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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
12
Obituary notices list Carl Hunn of Wichita Falls and Ida Cole of Marion among those who died, with funeral arrangements in multiple towns. Also noted are Mrs. Dick Micet Crosby of Bastrop, Anna B. Roper of Monroe, and Daisy Parks of Dunn, with service times, burial locations, and survivor details.
James Calhoun Hamilton of Dubach dies after long illness in Ruston hospital. Funeral at Dubach Baptist Church conducted by Rev. A. H. Pruitt with Spears Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survived by widow Emma Hamilton, four sons, two brothers, two sisters, and four grandchildren. Burial in Hamilton Memorial Cemetery near Dubach.
Graveside services for 77 year old Mrs Henry Hart Godchaux of Greenville Miss and formerly Ferriday were set for 11 a m today at Natchez City Cemetery with Rabbi Arthur Lebowitz officiating She was widow of Henry Godchaux a Ferriday merchant alderman and Concordia Parish School Board member who lived in Ferriday about fifty years Survivors include sisters Mrs Maurice Bergman of Greenville Miss and Mrs William Rees of Chicago
Funeral details list extensive survivors for H Parks and Williamson families, naming three sons, two step-sons, six daughters, several brothers and sisters, with pallbearers named. Also reports funeral services for 16 year old Anita Gail Williamson in West Monroe, with lengthy survivor list, and graveside service for seven day old Helen Kay Benton in Oak Grove.
Judge Jesse S. Heard processed a large misdemeanor docket with about 35 cases, mostly traffic violations, and ten counts withdrawn. Four individuals were fined for reckless driving, including Melvin Albritton, Sammy L. Sharbone, Frederick Douglas White, and Walter Willis Jr. Other penalties included fines for conservation law violations and taking buffalo fish with a spear, plus fines for taking fresh commercial fish without a license. Godfrey L. Ball and Johnny L. Bridges pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence and set for June 19. Bridges faces additional hit and run charges.
Miss Crane age 93 daughter of Mr and Mrs Turner infant Melinda Turner died at birth in a local hospital Graveside services at Memorial Park Cemetery at 2 pm with Rev H L Sampson officiating Mulhearn Funeral Home directing Survivors include maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs FE Steen Monroe and paternal grandmother Mrs RL Morgan Fairbanks Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Irma Benton and Mrs Myrtle Crane aunt of Monroe street commissioner W D H Rodriguez and founder of the Tennessee Ladies Heritage Society
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