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Betty Jean Parker
4 Oct. 22, 1946 - March 6, 2003
WISNER, La. - Services for Betty Jean "Bea" Parker of Wisner, 56, who died Thursday, March 6, 2003, will be at 10 a.m. today at Wisner Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Calvin Stapp and David Oliver officiating.
Burial will be in South Central cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
She was a lifelong resident of Wisner, a homemaker and attended the First Assembly of God Church in Mangham.
Survivors include her husband, Jackie Parker; one daughter, Sharon Chappell and her husband, Byron; one son, Kevin Parker and his wife, Kerri; seven grandchildren, Jessica and Jurnee Chappell, Steven, Stephanie and Felicia Parker, Olivea Humphreys, Jacob Guillot, all of Wisner; siblings, Henry Allbritton, Irene Lee and Jesse Allbritton, all of Wisner and Mary Herring of Natchez.
Pallbearers will be Jeffery Gallagher, Louie Boone, Chad McDaniel, Vance Ogden, Lanny Head and James Allbritton.
Doris J. Miller Bowman
Feb. 24, 1922 - March 2, 2003
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Doris J. Miller Bowman, 81, of Ferriday, who died Sunday, March 2, 2003, at Riverland Medical Center in Ferriday, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church with the Revs. Willie Birdon and Shep Bethley officiating.
Burial will follow in the Ferriday cemetery under the direction of George F. West Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Ms. Bowman was born Feb. 24, 1922, in Jackson, the daughter of Mary Cobb Miller and Charlie Miller.
She received her bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Jackson State University. She was employed as a teacher with Alcorn Preparatory School, Brookhaven schools and Concordia Parish schools, retiring in 1986. She was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church, where she was youth Sunday school teacher, vice president of the usher board and recording secretary of the usher's association. She was also a member of Louisiana Retired Teachers Association, Eastern Stars, Jackson State Alumni Association and Louisiana Retired Teacher's Association.
Survivors include three stepchildren, Ethel Bowman of Carrollton, Texas, Sarah Bowman of Ferriday and James E. Bowman of Fort Washington, Md.; two sisters, Gerald Abrams of Rantoul, Ill., and Vivian Gordon of New Orleans; three brothers, Oscar Gordon Jr. and Walter Gordon and his wife, Shirley, all of New Orleans, and Emory Gordon and his wife, Rebecca, both of Dover, Del.; one sister-in-law, Lucille Gordon of New Orleans; four grandchildren, Kenneth Bowman of Carrollton, Marcus Kennedy and Erika Bowman, both of Ferriday, and Andrewin Bowman of Galveston, Texas; one god-child and niece, Jean Curry; and a number of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be friends of the family.
Allen Owens
June 15, 1911 - March 1, 2003
FROGMORE, La. - Services for Allen Owens, 91, of Ferriday, who died Saturday, March 1, 2003, in Alexandria, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Baptist Church with the Rev. L. B. Oliver officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Owens was born June 15, 1911, in Jackson, the son of Jim and Jena Foster Owens. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist.
Mr. Owens was preceded in death by his wife, Charity Owens; one sister, Dorothy "Doll" Smith; and one grandson, Calvin D. Owens.
Survivors include one son, Calvin W. Owens, and his wife, Bobby, both of Alexandria; one brother, Calvin F. Owens of Ferriday; one sister, Wilma Cooper of Milwaukee, Wis.; two grandchildren, Petrina Owens of Alexandria and Bonita Almore of Bossier City; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Appleton B. Ratcliff Jr.
May 15, 1910 - March 4, 2003
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Appleton Bonds Ratcliff Jr., 92, of Baton Rouge formerly of St. Joseph, who died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Baton Rouge, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Comer Funeral Home with the Rev. Fulton McGraw officiating.
Burial will follow in Legion Memorial cemetery in Newellton under the direction of the funeral home.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Ratcliff was born May 15, 1910, in St. Joseph, the son of Appleton B. Sr. and Annie Muir Ratcliff.
He was a Baptist, a 32nd Degree Mason and a charter member of the Louisiana Department of Highway Engineers Association. He was an honorary member of the St. Joseph Rotary Club and served on the Board of Directors of Louisiana Good Roads Association. In 1980, he was inducted into the Hall of Honor of the Highway Department of Outstanding Service. He worked with the U.S. Corp of Engineers on low water surveys and levee construction in Concordia, Madison and Tensas parishes. He did U.S. geological survey mapping all of Southwest Louisiana from Alexandria to the gulf. He was a lifetime member of the American Association of State Highway Officials and a member of the Administrative Committee.
Mr. Ratcliff served on the Standing Committee of Engineer Policies and the Executive Committee and was vice president in 1973-1974. He worked for the Louisiana Department of Highwasy beginning in August 1935. There, he served in the capacity of project control engineer, office engineer, assistant chief engineer, chief engineer, assistant director and director, retiring in September 1974 with 40 years of service.
He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Louisiana Society of Professional Engineers of Civil Service, the American Road Builders Association and the American Public Works Association.
He was also a registered civil engineer and land surveyor. A few of his accomplishments were construction of the Simmesport bridge and the Krotz Springs bridge and being awarded a plaque for the design and the construction of the 17-mile stretch of interstate through the Atchafalya Basin between Port Allen and Lafayette. He set the design for the construction of the Luling-Destrehan bridge, now known as the Hale Boggs bridge, and secured approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build an elevated section of the interstate system from LaPlace to Ponchatoula.
Mr. Ratcliff was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Burford Ratcliff; his parents; two brothers, Wallace Vernon "Pat" Ratcliff and Russell Young Ratcliff Sr.; one sister, Caralyn Ratcliff Slaughter; and one niece, Betsy Bonds Ratcliff James.
Survivors include one daughter, Carol Beard, and her husband, Don, both of Gulfport; two grandchildren, Deborah Kay Foster and her husband, Gene, and Connie Sue Donohoe and her husband, Mike, both of Tallahassee, Fla.; two great-grandchildren, Amber Cochrane and Renee Donohoe; nieces and nephews, Mary Frances and Rusty Ellis and their children, Jennifer, Jason, David and Elizabeth, Anne Evans and her children, Bart, Helen, Tori and Megan, Russell Y. and Donna Ratcliff and their children, Russ and Brittany, Nancy and Andy Anders and children, Bridget, Rachel and Emily, Warren and Burnie Ratcliff and their children, Will, Mary, Miller and Egan, and Doug and Holly Ratcliff and their daughter, Taylor Anne, Mandy James, Mitzi Murphy, Dan James Jr., Mary Elizabeth James and W.R. Slaughter.
Pallbearers will be Irby Gamble, Russell Young "Rusty" Ratcliff Jr., Warren Ratcliff, Andy Anders, Judge John D. Crigler, Milford McVay and Doug Ratcliff.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Joseph Whitaker, Frank Burnside, J.C. Kelley Sr., Johnny Coor, Nick Anderson, Phillip Watson Jr., Robert Nick Poulous, Tommy Poulous and John F. Anders.
The family requests memorials be made to Tensas Academy or Michael Memorial Baptist Church, 15053 John Clark Road, Gulfport, MS 39503.
Marilyn Sue White
July 24, 1945 - March 5, 2003
VIDALIA, La. - Services for Marilyn Sue White, 57, of Vidalia, who died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, in Kentwood, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Christ with the Rev. Don Tate officiating.
Burial will follow in Providence Memorial in Gilbert under the direction of Young's Funeral Home of Vidalia.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ms. White was born July 24, 1945, in Delhi.
She was a member of Vidalia Church of Christ.
Ms. White was preceded in death by her father, Robert Elmer White.
Survivors include her mother, Mildred Howard White of Vidalia; one sister, Janet Cortez and her husband, Pete, both of Metairie; two brothers, Lynn White and his wife, Ruth, both of Kentwood, and Ralph White and his wife, Eva, both of Natchez; and a number of nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers will be her nephews.
Bobbye McIntosh
Aug. 18, 1922 - March 5, 2003
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Bobbye McIntosh, 80, of Ferriday, who died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ferriday, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Young's Funeral Home with the Rev. John Williams officiating.
Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Young's Funeral Home of Ferriday.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. McIntosh was born Aug. 18, 1922, in Warren, Ark.
She was a member of Clayton First Baptist Church where she was in the choir. She was president of Masco Wireline Service and co-owner of McIntosh Farms and Clayton Cotton Gin. She was a member of the Concordia Parish Library Board for over 30 years and was a member of Ferriday Garden Club. She volunteered as a Pink Lady at Riverland Medical Center.
Mrs. McIntosh was preceded in death by her husband, Glaston James "Big Mac" McIntosh; her father, James Barton Turner; her mother, Myrtle Bradley Turner; and one brother, Rufus Turner.
Survivors include one daughter, Nola Adams, and her husband, Tim, both of Ferriday; one son, Little Mac McIntosh, and his wife, Brenda, both of Clayton; one sister, Louise Scott of Ferriday; one brother, Loren Turner and his wife, Marie, both of Jasper, Texas; two granddaughers, Audra Magee and her husband, Mickey, both of Ferriday, and Natalie Pearson and her husband, Robert, both of Clayton; three grandsons, Barton McIntosh and his wife, Ashley and Madison McIntosh, all of Ferriday, and Toby McIntosh and his wife, Julie, both of Clayton; and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Don Ater, Jamie Lancaster, Barton McIntosh, Toby McIntosh, Robert Pearson and Larry Joe Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Herman Gibson, Dr. Ronnie Greg and Dr. Huey Moak.
Jessie Marie Doniphan
July 5, 1917 - March 4, 2003
SICILY ISLAND, La. - Graveside services for Jessie Marie Doniphan, 85, of Natchez, who died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Natchez, will be at 11 a.m. today at Highland Park cemetery.
Burial will follow under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Mrs. Doniphan was born July 5, 1917, in Stafford's Point, the daughter of Henry DeWitt and Mary Neal Duke.
Mrs. Doniphan was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Doniphan.
Survivors include one daughter, Gena Doniphan of Natchez; three grandchildren, Michael Ticheli, Adam Ticheli and Jamie East; three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews, Hazel Wright of Harrisonburg, Mildred and Bud Morgan of Shreveport., Pat Bennett, Sondra and Charles White and Linda and Jim Griffin, all of West Monroe, Carolyn Sue Patton of Harrisonburg, Charles and Nanette Booth of Smackover, Ark., Henry and Katie Enete and Bobby and Nancy Duke, all of Baton Rouge and Neal Duke of Tennessee.
Margie Tullos
JONESVILLE, La. - Services for Margie "Snooks" Tullos, 78, who died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at LaSalle General Hospital in Jena, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sandy Lake Pentecostal Church with the Revs. Russell Hathcock and Bill Cotton officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery under the direction of Community Memorial Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
She was a native of Franklin Parish, a resident of Catahoula Parish, a homemaker and a Pentecostal.
Mrs. Tullos was preceded in death by her husband, James Tullos; a daughter, Katie Guin; and a granddaughter, Tammy Guin.
Survivors include three children, Betty Jean Davis Grantham and Robert Otto Davis, both of Jonesville, and Aaron "Nubbin" Davis of Eustage, Texas; two brothers, Johnny Dingler of Lake Charles and William Dingler of Harrisonburg; 14 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
Jimmy Newman
April 2, 1954 - March 4, 2003
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Jimmy Newman, 48, of St. Joseph, who died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at his residence, will be at 2 p.m. today at Young's Funeral Home Chapel with Butch Ferris officiating.
Burial will be in Legion Memorial cemetery in Newellton under the direction of Young's Funeral Home of Ferriday.
Mr. Newman was born April 2, 1954, in Newellton.
He was a heavy equipment operator, former St. Joseph Fire Chief and a former Mason.
Mr. Newman was preceded in death by his father, Robert Jesse Newman; his mother, Mary Lanice Newman; one sister, Mary Ann McLeod.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Louise Newman of St. Joseph; one daughter, Elizabeth L. Griggs and her husband, Steven, both of St. Joseph; one son, James Keith Newman of St. Joseph; one brother, Robert Newman Jr. of St. Joseph; one sister, Eula Maples of St. Joseph; grandmother, Nan Logue Black; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Ann Griggs.
Pallbearers will be Jeramey Bayles, John Daves Jr., Kenneth Jones, Ricky Jones, Joey Maples, Bobby Newman and Jeffrey Newman.
Willie Morris Burley
CLAYTON, La. - Services for Willie Morris Burley, 52, of New Orleans formerly of Clayton, who died Tuesday, March 5, 2003, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Burial will be in Gardens of Rest cemetery in Clayton under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Monroe.
Visitation is from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Larnell Williams
FERRIDAY, La. - Funeral arrangements for Larnell Williams, who died Monday, March 3, 2003, are incomplete at Rollins Funeral Home.
Willie Virginia Dark Ferguson
Jan. 17, 1905 - March 3, 2003
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Willie Virginia Dark Ferguson, 98, of Clayton, who died Monday, March 3, 2003, at Riverland Medical Center in Ferriday, will be at 11 a.m. today at Young's Funeral Home with the Rev. John Williams officiating.
Burial will be in Ogden in Liddyville, La. under the direction of Young's Funeral Home of Ferriday.
Mrs. Ferguson was born Jan. 17, 1905, in Winn Parish.
She was a homemaker and a member of Clayton Baptist Church.
Mrs. Ferguson was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lee Dark; her mother, Cora Belinda Dark; one daughter, Blondell Whitehead; and her husband, S.C. Ferguson Sr.
Survivors include one daughter and her husband, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Barron, both of Newnan, Ga.; two sons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. S.C. Ferguson, both of Oak Grove, La., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles David Ferguson, both of Clayton; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
The family requests memorials be made to Clayton First Baptist Church.
