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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
6
Death notices from Louisiana towns report services for Dennis Watson of Chicago, Sedric Shack Wilson of Lake Providence, Walter White of Monroe, Dave Shaw Goof of Monroe, Sylvester Young of Winnsboro, Anna Washington of Oakland, and Claude Ellerbee of Columbia. Survivors include spouses, children, and multiple relatives. services held at local churches with burial in area cemeteries.
A tractor trailer collided with a pickup on U.S. 165 between Woodworth and Glenmore killing twelve people from the Woodworth area and injuring two others. The driver and another occupant were among the injured. state police described the pickup as carrying fourteen people.
Funeral services for Arthur Anthony Hampton 73 of 903 South 2nd St Monroe set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home with Rev Leo Powers officiating Burial at Memorial Park Cemetery Masonic rites at graveside He died Sunday at St Francis Hospital Survived by wife Cora P Hampton three sons A L Hampton Houston TX L A Hampton Houston TX C A Hampton Monroe five daughters Priscella Kimmel El Paso TX Cora Teliferro Brians Road MD Natalia Johnston LaPlata MD Lila Moruckit Monroe Brothers Oscar Hampton Monroe Hubert Hampton Monroe Norris Hampton Jonesboro two sisters Dell Spell Monroe Mary Nell Ravencraft Monroe Memorials to Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children Shreveport requested
Funeral arrangements are set for Stella S. Doss 82 who died early Saturday at Lincoln Park Nursing Home Monroe after a long illness Ollie Brigson of St Louis Obispo Calif two daughters Mattie Gray and Lucille Freeman both of Monroe three brothers T Roosevelt Smith Fairbank Smith and Will Smith Also the body will lie in state at Acme Funeral Home of Monroe
Fort Necessity Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church will host an interdenominational lay witness mission June 16 18 coordinated by Jack Dew of McGuire Methodist West Monroe. Witnesses from Texas Mississippi Louisiana come to assist with 14 witnessing families expected. Events include Friday 6 30 p.m. covered dish supper Saturday 1 p.m. luncheon and 6 30 p.m. supper.
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