Obituaries

John Taylor Ward, father, grandfather and great-grandfather departed this life on July 13, 2021 at the age of 85. He was born in Dyersburg, TN on July 15, 1935. A memorial service will be held at the Mansfield Church of Christ on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The family will receive visitors at 9:00 a.m. with services following at 10:00 a.m. Burial at Herndon Cemetery in Jonesboro, AR.

Preceding him in death are his wife, Betty Gean Beck Ward; his parents, Ilas Taylor and Rubye H. Ward; brothers, Gene Ward and James Ward.

Funeral services honoring the life of Jerry Wayne Weems, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021 at Rose-Neath’s Chapel in Mansfield, Louisiana. Officiating the service was Reverend Matthew Emfinger. A visitation was held from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at the Rose-Neath’s Chapel in Mansfield, Louisiana. Interment will be held at Highland Cemetery in Mansfield, Louisiana.

Logansport native, Parker Lee Garrett, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 4, 2021. This was a most fitting day for Parker to leave this world since he spent his life loving his country. His deep American Roots caused him to answer the call to duty to serve his country by enlisting in the U. S. Army at the age of 20. He did a tour of both Korea and Viet Nam. He was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and served as Adjutant and Chaplain for many years in the Col. James Hamilton Beard Camp in Logansport. He was in the process of becoming a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas through the Truitt-Garrett linage.

Funeral services honoring the life of Henry “Clay” Clark, III will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021, located at First Baptist Church Logansport. Officiating the service will be Rev. Shawn Thrapp. Assisting the service will be Rev. Timothy Roberson. A visitation will be held at the church from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow the service located at O.E. Price Cemetery in Logansport, Louisiana.

Clay was born on October 24, 1949, in Logansport, Louisiana to Henry Clay Clark, Jr. and Audrey Lee Rupe. He entered into eternal rest on June 28, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Clay retired from the DeSoto Parish School System where he taught for 40 years. He also served on the Civil Service Board for DeSoto Parish Fire District 1.

Memorial services honoring the life of Anna Margaret Dunn of Grand Cane, Louisiana will be held in November 2021 at Grand Cane Methodist Church in Grand Cane, Louisiana.

Anna was born on November 25, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana to William Joseph Dunn and Eva Maude Odum Dunn. She entered into eternal rest on June 18, 2021 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She retired from the Desoto Parish School Board as a Psychologist. She will be remembered for her jokes, fishing, and love of antiques.

Preceding Anna in death are her parents, William and Eva Dunn. She is survived by her sister, Mary (Honey Gal) Odenwelder of Grand Cane, Louisiana; brother, William J. Dunn III and wife Carol of Oxford, Mississippi; nieces, Laura Goff and husband Dave, Molly Dunn, Eva Dunn; nephew, Will Dunn; great-nieces, Mary, Carly, Jaime; and great-nephew, Nick.

Funeral services honoring the life of James Walter McLamb were held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Rose-Neath’s Chapel in Mansfield, Louisiana. Officiating the service was Brother McKee Williams and Alec Andrade. A visitation was held from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Rose-Neath’s Chapel in Mansfield, Louisiana.

James was born on September 20, 1942, in Harnett County, North Carolina to Walter Hubert McLamb and Rosie Peal Barefoot McLamb. He entered into eternal rest surrounded by his loving children on June 24, 2021, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Funeral services honoring the life of Bobby Smith Coburn, of Grand Cane, Louisiana was held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Louisiana. Officiating the service was Larry Coburn. A visitation was held at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Louisiana from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.. Interment was held at Bethel Cemetery in Logansport, Louisiana.

Bobby was born on April 5, 1935 in Converse, Louisiana to William Jennings Bryant Smith and Ethel Roberts Smith. She entered into eternal rest on June 18, 2021 in Mansfield, Louisiana. Bobby was a great mother and had good values. She was a hard worker at AT&T in Shreveport, Louisiana for 26 years. She helped everyone and loved to talk to people.

Funeral services for Bonnie Kavanaugh Green were held at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Louisiana on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Bob Latham and Reverend Donnie Vercher officiating. The visitation was held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Louisiana. Interment was held at Grove Hill Cemetery located in Mansfield, Louisiana.

Bonnie was born on November 4, 1940 in Mansfield, Louisiana to Louis Earlton Kavanaugh and Eula Mae Scott Kavanaugh. She entered into rest on Monday, June 14, 2021 in Mansfield, Louisiana. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She worked thirty-three years as a Lab Technician at Pleasant Hill General Hospital and DeSoto Regional Hospital.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Joseph Kavanaugh; and sister, Ann Rambin.

Arnetta McPhearson Hyams passed away peacefully in the wee hours of September 23, 2020 at home in Natchitoches with her eldest son at her side holding her hand.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Louis Fair “Pop” Hyams, Jr., her parents, Fred Collier McPhearson and Claudia Anderson McPhearson of Mansfield, and her step-son L. Fair Hyams III.

She is survived by her son Louis Collier Hyams, his wife Susan Walmsley Hyams, their children, Juliet Claire Marie Hyams and Pierce McPhearson Hyams, her son Jon Claude Hyams, his wife Daune Wilks Hyams, their daughter Jasper Lilith Hyams. Stepsons Mark Henry Hyams, his wife Amy Truscott Hyams, Clark Allan Hyams, his wife Michelle Brooks Hyams, step-daughter-in-law Victoria Tucker Hyams, step-grandchildren, Peter LaLande Hyams, William Henry Hyams, Ila Grace Hyams, and Jackson Price Hyams.

James P. “Sonny” McAdams, Jr., Alamosa, was welcomed into the arms of his Savior on June 6, 2021 at the age of 80. Sonny was born in 1941 at home in a log cabin in Louisiana to James P. McAdams, Sr. and Jewell Murphy McAdams and was the eldest of three siblings.

He passed away after a brief bout of COVID-19 at UC Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs surrounded by his loving family.

Sonny studied music at Louisiana College in Pineville, La and sang opera in several languages. His family used to “tolerate” his operatic singing at the top of his lungs and choir conducting while riding in their Volkswagen Beetle; and going for rides during severe Louisiana thunderstorms.