Obituaries

Funeral services for Jeb Stuart Lord, Jr., 89, were held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, June 12, 2016 at New Chapel Hill Baptist Church in West Monroe, LA. Rev. Jon M. Lord, Dr. Gevan Spinney, and Dr. Clovis Sturdivant officiated. Interment followed at the New Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe. Jeb Stuart "Jake" Lord, Jr., was born on the family farm near Pelican, Louisiana on September 27, 1926 and passed from this life on June 10, 2016. He and his six siblings learned farm work while attending nearby Pelican School. He graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1943 and joined the Marines that fall when he was 17. After boot camp, he was assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment for the landings at Peleliu on September 15, 1944. He was wounded on Peleliu and spent his 18th birthday onboard a hospital ship. Healed up in time for Okinawa, he was promoted to Corporal and led his own squad in that campaign.

A Memorial Service for Steve Edwin Bounds will be held at Rock Chapel on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Roy “Thumper” Miller will be officiating. Steve Bounds, age 59, of Logansport, Louisiana passed away on May 25, 2016 after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 16, 1957 to Charles and Laverne Bounds in Monroe, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, where he met his wife Laura. They married on October 5, 1995 and had one son, Robert “Bobby” Edwin Bounds. Coaching and mentoring young men, especially Bobby, was his passion. Steve and Bobby could be spotted all over DeSoto parish playing baseball, basketball and football. He was also a fan of all Texas athletic teams, especially the Dallas Cowboys. Steve was employed by the Mansfield Historic Site. He co-authored two articles for the magazine “North and South”. Steve also enjoyed the outdoors and Civil War reenacting. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Mansfield.

Bobbie Vinson Woodard, “Vinson”, a Haywood County North Carolina native, died unexpectedly of natural causes Saturday, May 21, 2016 near his home in Converse, Louisiana. Vinson was 68 years old. Vinson was a man of hard work and a brilliant furniture restoration craftsman. He had a keen sense of humor and a perpetual glint in his eye. Vinson’s passing is sure to conjure up many memorable stories for those who knew him. Vinson was preceded in death by his parents; Bonnie and Leslie Woodard and his wife; Kay Woodard. He is survived by: his siblings; Phyllis Evans of Waynesville NC and Wayne Woodard of Flat Rock NC, sons; Jason Woodard of Waynesville NC, John Woodard of Tucker, GA and Jordan Woodard of Statesboro, GA, and stepchildren; Jennifer Rider of Portland, Oregon, Brian Green of Gainesville, GA, Jonathan Green of Dublin. GA. Funeral Services were held Thursday, May 26th at 11:00 am at Union Springs Baptist Church in Converse, LA.