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January 19, 2005 Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MR. FERRELL CROWELL
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral service for Mr. Ferrell Crowell, 77, of West Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 20, 2005 at First Baptist Church, Feazel Chapel, West Monroe, LA.
Interment will be at Chatham Cemetery, Chatham, LA.
Officiating will be Dr. David Uth and Rev. Mark Fenn under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Crowell was born January 16, 1928 in Eros, LA, and passed away January 16, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Crowell was an active member of First Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA, where he was a member of Rob Roberson's Sunday School Class and an usher for many years.
He was employed at Manville for over 42 years.
Mr. Crowell was active in the West Monroe Senior Citizen Center, where he taught line-dancing for 14 years.
He was a former President of West Ouachita Water System.
Mr. Crowell was preceded in death by a sister, Elizabeth Hart and a brother, Jack Crowell.
Survivors are his wife: Freeda May Crowell of West Monroe, LA; son: Lynn Crowell and wife Ailinda of Swink, CO; grandchildren: Brent Crowell, Stacey Crowell, and Casey Crowell; two sisters: Elese Roberts of Farmington, MO; Gloria Traylor of Eros, LA; one brother: G.W. Crowell and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bobby Jack Thrailkill, Donald Tippen, Gene Simmons, Huey Wheelis, Bobby Wheelis, Lonnie Smith, Todd Lee Tolar, and Billy May.
Honorary pallbearers: Rob Roberson and his Sunday School Class.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home and Thursday from 1:00 PM until service time at the church.
CARL K. HARWELL
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Rayville, Louisiana
Services for Mr. Carl K. Harwell, Sr., age 76, of Mangham, LA, will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 20, 2005 at Lone Cherry Baptist Church, Mangham, LA, with Rev. Doyle Adams and Rev. Jay Dearman officiating.
Interment will follow in Gwin Cemetery in Mangham, LA, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Mr. Harwell was a member of Lone Cherry Baptist Church in Mangham, LA.
He retired from The LA Department of Transportation and Development as a Permit Specialist after thirty-eight and one-half years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Thomason Harwell of Mangham, LA; his daughter, Regina Harwell of Delhi, LA; his son, Carl K. Harwell and his wife, Melissa; grandsons, William Robert Harwell and Daniel Carl Harwell, all of Mangham, LA; and a host of nephews and nieces.
Paul McKinley, Jared Smith, Ben Williams, Jon Bradford, Neal Harwell, Scott Bradford, Larry Romero and Malcolm Patterson will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bennie Lee Williams, Jerry Jones and the employees of The Department of Transportation.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lone Cherry Baptist Church Building fund.
LILLIE V. PONSELL
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie V. Ponsell of Delhi, LA, age 81, will be Friday, January 21, 2005, at 10:00 AM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Monroe, LA.
Interment will follow at Monroe Memorial Park under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Ponsell was born in Lilly, LA, March 22, 1923 and passed away on January 16, 2005 in Delhi, LA.
Mrs. Ponsell is survived by two daughters: Dell Savage and husband, Ben of Delhi, LA, and Robbie L. Smith and husband, Robert of West Monroe, LA; one son, Michael Todd Ponsell of West Monroe, LA; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Preston Mallette, Dana Paul Mallette, Matt Heller, Shannon Smith, Scott Smith, and Ben Savage.
MR. JOE DANNY SLAUGHTER
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Winnsboro, LA
Services for Mr. Joe Danny Slaughter, age 51, of Winnsboro, LA, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Mims officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Slaughter was a Supervisor of Right of Way for Northeast Louisiana Power Coop.
He was preceded in death by his father; Newt Slaughter and brothers: Cecil and Steve Slaughter.
He passed away on January 17, 2005 at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, after an extended illness.
Survivors include his wife: Phyllis Slaughter of Winnsboro, LA; two daughters: April Wolleson and husband, Daniel of Winnsboro, LA, Kim Russell and husband, Wess of Winnsboro, LA; mother: Beatrice Slaughter of Winnsboro, LA; three grandchildren: Sydni, Zak, and John Wesley; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Pallbearers are Rob Smith, Marshall Thomas, Johnny Ellerman, Kevin Hollis, Patrick Jackson, and Floyd Taylor.
Honorary pallbearer will be Darrin Herrington.
RUTH SMITH WYLIE
Cox Funeral Home - Oak Grove, LA
Services for Mrs. Ruth Smith Wylie, age 88, of Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at Cox Chapel, Oak Grove, LA, with Rev. Milton Lenard officiating.
Interment will be in Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne, LA, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Oak Grove, LA.
Mrs. Wylie was born January 24, 1916 in Pelahatchie, MS, and passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2005 at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA.
She was preceded in death by her husband Grady E. Wylie, daughter, Winnie Ruth Miller, father, Duncan O'Brian Smith, mother, Catherine Elizabeth Smith, brothers, Roy Smith, Leo Smith, and Ada Wylie.
Pallbearers will be Lonnie Wylie, Ronnie Wylie, Billy Ray Smith, Bobby Smith, Dub Dees, and Eddie Smith.
Survivors will be her son, Johnny Lee Wylie, Baytown, TX; daughter-in-law: Sharon Wylie, Baytown, TX; son: Thomas Earl Wylie, Monroe, LA; daughter: Irene Fuller, Monroe, LA; son-in-law: James R. Fuller, Jr., Monroe, LA; daughter: Jo Ann McGee, West Monroe, LA; son-in-law: Robert William McGee, West Monroe, LA; daughter: Barbara Jean Farris, West Monroe, LA; son-in-law: Tommy Farris, West Monroe, LA; brother: Ray Smith, Benoit, MS; sister: Edna Robertson, Greenville, MS; nineteen grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren.
Family will receive friends from 9:00 AM until time of service on Wednesday.
Eugene H. Aswell, Jr., 52
BASTROP Eugene Henry Aswell, Jr., a teacher, died Monday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at Cox Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Visitation is Thursday afternoon until 8 p.m. and Friday until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Edie M. Bradley, 70
COLUMBIA Edie M. Bradley, a homemaker, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Rev. Samuel Carloss, Jr., 75
WISNER The Rev. Samuel Carloss, Jr., a minister, died Thursday.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner.
Burial is at the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Curtis Cathey, 37
Curtis Cathey of West Monroe, a security guard for Wal-Mart, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Bennie Crockham, 76
RICHWOOD Bennie Crockham, a construction worker, died Jan. 12.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Richwood.
Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at Hester Central State Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Burial is at Richwood Memorial Gardens.
Dr. Arthur 'Doc' Davis, 84
Dr. Arthur V. "Doc" Davis of West Monroe, an associate professor and director of Dairy Research for Louisiana State University, died Monday.
The funeral is 1 p.m. today at Family Church, West Monroe.
Visitation is noon today until service time at the church.
Burial is at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Carrie M. Hall, 80
FARMERVILLE Carrie M. Hall died Sunday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, Farmerville.
Burial is at Liberty Hill Taylor Cemetery.
Lucille D. Henderson, 76
LOS ANGELES, Calif. Lucille Deloris Henderson, a secretary, died Thursday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Agatha Catholic Church, Los Angeles.
Visitation is noon until 9 p.m. Friday at Angelus Funeral Home chapel, Los Angeles.
Burial is at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
Thomas R. Hyland, II, 27
ACWORTH, Ga. Thomas Richard "Ricky" Hyland, II, formerly of Monroe, a plumber, died Monday.
The funeral is 2:30 p.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Visitation is 1 p.m. Friday until service time at the funeral home.
Burial is at Mulhearn Memorial Park.
George Allen Jones, 63
George Allen Jones of Monroe, a surveyor with the Louisiana State Highway Department, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Pauline P. McClendon, 90
HATTIESBURG, Miss. Pauline Pigford McClendon, a Tupperware manager, died Monday.
Memorial service is 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, West Monroe.
Burial is at Indian Village Cemetery, Calhoun.
Jesse Lee Norris, 88
Jesse Lee Norris of West Monroe, died Dec. 25.
Memorial service is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paschal's Catholic Church, West Monroe.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Theda Norris, 84
Theda Norris of West Monroe, died Monday.
Memorial service is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paschal's Catholic Church, West Monroe.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
DeMicheal D. Potts, infant
DeMicheal DeMorris Potts, the infant son of Shelonnda Potts of Monroe, died Friday.
Graveside service is 11 a.m. Thursday at Richwood Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is noon until 5 p.m. today at Miller Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Alvie Leland Pouncey, 69
Alvie Leland Pouncey of West Monroe, died Monday.
Graveside service is 2 p.m. today at Auld's Chapel Cemetery, Calhoun, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Robert Turner, 87
MANGHAM Robert Turner, a farmer, died Thursday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Valiena Washington, infant
COLLINSTON Valiena Washington, the infant daughter of Erin Ishop and Frankie Washington, died Friday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Mildred Howard White, 86
VIDALIA Mildred Howard White, a salesperson for Howard Brothers Department Store in Natchez, Miss., died Monday.
Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at Providence Memorial Cemetery, near Winnsboro.
Visitation is 10 a.m. until noon today at Young's Funeral Home chapel, Vidalia.
Zella Mae Wilson, 73
LAKE PROVIDENCE Zella Mae Wilson, a homemaker, died Dec. 31.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Brannum Funeral Home chapel, Lake Providence.
Burial is at Good Samaritan Cemetery, Lake Providence.
Ruth Smith Wylie, 88
Ruth Smith Wylie of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home chapel, Oak Grove.
Visitation is 9 a.m. today until service time.
Burial is at Kilbourne Cemetery, Kilbourne.
