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April 2, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MR. BILL C. DOWNEY
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral Services for Mr. Bill C. Downey, 78, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 2, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Michi Head and Rev. Ray Owens officiating.
Burial will be in the Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Downey died on March 31, 2005 at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Downey was a member of the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe, LA.
He worked with the Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Office from 1948-1988, serving as the Clerk of Court from 1968 until his retirement.
He served on the Louisiana Clerk of Court Retirement Board and the Louisiana Board of Election Supervisors.
Mr. Downey was a U.S. Naval Veteran, serving in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Gilbert Downey; son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Kay Downey; daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Danny Breard, Sally and Tod Cagle and Jenny and Steve Morris; grandchildren, Danny and Miranda Breard, Jeremy and Rachel Cagle, Bryan Cagle, Chris Breard, Josh and Kasey Cagle, Darby Downey, Casey Morris, Anna Rose Morris and Mac Downey; great-grandchildren, Mary Helen Cagle, Mary Kathryn Breard, Johnathon Morris, Daniel Breard and Downey Cagle.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Memorials may be made to the McGuire United Methodist Church Building Fund or the charity of your choice.
LINDON "BOBBY" MAGNESS
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Lindon "Bobby" Magness, 66, of Rocky Branch, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 3, 2005 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch, LA, with Rev. Mickey Bounds officiating.
Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Magness died March 31, 2005 at the St. Francis Medical Center.
Mr. Magness was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch, LA, and a semi-retired Auto Technician with Sparks Nissan.
Survivors: his wife, Mrs. Mary Pace Magness of Rocky Branch, LA; son and daughter-in-law, John B. and Sherri Magness of Montevallo, AL; granddaughter, Johnna Krystine Magness of Montevallo, AL
Pallbearers will be Brandon Phillips, Calvin Chapman, Bob Chapman, Dale Chapman, James Chapman and J.C. Honeycutt.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.
ARTHUR G. KIEDAISCH
Hub Funeral Chapel - Grant Park, IL
Funeral services for Mr. Arthur G. Kiedaisch, age 92, of Grant Park, IL, will be 1:30 PM Sunday, April 3, 2005 at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Grant Park, IL, with Pastor Lon E. Landsmann officiating.
Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, under the direction of Hub Funeral Chapel.
Mr. Kiedaisch was born July 18, 1912 in Lowell, Indiana, and passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at Miller Health Car Center in Kankakee, IL.
Mr. Arthur was a retired Painter and Decorator.
He was a WWII veteran serving in the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his parents, by his wife, and by two sisters: Dorothy Arfman and Mildred Batterman.
Survivors include his sons: Danny (wife Nancy) Kiedaisch of Bloomington, IL, Randall (wife Jayne) Kiedaisch of West Monroe, LA; one sister: Carol Hoevet of rural Grant Park; one brother: Walter (wife Myrna) Kiedaisch of Manteno, IL; five grandchildren.
Mr. Kiedaisch will lie in state on Sunday, April 3, 2005 from 12:30 PM until time of service at 1:30 PM at the church.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Hub Funeral Chapel, Grant Park, IL.
Memorials can be made to the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grant Park, or to the Grant Park Ambulance.
LULA BELLE MAY
Cox Funeral Home - Oak Grove, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Belle May, age 88, of Forest, LA, will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the Cox Chapel Oak Grove, LA, with Rev. Kenny Herring officiating.
Interment will be in Mer Rouge Cemetery, Mer Rouge, LA.
Mrs. May was born January 14, 1917 and passed away Thursday, March 31, 2005 in the Oak Woods Home for the Elderly, Mer Rouge, LA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow May, father, Emmett Eckles, mother, Erba Julia Eckles, brother, T.W. Eckles, sisters, Doris Simms and Louise Wilder.
She is survived by her sister: Lucille Eckles, Mer Rouge, LA; sister-in-laws: Lillian May, Grayson, LA, Roberta Herr, Johntowns, Pennsylvania; number of nieces and nephews.
W. E. (WILLIAM EDWARD) "PAP" STEWART
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA
Mr. W. E. (William Edward) "Pap" Stewart, 86, of Holly Ridge, died April 1, 2005 at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville, following a lengthy illness.
Born May 14, 1918 in Rankin County, Mississippi, he moved to Richland Parish, in 1945, to pursue his love of farming.
After retiring from farming, Mr. Stewart enjoyed fishing, gardening, and watching sports.
Mr. Stewart was blessed with two loving families during his lifetime.
He was preceded in death by his first wife in 1979, Lessie Pearl "Leck" Finklea Stewart, after forty-three years of marriage.
He is survived by their only child, Gene Stewart of Rayville, and daughter-in-law, D'Juana Neal Stewart.
Mr. Stewart is also survived by three granddaughters, Terri Jean Stewart of Naples, Florida, Tonya Stewart-McAdam and her husband, Keith "Zippy" McAdam of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Apryle Allen Mitchell and her husband, Bradley John Mitchell of Allen, Texas, as well as his great-grandchild, Madison Jene Mitchell, also of Allen, Texas.
Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Betty Pyles Stewart of Holly Ridge, and his five step-children, Norman Pyles, Jr. of Holly Ridge, Margie Charrier of Rayville, Johnny Pyles of Montgomery, Texas, Sammy R. Pyles of Mangham, and Marvin L. Pyles of Hampton, South Carolina.
His sixteen grandchildren include Jessie Charrier, Virgil Charrier, Christy Charrier, Bradley Charrier, Ashley Pyles, Paul Pyles, Jason Pyles, Frankie Pyles, Matt Pyles, Jay Pyles, Regina Pyles Brooks, Sammy R. Pyles, Jr., Amber Nicole Pyles, Shane Pyles, Heather Pyles and Marvin Raymond Pyles.
Pap is also survived by fourteen great-grandchildren.
Mr. Stewart was preceded in death by one brother, Z.T. Stewart of Carthage, Mississippi, and is survived by four sibling, Alice Ruth Stewart Watkins of Forest, Mississippi, Annie LeStewart Bennett of Williamsburg, Virginia, George Stewart of Carthage, Mississippi, and Alex Stewart of Mize, Mississippi.
Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Brown Holley Funeral Chapel in Rayville, with the interment at Greer Cemetery on Greer Road in Rayville, with Rev. Anthony Stewart and Rev. Joe Arnold officiating.
Visitation will be at Brown-Holley Funeral Home in Rayville, on Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
Pallbearers will be L.C. "Lucky" Pittman, Larry Milby, Norman Pyles, Jr., Johnny Pyles, Jessie Charrier, and Marvin Pyles.
Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Crawford and Sammy R. Pyles.
Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or Louisiana Baptist Children Home, 7200 Desiard St, Monroe, LA. 71203
Edgar Joel Avery, 96
JONESBORO Edgar Joel Avery, a retired barber, died Thursday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Zions Rest Cemetery.
Billy Ray Bates, 67
JONESBORO Billy Ray Bates died Thursday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield.
Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery, Calvin.
John S. Brady, 90
BOSSIER CITY John S. Brady, formerly of Monroe, a retired painter, died Wednesday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe.
Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Mulhearn Memorial Park, Monroe.
Thelma G. 'Tappie' Bryan, 76
BASTROP Thelma G. "Tappie" Bryan, a homemaker, died Friday.
Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop.
Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Tillou Cemetery.
Earl A. Guillot, 84
RUSTON Earl A. Guillot, a machinist, died Friday.
Graveside services are Monday at St. John Cemetery Mausoleum, New Orleans.
Visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.
Christopher Robert Hill, 34
EROS Christopher Robert Hill, a Guide employee, died Friday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Joe Lebron, 37
BASTROP Joe Lebron, a carpenter, died Thursday.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Red Wing Cemetery, Goodwill.
Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop.
Shelby Jean Nieves, 66
Shelby Jean Nieves of West Monroe, a private sitter, died Thursday.
Services are 1 p.m. today at Rayville Church of God.
Visitation is 11 a.m. until services begin today at the church.
Burial will be at Start Cemetery, Start, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville.
Johann Ochs, 84
WINNSBORO Johann Ochs, a retired machinist, died Thursday.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro.
Services will follow at a later date in California.
Jonathan Paul Pace, 47
ETHEL, Ark. Jonathan Paul Pace, an employee of the White River National Wildlife Refuge, died Friday.
Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Chute Cemetery, Ethel, Ark.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at Essex Funeral Home Chapel, DeWitt, Ark.
Robert F. Rhone, Jr., 55
Robert F. Rhone, Jr. of Monroe, executive director for MAINLINE, died Wednesday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, Monroe.
Visitation is 1 p.m. until services begin Sunday at the funeral home.
Chris Roggerson, Jr., 77
Chris Roggerson, Jr., of Monroe, a lawyer, died March 8.
Services were March 14 at Macedonia Baptist Church.
Burial was at Magnolia Cemetery under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe.
Lillian Tressie Smith, 95
OAK GROVE Lillian Tressie Smith, a homemaker, died Thursday.
Services are 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Grove.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and until services begin Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at New Forest Cemetery, Forest.
Charles William Swopes, 77
BASTROP Charles William Swopes, a mechanic, died Friday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, Bastrop.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Wilmot Cemetery, Wilmot, Ark.
Carolyn M. Takewell, 66
Carolyn McClelland Takewell of Monroe, a homemaker, died Friday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
James Murriel Taylor, 51
WINNFIELD James Murriel Taylor, a mechanic, died Friday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield.
Burial will follow at Iatt Cemetery, Verda.
Lucille Walker, 90
DOWNSVILLE Lucille Walker, a retired employee of Con-Agra, died Friday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Nettie Walker, 88
WISNER Nettie Walker, a homemaker, died Friday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Pentecostal Church, Sicily Island.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the church.
Burial will be at Kings Cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Norman Washington, 81
FERRIDAY Norman Washington, a farmer, died Wednesday.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Cypress Grove Baptist Church, Waterproof.
Visitation is 1 p.m. until services begin Sunday at the church.
Burial will be at Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Waterproof, under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Newellton.
Geraldine Watson, 74
Geraldine 'Granny Jeri' Watson of West Monroe, a retired employee of State Farm Insurance Co., died Wednesday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Downsville.
Visitation is 10 a.m.-noon today at Farrar Funeral Home Chapel, Farmerville.
Burial will be at the church cemetery.
