Obituaries

Funeral services celebrating the life of Kameron Lynn Durr, 20, of Frierson, Louisiana were held Saturday, April 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Chapel, 943 Polk Street, Mansfield, Louisiana with Rev. Frankie Mathis and Rev. Donnie Durr officiating. Interment followed at Cornerstone Cemetery in Logansport, Louisiana. The family received friends for visitation from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Louisiana.

Kameron entered into rest on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. He was born on January 2, 2002, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Kristopher and Melinda Harrington Durr.

On October 10, 1931, a tumultuous world was made a little brighter when Hilda McGee Fair was born in Zebulon, North Carolina to the late Wiley and Repsie McGee. She was the 4th of 6 siblings: Elizabeth Wrenn, Dorothy Mattox, Fola Eason, Bobby McGee, and J.L. McGee. Her father died prematurely of a brain tumor when she was just 5 years old. She spent her early years helping her mother carefully grade tobacco leaves before big corporations took over the industry, and also making stacks of peanut butter and crackers to sell to tobacco workers.

Rebecca “Becky” Jean Williams, age 69, went home to Heaven on Friday, March 25, 2022. Becky lived to honor the Lord and serve Him in all facets of her life. Born and raised in Baytown, Texas, to W.A. Read and Helen McFarland Read, Becky grew up as the baby of 4. When she wasn’t trailing her older siblings, she was often tagging along with her dear childhood friend, Marsha Ellis, on family vacations and adventures.

While working as a teacher’s aid in Mont Bellevue, Texas, and towards her degree in education, Becky was introduced to Wayne Williams, through mutual friends. Their courtship blossomed into an engagement and they were blissfully wed on December 16, 1978, in Becky’s home church Central Baptist Church in Baytown.

Services for Kerry Wayne Barton, 74, of Tawakoni, TX will be conducted at Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery, March 31, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Kerry was born April 25, 1947 April 25, 1947 in Alexandria, LA and passed away at his home, March 17, 2022.

Kerry was a graduate of Mansfield High School in Mansfield, studied at LA Tech in Ruston, and joined the US Air Force in 1967. After his 20 year military service he worked for the US Postal Service in Ft. Worth, TX. He was an avid photographer, loved shopping for antiques, traveling and enjoyed the ocean and scuba diving. Kerry never met a stranger; his acquaintance quickly became his friends. He loved spending time with his family, loving on his grandbabies. He spent many hours at the ice skating rink watching, encouraging, and cheering on his daughter Cheyenne as she pursued her passion of ice skating.

Eugenia Trachta Manning died early Friday morning, March 18, 2022. She died only 10 days before her 99th birthday. Eugenia was born on March 28, 1923 in Legerwood, North Dakota to Herman and Henrietta Trachta. She died in Mansfield, Louisiana where she was a resident since 1945.

A Rosary and all services will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mansfield on Wednesday, March 23 at 11:30 a.m., followed by visitation with the family from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., and the funeral Mass at 2:00 p.m. Graveside services will follow immediately at Carmel Cemetery in Carmel. A reception will be held at St. Joseph’s Fellowship Hall in Mansfield following the burial.

Eugenia was preceded in death by her mother and father, daughter Carol Ann, and grandson Luke Manning.

Kim Brummerloh Kendrick, age 56, passed away at her home in Carthage, Texas after a brief illness. Funeral services and visitation were held at Roseneath Funeral Home in Mansfield at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2022 with the burial held immediately following at O. E. Price Memorial Cemetery in Logansport. Rev. Dean

Register, pastor of Keachi, Longstreet and Shiloh Methodist Churches, presided over the services. Her brother, Scottie Dale Brummerloh, preceded her in death.

Kim was born on August 25, 1966 in Shreveport to Sherry Sue Glover and Ronald Edwin Brummerloh. She attended Stanley High School and enjoyed being a homemaker and stay at home mom with her children and her dogs. Her past times included playing with her grandchildren, outdoor activities, chatting on social media, and cooking.

Hollis Powell Holmes, 81, of Logansport, LA, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 16, 2022, in Shreveport, LA. He was born on June 17, 1940, in Logansport to the late Paul Fullilove and Ellen Cleo Powell Holmes. Mr. Holmes grew up going to Longstreet schools and he, along with twin brother Wallace, worked as dairymen helping their father take care of the family farm. He married the love of his life, Sybil Geraldine Yount, on June 8, 1962, at Panola Baptist Churc h. They began operating a dairy barn in the 60’s and would have been married 60 years in June. In his younger years, he hauled steel by 18-wheeler for the construction of what is now the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Mr. Holmes lived his lifetime in the Logansport area, where he served as constable for 25 years, was of the Methodist faith, and attended the First Baptist Church. In the 1980’s, he was instrumental in the construction of the Georgia Pacific plant. Mr.

Sara Lillian Samuels Stokes was born August 7, 1924, in Mansfield, Louisiana to Harvey and Sara Cale (Jack) Samuels, and passed away on March 3, 2022.

Sara graduated from Mansfield High School in 1941 and from Brenau College in Gainesville, Georgia in 1945, where she majored in Speech and Drama.

Except for those college years, Sara was a lifelong resident of Mansfield and a devoted member of First Methodist Church in Mansfield. She taught school at Mansfield Elementary and at Central School in Grand Cane, and also worked for many years at the DeSoto Parish Library. She especially enjoyed researching and writing, “Gleanings”, a popular column in The Mansfield Enterprise that looked back at what was happening in DeSoto Parish 50 and 75 years ago.

Vance Reed Shaver, 87, of Mansfield, Louisiana entered into eternal rest on March 11, 2022.

Graveside services honoring the life of Vance were held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Mansfield, Louisiana. Officiating the service was Rev. Toby Shaw.

Vance was born on November 28, 1934, in East Point, Louisiana to Newton Lindel Shaver and Ola Mae Morgan Shaver.

Vance was preceded in death by his parents, Newton and Ola Shaver; his wife, Lajuana Shaver; and his brother, Harold Shaver. Left behind to cherish his memory include his son, Lee Shaver and wife Kimberly; and granddaughter, Allison Shaver.

Honoring Vance as pallbearers were Otis Calhoun, Buddy Hesser, Steve Shaver, Lonnie Desoto, Paul Reed, and Mike Curry.

A memorial service honoring the life of Mr. Glenn Wilson Robbins, 79, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Henrietta Congregational Methodist Church in Converse, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Reverend Chucky Clark. The service will be open to any friends or family members to speak.

Glenn was born to Ocie Wilson Robbins and Kathlene Emma Welborn on October 15th, 1942 in Mansfield, Louisiana and entered into eternal rest on March 4th, 2022 in Mansfield, Louisiana. He was a loving father and grandfather and will be missed by all those who knew and loved him.