Obituaries

On April 1st, 2015, after 88 years, Evelyn Moore Wall entered the sweet Beulah Land she had sung of for so long. Her  family and friends mourn the loss of such a kindhearted and loving woman, but thank God that she now rests in her heavenly home. Born on August 12, 1926 in Biltmore, North Carolina, Evelyn was the youngest of Luther and Jennie Spearman Moore’s eleven children. She spent her youth in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, and after finishing high school moved to Natchez, Mississippi, where she worked for the Maranatha Mission Board and later attended Millsaps College. It was also in Natchez that Evelyn met her life-long love, Kenneth Wall, whom she married soon afterward. The two spent 

Funeral services for Mr. Danny R. Smith were held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in the Chapel of Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball, Louisiana with the Rev. Bruce Miller officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana, under the direction of Gallagher Funeral Home, Ball, Louisiana. Mr. Smith, age 78, of Pineville, 

Mrs. Ruth Olivia Stroud, age 74 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015. Born Monday, July 22, 1940 in Sikes, Louisiana, she was preceded in death by her Parents, George and Effie Sandidge Stroud; Brothers, Charles Stroud and Basil Stroud; Faithful Companion, Midnight. Those left to cherish her memory include her Sister, Judy Harlan and husband Wayne, Winnfield; Brothers, James Stroud, Gaars Mill and George Stroud and wife Mary, Joyce; Numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Southern Funeral Home with Rev. Wallace Ingles and Rev. Gary Wright officiating. Interment followed in Garden of Memories, in Winnfield.

Serving the family as pallbearers were Tandy Harlan, Randy Harlan, Andy Harlan, Josh Shows, Derek Martin, Hunter  Johnson. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.southernfuneralhome.com.

Gloria Nell Browning, 73 of Dodson, LA passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 in Ruston, LA. Mrs. Browning was born 

Pastor Jerry W. Johnson (78) of Winnfield, Louisiana died Sunday, March 22, 2015 in Alexandria, LA. Funeral services 

were held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home. Interment was held at Winnfield 

Cemetery in Winnfield. Final arrangements entrusted to Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home of Winnfield, LA.