Deaths and Funerals Roundup from Louisiana Towns
Funeral services are planned across multiple communities for several residents. Mrs. La verne Holland 37 of Monroe will be buried at Carter Cemetery near Bastrop after a lengthy illness, with services at Spears Vickers. Mrs. Mary E Lenard of West Monroe dies after long illness with services at Luna Assembly of God and burial at Luna Methodist Cemetery. Mrs. J M Jones Sr 82 of Columbia dies after long illness with service at First Baptist Church and burial at Welcome Home Cemetery. Mrs. Cora K Eldridge 91 of Winnsboro to be laid to rest at Crockett Point Baptist Church. James Wesley Aulds Sr 45 of West Monroe funeral at Kilpatrick's with burial at Hasley Cemetery. Survivors include many children and relatives across Monroe, West Monroe, Columbia, Winnsboro, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Holland
McElroy
Monroe
Spears - Vickers Funeral Home
William H. Wallace
Carter Cemetery
Bastrop
Holland
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Michael Holland
Pam Holland
Winnsboro
Cora K. Eldridge
Crockett Point Baptist Church
Crowville Masonic Cemetery
First National Funeral Home
Ellis Eldridge
Lee Smith
Cronville
George Hughes
Delhi
Mary Sanders
Baton Rouge
Esther Bishop
Dodson
P. W. Kelly
Dallas
Tex
Troy Kelly
California
Kilpatrick
West Monroe
James Wesley Aulds Sr
Cypress St
Clifton Tennison
Hasley Cemetery
Aulds
BE. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Rayville
The
Baptist Church
Funeral Services for Annie Jackson in Monroe
Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at St Phillip s Baptist Church Monroe for Annie Jackson 52 after a short illness at St Francis Hospital Burial will be at Trouser Hill Cemetery Collinston under Miller s Funeral Home Monroe Survivors include her husband Albert Jackson of Monroe mother Patrine Herman of Collinston daughter Evelyn Russell of Las Vegas sisters Lada Herman Lillie Higgins Lizzie Fields Rosie Lee Walker brothers Flemmie Williams L T Hunter and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Williams
Trousser Hill
Collinston
Miller’s Funeral Home
Monroe
Kansas City
Flemmie Williams
Chicago, Ill
L. T. Hunter
Winnsboro
Mae E. Russell
Randall Sledge
Charles Chapman
Temple Baptist Church
Providence Memorial Park Cemetery
First National Funeral Home
Leon Russell
Lowry Russell
Julian Russell
Evelyn Howell
Beaumont
Tex
Marjorie Elrod
Alvin Ellerbe
Denson Ellerbe
San Antonio
Minnie Grayson
Vicksburg
Miss
Eunice Hill
Miss Virginia Griggs Rites in Shreveport
Miss Virginia Ann Griggs 69 of Shreveport dies after long illness at Chumpert Hospital. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at Wellman Funeral Home. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at St John Berchmann Church with Rev Joseph Browning officiating. Sister of Monroe resident Joe Lucas Griggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Wellman Funeral Home
Virginia Ann Griggs
Joe Lucas Griggs
Monroe
Chumpert Hospital
St. John Berchmann Church
Joseph Browning
Funeral services for James Aaron Southwick
Funeral services for James Aaron Southwick 85 of Epps were to be held at 10 30 today at First National Funeral Home of Delhi with Rev Pat Loftin officiating Burial followed at Delhi Masonic Cemetery He died Sunday night at Richland Parish Hospital in Delhi after a brief illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epps
James Aaron Southwick
First National Funeral Home
Delhi
Pat Loftin
Delhi Masonic Cemetery
Mr. Southwick
Richland Parish Hospital
Funeral Services for Albert L. Crawford in Baton Rouge
Albert L. Crawford 67 of Baton Rouge died Sunday. Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Rabenhurst Funeral Home Chapel Baton Rouge with grave side at 2 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery Monroe. Survivors include his wife Mrs Eliott Warrington Crawford and children Gloria Jean Graham Linda Slaughter Dianne Wilson and many grandchildren. Burial in St Josephs Cemetery. An brother Henry Griggs of Picayune Miss among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Henry Griggs
Picayune
Miss
Baton Rouge
Albert L. Crawford
Rabenhurst Funeral Home Chapel
Riverview Cemetery
Monroe
Eliott Warrington Crawford
Gloria Jean Graham
Linda Slaughter
Paton Rouge
Dianne Wilson
New Jersey
Funeral services for Rutherford Robinson in Danville
Rutherford Robinson 78 of Danville died Monday in Shreveport after a long illness. Funeral services at Cumberland Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. with Revs. Howard Holloway and Malcolm Self officiating. Burial in Danville Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Ruby, two sons R F Robinson and James E Robinson, two sisters and three brothers. He was a World War I veteran and former superintendent of Continental Can Co Woodlands Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Rutherford Robinson
Veterans Administration Hospital
Shreveport
Howard Holloway
Malcolm Self
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Edmonds Funeral Home
Jonesboro
Robinson
Continental Can Co
Woodlands
Ruby Robinson
R. F. Robinson
Coushatta
James FE. Robinson
Abilene
Tex
Josie Hudson
Blanche Lindsey
Arcadia
C. B. Robinson
J. B. Robinson Sr
T. J. Robinson
Tyler
Funeral services for Patsy Tatum and Mae E. Russell
Services for Patsy Tatum 59 of Dunn and Mae E. Russell 72 of Winnsboro are set in local churches with graves at Delhi Masonic Cemetery and Providence Memorial Park. Survivors include multiple children and grandchildren, and arrangements are by Mulhearn's and First National Funeral Home. Also June M. Wallace of Clovis, NM, formerly West Monroe, will be buried in Clovis with survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
N.M
June M. Wallace
Clovis, N.M
West Monroe
Sherwood Mortuary
Burned Prisoner In Critical Condition After West Monroe Jail Fire
West Monroe authorities report one of two inmates burned in Sunday morning jail fire is in critical condition. John Lee, 46, moved from Glenwood Hospital to Confederate Memorial Medical Center. Robert Jenkins, 18, listed satisfactory at Glenwood. Nine inmates escaped injuries and were moved to Monroe City Jail. Fire began in the kitchen while they cleaned floors with a fluid described as gasoline. Police Chief Johnny Mitchell said prisoners will be housed in Monroe City or Ouachita Parish Jails until after the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe City
John Lee
Glenwood Hospital
Confederate Memorial Medical Center
Shreveport
Robert Jenkins
Glenwood
West Monroe
Monroe City
Lee
Jenkins
Johnny Mitchell
Ouachita Parish
Trial Opens In Monroe Aggravated Rape Case
Trial began today in Fourth Judicial District Court for 23 year old Monroe man Johnny L. Cooper charged with aggravated rape of a 25 year old Monroe woman on July 15. Jury selection completed by noon with ten jurors listed as potential members and the court adjourning for recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Fourth Judicial District
Johnny L. Cooper
Peach St
Highway Board December Meeting Cancelled
James W. Moore of Monroe Fifth District commissioner on the State Highway Board reports the December meeting has been cancelled. He will attend the 2:30 p.m. Mississippi River Bridge Authority meeting in New Orleans, where he serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Moore
Monroe
State Highway Board
Highway Board
Moore
New Orleans
Mississippi River Bridge Authority
Chaplain Expects Most Midshipmen To Attend Church
Annapolis set sees the Naval Academy chaplain predicting that many Midshipmen will continue voluntary chapel attendance after the Supreme Court ruling banning mandatory chapel services. Capt. John J. OConnor notes a strong Brigade spirit toward worship and expects a large number to attend the academy chapel or town churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Brigade of
Midshipmen
John J. O'Connor
Academy
Monroe Man Charged With Aggravated Battery
Monroe police arrested a 47 year old man named David Brown of 1010 Columbia Ave Monroe for aggravated battery. Earlier West Monroe police detained a 10 year old juvenile in a purse theft case involving Linda Tarver of Route 3 West Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
David Brown
Columbia Ave
West Monroe
Linda Tarver
Rt. 3
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pageon
Salvation Army League of Mercy
Edith Fairchild
Jewell Wilkerson
Max Sipe
John I. Fogleman
Mrs. Laverne Holland
Mary Lenard
Luna Assembly of Go
Mary E. Lenard
Rt. 6
Johnny Storz
J. C. Dudley
Luna Methodist Church
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Lenard
Huey Lenard
Co. W. Lenard
James Lenard
Frankie Lenard
Daniel Lenard
Jimmy Lenard
Dewey Lenard
Jerald Lenard
Odom Lenard
Gertrude Sweet
Helen Bowell
Barbara Russell
Geraldine Jarrell
Carol Winn
Gay Gordon
Emmie H._ Southwick
John Lowe
Hillman Southwick
Houston
Mary Randy
Pollock
Elbert Frell
Snmon Powell
Walter Hillman
Bobby Miller
J. D. Segers
Ralph Hillman
J. M. Jones
Columbia
First Baptist Church
J. M. Jones Sr
Caldwell Hospital
Welcome Home Cemetery
Riser and Son Funeral Home
Agnes Duke
Daisy Mae Jones
Mary Jackson
Robert W. Jones
Warsaw
Ind
John T. Jones
Cora Eldridge
James Aulds Sr
James Wesley Aulds Jr
Robert
Buddy) Aulds
Timber Air Force Base
Okla
Billy Ray Aulds
Toledo Bend
Byron Anthony Aulds
Bossier City
Edward D. Aulds
Maurice Hammond
Atlanta, Ga
Annie Jackson
St. Phillip’s Baptist Church of
Miss Virginia Griggs
James A. Southwick
Zales
Ouachita Nat Bank
BankAmericard
Cherue
DeSiard
Albert Crawford
Ee Mrs
Patsy Tatum
Dunn
Richland Nursing Home
Kerry Ganey
Billy Carter
Dunn Baptist Church
Mulhearn
Tatum
Crew Lake
Ed Tatum
Clyde Tatum
Bennie Tatum
Bill Tatum
Larry Tatum
Joe Tatum
Start
J. DeFreese
Girard
Frank Brown
Slidell
Tommy Eldridge
LaPlace
Johnny Eldridge
Fred Eldridge
Mrs
Mae Russell
Velma Camp
Calhoun
Louise English
Mary Lee Estelle
Docie Hawkins
Crossett, Ark
W. J. Wallace
Jerry D. Wallace
Pete Wallace
Alice, Tex
Fred Fudickar Jr
Michael Ingram
Bennie MacFarrar
Leroy Patterson
John M. Brooks
Joe M. Spence
James D. Ellis
Henry T. Poulan
Jasper D. Washington
Henry CC. Menuet
John B. Woodburn
William T. Watson
John B. Reitzell
Delma Carter
Melvyn Dr. Monroe
Glen Gore
Terrariums
Twin City Mall
Howard Griffin
Aioe
Howard Griffini
Twin City Shopping Center
Piccadilly
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