Obituaries

Mrs. Barbara Kay Stewart, age 67 of Goldonna, Louisiana went to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Mrs. Barbara will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Goldonna Chapter No. 244 Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Creston Baptist Church. She was also a former member of Goldonna Baptist Church where she was active with the youth group and Acteens.

She was the daughter of the late Gerald Cloud and the late Clara Pinckard Cloud. She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law and mother-in-law Huey and Tency Tilley Stewart.

Mrs. Barbara leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 47 years Mike Stewart; children, Wendy Stewart (Ty Weeks), Chris Stewart (Michelle) and Felisha LaCour (Mark); ten grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Billy Cloud (Margie).

Sharon Theresa Ervin, 59, of Caddo Mills, TX passed away on July 18, 2020 in Royse City.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Celebratory arrangements to be handled by her spouse in the near future.

Sharon was born June 20, 1961 in Winnfield, Louisiana to Luther and Nellie Colvin Frantom. She married John Ervin on June 9, 2002 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She worked as a dental hygienist.

She is survived by her husband, John Ervin of Caddo Mills; step-daughter, Melanie Curtis and husband, Tyler of Emporia, Kansas; siblings, Raymond Carpenter and wife, Betty Joe of Winnfield, Louisiana, Bobby Frantom of Garland, Belinda and Wayne Upchurch of G r e e n v i l l e , Mississippi, Patricia Adams of Kosciusko, Mississippi, Robert Frantom and wife, Janice of Houston; grandchildren, Allison and Caroline Curtis and numerous nieces and nephews.

Frankie Sue “Pop” Simons Boswell was born April 29, 1936 in Winnsboro, Louisiana to Marion Louis Simons and Ola Hatten Simons. She went to be with the Lord July 18, 2020. Frankie Sue “Pop” grew up in Swampers, a small farming community in Franklin Parish. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a homemaker.

Education was very important to her family and after graduating from Crowville High School, she attended nursing school along with her sister Marion “Snookie”, in Galveston, Texas. They decided they wanted to be closer to home and they completed their education at Warner Brown School of Nursing in Eldorado, Arkansas. Upon graduation she returned to Louisiana and began her career. Many friends would ask her when was she going to settle down and marry. She would answer, “Not until I meet a man as good as my father and my brother.” She met the love of her life, Rue “Buddy” Boswell and they married in 1958.

Mr. Maurice Lee Nix, age 81 of Goldonna, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Mr. Nix worked for Kansas City Railroad for 22 years and was retired from Fleetwood Trucking. He was a US Navy and US Army veteran and loved his horses. He grew up a member of the 8 and 10 Riding Club. He was preceded in

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie Nix and Berta Frasier Nix; and sister, Dorothy King.

Survivors include his son, Maurice “Bo” Nix (Jessica) and daughter, Lisha Ann Nix; honorary daughter, Teresa Green Jurgens (Joe); and seven grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 24, 2020 in the Coulee Double Churches Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Bates officiating. Interment followed under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winfield.

Services for Benny Wayne Long were held at 4 o’clock, Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Couley United Methodist Church, 14245 Hwy. 84 W., Winnfield, with Reverends Kevin Smith and Lori Spangler officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home. Mr. Long was born December 21, 1943, in Winnfield, Louisiana, and died July 17, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford T. and Vivian “Pete” Long. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Joe Llaine Jackson Long; his son, Kirk Wayne Long of Zachary; his daughters, Leah Long and Maggie Long Bryant and her husband Carl; six grandchildren, Avery, Meredith, and Cliff Long of Zachary; Ellie Joe and Leo Bryant; and Tessa Jane Long; and his sister, Mary Ann Long Saucier of Shreveport.

A kind and generous person sadly missed by his friends, especially those at the Barber Shop.

Inez Smith, age 87 of Goldonna, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020.

Born Saturday, June 3, 1933 in Chestnut, Louisiana, she was preceded in death by her parents, Rosa Lee Regions Stewart and Alex Lee Stewart; daughter, Theresa Gwen Nugent; granddaughter, Kelly Rowell Nevels; and brothers, LeVelle Stewart, Bill Stewart, Huey Stewart and Monroe Stewart.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Betty Rowell, Barbie Stewart, and Ruby Lee Clift; brother, Tom David Stewart; 5 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; and 6 great great great grandchildren.

The family received friends on Monday, July 20, 2020, at Goldonna Assembly of God, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM , and again on Tuesday at the church from 11:00 AM until time of services.

Mrs. Ernestine Willis, age 89 of Bossier City, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020.

Born Friday, December 5, 1930 in Joyce, Louisiana, she was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie Beasley King and Hamp Smead King; sisters, Leola Isaacs and Doris Parker; brothers, Orlynn and Melvin King; and husband,Johnny L. Willis.

Mrs. Willis was a past member of the former South Bossier Church of the Nazarene and retired from the medical field as an LPN. She loved cooking Sunday and Birthday dinners for her family and especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Terry Willis (Kathy), Kenny Willis, and Kathy Willis Thomisee (Darrell); 8 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Kris Copeland, a native of Dodson, Louisiana, and longtime resident of the MS Gulf Coast, passed away July 5, 2020, at Merit Health in Biloxi at the age of 43.

Kris was born November 21, 1976, in Ruston, LA, the son of the late Gary Edward and Rhonda Sue (Browning) Copeland. He was a graduate of Dodson High School in Dodson, LA. And he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern State University in Natchtoches, LA., he also obtained a Master’s Degree from William Carey College near Biloxi.

Reverend James Wright Simons, born March 22, 1925 in Franklin Parish, LA and died June 22, 2020 in Winnfield, LA at the age of 95. He was preceded in death by his wife Audie Ulmer Simons; son, Wendell H. Simons; daughter, Colonel Hedy C. Pinkerton; parents, Marion Simons and Ola Hatten Simons; and sisters, Margaret Herring and Marion Ozment. He is survived by his sister Frankie Boswell of Little Rock, AR; his son-in-law, Colonel James Pinkerton, of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; five grandchildren: Gregory Simons of Olla, LA; Lieutenant Colonel Jason Pinkerton of San Antonio, TX; Ashlee Simons Cherry of Old Hickory, TN; Holly Delaney of Jacksonville, FL; Michael Pinkerton of Colorado Springs, CO; and sixteen greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by sister-in-law Agnes Andrews of Clayton, LA and a number of beloved nieces and nephews.