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Powell
Coreace Powell, 84
Funeral services for Coreace J. Powell, 84, of Bienville were held March 19 at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. A.R. Moore officiating. Burial followed in the Camp Ground Cemetery
near Bienville.
Mrs. Powell died March 16 at Forest Haven following a brief illness.
Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Lee Powell.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Tilley
William Tilley, 56
Funeral services for William Ray Tilley, 56, of Jonesboro were held March 27 at the Gayla Traina Cemetery. Mr. Tilley died March 25.Born July 3, 1947 in Minden, he was a truck driver.
Mr. Tilley was preceded in death by his parents, Eva and J.W. Tilley and one sister, Mary Helen Tilley.
He is survived by his wife, Lois Tilley of Jonesboro; daughter, Judy Wilkerson and husband Terry of Jonesboro; sons, Billy Tilley of Jonesboro and Bobby Tilley and wife Cherly of Winnfield; sister, JoAnn Carpenter of Crestview, Fla.; brothers, Jimmy Tilley of Quitman and Johnny Tilley of Goldonna; and five grandchildren.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Trulock
Thomas Trulock, 79
Funeral services for Thomas Edward Trulock, 79, of Shreveport were held March 27 at the Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Onie Hay officiating. Burial followed in the Garden of Memories.
Mr. Trulock died March 23 in Shreveport.
Born Sept. 5, 1924 in Goshen, Calif., he was a retired maintenance engineer and an Air Force veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Austin Trulock.
He is survived by one daughter, Jeanette Tolar and husband George of Jonesboro; sons, Jack Trulock of Shreveport and Jim Trulock of Dallas; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Vail
Lillian Vail, 96
Funeral services for Lillian Lawrence Vail, 96, of Jonesboro were held March 30 at the Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.D. Moss officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Olive East Cemetery.
Mrs. Moss died March 28 at Forest Haven Nursing Center.
Born Oct. 27, 1907 in Quitman, she was a housewife.
Mrs. Vail was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Emmett Vail; and daughter, Maude Helen Stadtlander.
She is survived by son, J.D. Vail of Campti; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a niece and nephew.
Pallbearers were Ronald Crow, Douglas Vail, Steve Vail, Jimmy Nicholson, Pete Lyles, Bo Stadtlander and David Vail.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Walpole
Hazel Walpole, 91
Funeral services for Hazel N. Walpole, 91, of North Hodge were held March 25 at the Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dwayne M. Boudreaux officiating. Burial followed in the Fellowship Cemetery.
Mrs. Walpole died March 23 at The Terrace.
Born Dec. 1, 1912 in Tioga, she was a housewife.
She is survived by her husband, W.A. Walpole of Hodge; sons, C.E. Walpole and wife Cindy of Jonesboro, T.A. Walpole and wife Gayle of West Monroe and J.N. Walpole of New Orleans; sisters, Edith Staggs of Hodge, Johnnie Capps of Eros and Sue Anders of West Monroe; brother, Bobby Nalley and wife Florence of Quitman; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Chuck Walpole, Joe D. Dycus, Tom Walpole Jr., Stacey Walpole, Jeremy Walpole and Jody Crowell.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Laham
Irlene Lahman, 78
Funeral services for Linnie Irlene Lahman, 78, of Grand Saline, Texas , formerly of Jonesboro, were held March 18 at the Antioch Cemetery
with the Rev. Dr. Kevin Herbert officiating.
Mrs. Lahman died March 14 at Grand Saline Nursing Home.
Born June 24, 1925 in Bastrop, she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Odessa, Texas and a housewife.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Lahman; and sisters, Billie Jean Hassler and Ruby Alexander.
She is survived by daughters, Claudia Diane Smelley and husband Ron of Magnolia, Gail Gandy Scott of Tyler, Texas , Dale Hamassley and husband Gordon of Grand Saline and Kathy Freeman and husband Dan of Mineola, Texas ; brothers, Lee Roy Odenbaugh of Bastrop, Bert Odenbaugh of Jonesboro and Floyd Earl Odenbaugh Jr. of Jonesboro; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Nunn
Robert Nunn, 97
Funeral services for Robert E. “Sonny Boy” Nunn, 97, of Jonesboro were held March 17 at the Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J.D. Moss officiating. Burial followed in the Antioch Cemetery.
Mr. Nunn died March 14 at Jackson Parish Hospital.
Born Aug. 15, 1906 in Quitman, he was a retired wood contractor.
Mr. Nunn was preceded in death by his wife, Betha Nunn and son, Lavelle Nunn.
He is survived by his daughters, Hazel Huff of Quitman and Alice Bottoms and husband Frank of Daytona Beach, Fla.; sisters, Sarah Terry of Jonesboro, Geraldine Hogg of Jonesboro, Kaletah Thomas of Jonesboro and Myrtle Aucoin of Jena; grandchildren, Shelby Green, Lynn Council, Frank Bottoms Jr. and Cindy Berdeuz; great-grandchildren, Zach Green, Gavin Green, Lee Council, Jet Bottoms, Kyle Berdeuz and Alli Berdeuz; and one great-great-grandchild, Grace Council.
Pallbearers were Van Beasley, Zach Green, Gavin Green, Shelby Green, John Lamkin and Bobby Borland Sr.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Pitts
Susan Pitts, 88
Funeral services for Susan Estelle Mills Pitts, 88, were held March 23 at the Old Saline Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Pitts died March 21.Mrs. Pitts was preceded in death by her parents, James Nollon Mills and Bertie Lee Kelley Mills; her husband, James Coyle Pitts; and their daughter, Shirley Diane Pitts Smith and all her brothers and sisters.
She is survived by one daughter, Nelda Pitts Forbes; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Melvis Baxter and Barbara Mills; many nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearer was Dave Emerson. Pallbearers were Michael Ray Smith, Dusty McNaughton, Larry Knotts, Bobby Watts, C.H. Cheatwood, Manuel Ward and Scott Yarnell.
Services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.
Qualls
Alfred Qualls Sr., 95
Funeral services for Alfred Qualls Sr., 95, of Jonesboro were held March 18 at the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesboro with the Rev. Charles Williams officiating. Burial followed in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Qualls died March 13.Born Dec. 24, 1908 in Bienville Parish to the late Earia Qualls Phillips and Isaac Williams, he was a brakeman for the NL&G Railroad for more than 50 years.
He was preceded in death by wife, Dollen Williams, his parents and step-mother Arnecia Williams; and one grandchild.
He is survived by his sons, Alfred Qualls Jr. and wife Carrie of Jonesboro and Alvin Qualls and wife Cheryl of Hodge; daughter, Nelson Nadine Williams of Jonesboro; brothers, Nash Phillips of Jonesboro and Charles Williams and wife Darlene of Cincinnati, Ohio; sisters, Ruthie Smith of Temple, Texas , Odessa Kimp and husband Henry of Hodge, Ikey Street and husband Caverta of Oakland, Calif., Mable Gault and husband Charles of Oakland and Joyce Williams of Palmetto, Fla.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Honorary pallbearers were Alfred Qualls Jr., Alvin Qualls, Charles Williams and Henry Kimp.
Pallbearers were Clifton Wysinger, Michael Wysinger, Carlton Wysinger, Clinton Wysinger, Dea Williams Wysinger and Calvin Moore.
Services were under the direction of Simmons Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
