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Obituaries

Mary Ellen Brown Crain

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Mary Ellen Brown Crain, 84 of Rocky Branch, LA, went to her heavenly home surrounded by her three loving daughters Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Oakwoods Nursing HomeinMerRouge,LA. Mrs. Mary

Billy James Waters

Funeral services for Billy James Waters Sr., 70, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019, at the Marion Baptist Church in Marion, where the Rev. Ronnie Traylor

Sylvia C. Duck

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The graveside service for Sylvia C. Duck, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 20, 2019, at Beech Springs Cemetery in Quitman, Louisiana with

Margaret Chandler Murphy

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Our beloved mother and grandmother, Margaret Chandler Murphy of Hico, LA, left her earthly home and entered God’s Kingdom on July 14, 2019. Born in Ruston, LA, to her parents,

Mary Ellen Driggers

Funeral services for Mary Ellen Driggers, age 76 of Ruston, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2019, at Presbyterian Church of Ruston with the Rev. Marty Jacobsen

Joe A. Riley

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Funeral services for Joe A. Riley, 66, of Ruston, were held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston under the direction of Kilpatrick

Billy James Waters Sr.

Funeral services for Billy James Waters Sr., 70, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019, at the Marion Baptist Church in Marion Reverend Ronnie Traylor Pastor. Interment

O.K. “Buddy” Davis

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Orville Kince (O.K. “Buddy”) Davis, 72, was born July 26, 1946, in Goliad, Texas, and died July 13, 2019, in Ruston, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday,

James Curtis Odom

James Curtis Odom, age 92, died July 11, 2019.

Funeral services for Mr. Odom will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Simsboro with Rev. Jason Cole officiating.

Burial will follow in Simsboro City Cemetery in Simsboro under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday until service time at the church.

James M. Young

Dr. James M. Young went to meet his Lord on July 11, 2019. He was born on November 13, 1924, in Choudrant, LA, where he lived with his grandparents until the age of 6 when he moved to Ruston with his mother, Ila May Gibson. He attended Choudrant Grammar School for first grade, Hillcrest Elementary School, Ruston High School, and Louisiana Tech, where he graduated with honors. During World War II, he joined the Navy, where he completed his training as a Naval aviator. He was assigned to duty on an aircraft carrier just as the war ended.