Posted 2/2/10
Melvin 'Cokey' Dayton Book
Funeral services for Melvin "Cokey" Dayton Book, 55, of Winnsboro, formerly of Jonesville, La., were held at Mayna Church of God on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, with Rev. Jack Knapp, Lloyd Trisler and Rev. Floyd Hawthorne officiating. Burial followed at Pala Alto Cemetery, Larto, La., under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
Mr. Book was born March 8, 1954 in Jonesville, La., and passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 in Winnsboro. He was a resident of Winnsboro, a off shore construction worker, and a member of the Pentecostal Faith.
He was preceded in death by his father, Nelson Maurice Book Sr., and son, Sean Dayton Book.
Survivors include his mother, Renee' Zola Laprairie Book of Winnsboro; brothers: Darwin "Roachie" Book of Monterery, Nelson Jr. and his wife Becky Book of Ferriday, Randy and his wife Joy Book of Wisner; sister: Nell Book of Winnsboro, Robbie Wiley and her husband Homer Lee of Jonesville, Susan Fairbanks and Douglas Clay of Baton Rouge, Lisa Book of Winnsboro, Sandra Book of Rosefield, La., special sister, Brooks Halcomb of Winnsboro; and a host of friends and family.
Pallbearers were Brandon Stewart, Ray Robinson, Daniel and David Book, Brian Rush Jr. and Darren Wiley.
Honorary Pallbearers were Hunter Johns, Dustin Mullins, Kevin Posey and Charles Book III.
To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity.com.
Roscoe C. Dickens Sr.
Funeral services for Roscoe C. Dickens Sr., 92, of Winnsboro were held Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at Cuba Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery under the direction of Richardson Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Mr. Dickens died Saturday, J an. 23, 2010 at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his sons: Roscoe C. Dickens Jr., Vallejo, Calif.; Andrew Dickens, Rialto, Calif.; Earvin Dickens, Sacramento, Calif.; Samuel C. Dickens, Wisner; Edward Dickens, Charles Dickens, Kevin Dickens, all of Las Vegas, Nev.; Wendell Dickens, Winnsboro; daughters: Iberia Adams, Los Angeles, Calif.; Sylvia Dickens, Baton Rouge; Dorothy Murphy and Delores Fluellen, both of Las Vegas; Doris Lemonier, Fenton, La.; Ella Williams, Tuskegee, Ala.; Avis Lawrence, Gonzales, La.; brother, Eddie Dickens Jr. of Calif.; sisters: Marian Johnson and Ada William, both of Calif.; 74 grandchildren; and a host of great- and great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives.
Sons served as pallbearers.
William Bryant Fortenberry
Funeral service for William Bryant Fortenberry, 25, were held Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 at Crockett Point Baptist Church with Rev. Joe Senn officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home Winnsboro.
Mr. Fortenberry was born on April 10, 1984 in Monroe, Louisiana and died on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 at Christus Schumpert Medical Center Shreveport, Louisiana after an extended illness.
He was a resident of Winnsboro and a member of Crockett Point Baptist Church.
Survivors include his mother Patricia Bringol and John Flowers of Crowville; father Joe M. and Lorinda Fortenberry of Edwards, Miss.; brothers: Joe Tyler Fortenberry of Start, Ethan Scott Flowers of Crowville, Chance McCall of Edwards, Miss., John Keith Flowers and wife Amanda of Rayville; sister Jennie Flowers of Hebert; grandparents Dick and Amaryllis Bringol of Wisner, J. W. and Jean Fortenberry of Winnsboro. He is also survived by a nephew, a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Keith Bringol, Ben Cole, Derek Fortenberry, Jonathan Hodge, Johnny Hudson, Chance McCall, Marlin Valentine and Trey Williams.
Honorary pallbearer was John Petty.
Despite Bryant's lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis, he lived life to the fullest. He especially enjoyed deer hunting and loved to tell stories about his hunting experiences. He loved to hunt with his Uncle Keith in Woodville, Miss., and enjoyed many happy days there with him. Bryant enjoyed going to Coleman, Texas, where he hunted with his mother, Patricia for deer and quail. Bryant and his Papaw Dick had many great quail-hunting experiences. He had wonderful times hunting with his brothers Tyler and Ethan. He especially enjoyed one deer hunting weekend with a very special friend, Theo Eldridge.
Two special people in his life were Marlin Valentine and Johnny Hudson. He so enjoyed these two men who called him "T-Bone", an affectionate nickname. There's quite a story behind that name!
Bryant always looked forward to the annual Marengo Swamp Ride which benefits Wish I Could, Inc. He had so much fun in that swamp with his friends on 4-wheelers slogging through all that mud. At the end of the ride, all you could see were the whites of his eyes and his teeth in that huge grin that told of all the fun he was having. He enjoyed many rides with his father, Joe Micheal, Uncle David, cousin Trey Williams, and brother Tyler as well as many other friends and relatives.
Bryant loved going to his Mamaw Jean's and Papaw J's home and visiting with them. Most Sunday's you can find the majority of the Fortenberry family there enjoying each other's company. The house would be full of the laughter and chatter he enjoyed so much.
He enjoyed going to his Papaw Dick's and Mamaw Amaryllis' house to visit. He loved talking with his papaw about hunting and was always willing to eat all the food his mamaw prepared for him.
Bryant and his little brother, Ethan, were so very close and spent many, many hours together watching movies and playing video games. Bryant spoiled Ethan terribly.
His most special friends, Jonathan Hodge, Ben Cole and John Petty were so important to him. He loved getting together with them to visit or to attend movies. They enjoyed many happy times together whether at the hospital or at home.
Louisiana State Police filled one of Bryant's wishes when he was a little boy. Bryant had always wanted to be a state trooper and his dream was fulfilled when he was made an Honorary State Trooper complete with trooper hat, official badge, LSP logo duffel bag and lots of other LSP goodies. To complete the outfit, his Mamaw Amaryllis sewed him a navy blue trooper uniform complete with gold trim and LSP patches. There was a wonderful ceremony in Winnsboro at the gazebo with LSP officials making the presentation. Bryant was so proud to be the "littlest trooper.
Bryant was rich in family and friends and was loved dearly by all of us who will miss him so very much.
Online guest register book at www.gillfirstnational.com.
Fahy E. Hodge Sr.
Funeral services for Fahy E. Hodge Sr., 85, of Winnsboro, were held at Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, with Rev. Gerry Courtney and Bro. Jimmy Harper officiating. Burial followed at Crowville Masonic Cemetery, with military honors, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
Mr. Hodge was born Nov. 29, 1924 in Crowville, La., and passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in Ferriday, La. He was a resident of Winnsboro and a member of the Beouf River Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Air Force on Aug. 1,1963 after 23 years of active military service. From 1942 until 1945, he served in the Army Air Corps then served continuously from September 1946 until retirement in the Regular Air Force. During this period he preformed duties as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Flight Chief and Workload Control Supervisor. Serving tours overseas in the Southwest Pacific from September 1943 to November 1945 and in Sidi Slimane, Morocco from April 1957 until Feburary 1958. During his long and honorable military service, he became highly decorated with many awards and Medals. Technical Sergant Hodge also earned the World War II Victory Medal for his faithful service during WWII.
He was preceded in death by his wife and mother of his children Frances Louise Brazell Hodge; father, William Cordell Hodge; mother, Geneva Harper Hodge; five brothers: "Doc" Newsom, W.C. Hodge Jr., Huey Hodge, Harold Hodge and Denton Hodge; three sisters: Alma Meredith, Deema Phillips and Eva Stasson.
Survivors include his wife, Hilda Brown Hodge of Winnsboro; son, Fahy E. and his wife Marjorie Hodge of Vidalia; daughters: Linda and her husband Ronny Childress of Mangham, Connie and her husband Danny Merrill of Ferriday, and Ouida Ann Hodge Jerrell of Centerville, Ga.; eight step-children. He was also survived by seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Glenn Childress, Chris Hodge, Dan Merrill, Joey Merrill, Sawyer Jerrell and Jason Broad.
Honorary Pallbearers were Gordon Hughes Sr., Gordon Hughes Jr. and the Members of the VFW and American Legion.
To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngscommunity.com.
Lucille Lane
Funeral services for Lucille Lane, 77, of Wisner were held Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at Mt. Zion Church of Christ of Gilbert. Burial followed at Hope Estate Cemetery, Wisner, under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home.
Ms. Lane, a retired cook, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2010.
Lucille Dickinson Ainsworth
Mrs. Lucille Dickinson Ainsworth, 83, of Delhi, formerly of Winnsboro, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 at Plantation Manor Nursing Home, Winnsboro.
Graveside service was held Sunday, Jan. 31, 2020 at Rosefield Cemetery in Harrisonburg, under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home, Winnsboro.
Edna Lucille Dickinson Ainsworth was born May 14, 1926, during the Roaring Twenties, lived through the Great Depression, World War Ii, two military conflicts, and embraced the age of the Internet and digital media with the enthusiasm she brought to all her interests.
Though the obituary notices said she was a homemaker, that does not nearly describe this remarkable woman nor her achievements. As a young woman, she was part of the women who went to war movement. She worked in a munitions plant in Webster Parish assembling tank cannon shells first then graduated to working the PBX telephone board as an operator. She enjoyed her work as a PBX telephone operator and worked off and on in this capacity after her children were in school.
With the birth of her children, Mrs. Ainsworth became a stay at home mom who excelled in what was considered the womanly arts then. She was a fabulous cook, her house was always sparkling clean, and she mastered the arts of quilting, crocheting, needlepoint, and gardening. Indeed, gardening was an abiding interest for her. She had such a green thumb that she could make anything grow. At one time, she had a housefull of African violets and a greenhouse full of orchids and ferns. She also loved railroads since her father was a railroad man with old L & A Railway Company. She collected railroad pictures, stories, and songs and rode a train every chance she got.
When she and her husband, Joe Vernon Ainsworth, now deceased, moved to Winnsboro in 1963, she added genealogy to her list of many interests. Over the next 40 years, she compiled massive family history books on her Ainsworth, Shows, and Eubanks lines. She also published "The Ainsworth Trading Post," a genealogy newsletter whose old issues are still requested by people across the country. At the time of her death, she'd been working on her Dickinson and Eubanks lines.
Many may remember her years working at Morgan & Lindsey and T.G. & Y in Winnsboro. Though she worked full time, she still found time for her genealogy and traveled to other states to record tombstone information and gather stories from old timers. She also scoured the parish, with the help of her daughter-in-law Judy Ainsworth, Vernon's wife, and recorded all the cemetery records in her book, "Cemeteries of Franklin Parish: Public, Private, and Abandoned," which was published in 1985.
All her books were added to the genealogy collections in libraries across the country, from the Mormon Library in Utah to the New York City Public Library. In 2008, her last book "Memory Lane: My Sentimental Journey" by Mrs. Ainsworth and her daughter Joan Ainsworth Reeves was published.
Her parents John Lafayette Dickinson and Edna Stella Eubanks Dickinson preceded her in death, as did her husband.
Her survivors include children, grandchildren, great grandchildren along with many beloved nieces, nephews, and their families, on whose lives she made a positive impact.
Her children are: Vernon Ainsworth and his wife Judy of Delhi; Joan Ainsworth Reeves and her husband Larry of Richmond, Texas; and Johnny Ainsworth and his wife Gayle of Westcliffe, Colo. Her grandchildren are Vernon Lafayette Ainsworth II and his wife Brandy of Wisner; Joshua Joseph Ainsworth of Delhi; Adina Blake Reeves of Richmond, Texas; and Gunter Seth Ainsworth of Pueblo, Colo. Her great-grandchildren are: Christian Lafayette Ainsworth and Randall Paul Ainsworth of Wisner.
The family asks in lieu of flowers that donations be made for research into Parkinson's Disease from which Mrs. Ainsworth suffered.
Though she is gone, she'll live in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.
John 'Hinkey' Williamson
Funeral services for John "Hinkey" Williamson, 69, of Baskin, were held at Friendship Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, with Rev. Prentis Gandy, Rev. Buford Brady, and Rev. Justin Winstead officiating. Burial followed at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
Mr. Williamson was born July 19, 1940 in Baskin, and passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 at Richardson Medical Center in Rayville. He was a resident of Baskin, a cotton gin repairer, and a member of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his father, Virdus Williamson; mother, Leola "Sis" Williamson; brother, Jimmy Earl "Coochie" Williamson
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Audrey Taylor Williamson of Baskin; three daughters: Kathy McGurk and husband Buddy, Ann Stowe and husband David, Tammie Winstead and husband Jimmy, all of Baskin; the love of his life were all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren: randchildren: Joshua and Amy McGurk of Baskin; Justin and Kathryn Winstead of Monroe; Tabbatha and Luke Gandy of Mangham; Taylor Winstead, David Stowe Jr., Meaghan Stowe, Cody Stowe, and Nikki Stowe, all of Baskin; great-grandchilden: J. D. and Le Le McGurk; Chloe Gandy, and Little Jesse Winstead; a host of nieces, nephews, family, and good friends; five brothers: James Williamson and wife Joyce of Rayville; Charles Williamson and wife Martha, Buster Williamson and wife Pam, all of Baskin; Lynn Williamson and wife Sylvia of Rayville; Marvin Williamson and wife Hope of West Monroe; two sisters: Tilda Crabtree and husband Bobby of Mangham; Rudy Long and husband Buddy of Baskin.
Pallbearers were Buddy McGurk, Josh McGurk, David Stowe, David Stowe Jr., Jimmy Winstead, and Cody Stowe.
Honorary Pallbearers were James Williamson, Charles Williamson, Lynn Williamson, Marvin Williamson, Buster Williamson, Walter Taylor, Travis Taylor, Lewis Taylor, Van Dale Taylor, and David Taylor.
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