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March 30, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
YVONNE DOMINGUES SCHARF
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Yvonne died March 26, 2005 after a brief illness.
Born March 31, 1929, she worked nearly 30 years for her friend, Barry Erwin.
A graduate of Ouachita High School, she was a member of First Baptist Church, West Monroe.
On March 7, 2005 she was preceded in death by son, Thad.
Survivors include son, Phillip Domingues and wife, Barbara; daughter, Rhelda and husband, Dr. Mike Nolan; son, Marc Scharf and wife, Susan; daughter-in-law, Penny Scharf; grandchildren, Stacy and Barry Webb, Trey, Rick, Nicholas, Molly and Liam Scharf; great-grandchildren, Chris, Luke and Emma Webb; brother, Nolan Craven; niece Carolyn Ryland; nephew, Nolan Craven, Jr.
Memorial service is Thursday, March 31, 2005 in Feazel Chapel, First Baptist Church, West Monroe, at 2:00 PM with Dr. David Uth officiating.
LEO F. TERZIA, JR.
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Sterlington Road, Monroe
Services celebrating the life of Leo F. Terzia, Jr., 84, will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Grace Episcopal Church of Monroe, with Father Andy Powell officiating.
Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
A retired lumberman, he was born in Monroe, LA, on October 28, 1920, the son of Leo F. Terzia, Sr. and Olivia "Totsy" Bain Terzia.
He died in North Monroe Medical Center on Monday, March 28, 2005, after a period of declining health.
Mr. Terzia was owner and President of Terzia Lumber and Hardware in Bastrop, for many years, Past President of Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association, and was one of the founders of Paul Bunyan Building Suppliers, which later became Allied Building Stores.
He was a WWII Navy veteran.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Eleanor Gandy Terzia; two children, Leo "Buddy" Terzia, III and his wife, Jennifer of Ruston; and Cynthia Henderson and her husband, Ben of Canton, GA; and two grandchildren, Laura Terzia Bankston and her husband, Matt of Fort Worth, TX; and Greg Terzia of Ruston.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Bennie Popwell, Billy Abrahms, Danny Tatum, Nelson Abell, III, Rick Nelson, and Jerome Vascocu.
Honorary pallbearers will be George Cannon, Billy Edmondson, Jack Mabry, Roy Johns, Dr. Burchell Liles, Louis Milner, Mike Reed and Haynes Harkey.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Wednesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, Temple Baptist Church in Ruston, or favorite charity.
John A. Benson, 71
BASTROP John A. Benson, a city deputy marshal, died Monday.
Graveside services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark., under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Dennis Boyd, 60
LAKE PROVIDENCE Dennis Boyd, a laborer, died March 21.
Services are 1 p.m. today at Progressive Chapel.
Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, under the direction of Harris Funeral Home, Lake Providence.
Frances Crenshaw, 84
BASTROP Frances Crenshaw, a homemaker, died Monday.
Services are 2 p.m. Friday at Jones Pentecostal Church, Jones.
Visitation is 2-9 p.m. today at Brown Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Grove, and all day Thursday at the church.
Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery, Bastrop.
Thomas A. Farmer, 81
Thomas Alvin Farmer of Monroe, a retired G.C. Murphy Co. auditor, died Sunday.
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Harriet V. Guerard, 95
FERRIDAY Harriet V. Guerard, a telephone operator, died Monday.
Graveside services will be held at a later date in Coleraine, Minn.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Herman Henry Gulledge, 82
Herman Henry Gulledge of Monroe, retired vice president and manager for Ouachita Tobacco, died Monday.
Services are 1 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Burial will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
James 'Buddy' Holloway, 75
COLUMBIA James R. "Buddy" Holloway, a caretaker for Salt Lake Farms, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Woodrow W. McBride, 92
Woodrow W. McBride of Monroe, a retired civil engineer, died Monday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Visitation is 9-10 a.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mona La Dell Pittman, 75
HARRISONBURG Mona La Dell "Aunt Dell" Pittman, a retired school bus driver and nutritionist for Harrisonburg Nursing Home, died Tuesday.
Graveside services are 1 p.m. today at Old Catahoula Cemetery, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Jonesville.
William M. Price, 67
William M. Price of West Monroe, a truck driver, died March 23.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe.
Visitation is 1 p.m. today until services begin at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Hasley Cemetery.
George M. Riser, 97
George Marshall Riser of Monroe, a retired coach, teacher and principal, died Sunday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Monroe.
Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.
Ima Lee Sebren, 93
LOUISVILLE, Miss. Ima Lee Sebren, formerly of Bastrop, a nursing home owner, died Monday.
Graveside services are 3 p.m. Thursday at Bonita Road Baptist Church Cemetery, Bastrop.
Visitation is 1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop.
Carolyn Smith, 47
GILBERT Carolyn Smith, a waitress, died Saturday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Turkey Creek Baptist Church, near Gilbert.
Burial will be at Providence Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
William J. Thigpen, 68
REDWOOD, Miss. William J. Thigpen, formerly of Tallulah, a farmer, died Tuesday.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Glenwood Funeral Home Chapel, Vicksburg, Miss.
Visitation is 5-7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Green Acres Cemetery, Vicksburg.
