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Blanche Meredith
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Meredith will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Bistineau Baptist Church in Heflin with the Rev. Everett Geis Jr. officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. at Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery in Shreveport, under the direction of Centuries Memorial Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. today, Feb. 13, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Meredith, a resident of Heflin, Passed away Monday, Feb. 11, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 5, 1917. She lived in Shreveport for 65 years and lived on Lake Bistineau since 1978.
She was a friend to everyone she met and everyone always felt relaxed and at peace in her company. During times of suffering or moments of sadness, her special relationship with God always allowed her to smile and be concerned for others. She loved her God, family and friends unconditionally. She was loved by everyone who knew her. She also loved flowers whether they were growing outside or cut flowers in her house.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Everette Meredith, who Passed away March 30, 2001.
She is survived by 10 children, Mary and John OíPalmer Jr., Eddie and Gerald Cameron, Tommy and Jackie Meredith, Troy and Sue Meredith, and Rick and Dianne Meredith; 13 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; and a special best friend, Merle Stephenson, who loved her like a sister.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Bistineau Baptist Church, 1381 Franklin Road, Heflin, La., 71039, or to the charity of the donorís choice.
Virginia Richardson
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Richardson, 68, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at Kennon Mortuary in Minden with the Rev. Billy Israel officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 15, at the funeral home.
Mrs. Richardson is survived by her daughter, Maxine Richardson of Arcadia; son, Calvin Richardson of Arcadia; four sisters, Geneva Coleman and Liza Lee Matthews, both of Arcadia, and Mary Robinson and Roberline Allen, both of Minden; two brothers, Azzie Simpson and Albert Simpson, both of Minden; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.Graveside services for Mrs. Hettie "Deat" C. Pevy, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 12, 2002, at Pleasant Valley Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Hunter officiating under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Hettie C. Pevy
Mrs. Pevy, a native and resident of Minden, Passed away Monday, Feb. 11, in Minden. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her nieces, Joann Morgan and husband Frank of Minden, Dorothy Bruce of Oroville, Calif., Jimmie Seymour and husband Walter of Dallas, Texas , and Kathleen Terry of Shreveport; nephews, Henry Bounds and wife Ann of Minden, Jackie Bounds and wife Anita of Benton, Ark., and Billy Ashby and wife Lucille of Blanchard.
Christine Long Carroll
Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Long Carroll, 81, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev. Gerald Trammell officiating and the Rev. Ron Finical assisting. Burial followed at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden.
Mrs. Carroll, a native of Liberty, Miss., and a resident of Vivian, Passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, in Vivian. She was a homemaker and a resident of Vivian for the last four years. She was a member of First Pentecostal Church in Minden.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles S. Carroll in 1993.
She is survived by her son, Charles Wayne Carroll Sr. and wife Wanda of Mooringsport; grandchildren, Charles Wayne Carroll Jr. and wife Kecin of Shreveport, Shawn Carroll and wife Stacey of Longview, Texas , Devin Carroll and wife Karen of Benton, Ark.; great-grandson, Ethan; sisters, Annette Long of Vidor, Texas , and Emma Heard of Dixie Inn; brothers, Wesley Long of Denham Springs, Adrial Long of Monroe, and Kenneth Long of Pascagoula, Miss.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Charles Wayne Carroll Jr., Shawn Carroll, Devin Carroll, Ricky Long, Matt Roberts and Terry Long.
Effie Lois Frye
Graveside services for Mrs. Effie Lois Frye, 92, were to be held at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 11, 2002, at Minden Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Ichter officiating under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Mrs. Frye, a native of Webster Parish and a resident of Minden, Passed away Friday, Feb. 8, in Baton Rouge. She was a retired service assistant for South Central Bell Telephone Co. She was a lifelong resident of Minden before living in Baton Rouge for the last five years. She was also a lifelong and active member of First Baptist Church in Minden.
She is survived by her nieces, Beth Strickland of Denver, Colo., Kathy Shirley of Baton Rouge, JoAnn Mazyck of Benton; and nephews, Billy Ray Frye of Bossier City, Alvah Roy Frye of Bossier City, Earnest Lee Frye of Fairfield, Calif., Jimmy Lynn Frye of Bossier City and Jerry Glynn Frye of Alexandria.
Adell S. Miller
Funeral services for Mrs. Adell S. Miller, 88, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 11, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev. Gerald Trammell officiating and the Rev. T.J. Barnes assisting. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Miller, a native of Minden and a resident of Mesquite, Texas , Passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, in Mesquite. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her sister, Cloteal Branch of Minden, Annie Lee McGuire of Minden and Eloise Woodard-Myers of Miedera Beach, Fla.; brother, R.J. Jones Jr. of Bossier City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be David Smothermon, James Baker, Norman McGuire, David McGuire, Louis Petty and Charlie Tucker.
James Leon OíRear
Funeral services for Mr. James Leon OíRear, 79, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today, Feb. 11, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with Evangelist Vernon Starling and John Billingsley officiating. Masonic graveside rites will follow at Minden Cemetery.
Mr. OíRear, a native of Claiborne Parish and a resident of Haughton for the last five years, passed way Saturday, Feb. 9, in Shreveport after a long illness. He was a former resident of Ashford, Ala. He was a retired construction worker for Ebasco Service Inc., with 25 years of service. He was member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 52 in Montgomery, Ala., a member of the local Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a life member of the VFW Post 2121, American Legion Post 18, both of Greeley, Colo. He was a Mason, Pierre Lodge 27 AF & AM. Pierre, S.D., Knights Templar, 32 Degree Mason and a member of the Shrine Club.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Anita Drake OíRear; daughters, Pamela Lee Park and her husband Jerry of Greeley, Colo., Patsy Elkins Starling and husband Harvey of Madison, Ala.; sister, Estelle Heflin of Minden; twin brother Robert Leo OíRear of Slidell; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Deina OíRear, Billy Joe OíRear, Luey OíRear, Jimmy Heflin, Jerry Park and Don OíRear. Honorary pallbearers will be Arthur Franklin, George Drake and Alan Starling.
Lucille Colquitt Stephens
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Colquitt Stephens, 64, will be at noon Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002, at Northwest 14th District Baptist Association Building with Elder Jeffery McDay officiating. Burial will follow at Sheppard Street Cemetery under the direction of Benevolent Funeral Home in Minden.
Mrs. Stephens, a native of Shreveport, Passed away Thursday, Feb. 7.
She was preceded in death by her father, Matthew Colquitt and her mother, Treby Phipps Colquitt.
She is survived by her four children, Debra, Alvin, Ronnie and Jerome Washington ; 11 grandchildren, Sharnese, Jamahl, Khaliyah, Ashlee, Maiya, Ariona, Amanda, Xavier, Raegan, Alexis and Alvin II; three brothers, Arthur Lee, Willie and Cleveland; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces and other relatives and friends.
Essie Matthews Wilkins
Funeral services for Mrs. Essie Matthews Wilkins will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev. Ryan Horton officiating. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Rest Heaven Cemetery in El Dorado, Ark.
Mrs. Wilkins, a native of Robeline, Passed away Feb. 10 following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 17, 1906. She and her husband owned and operated the El Dorado Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. She was an active member of the Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Womenís organization for over 60 years. She was a member of Brown-Shields Sunday school class at First United Methodist Church in Minden.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Richard Wilkins; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Matthews; and 10 brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Robert Hamilton of Minden; three granddaughters, Haley and husband Kendall Hancock of Cabot, Ark., Dianna and husband Brian Horning of Norman, Okla., and Suzanne and husband Bryant Leslie of Corinth, Texas ; and three great-grandchildren, Charlie and Mary Catherine Hancock and Sam Horning.
Memorials may be made to the Bride Roomís Fund at First United Methodist Church in Minden.
August Zeitz
Graveside services for August "Gus" Zeitz, 84, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Gardens of Memory Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Ichter officiating. Services were under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Mr. Zeitz, a native of Little Rock, Ark., and a resident of Minden, Passed away Friday, Feb. 8, in Homer. He was a retired major in the U.S. Army, a veteran of the Korean War, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Minden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Leftwich Zeitz, mother, Hazel Louise Hart, and father, August B. Zeitz Sr.
He is survived by his son, John A. Zeitz and wife Jannie of Minden; daughters, Margo Z. Williams and husband Rickie of Princeton and Fanette Z. Hodges and husband Jim of Minden; grandchildren, Karrie Hodges Woodard, Whitney Hodges Floyd, Margo Goodson Gray and Jeromy Wayne Johns; and great-grandchildren, C. Braxton Gray and Mary Golland Floyd.
James O. Hudson
Funeral services for Dr. James O. Hudson, 60, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, at the First Baptist Church in Minden with Dr. Ronald Prince from Tyler, Texas , officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m., today, Feb. 7, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Dr. Hudson died peacefully at home on Feb. 5, 2002. He beat the odds for three and a half years after being diagnosed with non-smokers Stage 3A adenocarcinoma of the lung in 1998. His life up until his death was active and full of the things he loved the most. He refused to be held hostage to his disease, and continued to live life to the fullest. He was a member of First Baptist Church Minden for many years, and looked to his good friend, Dr. Ronald Prince, for advice and spiritual guidance over this period of time.
Dr. Hudson, known as Jimmy by his friends, was born Oct. 11, 1941, in Shreveport. He was a direct descendent of the Noel brothers with his grandfather being W.E. Noel. The Noels were well known agricultural and oil exploration pioneers in North Caddo Parish in the early 1900s. He graduated from Byrd High School in 1959, and subsequently attained a B.S. in business administration from Louisiana Tech in 1964. He then attended L.S.U. Law School. He later was accepted into medical school at LSU-New Orleans, graduating in the top 15 percent of his class in 1970. He began his surgical internship and residency in 1971 at Confederate Memorial Medical Center and the VA Hospital in Shreveport.
Upon completion of his surgical residency in 1975, he entered private surgical practice with Dr. C.E. Boyd, his father-in-law at that time. In 1976, he moved to Minden and began the Surgical and Industrial Clinic and built a very successful surgical practice. He brought with him to Minden many modern and innovative procedures including aortic aneurysm surgery, carotid artery surgery, pacemaker implantation, and major lung surgery. His patients were almost like family to him, and his honest and caring bedside manner will long be remembered and appreciated by those whose lives he touched.
Dr. Hudson was certified by the American Board of Surgery and was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He served as chief of surgery, president of the Medical Staff, and was a member of the board of governors of Minden Medical Center for a number of years and until the time of his death. He was a member of the Webster Parish Medical Society, Louisiana State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association.
After 20 years of general, thoracic, and vascular surgical practice, Dr. Hudson closed his office practice in 1995 but remained active in the medical community of Minden by serving as the medical director of the Minden Medical Center from 1995 until his death. He was devoted to Minden Medical Center as well as its medical and support staff, which became an extended family to him. He was an integral part of the hospitalís growth and transformation from the old Minden Sanitarium to the state-of-the-art medical facility that it is today. He will be long remembered by the administration and employees of the Minden Medical Center. Everyone has a favorite story about Dr. Hudson.
He was an avid outdoorsman and bird hunter. He loved to duck hunt on his lake in Gilliam, and enjoyed watching and identifying the ducks as much as shooting. He hunted birds all across the United States, in Africa, Argentina, Canada and Mexico. He was a true conservationist and supported organizations that preserve and protect the wetlands and habitat of ducks, including Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl. He was an excellent bird shot and also shot competitively for the last 25 years of his life. He competed all across the United States and in Mexico in shotgun sports. In 2001, he won the U.S. Helico Flyer Championship in Dallas, Texas .
Since a child, he had always thought he was supposed to be a farmer-rancher. His love of animals sparked his interest in alpacas, and in 1993 he began the Piney Hills Alpaca Ranch. Along with his wife, he raised a herd of more than 40 award-winning alpacas. The only alpaca ranch in Louisiana for a number of years, Piney Hills is still recognized nationwide within the alpaca industry as a producer of outstanding alpaca breeding stock.
Dr. Hudson was a man with many friends from all walks of life. He was the beneficiary of many prayers for his health and recovery during the time since his diagnosis. The many special cards, letters, and calls always seemed to arrive just when he needed them the most. These prayers did not go unanswered, for in many ways Dr. Hudson was healed. He loved his life on earth, but came to accept that life in Heaven would be wonderful as well. He lived his life with few regrets, one of which was what he termed his "misspent youth" as a teen-ager. But even that, he overcame through his hard work and undying devotion to medicine and his patients. He strived to instill these values for a superior education and work ethic in his daughters and step-daughter.
Dr. Hudson was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Noel Hudson; his father, James Benjamin Hudson; and his special, devoted grandmother, Lyda Akin Noel.
He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife of nine years, Laura B. Hudson of Minden; loving daughters Emily Hudson and Jennifer Asel and husband, Richard; and grandson August Asel, all of Dallas; step-daughter, Ashley A. Pugh of Natchitoches; sister, Noel H. Santiago and niece Becky Barros of Houston, Texas ; mother-in-law, Bettye Barnette; an extended family-in-law in Homer and Bossier City, and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.
He leaves behind many special friends ñ shooting friends, hunting buddies, patients, neighbors, nurses, colleagues, local businessmen ñ who will all remember him for different reasons, but nonetheless will remember him with a smile and fond memory. A very special friend to Dr. Hudson was George E. French III, CEO of Minden Medical Center, who in many ways was his partner for the past 20 years. Another special person he leaves behind is Mrs. C.E. (Emma) Boyd, his ex-mother-in-law, who for many years was a cherished, trusted, and loved adviser and friend. Jimmy wanted it known that his wife, Laura, was not only his beloved and devoted wife, but also his business partner, office manager, surgical assistant, masters-prepared private-duty nurse, and co-medical adviser and researcher with him throughout his ill-fated disease.
Pallbearers will be his close friends Roger Wilbanks, Dick Wilcox, Tuck Ingersoll, Sutton Orenbaun, J.W. Digilia and Bob Curnette. Honorary pallbearers will be his medical colleagues from Minden Medical Center, and special friends Mike Woodard, Joe Boddie, Eddie Jenkins, D.R. Smith, Buzzy McClellan, Collin Hortman, Dr. Cliff Coffman, Dr. Andy Marsala, Dennis Murray, and his flyer shooting friends throughout the United States.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Minden, Ducks Unlimited, or to a charity of donorís choice.
Ardis D. Chandler
Funeral services for Mr. Ardis D. Chandler, 75, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden with the Rev. Weldon Doherty officiating and the Rev. Jeff Hoffman assisting. Burial will follow at Hurricane Cemetery.
Mr. Chandler, a resident of Arcadia, Passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston. He was a retired service station owner.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe B. and Beatrice Chandler.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Davis Chandler of Arcadia; sons, James Wade Chandler and wife Jean of Littlefield, Texas , Donald Ray Chandler and wife Teresa of Springhill, Ark.; daughter, Sharra C. Woods and husband Ricky of Arcadia; sisters, Chloie Woodard, Johnnie Mae Lear, Doris Keen, all of Arcadia, Ruby Abercrombie of Athens, Gloria Johnson of Arcadia and Peggy Hamel of Haughton; half-brother, Joel Chandler of Shreveport; step-sister, Dorothy Dance of Athens; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Gerald Carlisle, Tommy Frye, Shelby Henly, Bobby Joe King, Al Madden, Ray Madden, Bill Sims and Dusty Woods .
Gladys Dickens
Graveside services for Mrs. Gladys Lorene Lomax Dickens, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, 2002, at Minden Cemetery with the Rev. Randy Hale officiating. Services are under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Mrs. Dickens, a native of Lincoln Parish and a resident of Minden, Passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, in Ringgold. She was a homemaker, and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Foster Dickens in 1985; parents, William Almer and Essie Lee Dickens; sister, Marie L. Woods ; and brothers, Clarence Lomax and Arvell Lomax.
Christopher Jenkins
Funeral services for Mr. Christopher Jenkins, 24, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, at Growing Valley Baptist Church in Minden with the Rev. George Rice officiating. Burial will follow at Growing Valley Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Miller-Pioneer Funeral Home in Minden.
Visitation will be held until evening, Friday, Feb. 1, at the funeral home.
Mr. Jenkins, a resident of Minden, Passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, in Minden.
He is survived by his father, Wilkins Jenkins and mother, Ivie Jenkins, both of Minden; brothers, Harry Jenkins of Triangles, Va., Wilkin Jenkins and Kenneth Jenkins, both of Minden; and sisters, Shelia Burton, Lotonya Dillard, Corrie Lewis, Vator Harvey, Gloria Miller and Delisa Jenkins, all of Minden.
P.H. Tucker
Funeral services for Mr. P.H. "Pearlie" Tucker, 93, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 1, 2002, at First Pentecostal Church in Minden with the Rev. T.W. Barnes officiating and the Rev. Gerald Trammel and Chaplain Debby Woods assisting. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden.
Mr. Tucker, a native of Farmerville and a resident of Minden, Passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Minden. He was a retired barber after 56 years in El Dorado, Ark., and a former resident of El Dorado. He was a member of First Pentecostal Church in Minden and had a great love for music, playing the saxophone until the age of 90 in his church.
He is survived by his wife, Kitty Sue Merritt Tucker of Minden; sons, Ralph Tucker and wife Alice of Kingsland, Ark., J.D. "Jimmy" Morgan and wife Kathy of Haughton; and grandchildren, Devan Morgan, T.J. Martin, Jennifer Pickett and Adam Young.
Pallbearers will be Scott Jones, Todd Jones, Doyle Chanler, Verval Ramsey, Doug DeLoach, Michael Merritt, and Charlie Culverhouse.
