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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1972
Page
9
General guidance warns of nervousness and forgetfulness with promises. Aries through Pisces receive daily prompts on drive safety, finance, relationships, and work, urging patience, diplomacy, planning, and restraint to avoid conflicts and maintain balance.
Cadeville Lodge No 229 F and AM holds its annual homecoming Saturday at 7 30 p m in the lodge hall. Guest speaker will be Most Worshipful Grand Master Orville Allen. Program includes refreshments and group gospel singing. Masons and families invited per publicity chairman Marshall McDonald.
Featured guests at the Monroe noon luncheon will be the Pacemakers Quartet, a gospel singing group. Members include William Norris, Dave Norris, J H H W Shaw, and Ronnie Sanford, with Mrs Norris accompanying. Pat Regan will introduce the group. Uruguay declared independence from Spain in 1828.
Funeral services for Ike Ross 78 of Rayville will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with Rev A T White officiating. Burial follows at Royal Blue Cemetery under Simms and Gundy Funeral Co supervision. Ross a Rayville lifelong resident and deacon for 53 years died at home after a long illness. Survivors include his widow Rachell Ross one granddaughter Worlane Ross and several siblings and a nephew. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services for Mrs Myrtis Ollie Franks 47 of Winnfield were at 10 a.m. today at Southern Funeral Home with Rev Co D Bates officiating. Burial at Sanders Chapel Cemetery. She died Monday at Schumpert Memorial Hospital Shreveport after a lengthy illness. Survived by husband James J Franks of Winnfield and sister Alma Brown of Urania. Pineville funeral services followed at 3 30 p m today for Mrs Ida Carter Smith 83
Tallulah obituary notes Mrs Mary El lis Chapman Lee 59 died Tuesday at Madison Parish Hospital after a long illness. Crothers Funeral Home will announce arrangements. She was born in Newton Mississippi, lived in Madison Parish 39 years, Methodist, former USDA secretary, survived by four sons and two sisters. Pallbearers named. Ottis Ainsworth rites held in Vidalia
Funeral services set for 3 p.m. today at Macleonia Baptist Church in Rayville for Mrs. Sarah Minor 71 who died Sunday at Community Comfort Cottage Nursing Home after a long illness. Burial follows at Royal Blue Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers John Knight of Manhattan and Esters Irvin of Brooklyn, one niece and two nephews. Pallbearers named.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. for Audrey Irene Roark 60 of Olla at Free Methodist Church with Rev. W T Bradford officiating Burial followed at Squires Cemetery under Hixson brothers Funeral Home of Jena Roark died Monday afternoon at Hardinera Medical Center in Olla after a lengthy illness Survivors include husband Raleigh Roark of Olla a son Lamar Roark of Gretna three daughters Mrs Ernest Lisenby Jr of Westwego Mrs Charles McPhate of Fayette Miss and Mrs Roy H Masters of Westwego two brothers Ray Cockerham of Olla and James Marvin Cockerham of Ferriday three sisters Mrs C L Taylor of Olla Mrs Q R Hodges of Jackson Miss and Mrs L D Marcelle of Vicford Maine her mother Mrs J F Cockerham of Olla and 11 grandchildren Funeral services were to be at 1 p m today at Sharon Baptist Church for L D Ellis 77 of 925 Camp St The Rev J B Brown to officiate with burial in J S Clark Cemetery under Douglas Funeral Home of Monroe Ellis died from wounds to the head by a plant instrument Monroe police said His house was ransacked but no arrests have been made Mrs Oakland Calif one son J B Lillis of Horse Cave Ky and 11 grandchildren
Funeral planned at 2 p m in Hixson Brothers Chapel for Joseph W Husband 68 of Monroe Manor Nursing Home with Rev Burt Harrison to officiate and burial in Riverview Cemetery. He died Monday at St Francis Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include four sons four daughters a sister sixteen grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named Mike Mason Robert Dynam Bill Lanston Mikel Cathey Vernon Duchesne and Arthur McCain.
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