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- February 20, 2003 --

Anderson
Willie Anderson, 89
Funeral services for Willie Henry Anderson, 89, of Chatham were held Feb. 13 at the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church in Chatham. Burial followed in the church’s cemetery.

Mr. Henderson died Feb. 5.He was a retired trackman for the U.S. Railroad.

Services were under the direction of King Funeral Home of Ruston.

Bradford
Wade Bradford, 84
Funeral services for Wade Wortham Bradford Sr., 84, of Jonesboro were held Feb. 17 at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Bill Staples and Malcom Self officiating. Burial followed in the Garden of Memories.

Mr. Bradford died Feb. 14 in Lincoln General Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Bradford was a veteran of World War II. He retired from Louisiana Gas Service. He was also an avid hunter.

He is survived by his wife, Katie Jane Bradford of Jonesboro; sons, Phillip Bradford and wife Nina of Jonesboro and Wade Bradford Jr. of Jonesboro; daughter, Anita Worthington and husband Ramon of Grand Cane; granddaughters, Kelli Hicks, Dena Morgan, Brandi Kennedy, Jennifer Sullivan and Kori Pardue; grandson, Ragan Worthington; two step-granddaughters; two step-grandsons; four great-granddaughters; four great-grandsons; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Todd Abercrombie, Bobby Ray Bradford, Jim Bradford, Jimmy Lane Bradford, Ray Lynn Bradford and Stanley “Bubba” Sneed.

Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Fletcher
Ruth Fletcher, 74
Funeral services for Ruth Anna Fletcher, 74, of Jonesboro were held Feb. 12 at the Fellowship Cemetery with the Rev. Dudley Poda officiating.

Mrs. Fletcher died Feb. 10 at North Monroe Medical Center.

Born June 6, 1928 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., she was a housewife.

She is survived by daughter, Pat Lee Graves and husband Mark of Cartersville, Ga.; son, Wallace Ritchie Fletcher and wife Becky of Valdosta, Ga.; sister, Torrie Sue Setliff of Jonesboro; brothers, Wade Setliff of Lakeland, Fla., Pete Setliff of Lakeland and Truman Setliff of Tampa, Fla.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and one on the way.

Funeral services were under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Phillips
Marshall Phillips, 83
Masonic graveside services for Marshall Partin Phillips, 83, of Eros were held at the Antioch Cemetery in Eros.

Mr. Phillips died Feb. 10 at his home.

Mr. Phillips was a member of the Eros Masonic Lodge No. 295 for more than 50 years as well as a member of the Golden Sheaf No. 75 Order of Eastern Star for more than 50 years. He retired from Tennessee Gas Pipeline after 30 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 746 Tank Battalion as a medium tank gunner, was in the first wave of the Normandy invasion and saw combat in five different countries in Europe.

Preceding Mr. Phillips in death are a son, Marshal Ceylon Phillips and two brothers, Rawsy Phillips and Ivy Phillips.

He is survived by his wife Lena Phillips of Eros; sister-in-law, Pallie Phillips of Quitman; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Bobby Hayden, Dale Johnson , Al Whitman, W.O. Wright, Mike Sharp and Marvin Davis.

Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Robinson
Frances Robinson, 73
Funeral services for Frances Robinson, 73, of Danville were held Feb. 15 at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel in Jonesboro with the Rev. Robert Leach officiating. Burial followed in the Danville Cemetery.

Mrs. Robinson died Feb. 13 after a long illness.

Mrs. Robinson was an accountant and income tax preparer for more than 40 years. She was also a Sunday school teacher at Friendship Baptist Church for many years.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah Robinson Williams and sister, Mary Alice Drummond.

She is survived by her husband, Ralph Robinson of Danville; son, Joseph Robinson and wife Kathy of Jonesboro; brothers, James E. Elkins and wife Annie of Jonesboro and Henry Elkins an wife Edna of Ormond, Fla.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Shows
Agnes Shows, 66
Funeral services for Agnes Laverne Shows, 66, were held Feb. 17 with Freddie Shows and Edwin Davis officiating. Burial followed in Jonesboro.

Mrs. Shows died Feb. 14 at her home in Jonesboro.

She was a clerk at Stone Container and a member of the Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Shows; son, James Melvin Shows; and grandson, Charles “Bubba” Decker.

She is survived by sons, Freddie Shows and wife Tammy of Jonesboro and Melvin G. Shows of Jonesboro; daughter, Dianne L. Decker of Jonesboro; brothers, James Seley of Hodge and Herman Smith of Knob Noster, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Scott Walker, Scott Otwell, Charles Norred, Sonny Stephens, Vernon Hale and Terry Council.

Services were under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Sims
Stephanie Sims, 29
Stephanie Pepper Sims, age 29 of Ruston, LA, was born October 29, 1973, in Jonesboro, LA, and died Sunday, January 5, 2003.Services were held Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, LA under the direction of Edmonds Funeral of Jonesboro, LA. Dr. Matthew Wohlfarth and Dr. Herb Dickerson officiated the service. Speakers were Cherie’ Garrett Bosch, lifelong friend and Pamela Crumb, co-worker at La. Tech University. The music was provided by the vocal ensemble “Lagniappe” of which Stephanie was a former member. The beautiful music was coordinated by Betty DeCou and Debra Fordham. Burial was in the Garden of Memories in Jonesboro, LA.

Survivors include husband, David Sims of Ruston, LA; and parents, Howard and Barbara Pepper of Jonesboro, LA.

Stephanie was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, L. C. and Essie Pepper and her maternal grandparents, Jessie and Gladys Alford. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, LA. She was a graduate of Cedar Creek High School of Ruston, LA. She graduated summa cum laude from University of Louisiana at Monroe where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology in 1995 and Master of Arts Degree in Gerontology in 1997. In August of 2001 she received a Master of Arts in English from Louisiana Tech University with a concentration in composition and technical writing. She was named an Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student at Louisiana Tech University in 1993 and 2001, respectively. She was President of Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society; Graduate Teaching Assistant; Assistant to the Director of Freshman Composition, and Head Tutor during 2001 at Louisiana Tech University.

Her editorial experience included Editorial Assistant for the Journal of College Writing and was Editor of the Louisiana Tech University Freshman Course Packet and Writing Center Tutorial Manual. Her paper, “Resources on Plagiarism: Current Issues and Resources on Plagiarism Bibliography” was published in the Active Voice Newsletter. She made numerous professional presentations for the Louisiana Association for College Composition and the South Central Writing Center Association.

She was presently teaching English courses at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA, where currently she was Research Associate for La. Regional Folklife Program. She was a newly elected member of the North Central Louisiana Arts Counsel. She loved learning, and was an avid reader. She was very devoted to her students and loved teaching. Pallbearers were Clay Carroll, Todd Culpepper, Trey Gibson, Jeremy Lawrence, Daniel Shockley and Genaro Smith. Honorary pallbearers were Deacons of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, LA.

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