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THIS WEEK EXTRA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1992 3B Mia The latest advances in the treatment of serious eye disorders offer new hope for thousands. Jr- ox He has subsequently undergone the same procedure on the other eye with similar good results. Dr. Ward: "You're so right. The public needs to be aware that there are many threats to vision which when detected early can be treated successfully today.

"Macular Degeneration is another example of an eye disease which can cause blindness. Today, we can usually arrest it with laser treatment. We are also having success in treating many other forms of vascular eye disease with lasers." Dr. Kirchner: "On the subject of cataracts, I'm really excited about the new generation of equipment for small incision cataract surgery which is now available. "As surgeons, we are truly fortunate that Doctors' Hospital has the Storz Premier Lt.

General Richard M. Hoban USAF Retired SHREVEPORT, LA Graveside services were conducted at Hill Crest Memorial Park, Hwy 80 East, Bossier CityHaughton for Lt. General Richard M. Hoban, 70, of Shreveport, Thursday, November 5, 1992 at 1 1 a.m. Officiating were Father Patrick Stephenson and Chaplain Robert Jemerson of Barksdale Air Force Base.

General Hoban began his 36 year Air Force career in 1940 when he joined the service as a private in Arkansas National Guard. He later became a command pilot and flew B52's. In 1973 General Hoban and his family relocated to the Shreveport-Bossier area where he assumed the position of Commander of the 2nd and 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base until retiring in 1976. During his career he received many decorations which included the Distinguished Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Commendation Medal, and a Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Northern Michigan University. General Hoban is survived by his wife of 48 years, Alene Hoban; two daughters, Virginia Hoban Lewis of Orange County, Ca.

and Deborah Hoban Brackeen of Ogden, Utah; one son, Richard Matthew Hoban III of Shreveport; one sister, Mary Gentry of Little Rock; one brother, William Hoban of Cookeville, and several nieces and nephews. Full military honors were provided by Barksdale Air Force Base. Robert J. McKinney SHREVEPORT, LA Graveside services for Robert J. McKinney, 81, were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 1992 at Forest Park West.

Officiating was Rev. Dennis Anger, pastor of the Church of God, Atlanta, Texas. Visitation was from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wellman Funeral Home.

Mr. McKinney died Tuesday, November 3, 1992 at Willis Knighton Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was a resident of Shreveport for 20 years and was a member of the Church of God. Mr. McKinney was a veteran of World War II and a mason for over 50 years.

Survivors include one son, Bob G. McKinney of Houston, Texas; three step-sons, Louie Smith and Billy Frank Smith both of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Blake Smith of Memphis, one step-daughter, Wanda Moss of Edna, Texas; several nieces and nephews. Wellman Funeral Home 221-7181 Rufus Frank Raley HALL SUMMIT, LA Services for Rufus Frank Raley, 87, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 1992 at the Social Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Davis officiating, assisted by Rev. Billy Smithart.

Burial was in the Social Springs Cemetery under the direction of Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home of Coushatta. Mr. Raley died Tuesday, November 3, 1992 following a short illness. He was a retired school bus driver and farmer. He was preceded in death by one son, Trennis Shelton Raley.

Survivors include his wife, Mae Ethel Braswell Raley of Hall Summit; two daughters and sons-in-law, Edwina and Jimmie Riddle of Pine Bluff, and Tommie Sue and Ray C. Hudson of Shreveport; one daughter-in-law, Carolyn S. Raley of Minden, La. two sisters, Chloe Rawls of Shreveport and Billie Dubois of Coushatta; five grandchildren, two step grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and seven step great-grandchildren. Mrs.

Eva Mae Cooke Burrows SHREVEPORT, LA Services for Mrs. Eva Mae Cooke Burrows, 84, were held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, November 6, 1992 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating was Dr. Robert Brewer with Southern Hills Church of Christ. Burial was at Forest Park West.

Visitation was from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Burrows died Tuesday, November 3, 1992 after a brief illness.

She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, was a former resident of Alexandria, La. and had resided in Shreveport for four years. Mrs. Burrows was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Manley Burrows; and a sister, Eleanor Cooke.

Survivors include one daughter, Carol Durham and husband, Billy J. of Shreveport; one granddaughter, Susan Louise Durham; one step grandson, James Brian Durham and wife, Valerie and their children, Tory and Tyson Durham; one sister, Mae Chute, Capitola, CA; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were great nephews. The family suggests memorials may be made to Christian Homes, 9080 Southwood Drive, Shreveport, LA 71118. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside Chapel 687-1256 Dea.

Sanders "Sweet" Miles SHREVEPORT, LA Services for Dea. Sanders "Sweet" Miles, 85, were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, November 4, 1992 at the Midway Baptist Church No. 2. Officiating was Rev. M.

B. Bass. Interment was at Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of J.S. Williams Funeral Home. Dea.

Miles died Thursday, October 29, 1992 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Metcalf, He was a loyal and dedicated member who faithfully served in various capacities of the Midway Baptist Church until death. He was ordained as deacon under the leadership of the late Rev. W. J.

Jones. He served as Superintendent of Sunday School for 42 years, was church secretary, first chairman of the Trustee Board and Board of Christian Education. He was involved in organizing the Progressive Benevolent Soci-, ety and the Midway Day Care Center. He served in the United States Army during World War II, He was affiliated with the Israel Lodge No. 138.

He was treasurer for the 13th District Association for 22 years. Mr. Miles was employed by the National Federation of Government Employees, Bossier Base after 31 years of service. Dea. Miles was preceded in death by his parents, the late Elbert Miles and Mattie Coleman; his brother, James Miles; sisters, Sarah Miles Hollingsworth and Perrena Miles Dunn; two step-daughters, Effie Robinson and Sarah Wheeler.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sarah Wheeler Miles; god daughter, Gerrell Faye Rogers and her husband, David Rogers and her son, Theophilus Rogers of Shreveport; one brother, Walter T. Miles of Bakersfield, one sister, Clara Erwin of Midland, Texas; 11 nephews, Sanders Roberson of San Francisco, Elbert Roberson, Blanchard Hollingsworth, Ben Dunn, Adolphus Hollingsworth, Ronnie Miles, Nathaniel Miles, James Miles, Carlton Keith Miles and John Lee Miles of Shreveport, Welton Lawrence Miles of Los Angeles, 12 nieces, Lillie Cummlngs, Doris Mosley, Delores Hines, Mattie Pearl Brown, Gloria Scott, Josephine Phillips. Patricia Johnson, Sharon Lattier, Toby Donnell and Norietta King of Shreveport, Lucille Johnson of Carolyn Sharp of Los Angeles, Ca. Pallbearers were nephews. Honorary pallbearers were deacons of Midway Baptist Church No.

2. Visitation was at the church from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until time of service. Dr. Gary K.

Brashier SHREVEPORT, LA Services for Dr. Gary K. Brashier, 55, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 1992 at the Fairview Church of Christ in Marion, La. Officiating was Wayne Fussell. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Kilpa-trick Funeral Home of Farmerville.

Dr. Brashier died Monday, November 2, 1992 at the Doctors Hospital in Garland, Texas after a lengthy illness. He was Professor of Chemistry at LSU in Shreveport and Bossier Parish Community College. He was a former resident of Marion, a graduate of Marion High School, graduate of Northeast Louisiana University and LSU Graduate School. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the American Chemical Society and the American Rose Society where he was a member and former president.

He was a member of the Midway Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tara Jan Brashier. Survivors include one daughter, Pamela Brashier Holmes of Garland, Texas; one son, Bennett Brashier of Tulsa, three sisters, Mrs. Wil-lard Taylor, Janelle Brashier and Gayle Maki all of Marion, one brother, Clyde Brashier of Madison, So. Dakota; nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that any planned memorials be sent to the Dr. Gary K. Brashier Scholarship Fund at LSU-S, One University Place, Shreveport, La. 71115 do, Leonard Selber. William Bruce Beckham HAYNESVILLE, LA.

Funeral services for William Bruce Beckham, 28, were held Tuesday, November 3, 1992 at the First Baptist Church of Haynesvitle at 2 p.m. Officiating was Dr. Mickey Hawkins with Bro. Bill Hines assisting. Burial was in the Old Town Cemetery in Haynesville.

Visitation was at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home in Coushatta, La. Monday, November 2 until 3 p.m. The body was in state at Bailey Mortuary in Haynesville Monday from 6 p.m. until service time Tuesday. Mr.

Beckham died suddenly Saturday, October 31, 1992 in Dallas, Texas. Survivors include his wife, Francy Sutherlin Beckham of Farmers Branch, Texas; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Beckham of Haynesville; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Mike Materne of Slidell, three nieces, Manda Materne, Megan Matern and Mallory Matern, all of Slidell. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Recently, Dr. Jim Ward, Dr. Bruce Henderson and Dr. Randall Kirchner, three of Shreveport's prominent eye surgeons, talked about these advances and the re sults you can expect. Dr.

Kirchner: "As Eye Surgeons, I'm sure we all feel fortunate to be practicing at this time of great advance ment in eye care. Because of these advancements, the inci- Dr. James Ward, specializes in laser surgery and diseases of the retina. dence of blindness has been greatly reduced in the United States." Dr. Henderson: "I couldn't agree more.

Last Fall, I was consulted by a Texarkana Ophthalmologist to assist in the treatment of one of his patients. This patient's glaucoma was advanced and his vision was severely threat ened. "Although he was on maximum medications and had already undergone laser treatment for glaucoma, pressures in his eyes were uncontrolled. Further permanent visual loss was nevitable unless these pres sures could be lowered. "He also had moderately advanced cataracts which de creased his central vision.

Since glaucoma surgery alone would not solve his cataract problem and since cataract surgery in the pres ence of uncontrolled glaucoma would be haz ardous, I performed a cataractimplant procedure combined with a glaucoma drainage procedure on one eye. This involved only one surgical procedure. "After surgery, we used special medication designed to interfere with scarring and increase the success of the glaucoma portion of the procedure. "Pressure was controlled and he had a marked improvement in central vision. Teresa Olene Steward BOSSIER CITY, LA Memorial se vices for Teresa Olene Steward, were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, No- vember 7, 1992 at Boone Funeral Home Chapel.

Officiating was Dr. Jim Nunnelee, pastor of the Bellaire Baptist Church. 'Z Mrs. Steward died Thursday, No; vember 5, 1992 in a Bossier hospitals She was born in Hornsby, was; a retired Registered Nurse at the Willis -Knighton Medical Center, was a mem-, ber of the LIHA Indian Association of Folsom, La. and the Twin Eagles Inter- tribal Association of Bossier City.

Mrs. Steward was a member of the Bellaire Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Paul W. Steward of Bossier City; three daughters, Delilah (Dell) Savage of Minden, Charlotte Trautmann of San Antonio, Texas and Teresa Dawn Nelson of Walker, one son, Mark Ferguson of Bossier City, two step- daughters, Rebecca Ferguson of' Bossier City and Judy Wright of Tyler, Texas; two sisters, Peggy Sires of Bossier City and Sue Theobald of Mill-ington, four brothers, James Cox of Siberton, Eugene Cox of Garland, Ricky Cox of Coving-; ton, Tenn. and Billy Cox of grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

She was loved, by many and will be missed by all. The family requests memorials to the LIHA Indian Association. 33210 Bostick, Walker, La. 70788. Mrs.

Mae Schmidt MANSFIELD, LA Graveside services for Mrs. Mae Schmidt, 87, of Mansfield, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 1992 in Highland Cemetery. Dr. George Har-buck, Minister of Visitation at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield officiated.

The family received friends at Rose-Neath's Mansfield Chapel from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, November 3. Mrs. Schmidt died Sunday, November 1. 1992 in the Mansfield Nursing Center.

She was born in Beauregard Parish, La. She was retired after many years of operating Mansfield Service Drugs. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mansfield. Mrs. Schmidt was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore William Schmidt.

She is survived by daughters, Theo Schmidt Copeland and husband, Nile of Houston, TX, Patricia Schmidt Malcolm and husband, Guy of Sunnyvale, CA; one sister, Inez Hataway and husband, Leo of Gonzales, LA; one brother, Cook Frazar and wife, Boofie of DeRidder, LA; grandchildren and their spouses: Kenneth and Sara Copeland of Riverside, David and Melanie Copeland, Robert Copeland, Jennifer Copeland, all of Houston, TX; Bill and Severina Malcolm of Los Demas, CA, Mary and Scott Walberg of Sunnyvale, CA; great-grandchildren, Bradley and J. D. Copeland, Ashley and Natalie Malcolm, and Bill and John David Walberg. Pallbearers were Joe B. Schmidt, Judson Shook, Lowell Schmidt, Bill Malcolm, Guy Malcolm, Nile Copeland, and Ken Copeland.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home Mansfield Chapel, 1-872-4660 Mrs. Patsy Crowder Barnes SPRINGHILL, LA. Funeral services for Mrs. Patsy Crowder Barnes, 57, of Columbus, Ohio, and a former resident of Dallas, Texas, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 1992 at the Bailey Mortuary Chapel in Springhill with Dr.

Edward Thomas officiating. Burial was in the Forest Grove Cemetery near Taylor, Arkansas. Mrs. Barnes, a native of Taylor, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 1992, in Columbus, Ohio. She was a member of the Methodist Church and a Certified Public Accountant.

She is survived by one daughter, Janie Trocino of Seattle, Washington-three sons, Bobby Barnes of Fort Worth, Texas, David Barnes of Austin, Texas and Richard Barnes of Portland, Oregon; one brother, Charles Crowder of Shreveport; and six grandchildren. Mrs. Rosie Hartman SHREVEPORT, LA. Mrs. Rosie Hartman died at LSU Medical Center on November 2, 1992 of a lengthy illness.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Centuries, Memorial Park. Officiating was Bro. C.L. Bourn, pastor of Greenwood Hills Baptist Church.

She was a member of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Hartman was a native of Bradley, Arkansas and a resident of Shreveport for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her father, L. E.

Wyatt, Sr. and her mother, Mable Cook. She is survived by one son, Eric Hartman and his wife Tina; her stepmother, Victoria Wyatt; brothers, L.E.. Wyatt, Jr. and James Leo Wyatt; and three grandchildren, Lisa, Ricky and David Hartman.

Pallbearers were Arlie Daily, Sonny Mladan, Randy Mason, R.V. Hadwin, Bryon Noble and Robert Moody. Osborn Funeral Home 865-8426 "I recently heard from his referring ophthalmologist who told me that the patient was continuing to do quite well and was very happy not only with his increased vi sion but with his ability to stop glaucoma drops after the surgeries." Dr. Ward: "I certainly agree that state-of-the-art eye surgery has markedly reduced loss of vision. Doctors' Hospital provides an example of this state-of-the-art care.

"I subspecialize in retinal diseases of the eye. Laser technology has greatly diminished loss of vision from such eye diseases as diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. "Recently, I saw a young man who had had diabetes from childhood. He had begun to have bleeding inside his eye, caused by the growth of new blood vessels in the eye. As you know, these new vessels are very fragile and tend to bleed.

Using extensive laser treatment we were able to stop the bleeding and prevent future bleeding. "I'm delighted to tell you that he has 2020 vision today and is able to work full time. Such results are most gratifying." Dr. Bruce Henderson, a nationally-published glaucoma specialist. Dr.

Henderson: "Laser technology has greatly benefited my glaucoma patients. lean use the dye laser at Doctors' Hospital to treat several types of glaucoma. "The treatment techniques are painless and have a high degree of success. "The public needs to be aware that glaucoma, especially when detected early, can usually be stabilized prior to marked visual loss." -w ..15 Loom auoiSQ Dr. Randall Kirchner, cataract surgeon and diabetic retinal disease specialist.

Phacoemulsifier available for our use. "Phacoemulsification surgery usually allows for rapid recovery for the patient and no-stitch type incisions. "I recently examined an active surgeon who was losing his eye sight due to cataracts. Understandably, he feared he would have to stop his surgical practice unless his vision could be restored. "Using the advanced technique of phacoemulsification and no-stitch type incision with today's wonderful implants, this surgeon's vision was so well restored that he was able to resume his surgical schedule within days of his outpatient operation.

"Rapid recovery and excellent vision are obtainable for the majority of our patients with these new techniques. I am very excited about the future for eye care." This important message was brought to you by Doctors' Hospital of Shreveport We remind you, take good care of your eyes. ii-' "MM 'Xt 'AiAW.

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