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January 14, 2005 Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
ODA LEE FURLOW
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Oda Lee Furlow, of West Monroe, LA, will be 11:00 AM Friday, January 14, 2005 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Interment will be at Monroe Memorial Park, Monroe.
Officiating will be Rev. Larry Linson under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Furlow passed away January 12, 2005.
Mrs. Furlow was a member of Edgewood Baptist Church, West Monroe.
She was preceded in death by husband, Osborn Stone Furlow and son, Donald Osborn Furlow.
Survivors are daughter-in-law: Gaye Furlow; grandchildren: Donny Furlow, Andy Furlow, and Todd Furlow; sister: Velma McMillan, Ammon Fuller; brother: Julian Brown; Numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be: Donny Furlow, Andy Furlow, Todd Furlow, David McMillan, Bob Brantley, and Tom Singletary.
MRS. LOIS GEUIN
Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, Louisiana
Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Geuin, 87, of West Monroe, LA, will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 15, 2005, at Pentecostals of the Twin Cities, West Monroe.
Interment will be at Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe.
Officiating will be Rev. Mark Foster, Rev. Jimmie Master, Rev. Fred Foster, Rev. Gene Simpkins, and Rev. Joe Geuin under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Mrs. Geuin was born in Eros, January 28, 1917 and passed away in Monroe, January 12, 2005.
Mrs. Geuin was a faithful member of Pentecostals of the Twin Cities.
She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Rev. Marvin Geuin.
Survivors are five children: Bonnie Tyler and husband Rev. Mel of Port Gibson, MS; Mary Paul and husband Bill of Haughton, LA; Linda Thomas and husband Johnny of Calhoun, LA; Charles Geuin of Bossier City, LA; Rev. Joseph Geuin and wife Sherrie of West Plains, MO; sister: Edith Fuller; numerous nieces and nephews; twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gary Wooley, Randy Elliott, Mike Collins, Steve Aldridge, Charles Geuin, and Trey McClendon.
Honorary pallbearers will be Joseph Anthony Geuin, and Marvin Wooley.
MRS. PEGGY ANN DOUGLAS HASTE
Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA
Services for Mrs. Peggy Ann Douglas Haste, 58, of West Monroe, will be held at 1:00PM Saturday, January 15, 2005, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, with Dr. David Uth and Rev. Mark Fenn officiating.
Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Haste was born on September 16, 1946 in Monroe, LA, and was raised in West Monroe, LA.
She died on January 12, 2005 at North Monroe Medical Center.
She attended Lenwil School before West Monroe Junior High and West Monroe High School.
Peggy was always a good student, eager to learn.
She was in the Honor Society in high school and was awarded a scholarship to Northeast College, where she studied nursing for two and one half years before changing to Elementary Education.
After graduating as an Honor Student in spring of 1970, she was married to Ervin Haste.
After teaching school three and a half years, she started working at the Louisiana State Employment Office in 1974, where she was employed until disability retirement in 1999.
Peggy became a Christian at an early age.
She was a member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe, at the time of her death.
Survivors include her husband, Ervin Haste, her mother, Margie Puckett Douglas, her brother, Charles Douglas and his wife Barbara and their sons, William and Joe, uncle, Eugene Puckett, aunt, Evelyn Russell, mother-in-law, Christeen Haste, brother-in-law, Larry Haste and wife Ruth, sister-in-law, Shirley Weems and husband Conrad, brother-in-law, Darrell Haste, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, West Monroe World Outreach Fund or to Cypress Street Church of God Kitchen Fund.
Many thanks to the Doctors and Nurses who cared for her, Dr. Uth, Mark Fenn, the Angers, and the support group at First West Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Hicks, 63, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, January 14, 2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Interment will be at Antioch Cemetery, West Monroe, LA.
Officiating will be Rev. Trey Albritton under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Hicks was born February 16, 1941 and passed away January 11, 2005.
Mrs. Hicks worked for 4 years at Imagemax of Monroe, and was preceded in death by her husband, William "Cooter" Hicks.
Survivors are three children: Kristie Cooper and husband Jeff; Mike Hicks and wife Debbie; Bambi Hicks; four grandchildren: Todd and Jamie Cooper; Melissa Holland; and Becky Adams; two great-grandchildren: Hope and Linsly; aunt: Bo Wilbanks and husband Shorty; Lifelong friend: Ruth Brown and numerous other family and friends.
Pallbearers are Huey Barnett, Robert Howell, Shorty Wilbanks, Bob Read, Jr., Jason Read, and Buck Boltoen
MRS. AVIS DEAN JETER
Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA
Funeral Services for Mrs. Avis Dean Jeter, age 90, of Bosco, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 15, 2005, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery in Monroe, LA.
Officiating will be Rev. Eugene Brown, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
Mrs. Jeter was born on November 5, 1914 and passed away on January 12, 2005.
Mrs. Jeter was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church.
She and her husband cared for foster children for 30 years or more in their home.
She then worked for Day Light Day Care for 10 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Perry Lee Dean and Vida Mae Dean; sister, Zelda Mae Dean Cloud; brothers: Thelbert, Ferris, Fred, and A.J. Dean.
Survivors include her son, Mitchell Eugene Jeter; Sisters: Mary D. Newman Lisenby; Betty Jean Ellington; sister-in-law, Goldie Dean, and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be nephews: Perry Ellington, Roger Ellington, Steve Struben, Trey Magee, Matthew Magee, and Todd Newman.
Honorary pallbearer will be nephew, Roy Allen Cloud.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.
The Jeter family would like to express special thanks to the staff of Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Dr. Mark Operario, his nurse, Linda, and the Haven Nursing Center.
MRS. ARDELL M PICKERING
Cox Funeral Home, Delhi, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Ardell M. Pickering, 87, of Delhi, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 14, 2005 in the Chapel of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi.
Rev. Shane Lester will officiate.
Interment will follow in the Epps Cemetery, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Pickering died Wednesday at the Richland Parish Hospital in Delhi, following an extended illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ace Morris and Lula Clark Morris; a daughter, Helen Bailey; and her husband Chester W. Pickering, with whom she operated a family dry goods store.
She is survived by two daughters, Chestene Pickering and Hazel Henderson, both of Delhi; two sons, James Roy Pickering of Montana, and Robert Pickering of Pioneer, LA; by seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
MRS. JANIS HEARNE TUCKER
Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Janis Hearne Tucker, 91, will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in West Monroe, LA.
Officiating will be Rev. Harold Jackson and Rev. Johnny Hankins.
Interment will follow immediately after services at Monroe Memorial Park, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Rev. I.L. and Grace Yeager.
She is survived by her son: Rev. Bill Hearne and wife Gloria of West Monroe, LA, sisters: Yvonne Braley of West Monroe, La., Ruth Adkins and husband Jake of Baton Rouge, LA; granddaughter: Lauren Flemmons and husband Jimmy of Lovington, New Mexico: grandson: Billy Hearne, Jr. and wife, Jes of Monroe, LA, and four great grandchildren.
Mrs. Hearne will be remembered for her many years of church service as the organist and pianist.
She was a member of both Stone Avenue Methodist Protestant Church and Yeager Methodist Protestant Church.
She was active in her church work until her illness made it difficult.
Her tribute as a Christian mother and witness will long be remembered as her greatest gift.
Pallbearers will be Joel R. Adkins, Rick Evans, Ricky Foster, John Myers, Rusty Adkins and Adam Whatley.
Alice Marie Humphreys Bass
WISNER Alice Marie Humphreys Bass, a retired bank teller, died Wednesday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. today at South Central Baptist Church, Wisner.
Burial is at Holly Grove Cemetery, Wisner, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Felix Joseph Bradford
EVA Felix Joseph Bradford, a supervisor with Amoco Chemical Plant, died Thursday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at Eva Church of God, Eva.
Visitation is 5 p.m. today until service time at the church.
Burial is at Hedrick Cemetery, Eva, under the direction of Comer Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Inazelle Capozzoli
ELO, Mich. Inazelle Capozzoli, retired from Detroit Public School System, died Sunday.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro.
Visitation is noon Saturday until service time.
Burial is at Crowville Masonic Cemetery, Crowville.
Rev. Samuel Carloss, Jr.
WISNER The Rev. Samuel Carloss, Jr., a minister, died Thursday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Woodrow Coleman
SICILY ISLAND Woodrow Coleman, a farmer, died Thursday.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Monday at New Zion Baptist Church.
Burial is at the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson-Sims Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Bertha Cooper
RAYVILLE Bertha Cooper, a homemaker, died Friday.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Baptist Church, Rayville.
Visitation is 2 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home chapel, Rayville.
Burial is at Mount Olive Cemetery, Delco.
Ronald Lynn Floyd
COLUMBIA Ronald Lynn Floyd, a fiber optic cable installer, died Tuesday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. today at Riser Funeral Home chapel, Columbia.
Visitation is 8 a.m. today until service time.
Burial is at Welcome Home Cemetery, Grayson.
Oda Lee Furlow
Oda Lee Furlow of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday.
The funeral is 11 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, West Monroe.
Visitation is 9 a.m. today until service time. Burial is at Monroe Memorial Park.
Luther C. "Pee-Wee" Harris
CLAYTON Luther C. "Pee-Wee" Harris, formerly of Meadville, Miss., a logger, died Jan. 6.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church, Kirby, Miss.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at St. Mark Baptist Church, Clayton.
Burial is at Davis Hill Cemetery, Meadville, under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Patsy "Pat" Gates Hicks
Patsy "Pat" Gates Hicks of West Monroe, an Imagemax employee, died Tuesday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, West Monroe.
Visitation is noon today until service time.
Burial is at Antioch Cemetery, West Monroe.
Charles R. Karnes
BASTROP Charles R. Karnes, a retired machinist, died Thursday.
Graveside service is 2 p.m. today at Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop.
Arrangements are under the direction of Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
Mary Kathleen Littleton
RAYVILLE Mary Kathleen Littleton, a retired sales clerk, died Wednesday.
Graveside service is 11 a.m. Saturday at Rayville Masonic Cemetery.
Visitation is 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home chapel, Rayville.
Leon Miller
Leon Miller of Monroe, a mechanic, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
Ardell M. Pickering
DELHI Ardell M. Pickering, a homemaker, died Wednesday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home chapel, Delhi.
Burial is at Epps Cemetery, Epps.
Kenneth R. Puckett
LAKE PROVIDENCE Kenneth R. Puckett, died Jan. 5.
The funeral is 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, Lake Providence.
Visitation is 1-7 p.m. today at Brannum Funeral Home chapel, Lake Providence.
Burial is at Live Oak Cemetery.
Oren L. Russ
BASTROP Oren L. Russ, a merchant marine, died Thursday.
Graveside service is 10 a.m. Saturday at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bastrop.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Donald C. Scott
HOUSTON Donald C. Scott, a newspaper worker, died Jan. 6.
The funeral is 11 a.m. Saturday at Truelight Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Visitation is 1-8 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro.
Burial is at Morning Star Cemetery, Fort Necessity.
Jannie M. Whitley Shaw
WINNSBORO Jannie M. Whitley Shaw, a homemaker, died Sunday.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church, Winnsboro.
Visitation is 1-8 p.m. today with wake service from 7-8 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home chapel, Winnsboro.
Burial is at Morning Star Cemetery, Fort Necessity.
Lorna Kay Jolley Stover
BASTROP Lorna Kay Jolley Stover, a homemaker, died Thursday.
Graveside service is 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop. ,
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Golden Funeral Home chapel, Bastrop.
Robert Turner
MANGHAM Robert Turner, a farmer, died Thursday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville.
John White
RAYVILLE John White, a laborer, died Tuesday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rayville.
Visitation is 2 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home chapel, Rayville.
Burial is at Royal Blue Cemetery.
Cecil F .Wilcox
CHOUDRANT Cecil F .Wilcox died Thursday.
The funeral is 3 p.m. Sunday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, Ruston.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial is at Sibley Cemetery, Choudrant.
Thelma Frasier "Munch" Williamson
DUBACH Thelma Frasier "Munch" Williamson, a homemaker, died Thursday.
The funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday at Culbertson Baptist Church, near D'Arbonne Community.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, Ruston.
Burial is at the church cemetery.
Shepard Willis
Shepard Willis of Monroe, a farmer, died Saturday.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Joe Baptist Church, Rhymes.
Visitation is 7-8 p.m. today at Tennant Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Burial is at Job Hill Cemetery.
