Obituaries

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Mar

Virginia Goodman Dillard

Virginia Goodman Dillard passed away February 27, 2015 at NMMC Hospice. She was born April 23, 1920 in Iuka, Mississippi to Walter Leigh and Blanche Hill Goodman; she was 94. Services were held at First Baptist Church in Pontotoc on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. with Brother Mickey Gentry, Minister of Music/ Senior Adults as minister. Burial followed in the Pontotoc Memorial Gardens, with Browning Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Virginia grew up and was educated in Iuka, Mississippi. After graduating high school as Salutatorian in her class, she moved to Tupelo to attend business college. A beauty with an unusually warm and lyrical singing voice who contended in the Miss Mississippi pageant, Virginia sang with a local orchestra at the Hotel Tupelo in her spare time. While in school Virginia met and later married Hayden “Speck” Dillard from Pontotoc, Mississippi. The couple moved to Pontotoc where they lived until their marriage was interrupted by World War II.

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18

Feb

Daniel Frederick Rankin, Sr.

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18

Feb

Wendy Alise Guillotte

Funeral services honoring the life of Wendy Alise Guillotte were held at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 14, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Logansport, LA. Interment followed at Bethel Cemetery in Logansport, LA. Visitation was on Friday, February 13, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Wendy was born on October 14, 1965 to her parents Douglas and Martha Guillotte. She is preceded in death by her Paternal grandparents, Dan and Lola Guillotte, and Maternal Grandparents Clarence and Ethel Pyle. Wendy is survived by her parents Douglas and Martha Guillotte; sister, Teri Woods and husband Durrett; brother, Kenny Guillotte and wife Ronda; nephew, Christopher Rutherford; nieces, Tiffany Woods, Shelby Woods, Mallory Guillotte and Macy Guillote. Those honoring the life of Wendy Guillotte as pallbearers will be Mark Woods, Tony Pitts, R.L. Cox, Donny Lafitte, Mike Pyle, Jody Roberts and Charles Rutherford.

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18

Feb

Brandon Joseph Curry

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11

Feb

Samuel Allen Jeffers

March 3, 1948 - February 2, 2015 Funeral and Graveside services for Samuel Allen Jeffers are Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Visitation will begin at 8 am to 12 pm at Aulds Funeral Home, 7849 East Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71115 (318) 797-8124. Graveside services will follow at 1 pm at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 7970 Mike Clark Road, Keithville, LA 71047 (318) 925-0612.

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11

Feb

Samantha Gavena Ballard

Memorial services for Samantha Gavena Ballard, 65 were held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 6 PM in Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Chapel, Logansport. Rev. Dean Register officiated. Mrs. Ballard was born on May 22, 1949 in Hahira, Georgia to Charile Carter and Ruby Griffin Carter. She loved her family, flowers and during her illness she displayed tremendous strength. Mrs. Ballard was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Ruby Carter, grandson, Justin Starling and is survived by three daughters, Samantha Brown, Ursula Jergins and Tamara Ward and husband Tony Powdrill, special friend, Juanita Amburn, grandchildren, Stephanie Trotter and husband Greg, Davena Jergins, Hayden Jergins, Mason Ward and fiance’ Destiny, Coby Ward, Jordan Powdrill and Cole Powdrill.

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11

Feb