Obituaries and Memoirs

June Eaton Lovell September 14, 1941 – April 18, 2019   June Eaton Lovell was born on September 14, 1941 to Jessie Brannon Eaton and Charles L. Eaton in Tyronza, AR.  She grew up in Honey Grove, TX and graduated from ...

Charlotte was the daughter of the late Roy and Buford Berry and was preceded in death by her husband, Chaplain Paul Dean Davis; three sons, Rodger Alan Davis, Randal Gordon Davis, Matthew Howard Davis; and her brother, ...

Mrs. Yvonne Hearne Jordan June 27, 1923 – March 2, 2019   Yvonne Hearne Jordan was born on June 27, 1923 in Chatman, LA.  She went to be with her Lord on March 2, 2019 in Ruston, LA.  She is preceded in death by her ...

Mrs. Dessie H. Pyles January 6, 1927 – February 21, 2019   Dessie Pyles was born on January 6, 1927, in Jackson Parish and passed away on February 21, 2019, in Jonesboro, Louisiana. Funeral services were held at Edmonds ...

Dr. Benjamin Aby Petty April 15, 1921 to October 10, 2018   Dr. Petty was born April 15, 1921 to Maurice F. Petty and Myrtle Aby Petty in New Orleans, LA.  Dr. Petty graduated from McMain High School in New Orleans and ...

  Rev. Dr. Henry Warren Blakeman, Jr. August 17, 1932 – October 2, 2018   Rev. Dr. Henry Warren Blakeman, Jr. or Warren as he was commonly known, was born August 17, 1932 at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe, LA.  With ...

Rev. Emile E. Tosso, III August 31, 1947 – September 10, 2018 Emile Toss, III was born August 31, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from East Jefferson High School (which seems very important to people who are...

PAUL WILTON CARTER December 11, 1930 – September 10, 2018   Paul was born on December 11, 1930, in Richmond, Virginia, to John Paul Carter and Evelyn King Carter. Married in 1950, he and his wife, Margurite, spent more ...

MRS. DOROTHY YOUNGER SIMMONS DECEMBER 8, 1935 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2018   Dorothy Rhea Younger Simmons, lovingly known as Dot, was born to the late Charles Lee Younger, II and Blanche Smith Younger on December 8, 1935 in ...

JACKIE “JACK” DEAN PHELPS January 11, 1935 – August 25, 2018   Jackie “Jack” Dean Phelps was born January 11, 1935, in Jennings, Louisiana, and passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Avalon Place in Monroe, Louisiana....

GEORGE M. HESS May 15, 1953 – July 19, 2018   Dad’s Gift: A memoir of George M. Hess If I were asked to write a paper on who was my hero, it would be my dad.  He was the quiet rock that grounded me and my family and ...

MRS. GWEN MEIER BRANTON December 11, 1928 – July 4, 2018   Gwen Meier Branton was the daughter of the late Rev. Carl H. Meier and Amanda Lueck Meier of North Dakota.  On June 3, 1957, Gwen graduated from Perkins School ...