The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 3

I J-A Kritiav. Julv ltit THE SiiKEXFPOKT TIMES Charter Unopposed by Mayor DEAT Earlier this year Mayor Snyder sounded like a man ready to work for defeat of the charter after severely condemning certain sections. Some of his main objections centered around a provision requiring contractors working for the city to pay Louisiana's "prevailing wage scale" and another section giving the council powers similar to those of courts. Snyder, like commissioner Malcolm Hebert, declined to endorse the charter by taking a neutral stand. He also would not comment on how he will vote Aug.

17. "We don't need a fight ovw this charter at this time," commented the mayor "But I still don't believe the charter will solve all the city problems Snyder said most of the city ills, either under the commission form of government or an expanded council, ill only be solved by voters electing to office responsible and responsive public officials. Rosenthal, like Snyder, said in his endorsement last week he found certain sections of Times Alexandria Bureau ALEXANDRIA "Let the people make up their own minds," commented Mayor John K. Snyder in taking a stand this week not to oppose the proposed city charter that will be on the Aug. 17 primary ballot.

Last week the outspoken mayor said he would make a public statement before Aug. 1 about the document after councilman A. J. Rosenthal became the first of the three councilmen to back the charter. Rosenthal still holds that distinction.

hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in the Sullivan Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. L. A.

Reavis officiating. Burial will be in the Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Irvin Brun-son of Marshall, and Mrs. George Coleman of Clewiston, two sisters.

Mrs. Ha Young of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Myrtle Shelton of Gilmer; five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Williams of Yeadon. Pa and two grandchildren.

Edward Peteet MARSHALL, Tex. Edward L. Peteet, 63, of Marshall died Wednesday in a local hospital. Funeral services will held at 11 a m. Friday in the Sullivan Funeral Home chapel with the Rev.

Harvey Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Colonial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Peteet was a prominent Marshall attorney. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church and a mason.

Survivors include his widow; two sons, William E. Peteet of Denton and Allen C. Peteet of Marshall; a daughter, Martha Peteet of Dallas; a brother, Gordon Peteet of Shreveport; and two grandchildren. Sirs. J.

A. Tyler MARSHALL, Tex. Mrs. J. A.

Tyler, 88, of Marshall died Thursday in a local 64 years. She is a member of the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Tannehill of Urania; a brother, John Offerman of Baytown, and three grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. TEXAS Walter Williams SAN AUGUSTINE, Tex.

-Funeral services for Walter Williams, 90, of San Augustine will be held at 10 a m. Friday in the Wyman Roberts Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in the Chapel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Williams died Wednesday in the San Augustine Memorial Hospital following a long illness.

He was a native of the San Augustine County and a member of the San Augustine Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his widow; a son, Beeman MEIPEATQF A ELLJT! New Shipment Just Arrived! Save Over ty! the 31-page charter objectionable. But bwh men noted the charter fan be changed in the future. The charter would do away with the three-man council and replace it with a seven-man one and turn the day-to-day business over to the mayor. During the ps 10 years Alexandria voters turned down two attempts to change the form of government.

Former Mayor Edward C. Karst was one of the main promoters of the prent plan drawn up by a bluA. ribbon committee in 1973. Snyder also time during his announcement to take another shot at a group calling itself PeoplFor a Better Government. The group, headed by Afexandna Stock Broker Robert C.

Upton blasted the council earlier this year for not publishing the charter as the first step toward a public vote Snyder charged Upton had "political The charter, if it is passed by the voters, would not go into effect until 1977 when the terms of the present councilmen expire. SHREVE O.TY 065-63611' x-x; 9 P.M. Joe Walker MANSFIELD Joe Walker, 74, died Wednesday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Church of Christ of Zwolle with the Rev.

Shelton Berryman officiating. Burial in the Zwolle Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Luther Harvey of Fayetteville, a son, Lee Walker DeQuincy; 12 grandchildren, and 12 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Laura Woods of Pleasant Hill, and Mrs. Lee Devels of Dallas, Tex.

Sirs. Moreland HOMER Mrs. Chloe Moreland, 81, died Thursday in the Presbyterian Village in Homer. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Davidson Funeral Home chapel with the Rev.

Gerald Heskett officiating, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Easton. Burial will be in the Arlington Cemetery.

She was a native of Webster Parish and a member of the Claiborne Southern Methodist Church. Survivors include husband; a son, Robert W. Moreland of Homer; a daughter, Mrs. Irby Hightower, also of Homer; a brother, L. C.

Baired of Homer; a sister, Mrs. Betty Sale of Henderson, eight grandchildren, an three great -grandchildren. Sirs. Melissa Mayo BATON ROUGE Mrs. Melissa D.

Mayo, 85, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rabenhorse Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Douglas H. Ainsworth and the Rev.

Thomas E. Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs.

James M. Thomas of Shreveport, Mrs. Vernon W. Duncan, Mrs. Henry A.

Hillman, Mrs. Cecil C. Robinson, all of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Lewis E. Skains of Monroe; one sister, Mrs.

Sims Spikes of Montgomery; one brother, Wade W. Dyson of Tuscon, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was a member and minister of the Church of God in Baton Rouge. Sirs. Callie Pruett MONTGOMERY Mrs.

Callie B. Pruett, 87, died Thursday in an Alexandria nursing home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Pruett was a native of Winn Parish and a member of the Northside Baptist Chruch. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.

Friday in the Northside Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Mars Hill Cemetery in Montgomery under the direction of the Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Survivors are nieces and nephews. Sirs. Davidson RUSTON Mrs.

Leona O. Davidson, 87, died Wednesday at her residence after a long illness. Funeral services were held Thursday in the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer. Burial was in the Viena Cemetery. Mrs.

Davidson was a native of Davenport, Iowa and a resident of Lincoln Parish for FUNERAL SERVICES MRS. CORA CUMPTON 4 PM Friday Marshall Street Chapel MR GEORGE DUNCAN 10 A.M. Friday Marshall Street Chapel Greenwood Cemetery MISS NAOMI RUTH BRYAN 10 30 A.M. Friday Minden Chapel Gardens of Memory MR. EMILE ROTHENBURGER Plans Incomplete MR.

W. KIRKLAND 2:30 Saturday Marshall St. Chapel Greenwood Cemetery MR. JACK COLLINS 2:30 P.M. Friday Marshall St.

Chapel Interment Centuries Part MR. ROBERT E. CANTY 1 P.M. Friday Marshall St. Chapel Caston Cemetery Leesville, La.

MR. DAVID BARBER 10 A Saturday Marshall St CPel Forest Park Cewetery Rose-Heath FUNERAL HOME a son, B. A. Phillips Jr. of Shreveport; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a m. Saturday in the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Dr. D. L.

Dykes, pastor of First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Allea Phillips. Stephen Phillips, George Gray Bill Grey, Alvin Phillips and Mr. Byars.

Sirs. ELie Furrow Elsie Mar Furrow, 63, of 129 Archer died at 4 a.m. Thursday in Fairfield Hospital after a long illness. The Houston, native had lived in Shreveport for 25 years. She was a retired officer maaager for a consulting engineering firm.

Mrs. Furrow was a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church and the Shreveport Orchid Society. Survivors include her husband, John Furrow; her mother, Mrs. Elsie Stulting of Gaitherburg, Md a son, Doyle Cochran of Los Angeles, a daughter, Mrs. Johnelle Daniel of Glen Rock, N.J.; a sister, Mrs.

Myra Fincher of Gaitherburg; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Wellman's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. F.

Fife, pastor of John Calvin Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Robert E. Canty Funeral services will be conducted today at p.m. in the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose Neath Funeral Home for Robert E.

Canty, 71, of 822 Captain Shreve Drive, wfto died Wednesday at Highland Hospital after a long illness. A Shreveport resident for 30 years, he was a native of DeQuincy. He was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. He was a retired employe of Kansas City Southern Lines, serving as superintendent of the Louisiaaa-Arkansas Division at the time of his retirement. Survivors are his widow, Mrs.

Ada Canty; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Estes of Lake Charles and Mrs. Lula Turner of Leesville, and a brother, Arthur E. Canty of New Orleans. The Rev.

Truman Kerr of Broadmoor Baptist Church will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Castor Cemetery at Leesville. Ernest A. Obering Private graveside services were held Thursday in Forest Park Cemetery for Ernest A. Obering, 79, of Oklahoma City.

Burial was under the direction of Osborn Funeral Home. He was the father of Mrs. Alden Obering O'Brien of Shreveport. Mr. Obering.

a geologist and chairman of the board of Warrior Oil died Tuesday at his home in Oklahoma City. A native of Demopolis, he graduated first in his class at St. Bernard Preparatory School in Cullman, then went to Chicago University. At Chicago University he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and in 1922 was graduated with honors. He obtained his A.

degree from Stanford University in 1925. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in France and Germany after enlisting in 1917. Mr. Obering was employed by Shell Oil Co.

before entering business for himself. He was married to the former Helen Bailey of Clinton, and the couple's other children are William Murphy Obering and Joseph Bailey Obering, both of Denver, Colo. Memorial contributions may be made to Ernest Obering Scholarship Fund, St. Bernard College, Cullman. LOUISIANA Mrs.

L. J. Slurphy LAKE CHARLES -Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. John Lutheren Church for Mrs.

L. J. Murphy, 65, who died Wednesday in a local hospital following a short illness. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery under the direction of Hammer Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Fred Murphy and Jeff Murphy both of Lake Charles; ont daughter, Mrs.

Ronnie rush a of Lake Charles; one sister, Mrs. George Jinks of Lafayette; two brothers, the Rev. John H. Reese of Leesville and W. H.

Reese of Houston. Texas; and nine grandchildren. Jack H. Collins Jack H. Collins.

59, of 3157 Sumner died Thursday at 5:15 a in Willis Knighton Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of Springhill, Mr. Collins had resided in Shreveport for 40 years and was a retired engineer for Kansas City Southern Railway Co. He was a member of Mangum Memorial United Methodist Church and the Fair Park Masonic Lodge. Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 m.

in the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. The Rev. J. Henry Bow don Jr. of Mangum Memorial United Methodist Church will officiate and burial with Masonic graveside rites will be held in Centuries Memorial Park.

Survivors include his widow; two sons. Jack Frederick Collins of Haughton and Pat Collins of Huston; and four sisters, Mrs. C. A. Petty of Stamp, Mrs.

Sarah Poole of Shreveport, Mrs. Corinne Lindsey of Jena and Mrs. Horace Finn of Baton Rouge. Pallbearers will be J. W.

Dick, Sam Jones, Joe May, Woody Ford, Carlisle Chaner and Jake Thomas. David Barber Jr. David Benjamin Barber 45, died Thursday at 9:35 a.m. in the Guest House Nursing Home after a long illness. A former resident of Tuscaloosa, Mr.

Barber was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Hutzler, pastor of Brookwood Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Douglas Barber and Bradley Barber, both of Montgomery, a daughter, Mrs. Marlene Martin of Mobile, and a brother, Denny Barber of Shreveport. Pallbearers will be Percy Barber, Robert Barber, Joe Black Joe Black E. H.

Simmerman and Buddy Coco Mrs. Ivy Kirkland Mrs. Ivy Frances Kirkland, 93, of 3306 Boss, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at her residence after a long illness. A Shreveport resident since 1925, Mrs.

Kirkland was a member of Queensborough Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Stowell, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Neal and Miss Marie Kirkland, both of Shreveport; a sister, Mrs. Lela Gamble of Lake Charles; a brother, Conley Foster of Long Beach, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Watkins Neal, Wayne Neal, William B. Neal, Travis Neal, Johnny Stewart and Ben Schonfarber Sirs, B.

A. Phillips Mrs. B.A.Phillips 87, of 217 Bruce Ave. died at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Nurse Care Center after a long illness.

Mrs. Phillips was a native of Ruston but lived most of her life in Shreveport. She was a realtor. Mrs. Phillips was a member of First United Methodist Church the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chapter 237; Real Daughters of the Confederacy; Daughters of the American Revolution; the Real Estate Board and the Shreveport Bossier Board of Realtors.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. R. Bewley and Mrs. J. L.

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