Obituaries

Fred W. Davis, 82, died June 27, 2018. He was born November 20, 1935 in Rison, Arkansas, the son of Willie B. and Rosie Davis. He was a supervisor for Louisiana Pacific and retired after 50 years of service. He loved fishing and he loved people. He would honor any favor asked of him. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Ellis J. Davis, son Wayne Hatchett and daughter Diane Coleman. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Annette Davis, daughters Freddie Mae Cowians and Rosemary Davis, seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and a host of family and friends. A wake was held July 2, 2018 at Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home, followed by the burial July 3, 2018 at Johnson Memorial Cemetery in Hamburg, Arkansas. The family wishes to thank the Winn Parish Medical Center ER staff, Wren Quarter neighbors, Burks Temple CME Church and the many friends co-workers and family for all their prayers, calls and visits during our time of loss.

Winona Dubois passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She will be missed by her three daughters, Naomi Shirley (Larry), Wanda Allen, Doretha Severino (Larry) and her son, Jerry Dubois (Connie). Winona also had a sister, Mary Lou Carpenter. She was the proud grandmother of forty grandchildren. (Eight grandchildren, twenty eight great grand-children, and four great great grandchildren). She also had numerous nieces and nephews. She and her husband Raymond and children resided in Winnfield many years before moving to Houston, Texas. Service was held on Saturday, June 30, at the Dalton & Son Funeral Home. Interment was at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. May she rest and be remembered in peace.

Mr. Alton Asa Allen, age 86 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018. Mr. Allen was born Monday, December 14, 1931 in Winnfield, Louisiana to the union of D. C. Allen and Mary Weir Allen Jenkins. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Frankie Allen Dickerson; brother, D.C. Allen, Jr.; and nephew, Jonathan Allen. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served his country as a paratrooper during the Korean War. Mr. Allen attended LSU and was a member of the boxing team and later went on to win the Golden Gloves Championship. Mr. Allen had a photography bui- ness in Hawaii for many years, and was also a tour guide in Los Angeles, CA before retiring home to Winnfield. Those left to cherish his memory include his sister-in-law, Elsie D.

After a long illness, James Ernest Shows, age 80 of Atlanta, Louisiana passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018 at his residence with his family at his side. Mr. Shows retired from Moreau Construction Co. where he worked until he was no longer physically able. He was a hard worker and even after a full day’s work as a carpenter still returned home to work on his farm. He started farming as a young boy plowing the fields before school. He enjoyed provid- ing fresh vegetables for his family and others. He grew sugar cane to make his own syrup. He also had a real passion for fishing, but he will always be remembered for giving everyone nicknames. Mr. Shows is the son of the late Albert Ernest Shows and the late Emma Lee Franklin Shows. He was also preceded in death by a son James Dalton Shows, and a sister Dorothy Lee Shows Hines.

Funeral services for Loleta Ann Kees May of Grayson, Louisiana£ were held at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Grayson Baptist Church, Grayson with Bro. Rick Crandall officiating. Burial followed at Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Louisiana under the direction of Riser Funeral Home. Loleta Ann Kees May was born July 2, 1943 in Winnfield, Louisiana£ to the union of her parents, O’Neal Kirkland Kees and Dorothy Cornelia Riggs Kees and she passed from this life on June 7, 2018 at Ochsner’s Medical Center in New Orleans£after a brief illness. Leta was raised in Georgetown£and was Valedictorian of the 1961 graduating class of Georgetown High School.£She attended and graduated from LSU with a degree in Home Economics. After graduation£Leta moved to Texas to take a job with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.£While she always declared she would never be a school teacher, like her mother and grandmother,£it seemed life had a different plan.

Mrs. Leigh Hurl Jutzi Jordan, age 92 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. She was born Tuesday, March 23, 1926 in Rochelle, Louisiana and was a member of First Baptist Church of Winnfield. Mrs. Jordan was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Ella Nugent Jutzi; husband, Arnold Jordan, Sr.; son, Arnold Jordan, Jr.; sister, Alma Jean Smith. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Ronnie Lee Jordan, Mitchell Lynn Jordan and Ellen Jo Jordan; grandchildren, Joey Jordan, Angela Davis, Tammy Bento, Stephanie Shuff, Sonya Cornett, Mitchell Lynn Jordan, II, Brooklyn Noel Johnson and Nikki Lawson; 19 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Southern Funeral Home with Rev. John Holland officiating. Interment followed in Garden of Memories, in Winnfield.