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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1973
Page
10
Death notices list Donald Edward Johnson of Jackson and numerous others from Mississippi and Louisiana with funeral times, locations, and survivors. Other obituaries cover Estelle W. Smith, Jessie G. Cole, Annie Mae Henderson, Eula Broadway, Ellis Henry Graham, Milton C. McLaughlin, Lorena Hugie Coleman, infant son of Donald Seffers, Henry White, James Henry Boone Sr., and extended families with burial sites and confirming towns.
Funeral services for Samuel M. Foster age 85 of Point were held at Providence Baptist Church with Rev Baxter Humphries officiating. Burial followed at Acree Cemetery under Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Monroe direction. Foster died Tuesday at St Francis Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired carpenter with Ford Bacon and Davis Construction Co and a member of Carpenter Local 1811 and Providence Baptist Church.
Marvin Earl Horne 82 of Atlanta died Tuesday night in the VA Hospital Alexandria after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Atlanta with Ray Teal officiating. Burial will follow in Atlanta Cemetery under Southern Funeral Home Winnfield. He worked previously for the highway department. Survivors include his widow Thelma Torne two sons Marvin and Bobby both of Atlanta one brother Ralph Horne of Georgetown and seven grandchildren.
A special Monroe City Council session, led by Mayor Ralph Troy, will convene at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Monroe Government Center council chambers. The session replaces the postponed Christmas Day regular meeting and marks the final session for Commissioner H. W. McSherry, who resigns effective Tuesday, New Year’s Day.
President Nixon declares plans to seek reelection on January 7, 1972, outlining goals and campaign approach. The move signals a continued White House bid amid domestic and international issues.
The 1867 measure grants voting rights to Black residents in DC. Congress approves the district wide suffrage on January 8, 1867, marking a key Civil War era expansion of political rights.
Funeral services for James E. Thurman will be at 10 30 a m Thursday at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home Chapel Monroe with Dr James T Horton officiating Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe Thurman died Tuesday at St Francis Hospital after a long illness He was retired from Olin Kraft Inc of West Monroe He is survived by wife Mattie Thurman of Monroe a daughter Mrs W A Cornett of Monroe two grandsons Bill Cornett of Dallas Texas and Jack Cornett of Monroe two great grand pallbearers will be H F Smeltzer Cleve Cornett Buddy Moncingo Earl Wiggs Carter C Cozine and Jewel Jarmon
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