Obituaries

Funeral services honoring the life of Raye “Granny Raye” Gamble, 86, was at 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Beulah Baptist Church in the Lula Community where Reverend David Permenter officiated. Burial followed in Beulah Cemetery. The family received friends at Rose- Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM.Granny Raye was born April 16, 1929 in Mansfield to James and Pauline Morton and went to be with her Lord on August 8, 2015 in Mansfield. She was a graduate of Oak Grove High School which is now the Stanley High School. She retired from First National Bank at the age of 70. Granny Raye was a member of the Grand Cane Baptist Church. Granny Raye loved her church and family. She was known for her clean house, manicured yard, and cooking for others. Preceding Granny Raye in death were her husband Bronson Gamble; son James “Jimmy” Gamble; father James M.

Funeral services honoring the life of Doris Howell, 87, was at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield where Bro. Donnie Vercher officiated. Burial followed in the Highland Cemetery, Mansfield. The familyreceived friends at the funeral home on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from 12:00 noon until time of service. Doris was born in Bienville Parish to Henry and Myrtle Corley Martin and passed away in Clute, TX. Preceding Doris in death were her husband Wiley Howell, Jr.; and great-great granddaughter Oliva Hurta. Those left behind to cherish her memory are her son Wayne Edward Howell; daughterBarbara Toutcheque and husband Donald; sisters Leona Broussard and Mary Virginia Flowers; grandchildren Donald Lee Toutcheque and wife Tracy, Jeffery Adam Toutcheque and wife Jodi, Sidney Eugene Toutcheque and wife Kelly, and Larry Allen Toutcheque and wife Mauri; 14 great grandchildren; and 9 great-great grandchildren.

June Alice Scott Hodges born in Galveston, Texas on May 28, 1920, a resident of Shreveport since the mid  1940s, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015.She was predeceased by her husband, Watson Grady Hodges, Jr.;  parents, William Peter Scott andGrace Agatha Mallory; sisters:  Josephine Genevieve, Mary Helen, Lillian Grace, Mildred Veronica, and Frances Elizabeth; brothers: William, Wesley Preston, Richard Earl, and Jack Elliot; much beloved grandson, Ronald Lee Ennis, M.D., son-in-law,  Richard Lawrence, and  granddaughter Christie Bostwick. She is survived by her children, Marietta Hodges Jones and husband "Jack" in Grand Cane, LA; Watson Scott Hodges and wife Linda Owen Hodges in Shreveport; Rebecca Hodges Lawrence in Denham Springs, LA; grandchildren: Michael Ennis, William and Paul Lawrence, Meghan Bostwick and Morgan Hughes as well as numerous great grandchildren. Her father was an itinerant sign painter who traveled the Midwestern states seeking work.

Jerry Kenneth Mayes Graveside services for Jerry Kenneth Mayes, 61, formerly of Converse and Pelican, LA were held on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Paul Cemetery in Converse with Karen Cook Harrington and Rev. Clayton Dyess leading a celebration of life. Jerry passed away on August 7, 2015 in his sleep in Natchez, LA. He was precededin death by his parents Annie Merle Mayes, Joseph Kenneth Mayes, son, Whitney Lane Mayes, and Brother, Benny Wayne Bossier. He is survived by two sons that called him, “Boss,” Jeremy Mayes and Corey Mayes; grandchildren, Caleb Wesley Mayes and Kayley Jo Mayes. One sister, Judy Mayes of Fort Worth, TX. In ieu of flowers, family asks memorials be made to Rose Neath Mansfield, LA  

Funeral services honoring the life of Rosie Syble Booker Lum Smith, 96, were at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Rose-Neath Chapel in Mansfield where Reverend Alton Middleton and Reverend David Permenter officiated. Burial followed at Union Springs Cemetery in Converse. The family received friends at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield, Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 5:00 until 8:00 PM. Syble was born December 31, 1918 to Tiny Ethel Magness Booker and Willis Jason Booker who resided in the Oak Grove and Hunter community of DeSoto Parish. She passed away July 29, 2015 in Mansfield. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Houston, J.F., Edgar and Boone Booker; two sisters, Willie B. Booker Coleman and Evelyn Booker Hensley; two husbands, Willard A. Lum and Elzy Smith; son Charles Alwyn Lum; grandson Jason Edward Lum; and sonin- law, Kelly Leon Campbell.

Funeral services honoring the life of William Doyle Cobbs, 75, were at 2:00 PM, Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield burial followed at Belmont Cemetery in Belmont, Louisiana. Officiating was Reverend Glynn Howard. Thefamily received friends at the funeral home on Thursday, July 23, 2015 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM. Doyle was born on May 19, 1940 to his parents Larry and Edith Cobbs. Preceding Doyle in death are his parents Larry and Edith Cobbs. Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 54 years Freddie Nesom Cobbs; sister, Dorothy Cobbs Renfrow; nieces, Pamela Neal, Paula Marshall, Melanie Patman, Sue Ebarb, Lyna Armstrong; nephews, Wade Nesom, Scott Carmical; great nieces, Rachel, Amanda, Kayla, Liz; great nephews, Hayden, Justin, Matthew, Thomas, Dakota, Colton, Marshall, Ricky; and great great niece, Olivia.

Dorothy Elizabeth HuffmanBurgess, "Betty" to all of herfamily and friends, received God'sGrace on July 23, 2015. Serviceshonoring her were held on SundayJuly 26, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. atRose-Neath in Mansfield. Thefamily received family and friendsat Rose-Neath on Saturday, July25, 2015 beginning at 5:00 P/M. Betty was born in Knoxville,Tennessee, February 15, 1920 toChester C. Huffman and DorothyCaldwell Huffman. They movedto Shreveport, La. in 1926, whereBetty graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. She received B.A. andB.S. degrees from Texas State College for Women; a M.S. degreefrom Louisiana State University; and did post graduate work atLeland Stanford University, where she was a doctoral candidate inHealth Education and a teaching assistant in corrective physicaleducation classes. She taught one year at Northwestern State Collegeand for five years at Louisiana State University.