Showing posts with label Sunday's Obituary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunday's Obituary. Show all posts

May 22, 2016

Sunday's Obituary - Sophie Lee Crawford Haley

Concordia Sentinel - 10/9/2002

Sophie Lee Crawford

Born on October 24, 1910

Daughter of
Samuel Cooke Crawford and Rachel Victoria Seal

Sister to 
William Marcus "Dub", Franklin Adolphus "Bud", Eva Dell, Margaret, Addie Bell,
Ernestine, John Henry, Flora Kathryn, Anna Forest "Dot", Samuel Victor and Helen Maxine

Wife of
Claude Benton Haley

Mother to
Charles Michael Haley

Died on October 8, 2002
Buried in Highland Park Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana






Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Dorothy S Tiser.


May 15, 2016

Sunday's Obituary - Anita Bondurant Oliphant

Concordia Sentinel - 5/18/1995


Anita Bondurant

Courtesy of Gail Dillard


Born on August 20, 1905

Daughter of
Yelverton Bondurant, Sr. and Pearl Ensminger

Sister to
Yelverton Bondurant, Jr.

Wife of
Ransom B. Oliphant

Died on May 14, 1995
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana





October 17, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Annie Thurman

Monroe News Star - 9/4/1953

Annie Guyton

Born on April 2, 1897

Daughter of
Isaac and Martha Guyton

Wife of
Rastus Lee Thurman

Mother to
Ray Leon, Marion Dinah, Ventris Rechiel "Billy", Edsel Girard "Dinky", Freida,
Floy Newton "Tony", Mason "Sam", Lloyd Dennis "Boots", 
Cecil Mahlon "Edge" and Fay "T-Model"

Died on September 1, 1953
Buried in the Welcome Home Cemetery
Grayson, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana




Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.




October 11, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Richard Charles Perry

Monroe News Star - 10/25/1972


Richard Charles Perry

Born on March 9, 1904

Son of
Charles Perry and Minnie Lovett

Brother to
Ida, Leona Allie, Mary Cora, Sylvester, Ollie and Jesse Alexander

Husband of
Mary Ann Juneau

Father to
Olivia, Lela Mae, J. C., Geneva, Daisy and Mamie

Died on October 23, 1972
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.




October 4, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Annie Garrison


MNS - 7/17/1976

Hulda Annie Francis

Born on May 15, 1890

Daughter of
Joseph Strahan Francis and Mary Etta Renfrow

Sister to
Oscar Renfrow, Eunice, Joseph Strahan, Jr., Marshall Mason "Marcy",
Mary Jane and Albert

Wife of
Edgar Eugene Garrison, Sr.

Mother to
Eunice, Mary Artie, Annie Lee, Edgar Eugene, Jr., Josephine Francis
and Clarence Alexander

Died on July 17, 1976
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana








September 13, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Lester Harold Bird

Monroe News Star - 9/19/1975

Lester Harold Bird

Born on December 10, 1903

Son of
Elred Levi "Lee" Holloway Bird and Emma Frances Hennington

Brother to
Irene Courtney, Holloway Hennington, Grady Luke, Audley Verne, Eldred Ian,
Emma Myrtle and Hilrie Street

Husband of
Dorothy Slade

Father to
Hilda, Eva, Evelyn, Shelton Lee, Joyce Irene, Charles Dale, Kathryn, Peggy Avis,
Gloria Janette, Beverly Anita, Frances, Kenneth Wayne and Eileen

Died on September 18, 1975
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana




Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.


August 23, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Olga Seal

Monroe News Star - 6/23/1977

Olga Laura Knight

Born on February 24, 1903

Daughter of
John Henry Knight and Lillie Margaret Ballad

Sister to
John Barkley, Margaret "Maggie", Sallie, Coan Ira, Rufus and
Ione Nellie "Babe" Knight

Wife of
Alvin Lewis Seal

Mother to
Ouida, Juanita, Patsy and Carolyn

Died on June 23, 1977
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



August 9, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Nancy "Nannie" Stringer

Monroe News Star - 6/9/1954

Nancy "Nannie" Jane Albritton

Born in 1866

Daughter of 
Benjamin Albritton and Martha Conklin

Wife of
William Otto Stringer

Mother of
Emma Idell, Walter William, Cordye, William A. "Bill", Allie,
Gertrude and Nina

Died on June 9, 1954
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



July 26, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - David Erastus Guice

Monroe News Star - 3/9/1972

David Erastus Guice

Born on June 12, 1899

Son of
Christopher Columbus Guice and Sarah Elizabeth McCarty

Brother to
Charles Eagleston, Christopher Columbus, Jr., Henry Eli, Jefferson Monroe,
Enos Nathaniel, Abijah Grover, Chester Elmore, Mary Ann, Martha Katherine,
John Fielding, Alice and Ira Christopher Guice

Husband to
Katherine Elizabeth "Katie" Dennis

Father to
Doris, Arlene and Kathryn

Died on March 8, 1979
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.


July 19, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Caroline Krause

Monroe News Star - 6/28/1944

Caroline Rotham

Born on February 10, 1852

Daughter of
Peter Rotham and Caroline Therisia Herzer

Sister to
Julie and Augustus Rotham
Louisa, Wilhelmina, Henry, John George, Theobald Paul, and Caroline Haag

Wife of
Gotleib Krause

Mother to
Henry Markham, Albert Gotleib, Kate Louisa, Augustus Samuel "Gus", Oscar Otto,
Caroline "Lina" and Mary Gertrude

Died on June 27, 1944
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



June 14, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Katie Krause Ellis

Monroe News Star - 10/9/1963

Katie Louisa Krause

Born on January 7, 1882

Daughter of
Gotleib Krause and Caroline Rotham

Sister to 
Herny Markham, Albert Gotleib, Augustus Samuel "Gus", Oscar Otto,
Caroline "Lina" and Mary Gertrude

Wife of
Fort Ofney Ellis

Mother to
Ofney Krause Ellis

Died on October 7, 1963
Buried in the Harrisonburg Cemetery
Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana





Tombstone photograph taken by FindAGrave member, Eva Merryman.


June 7, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Elmo Murray Cruse

Monroe News Star - 11/7/1958

Elmo Murray Cruse

Born on January 6, 1891

Son of
George Washington Cruse and Selia Wooten

Brother to
Reginald Gordon and Eva

Half Brother to
William Ernest and Fredrick

Husband of
Etta

Father to
George, Paul, Christine and Elmo

Died on November 6, 1958
Buried in the Highland Park Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



May 24, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Beatrice Peniston

Monroe News Star - 3/1/1934

Beatrice Munn

Born on January 28, 1892

Daughter of
John Munn and Ada Hair

Sister to
Annie, John, Gertrude, Roy and Marvin

Wife of
John Willard Peniston

Mother to
Wanda 

Died on February 27, 1934
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana




May 17, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Marion Francis Tolbert

Catahoula News Booster - 1965

Marion Francis Tolbert

Born on August 15, 1873

Son of
Francis M. and Eliza Tolbert

Husband of
Leona Perry

Father to
William Riley, Mellia Virginia, Chalmas Melton, Mildred Lenora "Millie",
Lela, Minnie Lee and Marilyn Alice

Died on April 21, 1965
Buried in Heard Cemetery
Manifest, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana







Tombstone photographs were taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.


April 26, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Ralph David Price

Monroe News Star - 7/25/1968

Ralph David Price

Born on June 16, 1950

Son of
James Blanchard Price, Sr. and Ara Lafaye "Faye" Slade

Brother to
James Blanchard, Jr., Larry, Doris, Maxine,
Laverne and Karen

Died on July 24, 1968
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.




April 19, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Annie McCarty

Monroe News Star - 7/31/1969

Sarah Ann "Annie" Watson

Born on February 26, 1891

Daughter of
Wade Watson and Emma Hardin

Sister to
Jessie, Willie, Thomas, Ida, Roy, Mary, Jack and Velda

Wife of
Robert Leo McCarty

Mother to
Ethel, Charlie "Buddy", Juanita, Hazel and Robert Leo, Jr.

Died on July 29, 1969
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana



Tombstone photograph taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.




April 12, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Oscar Otto Krause

Monroe News Star - 1/14/1972

Oscar Otto Krause

Born on November 18, 1885

Son of
Gotleib Krause and Caroline Rotham

Brother to
Henry Markham, Albert Gotleib, Katie Louisa, Augustus Samuel "Gus"
Caroline "Lina" and Mary Gertrude

Husband of
Birdie Talbert

Father to
Ben Louis Westerburg

Died on January 13, 1972
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana





March 29, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Bill Gambrell




Monroe News Star - 12/19/1957

Emmett William "Bill" Gambrell

Born on September 25, 1944

Son of
Emmett West Gambrell and Annie Rogers

Brother to
Emmett Donald, Ann, Betty and Sarah

Died on December 18, 1957
Buried in the Highland Park Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana




Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.


March 22, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Cora Slade

Monroe News Star - 4/28/1959

Cora Elizabeth Anderson Slade

Born on March 6, 1883

Daughter of
John and Elizabeth Anderson

Wife of
Ralph Deming Slade

Mother to
Emmett, I.V., Dorothy, Jake, Faye and Mae

Died on April 26, 1959
Buried in the New Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana




Tombstone photograph was taken by FindAGrave member, Karen Klemm Pinckard.


March 15, 2015

Sunday's Obituary - Juliette Tarver

Monroe News Star - 12/24/1941

Juliette Posey Tarver

Born on March 18, 1883

Daughter of
Reuben Posey and Aby Jane Felder

Sister to
Rosella, David, Mary, Naomi, Ella, Samuel, Sephus, Harvey,
Grover, John Willard and Richard

Wife of
Thomas Webster "Webb" Tarver

Mother to
Webb, Amelia, Lela, Claude, Myrtle, Wessie, Lou Annie,
Clara Belle, Joel Lee, Beatrice, Dorothy and Herman Dempsey

Died on December 22, 1941
Buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery
Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana