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January 27, 2005 Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
SYBLE COLE BURTON
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Services for Syble Cole Burton will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, January 27, 2005, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Dr. Randy McGee and Dr. John Traylor officiating.
Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Mrs. Burton passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2005.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Burton; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Cole; a sister, Kitty McCollum; and three brothers, James G. Cole, Ellis R. Cole and Mac A. Cole.
Mrs. Burton was a native of Avoyelles Parish.
She spent her adult life in Monroe, LA, working for 47 years as a Registered Nurse at E.A. Conway Hospital (LSU Medical Center).
She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Monroe, where she taught an adult Sunday, School Class.
Surviving relatives include her sister, Mrs. Doris Bryant; brothers, Rev. Jerry L. Cole and wife Merdis of Tioga, LA, and Frank Cole, Jr. of Center Point, LA; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Michael Hammons, Stephen Hammons, Matthew Bryant, Chris McLin, Darryl Cole, and Roger Cole.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Bryant, Ken McCullum, and James McCullum.
The family requests that any memorials be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund or your favorite charity.
MR. LARRY BLAIN CLIFTON, SR.
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Graveside services for Mr. Larry Blain Clifton, Sr., age 66, will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, January 28, 2005 at Monroe Memorial Park.
Officiating will be Rev. Stewart Bedillion and Rev. Butch Goodman under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.
Mr. Clifton was born in Epps, LA, on March 28, 1938 and passed away after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, January 25, 2005.
Mr. Clifton was a retired Major of the Shreveport Police Department and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
He was also a Shriner and member of the Eastern Star.
He enjoyed playing dominoes at the Senior Center in Sterlington.
He was a deacon in the Fairbanks Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife of forty years, Mrs. Anne Adams Clifton of Sterlington, LA; children: Larry B. Clifton, Jr. of Shreveport, LA, Larie Anne Clifton of Arlington, TX, and Howard Blain Clifton of Sterlington, LA; brothers: Earnest Kenneth Clifton, Jerry Glen Clifton and Karl L. Clifton and three grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Futch, Brian Futch, Darren Futch, Kevin Adams, Steven Clifton and Derald Hamlett.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the men of the Fairbanks Baptist Church Adult Men Sunday School Class.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 P.M., Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.
LILLIE MAE PETERSON
Riser Funeral Home - Columbia, Louisiana
Funeral services for Lillie Mae Peterson, age 84, will be held at 12:30 PM on Friday, January 28, 2005 with Rev. Jay Morgan officiating.
Interment will follow at Vienna Cemetery in Vienna, LA, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia, LA.
Mrs. Peterson, a resident of Grayson, LA, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at St. Francis Specialty Hospital in Monroe, following an extended illness.
Lillie Mae Peterson was born on April 1, 1920 in Vienna, LA, to the union of her late parents Joe and Minnie Olivia Sims Moody.
She was a homemaker and an active member of Grayson Baptist Church and had lived most of her adult life in Grayson, LA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Peterson and two grandchildren, Preston and C.J.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mona and Jack Dortch of Grayson, LA; son and daughter-in-law, Aubrey and Lenora Peterson of Grayson, LA; five grandchildren: Cliff Peterson, Tommy Peterson, Jeff Peterson, Tonya Dortch, and Barry Dortch; six great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is at Riser Funeral Home on Thursday, January 27, 2005 from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM.
Mr. Lynn Roberts
Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, Louisiana
Services for Mr. Lynn L. Roberts, age 75, of Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 28, 2005, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Msgr. Edmund Moore officiating.
Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Roberts was born in Pioneer, LA, on November 25, 1929, and passed away on January 25, 2005, at his home with his loving family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edie McGaha Roberts and Jessie Roberts; sisters, Mildred Durbin and Jessie Crockett; and brother, J.L. Roberts.
He was an avid outdoorsman who spent many hours on his favorite lake, Bayou Desiard.
He was also a loyal Tiger and loved Neville High School, but his favorite times were spent with his family especially his grandchildren.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife of fifty-one years, LaMae Roberts; son, Gary Roberts and wife, Joani; grandchildren, Kyle Roberts, Josh Roberts and Kaki Roberts; sisters, Alice McCart, Irma Eubanks, Norine Edwards, Lita Buckles and Litha Warren; sister-in-law, Myrtle Ottnett; step-grandchildren, Thomas, Taylor and Matt Reeves; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to his sister who cared for him in death as in life.
Pallbearers will be Phil Roark, Mike Miletello, Joe Giovingo, Bill Harvey, Jamie Smith, and Jerry Ottnott.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Thursday, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
A Vigil Wake Service will be at 6:30 PM.
Parker Bawcom, 91
BASTROP Parker W. Bawcom, a retired grocery store owner, died Wednesday.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home.
Larry B. Clifton, 66
STERLINGTON Larry B. Clifton, a retired Shreveport Police Department major, died Tuesday.
Arrangements were incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe.
Sandra Kaye Covington, 44
BASTROP Sandra Kay Covington died Tuesday.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Williams Drive Church of Christ in Bastrop.
Burial will be in the Red Hill Cemetery in Mer Rouge, under the direction of Montgomery Funeral Home.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Juanita Crow, 86
BATON ROUGE Juanita Crow, a homemaker formerly of Monroe, died Tuesday.
Funeral services are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Joseph R. Danna, 94
Joseph R. Danna, of Monroe, retired owner of Louisville Tavern, died Monday.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at St. Matthew's Catholic Church with interment in St. Matthew Catholic Church Mausoleum, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Mitchell Ford, 48
Mitchell Ford, a mechanic of West Monroe, died Sunday.
Services will be 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
Patricia Ann Free, 51
FERRIDAY Patricia Ann Free, a certified nursing assistant, died Tuesday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Friday at First United Pentecostal Church in Ferriday.
Burial will be in Cypress Grove Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Carrine D. Harrell, 77
FARMERVILLE Carrine D. Harrell died Tuesday.
A graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at the Beulah Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.
James 'Baby' Hughey, II, 54
GRAMBLING James Alford "Baby" Hughey, II, a supervisor, formerly of Monroe, died Sunday.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Allen Chapel Church of Monroe, with burial in the Richwood Memorial Gardens in Richwood.
Services are under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home.
Stonewall Jackson, Jr., 50
SICILY ISLAND Stonewall Jackson, Jr., a contractor, died Saturday.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Sicily Island.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Richardson-Sims Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Visitation will be Friday 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.
Cleo Henry James, 88
Cleo Henry James, of Monroe, died Monday.
The funeral was Wednesday at the Parkview Baptist Church under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.
Burial followed in the Columbia Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.
Eleanor Clara Kasha, 91
ARCADIA Eleanor Clara Kasha, a homemaker, died Wednesday.
Funeral services are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Odis Lizenby, 86
COLUMBIA Odis Lizenby, a retired employee with Georgia Pacific, died Wednesday.
Services are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia.
Salone Matthews, 65
BASTROP Salone Matthews died Sunday.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the New Life Temple Church in Bastrop.
Burial will be in the Red Hill Cemetery under the direction of Montgomery Funeral Home of Bastrop.
Visitation will be Friday 1-5 p.m. at the Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel in Bastrop.
Sobronia Mitchell Obronia, 94
BASTROP Sobronia "Soffie" Mitchell died Friday in Bastrop.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel in Bastrop.
Burial will be in the Trouser Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-5 p.m. today at Montgomery Funeral Home Chapel.
Murphy Reed, 85
Murphy Reed, a retired maintenance worker of Richwood, died Tuesday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Hester Central State Funeral Home.
Geraldine O. Shaw, 83
Geraldine Shaw, a retired sales clerk of Monroe, died Monday.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today in Highland Park Baptist Church in Monroe, with burial in the Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe.
LaTousha Tillman, 26
LaTousha Tillman, a homemaker of Monroe, died Monday. .
Arrangements were incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe.
Melvin Wade Sr., 64
Melvin Wade Sr., a construction worker, of Monroe, died Sunday.
Services are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.
