Obits, Washington Parish, Franklinton, Louisiana   The Era Leader January 2001
Submitted by Bonnie M. Dier, Prepared by Betty McMillan



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ALMA O. GRAVES, Hays Creek, La
(The Era-Leader January 3, 2001)

   Alma O. Graves, 93, a native of the Hays Creek community
died at 1 a.m. Monday at Good Samaritan Nursing Home.
   She was a missionary for the Southern Baptist Convention
and was a professor at the Seinan GaKuin University in Japan
for 41 years.
   She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
   Visitation was held at Crain Funeral Home from 4 p.m. until
9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9a.m. Wednesday.
   Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the
funeral home Chapel with Rev. John Gilbert and Rev. Fredrick
Brumfield officiating.
   Burial followed in the Hays Creek Church Cemetery.
   Pallbearers for the service were Roby Graves, Glen Graves,
Jerry Graves, Lester Bankston, Malcom James, and Gary
Brumfield.


DOROTHY MAE SPEARS COOPER, Franklinton, La.
(The Era-Leader January 3, 2001)

   Dorothy Mae Spears Cooper, 69, a resident of Franklinton 
died at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Riverside Medical Center.
   She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of
Franklinton and the widow Of Claude Cooper.
   She is survived by five daughters Mrs. Jay (Peggy) Cooper
of Bush, Sue Copper and Cleve Slaven of Franklinton, Mrs.
Rickey (Virginia) Penton of Pine, Mrs. Charles (Kathy)
McGinnis of Denham Springs, and Mrs.Kerry (Donna) Loyd
of Covington; one son and his spouse, Cecil and Bernice
Cooper of Walker; twenty-five grandchildren and fifteen 
great-grandchildren.
   She was also preceded in death by three sons, Claude
Cooper, Jr., Claude Allen (CA) Cooper and Gilbert Cooper.
   Visitation was held at Crain Funeral Home from 6 p.m. 
until 10 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday.
   Burial followed in the Nobles Cemetery at Pine.
   Pallbearers for the service were Micky Guidry, Sherman
Smith, Charles Davis, will Halford, Sam Brock, and Jimmy
Brock.