The Town Talk from Alexandria, Louisiana • Page 14

Obituaries Obituaries Today's Funerals Allen, Susie, of Alexandria, 11 a.m., Second Bethlehem Baptist Church. Green, Willie, of Alexandria, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd. Lutes, Paul of Colfax, 4 p.m.,' Colfax Baptist Church. Mowad, Joe, of Oakdale, 2 p.m., Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Whaley, James, of Leesville, 10 a.m., Canaan Cemetery.

Melvin A. Baxley Melvin Anderson Baxley, 58, of Colfax died at 1 a.m. Sunday in Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital, Pineville. He was a retired logger and a veteran of the U.S.

Army. He was a native of Dry Prong. Survivors include his wife, Mary McGlothlin Baxley of Colfax; two sons, Leonard Melvin Baxley and Henry Eugene Baxley, both of Colfax; five brothers, Leonard Baxley and Larry Baxley, both of Colfax, Horace R. Baxley of Alexandria, Huey Baxley of Dry Prong and Waynon Baxley of Verda. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Tuesday in Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Lloyd Whitman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Alexandria. Friends may call after 10 a.m. today in the church.

Gertrude C. Lee LEESVILLE Services for Gertrude Cloessner Lee will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Pine Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Avon Cavanaugh officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson.

Mrs. Lee, 77, of Leesville died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria. She was a native and lifelong resident of Vernon Parish and a homemaker.

Survivors include one son, Lynn Jacob Lee of Carthage, Texas; one daughter, Lillian Trelvis Potter of Leesville; one brother, Fred Cloessner of Leesville; three grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Friends may call until 10 p.m. today in the funeral home and after 9 a.m. Tuesday in the church. Paul E.

Lutes Sr. COLFAX Services for Paul E. Lutes Sr. of Colfax will be at 4 p.m. today in Colfax Baptist Church with the Revs.

Thad Moore and John Harlan officiating. Burial will be in Colfax Cemetery under direction of Hixson Pineville. Lutes, 76, died at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rapides General Hospital, Alexandria. He was the retired owner and operator of a sand and gravel plant.

He was a member and deacon of Colfax Baptist Church, a member of Anchor Lodge No.261 Pollock, and he was a native of Lutesville, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Clara S. Lutes of Colfax; three sons, Paul E. Lutes Jr. of Houston, Judge Billy G.

Lutes of Colfax and John W. Lutes of Winnfield; one daughter, Mary Harlan of Pineville; one brother, Albert Lutes of Benton Harbor, 11 grand- Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville, children and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call until 2 p.m. today in the funeral home and after 3 p.m. today in the church.

Memorials can be made to Colfax Baptist Church or the Masonic Children's Home, Alexandria. Joe S. Mowad OAKDALE Services for Joe S. Mowad, the father of Oakdale Mayor George B. Mowad, will be at 2 p.m.

today in Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Soileau officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery under direction of Ardoin. Mowad, 86, of Oakdale died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday in Humana Hospital.

He was a Fourth Degree Knight of the Elizabeth Oakdale Council Chapter No.3534. He was also a charter member of the Oakdale Lions Club. He served on the city council for 16 years and was a pioneer business and civic leader of Oakdale and a member of the Woodman of the World. He was a longtime director of Oakdale Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include his wife, Mary Mowad of Oakdale; two sons, Anthony P.

Mowad and Dr. George B. Mowad, both of Oakdale; two daughters, Rosalie Mowad Karem and Moonlee Mowad Carol, both of Oakdale; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. James A. Whaley LEESVILLE Masonic graveside services for James A.

Whaley will be at 10 a.m. today in Canaan Cemetery under direction of Hixson. Whaley, 77, of Leesville died at 10:45 p.m. Friday in Byrd Memorial Hospital. He was a retired pipeline in spector, a U.S.

Army veteran and a native of McNeil, Ark. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Power of Lancaster, and Jimmie Jo Whaley of Pineville; one sister, Mary Newcomb of Tulsa, and two grandchildren. Funerals O.D. Cole Services for O.D. Cole were at 3 p.m.

Sunday in Lakeside Baptist Church, Pineville, with the Revs. Dudley Rutledge, Morris Goins and Bert Riddle officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Effie, under direction of Hixson Pineville. Pallbearers were Eugene McNeal, Kenneth Cole, Dale Tyler, Warren Garlington, Randy Morgan and Charles Garlington. Honorary pallbearers were the deacons of Lakeside Baptist Church.

Elresa Glynn Lincecum GEORGETOWN Services for Elresa Glynn Lincecum were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Georgetown Baptist Church with the Revs. W.D. Carson and J.D. Scott officiating.

Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville, under direction of Hixson Pineville. Pallbearers were Wade Cline, Warren Maxwell, Henry Maxwell, Richard Lofton, Mike Saucier and John T. Lincecum. Man Injured in Accident Listed in Stable Condition An Alexandria man was listed in stable condition Sunday in Rapides General Hospital following an accident Saturday night, a hospital spokesman said. According to Alexandria Police, Leland G.

Cole, 25, of 208 Mary Lane was injured when he drove east through the intersection of Glenmora Garbage Pickup Set Tuesday GLENMORA Garbage will be picked up on Tuesday this week in the town of Glenmora, according to J. Rax Garbage Disposal Service Inc. Weather Report You get the up-to-date weather report each day in The Town Talk. Monday, July 2, 1984 of Planning Division In City Rec Recommended by Committee Implementation of a Planning Division in Alexandria city government has been recommended by a special committee analyzing the needs of the city engineering office. The City Charter allows seven divisions, but only five now exist.

Implementation of the recommendation would mean a sixth division. The committee found that the engineering office has assumed the duties of a Planning Division. The engineering office, the committee said, should be concerned mainly with maintenance of documents, engineering (design, review, survey and inspection), consultant coordination and public services. Planning activities, the committee found, are burdensome on the office. The committee, which includes three councilmen, the city clerk, two division heads, three engineers and the city attorney, found that the engineering office is understaffed for its own purposes, much less the planning activities i it now oversees.

In a report submitted to the City Council and the administration, the committee said the major problem is that "the Engineering Department must serve the city as engineer, planner, administrator, surveyor, draftsman, inspector, enforcer and liaison to the city and its citizens. "The functions and activities that have come to be expected of the Engineering Department are too diverse and too numerous to be performed adequately or at all as the department is presently organized." The report noted that the Home Rule Charter allows the council to establish a Planning Division. The charter authorizes seven divisions legal, finance, public works, utilities, personnel, community services and planning. The Planning and Community Services divisions have never been implemented and their functions are under the Public Works Division. The committee said a Community Services Division would be in charge of recreation, parks and playgrounds, the zoo, community centers and the animal shelter.

As far as planning is concerned, the report said, "The Engineering Department has assumed the functions of the Planning Division. Elimination of these planning activities would allow the same personnel now in the Engineering Department to concentrate on engineering activities. "These planning activities cannot be eliminated. This alternative will require the activating of the Planning Division in some form and would allow for the separation of planning and engineering activities," the committee found. The committee recommended several functions to be under the Planning Division, including subdivision review, zoning responsibilities, permit granting and advice to citizens, the administration and the council on zoning, building and subdivision matters.

Motorcycle Accident Hurts Alexandria Man By Jim Leggett Town Talk Staff Writer An Alexandria man received moderate injuries when the motorcycle he was riding left the road and struck a fire hydrant, Alexandria Police reported. Police said Harvey M. Jeffcoat, 29, of 1212 Martha Lane was riding a Honda motorcycle north on Enterprise Road about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. A witness told police Jeffcoat came into a curve too fast and lost control.

The accident occurred about a mile north of U.S. Highway 1 North. Police said Jeffcoat was charged with failure to maintain control. He was treated in Rapides General Hospital and relased, a hospital spokesman said. Chestnut Man Killed in Accident CAMPTI A Chestnut man was ditch bank and rolled over.

The vekilled in a one-vehicle accident in hicle was driven by Stanley R. Natchitoches Parish near Campti Dortion, 36, of Campti, who was Sunday and a Campti man has charged with vehicular homicide been charged with vehicular homi- and driving while intoxicated, cide in connection with the ac- according to police. cident. Police said the vehicle, a 1979 Police said Ronnie G. Black, 43, Ford pickup, was traveling south of Chestnut died when the pickup on the highway and was in an S- truck in which he was riding left curve when it ran off the roadway.

the road on U.S. Highway 71 one- Police said Dortlon received mihalf mile north of Campti, struck a nor injuries. "The Planning Division would have additional activities once established," the report said. The functions recommended for transfer from the Engineering Department would remove a heavy workload. But, the report said, "It is also the committee's opinion that the Engineering Department is understaffed with or without the planning activities Engineering Department 1 function.

Removal of the planning activities will alleviate the Engineering Department understaffing situation but not eliminate it. "This department has managed to cope with the lack of personnel by addressing only priority or crisis situations (putting out fires) and ignoring or minimizing the day-to-day routine and maintenance activities. "As a result, the maintenance of documents, engineering, consultant coordination and public service functions have all suffered," the report said. Specific planning duties now conducted by the Engineering Department and recommended for the new Planning Division would be as follows: Review subdivision proposals for compliance with ordinances. Review and recommend the acceptance of subdivision plats.

Review building plans for compliance with zoning ordinances. Issue building, placement, driveway, sidewalk and project permits. Issue certificates of zoning compliance. Process applications for Zoning Commission. Process applications for adjustments and appeals for Board of Adjustments and Appeals.

Enforce ordinances pertaining to zoning and subdivision violations. Process applications for the abandonment acceptance of street and alley rights of way. Advise citizens, the administration and the City Council, as appropriate, of zoning, building and subdivision violations. Maintain records of all properties owned, bought and sold by the city. Provide street addresses for all new and existing improvements inside the city.

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