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April 6, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
STORMI JANEE' OBER
Kilpatrick Funeral Home - Monroe, LA
Funeral services for Stormi Janee' Ober, 15, will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Monroe, LA.
Officiating will be Bro. Ronald Oden.
Interment will follow at The Ober Family Cemetery, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe, LA.
Stormi was preceded in death by her uncles, Warren Haynes Ober and Jimmy Bennett, great-grandmother, Hazel Massey Stokes.
She is survived by her mother: Brenda Hotard; father: Doug Ober; brother: Will Ober; sisters: Morgan Ober and Taylor Hotard; grandparents: Rachael and Bill Ober, Loreta and Don Bennett; great "granny": Dorothy Ward; aunts: Terry Ober Prophit, Mary Bennett, Tammie Bennett and Sherri Bennett; uncles: Donovan Bennett and Tony King; numerous family members, the McKoin Family and friends.
Stormi's family would like for her to be remembered as a cherished daughter, sister, granddaughter and great-granddaughter who could light up a room with her smile and bright blue eyes.
She fought her battle with cancer for two years with great dignity and determination.
She was an inspiration to everyone she met and helped other children that suffered from cancer.
Special thanks go out to Dr. Pena-Miches Aristoteles, St. Francis Medical Center PICU Unit and nurses and the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, LA, for their care and treatment of Stormi.
Memorials may be made to the Children's Hospital of New Orleans, LA, Development Office, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, (504) 896-9375.
Pallbearers will be Will Ober, Edmund Pearson, Ben Johnson, Jake Johnson, Jake Herrington and Cole Herrington.
Visitation will be Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 1:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the church and Thursday, April 7, 2005 from 1:00 PM until service time.
BETTY JO BISHOP HODGES
April 6, 1929 - May 29, 1996
Gone but not forgotten. Till we meet again - GENE
Adeline Burley Blount, 78
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. Adeline Burley Blount, formerly of Vidalia, died Monday.
Graveside services are 10 a.m. today at Ford Cemetery, Monterey, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Ferriday.
Stella Bowman Brown, 95
JONESVILLE Stella Bowman Brown, a homemaker, died March 25.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Nelson Carr, 64
Nelson Carr of Monroe, a cook, died Friday.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Monroe.
Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Garden.
Dennis R. Creppell, 67
COLUMBIA Dennis Rosario Creppell, a handyman, died Tuesday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Clarks United Pentecostal Church, Clarks.
Burial will follow at Fellowship Cemetery, Highway 846 West, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia.
Eunice Daniel, 88
DALY CITY, Calif. Eunice Daniel, a homemaker, died March 26.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Holly Grove Baptist Church, Wisner.
Visitation is 1-5 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel, Winnsboro.
Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Lexon C. Duty, 84
HODGE Lexon C. Duty, a retired machine tender, died Monday.
Services are 11 a.m. today at Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel, Jonesboro.
Burial will follow at Springhill Cemetery.
Gracie Louise Evans, 87
RAYVILLE Gracie Louise Evans, a homemaker, died Monday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Brown-Holley Funeral Home Chapel, Rayville.
Burial will follow at Gwin Cemetery, Mangham.
Michael K. 'Mike' Fryer, 45
DELHI Michael Keith "Mike" Fryer, an offshore driller, died Monday.
Services are 3 p.m. today at Dunn Baptist Church, Delhi.
Visitation is until time of service at the church.
Burial will follow at Newton Cemetery, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Charles Givens, 55
Charles Givens of Monroe, a laborer, died Sunday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.
James A. 'Jim' Green, 87
James Arthur "Jim" Green, retired owner of Jim's TV Repair, died Sunday.
Private graveside services were held for the family at Riverview Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
John E. Johnston, 63
John E. Johnston of West Monroe, a retired Riverwood employee, died Sunday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Visitation is 9 a.m. today until services begin at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Eddie L. Klines, 66
TALLULAH Eddie L. Klines died Saturday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home St. Mary's Chapel, Tallulah.
Edgar Morgan, Sr., 56
COLUMBIA Edgar Morgan, Sr., a farmer, died Sunday.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Baptist Church, Columbia.
Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be at St. Paul Cemetery, Columbia, under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Floyd William Peavy, 63
Floyd William Peavy of West Monroe, a building supervisor for the Ouachita Parish School Board, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.
Marie Gillum Ramsey, 90
LITROE Marie Gillum Ramsey, a retired retail salesperson, died Sunday.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Farmerville.
Burial will follow at Farmerville City Cemetery, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Farmerville.
Earleen Wilson Roth, 88
Earleen Wilson Roth of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.
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.
Arlene Harrell Tharpe, 50
EROS Arlene Harrell Tharpe, a sitter, died March 29.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.
