Obituaries: Luther, James Submitted by: Bryan Price Date Submitted: August 15, 2006 Contact: bryan303@bellsouth.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Southern Funeral Home Springhill, LA - Grave side services were conducted for Mr. James Madison Luther on August 10, 2006, with Masonic Rites at the Couley Double Church Cemetery in Winnfield, Louisiana, with Rev. Ronald Morgan, First Baptist Church of Springhill, officiating. Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Mr. Luther was born to Arthur and Gertrude Hurley Luther in Winnfield on April 2, 1931, and passed away in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 9, 2006, following a lengthy illness. He lived over forty years in Lafayette and New Iberia while working in the oil industry and as an independent insurance agent before relocating to Springhill earlier this year. Mr. Luther was a member of the Masonic Hope Lodge #145 in Lafayette, the Habibi Temple of Lake Charles and was an Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Melba Camp, Elba Shepard and Patsy Bogues. Mr. Luther is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Jo Ann Montgomery Luther, two daughters: Brenda Hardaway of Richardson, Texas, and Jeanine Younger and her husband, Claude, of Denham Springs, Louisiana; four Grandchildren: Ginger and Kyla Hardaway and Cole and Jessica Younger; siblings: A. G. Luther and wife, Dorothy; Charles R. Luther and wife, Barbara; Doris Herrin; Dora Lee Peck and husband, Richard. The family wishes to thank the staff of Springhill Medical Center, Christus Schumpert, their friends and new church family at Springhill First Baptist Church for their skill, compassion and prayers. The family encourages memorial gifts be given to the Springhill First Baptist Church Youth Building fund or The Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport. Friends may post messages of condolence online by visiting www.southernfuneralhome.com