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January 16, 2005 Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MR. MARVIN BRASHER
Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mr. Marvin Brasher, 68, of West Monroe, LA, will be at 2:00 PM Monday, January 17, 2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Rev. Mark Fenn officiating.
Interment will be at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Mr. Brasher was born on September 19, 1936, in Sterlington, LA, and passed away on January 12, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Brasher served in the United States Navy.
He owned and operated rental properties in the area.
He is survived by five cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Lindsay Anderson, David Brown, Bill Rose, Bill Ramsey, Phil Albritton and Gordon Bernice.
BARBARA FAYE HUTTO
BrownHolley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA
Services for Mrs. Barbara Faye Hutto, age 67, of Rayville, LA, will be 10:00 AM Sunday, January 16, 2005 at Rayville First United Pentecostal Church, with Bro. Robert Stroud officiating.
Interment will be in Greer Cemetery in Rayville, LA, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Barbara Hutto was born on July 10, 1937 in Rayville, LA, and passed away Friday, January 14, 2005.
Mrs. Barbara Hutto was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Rayville, LA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Kerney Mae Love; brothers, Kerney Lee Love and Maxie Ray Love.
Survivors include her husband, Collie Hutto, Sr. of Rayville, LA; daughter: Hollie Teneal Stansbury and husband Dan of Rayville, LA; sons: Edwin Scott Lowry of Archibald, LA, Collie O'Neal Hutto, Jr., and wife, Lora A. Hutto of Monroe, LA; grandchildren: Whitney Alyse Lowry of Archibald, LA, Bryan D. Stansbury of Rayville, LA, Jakob O. Stansbury of Rayville, LA; sisters: Doris Woodruff of Winnsboro, LA, Ann Lafferty and husband, Frank of Mangham, LA, Jane Wright and husband, Charles Lee of West Monroe, LA, Sheila Stroud and husband, Larry of Delhi, LA, Linda Johnson of Monroe, LA, Glendale Howard of Rayville, LA; brothers: A. B. Love and wife Sylvia of Rayville, LA, Houston Love and wife, Helen of Beretta, OK; good friend and sister-in-law: Lucille Love of Rayville, LA.
Pallbearers will be Charles Lee Wright, Rusty Wright, Kevin Bunch, Stanley Sanders, Dennis Sanders, and Steve Neathery.
Honorary pallbearers will be nephews.
MR. THOMAS L. "SONNY" JACKSON
Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA
Funeral services for Mr. Thomas L. "Sonny" Jackson, 72, of Sicily Island, LA, will be held at Sicily Island First United Methodist Church on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 10:00 AM, with Rev. Bill Foster, Rev. Shorty Mayo, and Rev. Danny Chance officiating.
Interment will follow at Highland Park Cemetery, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home Winnsboro.
Mr. Jackson was born August 7, 1932 in Sicily Island, LA.
He passed away Friday, January 14, 2005 at Riverland Medical Center, Ferriday.
He was a resident of Sicily Island, and a member of the Sicily Island First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Sonny was the former sheriff of Catahoula Parish, for sixteen years.
Prior to his years as a Sheriff, he was a Louisiana State Trooper for 20 years.
He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
In addition to his Military and Law Enforcement career, he was involved in the Masonic Lodge Keystone #213 in Sicily Island; he obtained the 32 degree.
He was a member of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, Louisiana, Louisiana State Trooper Association, and the American National Trooper Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Enos and Lela Tarver Jackson.
Survivors include his wife Patsy Jackson of Sicily Island, LA; son: Steven Thomas Jackson and wife Barbara of Sicily Island, LA; daughter: Kathe Price and husband Jimmy of Sicily Island, LA; granddaughters: Tiffany, Lauren, and Courtney Jackson of Sicily Island, LA; step-grandsons: Joshua and James Price of Wisner, LA; sister: Helen Louise Swaggart and Gilbert of Sicily Island, LA; brother: Windell R. Jackson and wife Judy of New Iberia, LA.
The pallbearers will be Floyd Mahaffey, Gene Parker, Bill Atkins, Trey Peek, Raymond Zeagler, and Joe Bondurant.
The honorary pallbearers are Sam Hanna, Charles Miller, Eldon Brown, George Griffing, and Paul Blunschi.
MR. HARVEL DEAN "BILL" LOFLIN
CrothersGlenwood Funeral Home, Tallulah, LA
Funeral services for Mr. Harvel Dean "Bill" Loflin, age 76, of Tallulah, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, January 17, 2005 at the chapel of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home, in Tallulah, with Rev. John W. Rushing and Rev. Terry Mims officiating.
Burial will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery, near Winnsboro.
Mr. Loflin died Friday, January 14, 2005, at his residence in Tallulah.
He was born in Winnsboro, and had lived in Tallulah, since 1948.
He was a retired parts and farm implement dealer and a member of First Baptist Church of Tallulah.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William H. Loflin and Jewel Mann Loflin and six brothers, Anderson Loflin, Herbert Loflin, Jacob Loflin, Cornel Loflin, James Arthur Loflin, and William H. Loflin.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Lucy Guimbellot Loflin; a brother: Raymond Loflin of Horatio, AR; three sisters: Evis West and Florence D. Smith of Monroe, LA, and Lovie L. Boutwell of Kingwood, TX, and several nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers will be Richard Everett, Bill Yerger, Gary Arneson, Bobby Arneson, Todd Guimbellot, David Guimbellot, Danny Watson, and Dee Stricker.
Honorary pallbearers will be James Earl Shivers, Rex Mann, Ron Hilderbrand, Wayne Westmoreland, Rod Cobb, Joe Cupit, Harold Murphy, Jack Varner, Sr., Willie Antley, John Hopkins, Dick Bringol and Ronald Everett.
MR. WILLIAM GUS "W.G." ODOM
Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA
Funeral services for Mr. William Gus "W.G." Odom, 82, will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at Conway Baptist Church, with Bro. Coy Upshaw and Pastor Linda Odom Jones officiating.
Interment will be at the Conway Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mr. Odom, a retired school bus driver with the Union Parish School Board, died Friday, January 14, 2005 in Farmerville.
He was a member of Conway Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge #53 of Farmerville.
He is preceded in death by his wife Ruby Lee Odom.
Survivors include: Jimmy Heard Odom and wife, Debbie Odom of Farmerville.
Their family: April Renee' Odom Johnson of Farmerville, Miranda Kay Odom Moss of Houston, TX, Joseph Barron Odom of Louisiana Tech and their grandchild: John Barron Johnson, Linda Odom Jones and husband Jack Jones of Farmerville, their family: Jacquelyn Estes Bean of Ruston, Mary Jones Dukes of Shreveport, Sarah Elisabeth Jones of Farmerville, and their grandchildren: Morgan Kylie Bean, J. Kaedan Bean, Audrey Leigh Dukes and Katherine Jones Haynes, Sherri Odom Shreve and husband Toby Shreve of Calhoun, LA, their family: Jennifer Leigh Wainwright, Judy Lynn Wainwright, Gabriel Wyatt Shreve all of Calhoun, LA, and their grandchild, Abigail Grace Shreve, William Stacy Odom and wife, Cindy Odom of Farmerville, their family: Holly Ann Odom and Kayla Elizabeth Odom all of Farmerville; two sisters: Ernestine Odom Slade of Truxno, LA, Frenchie Albritton and husband Max of Ruston, LA; one brother: Heard Odom, Jr., and wife, Janice of Monroe, LA; host of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Traylor, Jerry Daniels, Larry Allen, Curt Wainwright, Billy Clyde Brantley and Jim Paine.
Honorary pallbearers will be Janis Burch and Johnny Dollar.
MR. CLINTON E. SWANSON, SR.
Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville, LA
Funeral services for Mr. Clinton E. Swanson, Sr. of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 17, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA, Rev. Ned Duffey officiating.
Interment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Calhoun, LA.
Mr. Swanson was born on September 18, 1925 in Kane, Pennsylvania, and died on January 14, 2005 at the age of 79.
Mr. Swanson was preceded in death by his parents Raymond M. and Lena B. Swanson, a brother Lloyd R. Swanson and a sister Barbara A. Wallace.
He is survived by his loving wife Patricia E. Swanson of Farmerville, LA; seven children: Clinton E. Swanson, Jr., Ruckersville, VA, Galen I. Swanson, Gulf Breeze, FL, Rhett B. Swanson, Benton, AR, Richard G. Coursen, DeSoto, MO, Judy A. Duffey, El Dorado, AR, Victoria J. Swanson, Shreveport, LA, Rebecca A. Fant, Maryland Heights, MO; two brothers: James A. Swanson, West Monroe, LA, Donald K. Swanson, American Fork, UT; one sister: Marjory J. Swanson, Fort Worth, TX; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother.
Mr. Swanson retired from Mississippi River Corporation on May 1, 1986 as Southern District Superintendent.
He was a World War II veteran, having served with the 8th Air Force in England, as a Tail Gunner on a B24 Liberator Bomber.
He was a life member of the VFW where he was Commander for 4 years.
In addition, he was a member of the American Legion.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5442 at P.O. Box 443, Farmerville, LA 71241.
Pallbearers will be grandsons: Richard Fuller, Rob Fuller, Rusty Fuller, Samuel Swanson, Ben Swanson, Jr., and Ronnie Gill, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of VFW Post 5442, Farmerville, LA.
CLIFTON RAYMOND TENNISON
Highland Memorial Park, Funeral and Cremations
Knoxville, TN. 37919
Dr. Clifton R. Tennison died in peaceful repose on January 13, 2005.
Born in Wellington TX, he lived in TX and LA, until moving to Knoxville, in January 2000.
Educated at Wayland College (Plainview, TX), Howard Payne College (Brownwood, TX), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth, TX), University of Houston, and Northeast Louisiana University (Monroe), he earned the Master of Theology degree from Southwestern and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Howard Payne College.
He married Daphine Fern Hunn in 1943, and they shared a life of commitment to Christian ministry for 58 years, until her death in 2001.
After being ordained in Idalou, TX, his pastorates included Cashion Baptist Church of Cashion, TX, Central Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, TX, First Baptist Church of Shamrock, TX, First Baptist Church of Ozona, TX, Calvary Baptist Church of Borger, TX, First Baptist Church of Childress, TX, Park Memorial Baptist Church of Houston, TX, and First Baptist Church of West Monroe, LA, where he served for 29 years.
Dr. and Mrs. Tennison led worldwide tours with a spiritual focus for over 30 years, and conducted international missions, enriching their lives with many deep friendships, most notably a Chinese family, whose daughter, Nettie Ma, they "adopted" and considered their own.
His first priority was his commitment to his Lord and to bringing others to salvation, followed closely by his devotion to his wife, his love of family and friends, and service to his churches and communities.
He served as President of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, on the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and as Chairman of the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.
He served on the Board of Trustees for Louisiana College and with numerous community service groups advocating for children, health, and education.
He worked diligently for ethical practice in business and law, serving on the Disciplinary Committee of the Louisiana Supreme Court and receiving honors from a variety of civic and business groups.
He was a tireless shepherd whose teaching and living a life of forgiveness, peace, love, humility, and harmony was recognized and admired by people of all faiths, all walks of life, and all races, rich and poor, healthy and ill, free and incarcerated.
A former high school and college athlete, he was a big, but gentle man who loved children, gardening, travel, and friends, and whose joyful focus on Bible study, prayer, worship, and music was enhanced by his love of fellowship, community, and welcoming acceptance.
He was a mentor to many who have gone on to assume positions of leadership and service in education, medicine, government, and the ministry.
Survivors include his daughter, Dr. Carol A. Williams, and her husband, John T. Williams, of Baltimore, MD; his son, Dr. Clifton R. Tennison, Jr., and his wife, Nancy E. Tennison, of Knoxville; his grandchildren, Christina Wyskiel, and her husband, Matthew Wyskiel, of Baltimore, Tolliver Williams and his wife, Melissa Williams, of Chapel Hill, NC, James Tennison of Black River Falls, WI, and Michael Tennison of Knoxville; his great-grandchildren, Jamie Wyskiel and Tolliver Wyskiel of Baltimore; his brother, Eugene Tennison, of Arlington, TX; his sister-in-law, Betty Tennison, of Ft. Worth, TX; his sister, Ramona Akins, and her husband, Ferris Akins, of Ballinger, TX; his brother, Isaac Tennison, and his wife, Verna Tennison, of Arlington, TX; and his sister-in-law, Juanita Collins, of Wichita Falls, TX.
A service at 1:00 PM, Monday, January 17, 2005 at Highland Memorial Park in Knoxville, will be followed later this Spring by a Memorial Service at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe, LA.
Memorial gifts may be sent to the Global Missions Fund, First Baptist Church, 500 Pine Street, West Monroe, LA 71291.
LOIS TERROR
Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro, LA
Lois Terror, 91, of Fayetteville, Ark., died Thursday, January 13, 2005 at Westwood Health & Rehabilitation Center in Springdale, Ark.
She was born July 12, 1913 in Mississippi, the daughter of Luther Wilson and Mary Leona Parker Stephens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Byron Terror, two brothers, and a sister.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Bellwood Country Club in Natchez, Mississippi.
She was a member of Vidalia United Methodist Church in Vidalia, Louisiana, and United Methodist Women.
She is survived by a brother: Oliver J. Stephens of Lake Placid, FL; nine nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Monday, January 17, 2005 at the New Winnsboro Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro, Louisiana.
Memorial may be made to: Vidalia United Methodist Church, 403 N. Oak St., 71373.
Robert Jerry Crawford, 70
WINNSBORO Robert Jerry Crawford of Gilbert, a retired instructor, died Saturday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Faye Popwell Elliott, 88
RUSTON Faye Popwell Elliott of Ruston, a homemaker, died Friday.
The graveside service is 10 a.m. Monday in Shiloh Cemetery, Bernice, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Eddie G. Green, 41
TALLULAH Eddie G. Green of Tallulah, died Tuesday.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Monday at New Hope Deliverance Church.
Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home.
Visitation is 2-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mae Janette Jones, 69
JONESBORO Mae Janette Jones of Heflin, a homemaker, died Friday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Monday at the chapel of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in Gayla Traina Cemetery.
Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sarah O. Jones, 90
RUSTON Sarah O. Jones of Clay, a homemaker, died Saturday.
The funeral is 1 p.m. today at the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of service.
Kimberly Lynn Mathus, 35
Kimberly Lynn Mathus of West Monroe, a secretary, died Friday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery.
Visitation is from 1 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
William Gus Odom, 82
FARMERVILLE William Gus "W.G." Odom of Farmerville, a retired school bus driver, died Friday.
The funeral is 3 p.m. today at Conway Baptist church.
Burial will follow in Conway Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home.
Clyde Stephens, 80
BASTROP Clyde Stephens of Bastrop, retired from International Paper Co., died Thursday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at First United Pentecostal Church.
Burial will follow in Start Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home.
