The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 14

zr 14-A THE SHREVEPORT TIMES Bicyde-Car Crash Hurts Goal Mine Probe -m Ends, i DEATHS second is Due JFiiaay one later in Washington -on the disasters. The leading theory atf'to'' the cause of the explosions. I'." has been the existence of a' potentially dangerous air- brake compressor, which might have kicked of sparks. Ignited methane gas in the mine, sparks could i'1 have triggered such a blast'. Roneal Lee, both of Bernice; three sisters, Mrs.

Jennie Shirey of Greenville, and Mrs. Irene Glover and Mrs. Myra Shirey, both of Bernice; and 12 grandchildren. Bonds Infant NATCHITOCHES -Katherine Joyce Bonds, 1-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence A. Bonds, died Friday. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Mora Cemetery, Mora, under the direction of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home with the Rev.

Frank Foret of-, ficiating. Other survivors include a sister, Christine Bonds of Natchitoches; a brother, Gregory Bonds of Natchitoches; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James O. Cruse of Santa Rosa, and paternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence E. Bonds of Gorum. of Lumberton; three daughters, Merrl Jo Taylor, Carrie Jennell Taylor and Jerrie Lynn Taylor, all of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Ruby Lois Gann of Vidor; and four brothers, Donald Glenn Taylor and Freddie Wilton Taylor, both of Lumberton, James Franklin Taylor of Vidor and Stephen Douglas Taylor of Hampshire.

Joseph Killgore HOUSTON, Tex. Joseph B. Killgore, 57, died Saturday. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Pat H.

Foley Chapel of the Gardens. Burial will be in Houston National Cemetery under the direction of Foley Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow; one son, Douglas Killgore of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. F. F.

Drewett of Lisbon, and Miss Margaret Killgore of Shreveport; and one brother, Herbert Killgore of Lisbon. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Incumbent atmosphere and Kentucky Mine Commissioner H. N. Kirkpatrick says it wont be opened until it is "completely and thoroughly safe.

"We really won't know what happened in either explosion until we can get back down there," Barrett said after an Interior Department panel which be headed concluded hearings last week in Whitesburg, about 20 miles from the mine. MESA researchers are reviewing testimony and proposals for safety procedures and recommendations for criminal prosecution are likely later this year. The Inteior Department hearings produced charges by Scotia employes and mine owners that MESA'S investigations ever since the first explosion which killed, miners was not thorough. Partally because of charges, Sen. Harrison Williams chairman of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, and Rep.

Carl Perkins, D-Ky, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, have scheduled two days of hearings one in Whitesburg this week and AXEARSSS RECOCTS IT LUST VaCFF Because of the great public response to Murphey's Rug Barn sale of, i first quality popularly, priced area rugs and pet remnants, Murphey's Rug Barn has decided to continue guaranteed first quality, rugs and remnants at tremendous savings. Your favorite styles and sizes of area rugs (including Oriental, Indian Primitive and conv temporary) are bought in( quantity from America's largest importers and manufacturers and will be priced at least under comparable retail, values. Murphey's Rug Barn, 6535 Line Shreveport, La. Adv. Resident, 7i A 71-year-old Shreveport bicycle rider suffered a fractured right leg Sunday morning when he collided with a car, police said.

Charles C. Lanning of 1023 Foster St. was listed in good condition at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital last night. According to police, the accident happened at Creswell Avenue and Wilkinson Street. Lanning, who was headed south on Creswell, was about to turn onto Wilkinson when he apparently darted in front of a car, police said.

Gary G. La Borde, 21, of 1620 Creswell was listed by police as the driver of the auto. No charges were filed in connection with the accident, according to officers. Crash Injures Local Youth, 19 Charles Wilson, 19, of 9442 Woodcrest suffered a fractured right leg Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car, police said. According to Officer B.

G. Smith, Wilson was travelling west in the 600 block of Woodmont Place when his cycle collided with a car being driven by Daniel Barr of 123 Oak Ridge. Barr was headed east on Woodmont, Smith said. Wilson was admitted to Schumpert Medical Center where he was to under surgery, a hospital spokesman said. CITY L-BRIEFS-i ACCOUNTANTS Officers and directors of the Shreveport Chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold their monthly board meeting at noon today at the Captain Shreve Hotel.

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Barrett, admin-strator for the Mining Enforcement Safety Admin-stration, says the cause of the explosions which claimed 26 lives March 9 and 11 won't be known until inspectors get back into the mine for an on-the-spot check. However, that won't be for several more weeks because the No. 1 seam of the Partridge mine with the bodies of 11 victims remains sealed. Tests are conducted nearly every day on the seam's Block in Belfast Gutted by Fire BELFAST, Northern Ireland (UPI) A fire caused by a bomb explosion gutted a city block of Belfast's main shopping thoroughfare Sunday. Incendiary devices planted on two floors of a department store on Royal Avenue touched off a fire just after midnight.

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She had been a resident of Shreveport since 1956 when she married Dr. J. C. Brierre. She was a native of Port au Prince, Haiti.

Mrs. Brierre was a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, St. Raphael's Guild, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. Peter Claver and the Les Dames Social Club. Survivors include her husband, Dr.

J. C. Brierre; four children, Monique Brierre, Michelle Brierre, Jean Joseph Brierre and Charles Henri Brierre, all of Shreveport; four sisters, Lyliane Beaulieu of Port au Prince, Gisele Noisy of Hastings, N.Y., Laura Tumier of Port au Prince, and Marie Claire Georges of New York City, N.Y.; and one brother, Raoul Riboul of Port au Prince. Pallbearers will be Dr. Fred Brown, F.

L. Fuller, Joe Daniel, Ivory Daniel, Taylor Dunlap and David Graham. Arrangements are under the direction of the Winn-field Funeral Home. LOUISIANA Josha S. Lee LEESVTLLE Josha Sanders Lee, 73, died Saturday.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today in Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby McCullough officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow; one son, Lynn Lee of Carthage, one daughter, Mrs.

Lillian Potter of Leesville; one sister, Mrs. Fred Clossner of Leesville; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Ola Snell ANACOCO Mrs. Ella Eveline Snell, 76, died Saturday.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today in Crystal Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Aubrey Boswell officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Survivors include one son, Wilbur Snell of Deer Park, one brother, Oliver Nelson of Pasadena, one sister, Mrs.

Ellen Langton of Anacoco; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Lynn Friday COUSHATTA Lynn Ferguson Friday of Chestnut died Sunday in the L. S. Huckabay Memorial Hospital in Coushatta after a sudden illness. He was 73.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Goldonna Assembly of God Church under the direction of the Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Weaver Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. A.

S. Davis, pastor of the Goldonna Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Bob White will assist. Survivors include Mr.

Friday's widow; two sons, Willard Friday of Coushatta and Julius, Friday of Shreveport; two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Lester and Mrs. Florence Rains, both of Chestnut; and one sister Mrs. Alma Thomas of Chestnut. He is also sur-vived by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren A Natchitoches Parish native, Mr.

Friday was a retired grocery store owner. He was a member of the Campti Masonic Lodge No. 360, and the Assembly of God. Eustace E. Lee HOMER Eustace E.

Lee, 71, of Bernice died Saturday. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Davidson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Barron and the Rev. Leo Beck officiating.

Burial will be in the Weldon Cemetery near Bernice. Survivors include his widow; three sons, Elwood Lee of Memphis, Millard Lee of Minden and Arnold Lee of two daughters, Mrs. Mollie Sue Gardner and Mrs. Carrie Edda Kinnison, both of Bernice; three brothers, David Lee of Spearsville and Raymond Lee and Ronald Thomas Funeral services for Ronald Clinton Thomas will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home.

A native of San Antonio, Tex. and a 23-year resident of Shreveport, Mr. Thomas, who resided at 1533 State died Sunday in Physicians Surgeons Hospital after a sudden illness. He was 45. Officiating at the services will be the Rev.

Michael W. Hudspeth, pastor of the United Pentecostal Church of Shreveport. Burial will be in the Macedonnia Cemetery in Bessemer, Ala. Mr. Clinton was employed as a technician for American Telephone and Telegraph Corp.

He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. He is survived by his widow; one son, Danny Ken-drick Thomas of South Carolina; and two daughters, Angela Thomas and Kin Thomas, both of Shreveport. Other survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.

P. Thomas of Minden, and two brothers, Ralph M. Thomas of Shreveport and Glen Thomas of Minden, and one grandchild. Pallbearers will be George Fairless, Bob Price, Charlie Cook, Crawford Roberts, Dale Brolist, Bell Stewart, Leroy Thompson and Tom Wilson. Fred Webster Fred G.

Webster, 70, of 2513 Douglas Bossier City died in Highland Hospital Saturday after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today in the Bossier City Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. S.

Kunz, pastor of the Im-manuel Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery. A resident of Bossier City for 25 years, Mr. Webster was born in Murphreesboro, HI. He was a retired safety engineer for Hartford Insurance Co.

and a member of the Airline Baptist Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bess Webster, and a half-brother, Charles Schart of San Antonio, Tex. Pallbearers will be Don Reeves, Charles Gegg, Joe Windham, August Marew, George Fink and Jim Tharp. Egan Gleason Funeral services for Egan Wilburn Gleason, 74, of 3525 Junior Place, will be held at 4 p.m.

today in the chapel of Osborn Funeral home. A resident of Shreveport for the past 50 years, Mr. Gleason died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in Willis-Knighton Hospital after a brief illness. He was a native of Alden Bridge and was the retired owner and operator of Egan's Body Works.

Mr. Gleason was a member of the Queensborough Baptist Church. Officiating for the services will be the Rev. David Jenkins, pastor of the Queensborough Baptist Church. He will be assisted by the Rev.

Richard Hainey, pastor of the Oakcrest Christian Church. Burial will be in Centuries Park. The family requests that any memorials be made to the Baptist Childrens Hpme in Monroe. Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary Dee Gleason, Mr.

Gleason's survivors include one son, Egan Ray Gleason of Dallas; one sister, Mrs. Cleve Love of Shreveport; and three brothers, Frank Gleason of Gloster, Virgil Gleason of Mooringsport and Alton Gleason of Odessa, Tex. Pallbearers will be J. P. Reavis, Jim Dockery, Roscoe Simmons, Walter Thompson, Elmer Harp, Kenny L.

Nash, Roy Evans and J. E. Norris. Mrs. Nicole Brierre A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.

today at St. John Berchmans Catholic Church for Mrs. Nicole Riboul Brierre, 43, of 2961 Poland. Burial will be in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery. Mrs.

Brierre died Friday at her residence after a vinassunuui TEXAS Earby Lagrone CENTER, Tex. Earby B. Lagrone, 66, died Sunday in Doctors' Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Mangum Funeral Home Chapel with Dr.

Jack Smith, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Powdrill Cemetery. Survivors include his widow; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Fason of Karnack; and four brothers, Calvin Ratcliff of Longview, Curtis Ratcliff of Norman, Howard Ratcliff of Waco and Printiss Ratcliff of Lan- caster. Mrs.

Mathews ST. AUGUSTINE, Tex. -Mrs. Annie Ophelia Mathews, 94, died Saturday. Services will be at 2 p.m.

today in Wyman-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. George Templeton officiating. Burial will be in Thomas Cemetery near St. Augustine. Survivors include four sons, Gilbert Mathews of St.

Augustine, Clarence Mathews of Corpus Christi, and Bernard Mathews and James Mathews, both of Houston; five daughters, Mrs. Hattie Casey of Beaumont, Mrs. Blanch Richey and Mrs. Beryl Lawton, both of Houston, Mrs. Vesta Davisson of Irving and Mrs.

Pauline Walsh of Kingsville; two brothers, Charlie Gilbert of Woodville and Clarence Gilbert of San Benito; 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. George Blackburn MARSHALL, Tex. -George G. Blackburn, 66, died Sunday. Services will be at 4 p.m.

today in the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Little and the Rev. L. A. Reavin Jr.

officiating. Burial will be in Grange Hall Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, John A. Blackburn of Marshall; and a sister, Mrs. Leo Scholtz of Marshall.

Ira Bradshaw CENTER, Tex. Ira Bradshaw, 60, died Saturday. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today in Mangum Funeral Home Chapel with Merle Bryant and Elton Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Survivors include his widow; a son, Kenneth Bradshaw of Houston; four daughters, Mrs. Judy Oswalt, Rhonda Bradshaw, Sonya Bradshaw and Lisa Bradshaw, all of Center; two sisters, Mrs. Vada Anthony of Center and Mrs. Glen Hollis of Hope, two brothers, Marvin Bradshaw and Hunter Bradshaw, both of Center; and six grandchildren. Allen Taylor HEMPHILL, Tex.

Allen Gerrell Taylor, 43, died Sunday. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clarence Howell officiating. Burial will be in Centerview Cemetery near Hemphill.

Survivors include' his mother, Mrs. Marie Taylor ii i.Vj 1 r.i "1 Sheriff Is Victor Times Newi Service NACOGDOCHES, Tex. -Nacogdoches incumbent Sheriff John Lightfoot easily outdistanced his opponent Cedis Weatherford for the Democratic nomination to the office of sheriff in Saturday's Democratic primary, according to unofficial returns. Lightfoot polled 5,862 in the Democratic primary compared to 1,794 for Weatherford. A court-at-law Judge Jack Yarborough defeated Nacogdoches attorney Ed Moore 4,737 to 2,559 in the race for court-at-law judge, the returns showed.

Incumbent county attorney Brian David defeated vTom Rorie by 5,071 to 2,279. There will be runoffs in two other contests in the county. For tax assessor collector there will be a runoff between Jim Crul and Patsy Cates while Billy Reneau and W. C. Sparks will be in a runoff for commissioner of precinct 1.

All other incumbents won handily. Smith Elected In Special Ballot Times News Service MERRYVILLE In a special election held in Mer-ryville Saturday Harman Smith was elected Ward 2 police juror, according to complete but unofficial returns. Smith polled 694 and his opponent Wilmot Kellogg received 577 in the runoff. The remaining term of the late Wade Cooley will be served by Smith. Arkansan, 22, Dies in Crash BEE BRANCH, Ark.

(AP) Kerry C. McKenzie, 22, of Gravesville was killed Sunday 2Vi miles south of here when his car ran off U.S. 65 and struck a culvert and a telephone pole, the State Police said. The traffic death was the 174 reported in Arkansas this year, compared with the same number oh this date in 1975. FUNERAL SERVICES MR.

HARRY J.WINTERTON i 3:30 P.M. Monday St. John's Catholic Church Interment Forest Park Cemetery MRS. MARY E. PRUNTY 9:30 A.M.

Monday St. Theresa's Catholic Church Interment Forest Park MR. LOYD DAVIS 3:00 P.M. Monday Graveside Services Forest Park West MR. CLINTON THOMAS 1:00 P.M.

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