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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1973
Page
17
Funeral services were held across multiple towns for numerous individuals. Robert Lee Coy, Eva Inez Knapp, W A Pete Albritton, Judge Williams Jr., John Williams Kinny, Sam Barkley, Willie Sugar Johnson, and others were reported with detailed survivor lists and burial plans. Dozens of relatives, churches, and towns such as Monroe, Jena, Farmerville, Crowville, Oak Grove, West Monroe, Downsville, and Bastrop appear in the notices.
Funeral services for Mrs Theresa G Patterson 79 of Ruston will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at New Hope Baptist Church in Ruston with Rev J E W Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Grambling Memorial Gardens under the direction of local funeral home.
Douglas Funeral Home of Monroe states arrangements for Mrs. Renner King, 66, of 4915 Hammack Street, Monroe, who died Sunday at her home after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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Mrs Patterson of Ruston dies after long illness at Lincoln General Hospital. Survivors include Alvin Patterson and relatives in Grambling, Lake Charles, Hot Springs and Louisville. Edward Dewey Rodgers, 65, Winnsboro, funeral at Mulhearn with burial in Providence Memorial Cemetery, survived by Myrtis Rodgers and several children, siblings, and grandchildren. William L. Wells, 65, Monroe, funeral at Mulhearn with burial at Memorial Park, died in Hillcrest Hospital Waco. survived by Mildred Wells and two sons, a brother, a sister, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services for 79 year old Mrs Maybel Mc Manus of Newellton will be held Wednesday at Crowville Methodist Church with Rev W H Bevill officiating. Burial in Crowville Masonic Cemetery under Atkins First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro directs. Survivors include husband Web McManus two sons Vernon Eugene Mc Manus of Crowville and James W McManus of Burkley Heights New Jersey three daughters Spergon Guise York Pa Louis Cedillo Houston Tex and M P Nichols Newellton and 11 grandchildren.
Mrs. Mary Feely Poelman 77 of Columbia died Monday after a brief illness at Caldwell Parish Hospital. Funeral services were held at St John s Catholic Church with burial in Columbia Cemetery under Riser and Son Funeral Home. Rosary was Monday evening. Survivors include husband Peter Poelman daughter Marie Adams of Columbia son Peter J Poelman of New Orleans eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held at Hargust Baptist Church for Bobbie Charles Norred 49 of Winnfield with burial at the church cemetery. The Rev Roy Moore officiated. Survivors include two stepsons DWaine Perry and Michael Lane Perry of Winnfield, mother Lizzie Norred of Montgomery, and brother J W Norred of Montgomery.
Funeral services for Lott Goins 48 of Monroe were held at Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Richwood Community with Rev. Willis officiating. Burial followed at Richwood Cemetery after he died at FE A Conway Memorial Hospital from an apparent heart attack.
Survivors include five brothers Nemrod Goins Stonewall Goins Farmer Goins all of Monroe Elijah Goins and Clayton Goins both of Minneapolis Minn three sisters Mrs Maggie Perry Miss Lizzie Goins Mrs Artie Williams all of Monroe.
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