Obituaries

Jeffrey Jay Collins (58) of Winnfield died July 4, 2015 inAlexandria. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18,2015 at the Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Ruby Elaine Tharpe,age 93 of Winnfield, Louisianapassed away on Friday, July10, 2015.Born Wednesday, June 21,1922 in Wheeling, Louisiana,she was a member of SouthWinnfield Baptist Church andthe Ladies HomeDemonstration Club and wasalso past president of the VFWLadies Auxiliary and enjoyedplaying Mexican Dominoes. The joy of her life was spendingtime with friends and family.Mrs. Tharpe was preceded in death by her Parents, Van Veronand Nannie Paulina Davison; Husband, Virgil A. Tharpe, Jr.;Sisters, Ethel Metcalf, Linnie Mae Estes, Helen Garner, InaMoore and Addie Horn; Brothers, Earl V.

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.