Obituaries

First Baptist Church of Winnfield will be hosting a holiday concert on Sunday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m. The Sanctuary Choir will open the program with several dynamic choral selections and then special guest, Joseph Habedank, will join them for an evening of music that you will not soon forget!

Joseph Habedank is a Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning singer and songwriter. Singing News Magazine named him Soloist of the Year in 2017 and 2018. Joseph has a unique and powerful testimony that has been featured on national television and in Billboard Magazine. His singing career began with Southern Gospel music and has given him the opportunity to share his songs in some of America’s greatest churches as well as at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

Make plans to bring a friend and come join the congregation of First Baptist Church for this spectacular holiday event!

Mr. Timothy Alton Walker, age of 40 of Jonesboro, joined his Savior Monday, November 26, 2018. Timothy was a huge fan of just about every sport, but especially was a fan of #24 Jeff Gordon, #9 Chase Elliot and the San Fransisco 49ers. He kept up to date with FOX News and our president Trump. He was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, son in law, classmate and friend. He was a true blessing and treasure to all he met. Timothy loved his wife and daughter and enjoyed every moment of time he spent with them

Mr. Walker is survived by his wife, Ashley Causey Walker; daughter, Carlie Nicole Walker; parents, Linna Jane and M.H. Walker; brothers, Mark Walker and wife Lisa, Phillip Walker and wife Michelle, Stephen Walker and wife Elizabeth; mother in law, Carla Tyler Causey; father in law, Tony Causey; sister in law, Toni Causey; 6 nieces; 5 nephews; a host of other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Janie Lewis Coolman, age 70 of Dodson, Louisiana passed away on Friday, November 30, 2018 at her residence.

Born Tuesday, June 1, 1948 in Montgomery, Louisiana, she will be remembered as a loving, Christian wife, mother and grandmother. She loved children and helped raise many of her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Norma Lewis; stepfather, Gil Milligan; sister, Glenda Hunt; brother, Lawrence Lewis, Jr. and his wife Deidre.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 45 years, John M. Coolman; sons, Michael Coolman (Pam) and Jason Coolman; grandchildren, Laney, Landon and Kaden; father, Lawrence Lewis and step-mother, Mabel; sister, Delores Carpenter (Mike); step-brothers, John, Gene and Pat McRae; numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Jerry Wayne Johns, age 70 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

Born Thursday, December 18, 1947 in Winnfield, Louisiana, he was a retired logger and attended Old Union Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Kermit Johns and Mattie Elizabeth Cockerham Johns; sister, Margie Ann Johns.

Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Melanie Leach (Don), Mary Johns, Jerry Johns (Amanda) and Barbara Parker (Andy); siblings, James David Johns and Annabelle Procell (Clarence); 10 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 3 nephews and 2 nieces.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 AM on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Old Union Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Green officiating. Interment followed in Old Union Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.

Mr. Tony F. Carter, age 55 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018.

Born Wednesday, March 13, 1963 in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was a retired logger and a member of Union Hill Baptist Church. He will be remembered as a loving a kind-hearted father, grandfather, brother as well as an avid collector.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William O. Carter, Sr. and Marie Lovett Carter; daughter, Leta Marie Carter; granddaughter, Britten Carter; siblings, Greg Carter, Kenny Carter and Mallory Carter.

Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Lindsey Stinnett, Marissa Carter, Tony F. Carter, Jr., Jennifer Ardoin and John Perry; his 14 grandchildren; siblings, Margarette Neal (Lynn), Billy Carter (Donna), Karen Cotten (Randy), Sue Chelette (Gerald), Robert Carter and Juana Myers (Jonathan); Best friend, Darla Chelette, Tracy Dement, Timmy Williams and Paul Cobb.

Mrs. Lillie Evelyn Shaw, age 91 of Winnfield, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Mrs. Shaw was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was born Tuesday, March 15, 1927. Mrs. Shaw was the daughter of the late Neal Denson Evans and the late Ottie Lee Silman Evans. She was preceded in death by her first husband Carl Eugene “Gene” Keyes and second husband of 50 years, Willard Aleon Shaw, Sr., one stepson, Willard Aleon “Butch” Shaw, Jr.; one brother, Wilson Cornelius “Mack” Evans; and two sisters, Mary Evans Cottun and Kathryn Evans Holdridge.

Lewis Franklin “Frank” Martin, Jr., 60, of Houston, Texas, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Shenandoah, Texas, surrounded by his family. He was born September 14,1958 in Winnfield to the union of his parents, Frank and Lenora Martin.

Frank attended school in Lake Charles, Houston, TX and Jena, where he graduated from Jena High School. He attended Louisiana Tech University and graduated with a BS in Computer Engineering.

He was a resident of Houston, TX and employed with Harris County.

Frank is survived by his wife, Tammy Godeaux Martin; his daughters, Alicia Martin of Jena, Melissa Hoover and husband Phillip of Baton Rouge, and Ashley Martin of Alexandria; his mother, Lenora Martin of Jena; his brother, Michael Martin of Pineville; and three grandchildren, Nathan and Nicole D’Angelo and Amelia Pilcher.

He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis F. Martin, Sr.

A private family memorial will be held in his honor.

Betty J. Rowell, age 78, of Winnfield, La went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 25th of 2018 at St. Francis Cabrini hospital in Alexandria, La. She was born on 01/20/1940 in Winnsboro La.

She was a loving and caring mother and grandmother to all. She was very proud of her family and loved being surrounded by each of them any chance she could get. No one ever left her home hungry and without a smile on their face. Her overwhelming love and kindness brought warmth and a sense of home to all that she met. Her family loves her dearly and will greatly miss each and every moment without her.

Mrs. Rowell was preceded in death by her husband Gerald “Spunky” Rowell of Winnfield, LA; her mother Clorea Richard Smith of Winnsboro, her father Willie L. Smith of Winnsboro, LA and a brother Wille S. Smith.