Obituaries

Mrs. Patsy Laverne Varnell Clark,age 70 of Winnfield, Louisianapassed away on Thursday, June 18,2015.Born Saturday, April 21, 1945 inJoyce, Louisiana, she was a gradu-ate of Winnfield Senior HighSchool and Northwestern StateUniversity in 1987 and 1992, even-tually earning a Masters degree inEducation Administration. She wasretired from the Grant ParishSchool Board having served as principal of Georgetown High School.She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was an avidgardener who loved flowers, hummingbirds and above all, her fami-ly.Mrs.

Mrs. Willa Carolyn Cook Gates,age 92 of Winnfield, passed awayMonday, June 16, 2015 at AutumnLeaves Nursing Home. Mrs. Gateswas a loving wife, mother, grand-mother and a friend to many andwas a member of Zion Hill BaptistChurch.Mrs. Gates is survived by son,Robert E. Gates & wife Scarlett;Granddaughters Lori Gates Norton& husband Brian, Heather GatesMaloy & husband Timothy; Greatgrandchildren, Nicholas Warner & special friend Devann Stott, TylerWarner, Dustin Norton, Brittany Norton Head & husband Timothy,Breanna Causey and Mykenzie Maloy; great-great grandchildren:Gunner Norton, River Norton, Eli Warner, Luke Tucker, &Remington Head.Mrs. Gates was preceded in death by her husband, Elson Gates;son, Ervin Gates and wife Fran; daughter, Patricia Abercrombie andhusband Raymond; Granddaughters, Connie June Gates Causey andDonna Lynn Abercrombie Jones.Funeral services were held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 18,2015 at Southern Funeral Home with Rev.

Mrs. Josie Lee Knippers, age 89of Winnfield, Louisiana passedaway on Sunday, June 14, 2015.Born Wednesday, March 03, 1926in Natchitoches, Louisiana, shewas preceded in death by herParents, Walter and Josie BelleWomack; Siblings, Ray Womack,E.C. Womack, Joy Womack,Arvis Womack Jordan and MargieWomack Hicks, and one son,Charles Welch.Those left to cherish her memory include her Aunt, Lula MaeStephens, Natchitoches; Son, James Welch, Rock Away Beach, MO;Daughters, Joy Losh, Cortez, CO, Nancy LeBaron, Winnfield andDianne Cody, Atlanta, GA; Grandchildren, Jason Welsh, SimonePaulette Welch, Ricky LeBaron II, Lori LeBaron and ChrisseLeBaron; Great Grandchildren, Landon LeBaron and KadenCoolman.Graveside funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday,June 17, 2015 at Old Union Cemetery with Rev. Lamar Carpenterofficiating.