Obituaries

Memorial services celebrating the life of Wai Fong Lei, 79, were held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Rose-Neath Chapel in Mansfield, LA. Mrs. Wai Fong Lei was born April 24, 1935 in Zhongshan, China and passed away July 12, 2014 in Shreveport, LA. She was preceded in death by her husband, U Cheok Hon and  parents U Pak Wo and Tam Lin Son. Mrs. Wai Fong Lei is survived by two sons, Lee Kin and Kin Ho Yu; daughter Wan Nan Lee; and grandchildren Jackie Yu, Jessica Yu, Julia Yu, Jordan Yu, Linda Lee, George Lee, Gordan Lee, John Lei, and  Yvonne Lei

Mr. Terry “Dale” Daniels, 61, were held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in the Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel with Brother Weldon Sistrunk and Brother Alton Middleton officiating. Interment immediately followed on the grounds of Old Union Cemetery, Mansfield, LA under the direction of Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel. The family welcomed guests for visitation Monday, July 7, 2014, during the hours of 5:00 to 9:00 PM at the Rose-Neath 

Celebrations of Life services for Stuart Wiley Heard, 61, were held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel with Brother McKee Williams and Brother Tommy McMellon officiating. Interment immediately followed on the grounds of Grand Cane Cemetery, Grand Cane, LA under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Mansfield, LA. The family welcomed guests  for visitation Monday, July 7, 2014, during the hours of 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel. Mr. Heard was born May 8, 1953 in Mansfield, LA, to the late Wiley Howard and Sarah Storey Provost Heard and was called to  his Heavenly home July 4, 2014 in

Mansfield, LA. His family moved to the Grand Cane community in the 1860’s becoming well established in the farming, timber and cattle industries. He was a graduate of Mansfield High School in 1971. Mr. Heard

tLucy Lavada Bryant of Logansport went to be with her Lord Saturday, June 28 at the Garden Park Nursing Center in  Shreveport. She was born in Logansport Sept. 24, 1911 to Jimmy and Hettie Curry and passed away at the age of 102 years, 9 months, and 4 days. Mrs. Bryant graduated from Bethel High School of Logansport and married Ernest Bernard “Bernie” Bryant. She retired from Burnett-Bayland Children’s Home, Harris County, TX and

I do. I was at my desk in Washington, D.C., watching the CSPAN feed of the House floor  debate taking place across the street. At the time I was a legislative staffer for a Texas congressman, and even though it was a Saturday, staffers like me filled the offices throughout Congress to closely monitor this historical debate.

 

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Funeral services honoring the life of Tiffany Ann Murphy Franklin, 33, were held 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at First Baptist Church Logansport, LA with Chad Murphy and Reverend Lance Cypert. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Stanley, LA. The family received friends at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, LA on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM; and Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at First Baptist Church in

Logansport, LA from 11:00 AM until time of service. Tiffany was born March 30, 1981 in Beaumont, TX and  assed away June 21, 2014 at her home in Logansport, LA. The love of Tiffany’s life were her children, she enjoyed doing arts and crafts with them. She also enjoyed going four wheeler riding and fishing. Tiffany loved to play and coach softball. One of the highlights in her life was touching the lives of those she coached at Desoto Athletics.

Funeral services honoring the life of Marie Wells, 96, were held 1:00 PM, Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Rose- Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield, LA with Reverend Skip Noble and Reverend Pat Cobb. Burial

followed at Zion Rest Cemetery in Pelican, LA. The family received friends at Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel on Wednesday, June 19, 2014 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Marie was born in Marthaville, LA, and passed away at her home on Sunday, June 15, 2014. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mansfield, LA. Preceding Marie in death were her husband Alvin Wells;  parents Rufus and Annie Ross Carroll; grandchildren DeLana 

A life of love and service ended peacefully after a short illness June 8, 2014, with the passing of Mrs. Rose Lee Sherman Lyles. In her 94 years, Mrs. Rose was a devoted wife and a loving mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. She was steadfast in her faith and a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mansfield for over 50 years. She loved art, and was an accomplished painter. She also loved music and practiced

dancercise daily until the age of 93. Raised in rural Brouillette Community near Marksville in a large French and Irish Catholic family, Mrs. Rose moved to  Shreveport at the outbreak of World War II to study nursing at Charity Hospital. There she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse, met and married Wilmar M. “Bill” Lyles, her husband of 63 years. Mr.  Bill, a prominent local cattleman and businessman, passed before her in 2003.