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2B SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010 1B THE NEWS-STAR WWW.THENEWSSTAR.COM STAFF Nick Deriso, 362-0234 CONTACTS Sports Editor: Nick Deriso, 362-0234 Accent Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Hope Young, 362-0278 Eleanor Rushing, 362-0263 Business Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Greg Hilburn, 362-0288 WE UNDERSTAND Grief Support Services Funeral Plans Flowers Monuments Online editor: Fred Phillips, 362-0256 news WHEN YOU NEED US MOST. MULHEARN funeral Homes. Obituaries es WWW.THENEWSSTAR.COM OBITUARY ADS must be submitted by the funeral home through e-mail format and e-mailed. Our deadline is 4:00 P.M., Monday through Sunday. 3:00 P.M.

until 5:00 P.M. We strive to ensure the correctness of your proof of copy has been issued. Proof is provided for correctness of text may differ, when printed in the paper. Credit will not be issued based home of your choice or us at 362-0201. Obituaries are also posted on EUGENE FRANKLIN LOVE Southern Funeral Home Winnfield, LA.

Eugene F. Love of Winnfield passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010. He was married to the love of his life, the late Dhale Malone Love, for 67 years and two months. Born October 18, 1919 in Linville, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Love and the late Katie Lou Johnson Love. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Hazel Love and Emily Powell and brothers Ed, Percy, and Charlie Love.

Mr. Love graduated from Linville High School in 1937. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1947, a Master of Science degree in 1951 and his Masters plus 30 in 1952. He completed work toward a PhD at LSU and the University of Wyoming. Mr.

Love taught agriculture at Winnfield High School from 1947 until 1951. He was Superintendent of Winn Parish Schools from 1953 until 1954. Mr. Love served as principal of Winnfield High School from 1951 to 1952, and again from 1955 until 1964. He was principal of Winnfield Junior High School from 1964 until 1973.

Mr. Love was the Director of Secondary Education for the State of Louisiana and the Assistant Superintendent of the Louisiana State Department of Education from 1975 to 1976. Nothing made him happier than seeing the successes his students attained over the years. For thirty years he broadcast football and basketball games for radio station KVCL. He and Mrs.

Love were authors of several books, among them Masonry in Winn Parish: The Lighthouses, Churches in Winn Parish; Looking Back. a History of Winn Parish; An Encyclopedia of Union Parish History and The Eastern Star in Winn Parish. Mr. Love wrote articles for Masonic publications, articles for daily and weekly newspapers at the local, state, and national levels. In 1961 he received the highest degree given by the Louisiana Association of the Future Farmers of America for outstanding service.

He was Past Master of Eastern Star Lodge in 1963, and Past Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1989. Mr. Love joined the Scottish Rite in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1960 and affiliated with the Monroe Scottish Rite Bodies in 1970 when they were under dispensation. He served as commander of Monroe Ouachita River Turf Farm Top Quality Sod Centipede St. Augustine Bermuda 1-888-346-TURF: Hwy 165 Bosco, LA We Deliver Woman city, school after bus Suit represents two boys, seeks damages By Matthew Hamilton A woman is suing the city of Monroe and the Monroe City School Board on behalf of two boys she claimed suffered head and neck injuries in a school bus wreck.

Melissa Green, suing on behalf of Jacob Green and Jalen McIntosh, is asking for "equitable relief" following an incident where a school bus carrying the two children POLICE REPORT Staff report Report: Man screamed in road Dwayne Benoit, 28, of 134 Renee West Monroe, was charged with resisting an officer and disturbing the peace Friday. According to an arrest affidavit, Ouachita Parish sheriff's MILESTONES Staff report LOTTERY Friday's Pick 3 and Pick 4 were unavailable at press time. Wednesday's Powerball: 11-34- 41-49-55 Powerball: 20 Power Play: 2 Wednesday's Lottery: 08-19- 23-28-38-39 Wednesday's Easy 5: 06-07- 13-27-31 DEATHS Mary Catherine Bagwell, 84 Mary Catherine Bagwell of West Monroe, a retired telephone operator, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. Monday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun. Jeanette Beaube, 58 RAYVILLE Jeanette Beaube, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 2 p.m.

Sunday at Full Gospel Fellowship, Bee Bayou. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Lynn Cemetery, Archibald, under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home. Henry Butler, 51 ALBANY, Ga.

Henry Butler, an electrical engineer, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Victoria Dunn, 90 Victoria Dunn of Monroe, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Lone Wa Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe.

Burial will be in Richwood Memorial Gardens under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Stephen Dale Flowers, 33 BASTROP- Stephen Dale Flowers, a former Marine, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Visitation is 5-9 p.m.

Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Eureka Baptist Cemetery, Gilbert. Peggy Price Ford, 92 Peggy Price Ford of West Monroe, a teacher, died Friday. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Other arrangements are incomplete. Edgar E. Garrison 86 SICILY ISLAND Edgar E. Garrison an agriculture engineer with U.S. Department of Agriculture, died Friday.

Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Young's Funeral Home, sues board wreck pulled to the shoulder on South Fourth Street to avoid a City of Monroe tractor coming the other direction. The lawsuit's petition, which represents one side of the case, claims the bus' move to the shoulder led to it falling into a ditch and caused the two boys to experience pain, mental anguish and medical expenses. The petition, filed Monday in 4th Judicial District Court, is also seeking damages from the drivers of each vehicle and the insurance company contracted by the city School Board. deputies found Benoit screaming at someone in the middle of the road.

After he refused to put his hands behind his back, deputies administered an electric shock to "gain his compliance." He was taken to Ouachita Correctional Center and later released on a combined $700 bond. Couple arrested on domestic abuse Sheterica Allen, 22, and Edward Eleam, 45, both of Ferriday. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Old Pine Hill Cemetery.

Dorothy Johnson, 69 Dorothy Johnson of Monroe, a homemaker, died April 15. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Rayville. Margaret D. King, 82 Margaret D. King of West Monroe, a homemaker, died Wednesday.

Graveside services are 3 p.m. Saturday at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens, West Monroe. Visitation is noon until 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Norma "Jeanie" Morehead, 56 Norma "Jeanie" Morehead of West Monroe, an EKG tech at LSU Medical Center, died Friday.

Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Brody L.B. Mulvihill, infant VIDALIA Brody Lee Barrett Mulvihill, the infant son of Stacia Mulvihill and Casey Hale, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Young's Funeral Home, Vidalia. Dion L.

Rochell, 39 LOS ANGELES Dion Lamont Rochell, formerly of Strong, died April 11. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday Shiloh Baptist Church, Strong. Burial will be in Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery, Oakland, under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop. Bobby C.

St. John, 74 BERNICE Bobby C. St. John, a television repairman, died Thursday. Services are 2 p.m.

Sunday at First Baptist Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Saturday rat Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston. Burial will be in Unionville Cemetery, Dubach. Minnie O.

Sims, 97 BONITA Minnie O. Sims, a homemaker, died Friday. Graveside services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Bonne Idee Cemetery, Mer Rouge. Visitation is 6-9 p.m.

Saturday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop. Elsye Stephenson, 70 RAYVILLE Elsye Louise Jordan Stephenson, retired registered nurse, died Thursday. Services are 10. a.m. Saturday at Brown-Holley Funeral Home.

Visitation is 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gwin Cemetery, Mangham. Fredrick Lee Traylor, 69 RUSTON Fredrick Lee LAWSUIT From page 1B they are not in use. In an e-mail to The NewsStar dated Nov.

18, the city's communications director, Rod Washington, said certain portions of fulfilling the request had to be "outsourced" because of the volume. When The News-Star published a story online Nov. 20 about the city's delay in fulfilling the records request, Washington sent The NewsStar reporter requesting the records an e-mail response that the city's direct cost from CMA Technology Solutions was $192.50. After a printed story was published about the delay on Nov. 21, the city sent a second invoice for $1,155.

Mayo said the city had to hire an outside technolcompany to retrieve the ogy information and that taxpayers' dollars should be reimbursed. to Photographs are to be in jpg Obituary hours on weekends and holidays are from ads. The News Star may not Issue credits or rerun ads when only. It is not representative of the layout and the actual ad on appearance of obit. For more information call the funeral our website at www.thenewsstar.com Council of Kadosh Master of Kadosh Monroe Consistory Venerable Master Lodge of Perfection Mr.

Love was the Knight's Court of Honor was Coroneted degree in 1979. a member and of Palestine Order of the Eastern in 1974; of the in 1986; of the in 1994. invested with Commander in 1969 and a 33rd He was also Past Patron Chapter Star in Winnfield, Louisiana. In 1978 he was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, 1967 Grand Steward, District Deputy 5th Masonic District, and 1966 Worshipful Master 5th Masonic District. He was the 1964 Worshipful Master of the Eastern Star Lodge, a member of the York Rite Bodies, Monroe Scottish Rite Bodies, and the Barak Shrine Club.

He was a member of the Grand Lodge Hall Board, Chairman of the Masonic Education 5th District for 15 years, member of the Grand Lodge Education Committee, Chairman of Public Relations Committee, Louisiana Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge Honesty and Integrity committee. He loved the Masonic Home for Children and served for several years as chairman of the Grand Master's Homecoming, chairman of Grand Master's Christmas Party for the children, chairman of the committee buy school supplies for the children as well as other special projects for the Masonic Home for Children. Mr. Love was ordained as a deacon in the Baptist Church July 20, 1960. He was a lay speaker at churches, association meetings, revivals an and conventions.

He served as school teacher at Autumn Leaves Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center for more than fortyeight years. He conducted over a thousand lay funerals in his lifetime and 589 Masonic funerals. His life was all about service to his community, his state, education and to God. He is survived by two daughters, Dr. Phyllis A.

Love of Ruston and Dr. Donna Love Wright of Ashland, Oregon; two grandchildren, Toni S. Wright of Taos, New Mexico and Vincent Craig Wright of Ashland, Oregon, and two great grandchildren, Vincent Love Wright and Silas Henry Wright of Ashland, Oregon. his brother 0. D.

(Don) Love of West Monroe, Louisiana, 4 nieces, 5 nephews, numerous great and greatgreat nieces and nephews and special family members Dr. Darlene A. Kluka of Davie, Florida, Julie Hashimoto-McCreery of Ashland, Oregon, and Ramsey Scott of Taos, New Mexico. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 24.00 2010 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at the Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield. Services will be held Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 1:30 PM at the First Baptist Church of Winnfield.

Masonic Services will be held at 4:30 PM at the Antioch Baptist Church of Farmerville followed by Military Services at the Antioch Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnny Brister, Mike Jordan, Ronnie Brazzell, Randy Hall, Jimmy Dale Zimmerman, Representative Jim Fannin, Greg Davies, and Charlie Bice. Honorary pallbearers will be Delores Carter, Nell Grigg, Sarah Shell, Kami Worley, Lari Brister, Laurinda Crenshaw, Mary Ann McCartney Roberts, and Joan Roberts Garner. The Love Family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Dhale Eugene Love Education Fund at the Bank of Winnfield Trust P.O. Box 350, Winnfield, LA 71483 SARA CHARLOTTE NOWELL WILLIAMS Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe, LA.

Funeral services for Sara Charlotte Nowell Williams, 92, of Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 24, 2010, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Dr. Larry Stafford officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Williams passed away April 22, 2010.

She was preceded in death by two husbands, James A. Nowell and Joe Williams; three children, Jimmy, Nowell, Judy Starnes, and Barbara Ann Nowell; three grandchildren, Ricky Nowell, Karen Brettschneider, and Kiley Treadway; four brothers; and five sisters. Survivors include daughters, Penny Wright and husband Carl of Houston, TX, and Joan Lasuzzo and husband Wayne of Slidell, LA; son, John Nowell and wife Debbie of Monroe, LA; sister, Teen Brower of Wadesboro, NC; ten grandchildren; and twenty great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Dan Wright, Rob Nowell, James Nowell, Nikalous Wright, Justin Wright, Nolan Lamar, and Johnny Impson. Honorary pallbearers will be Amy, Wright, Suzanne Sandoval, Jason Lasuzzo, and Scott Kicey.

Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. 0 www.mulhearnfuneralhom e.com In Memoriam In Memory of JOHN WESLEY MCCARTY, SR. Mr. McCarty passed away April 18. at home in Downsville.

He was born in sikes and lived in West Monroe. He had retired to Downsville for the last twenty two years. Mr. McCarty was a World War II Veteran and avid sportsman. Survivors include his wife Colleen McCarty, son Johnny McCarty, daughters Christy Osborne and Nancy Cauthen, and three stepchildren, ten grandchildren and twelve great children 204 Pershing Monroe, were charged with domestic abuse battery Friday.

In an arrest affidavit, Monroe police said they talked to Allen and Eleam, a livein couple after the two got into a verbal argument, one or both of them "destroyed" the inside of their house, and Allen came at Eleam with an unknown weapon. Both were arrested and taken 1 to Ouachita Correctional Center. Eleam was released on a $1,000 bond. Allen's bond was unknown Friday night. Traylor, an oilfield contractor, died Wednesday.

Graveside services are 3 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation is p.m. Sunday at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Sara C.N.

Williams, 92 Sara Charlotte Nowell Williams of Monroe, a retired dietitian at Glenwood Regional Medical Center, died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Visitation is noon Saturday until service time. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Eldridge Williamson, 86 Eldridge Williamson of West Monroe, retired with Manville Paper died Thursday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe. Visitation is noon Saturday until service time. Burial will be in Lapine Methodist Church Cemetery, West Monroe.

PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED: Armstrong, Catherine 1 p.m. Saturday, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Baker Abraham: 1 p.m. Saturday, Richardson Funeral Home, Newellton. Baker, Sherman: 1 p.m.

Saturday, Second Baptist Church, Bastrop. Boley, Larry 11 a.m. Saturday, Sweet Home Baptist Church, Winnsboro. Brown, Phillip: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Lake Providence.

Burnett, Luella: noon Saturday, St. Paul Baptist Church No. 1, Wisner. Collins, Will: 2 p.m. Saturday, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Rayville.

Davis, Oddie: 11 a.m. Saturday, New St. James Baptist Church, Monroe. Harris Willie 1 p.m. Saturday, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Monroe.

Hobdy, Mary Alyce Scott: 10 a.m. Saturday, New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Grambling. Lloyd, Floyd: 11 a.m. Saturday, New St. Mark Baptist Church, Waterproof.

Mosley, Elvie: 2 p.m. Saturday, Cox Funeral Home, Lake Providence. Rivers, Henry: 1 p.m. Saturday, Marion Baptist Church, Marion. Ross, Lillie Bell: 1 p.m.

Saturday, St. Peter A.M.E. Church, Delhi. Smith, Justin 1 p.m. Saturday, Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens, West Monroe.

Talton, Arnita 11 a.m. Saturday, Seigle Community Baptist Church, West Monroe. Waldon Willie 2 p.m. Saturday, Mount Harmony Baptist Church, Ruston. Walsworth, Wanda Lee Harper: 2 p.m.

Saturday, McDonald Baptist Church. Winston, Thomas: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Bethany Baptist Church, Oak Ridge. FUNERAL HOMES should submit death notice information to The News-Star by 4 p.m. daily.

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