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January 9, 2005 Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
Paul Standley Ransom, 81, of Monroe
Services for Mr. Paul Standley Ransom of Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 10, 2005 at the First United Methodist Church on Loop Road in Monroe, LA, with Reverends Terry Love and Larry Stafford officiating.
Prior to this service, interment will be in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road Monroe.
Mr. Ransom was born on October 4, 1924, and passed away at his home on January 8, 2005.
He graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, and attended Northeast Junior College, now the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
He graduated from Louisiana States University in Agricultural Economics.
Mr. Ransom enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served a tour of duty in World War II in Burma, where he flew the Himalayan Hump as a ball turret gunner.
He was selected to fly medicine to the Dali Lama.
For most of his life, Mr. Ransom farmed in Ouachita Parish, producing cotton, rice, soybeans, and Ransom Sweets (Onions).
He also raised cattle.
Mr. Ransom was a dynamic civic leader, not only locally but also at the state and national levels.
He was Past President of the Monroe Jaycees; Past President of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce; a member of the Monroe Rotary Club; Past President of the Ouachita Parish Farm Bureau; served on the Board of Directors of Central Bank and First Commerce Bank; served on the Board of Directors of Union Oil Mill; and was co-owner of Bayou Gin.
Mr. Ransom served on the Board of Gulf South Research Institute for design of the Louisiana Superdome, he served on the Board of Directors of the Cattleman's Association and served as First Vice-President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau from 1963-1994.
He was a member of the National Cattleman's Association and the National Cotton Council.
He was elected to serve as a delegate on the board of Cotton Incorporated, the governing body of cotton farmers in the United States for research and marketing.
Mr. Ransom enjoyed people and had many varied interests.
He was a dedicated duck hunter whose expertise was duck calling, though he turned to saltwater fishing later in life.
He was a lifelong tennis player.
He was famous for his barbecue.
He also enjoyed meeting every Wednesday for lunch with the Old Boys, his good friends from high school.
He was a member of the Phi Kappa Fraternity, President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and President of Monroe Educational Foundation at River Oaks School.
Mr. Ransom was a member of the Men's Bible Class at First United Methodist Church in Monroe.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Ransom, a pioneer family of Monroe, and West Monroe, and a uncle, John Clement Ransom.
A dedicated husband, father, and brother, Mr. Ransom is survived by his, wife Adele; his son, Burg Waddill Ransom and his wife, Carol; one sister, Jo Ann Pipes and husband, Dick; one niece, Nancy Bancroft and husband, Speed; and three nephews, Ransom Pipes, Rich ard Pipes, and Wesley Pipes.
Honorary Pallbearers are the members of the Old Boys, Carl Tidwell, Gene Worthen, Robert Wood, B.K. Fluker, Ben Marshall; members of the Men's Bible Class; Charles Venable, Sam Rubin, Phillip Wemple, Sal Pettito, Beto Nawas, Johnny Gunter, C.R. Russell and Nathaniel Reed. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sunday, January 9, 2005 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Memorials may be made to the River Oaks School or to First United Methodist Church on Loop Road in Monroe.
Originally published January 9, 2005
CW2 (RET) THOMAS (TONTO) W. FANT, SR.
The Family of Thomas (Tonto) W. Fant would like to give our thanks and express our sincere gratitude to all the people that assisted and helped us during the recent loss of our loved one.
We would like to thank the family and friends for the flowers and memorials, the cards, visit and calls.
We would like to send a special thanks to the friends that took the time to prepare and deliver food.
Tonto spent the last few years at the NELA War Veterans Home in Monroe, and we would like to thank the staff for seeing to his needs.
We appreciate the efforts of the E.R. Staff of North Monroe Hospital.
We would like to thank Tom Mulhearn for helping with all the arrangements for the funeral and the staff of Mulhearn in West Monroe, for taking time to work with us during this time.
We would like to thank Pastor David Uth for the wonderful service.
Tonto retired from the Army in 1975 with 28 years in service.
He was also a Mason and a Shriner.
It was his wish to have a Military and Masonic funeral service.
We appreciate the Soldiers of the Honor Guard that served in the graveside service and honored Tonto's service to his Country.
We would like to thank Ray Herbert and the Masons of the Masonic Lodge #419 for performing the Masonic funeral.
The Masons also served as pallbearers.
Special thanks to Greg Wrenn, Randall Hollis, George Baber, III, Kirk Cormier, DeWain Stennett, and Curtis Robert, Sr., who served as pall bearers.
Originally published January 9, 2005
MARGARET COLLINSWORTH CORNELIUS
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Collinsworth Cornelius, age 84, of Sterlington, Louisiana, will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, January 10, 2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Monroe.
Interment will be at Monroe Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Officiating will be Rev. George Fluitt, Jr. under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Mrs. Cornelius was born October 9, 1920, in Port Arthur, TX, and died January 7, 2005, in Sterlington, Louisiana.
Mrs. Cornelius was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie Odell Cornelius; parents; brothers, John F., Jr., Ellis Eugene, and Willie Yates Collinsworth, and a great-granddaughter, Laura Elizabeth Aaron.
Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Ann Aaron of Sterlington, LA; grandchildren: Everett Eugene Aaron, Jr. and wife, Pam, Cathy Ellen Hemphill and husband, Buddy, Jane Margaret McDonald and husband, Pat, Melissa Ann Purswell and husband, Joey; great-grandchildren: Jeremy, Laura, Matthew, Michael, Jessica, Daniel, Justin, Staci, Nicholas, Chelsea, Laura, Danielle.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Aaron, Justin McDonald, Jeremy Bostelmann, Vince Pass Errello, Cody Collinsworth, Jessica Hemphill, Buddy Hemphill, Everett Aaron, and Pat McDonald.
Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Originally published January 9, 2005
John Hamilton McClerkin
John Hamilton McClerkin, 73, of Vidalia, retired from International Paper Co., died Friday.
Graveside service in Natchez City Cemetery, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.
Douglas McClure
Douglas McClure, 73, of Jena, a teacher, died Friday.
Graveside service in Pentecostal Cemetery, Jena, LA, under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home.
Corrine Warner McHardy
Corrine Warner McHardy, 99, of Columbia, a retired teacher, died Saturday.
Funeral is at First United Methodist Church, Columbia, LA, with interment in Welcome Home Cemetery, under direction of Riser Funeral Home.
Edgar R. Shultz
Edgar R. Shultz, 95, of Monroe, retired owner of Retail Sporting Goods, died Friday.
Private service held at Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church, under direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Odell Kenworthy Temple
Odell Kenworthy Temple, 55, of Columbia, a homemaker, died Saturday.
Arrangements under direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia, LA.
