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November 4, 2004 TOWN TALK Obituaries Familles and friends of the deceased have prepared these obituarles. They are a tribute to their loved ones' accomplishments and service to friends! who would like to pay their respects. For more information please contact your funeral director or call The Town Talk at Earnestine 427-1236 or (318) Mosley 487-6363. Services for nestine Scott held at 1 p.m. vember 6, 2004 Today's Funerals Angelo, Arthur, of Texas, 11 a.m., Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral Church, Houston, Texas.

Bonnette, Viley, of Fifth Ward, 10 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Fifth Ward. Box, Faye, of Dodson, 2 p.m., Hurricane Creek Baptist Church. Malone, Ida, 12:30 p.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Moncla. Maglothin, Janet, of Zwolle, Graveside, 10 a.m., Oak Grove Cemetery, Bentley.

Mitcham, Nannie, of Evans, 2 p.m., Graveside, Evans Cemetery. Rushton, Ruth Ann, of Colfax, 10 a.m., Hebron Baptist Church, Dry Prong. Ruby Stokes Hillman Services for Ruby S. Hillman will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2004 in the chapel.

of John Kramer Son with Rev. Bobby Bonds officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville under the direction of John Kramer Son. Ruby Hillman, age 80, formerly of Alexandria, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 in Baton Rouge General Hospital. She was a member of the Florida Blvd.

Baptist Church in Baton Rouge and was once a Parkview Baptist Church, Alexandria. She is preceded in death by her husband, L.F. Hillman. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Gail Hillman of Baton Rouge and Barbara L. Payton and husband Chris of Friendswood, Texas; one son, Dennis N.

Hillman and wife Sherry of Zachary; three brothers, Dempsey Stokes and wife Katherine of Alexandria, Roy Stokes and wife Helen of Sulphur and Wilford Stokes and wife Sybil of Glenmora; and three grandchildren, Eric Payton and wife Autumn and Sarah and Adam Payton. Pallbearers will be Dennis Hillman, Eric, Adam and Chris Payton and Carroll and J.C. Dyess. Dorothy Roberts Dickerson Services for Dorothy Roberts Dickerson will be at 10 a.m. Friday, November 5, 2004 in the chapel of John Kramer Son with Rev.

Bob Braly officiating. Interment will be Alexandria Memorial Gardens, Alexandria under the direction of John Kramer Son. Dorothy Roberts Dickerson, age 82, of Alexandria, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital. Mrs.

Dickerson was a homemaker and a member of Parkview Baptist Church. She was a resident of Mathews Memorial Health Care Center for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Verna Roberts; her husband of 52 years, Wilbert Dickerson; and one son, Johnny L. Dickerson. Dorothy Dickerson is survived by three daughters, Gail Clark and her husband Dayton of Pineville, Glenda Faye Thouin and her husband Michael, Sr.

of Alexandria and Verna Rae Douzart and her husband Harold of Alexandria; one sister, Ruby Potter of Ashland, Kentucky; eight grandchildren; and 13 great5 grandchildren. Friends are asked to call from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of services Friday at John Kramer Son.

C3 Faye Box Mrs. Box, age 72, of Dodson, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at the Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield. Mrs. Box was a retiree from Smurfit-Stone a member of Hurricane Creek Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Jimmy Brooks and the late Evie Cunningham Brooks.

Survivors include two daughters, Linda Stewart and her husband Bill of Winnfield and Margaret Box Henderson of Monroe; two sons, James M. Box, Jr. and his wife Sheila of Dodson and Dalton Box of Dodson; seven grandchildren, Todd, Josh Rusty Box, Deeanne Henderson, Samantha Webb, B.W. Stewart and Abbey Box; and five great-grandchildren. Services are under the direction of Southern Funeral Homes, 202 E.

Lafayette Winnfield, where the family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 and Thursday, November 4, 2004 from 10 a.m. until noon. Friends may then call at Hurricane Creek Baptist Church from 1 p.m.

until time of services. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Hurricane Baptist Church with Rev. Rayford Higgs and Rev. Rayford Chandler officiating.

Interment will be in the Hurricane Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Todd, Josh and Rusty Box, B.W. Stewart, Mike Adams, John Wayne Miller and Mack White. Walter Allen White Funeral services for Mr. Walter Allen White will be at 1 p.m.

Friday, November 5, 2004 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria with Reverend Melvin Tisdale officiating. Burial will be in Flatwoods Cemetery. Mr. White, 64, of Alexandria, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2004 in the A Medical Center. Mr.

White was the owner of Bayou Air and a member of Church on the Rock. He was a veteran for the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Mildred Mitchell White. Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Barbara Birley White of Alexandria; his sons, Stephen Charles Swolley and wife, Ginger of Houston, Texas and Dean Allen White of Alexandria; his daughters, Sue Slavant and husband, Mark of Pollock and Jean Denise Nash and husband, Richard of Baton Rouge; his brothers, John White of St. Petersburg, Florida and Richard White of San Antonio, Texas; his sister, Diane Allen of Boyce; seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Thursday, November 4, 2004 and from 11 a.m. until time of service Friday all at Hixson Brothers, Alexandria. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 605C Medical Center Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301- 8127.

To extend online condolences to the White Family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com. Patricia "Pat" Dunn Clark Patricia Clark, age 74, of Centerpoint, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 in her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home, Marksville. Man found guilty of animal cruelty is hit with pet ban Town Talk staff In July, Brass was issued a cruelty-to-animals citaAn Alexandria man was tion after authorities ordered not to own animals seized a horse from his even as pets after pleading property. Officers said the guilty to cruelty to ani- horse was malnourished mals.

and had no shelter. Timothy Brass, a former All the animals were Alexandria Animal Shelter removed from Brass' care employee, also is not and were treated by a vetallowed to work at any ani- erinarian. mal 1 shelter, according to Last week, Brass pleaded 9th Judicial District Court guilty to seven counts of records show. cruelty to animals. He was Brass of 1439 England ordered to work 40 hours of Drive was arrested in April community service and after law enforcement offi- was placed on two years cers found six pit bull dogs probation.

He also must with no food or shelter. pay a fine and court costs. Investigators said the In addition to not owning dogs were chained in animals, he cannot have Brass' yard and had any animals in his posses: untreated injuries. sion, court records show. Area Briefs Scott Gerald "Ed" camp Baptist Church, Colfax with Rev.

Albert Sykes, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Ravencamp Cemetery, Colfax under the direction of W.A. White Funeral Home, Alexandria. Mrs.

Mosley, age 83, of Alexandria, formerly of Colfax, passed away Saturday, October 30, 2004 Rapides Regional Medical Center. She attended school in the Grant Parish School System and was a graduate of the old Grant Parish Training School. Mrs. Mosley was preceded in death by her husband, Ambria Mosley of Dallas, Texas; her father, Luckett Scott; and mother, Hattie B. Hall Scott of Colfax.

Survivors include one son, Marvin (Diana) Walton of Dallas, Texas; three brothers, Horghis Scott and Mitchell Scott of Chicago, Illinois and Earl (Laura) Scott of Boyce; and one sister, Mrs. Henrietta Bowie of Baton Rouge. Friends may call Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of services 1 in the church. Mrs.

EarMosley will be Saturday, Noin Raven- Annie Ellen Dunn Whatley Funeral services for Annie Ellen Dunn Whatley will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2004 at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville with Rev. Clarence Mounts officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pineville under the direction of Rush Funeral Home. Mrs.

Whatley, age 70, of Pineville, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 in her residence. She was a retired 1 office manager with the Rapides Parish Health Unit. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Millard and Minnie Brady Dunn; 8 brothers; and 2 sisters. She is survived by her husband, Richard C.

Whatley of Pineville; one daughter, Ruby Lee Smith of AlHelen Whatley Haughton; exandria; one step daughter, four step-sons, Danny Whatley and wife Cynthia of Colfax, Richard of Deville, Steven Whatley and wife Debbie of Deville and Phillip Whatley of Kolin; one sister, Mary Dunn Gladkowski of Pineville; numerous grandchildren, step and great-grandchildren. Friends may call Thursday, November 4, 2004 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until time of services at 2.

p.m. at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville. Special thanks to Synergy Hospice, doctors and nurses and last but not least, her most faithful and wonderful friend, Blythe Teague. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her name to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St.

Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-1905. To extend on-line condolences to the Whatley family, please visit us at www.rushfh.com. Jerry J. Kostrunek Jerry J. Kostrunek, age 86, of Alexandria, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 in Lexington House.

the of John Arrangements are under Kramer Son. Russell J. Dupuy Russell J. Dupuy, age 55 of Bunkie expired in his sister's residence in Bunkie on Wednesday, November 3, 2004. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie.

William "Frank" Crawford William Franklin Crawford, age 87, of Deville, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 in his residence. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 4, 2004 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. in Rush Funeral Home of Pineville. Delaney, Gerald Edward "Ed," well-known television production executive and longtime, Dallas resident, died suddenly Tuesday, November 2, 2004 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Alexandria, Delaney was Louisiana born in 1949. He will be remembered for his love and support of the arts, especially dance and theater. Mr. Delaney was the President and CEO of Circle Media in Fort Worth.

He enjoyed a long and successful career in broadcast and television production in Baton Rouge and Shreveport before coming to Dallas in 1980. It was in Dallas that he fell in love with and married Patty Harrington Delaney, professor of dance at Southern Methodist University. He was on the advisory boards of the Dallas Producers Asand the Broadcast Department at North Texas State University. Recently he award documentary, "The Spirit of which will be airing nationwide as "Sisters of '77" on PBS on March 5, 2005. Ed was the winner of numerous awards, including Addy Awards, Emmy Awards, Remi Awards, and many others in of film and broadcast production.

In addition to his loving wife Patty, Ed is survived by his son, Benjamin de Delaney; his parents, Gerald Oscar and Willie Rae Delaney; his beloved aunt, Elaine Conerly; his sister, Sue Peace and husband Pat and their family. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Margaret Harrington; sisterand brother-in-law, Elaine Carpenter and Dan Harrington and their families, and his beloved dog Thunder. Pallbearers include Larry Beebe, Tim Davis, Dan Harrington, David Norman, Pat Peace and Arthur Shiver. Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Funeral Home, 7405 W.

Northwest Highway, followed by a rosary at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Monica's Catholic Church, 9933 Midway Road, on Friday, November 5, 2004 at 12 p.m. Burial services following the ceremony will be private.

The family requests that donations be made to St. Monica's School. Robert Lee Earthly Services for Mr. Robert Lee Earthly will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2004 in Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria with Rev.

Tom Hamilton, Jr. officiating. Entombment will be in Cruikshank Cemetery, Colfax under the direction of Winnfield Funeral Home. Mr. Earthly, age 77, of Colfax, died Sunday, October 31, 2004 at his son's home in Pineville.

He was born April 17, 1927 to the late Arthur Earthly, Sr. and Hannah Ellis Earthly in Colfax. Mr. Earthly is preceded in death by his wife, Navie Woods Earthly; mother and father Arthur and Hannah Earthly; three sisters; two brothers; and six greatgrandchildren. Survivors include his children, Marentha Chew, Rosie Hamilton, Kathryn Earthly of Alexandria, Bessie Woodward of Oregon, Wisconsin, Hannah Osteen of Detroit, Michigan, Shirley Duncan and Henry Earthly of Pineville, Elvin Earthly of Brewton, Alabama and Ronnie Earthly of Baton Rouge; sisters, Iola Brisco, Doris Roland and Inez Hughes all of Alexandria and Nettie LaCour of Colfax; brothers, Walter Earthly and Rev.

Arthur Earthly, Jr. of Alexandria, Rev. John Earthly of Baton Rouge, Christopher Earthly of Houston, Texas, William Earthly of Colfax, Columbus Kraft of Norfolk, Virginia; uncle, George Ellis, Sr. in Colfax; aunt, Mattie Ellis of Colfax; 25 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Friends may call Saturday from 9 a.m.

until service time in the funeral home. Deputies arrest 4th arson suspect GLENMORA Kevin Melder, the fourth suspect indicted in connection with a Union Hill house fire, was arrested Wednesday night, Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton said. A Rapides Parish grand jury indicted Melder, 36, and brothers Autis Willis, 43, Claude Willis, 47, Wayne Willis, 35, all of Glenmora, in connection with the house fire. Melder faces charges of one count of simple arson, one count of simple burglary, and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Bail is set at $200,000.

The Willis brothers, all of whom have been arrested, face similar charges. There have been three arson fires in the Union Hill area this year and about a dozen arson fires over the past few years. Dixon retires from LFT post Herbert Dixon has officially retired as Central Louisiana's representative for one of the state's largest education unions. Dixon, who is serving his third term as a Rapides Parish School Board member, spent 23 years working for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers. Before that, he taught for six years at Bolton High School.

He's spent the last few months working as state director for Voices for Working families, a voter registration initiative that registered 8,000 new voters in Louisiana. He will remain in Rapides Parish, probably taking a part-time job in education that will allow him to visit his wife, Janet. She will finish her career with UPS at a facility near Metarie. Nonprofit leaders invited to workshop Nov. 19 is the deadline for leaders and managers of nonprofit programs to submit application materials for the 2005 Nonprofit Management Program.

The comprehensive eight-month program features monthly one-day workshops for nonprofit management leaders. For information, visit Military Names Navy Seaman Recruit Paul Huebner, son of Leandro S. Huebner of Alexandria, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Huebner is a 2000 graduate of Bolton High School.

Navy Airman Apprentice Garrett P. Yaun, son of Julie A. and Leon B. Kimble of Simmesport, recently was promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Yaun is a 2004 graduate of Avoyelles High School.

Michael Z. Keathley has graduated from the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. Keathley is the son of Sharon D. and M.C. Keathley of Leesville.

He is a 2000 graduate of Simpson High School. Army Pvt. Stephanie R. Spurs has graduated from the unit supply specialist advanced individual training course at Fort Lee, Petersburg, Va. She is the daughter of Carmen C.

Chatman of Ferriday. Spurs is a 1999 graduate of Ferriday High School. Army National Guard Spec. Natasha L. McCabe has graduated from the signal support systems specialist advanced individual training course at Fort Gordon, Augusta, Ga.

McCabe is the daughter of Deon Gines of Bountiful, Utah. Her husband, T.J., is the son of Tom McCabe, and Pam McCabe, both of Alexandria. The specialist graduated in 1986 from Ruston High School and received a bachelor's degree in 1997 from Louisiana Tech University. McArthur M. McQuain has graduated from the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

He is the son of McArthur and Vikki Joyce McQuain of Alexandria. McQuain is a 2001 graduate of Peabody Magnet High School. Navy Fireman Apprentice James A. Rabalais, son of Annette G. and Carl A.

Rabalais of Simmesport, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Rabalais is a 2004 graduate of Avoyelles High School. DON Ex-Livingston official indicted BATON ROUGE (AP) If a politician is elected through fraud, each check mailed to pay for his benefits amounts to mail fraud, a federal indictment alleges. The Wednesday indictment charges former Livingston Parish President Dewey Ratcliff 58, of Springfield, with 14 counts of mail fraud and one of making a false statement to a bank.

Only four of the allegations involve actions taken during the 1999 election campaign actions the indictment describes as "a scheme for obtaining money and property from Livingston Parish, namely, the Parish President's salary and employment benefits." Eleven mail fraud counts involve checks for insurance premiums and retirement contributions between Ratcliff's election to a second term, and early 2004, when he left office. The others were statements allegedly covering up illegal campaign loans from people involved with Waste Management which was trying to get the contract to run a parish landfill. Ratcliff got an estimated $300,000 in pay and benefits during his second term in office, U.S. Attorney David R. Dugas said.

But the indictment doesn't mention paychecks. "His salary wasn't mailed. It was THE MARK OF QUALITY. Forest Lawn Funeral Home Memorial Park 4000 Monroe Highway Pineville, LA 71560 318-640-1375 www.forestlawn-pineville.com hand-delivered," Dugas said. The false statement charge is for a letter telling the Bank of Zachary that Ratcliff's only debts were a mortgage and $4,200 in bills.

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