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March 8, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
ODESER "DESS" ACREE BEARDEN
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Farmerville, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Odeser Bearden, 82, of Downsville, LA, will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Downsville. Revs. Frank Shields and Floyd Pate will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Ararat Cemetery. Mrs. Bearden passed away Saturday, March 5, 2005 in Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Bearden is a member of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church. She was an avid quilter, loved to fish, devoted to her vegetable garden and loved her flower garden. She loved her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by a son, Johnny William Bearden, a brother, Cecil Acree and a son-in-law, Joseph Stein.
Mrs. Bearden is survived by husband of 61 years, Oscar O. Bearden of Downsville, LA; children, Annie N. Stein of Downsville, LA, Joyce Hughes of Bastrop, LA, and Oscar Bearden, Jr. of Downsville, LA; brothers, James Acree of Point, LA, Glen Acree of Wilhite, LA, and Fred Acree of Longview, TX; sisters, Margie Littleton of Downsville, LA, Ann Whitehead of West Monroe, LA, and Beatrice Thornton of Minden, LA; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Joyce Hughes, Annie N. Stein, Jarrod Bearden, Jamie Bearden, Greg Watkins, Chris Bearden and Patrick Slayter. Honorary pallbearer, Rose Furlough.
Family will receive friends at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Tuesday, March 8, 2005 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
The family would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Archie, Dr. Harter, Dr. Gammage, Dr. Ron Hammett, Specialty Hospital SFMC, D'Arbonne Ambulance, United Home Health, and special caretaker Rose Furlough.
MRS. GIVA E. COFIELD
West Monroe, LA - Graveside services for Mrs. Giva E. Cofield, 92, of West Monroe, LA, will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at Clark Springs Cemetery, West Monroe, LA, with Rev. William Edwards officiating, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Cofield was born May 13, 1912 in Center Ridge, AR, and passed away March 6, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Cofield was preceded in death by her husband, Buford Edward Cofield, Sr. and a son, Buford Cofield, Jr. and wife, Selma. Survivors are two children: Sue Davis and husband, Robert of West Monroe, Vaughn Cofield and wife, May of Henderson, TN; brother: Ira Prince; 9 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Special thanks to Dr. Clyde Elliott, the nurses and staff on sixth floor at Glenwood Regional Medical Center.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
CORY WAYNE SMITH
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral Services for Cory Wayne Smith, 26, of Sterlington, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Sterlington Assembly of God in Sterlington, LA, with Rev. R.L. Dison officiating. Interment will follow at Ouachita City Cemetery near Sterlington, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe, LA.
Cory was born February 2, 1979, in Monroe, Louisiana, and passed away Saturday, March 5, 2005, in Sterlington, LA.
Cory graduated from Sterlington High School and was currently employed with Port City Glass. He was preceded in death by father, Randel Dwaine Smith, grandmother, Beatrice Smith and beloved dog, "Joe".
He is survived by his mother: Nita Faye Smith of Sterlington, LA; sisters: Melissa Smith Costin and husband, Troy of Rayville, LA, Christina Smith Deiter and husband, Jerry of Monroe, LA; brother: Richie Smith of Sterlington, LA; grandfather: Vernon E. Smith of Monroe, LA; grandmother: Allie West of Rayville, LA; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Dusty Hubanks, Tony Hemphill, Jerry Kenly, Damion Darlin, Adam Williams, and Doug Underwood. Honorary pallbearer will be Gerard Roberson.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Tuesday at Sterlington Assembly of God in Sterlington.
MRS. JULIA BETH SMITH TRICHELL
Kilpatrick Funeral Home Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Beth Smith Trichell, 69, of West Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in the worship center at First Baptist church of West Monroe, with Dr. David Uth and Rev. Mike Haney officiating. Interment service will follow at Monroe Memorial Park, Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Trichell was born April 2, 1935 in Rocky Branch, LA, and passed away March 6, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Trichell graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a B.S. in Accounting and a Master's in Business Administration.
Mrs. Trichell was committed to developing tourism at local and state levels, and she will be remembered for her love and dedication to Ouachita Parish.
She served as Executive Director of the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau for more than 17 years and promoted the needs of our community through her service as Vice-Chairman of the Louisiana Tourism Promotion District, as a Delegate to the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, as Chairman of the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism for North Louisiana, as President of the Louisiana Association of Convention and Visitors Bureau, and as a Board Member of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association, the Louisiana Ancient Mounds Commission, and the Ouachita Economic Development Corporation. She also served as Beautification Coordinator for the City of Monroe.
In addition to tourism, Mrs. Trichell devoted her time, energy, and talent to numerous volunteer organizations.
She served as President of the Monroe Garden Study League, President of the Friends of the Monroe Civic Center Theatre, President of the Monroe Garden Club, President of the Strauss Theatre Board of Directors, President of the Quota Club of Monroe, and Governor of the 21st District Quota International.
Mrs. Trichell was a member of the West Monroe Rotary Club and was also a Board Member of the Northeast Louisiana Restaurant Association and the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council.
Mrs. Trichell is survived by her husband: Harold Trichell; four nephews: Roger Parrott, Ben Parrott and wife, Linda, James "PeeWee" Parrott and wife, Darla, and Richard "Dickie" Smith and wife, Terry; and her niece: Susan Edwards and husband, Bruce. Pallbearers will be Ben Parrott, Neil Parrott, James "PeeWee" Parrott, Jamie Parrott, Rodney Kane, Cary Shaw, Bruce Edwards, and Richard "Dickie" Smith. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, and from noon Wednesday until time of service at the church.
Mr. O'Sha James Hamilton
In Memory of O'Sha and His Garden
O'Sha Hamilton Community Oasis Award Winner (February 2000)
Owns four walking sticks.
"I keep losing them," he says. "But since I've got four, there's always one around to get me where I'm going".
O'Sha grabs one wooden, well-used stick and hikes himself out of his chair facing the road, where he likes to wave a hello to passing motorists.
His steps small and careful head out to his pride and joy: his garden.
"I've been gardening, oh, for a long time," he says with a grimace as he adjusts his dark-tinted shades to block out the unusually bright February sun. "I use to do it for my daddy. I worked hard and long, and he never did nothin' with it. Nothin'!"
O'Sha waves one arm, while the other taps the waling stick into the soft earth. He's smiling, but it's obvious the injustice is still clear in his mind.
'Then, when folks came up and said what a nice garden we had, my daddy took all the credit. That made me so mad. I said to myself, 'When I get grown, I'll have a garden all myself. I won't let nobody touch it...it'll be mine and people will know it's mine.'
O'Sha takes a long look at the rows of mustards, turnips and collards green at 101 Richardson Drive in West Monroe, LA.
O'Sha knows his garden, and residents who drive on New Natchitoches, know his garden, too.
They stop often to buy fresh greens and they are always welcome.
O'Sha likes chatting - but there are a few things they must remember: No one enters the garden but O'Sha.
No one cuts the crop but O'Sha.
No one weeds or plants or sows the garden but O'Sha. Remember, this is O'Sha's garden.
"I can't stoop no more," O'Sha says. "But people - they don't know how to pick it. They come in here and pick off the top (of the greens). Can you imagine? They just pick off the top and that don't do no good. Just ruins everything. So I don't let nobody pick nothin' - I just do it myself and it gets done right that way. I sell it 50 cents a bunch. That's a good deal, you know," O'Sha says with a huge grin as he gently pokes his finger in my arm. I have this garden year-round.
O'Sha surveys his mustards, collards and green onions again, and you can see the satisfaction on his face.
"I tell you - the day I can't do this garden no more, you might as well put on your funeral clothes, 'cause I'm gonna die!" His face lights up as he laughs. 'It's true! Without my garden, well ... It gives me something to do, you know? I've always worked, and I'm so thankful the good Lord lets me keep on doing it."
O'Sha goes back to his chair again.
A passing truck's horn sounds and O'Sha waves.
So do the greens, their stalks impossibly high, like a strange-looking upside down umbrella, searching for rain.
Mr. O'Sha James Hamilton departed this life on March 3, 2005 as he lived, quietly.
He was born on March 18, 1921 to the late William and Elizabeth Green Hamilton.
Fifty-seven years ago, he married Virgie Mae Richmond.
She preceded him in death just two months ago.
He was preceded in death by his brother and sister (Will Hamilton and Mary Hamilton).
Mr. O'Sha leaves a brother, (Simon Douglas Hamilton) and two sisters: (Annie Lee Hamilton Lewis and Alice Hamilton Tucker).
He graduated from Monroe Color High School.
He enlisted into the 450th Army Air Force Unit and received American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; and World War II Victory Medal.
He was a jack of all trades.
He was daddy to his three children, Johnny, Alice and Janice and nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The arrangements are viewing 10:00 AM until 11:45 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, followed by services at 12:00 noon at St. Joseph's Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Lorenzo M. Price, Sr., Pastor.
Virginia R. Barrow, 68
BASTROP Virginia Ruth Raymond Barrow, a homemaker, died Sunday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Delhi.
Burial is in Faith Memorial Park Cemetery, Delhi.
Billy Edgar Boyett, 58
OLLA Billy Edgar Boyett, a truck driver, died Sunday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Zion Hill Baptist Church.
Burial is in Zion Hill Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
Naomi Chisley-Hughes, 68
Naomi Chisley-Hughes of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe.
Curtis Jerome Clark, 24
Curtis Jerome Clark of Monroe, formerly of Waterproof, died Sunday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Katie R. Cockerham, 87
OLLA Katie Renfrow Cockerham, a homemaker, died Monday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Whitehall Pentecostal Church, Whitehall.
Burial is in Chickasaw Cemetery east of Olla under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Olla.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Truman Ewing, 80
Truman Ewing of Monroe, a retired Rack Service Co. employee, died Monday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Sonya Gibson, 42
Sonya Gibson of Monroe, an administrative assistant at Liberty Christian Center, died March 1.
The funeral is 11 a.m. today at Liberty Christian Center, Monroe.
Burial is in Asberry Cemetery under the direction of King Funeral Home, Ruston.
Jo Helen Greene, 74
Jo Helen Greene of West Monroe, a retired teacher, died Monday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Helen Dahl Hamilton, 93
Helen Dahl Hamilton of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Gregory Ellis Harris, 47
Gregory Ellis Harris of Monroe, a painter, died Saturday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Blanche Jones, 86
JONESVILLE Blanche Jones, a homemaker, died Monday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Pentecostal Church of Jonesville.
Burial is in Acme Baptist Church Cemetery, Acme, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the church.
Michael Charles Lacy, 46
Michael Charles Lacy of Monroe, a mechanic, died Friday.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Burial is in Richwood Memorial Gardens.
Visitation is 1-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cecil W. Martin, 94
BIENVILLE Cecil W. Martin, a homemaker, died Sunday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Wednesday at Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro.
Burial is in Antioch Cemetery, Ward 10, Goldonna.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ricky McCall, 43
Ricky McCall of Monroe, a sports therapist, died Saturday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe.
Louise H. McCarter, 82
Louise Hornsby McCarter of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.
The funeral is at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Monroe.
Burial is in Vienna Cemetery, Vienna.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Mildred Green Smith, 87
EL DORADO, Ark. Mildred Bridges Green Smith, a homemaker, died Saturday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Lewis Funeral Home, Magnolia, Ark.
Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery.
Ruth Smith, 90
CROWVILLE Ruth Smith, a homemaker, died Sunday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. today at Crockett Point Baptist Church near Crowville.
Burial is in Crowville Masonic Cemetery, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Visitation is 9-10 a.m. at the church.
Elvin Eugene Tarpley, 93
JONESVILLE Elvin Eugene Tarpley, a forester, died Sunday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
Burial is in Pine Grove Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the church.
Julia B. Smith Trichell, 69
Julia Beth Smith Trichell of West Monroe, executive director of the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau, died Sunday. The funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Worship Center at First Baptist Church of West Monroe.
Burial is in Monroe Memorial Park, Monroe.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, and noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Ti'Naja R. Walker, infant
Ti'Naja Ra'Shanti Walker of Jena, daughter of Sharonda Bell and Robert Walker, died Friday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland of Monroe.
