Obituaries: Kerry B. Etheridge, 1974, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 23, 1974 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Kerry Etheridge, 23, Succumbs, Rites Held Wed.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church here
for Kerry B. Etheridge, 23, who died Tuesday, October 22, 1974 in Confederate
Memorial Hospital in Shreveport after a lengthy illness.

Officiating were Rev. Calvin Phelps and the Rev. Charles Haley.  Burial was in
Garden of Memories Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of
Winnfield.

Mr. Etheridge was a heavy equipment mechanic, a member of the First Baptist
Church of Winnfield, and a member of the Winn Jaycees, for which he was
internal vice president.

He attended Winnfield Senior High School and was a graduate of the class of
1969.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Margaret B. Etheridge of Winnfield; one
daughter, Donna Michelle Etheridge of Winnfield; his mother, Mrs. Beth
Etheridge of Winnfield, maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dosia McDade of Winnfield,
one brother, Bonner Etheridge, Jr. of Winnfield, and one sister, Mrs. Ronnie
Ball of Natchitoches.

Pallbearers included Danny Mercer, Bill Hough, James Beck, Jerry Reed, Jimmy
Earl Canerday, and John Brown.

The Jaycees will serve as honorary pallbearers.