Obituaries

Mr. George M. Orr, age 83 ofWinnfield, Louisiana passedaway on Friday, January 12,2018.Born Friday, May 11, 1934 inBoyd, Arkansas, he was preced-ed in death by his parents,Claude Dale Orr and Pearl IreneGreenwell Orr Hanks; wife of61 years, Darcey Ann Orr; sev-eral brothers and sisters.Mr. Orr worked as a lineman for the City of Alexandria andwas an avid fisherman.Those left to cherish his memory include his sons, GeorgeOrr, Jr. (Elise), Max Allen Orr, and Jamie Orr; daughters, DebraWooten (Johnny), Annette Cockerham (Steve), SandraVanderwater (Emmett), and Karen Norris (Bobby); 17 grand-children, 21 great grandchildren; brothers, Buford McMills andEddie McMills, Jr.; sister, Sissy Dillion; and numerous niecesand nephews.Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 14,2018 at Southern Funeral Home with Reverends BrianMontgomery and Mike Green officiating.

A service to honor the life ofThomas Vincent Choate washeld at 1 pm Saturday, January13, 2018 at Campti UnitedPentecostal Church. Burial fol-lowed at Ramah Cemetery inAshland, LA. Thomas, 34 years of age anda resident of Readhimer, LA, passed away on January 7, 2018from an auto accident. He was born on October 18, 1983 inShreveport, LA. Thomas was a son, brother, uncle, nephew, andcousin and was loved by his family and friends. He meant somuch too so many different people. Thomas was a one of a kindperson that you would never forget once you met him. He hada smile that would light up a room. He was kooky at times butalways made everyone around him laugh as well as a great per-sonality that was out of this world.

Mr. Mark A. Terral, age 60 ofJonesboro, Louisiana passedaway on Monday, January 8,2018.Born Monday, February 18,1957 in Clinton, Louisiana, hewas preceded in death by hisparents, Bertha Stotts and GeneR. Terral, Sr.; brother, George R.Terral; and step-mother, EvelynTerral.Those left to cherish his memory include his brother, GeneTerral, Jr., and sisters, Jewel Cloud (Leroy) and Grace Cox(James).Funeral services were held at 2:30 PM on Friday, January 12,2018 at Edmonds Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Cole officiat-ing. Interment followed in Transport Cemetery, in Dodson.Online condolences may be made to the family atwww.edmondsfuneralhome.com.Audrey R. WilliamsAudrey R. Williams was bornin Bienville Parish on May 27,

Mr. Gerald O’Bryan, age 85 ofWinnfield, Louisiana passedaway on Saturday, January 13,2018.Born Friday, October 28, 1932in Calvin, Louisiana, he waspreceded in death by his par-ents, Huey and Audie RaybornO’Bryan; son, Jr. O’Bryan;brother, Bobby O’Bryan; andtwin sister, Geraldine Maland.Mr. O’Bryan was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 64 years,Laura Sanders O’Bryan; son, Ronnie O’Bryan (Penny); daugh-ters, Diane Clark (Mark) and Belinda McCartney (Allen); 8grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grand-children; sisters, Camille Lafollette, Marie Plunkett, CarolynLaCoy, and Sandra Hopkins; and numerous nieces andnephews.Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January15, 2018 at Southern Funeral Home with Reverends LamarCarpenter and Elton Gunter officiating.

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The family and friends ofAbigail Hahn welcome you tojoin and share in rememberingher life on Friday, January 19th,2018 at 10 am.Service to be held at theSouthern Funeral Home, 202 E.Lafayette St., Winnfield, LA.This will be followed by agraveside service at The JewishCemetery, Main St., Pineville,LA. Obituary forthcoming.Please contact Allen Astin for additional information at 832-515-9382.

Funeral services for Lizzie Mae Griffin Newsom were held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel, Winnfield, LA. Officiating was the Reverend Randy Johnson. Burial followed at the Sikes Baptist Church Cemetery, Sikes, LA, under the direction of Southern Funeral Home. Born Lizzie Mae Griffin January 26, 1922 into the family of Harvey & Etta Mae Griffin the third daughter and sixth child. Lizzie was introduced to tragedy very early in life, when at barely six years of age she lost her mother, Etta Mae to injuries suffered from a fall. Next her oldest brother Luther Emerson succumbed to Typhoid Fever, then her youngest brother, Johnny Ralph, only four, were all lost in just 72 days. Five months later her second brother, Robert Lincoln drown while swimming. Three and a half years later Lizzie’s middle sister, Myrtle Irene was lost.

Funeral services for Mrs. Florella Faye Keyes were held at 10 am Friday, January 5, 2018, at Sardis Baptist Church in Sardis, LA with Bro. Danny Keyes officiating. Burial followed at Brown Cemetery in Sardis, LA. Mrs. Keyes, 83 years of age, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in Natchitoches. She was born on May 7, 1934, to George W. Evans and Geneva Brian Evans in Winnfield, LA. She was a loving mother and sister and will be missed by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Archie Keyes. She is survived by her son, Johnny Keyes and wife Nancy of Natchitoches; and a sister, Ollie Baker of Groves, TX.

Mrs. Gladys Ruth Brundridge, age 72 of Atlanta, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Born Tuesday, September 18, 1945 in Winnfield, Louisiana, she was preceded in death by her parents George H. and Myrtle Evans Norris; first husband, Huey “Red” Hattaway; sisters, Ethel Louise Pool and Elizabeth Ann Blanchard; brothers, James Cletus Norris and William Robert “Dobbie” Norris; and great granddaughter, Angel Renee Vines. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Harry L. Brundridge, Atlanta, LA; daughters, Rose Mary O’Neal (Mike), Verda, LA and Susan Marie Reed (Michael), Pollock, LA; sons, Mark Hattaway, Atlanta, LA and Charles Randall Hattaway (Shelia), Winnfield, LA; sisters, Joy Bell Mercer, Winnfield, LA, Jewel Inez Taylor, Winnfield, LA, and Mary Catherine Lindsey (John), Bernice, LA; 11 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Retired dentist of Winnfield, Louisiana, Dr. Jack B. Evans, age 98, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Born on Thursday, May 8, 1919, in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, he volunteered for military service with the Army Air Corps in September, 1939, and served through the end of WW II, earning two Purple Heart awards and reaching the rank of First Lieutenant. After the war, he used the GI Bill to earn, in May, 1951, a DDS degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. He practiced dentistry for one year in Winnsboro, Louisiana, and then in Winnfield, Louisiana, from 1953 until he retired in 1993. Dr. Evans was a member of First Baptist Church of Winnfield where he attended the Sanctuary Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Winnfield Kiwanis Club, the Gideons, and the American Dental Society. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Helen Andrews Evans, and his parents, George and Lilly Evans.