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April 12, 2005 - Obituaries from The News-Star, Monroe, Louisiana 71201
RUBY ROCHELLE HEMPHILL CLARK
Brown Funeral Home - Gloster, Mississippi
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Rochelle Hemphill Clark will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Gloster, MS, with Rev. Doug Aikens officiating.
Michelle Drago Jackson and Marva Clark Gautrall will be speakers.
Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Cemetery near Gloster, MS.
Mrs. Clark was born on March 4, 1914 in Lawrence County, MS, and passed away on April 11, 2005 at her residence.
She was a homemaker and member of Lea-Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church of Monroe, LA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dallas and Cora Beason Hemphill; five brothers: Cecil Hemphill, Quince Hemphill, Claude Hemphill, Shelton Hemphill and L.H. Hemphill; and three sisters: Willie Hemphill Faircloth, Donice Hemphill Smith and Gertie Hemphill Smith.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas V. Clark; four children: Charles Clark and wife, Pat, Billy Wayne Clark and wife, Kitty, Ronnie Clark and wife, Judy and Naomi Clark Drago and husband, Mike; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and her sister, Bennie Rhea Ford of Monroe, LA.
Pallbearers will be Billy Wayne Clark, Brandon Clark, Billy Clark, Randy Clark, Taz Clark, and Barry Wayne Clark.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Brown Funeral Home in Gloster, MS.
MINNIE RUSSELL RAY
Cox Funeral Home - Delhi, Louisiana
Funeral services for Minnie Russell Ray, age 93, will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Delhi, LA, with Rev. Everett Geis and Dr. Marcus Murphy officiating.
Interment will follow at Delhi Masonic Cemetery in Delhi, LA, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home of Delhi, LA.
Mrs. Ray was born on May 25, 1911 in Philadelphia, MS, and passed away on April 11, 2005 at West Carroll Care Center in Oak Grove, LA.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Delhi, LA, for over fifty years.
She was very devoted to her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Ray; her parents, Fonza and Virginia Russell; three brothers: Loveless "Foots" Russell, Willis Leonard Russell and Eddie Lee Russell; and one sister, Annie Russell Collins.
Survivors include her nephew, James L. "Pete" Collins of Oak Grove, LA; niece, Sally Collins of Oak Grove, LA; nephew, Raymond Earl "Lefty" Russell of Delhi, LA; niece, Evelyn Russell of Delhi, LA; niece, Faye Russell Purvis of Rayville, LA; nephew, Johnny Purvis of Rayville, LA; nephew, Dr. Dennis Ray of New Braunfels, TX; niece, Anna Clarie Ray of New Braunfels, TX; and a number of great-nephews and great-nieces.
Pallbearers will be Rusty Russell, Mac Collins, Monty Collins, Todd Chop, Blaine Chop and Jimmy Guthrie.
The family will receive friends between the hours of 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at Cox Funeral Home of Delhi, LA.
Robert A. Anderson, 85
Robert A. Anderson of Monroe, retired military, died Wednesday.
Services are 11 a.m. today at the Smith Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Burial will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens.
Rachel Moore Childs, 90
WAXAHATCHIE, Texas Rachel Moore Childs, formerly of Oak Grove, a homemaker, died Saturday.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Oak Grove.
Burial will follow at Red Wing Cemetery, Oak Grove.
Raymond Dodd, 83
FARMERVILLE Raymond Dodd, a retired forest ranger, died Monday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.
Harry Lee Glosson, 59
FARMERVILLE Harry Lee Glosson, a retired construction worker, died Sunday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe.
Doran Jacobs, 45
Doran Jacobs of Monroe, died Wednesday. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at the Smith Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Visitation is 1-5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Monroe City Cemetery, Powell Street extension.
Floyd Lovell, 94
LAKE PROVIDENCE Floyd Lovell, a carpenter, died Sunday.
Graveside services are 10 a.m. today at Providence Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence.
Emma Lou Miller, 94
Emma Lou Miller of Monroe, formerly of Delhi, died Monday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Grace Lou Newton, 84
Grace Lou Newton of Monroe, formerly of Delhi, a homemaker, died Monday.
Arrangments are incomplete under the direction of Cox Funeral Home, Delhi.
Minnie Russell Ray, 93
DELHI Minnie Russell Ray, a store clerk and seamstress, died Monday.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cox Funeral Home chapel, Delhi.
Visitation is 3-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Delhi Masonic Cemetery.
Lucille C. Russell, 72
Lucille C. Russell of Monroe, formerly of Rayville, a homemaker, died Monday.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel, Monroe.
Visitation is 5:30-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Crowville Masonic Cemetery.
James Paul Stephan, 65
James Paul Stephan of Monroe, owner/operator of Stephan Manufacturing, died Monday.
Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe.
Mary Christine Thomas, 83
FARMERVILLE Mary Christine Thomas, a retired waitress and homemaker, died Sunday.
Services are 10 a.m. today at the Farrar Funeral Home chapel, Farmerville.
Burial will be at Cook Cemetery, Spencer.
