Obituary summaries from Monroe area services
Funeral notices for Amma Edwards Floyd 64 of Monroe at First Baptist Farmerville. burial Edwards cemetery Marion. Also Mrs Lor Johnson 68 Monroe at Hixson Brothers chapel. burial Smith cemetery. Georgia Howe Summer at Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church. burial St. Matthew's cemetery. Grace Guilkey Byington 63 Independence Kan sister of Glen Guilkey. burial Independence local cemetery. Ealey Martin 79 West Monroe at Hixson Brothers. burial Hasley cemetery. Emmett D Nolan 65 Farmerville. burial Antioch Church Cemetery. Lucinda Frazier 77 Nebo Route Jena. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery. Fred M Stephens 61 Mangham. burial Lone Cherry Cemetery. Bryant C Edwards 65 West Monroe. burial Mt Vernon Cemetery. Mrs Shirley Wascom Cox 19 Jonesville. burial Heard Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amma Edwards Floyd
Filhoil St
Monroe
First Baptist Church of
Farmerville
Oscar Bradford
Edwards Cemetery
Marion
Kilpatrick Funeral
Flood
Ear
Lor Johnson
Hixson Brothers Chapel
Earl Monzingo
Smith Cemetery
Johnson
Georgia Howe Summer
Jesus the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Dave Dabria
St. Matthew's Cemetery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Summer
W. Carroll Summer
Ouachita Parish
Ruston
Grace Guilkey Byington
Independence
Kan
Glen D. Guilkey
News-Star-World Publishing Corp
Byington
Carl R. Guilkey
Ealey Martin
Blanks St
West Monroe
W. T. Hemphill
Don Wainwright
Hasley Cemetery
Martin
Missppi
Emmett D Nolan
Antioch Baptist Church
Here
John Cutter
Kilpat
Jena
Lucinda Frazier
Nebo
Route
Nebo Baptist Church
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Frazier
Baptist Hospital
Alexandria
Rosa Frazier
Rayville
Fred M. Stephens
Mangham
Beulah Church
Jackie Russell
Peggy Stephens
Huey
Leon
Pollie
Fred Jr
Gayle
Estas
Winnsboro
Sadie Johnson
Arcadia
Dele Williams
Bryant C. Edwards
Welcome Home Church of God
RE. W. Caughton
Mt. Vernon
Bryant
Texas
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Emma Edwards
Wilma Arrant
Irmaree Head
Margie Edwards
Bobbie Jean Smith
Jo Ann Boulit
Los Angeles
Calif
A. D. Gobble
Everett Edwards
Elton Edwards
Norfolk
Shirley Wascom Cox
Rt. 1
Jonesville
Heard
Manifest
Richard Rice
Heard Ceme
Local obituaries honor Jonesville and West Monroe residents
The death notices list A Dell Cox husband and James Wascom family ties in Jonesville with pallbearers named Grady Korn Albert Hale Vernon Carrico Tom Masters Sonny Spinks and Tommy Toussaint. Corinne D Sykes 65 of West Monroe died in a local nursing home and is survived by a daughter and four sisters plus two grandsons. Nettie B McNeese 74 of Downsville died after a short illness with Kilpatrick Funeral Home handling arrangements. survivors include nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Dell Cox
Jonesvile
Rachel Linn
Jonesville
Carolyn Ann Wascom
Charles Edward Wascom
James E. Wascom
Melvin Wascom
Walker
A. C. Ewing
Grady Korn
Albert Hale
Vernon Carrico
Tom Masters
Sonny Spinks
Tommy Toussaint
Corinne D. Sykes
N. 7Th St
West Monroe
Kilpatrick’s Chapel
Clifton Tennison
Twin City Memorial Garden
Coy Pratt
Robert Handley
Houston
Tex
A. I Martin
Mary Lellis
Philadelphia
Lilyan Wilson
Redding
Calif
Nettie B. McNeese
Route 2
Downsville
Glenwood Hospital
Kilpatrick Funeral Home
New Director Of Wesleyan Group Named
The Rev. Roy Nash, former Louisiana golf champion, started as director of the Wesleyan Foundation at Northeast Louisiana State College. He was assigned by the Methodist Conference and not college staff. Nash, son of Clyde Nash of Monroe, was Louisiana amateur golf champion in 1958 at Louisiana Tech and held Gulf States Conference titles for three years. He recently graduated from Delaware Methodist Theological School and spent two years as a professional golfer at Bash Recreation in Columbus, Ohio, while studying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Nash
Louisiana
Wesleyan Foundation
Northeast Louisiana State College
Methodist Conference
Clyde Nash
Monroe
Northeast
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Delaware Methodist Theological School
Delaware
Ohio
Young Nash
Bash Recreation
Columbus
Local burglaries under investigation by Monroe police
Monroe police are probing several burglaries and minor thefts from Monday night into Tuesday. Items taken include about $1 from a Mobile Oil Co bulk plant vending machine, small items from Acme Cleaners on North 3rd Street, tires from equipment in a field south of Monroe, and a wristwatch from a car parked on Whitney Drive. Juveniles, ages 12 and 13, were later held for theft and shoplifting at Barkers Discount Store. Additional arrests included Fletcher Jones on car theft charges and several traffic tickets. An accident in the Bawcomville area left Patricia Ann Bingham injured. she is hospitalized. West Monroe police also booked J B. Davis for theft by check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mobile Oil Co
North 10Th
Breard Street
Acme Cleaners
N. 3Rd St
Ray J. Seigner
Rt. 2
Bosco
Fletcher Jones
Pippin
Benjamin Brown
Louise-Anne St
Jones
Franklin Parish
Jewel Jean Guinn
Park Ave
Gene C. Smith
Washington St
West Monroe
Patricia Ann Bingham
McClendon St
Bawcomville
Miss Bingham
J B. Davis
Rt. 1
Farmerville
Transportation Survey Nears Finish in Monroe Study
Field work for the Monroe Metropolitan Area Transportation Study nears finish with the Walnut Street office closing this week. Engineer Hilliard Good Jr. says mapping land use and coding parcels will complete field work by Wednesday, followed by acreage calculations and data tabulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Metropolitan Area
Monroe
Hilliard Good Jr
Wilbur Smith and Associates Engineering
Walnut Street
Twin Cities
Good
Baton Rouge
Columbia
Wilbur Smiths
Louisiana Department of Highways
Monroe Area
Union Parish authorities post bond immediately
A partial OCR fragment notes that Union Parish authorities apprehended an individual and posted bond at once. Details such as names, date, or location are not readable in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Talley Rapped by State Audit Over Park Funds
Louisiana auditor report faults former Parks and Recreation Commission director Leroy Talley for unaccounted funds from a state park sale and a $4 70 personal check to cover discrepancies. The audit details misused stump sale proceeds at Fontainebleau State Park and improper purchase orders to Frank Heck Sr. for park maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Pine Products, Inc
Covington
Roy
Talley
Delta
Fontainebleau State Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Southeast Louisiana State Hospital
Mandeville
State Parks and Recreation Commission
Roy” Talley
Lamar Gibson
Frank Heck Sr
Division of Adminis
Fontainebleau Park
Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Amma Floyd
Ness
Mrs. Ilor Johnson
Mrs. Summer
Grace Byington
Ruth Martin
James
Roy Martin
Jack LaGrone
J. N. LaGrone
Starr
Cather Weir
Dorothy Campbell
Hazel Mc.Carty
Audrey Hassel
California
Dixie Thrasher
Crossett
Ark
Allen Long
Baker
Emmett D. Nolan
Rick’s
Nolan
Gilford Nolan
Dalhart
George E. Nolan
Pampa
Oma Lee Brillhart Jr
Spearman
Gray Nolan
Homer Armstrong
Mrs. Frazier
B. C. Edwards
Shirley Cox
Tery
Cox
Concordia
Ferriday
Uachita National Bank
Mrs. Sykes
Mrs. McNeese
Wesleyan Group
Nenree Area
Edward L. Lyon
Glenmar Ave
Edward Lyon
C. C. Rainwater
Auburn Ave
Sentry
Finish
Columbia, D.C
State
Tration
Heck
State Bond and Building Commission
St. Tammany Parish
Desiard
Dewey Seale
Roc
Saas
Shavemaster
Sunbeam
Frew
Aun
Cadillac
America
Yvenue
Oldsmobile
Cadillac, Inc
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