Obit: Vertis Youngblood Gandy; Winn Par., Louisiana Submitter: B. Jo Branch Source: Southern Funeral Home Date: 01 Mar 2008 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Vertis Youngblood Gandy (July 1, 1918 - January 28, 2008) Mrs. Vertis Youngblood Gandy, age 89 of Winnfield, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2008 at Winn Parish Medical Center. Mrs. Gandy is the daughter of the late Joe Roy Youngblood and the late Carrie Crowell Youngblood. She was also preceded in death by two brothers: Joe Youngblood, Jr., and Thurston "Tommy" Youngblood and a son-in-law Jim L. Davis. Mrs. Gandy is survived by her husband of 72 years Roy William Gandy; a son: Tommy Joe Gandy and his wife Teresa of Nashville, TN,; two daughters: Mary Virginia Gandy Royston and her husband Kenneth of Houma and Joyce Gandy Davis of New Orleans. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Teresa Tallon, Jeffrey Gandy, Paula Guillot, and Dara Gandy and four great grandchildren: Courtney, Tarah, Shawn, and Calvin; and one sister: Mattie Turner of Minden. Survivors also include several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Gandy, along with her husband, owned and operated the Lone Star Cafe in Winnfield for many years. She was a member of the South Winnfield Baptist Church. Funeral services for Mrs. Gandy will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday in the South Winnfield Baptist Church with Reverend Jack Miller officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Salem Cemetery near Athens, Louisiana under the direction of Southern Funeral Home. Friends may visit with the family in the funeral home on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Wednesday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until time of services. Messages of condolence may be sent to the Gandy family online by visiting www.southernfuneralhome.com.