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April 5, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
MARCELLA ANDERSON
Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Arcadia, LA
Funeral services will be held for Marcella Anderson, 88, at St. Rest Cemetery, on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 2:00 PM.
Rev. Ronnie Sanders will officiate.
Mrs. Anderson was born August 16, 1916 in Ardmore, OK.
She entered into rest April 2, 2005 in Simboro, LA.
She is survived by daughters and sons-in-laws: Joan and Fred Hood of Simsboro, LA, and Francis and Preston Alexander of Memphis, TN; granddaughters: Patricia Nesselrode of Baytown, TX, and Deanna Hattaway of Jonesboro, LA; grandsons: Jimmy, Kirk, and Frank Wenzler all of Memphis, TN; four great-granddaughters, six great-grandsons, six great-great-grandsons, three great-great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers will be D.B. Gray, Drew Nesselrode, Larry Dodson, T.J. Wilson, Will Rockett, and Kirk Wenzler.
MRS. GRACIE LOUISE EVANS
Brown-Holley Funeral Home - Rayville, LA
Services for Mrs. Gracie Louise Evans, age 87, of Rayville, LA, will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel in Rayville, with Rev. Robert Stroud officiating.
Interment will be in Gwin Cemetery in Mangham, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Gracie Evans was born on May 5, 1917 in Baskin, LA, to William and Ida Jackson and passed away on Monday, April 4, 2005 in Rayville, LA.
Mrs. Evans was a member of Rayville First United Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by her daugthers: Bonnie Brady and husband, Jarrell of Baskin, LA, Melba Lockwood and husband, Guy of Farmerville, LA; sons: Archie Evans and wife, Linda of Sterlington, LA, Troy W. Evans of Baskin, LA; sisters: Ethel Coronado of Baskin, LA, Ella Dean of Monroe, LA; brother: Charles Jackson of Monroe, LA; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Barron Brady, Robbie Evans, Ricky Keen, Michael Evans, Randy Volentine and Brandon Fleming.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Brown Holley Funeral Home.
FRED HIGGINBOTHAM
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Ruston, LA
Funeral services for Fred Higginbotham, 80, of Ruston, LA, will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Grace United Methodist Church of Ruston.
Officiating will be Dr. Wayne Evans.
Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.
Mr. Higgbotham passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2005 in Ruston, following a brief illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Ruston, and long-time active member of Grace United Methodist Church.
He retired from Lincoln Parish Schools, where he had been a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent.
He was an officer of the Retired Louisiana Superintendent's Association and a longtime active member of the Ruston Lions Club.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ross Higginbotham.
Survivors include his children, Lawrence Higginbotham and wife, Alice of Ruston, LA, and Lora Hammons and husband, Steve of Choudrant, LA; grandchildren, Meg and Lauren Higginbotham of Ruston, LA, Hayden, Ross, John Cullen and Mary Conly Hammons, all of Choudrant, LA.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Allen Herbert, Pat Moyers, Don Shows, Dr. Edwin Davis, Pat Garrett, Dr. George Smith, Bill Jones and James Gowdy.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Louisiana Tech Foundation for the Mary Ross Higginbotham Scholarship Fund or Grace United Methodist Church.
MR. JOHN E. JOHNSTON
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mr. John E. Johnston, 63 of West Monroe, LA, will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA, with Dr. Greg Clark officiating.
Interment will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Johnston was born May 10, 1941 in Liddieville, LA, and passed away April 3, 2005 in West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Johnston attended Cedar Crest Baptist Church.
He was retired from Riverwood after 35 years of service.
Mr. Johnston served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.
He was a volunteer at Louisiana State University Medical Center, was also a member of the Masonic Lodge #460 and a 32nd degree Mason.
He was preceded in death by his son, Barry Johnston.
Survivors are wife; Betty Johnston; son; Dennis K. Johnston and wife, Karen; daughter-in-law: Lisa Johnston; five grandchildren: Brandi, Daniel, Briley, Brenna and Brandon Johnston, all of West Monroe; brother: David Johnston and wife, Hilda of Perry, GA.
A host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be John Jackson, Raymond Bullock, Robert Lindsay, Ben Brooks, Gene Haynes and Joe Harper.
Honorary pallbearers will be Butch Porter, Don Price and James (Bo) Harrist.
Memorials may be made to M.D. Anderson Hospital, St. Jude's Hospital or Gideons International.
Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
MARY GILLUM RAMSEY
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Farmerville, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Gillum Ramsey, 90, of Farmerville, LA, will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, April 7, 2005, at First Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA.
Rev. Alan Miller will officiate.
Burial will follow at Farmerville City Cemetery in Farmerville, LA.
Mrs. Marie Ramsey passed away Sunday, April 3, 2005 in Farmerville, LA, after a lengthy illness.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher Ramsey, her parents, Jess and Dema Gillum, a brother J.D. Gillum and a sister, Kathryn Cupples.
She is survived by her son, John Wayne Ramsey and wife, Doris of Merritt Island, FL; a daughter, Kay Ramsey Mitchell and husband, Monroe of Monroe, LA; a sister, Gwendolyn Strother of Farmerville, LA; two brothers, Emory Gillum and wife, Virginia of Hodge, LA, and Charles Gillum and wife, Novie of Shreveport, LA; a sister-in-law, Maxine Gillum of Farmerville, LA; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Stein Baughman, Jr., John Preaus, Mickey Strother, Monroe Mitchell, Levy Redden and Keith Kenley.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Shorty Aulds, Zeke Tettleton, J.O. Clements, Dr. Stephen Venters and Medford Anderson.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
A special thanks to Dr. Venters, Chateau D'Arbonne, Hospice Care of Louisiana and Union General Hospital.
A heartfelt thanks to niece, Gay Gillum.
MRS. EARLEEN WILSON ROTH
Mulhearn Funeral Home - West Monroe, LA
Services for Mrs. Earleen Wilson Roth, 88, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 6, 2005 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA, with Rev. Michi Head officiating.
Interment will follow at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Roth died April 4, 2005 at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA, following a lengthy illness.
Earleen was born May 11, 1916 in Orange, Texas, to Mary Lewis and Earl Nelson Wilson.
She was a descendant of a pioneer family, John and Elizabeth Harmon.
In 1930, the family moved to West Monroe, when her father, a superintendent with Yellow Pine Mill, was employed with Brown Paper Mill as well as two of her brothers and later, one of her sisters.
Earleen attended Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe, and was involved in leadership positions with Campfire Girls; later known as the Girl Scouts of America.
Mrs. Roth was a member of the McGuire United Methodist Church in West Monroe, where she was an active and faithful member of her Sunday school class, circle and Bible study classes when her health allowed.
Preceding her in death are: her husband of 44 years, Bruce C. Roth, her only son, Michael Bruce Roth, son-in-law, John Nathan "Tojo" Green, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Wilson, two brothers: Lawrence E. Wilson, Kyle K. Wilson and two sisters: Justine Mahr and Helen Bubb.
She is survived by her only daughter, Judy Hudson and husband, Don of West Monroe, LA; two grandchildren, John Destin Green and wife, Teresa of West Monroe, and Jessica Roth of Shreveport, LA; one great-grandson, John Colten Green, who delighted her immensely; three step-grandsons, Don, Jr., David and Daniel Hudson; sister-in-law, Janice Roth of West Monroe, LA; brother-in-law, Victor M. Mahr of Cape Coral, FL, and numerous nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.
Her family also wants to remember a special niece, Joyce Wilson, whose daily visits were uplifting and a joyous blessing to her.
We also give thanks to her many wonderful caregivers.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Ron Roth, George Roth, Paul Roth, Phillip Roth, Ricky Bubb, and Johnny Wilson.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
For those who wish to send memorials, they may be made to The Building Fund for McGuire United Methodist Church, 1200 Arkansas Rd., West Monroe, LA 71291 or to the charity of one's choice.
Adeline Blount, 78
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. Adeline Blount, formerly of Monterey, died Monday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Yancy E. Edmonds, 56
DODSON Yancy Edward Edmonds, a timber buyer, died Monday.
Services are 9 a.m. Thursday at Siloam Baptist Church, Gainesville.
Visitation is 4:30-9 p.m. Wednesday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Ludie Lowery Howard, 89
OLLA Ludie Lowery Howard, a homemaker, died Sunday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Mamie Crawford Liner, 89
Mamie Crawford Liner of West Monroe, a hairdresser, died Sunday.
Services are 1:30 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel, West Monroe.
Visitation is 12:30 p.m. today until services at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Twin Cities Memorial Garden.
Fannie W. Evans Norris, 78
Fannie Williamson Evans Norris of Monroe, a homemaker, died Saturday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at New Light Baptist Church.
Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services at the church.
Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
Charles G. Ramsey Jr., 74
MORGAN CITY Charles G. Ramsey Jr., formerly of Rayville, retired, died Sunday.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Gill First National Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro.
Visitation is 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home and 9 a.m. until services Wednesday.
Burial will be in Harris Cemetery, near Crowville.
Billy R. Scott, 70
OAK GROVE Billy R. Scott of Oak Grove, a farmer, died Sunday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Immanuel Christian Fellowship.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home, Oak Grove.
Thalia Leo Walker, 86
WINNFIELD Thalia Leo Walker, a retired secretary for First Baptist Church, died Sunday.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield.
Burial will be in Garden of Memories, Winnfield.
Samuel M. Wilkinson, 53
VIDALIA Samuel Murray "Mearl" Wilkinson died Saturday.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home Chapel, Vidalia.
Burial will be in Whittington Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Miss.
