Obituary for Elton Wood Sr and Family Roster
Elton Wood Sr died in a Shreveport hospital after a long illness. Funeral rites are Thursday at New Light Baptist Church with Rev. Paul McComb officiating and burial in Hall Cemetery, Mulhearn directing. Surviving are a daughter, four sons, 22 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and pallbearers named Winnan, Mardis, and Adkins. The body lies in state at 9 a.m. at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Wood
New Light Baptist Church
Prairie Road
Paul McComb
Hall Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Wood
Shreveport
Alice Munn
Texarkana
Elton Wood Jr
Mirrie Wood
C. L. Wood
Eddie N. Wood
Monroe
W. T. Winnan
George Winnan
Steve Winnan
James Winnan
Bobby Mardis
Jimmie Adkins
Funeral services for Mrs Hes ter Edwards Fuller
Funeral services for Mrs Hes ter Edwards Fuller 73 of 630 Olive St West Monroe were set for 1 pm at Hixson Brothers Chapel with burial at Hasley Cemetery She died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness She was a native of Elmore County Alabama and had lived in West Monroe 15 years Survivors include her husband Jay Fuller five sons Cecil J T Junior Owen Boice five daughters Lucille Ruby M Holden Er line Thompson Dorothy Smith three sisters May Nell Ruth Toler 29 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren Pallbearers named Denver Copeland Nathan Copeland Jerry Holton Gleason Copeland Billy Copeland Denver Copeland
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Hester Edwards Fuller
Olive St
West Monroe
Hixson Brothers Chapel
Hasley
Fuller
Elmore County
Ala
Jay Fuller
Cecil Fuller
Columbia
J. T. Fuller
Florala
Nathan Copeland
Jerry Fuller
Jackie Holton
Gleason Copeland
Billy Copeland
Denver Copeland
Funeral services for Clarence E. Walsworth in Harlingen
Funeral services for Clarence E. Walsworth of Harlingen Texas are set for 2 p m Thursday in West Monroe at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel with Rev. George Harbuck and Rev. L C Scott officiating He died Sunday night at age 63 Burial will be in Hasley Cemetery Survivors include his widow Elizabeth two daughters Merribeth of Harlingen and Leroy Womack of Monroe two brothers Leo of West Monroe and Floyd of Bernice two sisters Mrs Herman Wilder of Chatham and Mrs Hardy Carroll of West Monroe plus Oscar Cloyd J H Carroll Roy Garrett Earl Price O L Womack and Bryant Strozier
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Clarence E. Walsworth
Harlingen
Tex
Kilpatrick
West Monroe
George Harbuck
L. C. Scott
Chatham
Walsworth
Hasley Cemetery
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
Elizabeth Walsworth
Merribeth Walsworth
Leroy Womack
Monroe
Leo Walsworth
Floyd Walsworth
Bernice
Herman Wilder
Hardy Carroll
Oscar Cloyd
J. H. Carroll
Roy Garrett
Earl Price
O. L. Womack
Bryant Strozier
Funeral services for Stephen Savana 93 Monroe resident
Funeral services are at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rev. Father Allen officiating for Stephen Savana age 93 of 208 Pargoud Street He died Tuesday afternoon after a long illness Burial follows at St Matthews Cemetery under Mulhearn Funeral Home direction He is survived by four sons Louis Frank Jack and Nick Savana all of Monroe two daughters Nellie Bruno of Monroe and Mrs Calvin Coughlin of Baton Rouge 19 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren He was a member of St Joseph's Church native of Palermo Italy and had lived in Monroe 43 years A rosary will be held today at 7 30 p m at Mulhearn chapel.
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Stephen Savana
Pargoud St
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Father Allen
Savana
St. Matthews Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Louis Savana
Frank Savana
Jack Savana
Nick Savana
Monroe
Nellie Bruno
Funeral for Richland Parish police juror Frank McEacharn
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Delhi for Richland Parish police juror Frank McEacharn 68 who died Monday night in a Vicksburg Mississippi hospital after a short illness. He served ward one for 24 years and was a World War I veteran with a long obituary of survivors and pallbearers listed.
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Delhi
Richland Parish
Frank McEacharn
First Baptist Church of
Connie Ward
McEacharn
Vicksburg, Miss
Delhi Masonic Cemtery
Gay
Ward One
American Legion
First Baptist Church
Ruthie McEacharn
Sedric Wilson
Lake Providence
Frank McEacharn Jr
Funeral services for Mrs Minnalee Kennedy Walker
Funeral services set for 11 a m Thursday for Mrs Minnalee Kennedy Walker of 40 Oaks Farm West Monroe. Rev George Harbuck to officiate at Mulhearn chapel with interment at River View cemetery. She died Tuesday after a short illness and leaves ties to Glouster Mississippi First Methodist and charitable work.
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Minnalee Kennedy Walker
40 Oaks Farm
West Monroe
George Harbuck
First Methodist Church
Mulhearn Funeral
Riverview Cemetery
Walker
Glouster, Miss
Junior Charity League
Twin Cities
Former Shreveport Resident T. E. Meece Dies in Waco
T. E. Meece of Waco Texas died Monday night after a lengthy illness. He was father of Mrs. Harrell Lary of Monroe. He leaves a widow, another daughter Mrs. Merle Williams of Waco, five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and several brothers and sisters. Connelly Funeral Home of Waco is handling arrangements.
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Shreveport
T. E. Meece
Waco
Tex
Harrell Lary
Monroe
Connelly
Last Rites Held for O K Tarver 64 Hodge
Funeral services for O K Tarver of Hodge were set for 11 a.m. today at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. D J Wagnon officiating. Tarver was fatally injured in a recent incident.
Last rites for D. C. Curry scheduled in West Monroe
D. C. Curry 59 of 1318 Alvin St West Monroe died Monday in a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were set for 2 p m today at Mulhearn Funeral Home chapel with Rev James White officiating. Burial in Hasley Cemetery. Survivors include Vernice Curry and three daughters Carolyn Crawford Ginger Curry Irene Campbell, two sisters Ora Joving Hershel Woodard, two brothers W R Curry L M Curry and three grandchildren Archie Davis Leslie Ewing Webb Wink Calvin Guillory Max Wilbanks Luther Branch.
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D. C. Curry
Alvin St
West Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
James White
Hasley Cemetery
Curry
Vernice Curry
Carolyn Crawford
Monroe
Ginger Curry
Irene Campbell
Ora Joving
Minneapolis
Obituary for Adeline Adams Young of Bawcomville
Mrs. Adeline Adams Young, 86, of Bawcomville, died early Wednesday in a local nursing home after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Monroe. Burial place to be announced later. Survived by one son Arga Adams of West Monroe, two daughters Ellen Howard of Columbia and Lara Adams of Epps, two brothers Ben and Henry Lawrence of West Monroe, one sister Belle Parker of Sikes, 18 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
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Adeline Adams Young
Bawcomville
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Monroe
Arga Adams
West Monroe
Ellen Howard
Columbia
Lara Adams
Epps
Ben
Henry Lawrence
Belle Parker
Sikes
Pitt Coach John Michelson Named Sportsman of the Year
John Michelson, who led Pitt football to its best season in 25 years, was selected Tuesday as Sportsman of the Year by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Club. He previously won the award in 1955.
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Pittsburgh
John Michelson
Pitt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Dapper Dan
Bells Ring Over Bethlehem on Christmas Day
AP reporting from Bethlehem describes bells across Palestine hills and candle lit pageantry at the Church of the Nativity. Pilgrims gather in Shepherds Field and Manger Square as Pope Paul VI's January Holy Land pilgrimage is noted.
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Bethlehem
Palestine
Christ
Church of the Nativity
Shepherds Field
Manger Square
Hussein of
Jordan
Christendom
Voter Test Suit Goes To High Court
Louisiana Attorney General Jack Gremillion announces appeal to the U S Supreme Court seeking to uphold the voter interpretation test law. The 3 judge circuit court of appeals voided the measure 2-1 last November and barred its use.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Jack Gremillion
U. Supreme Court
Louisiana
U. S
Gremillion
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Seven Americans Missing in Viet Cong Prisons
Two Texans among seven Americans held by Viet Cong after an Oct. 29 ambush. First Lt. James H. Rowe of McAllen and Sgt. J C. Camacho of El Paso are among the prisoners in jungle camps with other U S personnel. The report notes Christmas in captivity and ongoing efforts for release.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Four GIs Held by Guerrillas After Saigon Camp Overrun
Fer reported alive. Camacho and three other GIs were captured by guerrillas when their special forces training camp near Saigon was overrun on November 24.
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Fer
Camacho
Saigon
Absentee Ballots Counted Ahead of January 11 Primary
Twenty one voters have cast absentee ballots for the January 11 second Democratic primary. Absentee voting is open in the OQuachua Clerk of Court’s office at the Courthouse. The deadline is noon on January 4 and the office is closed today and next Wednesday.
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Oquachua
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Elton Wood Sr
George Tucker
Hester Fuller
C. E. Walsworth
Here
U.S. Hwy
Joyce Lumber Company
Garden of Memories
Aleatha Tarver
Hodge
Bill Tarver
Conroe
Katherine May
Georgetown
J. M
Frazier Tarver
Winnfield
L. L. Rogers
Opal McQueen
Alexandria
Minnalee Walker
T. E
Meece
O. K. Tarver
IVY League
DeSiard
St. Bernard
Richard S. Nuttal
Port Huron
Mich
Susie Nuttal
Christine
Leo
D.C. Curry
Mrs. Adeline Young
Michelson
Palestine Hills
By David Lancashire
Jerusalem
Alberto Gori
Seven
Red Prison
Ilverstein
Cologne
LeDandy
DIOR
Cilverstein
Coats
Vilversteins
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