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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1969

Page

4

Deaths and Funerals in Monroe Ruston and Bernice

Funeral services were held today at St. Matthews in Monroe for Peter Pecastaing 85 with burial at the church cemetery Mulhearn Funeral Home directing Survivors include two daughters two sons and several relatives He was a bakery pioneer in Monroe A Ruston service for Seaborne Jones 92 was set at Spears Funeral Home Chapel with burial Greenwood Cemetery Jones died after a short illness Survivors include children grandchildren and great grandchildren Mrs Ruby Butler 75 of Lilly had funeral services at Union Grove Baptist Church Burial followed at the church cemetery She was a Union Parish native and member of the church with survivors including two daughters a son and several siblings

Ruston Seaborne C. Jones Spears Funeral Home Don Goodwin J. W. Lipscomb Greenwood Cemetery Jones Lincoln General Hospital Eros Presbyterian Church Harold L. Jones Shreveport Hoyt Jones Nevis Ler Lilly Union Grove Baptist Church Loy E. Baird Kilpatrick Bernice Union Parish

Funeral Rites Held For Donald A. Moore In Ouachita Parish

Funeral services were held at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe for Donald A. Moore 47 of Rt 2 Eros who died Sunday morning of an apparent heart attack at his fishing camp near Wisner. Rev A T Mitchell officiated and burial followed at Has levy Cemetery. Moore a life long Ouachita Parish resident and longtime employee of Olin Kraft West Monroe. Pallbearers included G C Redmond J L Bennett Charles Brownlee Sidney Mack Johnnie Marshall and Roy Wood. Survivors include his widow Hazel Moore two daughters Linda Moore and Mrs Johnny Golsby a son Danny Moore a brother Floyd Moore and four sisters plus one granddaughter. Funeral services were also held for Mrs Mary Eva Machen Hart 92 of 3811 LaFourche Monroe who died Sunday at St Francis Hospital after a brief illness. Dr H L Johns officiated and burial was in Delhi Masonic Cemetery. Hart was a native of Winnfield and member of the First Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Wayne Huckaby Monroe and Mrs Florence K Patterson Palos Verdes California one sister Mrs Ruth Krump Monroe three grandchildren Mrs Peter K Harris Monroe Mrs A V Smith and George Patterson California five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were W O Drewett Jerry Drewett T W Parish Frank Parish Johnny Crump and Leurin Blanchard.

Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe Donald A. Moore Rt. 2 Eros Wisner A. T. Mitchell Haslevy Bethel Baptist Church Moore Ouachita Parish Olinkraft G. C. Redmond J. L. Bennett Charles Brownlee Sidney Mack Johnnie Marshall Roy Wood Hazel Moore Johnny Golsby Houston Tex Linda Moore Danny Moore Floyd Moore L. A. Griffin Sr Monroe D. B. Gee A. D. Simms Calhoun A. A. Cook Bastrop Mary Eva Machen Hart LaFourche St. Francis Hospital H. L. Johns Delhi Masonic Cemetery Delhi Winnfield First Methodist Church Wayne Huckaby Monroe Florence K Patterson Palos Verdes Calif Ruth Krump Peter K. Harris A. V. Smith George Patterson California W. O. Drewett Jerry Drewett T. W. Parish Frank Parish Johnny Crump Leurin Blanchard

Funeral services for Mrs Mary M Agin held in Monroe

Funeral services were held at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel of Monroe for Mrs Mary M Agin 78 of Strozier Road West Monroe who died Monday after a brief illness. Rev A C Cantrell officiated burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include two sons W A Agin of Monroe J R Again of West Monroe one daughter Mrs J H Anderson of Oak Ridge Tenn one sister Mrs Guy Willis of Augusta Ark nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe Mary M. Agin Strozier Road West Monroe E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital A. C. Cantrell Memorial Park Cemetery W. A. Agin J. R. Again J. H. Anderson Oak Ridge, Tenn Guy Willis Augusta, Ark

Registrar Begins Purge Of Rolls In Ouachita Parish

Ouachita Parish Registrar Everett Zeagler starts a purge to update voting rolls. He estimates 20 to 25 percent of voters are registered to the wrong precincts and must vote where they live. Notices will go to voters and addresses must be updated within set deadlines.

Ouachita Parish Everett Zeagler Zengler

No CAP meeting on tap says CAP president

CAP President Bernie Van said no board meeting will be held tonight due to a lack of quorum. He reported he contacted 21 of 36 members who stated they did not ask Executive Director P Rayfield Brown to call the session and will not attend. Van plans a 1 30 p m Saturday meeting to respond in writing to Austin federal officials who gave the board 10 days to correct issues or risk loss of federal funds.

Bernie van Parish Community Action Program CAP P. Rayfield Brown Van Brown Austin Tex

Three Fined On Speeding Counts In Fourth District Court

A light docket in the Fourth Judicial District Misdemeanors Court under Judge Leo S. Thompson fined three for speeding. Joe L. Ellis of Monroe paid 25 dollars, William L. Jacobs of Hebert 25 dollars, and Sheldon William McCranie of Shreveport 50 dollars. Ellis also faced a license violation.

Fourth Judicial District Leo S. Thompson Joe L. Ellis Griffin Monroe William L. Jacobs Star Rt Hebert Sheldon William McCranie Led St Shreveport Ellis

Counselors Set Talks At Meets For This Week

Parents will be addressed Wednesday and Thursday at the 10 Head Start centers in Ouachita Parish by counselors from the State Education Department's Vocational Rehabilitation Division. Meetings cover services to mentally and physically handicapped persons for job placement and retention.

Ouachita Parish State Education Department Laval Taylor Berg Jones Taylor St. Charles Billy Hendrix Southside Ivy McDonald Sherrouse Calvary Billy Gannaway Monroe City Vocational Rehabilitation Division

Traffic citations issued for speeding in two cities

Traffic bureau cited Tommy Ellerbe of Hebert Road Columbia and Mark Stephen Williams of 3824 Baltimore Shreveport for speeding.

Tommy Ellerbe Hebert Road Columbia Mark Stephen Williams Baltimore Shreveport

Governor Won't Sign Pay Hike Bill in Louisiana

Governor John McKeithen says he cannot veto or sign the bill raising pay for statewide officials by as much as 11000 dollars and doubling legislators’ expense allotments. He will not act, returning his 8700 annual raise and blaming lawmakers for the audacious move.

Baton Rouge John McKeithen McKeithen

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Alice Bordeaux P. J. Pecastaing St. Matthew's Catholic Church Peter Joseph Pecastaing S. 5Th St John C. Marsh Mickey Walker Hildred Gore Pat Hays Robert Smith Joe Battaglia Angelo Battaglia Pecastaing France Iron Mountain Bakery St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Frances Mandina OU City Sam Battaglia Joseph J. Cascio Joe Scott Vance Spangler James Agin Charles Agin Charles Hull E. F. Kenny Seaborne Jones Mrs Ruby Butler Ruby Butler Bernnice Hospital Vivian C. Farrar Ima Jean Bennett Spearsville Clyde M. Nicholas Meridian Miss J. E. Farrar C. G. Farrar Odis Farrar C. T. Salley Ree D. A. Moore Mary Hart Mary Agin Zeagler St. Patricks Hendrix T. L. Wrenn Macedonia McDonald St. Joseph Mitchell Wesley Kate Tillman Fedders Sears Louisville Calico Security Central American Life Insurance Company Legal Kilpatricks’s Insurance Insurance Department of State of Louisiena Calico Protection Kilpatrick Funeral Homes Farmerville Blackwell-Golden Blanchard’s Natchitoches Legal Reserve Insurance Department Louisiana Kilpatrick Funeral Home P. O
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