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February 27, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MR. WILLIAM FRANK GOLSON, JR.
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mr. William Frank Golson, Jr., 84, will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe, LA.
Officiating will be Rev. John Williams.
Interment services will follow at Calhoun City Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Golson was born on August 2, 1920 in Calhoun, LA, and passed away on February 25, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mrs. Betty Spillers Golson of West Monroe, LA; sister: Mrs. Marie G. Bond of Baton Rouge, LA; nieces: Beverly Bond Summers and husband, Mike of Baton Rouge, LA, Joyce DeMoss and husband, Mike of Calhoun, LA, Anita Hughes of Calhoun, LA; nephews: Robert G. Bond and wife, Nancy of Arcadia, LA, Jerry L. Bond and wife, Pat of Arcadia, LA, Dale Davis and wife Carolyn of Calhoun, LA, Donald Davis and wife Debbie of Calhoun, LA, Oscar R. Hattaway and wife Joycie of Calhoun, LA, Ronald G. Hattaway and wife, Tammy of West Monroe, LA, James Littleton and wife Carol of Hornlake, MS, Johnny R. Littleton and wife, Margaret of Downsville, LA, Gary Littleton and wife Diane of West Monroe, LA, Jackie Barkley of Shreveport, LA; sisters-in-law: Helen Davis and husband, Sam of Calhoun, LA, Exa Harris and husband, Robert of West Monroe, LA; special friend, Chester McCurry of Hollywood, CA; numerous great-nieces, nephews and cousins.
During his life, Mr. Golson served on both the Ouachita Parish School Board and Ouachita Parish Police Jury.
He was also a faithful member of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church and sang in the choir.
His family would like for him to be remembered as a loving husband, brother, son and uncle who loved his nieces and nephews and all children as his own.
Pallbearers will be family members and close friends.
Visitation will be 1:00 PM until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Memorials may be made to the Mount Zion United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 34, Calhoun, LA 71225 or Rev. Beverly Bond Memorial Scholarship Fund at Jefferson United Methodist Church, 10328 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA. 70809.
EDNA MAE HAIR
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Hair, 76, of West Monroe, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 28, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, with Rev. Charles Henderson and Rev. C.R. Wooley officiating.
Burial will follow at the Bosco Baptist Church Cemetery in Bosco, LA.
Mrs. Hair died February 25, 2005 at her residence in West Monroe.
Mrs. Hair is preceded in death by her husband Wetzal Hair, daughter, Liz Lewis, son-in-law, Sammy Jackson.
Survivors include her four daughters and four son-in-laws, Barbara and Dale Jones of Farmerville, LA, Judy and Curtiss Parker, Sybil and Arthur Binford, David Lewis all of West Monroe, Darlene Jackson of North Little Rock, AR., thirteen grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be G.D. Wilson, Ryan Jordan, Michael Judd, Heath Singleton, Roger Berry, Wetzal Hill and Scott Hart.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jeff Jones, Dustin Jones, Curt Parker, Brad Parker, Jamie Langston, Cody Lewis, Corey Lewis, Donnie Price.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
HELEN LEVERN HARRELL HARPER
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Graveside services for Mrs. Helen Levern Harrell Harper, 83, of Monroe, will be at 4:00 PM, Monday, February 28, 2005, at Midway Cemetery, North of Delhi, LA.
Mr. Tim Post, a close family friend, will officiate.
Mrs. Harper, a retired Conway Hospital nurse, died Friday, February 25, 2005, at North Monroe Medical Center.
Survivors include her sons, Clarence R. Harper, Jr. and wife Debbie of Bastrop, LA, and John Harrell Harper of West Monroe; granddaughters, Dr. Aubre Michele Harper Polo and husband, Garrett of Covington, LA, and Breanna Lauren Harper of Bastrop.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, all memorials go to First Baptist Church of West Monroe.
A special thanks to the doctors, administration, and staff of Monroe Manor Nursing Care Facility for the special care given "Miss Helen" in recent months.
FLOSSIE MILSTEAD KESTER
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Services for Mrs. Flossie Milstead Kester, 84, will be 2:00 PM, Monday, February 28, 2005, at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, with Rev. Roger Johnson officiating.
She will be laid to rest next to her dear husband in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Services will be under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Mrs. Kester was born in Conway, LA, and passed away on Wednesday, February 23 in Jacksonville, FL.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.
She will be remembered for her wit, honesty, and her love of fishing, sewing and bridge.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William Edward Kester; parents, Jewel A. Milstead and Amelia Toler Milstead; broth er, Merlin Milstead; and sister, Beatrice Sanford.
Survivors include her only child, Becky Knight; son-in-law, Wayne; granddaughter, Jenny Selevan (Marc); grandson, Patrick; four great-grandchildren, Keeli and Joseph Knight and Ethan and Bradley Selevan; nieces, Mary Lee Moeller of Bastrop, LA, and Karen Rao of New Orleans, LA; and other family and friends.
Dominic T. Cascio, 80
Dominic T. Casio of West Monroe, a retired building contractor, died Saturday.
Services are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home on Sterlington Road.
George William Compton, 90
EUDORA, Ark. George William Compton, a retired oil field worker formerly of Oak Grove, died Friday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at the Cox Funeral Home chapel in Oak Grove.
Burial will be in Kilbourne Cemetery in Kilbourne.
Visitation will be 8 to 10 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Virgil Thearl Dollar, 68
Virgil Thearl Dollar of West Monroe, retired from Manville Forest Products Corp., died Thursday.
The funeral is 1:30 p.m. today at the Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel in West Monroe.
Burial will be in Brantley Memorial Gardens in Pioneer.
Visitation will be from noon to service time today at the funeral home.
James Troy Ketchum, Sr., 74
DODSON The Rev. James Troy Ketchum, Sr., a retired sheetmetal worker, died Thursday.
The funeral is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Southern Funeral Home chapel in Winnfield.
Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery in Sikes.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. to service time Monday at the funeral home.
David Wayne Kinnaird, 53
MAGNOLIA, Ark. David Wayne Kinnaird, an architect, formerly of Bastrop, died Thursday.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church of Magnolia.
Graveside service will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Harmony Chapel Methodist Cemetery in Hico, LA.
Lewis Funeral Home of Magnolia, is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie P. O'Neal, 85
RAYVILLE Nellie P. O'Neal, a retired grocery clerk, died Saturday.
Services are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Rayville.
Yvonne Case Varnado, 78
TALLULAH Yvonne Case Varnado, a retired store manager, died Friday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Monday at the Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home chapel.
Burial will be in the Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery in Caseyville, Miss.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Beatrice Willis, 82
COLUMBIA Beatrice Willis, a cosmetologist, died Friday.
A graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Old Hebron Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia.
Ray Edward Wise, 55
EPPS Ray Edward Wise, a tool pusher for Pride Drilling Co., died Wednesday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at the Cox Funeral Home chapel in Delhi.
Burial will be in Sunflower Cemetery in Baskin.
