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March 17, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MRS. MARY LUCILLE DUNN
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Rd., Monroe, LA
Mrs. Mary Lucille Dunn, 62, of Mt. Ida, AR, formerly of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, March 18, 2005, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Rd., Monroe, with Rev. Steven Dans officiating.
Interment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Dunn died on March 14, 2005, in Mt. Ida, AR.
She was a retired bookkeeper with Kilpatrick Funeral Homes.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Dunn; four children, Paul Dunn of Hot Springs, AR; Steve Dunn of Leesville, LA; Amy Henderson of Farmerville, LA; and Daniel Dunn of Mt. Ida, AR; three sisters, Francis Jordan of Lake Providence, LA; Dorothy Shelley of Pinebluff, AR; and Elizabeth Wheat of Ward, AR; three brothers, James Oliver of Downsville, LA; Clifton Oliver of Marion, LA; and Rex Oliver of Kilbourne, LA; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Thursday, March 17, 2005, at Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Louisiana Baptist Children's Home.
LINDA G. JONES
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA
Services for Mrs. Linda G. Jones, age 55, of Rayville, LA, will be 10:00 AM, Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Christian Life Church, Monroe, LA, with Rev. Ronnie Libby and Rev. Danny Chance officiating.
Interment will be in the Woolen Lake Church of God, Hebert, LA, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Linda G. Jones was born on July 30, 1949 in Monroe, LA, and passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2005.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her father, J.D. Parker; and her brother-in-law, Tommy Rymes.
Survivors include her husband, Bennie Jones, Sr. of Rayville, LA; daughter: Kimberly Lowery and husband, Randall of Mangham, LA; sons: B.J. Jones and wife, Michelle of Rayville, LA, and John Wesley Jones of Rayville, LA; grandchildren: Ben Jones of Monroe, LA, Rachael Jones of Panama City, FL, and Taylor Lowery of Mangham, LA; mother: Maudie Parker of Hebert, LA; brothers: James D. Parker and wife, Cindy of Hebert, LA, Andy Parker of Hebert, LA, and Otis Parker and wife, Brandi of Hebert, LA; sisters: Judy Parker Evans and husband, Dennis of Hebert, LA, Gracey Rymes of Hebert, LA, and Danny K. Sharbino and husband, Mark of Rayville, LA.
Pallbearers will be Donnie Mixon, Roger McClanahan, Sr., Paul Ensminger, Ronnie Reid, William Stockstill, Keith Burr, and Steve McKnight.
Visitation will be from 8:00 AM until 9:00 PM, Thursday at Christian Life Church and 8:00 AM until service time, Friday at the Church.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to Faith Tabernacle Church, 1905 Auburn Avenue, Monroe, LA 71201.
BROOKE ASHLEY HUTCHINSON LOWERY
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA
Services for Brooke Ashley Hutchinson Lowery, age 16, of Mangham, LA, will be 10:00 AM, Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Christian Life Church, Monroe, LA, with Rev. Ronnie Libby and Rev. Danny Chance officiating.
Interment will be in Woolen Lake Church of God, Hebert, LA, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Miss Brooke Ashley Hutchinson Lowery was born on February 10, 1989 in Panama City, Florida, and passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2005.
Survivors include her mother, Kimberly Jones Lowery and husband, Randall of Mangham, LA; father: Danny Hutchinson and wife, Shana of Panama City, Florida; sisters: Taylor Lowery of Mangham, LA, Daniele Hutchinson of Panama City, FL, Christina Halsell of Jacksonville, FL, Ashley Taylor Hutchinson of Panama City, FL; brother: Chandler Hutchinson of Panama City, FL; grandparents: Bennie Jones, Sr. of Rayville, LA, Skipper Hutchinson and wife, Carolyn of Panama City, FL, Glen Lowery and wife, Penny of Winslow, Ark; great-grandmother: Maudie Parker of Hebert, LA; cousins: Ben Jones of Monroe, LA, Rachael Jones of Panama City, FL; and T.J. Hutchinson of Panama City, FL.
Pallbearers will be Terry Hutchinson, Jeff Hutchinson, T.J. Hutchinson, Alex Duchene, Cody Jones, Jeffrey Hill, George Ray Smith, John Thomas, and Jed Smith.
Visitation will be from 8:00 AM until 9:00 PM, Thursday at Christian Life Church and 8:00 AM until service time, Friday, at the Church.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that memorials be made to Faith Tabernacle Church, 1905 Auburn Avenue, Monroe, LA 71201
Bobby Farris Bearden, 71
FARMERVILLE Bobby Farris Bearden, a retired carpenter and farmer, died Tuesday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Sardis Baptist Church.
Burial is in Sardis Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.
Cynthia E. Breed, 49
FARMERVILLE Cynthia Edwards Breed, a schoolteacher, died Monday.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Burial is in Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.
Steven H. Brown, 38
BATON ROUGE Steven H. Brown, formerly of Winnsboro, self-employed, died Saturday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Harvey Buie, 76
DALLAS Harvey Buie of Dallas, formerly of Monroe, an auto paint and body worker, died March 14.
Graveside service is at 11 a.m. Monday at Monroe City Cemetery, Powell Street extension.
Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Sunday in Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Dorothy C. Goins, 91
RUSTON Dorothy C. Goins, an assistant chief operator for South Central Bell, died Tuesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Cook Baptist Church, Ruston.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Ruston.
Burial is in Cook Cemetery, Ruston.
Patsy Teekell Hancock, 54
Patsy Teekell Hancock of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.
The funeral is at 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Burial is in Riverview Cemetery.
Jeanette Harrison, 79
TALLULAH Jeanette Harrison died Monday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home, Tallulah.
James Hendricks, 61
FARMERVILLE James Hendricks, a handyman, died Wednesday.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Ted Norman Hodge, 49
Ted Norman Hodge of Monroe, a motor rewinder, died Tuesday.
Services are 3 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Evelyn Jackson, 55
Evelyn Jackson of Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Linda G. Jones, 55
RAYVILLE Linda G. Jones, a homemaker, died Tuesday.
The funeral is at 10 a.m. Friday at Christian Life Church, Monroe.
Burial is in Woolen Lake Church of God Cemetery, Hebert, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Visitation is all day today at the church.
Brooke A. H. Lowery, 16
MANGHAM Brooke Ashley Hutchinson Lowery, a high school student, died Tuesday.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Christian Life Church, Monroe.
Visitation is all day today at the church.
Burial is in Woolen Lake Church of God Cemetery, Hebert, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville.
Mary M. Luttrell, 85
RUSTON Mary M. Luttrell died Wednesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. Friday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial is in Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.
Martha Faye Morrison, 76
BASTROP Martha Faye Morrison, self-employed, died Monday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. today at Christ Episcopal Church, Bastrop.
Burial is in Memorial Park Cemetery, Bastrop, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Fleater Mae Paul, 68
Fleater Mae Paul of Monroe, a custodian, died Wednesday.
Services are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Janie Sanders, 75
RAYVILLE Janie Sanders, a retired schoolteacher, died Sunday.
Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at China Grove Baptist Church, Mangham.
Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Tennant Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville.
Burial is in the church cemetery.
Roberta Thompson, 65
Roberta Thompson of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
Ella Wallace, 86
Ella Wallace of Monroe, a homemaker, died Tuesday.
The funeral is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hester Central State Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial is in Union Baptist Cemetery, Bosco.
