Saturday, February 18, 1995 The Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, La. 'Bill' Kojis of Bunkie dead at 75 BUNKIE Services for J.W. "Bill" Kojis Jr. will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in St.
Anthony Catholic Church with Monsignor Steve Testa, the Revs. Scott Chemino and William Provosty officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Kojis, 75, of Bunkie died Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, in Bunkie General Hospital.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe with the rank of first sergeant. He was Avoyelles Parish Civil Defense director and owner of Kojis Sign Co. He was a member of Knights of Columbus and St. Anthony Council No.
2395 and a past president of Bunkie High School Quarterback Club. He portrayed Santa Claus in the Bunkie Christmas parade for 49 years. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Kojis of Bunkie; two sons, Van J. Kojis and Greg Kojis, both of Bunkie; three daughters, Janice Mayeaux of Lafayette, Regina Mayer of Thibodaux and Angella Schmidt of Dallas, Texas; two brothers, Joe Kojis of Bunkie and Jerome Kojis of California; two sisters, Lucretia Kojis and Eleanora Lemoine, both of Bunkie; 12 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Friends may call from 6-10 p.m.
today and from 8 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. A wake will be at 6:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Anthony Catholic School, 116 S. Knoll Bunkie, La. 71322. Jury for Clark murder trial finally completed MARKSVILLE Testimony should begin Monday in the second murder trial of Bobbie Clark.
Selection of the 12 jurors and two alternate jurors was finally completed Friday evening after five days of maneuvering by the defense and prosecution. Ms. Clark, 45, of Belledeau is charged with second-degree murder for shooting her commonlaw husband, Michael Sievers, 40. Ms. Clark maintains she shot Sievers in self-defense because he beat her.
Sievers was shot seven times with a pistol after returning home about 2 a.m. on Sept. 22, 1994. Jury selection moved slowly in the trial, in part because of widespread knowledge not only about the case, but about Ms. Clark's 1981 conviction involving the murder of her husband.
The ability of the attorneys to remove jurors even after they were chosen has also slowed the case. Each side has 12 challenges they can use to remove prospective jurors. State law allows those challenges to be used even after someone is tentatively selected for the jury. For example, by Thursday evening there were 11 people tentatively on the jury, but only five of them were among those originally selected for the jury. In 1981, Ms.
Clark received a suspended prison sentence and probation after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder her husband, Guy Kimball. The two men who killed Kimball, Dennis Roy Nall, 38, and James Brudgess, 36, are both serving life sentences after being convicted of first -degree murder. In her confession, Ms. Clark told police that Kimball had abused her and her daughter and threatened to kill both of them. Today's Funerals Dobbins, Mary, of Mansura, 11 a.m., Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church.
Fountain, Lucille, of St. Landry, 11 a.m., St. Joseph Baptist Church, Haas. Franklin, Effie, of Lacamp, 10 a.m., Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Gentile, Ira, of Slidell, 11:30 a.m., Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana.
Haymon, Iris, of Leesville, 3 p.m., Hixson. Hayward, Leroy of Alexandria, 2 p.m., Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria. LaCroix, C.W., of Colfax, 11 a.m., Colfax United Methodist Church. Lofton, Frances, of Hornbeck, 1 p.m., Hixson, Leesville. Loomis, Wayne, of Ferriday, 10 a.m., First Baptist Church.
McGlothlin, Fred, of Tioga, 10 a.m., John Kramer Son, Alexandria. Nation, Roy, of Pollock, 2 p.m., Hixson Pineville. Price, Kenneth, of Alexandria, 7 p.m., First Evening Star Baptist Church. Prince, Ira, of Cash Bayou, 2 p.m., Young's, Ferriday. Richard, Harry, of Cheneyville, 10 a.m., St.
Joseph Catholic Church. Robertson, Dave, of Jena, 2 p.m., Christian Saints Baptist Church. Ross, Olivia, of Alexandria, 11 a.m., Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria. Thompson, Eula, of Boyce, 2 p.m., Hebron Baptist Church, Dry Prong. Williams, Lula, of Oakdale, 1 p.m., Union Baptist Church, Lecompte.
Dillard Bowman Sr. grandchildren. Sylvia Cagle MANIFEST Services for LETTSWORTH Services for Dillard "Dee" Bowman Sr. will be at 11 a.m. today in Church with the Rev.
Lloyd Mayeux officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery under direction of Hixson Marksville. Bowman, 68, of Lettsworth died Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, in Lafayette General Hospital. Survivors include his wife; three sons, including Glenn Bowman of Simmesport; four daughters, Charlotte Bowman of Hamburg, Marlene Chesne, Gail Vead and Cathy Bowman, all of Simmesport; three brothers, including John Bowman of Simmesport; two sisters; 20 grandchildren and 12 great- Sylvia Cagle will be at 10 a.m.
Monday in Community Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Claude Terrell officiating. Burial will be in Heard Cemetery under direction of Young's, Jonesville. Mrs. Cagle, 73, of Jonesville died Thursday, Feb.
16, 1995, in Rapides General Hospital, Alexandria. She was a retired nurse's aide and a member of Patton Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Donald Cagle and David Cagle, both of Jonesville; two daughters, Joyce Hardis of Jonesville and Carol Sue of Salem, three brothers; five sisters; and 18 grandchildren. Friends may call from 10 a.m. today until time of services Monday in the church.
Ralph W. Day FERRIDAY Services for Ralph W. Day will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Young's with the Rev. Phillip LaBorde officiating.
Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, Natchez, Miss. Day, 75, of Vidalia died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, in Riverland Medical Center. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Riverside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Day of Vidalia; one son, Shelby Day of Vidalia; four daughters, Darlene Edsel of Ocala, Gloria Thibodeaux, Phyllis Boudreaux and Sue Williams, all of New Iberia; two stepsons, Keith Mullins of Vidalia and Kenny Mullins of Gary, Texas; four brothers, Bud Day of Natchez, Charlie Day of Pear Ridge, Olan Day of Winnsboro and David Day of Ringgold; five sisters, Agnes Shuff of Greenville, Faye Wallace of Jackson, Alberta Burris of Bentonville, Thelma Smith and Elsie Weaver, both of Winnsboro; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeffery Goodman, Tommy Barron, Paul Harris, Ricky Cullum, Denny Braswell and Garfield Braswell. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. today in the funeral home. Mary J. Dobbins MANSURA Services for Mary Juliette Francois Dobbins will be at 11 a.m.
today in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church with the Rev. Kenneth Michiel officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery under direction of Escude. Mrs.
Dobbins, 55, of Mansura died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1995, in her residence. She was a housekeeper at Allen Canning Co. Survivors include her husband, Vernon Dobbins Sr. of Mansura; two sons, Vernon Dobbins Jr.
and Mark E. Dobbins, both of Mansura; one daughter, Rosa L. Dobbins of Mansura; her mother, Bertha Francois of Mansura; four sisters, Genevieve Wilkerson of Port Arthur, Texas, Marjorie Dupas, Grace Augustine and Mary E. Francois, all of Mansura; and six grandchildren. George W.
Finney WINNFIELD Services for George W. Finney will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with Bishop Loy Gaar, Bros. Lester Connor and Beverly Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Winnfield City Cemetery under direction of Southern.
Finney, 88, of Winnfield died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, in Winn Parish Medical Center. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a retired custodian of Westside Elementary School. He was listed in the Guiness Book of Record's for building the world's largest bird house. Survivors include one son, John Finney of Sherwood, three daughters, Edna J.
Strickland of Winnfield, Betty L. Ray of Minden and Patsy Ray of Sibley; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 4-10 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until 2:45 p.m.
Sunday in the funeral home. Evelyn K. Flenniken NATCHITOCHES Services for Evelyn Kathryn Sandefur Flenniken will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Blanchard Carter Denis and with Scott the Shaver officiating. Burial will be in Fern Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Flenniken, 75, of Natchitoches died Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, in her residence. She was a member of First Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Noble E.
Flenniken of Natchitoches; two sons, Steven Flenniken of Sulphur and Barry Flenniken of Natchitoches; two sisters, Myrtle McGehee of Tyler, Texas, Ethel Sutton of Gardner; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Terry Stroud, Tom Fair, Lloyd Ponder, Judith Meeks Staff photographer New home for Food Bank Dennis Bankovic (left), Judy DeBona (right) Louisiana Food Bank at 3223 Baldwin. The and Thomas Bordelon look over the interior Food Bank will move into the building in of the newly purchased home of the Central about three weeks after minor renovations. George Alexander, Edwin Dunahoe and Glen Flenniken. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m.
today in the funeral home. Effie E. Franklin LACAMP Services for Effie Emerline Wellman Franklin will be at 10 a.m. today in Laurel Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Sherman Busby and Joe Wellman officiating.
Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery under direction of Hixson, Leesville. Mrs. Franklin, 60, of Lacamp died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, in Byrd Regional Hospital. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn S.
Mizell and Karen J. McBride, both of Cleveland, Texas; five brothers, Riley Wellman and Morgan Wellman, both of Lacamp, W.C. Wellman and L.E. Wellman, both of Kirbyville, Texas; and Herman Wellman of Hineston; five sisters, Cora Poe and Mertie Welch, both of Leesville, Laurel Monk and Avis Carruth, both of Lacamp, and Bernice Lakasik of Slagle; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call until time of services in the church.
James Franklin Sr. JENA Services for James Franklin Sr. will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Mars Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jase Hatcher officiating.
Burial will be in Webster Cemetery under direction of Gayden. Franklin, 83, of Jena died Monday, Feb. 13, 1995, in LaSalle General Hospital. Survivors include one son, James Franklin Jr. of Jena; two daughters, Ann Frankin of Jena and Ann Franklin of Panama City, and one sister, Ethel Pollott of Jena.
Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Clinton E. Franks NEW ORLEANS Services for Clinton Earl Franks were at 10 a.m. Thursday in Bultman chapel.
Franks, 80, of New Orleans died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1995, in University Hospital. Survivors include his wife; two sons; one daughter; three brothers, Clifton Franks of Cottonport, James Franks of Echo and Howard Franks of Alexandria; one sister; 19 grandchildren and 23 great -grandchildren. Ira L. Gentile WILLIANA Graveside services for Ira Lee Gentile will be at 11:30 a.m.
today in Liberty Chapel Cemetery with the Revs. Joe McClain and Bryant Gore officiating. Burial will be under direction of Hixson Alexandria. Mrs. Gentile, 84, of Slidell died Wednesday, Feb.
15, 1995, in Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Williana and a retired telephone operator. She was a member of Telephone Pioneers, Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include one brother, Dr. E.B.
Sanford of Palacious, Texas. Frances R. Gothard LEESVILLE Graveside services for Frances R. Gothard will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev.
Wallace Palmer officiating. Burial will be under direction of Beauregard-Vernon. Mrs. Gothard, 85, of Leesville died Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, in her residence.
She was a native of Missouri and a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State College, receiving bachelor's and master's degrees. She was a schoolteacher in Texas and Leesville and a member of First Baptist Church. She designed and manufactured children's clothing and owned a needle craft and custom framing shop. Survivors include her husband, Searcy, Gothard of Leesville; two daughters, Ann Womack of Jacksonville, Texas, and Judy Worthington of Lexington, N.C.; two sisters, Nancy Hurry of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Bobbie Blundell of Tyler, Texas; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 3-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Iris A.
Haymon LEESVILLE Services for Iris Armes Haymon will be at 3 p.m. today in chapel of Hixson with the Revs. M.C. Green and John Burns officiating. Burial will be in Leesville Cemetery.
Mrs. Haymon, 87, of Leesville died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, in Community Care Center. She was a native of Waldron, Ark. She was a book binder at Jitney-Jungle and a nurse's aide.
Survivors include her husband, Elmer G. Haymon of Leesville; one son, Ernest K. Armes Jr. of Boerne, Texas; one daughter, Katherine Stanley of Leesville; one sister, Kibbe Howard of Shreveport; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 8 a.m.
until time of services in the funeral home. Earlene M. Ingraham POLLOCK Graveside services for Earlene Marie Ingraham will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Friendship Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Fontenot officiating.
I Burial will be under direction of Hixson Alexandria. Mrs. Ingraham, 72, of Alexandria died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1995, in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
She was a native of Cottonport. She was a beauty operator and a certified nursing assistant. Survivors include one son, Kenneth J. Ingraham Jr. of Alexandria; one daughter, Juliette B.
Jeane of Pollock; two brothers, Elson Ortego and Franklin Ortego, both of Plaucheville; four sisters, Theresa Ortego and Orlean Celestine, both of Metairie, Rucy Daigrepont of New Orleans and Margie Gullett of Cottonport; three grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild. Frances M. Lofton LEESVILLE Services for Frances M. Lofton will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Hixson with the Rev.
Wayne Read officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hornbeck. Ms. Lofton, 89, of Hornbeck died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1995, in Byrd Regional Hospital.
Survivors include one sister, PJ Continued from D-1 those of standing association committees, including agriculture, criminal and juvenile justice and governmental affairs, among others. Jurors are selected to sit on these committees to stay better informed of the problems and solutions particular to the committee's topic. To conclude the day's events, Lafayette Parish Elderly Continued from D-1 said more housing for the elderly is needed. "I clearly see the need for additional housing," she said of her experience in trying to afford housing for people 62 years old and older. Julie Morris, director of Friendship House, called for more adult day care as her organization provides.
She said such centers can well serve those PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE HEADQUARTERS At Prices Start 49.95 JOHN WARD LICE 1734 Lee St. 442-7702 4204 Jackson St. 442-9777 Nancy Owers of Hornbeck. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until time of services in the funeral home.
Olivia H. Ross Services for Olivia H. Ross will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Winnfield Funeral Home, Alexandria, with the Rev. Isiah M.
Lee Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Methodist Cemetery. Mrs. Ross, 90, of Alexandria died Tuesday, Feb.
14, 1995, 1 in Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include one son, Frank Ross of New Orleans; two daughters, Olivia Thibodeaux and Virgil Johnson, both of Alexandria; one brother, Matthew Hanley of Alexandria; one sister, Thelma Tillman of Alexandria; 11 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Eula G. Thompson DRY PRONG Services for Eula G. Thompson will be at 2 p.m.
today in Hebron Baptist Church with the Revs. Richard DeBusk and Ray Mathis officiating. Burial will be in Hebron Cemetery under direction of Hixson Pineville. Mrs. Thompson, 80, of Boyce died Thursday, Feb.
16, 1995, in Alexandria. She was a native of Verda. She was a former food service employee of Central Louisiana State Hospital and a member of Hebron Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Myrtle Rickman and Ora Ferrier, both of Alexandria. Friends may call from a.m.
in the funeral home and from 1 p.m. until time of services in the church. Hollace Thompson WINNFIELD Services for Hollace McAnally Thompson will be at 3 p.m. Monday in First Methodist Church with the Revs. Grayson B.
Watson and Byrd Terry officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery under direction of Southern. Mrs. Thompson, 85, of Shreveport died Friday, Feb. 17, 1995, in Bossier City.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean T. Morn and Jane T. Peterson, both of Bossier City; seven grandchildren and seven great -grandchildren. Friends may call from p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
Funerals Elwyn B. Brawner Services for Elwyn Burns Brawner were at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of John Kramer Son with the Rev. B.G. Dyess officiating.
Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville. Pallbearers were Donald Blank, Paul Blank, Sherman Brawner, Travis Brawner, Roy Burns, William T. Holt Cedric McCoy and Brian Warner. Kirby J. St.
Romain Jr. Services for Kirby J. St. Romain Jr. were at 11 a.m.
Friday in the chapel of John Kramer Son with Monsignor Ronald Hoppe officiating. Burial was in Alexandria Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Earles Massey, John M. St. Romain, Kirby J.
St. Romain III, L.A. St. Romain, Richard S. St.
Romain and A.L. Wilson. hosted a reception and dance for the other visiting jurors. Today, the association will hold a session in which jurors will vote on a list of resolutions to be presented to the Legislature during its next session in March. The highlight of this session will be keynote speeches by U.S.
Sens. Bennett Johnston and John Breaux. Following that session will be a gubernatorial forum with every announced candidate for governor invited to attend, which will be followed by the Governor's Luncheon with Gov. Edwin Edwards as the featured speaker. elderly who do not need to go into nursing homes or remain homebound.
Jack Boren, the Rapides Parish representative in the Silver Haired Legislature, covered several issues important to the elderly such as forced heirship and care for veterans. He also said the elderly are concerned about trustworthiness of public offices, a sentiment echoed by Ducote. Other panelists focused on elderly concerns on security, job training, Social Security, Alexandria House of lowers 2203 Rapides Ave. 448-8384 Open 7 Days A Week For Your Convenience 24 Hr. Answering Service Medicare, Medicaid, availability of health care, paying for medicine, legal services and preparation of people for the death of a spouse.
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