Taken from The Bogalusa Daily News, Washington Parish, La February, 1999 Submitted by Don W. Johnson, Prepared by Carolyn Brumfield Henderson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ OBITUARIES The Daily News / February 12, 1999 Earnest Clark - (Died January 31, 1999) FRANKLINTON Earnest Clark, 57, died Sunday, at his residence in Franklinton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be handled by Crain and Sons Funeral Home of Franklinton. Grace Dillon - (Died February 10, 1999) BOGALUSA Grace Dillon, age 101, a resident of Bogalusa died February 10, 1999, at the Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Dillon is survived by one grandson, Bobby Dillon of Baton Rouge; two granddaughters, Kay Gunn of Baton Rouge and Sylvia Anne Michel of Houma; one sister, Myrtis Miller of Baton Rouge. She is preceded in death by her husband, R O Dillon; her son, Vernon Dillon; her daughter, Pauline Williams; her sister Beulah Stewart and her brother Edgar Bickham. Visitation will be held at the Poole-Richie Funeral Home today from 5 p m - 9 p m. Funeral services will be held at the Poole-Richie Chapel tomorrow at 11 a m with the Rev. Calvin Baldwin officiating. Entombment will be at the Sanctuary of Peace Mausoleum Dennie Earline Holland - (Died February 10, 1999) BOGALUSA Dennie Earline Holland, 72, a resident of Isabel, died at the Bogalusa Community Medical Center. Mrs Holland retired from crown Zellerbach, Mutiwall Division as an inspector She served as Sunday school secretary of the True Light Baptist Church in Isabel She also was on the hospitality committee of the William Allision Holland family reunion In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the True Light Baptist Church or American Red Cross Flood Victims. Holland is survived by her husband, John Nelves Holland; three sons and two daughter-in-laws, James Ardell (Catherine) Holland of Walker, Gary Wayne (Cynthia) Holland of Pierre Port, John Gregory Holland of Bogalusa; two daughters and one son-in-law, Joycelyn Paulette (Al) Goudeau of Montpellier, Donna Lynn Rushing of Albany; two sisters, Theo Watts Carpenter of Baton Rouge, LA, Oma Lee Galloway Roche of Zachery, LA; one brother, Wendell Galloway of Isabel; nine grandchildren, Kevin Miller, Kendall Miller, J Ardell Holland Jr , Jonathan Holland, Chris Williams, Christina Rushing, Kelly and Denise Holland of Pierre Port, Spring Holland; and two great grandchildren, Kelsey and Katlin Miller. Visitation will be held today at the Poole-Richie Funeral Home from 5:30 to 9 p m and after 11 a m. Funeral services will be held in the chapel at Poole-Ritchie Funeral Home tomorrow at 2 p m. with the Rev Billy Gill officiating. Burial will be at the Ponemah Cemetery. George Lee, Jr. - (Died February 7, 1999) FRANKLINTON George Lee, Jr , 48, died Sunday in Franklinton Lee is survived in death by his wife Frankie Wilson Lee of Franklinton; one daughter, Vanessa Willis of Franklinton; three sons, Broderick Evans of New Orleans, Gary Colston of Bogalusa, Troy Willis of Franklinton; five sisters, Corrine Lee of New Orleans, Alice Gales and Clara McKnight of LaPlace, Martha Edwards and Betty London of Wilson; two brothers, Jessie Dean Lee of New Orleans, Sam East Lee of Pass Christian, MS; four grandchildren; one great- grandchild; two sisters-in-law, Mary Nunnery and Burnell Wilson; three brothers-in-law, Alton "A W" Wilson, Jr, Hessie Lee Nunnery, and Terry Wilson; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Friday at Crains and Sons Funeral Home of Bogalusa from 3 p m until 6 p m Wake services will be held Friday at 6 p m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 10 a m at Crains and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Oreece Burton officiating Crain and Sons Funeral Home in Franklinton in charge of arrangements. Burial will be held at Lear's Hill Cemetery. Russell E Magee - (Died February 11, 1999) FRANKLINTON Russell E Magee, 74, died Thursday at St Tammany Hospital in Covington. Magee was a retired teacher and supervisor with the Washington Parish Schools and a U S. Marine veteran Second Division of World War II. He is survived by two sons, Archie and Sam; three daughters, Audrey, Kathy and Margaret; two brothers, Jake Magee of Pine, Hamp Magee of Madison, AL; two sisters, Patsy Kistner of New Orleans, Kaye Magee of Port Allen. Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home from 5 p m until 10 p m Saturday and after 10 a m. Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p m Sunday in Crain Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Byron Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be in Roberts Cemetery near Mt Hermon. Theodore R Pearson - (Died February 10, 1999) NICHOLASVILLE Theodore R Pearson, 79, died Wednesday at Baptist Hospital East. Pearson was a native of Walthall County, MS , a retired social worker for Wisconsin and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived in death by one daughter, Diana L Wagner; one son, Theodore R Pearson Jr ; one brother, Lonzo Pearson; two sisters Dr Dorothy Pearson and Eliza Wharton; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation held Thursday 6-9 p m. Funeral services will be held Friday, 11 a m at W P Porter. Burial will be at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville. Tommy Walters - (Died February 10, 1999) COVINGTON Tommy Walters, 53, died Thursday at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington. Poole-Richie Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements, which are incomplete at this time. Jessie Pittman Williams - (Died February 12, 1999) VARNADO Jessie Pittman Williams, 89, died Friday at Forrest General in Hattisburg, MS. Williams is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Marvin Nelson (Gwen) Williams of Woodstock, VA, Micheal (Mary) Williams of Varnado; two daughters and one son-in-law, Deloris Scott of Baton Rouge, Carolyn (Jay) Kelly of Varnado; three sisters, Beulah Miley, Velma Seals both of Bogalusa, Lela Bishop of Pascagoula, MS; one brother, Wilson Pittman of Bogalusa; fourteen grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Williams; one daughter Lanell Lewis; two grandchildren, Larry Boyd, Adam Williams; and one son-in-law, George Scott. Visitation will be held Saturday 6-10 p m and Sunday after 8:30 a m at Poole-Richie Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held in the Poole-Richie Funeral Home Chapel, Sunday 2 p m. Burial will be at Seal Cemetery in Varnado.