Ellis Cemetery. Wife of late J. K. Johnson of Franklinton. Pittman, Edna, 68 of Franklinton, died Feb. 19th. Interment in Wallace Cemetery. 3-6-1969 Crowe, Kate Hogan, 84, died Friday, Feb. 28th. Resident of Amite. Interment in Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery. Johnson, Ella Richardson, 86, died at her home in Orlando, FL on Feb. 15th. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Native of Franklinton, born in the old home at Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pinkney Richardson. Wife of Jacob Kenza Johnson. 3-13-1969 Fisher, Robert W., 57, former Franklinton resident, died Thursday night in Midway, TX. Rites held March 9th at Varnado Cemetery. Foil, Daniel George Sr., 66, passed away March 11th. Interment in Hayes Creek Cemetery. 3-20-1969 Cooper, Fletcher D., 82, passed away March 14th. Interment in McGehee Cemetery. Husband of Anna Burris Cooper. Bankston, Doyle, 60, of the Bolivar community. Funeral held March 18th. Interment in Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery. Husband of Elma Bankston. Richardson, Lt. Kendall, 26, died near Los Angeles, CA. on March 1st. Interment in Enon Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tilmond Richardson of Enon, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones of Enon. Mizell, Elvis, 63, died Saturday. Funeral services held March 17th. Interment in Mizell Cemetery at Enon. Husband of Connie H. Mizell, son of Mrs. Lillie Wilson. 3-27-1969 Wilson, Ralph W. Funeral services are scheduled for today (Thursday), passed away Wednesday. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Faye Erwin Wilson. Simmons, Lillian Alford, 68, died March 20. Interment in the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church cemetery. Wife of the late Archie Simmons. 4-3-1969 Mizell, William Darrell, 82, died Wednesday. Graveside rites held March 27th in the Isabel Cemetery. Wilson, Ralph W. Final rites held March 27th. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Faye Erwin Wilson. Russell, Robert W., 46, native of Milledge, GA, now a resident of Amite. Rites held Monday at McKneely Funeral Home. Interment in the Amite Cemetery. Son of the Mrs. R. W. Russell and thelate Robert W. Russell, Sr., husband of Brooksie Bridges Russell Schilling, Mrs. Ethel, 57, died March 26th near Kentwood. Interment in Mt. Hermon Cemetery. Wife of H. M. Schilling, daughter of Tincie Miller and Charlie Miller, both of Franklinton. McClure, Louis Everett. Died near Folsom. Funeral services held April 1st at McInnis-Porter Funeral Home in Clarksdale, MS. Husband of Earline McClure, son of Ona Mae McClure of Clarksdale. Walters, Homer, died Tuesday. Funeral held Wednesday. Interment in Fisher Cemetery. Husband of Willie Burkhalter Walters. 4-10-1969 Winborn, Elizabeth B., 77, died Friday in Villa Feliciana in Jackson, LA. Last rites held April 5th. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Skrmetta, Nicholas A. Jr., 17, of St. Francisville, LA, died in an automobile accident last Wednesday near State Line. Burial in the Pine Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas “Nick” Skrmetta, Sr., grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Zoron Crain of Pine. Smith, Fleet. Died April 9th at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in Bethel Baptist Church. Husband of Velma Varnado Smith. Bankston, Mrs. Exie, 49, died Friday in Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Funeral services held April 6th. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. Wife of Elvis Bankston. 4-24-1969 Crain, Michael C., 32, died Wednesday. Funeral held April 17th. Husband of Nealyne Tullos Crain, son of Mrs. Curtis M. Crain and the late Curtis M. Crain. James, Ophelia M., 80. Funeral held Tuesday. Native of Mt. Hermon. Interment in Jenkins Cemetery. Cook, J. Arthur, died in Savannah, GA. He was a retired Methodist Minister. Funeral services held in Savannah on Monday. Brother of Mrs. Flessie Sandifer of this area. 5-1-1969 Hoggatt, Sadie Jane, 82. Funeral held April 30th. Interment in Bethel Cemetery. Barber, Collins, 59. Funeral held April 29th. Interment in Acey’s Creek Cemetery. Survived by wife, Myrtle Barber. Fussell, Newton H., 75. Died April 24 at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in Fisher Cemetery. Survived by wife, Zeta Miller. Jones, Flemon T., 85. Died Wednesday at Riverside Medical Center, last rites held April 25th. Interment in Morris Cemetery. Survived by wife, Josephine Sharp Jones. 5-8-1969 Hill, Olia, 54 of Tylertown and State Line community. Died May 2nd. Interment in old State Line Cemetery. Husband of Nell Barber Hill, son of Mrs. Lovie Hill. Corkern, Howard. Final rites held on May 5th. Interment in Ponemah Cemetery. Husband of Rachael Corkern, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corkern. Dillon, Mrs. Dillie B., 69. Died May 3rd at Riverside Medical Center. She was a resident of Williams Street in Franklinton. Corkern, Ethel, of New Orleans. Services held Monday. Interment in St. Dominic Catholic Church cemetery in Husser, LA. Passman, Wendell, 17. Funeral services held May 5th at Grace Mission Baptist Church, died on Friday in an automobile accident. Interment in Morris Cemetery. Survived by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ansil Passman Stringer, Lura Varnado, 86. Interment in Ellis Cemetery on May 5th. A native of Franklinton and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. I. . Varnado. She married the late Nathan D. Stringer in Osyka, MS. Spencer, Ralph O., 85. Died April 30th. Resident of Yazoo City, MS. Interment in Glennwood Cemetery. Father of Lola Dent of Franklinton. Taylor, Willie D., 78 of the Lawrence Creek Community. Died April 30th. Interment in Magee Cemetery. Husband of Lillie Thomas Taylor. 5-15-1969 Bateman, Mabel Hallum. Died May 13 in New Orleans. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Wife of the late Sheldon Bateman. Bateman, James Jason, 50. Died Thursday. Religious services conducted Saturday. Interment in the Woodland Cemetery in Kentwood. Native of Franklinton and Veteran of World War II. Husband of Mary L. Bateman, son of Mary S. Bateman and the late Milton (Mitt) Bateman. Strahan, Lillie Richardson. Died Tuesday in Baton Rouge. Former Franklinton resident. Interment in Tylertown cemetery. Magee, Alma Waller, 67 and a native of Kentwood. Died May 13. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Widow of Hunter E. Magee. 5-22-1969 Sweeney , Frank Kent, 67. Interment Tuesday in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Husband of Mary McKoewn Sweeney. Fussell, Zeta Miller, 77. Funeral services held May 17th. Interment in the Fisher Cemetery. Widow of Newton Fussell, who died April 24th. Fuller, Pearl Greer, 79. Last rites Thursday in Rayville, LA. Interment in Sunflower Cemetery. Aunt of Mr. and Mrs. Warren P. Greer and Mrs. J. T. Cook. Crain, Luella Jane Smith, 82. Died May 22nd in Riverside Medical Center. Interment in Smith Cemetery. Wife of McCauley C. Crain. O’Mara, Dr. B. B. Passed away Saturday at his home in Biloxi. Grave rites May 25th with interment in Ellis Cemetery. 6-5-1969 Valentine, Infant. Graveside rites held May 26th for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Russell Valentine. Interment in Enon Cemetery. Cibic, Melveline Jane, 42. Died Sunday in New Orleans, funeral services held June 3rd. Interment in Crain’s Creek Cemetery. Wife of Charles Cibic. Bulloch, Howard. From Jackson, MS, formerly of Franklinton. Died May 29th in Jackson. Interment in Lakewood Cemetery. Son of Mrs. Herman (Allie) Bulloch. 6-12-1969 Bateman, Robert Walton, 66. Native of Franklinton and son of the late Jason E and Lena Ball Bateman, died June 17th in Riverside Medical Center. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Survived by wife, Letha Collins Bateman. Morris, Ollie, 71. Died Friday in Riverside Medical Center, funeral services held June 7th. Interment in Silver Creek Cemetery. Husband of Bertha Lee Morris. Fricke, George M., 76. Died at Heritage Manor Sunday. Funeral services held June 9th. Resident of Mt. Hermon. Interment in Bethel Cemetery. Husband of Edna Corkern Fricke. Collins, Josephine McKenzie, 82. Funeral services held June 6th at Jones Funeral Home in Ellisville, MS. Interment in Ellisville Cemetery. Wife of Wofford Collins, who preceded her in death by one year. 6-19-1969 Fisher, Thomas A. “Buddy”, 51. Died Sunday at Riverside Medical Center. Final rites held June 17th. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Wilda King Fisher, son of Mrs. Carrie Fisher. Cox, Rev. Edward Lee. Pastor of Faith Tabernacle Church, died Sunday at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in State Line Pentecostal Church Cemetery. Husband of Frances Ruthledge Cox. DeMoss, Leslie. Resident of Shreveport. Funeral services conducted from the Broadmoor Baptist Church on July 12th. Interment in Shreveport. Brother of Mrs. Swayne Schilling Sr. Graves, Marshall. Died while attempting to rescue a child from a gravel pit in the Bogue Chitto River near Clifton. Mr. Graves was the owner of Graves Malt Shop in Franklinton. 6-26-1969 Bateman, Lawrence, 57. Funeral services held June 20th in Wewahitchka, FL with interment in a local cemetery. Native of Franklinton. Passed away Wednesday in Port St. Joe. Husband of Emmie Milligren Bateman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bateman of Franklinton. Smith, Wesley. Died at his home in the Thomas community. Grave rites conducted June 19th in the Seal Cemetery at Sheridan. Miller, Ella B., 89. Died Sunday at Heritage Manor. Funeral services held June 23rd, with interment in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Wife of the late Marion Miller. McElveen, Joseph S., 80. Died June 25that Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Interment in Burch Cemetery. 7-3-1969 Tullos, J. Howard, 64. Died at Heritage Manor on Saturday. Funeral rites held June 29th. Interment in Springhill Cemetery. Bateman, Fred. Graveside rites held in the Ellis Cemetery on June 29th. Former resident of Franklinton, lived in New Orleans for the past 29 years. Husband of Emma Bulloch Bateman. Varnado, Mrs. Grover C. (Dixie), 75. Final rites held June 27th. Mrs. Varnado died Wednesday at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Interment held in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Carter, Mrs. Elijah A., 85 died June 28thin New Orleans. Burial at Carter Cemetery at Mt. Hermon. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kemp. McElveen, Joseph. Funeral held last Thursday from the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. 7-10-1969 Crain, McCauley C., 84. Final rites held July 9th. Died July 7th at Riverside Medical Center. Husband of Luella Jane Smith Crain, preceded him in death on May 22nd of this year. Interment in Smith Cemetery. Booty, Alton, 56. Died at his home in Mt. Hermon on July 3rd. Interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Graves, Dewitt, 69. Passed away at his home in Mt. Hermon on July 6th. Son of the late Ike and Lonnie Morris Graves. Husband of Minnie Davis Graves. Blackwell, John Ira, 83. Died July 1st in Bogalusa Medical Center. Interment in Pine Cemetery. Husband of Minnie Branch Blackwell. 7-17-1969 Watson, George, Jr., 43 of Enon. Died Friday in Riverside Medical Center, funeral services held July 12th. Owner of Watson Spreader Service in Franklinton. Interment in Enon Cemetery. Husband of Wanda Jones Watson. Foil, Herman J., 63. Mr. Foil died July 13th at Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Son of late Oscar and Ida Smith Foil. Graham, George V., 62. Died July 15th at Riverside Medical Center. Resident of Stoney Point community. Interment in Stoney Point Cemetery. Husband of Excie Crowe Graham. Breland, Anna Carol, 6 weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lucious Breland. Died in an automobile accident with her mother in Pensacola, FL. Funeral services held July 13th. Interment in Ponemah Cemetery. Granddaughter of Lydia Breland. Madden, Clyde L.. Funeral held Monday at Welch Funeral Home. Burial in Homer, LA 7-24-1969 Bates, George. Former Franklinton resident. Died in Houston, TX. Funeral held Sunday in Clarksville, TN. Uhler, John Earle, Jr., 50. Iberville Parish Librarian and authority on Louisiana cookery, died Sunday at his home in Plaquemine, LA. Burial in Grace Memorial Park. Husband of Glenna Knight. Smith, Mrs. Fred W. Funeral conducted in Poplarville, MS. 7-31-1969 Umbreit, Frederick W., 90. Died Monday at Riverside Medical Center, funeral services held today (Thursday). Interment in the Morris Cemetery. Waltman, A. W., 88. Died Monday in the Bogalusa Medical Center, funeral services were held Tuesday. Interment in Lumberton, MS. He was a Bogalusa resident. Ford, Reid A., 43. Funeral services conducted Monday. Interment in Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Angie. Resident of Crystal Springs, MS. Son of the late Garland A. and Lora Poole Ford. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Husband of Catherine Rudolph Ford. 8-7-1969 Hartzog, David H., 32. Drowned Thursday in New Orleans. Funeral services held August 2nd. Interment in Nobles Cemetery. Husband of Mevelyn Sumrall Hartzog, son of Mrs. Archie Jones and Odis Hartzog. Holden, Avery, 69 of Rt. 2, Amite, died August 4th at Riverside Medical Center. Burial in Edwards Cemetery. Husband of Bertha Stafford Holden. Whittom, Bertha Rainey, of Columbia, MS, died in a New Orleans hospital. Funeral services held on August 6th. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rainey, former Franklinton residents. Corkern, Marguerite Wascom, 80, died at Riverside Medical Center on August 5th. Wife of I. W. Corkern, Sr. Interment in the Enon Cemetery. 8-14-69 Sylvest, Leroy T., 81, Franklinton native. Funeral services held in Navasota, TX on August 7th. Interment in Navasota Cemetery. Burch, Ray, 77 of the Canaan Community died at Riverside Medical Center Wednesday. Funeral services held on August 8th. Burial in Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Dorothea Fussell Burch. 8-21-1969 Miller, Charlie. Died August 18 at Heritage Manor . Interment in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Bateman, John M., 60 of Monroe, LA, died in the St. Francis Hospital Sunday. Funeral services held August 18th. Burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. “Duke” Bateman of Franklinton, husband of Edith Bateman. Magee, Robbie Lee, 60, died in the Central Louisiana State Hospital at Pineville, on August 18th. Interment in Talley’s Chapel Cemetery. Burch, Ray. Died in Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held August 8th at Canaan Baptist Church. Butler, Terry Earl, 23, son of T. J. Butler drowned August 16th in Rabat, Morocco. 8-29-1969 Owens, Mrs. Sam “Genevieve”, drowned in the hurricane last week. Funeral services held in Gulfport, MS on August 22nd. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Gulfport. Newman, Nyme, of Kentwood, drowned in the hurricane disaster in Gulfport on August 17th. Final rites were conducted in Kentwood, LA on August 21st. 9-4-1969 Nations, Willie, 71, native of Hazlehurst, Ms. He died Sunday morning at University Hospital in Jackson, Ms. Funeral service held at Bethel Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Husband of Lena Nations. Magee , Steve Ellis, died September 1st at Riverside Medical Center. Native of Washington Parish. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Florence Magee. Goings, Buddy, 40, a former Franklinton resident was killed in an auto accident in Birmingham, AL on Sunday. Funeral services September 2nd. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Goings, husband of Helen Goings of Demopolis, AL. 9-11-1969 Jones, Clifford Robert, 51 of Enon, died at the Veterans Hospital in New Orleans on September 6th. Interment in Enon Church cemetery. Husband of Lexie Stafford Jones. Jones, Varnel K., 56 of Enon, died September 6th at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in the Enon Cemetery. Turner , Mrs. J. D. Funeral services conducted September 8th in Mobile, AL with interment in Memorial Gardens. Mother of Mrs. Hollis Stafford, Jr. 9-18-1969 Gibson, Harold Richard, 56, of Baton Rouge and native of Franklinton, died Sunday at Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Final rites held Sept. 17th at Shepherd’s Fold Church of God near Covington. Interment in church cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibson and husband of Mae Gibson. Corkern, Dorman H., 45 of Houston, TX and native of Washington Parish, died Sept. 15th in the Pasadena Memorial Hospital in Houston, TX. Interment in the Sunlight Cemetery. Husband of Juanita Schillings Corkern, son of Claude Corkern and Mrs. Tressie Morgan Corkern. Smith, Eugene, of Silver Springs, MS died in a Nursing Home in Jackson, MS. Funeral services held Sept. 12th from Silver Springs Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mamie Ott Smith. 9-25-1969 Rodriquez, Sarah. Died in Mobile, AL. Funeral services are scheduled for today (Thursday) from the New Hope Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Williams, Francis T., 38 of Lee’s Creek was killed in an auto accident last Thursday. Interment in Lee’s Creek Cemetery. Husband of Delores Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Delos Williams. 10-2-1969 Corkern, Nora Wascom, 75, died at Heritage Manor. Funeral services held Sept. 28th. Interment in Bonner Creek Cemetery. Simmons, Thomas Ottis, 71, native of Franklinton, died Oct. 1st in Little Rock, AK. Funeral services conducted from Owens Funeral Home in Little Rock, AK. Smith, Fred W., Sr. died Wednesday at the Pearl River County Hospital. Mr. Smith was 82 years of age and a native of Poplarville. Interment in the Poplarville Cemetery. His wife preceded him in death on July 18 of this year. 10-16-1969 Moore, Van H., Sr., 53, died in New Orleans. Funeral services held Oct. 9th at Clifton Baptist Church. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. He was the husband of the late Brock Magee. Brister, J. H., died Wednesday morning at Riverside Medical Center. The body will lie in state at Hartman Funeral Home in Tylertown. Husband of Lela Brister. Galatas, Margaret Caldwell, 45 and widow of the late Jesse F. Galatas, were conducted Wednesday from the Metairie Funeral Home, followed by interment at St. Catherine of Siena cemetery. Former resident of Franklinton Carter, John Francis, 81, died Friday at Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held Oct. 11th. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. He was a resident of the Enon community. Husband of Effie Capshaw Carter. 10-23-1969 Luper, Ludy E., 66, died Oct. 19th at her residence. Funeral services held at Poplar Head Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Norris, Elma A., 72 of the Mt. Hermon community, died Wednesday at Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held Oct. 17th at the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Wife of James J. Norris. Creel, Eugene, 83, died Oct. 17th in Bogalusa. Interment will be in the Star Hill Cemetery. Fisher, John T., 76, of Rt. 4 Franklinton, died Oct. 17th at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in the Morris Cemetery. Husband of Lillian Carter Fisher. Walters, Clyde E., 60 of the Bethel Community, died Friday in McGehee Clinic. Funeral services held Oct. 19th at the Bethel Baptist Church with interment in the Bethel Cemetery. Smith, Jerald W. “Jake”, 51, died Oct. 21st at Riverside Medical Center. Interment will be in the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church cemetery. Husband of Merl Holmes Smith. 10-30-1969 Abernathy, Lula Thompson, 83, died Monday at the Hinds County General Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services held Oct. 28th in Magee, MS, with interment in the Macedonia Cemetery. Mother of Mrs. J. N. Young of Franklinton. Smith, Jerald W. “Jake”. Funeral held Oct. 24th at the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church with interment in the Mt. Hermon Cemetery. St. Cyr, Miss Adele, 85, died Oct. 27th in New Orleans. She was a former resident of the Fisher Community. Burial in the Fisher Cemetery. Magee, Willie Otto, Sr., 66, a native of Franklinton, died Friday in the Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Funeral services held Oct. 26th. Interment in Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Nurcelia Pounds Magee. Sheridan, James Dolphus, 82, died Wednesday at Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held Oct. 24th at the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church with interment in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Husband of Irene Corkern Sheridan. 11-6-1969 Stafford, George W., 80, of Angie, died Tuesday at Bogalusa Medical Center. Funeral services held Nov. 5th at the Angie United Methodist church, with interment in Angie Cemetery. Husband of Florence F. Stafford. McCain, Mrs. McCauley “Sarah L.”, 82 of Franklinton, died Saturday at Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held at Poplar Head Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Roach, Lucy Alice Welch, 91, died Friday at the Bogalusa Medical Center. Funeral services held Nov. 1st with interment in the Fisher Cemetery, Franklinton. Bullock, Stella Spence, 78, died Nov. 7th at her residence in Franklinton. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. Wife of Hugh Albert Bullock. 11-13-1969 Lewis, Cordellia, 73 of Kentwood, died Sunday. Funeral services held at Hartman Funeral Home in McComb, MS. Interment in Lewiston Cemetery in Kentwood. Martin, Monroe Laverne, 27, was killed Saturday in an automobile accident. Funeral services held Nov. 9th at Thomas Baptist Church. Interment in the Thomas Cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Martin. Foil, Mike D., Sr. died Nov. 5th at his residence in Franklinton. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. Husband of Ruby Crowe Foil. 11-20-1969 Slocum, James Leo, 38, a resident of Rt. 5 Franklinton, died Monday at the Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Funeral services held Nov. 18th at the Pine Missionary Baptist Church. Husband of Marilyn Louise Slocum and son of James M. Slocum. Jenkins, David, 71 of Rt. 3 Franklinton, died Friday. Funeral services held, Nov. 15th at San Pedro Baptist Church, with interment in the Wallace Cemetery. Husband of Christine Jenkins. LaBorde, Mrs. Jessie, 61, died Monday in Bogalusa. Last rites held Nov. 17th at Main Street Baptist Church in Bogalusa. Interment followed in Hillview Memorial Gardens. Wife of Gus P. LaBorde. Richardson, Oscar Dewitt, 79, was a life-long resident of Bogalusa, died Wednesday at Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Funeral services held Nov. 13th at Poole Funeral Home Chapel in Bogalusa. Interment followed in Sanctuary of Peace Mausoleum in Ponemah Cemetery. Husband of Dolly Mitchell Richardson. 11-27-1969 Parker, Linton L., 60, of Rt. 3 Franklinton, died Nov. 20th at his residence. Funeral services held at Fisher Methodist church with interment in Fisher Cemetery. Husband of Johnnie Lee Creel Parker. Hussey, Annie M., 84 of Jackson. Funeral services held Nov. 24 at the Wright and Ferguson Chapel in Jackson, MS. Interment in Lakewood Memorial Park. Mother of W. V. Pattie of Franklinton. Alt, Father Odilo, O. S. B. pastor at St. John’s Church in Folsom and St. Benedicts Mission was found dead on Nov. 25th at his residence in Folsom. He was 79 years of age. His only survivors live in Germany. Father Alt started the first Catholic Church in the Franklinton area in 1931. The church was located at the junction of 450 and Hwy. 16, near Seal’s Grocery store on the Amite Hwy. 12-4-1969 Rushing, Otis, 43 of Jackson, MS was killed last Thursday in a plane crash. The body was recovered Saturday. Funeral services held Dec. 1st at the First Pentecostal Church and burial in the Rushing Cemetery at Tylertown. Husband of Joan Sykes Rushing of Silver Springs community. Harris, Rev. Joe. Died enroute to Jackson MS Hospital. Funeral services held Dec. 3rd at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Soso, MS, a former pastor of Canaan Baptist Church. Interment was in Spring Hill Cemetery. Magee, Chappell. He was employed as a Deputy Sheriff of East Carroll Parish. Funeral services conducted Nov. 29th at the First National Funeral Home Chapel in Lake Providence, LA, with burial in Providence Memorial Cemetery. Alt, Father Odilo, O. S. B., was born July 21, 1891 at St. Inghert, Germany. A Mass was held in Folsom Thursday and burial held in the Abbey with interment in the Abbey Cemetery on Nov. 28th. 12-11-1969 Wood, Clara Mixon, 84, of Ponchatoula, died Dec. 8th at the Seventh Ward General Hospital in Ponchatoula. Funeral services held Dec. 9th. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Q. Wood, ten years ago. She was a former resident of Franklinton and a native of Tangipahoa Parish. She was a descendant of John Bankston, a pioneer settler of Tangipahoa Parish. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. Hodges, Rosa Penton, 76 died Dec. 6th at Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held at Bonner Creek Baptist Church with interment in the Bonner Creek Cemetery. Smith, Maggie Kemp, 86, died Dec. 4th at her residence on 10th Ave Franklinton. Funeral services held Dec. 6th at the Hayes Creek Baptist Church with interment following in the church cemetery. 12-18-1969 Myles, Miss Lillie, 89, former resident of Rt. 4 Franklinton, died in the Dixie Springs Memorial Hospital in Denham Springs. Funeral held Dec. 12th at the Bethel Baptist Church with interment in the Magee Cemetery. MacCallum, Geoffrey M., 66, died Dec. 16th at Riverside Medical Center. Interment in the Ellis Cemetery. He was a former resident of New Orleans and a native of London, England. Son of Major and Mrs. Humphrey MacCallum of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England and husband of Christine Fortenberry MacCallum. 12-25-1969 Doughty, Felix, 82 died Dec. 19th in Clinton, LA. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Bobby Pettit. Williams, Rod Bordman, 77 of Rt. 1 Bogalusa. Funeral services held Dec. 18th in the Pool Funeral Home Chapel in Bogalusa. Interment in the Fisher Cemetery. Husband of Ida Creel Williams. Dier, Winnie Brock, 70, died Sunday in the Riverside Medical Center. Funeral services held Monday at Centerville Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Alec and Lucy Morris Brock, born Sept. 5, 1899. She was a life-long resident of Centerville community. Wife of Hezzie Dier. 12-30-1969 Abernathy, Lula Thompson, 92, died Monday at Hinds County General Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral conducted Oct. 28th from the Mims Mitchell Funeral Home in Magee, MS with interment in the Macedonia Cemetery. She was the mother of Mrs. J. N. Young of Franklinton.