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February 5, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MR. THOMAS HAYNES
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Thomas Haynes, 77, of West Monroe, Louisiana, will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Kilpatrick's Funeral Home Chapel in West Monroe, with Don Lanier and Robert Spicer presiding.
Interment will be at Roselawn Cemetery in Calhoun, Louisiana.
Mr. Haynes was born on July 1, 1927 in Simsboro, Louisiana, and passed from this life from his home on February 3, 2005 following a lengthy illness, where he was cared for by loving wife and many kind doctors, nurses, and home health/hospice providers and devoted sitters.
Mr. Haynes accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at an early age, and was a member of the Cheniere Baptist Church.
Mr. Haynes served in the United States Navy Seabees in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II.
After a long career, which carried him throughout the United States, and abroad, he retired from the Pipeline Industry.
He was a member of the Masonic Order and the Shrine.
Mr. Haynes was preceded in death by his parents, John Ralph Haynes and Vivian McCrary Haynes; his brother and sister-in-law, Laurice and Evelyn Sistrunk; and brother-in-law, Jerry Dumas.
Mr. Haynes is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty Ann Rainer Haynes; daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Bruce Cain of West Monroe, Louisiana, and their children, Jennifer Michelle Cain of Hobbs, New Mexico, and Jonathan Thomas Cain of West Monroe, Louisiana; and daughter and son-in-law Gayle and Bill Gerdeman of Walnut Hill, Florida, and granddaughter, Jessica Robin Simmons and her fianc e' Dustin Parker of West Monroe, Louisiana; and one sister, Marjorie Ann Haynes Dumas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and many other loving relatives.
Pallbearers will be Billy Bishop, J.R. Fuller, Ewell Camp, Ed Roberts, Bill Simpson, Billy Edwards, John Allen, Raymond Lawrence, Shane Vic, James Blackwell and Don Murphrey.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Bruce Cain, Bill Gerdeman, Jonathan Cain, Dustin Parker, brother-in-law, Tom Rainer and nephews.
Visitation will be Saturday 1:00 PM until time of service at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
John Boldes, 50
John Boldes, of West Monroe, a cook, died Thursday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe.
Mary B. Campbell, 83
RUSTON Mary B. Campbell, a retired Louisiana Tech University employee, died Friday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.
Precious Carlisle, 11
HOMER Precious Carlisle, a student, died Wednesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pine View High School, Libson.
Burial will be in Dallas, Texas.
Arrangements are under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home of Tallulah.
Myrtle Dickey, 85
MOBILE, Ala. Myrtle Dickey, formerly of West Monroe, a retired homemaker, died Thursday.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. Sunday in Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Burial is in Hasley Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home
Judge C. Duchesne, 70
Judge C. Duchesne of West Monroe, retired owner/operator of a transportation company, died Tuesday.
A memorial service is at 10 a.m. today in Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. until time of service.
Maggie Hinton, 97
RUSTON Maggie Hinton, a retired schoolteacher, died Friday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Ruston.
Burial is in Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Visitation is 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.
Marilyn M.H. Leach, 59
Marilyn Murdock Hamby Leach of West Monroe, a retired employee of the Ouachita Parish School Board, died Wednesday.
The funeral is at 1 p.m. today at Liberty Grove Church of God, West Monroe.
Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church.
Eba D. Lewis, 64
HOLLY RIDGE Eba D. Lewis, a bakery worker died Friday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe
Joseph 'Joe' Penn, 59
Joseph "Joe" Penn of Monroe, a heavy machine operator, died Tuesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m., today at First Missionary Baptist Church, Swayze Street, Monroe.
Burial is in Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to noon at the funeral home.
Patricia Ann Rowland, 57
Patricia Ann Rowland of Monroe, died Thursday.
The funeral is at 10 a.m. today in St. Paschal's Catholic Church, West Monroe.
Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Alliyah Sampson, 4
HOMER Alliyah Sampson died Wednesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m., Sunday in Pine View High School, Libson.
Burial will be in Dallas, Texas.
Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home of Tallulah, is in charge of arrangements.
Cedric Sampson, 27
HOMER Cedric Sampson died Wednesday.
Services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday in Pine View High School, Libson.
Burial will be in Dallas, Texas.
Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home of Tallulah, is in charge of arrangements.
Huey Traylor, 66
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Huey Traylor, formerly of Marion, a custodian, died Jan. 26.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at St. Paul's Baptist Church, Marion.
Burial is in the church cemetery.
Visitation is from noon until time of service at church.
Nellie Weatherford, 75
COLUMBIA Nellie Weatherford, a homemaker, died Friday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.
