Arvin Eugene Raborn, 46, of  West Monroe died Wednesday (Oct 18, 1972) of an apparent heart attack while working on 1-20 one mile east of Choudrant Interchange at at 4:15 p.m. It was reported that Raborn complained of chest pains and sat down to rest then later got up and fell out. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Lincoln parish coroner Dr. Henry Roane.

Funeral services will be at 10 a..m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch under the direction of Kilpatrick's Funeral Home of West Monroe. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Raborn of West Monroe; one step-daughter, Mrs. Patricia Willard of Memphis, Tenn.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Love Raborn of Farmerville; two sisters, Mrs. Ernestine Poland of West Monroe and Miss Linda Raborn of West Monroe; three brothers, J. D. Raborn, of Farmerville, James Raborn of Baton Rouge, and Richard Raborn of Shreveport; his'' maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ada Bailey of Farmerville

Services Set Wednesday

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Dixon 77, Monroe resident died Monday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church at 1:30 pm. Wednesday, with Rev. Rhodes officiating. Interment will be at the Taylor Cemetery under the direction Hixon Brothers Funeral Home.

Survivors include one son, John Robert Hudson, Los Gatos, Calif.one step son, Monnie Dixon, Pine Bluff, Ark; one daughter, Mrs Thelma Austin, Monroe ;one step daughter, Mrs Fannie Wells,   West Monroe; one brother, Emmett McGough, Farmerville; three sisters, Mrs Ellen Jan Ward, Rocky Branch; Mrs. Docia Brantly, and Mrs. Delta Ramsey, Farmerville; 9 grandchildren and 28 great grand children.

J.C. Miller Rites Set Jerry C. Miller, 54, an equipment operator with Mid Louisiana Gas Co., died at 6 a.m. Thursday following a short illness. He was a native of Union Parish, resident of the Rocky Branch community near Farmerville, and member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Carter officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick's .of Farmerville. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Elma Miller, Rocky Branch; three brothers, Raymond Miller, Ruston, Lonnie Miller, Monroe, Brodie Miller, Monroe; three sisters, Mrs. Corean Redden, Spearsville, Mrs. Clarice Tanton, Monroe, Mrs. Veola Green, Monroe; mother, Mrs. Eunice Miller, Monroe.

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Jan 14, 1977 Ruston Daily Leader

SPENCER—Funeral services for Henry E. Parks, 83, will be Saturday afternoon, 2 p.m., at the Taron Baptist Church .with Rev. Larry Parks,Rev. Gray Nolan,1 and Rev. Lawson Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Branch Cemetery under direction of Kilpatrick's of Farmerville. Mr. Parks was a retired school bus driver with the Union Parish School System. He died Thursday evening at the Union General Hospital, Farmerville after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Spencer and member of Taron Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Estelle Parks, Spencer; one daughter, Mrs. George B. Case, Schwartz; two sons, William Harrel Parks, Spencer, Oliver Wendell Parks, Rocky Branch; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Haacks, Spencer, Mrs. Annie May Boughton. Mer Rouge; six brothers, George Parks, Shreveport, Ernest and Percy Parks,. Farmerville, S.L. Parks, Jacksonville, Fla., Woford Parka, Ruston, Ollie Parks, Refugiore, Tex.; nine grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren.

Farmerville-----Mrs. Emma Boles, 76 of Rocky Branch died at 1:45 pm in the Monterey nursing home here after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. at Rocky Branch Church of Christ with Rev. Jurd Brantley officiating. Burial will be in the Rocky Branch cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick funeral home of Farmerville. A native of Union Parish, Mrs. Boles was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Olan Hayes of Rocky Branch, and Mrs. Billy Joe Austin of West Monroe, and five grand children and 13 great great grandchildren. Grandson will serve as pallbearers.

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May 9, 1941 { Funeral Placard}

Mrs. Elizabeth Gates 48, wife of Ervin Gates, Rocky Branch, Union Parish died in a local clinic early Friday. The funeral was held at Rocky Branch Church, Friday at 4 p.m. Interment was in a cemetery near the church. Mrs. Gates leaves her husband and the following children: Mrs. Evelene Tatum, Oak Ridge, Misses Shirley and Mary Lou Gates, Rocky Branch, Ira Gates, White's Ferry, Robert Gates, Zelious Gates, Raymond and Jack Gates, all of Rocky Branch. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Marion Boles, White's Ferry, Robert Boles, Wilmot, Arkansas, Walter Boles, Rocky Branch, Mrs. Minnie Lewis, White's Ferry, and Mrs. Ada Aaron, Rocky Branch.

Submitter: Gwendolyn S Smith

Services for Bobby Frank Dyer,67 of Rocky Branch will be at 10 am Monday, April 9, 2001 at Rocky Branch Assembly of God with Rev. Eugene Brown and Rev. James Mooney officiating. Burial will be in the Acree Cemetery, Point, La. On April 6, with his family by his side Bobby passed into the eternal life that our lord had prepared. In the midst of his suffering, he thanked the lord for giving him the opportunity,  to express his love for all  his children and grand children and family. Born Oct 8, 1933 in Point, La Bobby attended Downsville High School and was a U S Army Veteran. An exceptional auto mechanic, Bobby worked for Alert Auto Service before operating his own business Car Clinic in Monroe. He was a loving father to those who had no father, a devoted grandfather to "his girls", a caring friend a selfless companion. His passing leaves an emptiness that can never be filled in the hearts of the lives of the many that he touched. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Delta Dyer, his brother W V Dyer, brother in law Howard Stratton, and special companion Kathy eppinette, he is survived by two sisters. Nell McHenry and Elsie Stratton. One daughter Norma Hines and husband Jerry. Two sons James W Dyer and wife Marcy, and Danny Collins and wife Misty, six grand children and one great grandson. He is mourned by four step sons and their wives, Travis and Leolani Anderson, Gary and Brenda Anderson, Tommy and Norma Weathers, Bubba and Pam Weathers, and one step daughter Sue Weathers. Pallbearers will be Tommy McHenry, Jory Barley, and Jerry Taylor, James Morris and Kevin Morris and Carl Lindsey. Visititation will be from 1:00 pm til 9:00 pm Sunday, April 8 at the Kilpatrick funeral home West Monroe.

Mrs. Sawyer was born September 7, 1932 in Ogden, UT and passed away February 3, 2006 in Monroe, LA. Mrs. Sawyer was preceded in death by her parents William and Merle Staker.

Mrs. Sawyer is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Ramsey L. Sawyer; son, Vance Sawyer; daughter, Cynthia Sawyer Wanner and husband Bryan all of Rocky Branch; grandsons, Lance Langley of West Monroe, Jonathan Cascio, and Dustin Wanner both of Rocky Branch; granddaughters, Crista Langley Tisdale and husband Ken of West Monroe and Becky Sawyer of Portland, OR; great grandchildren, Bryce Langley and Serenity Tisdale both of West Monroe and brothers, Bill and Hal Staker of Utah.

Pallbearers will be Leroy Adair, PeeWee Spillers, Charles Sawyer, Edward Sawyer, Coon Jackson, and Glen Langley.

Visitation will be Sunday from 3:30 PM until 7:00 PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch, LA.

MSGT. RAMSEY L. SAWYER, USAF

Kilpatrick's Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Funeral services for MSgt. Ramsey L. Sawyer, USAF (ret), 78, of the Rocky Branch Community will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, August 16, 2007, in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch with Rev. Ryan Chapman officiating. Interment will follow in the Rocky Branch Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Born April 8, 1929, in Rocky Branch, MSgt. Sawyer passed away at his residence on Monday, August 13, 2007.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Elda M. Sawyer; in February, 2006, by his parents, Jordan and Josephine Wheeler Sawyer; and, by two sisters, Doris Smith and Quell Russell.

An electronics technician and missile systems analyst technician, MSgt. Sawyer served three tours of duty overseas, two in Germany and another in French Morocco, North Africa. He served in direct support of the Berlin Airlift in Germany in 1949 and during war in Korea and Viet Nam and also during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A member of the American Legion and the NCOA, he retired with the rank of Master Sergeant.

Survivors include his daughter, Cynthia Wanner and husband, Bryan; his son, Vance Sawyer; grandchildren, Lance Langley, Crista Langley Tisdale, Jonathan Cascio, Becky Sawyer, and Dustin Wanner; three great- grandchildren, Bryce, Serenity, and Lilah; two brothers, H. L. Sawyer and Calvin Sawyer and wife, Cheri; and two sisters, Trudie Mae Rosner and Inez Gray.

Pallbearers will be: Edward and Charles Sawyer, Paul and Jimmie Chapman, Pee Wee Spillers, Coon Jackson, and Billie Joe Russell.

Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Rocky Branch.

Originally published August 15, 2007.

Mulhearn Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Hughie Lee Sawyer, age 90, of West Monroe died Friday morning, August 17, at his son's home in Ruston of complications from stomach cancer. Visitation will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe Saturday, August 18; from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, at 2:00 pm Sunday, August 19, with interment following at Rocky Branch Cemetery, the Rev. Dr. Bruce Willson officiating.

Born October 16, 1916, in the Union Parish community of Rocky Branch, H.L. Sawyer was a true American hero. He left home at the height of the Great Depression, riding the rails to Texas and New Mexico, where he worked in the carbon black and construction industries. At the outbreak of World War II he volunteered for service in the Navy, serving all over the Pacific theater, from New Zealand and Australia to the Aleutian Islands. His destroyer, the U.S.S. Wren, took part in raids on the Japanese city of Matsui in the Kuril Islands, almost sinking in a typhoon after one mission. His ship escorted the U.S.S. Missouri into Tokyo Harbor, where he witnessed the Japanese surrender.

H.L. became a welder in the Navy, and after the war he worked as a welder, first for James Machine Works in Monroe, and later in his own welding service. (He was a rare individual who both been a union member, as a carpenter in the 1930s, and a small business owner.) North Louisiana is covered with pipelines and gas wells that he helped to build. He also worked as a millwright, and was working part-time well into his 70s for Associated Business Forms of West Monroe. Always vigorous, he stayed active well past his 90th birthday.

He is survived by a brother, Calvin, and sister-in-law Cheri, and by sisters Trudiee Mae Rosner and Inez Gray. Other survivors include his son, Dr. Lee Sawyer of Ruston; his daughter-in-law Carol Sawyer; grandchildren Benjamin Jordan and Elizabeth Mabel Sawyer; and a son, Lee Roy Adair, by his first marriage. He was predeceased by his wife Mabel, and by three sisters (Doris, Quell, and Bonnie) and one brother (Ramsey, who passed away earlier this week).

Graveside Services for Mrs. Virginia Marie Davis Meeks, 66, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Rocky Branch Cemetery in Rocky Branch, LA with Rev. Ricky Baker officiating under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe. Mrs. Meeks died at her residence in West Monroe on December 11, 2005. She worked for Cascio Enterprises for the late Richard Fontana and Victor Charles Cascio. She is preceded in death by her mother, sister, brother, husband and son.

Survivors include her daughters, Cathy Romans and Mary Cavet; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 1:23 pm

Ella Mae Taylor Mrs. Ella Mae Taylor, 96, of West Monroe, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008, at Landmark Nursing Home. Her funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe with Rev. Mark Fenn officiating. Interment was in Wilhite Cemetery near Point. Visitation was Tuesday evening at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Taylor of Point; her parents; and her 10 siblings. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Dan Walker, Louis Auttonberry, Taylor Gray Roberson, Johnny Guice, C.P. George Jr. and George Abbott. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Global Impact Mission Fund, Providence Baptist Church or to the Fair Park Baptist Church.

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Ouachita Citizen

Hazel Mae Boles Mrs. Hazel Mae Boles, 61, of West Monroe, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe. Her funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Mulhearn Funeral Home of West Monroe with Rev. Jerry Hebert officiating. Interment was in Twin Cities Memorial Gardens in West Monroe. Visitation was Monday evening. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Boles; daughter, Rhonda Aikens; son-in-law, Robbin Aikens; grandson, Jessie Friedman; and brother, Jessie Levele McLain. Survivors include her children, Loretta Steele, Patricia Schmidt, Rebecca Brown, Cathy Boles, Jennifer Friedman, Stacy Moore, Michelle Boles, Jamie Boles and Angela Speller; numerous sons-in-laws; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren with two more on the way; sister, Carolyn Waltman; brothers, Ronnie McLain, Robert McLain and Roger McLain; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Adam Moore, Cory Moore, Micheal Steele, David Friedman, Steve Schmidt and Victor Banda.

MARGIE ACREE LITTLETON

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Farmerville, LA

Funeral Services for Margie Acree Littleton, 80, of Downsville, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Providence Baptist Church in Point, LA with Rev. Louis Bartet officiating. Interment will follow in Acree Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA.

Margie was born on October 9, 1927 in Point, LA and passed away at her residence in Point, LA on June 24, 2008. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Point, LA.

She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Littleton, son, John Littleton and daughter, Shirley Ann Littleton.

Survivors include her daughters, Anita Littleton of Downsville, LA; Susie Daniels of Enid, OK; and son, James Littleton of Downsville, LA; sisters Ann Whitehead and husband Ralph of West Monroe, LA; Bea Thornton and husband Herbert of Minden, LA; brothers, Fred Acree and wife Joyce of Longview, TX; James Acree of Downsville, LA; 8 grandchildren, Josh Littleton, Cecil Littleton, Tony Littleton, Rhonda Colquette, Randy Littleton, Chad Moore, Eric Moore, Cody Daniels, 7 great-great grandchildren, Sarah Brownlee, Stephanie Brownlee, A.J. Moore, Dylan Moore, Rachel Littleton, Gretchen Littleton and Ephraim Littleton and other family members and friends.

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 27, 2008 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM