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The Town Talk, Alexandria-Pineville" La. D-2 Monday, January 24, 1994 Obituaries Ima Case of Grayson, Marjorie Keene of Tullos, and Evelyn Roller of Norman, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bobby Joe Mercer, Benny Ray Cruse, Ray Pace, Darrell Dfelcoure, Oscar Head and Joe Fore. Friends may call from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.

tdrlay and from 9 a.m. until noon Tuesday in the funeral home. James C. Hennington DERIDDER Services for James Cletus Hennington will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hixson Bros, with the Revs.

Mickey Parsley and Wayne Kite officiating. Burial will be in Beauregard Cemetery. Hennington, 83, of DeRidder died at 3 a. mi Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Beauregard Memorial Hospital.

He retired after 30 years of service with International Paper Co. and was a Fort Polk clerktypist for 12 years. He was a member of Ludington Baptistxjhurch, DeRidder. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Hennington of DeRidder; one Jimmy Hennington of Petal, two daughters, Dorothy Mulig of Bossier City and Velma Gail Kite of Pineville; one brother, Chester Hennington of Quitman, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 10 a.m.

today 'until time of services Tuesday in the funeral home. Hazel J. Nixon OBERLIN Services for Hazel J. Nixon; will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Revs.

James C. Skinner and Jerry Hoffpauir officiating. Burial will be in Fellowship Methodist Church Cemetery, Hineston, under direction ofArttoin. Mrs. Nixon, 81, of Oberlin died at 5:15 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge. She was a member of Eastern Star and First United Methodist Church, Oberlin. She was a former district deputy.

Survivors include her husband, Cart Nixon of Oberlin; one daughter, Pat Riggleman of Baton Rouge; one brother, Shelby B. Johnson of Hineston; three sisters, Geraldine Shaw of Hineston, Venita LeBlanc of Alexandria, and Sylvia Armstrong of White Deer, Texas; three grandchil-' dren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.

until 11 a.mj Tuesday in the funeral home and from noon until time of services Tuesday in the church. Shiela R. Johnston BUNKIE Services for Shiela Rooks Johnston will beat 11 a.m. Tuesday in Little Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. Melvin Jackson Church with the Rev.

Shelton Fabre officiating. Entombment will be in the church mausoleum under direction of Rabenhorst. Pourcy, 62, of Baton Rouge died at 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in' his residence.

0 K' He was a native of ile was a retired LSU Survivors include his Pourcy of Baton Rouge; sons and tine daugher; sisters and one brothep and grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Danny Jeansonne, Julius Jeansonne, Girard Jeansonne, Floyd Jeansonne, J.D. French and Eugene Bates. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the church.

Elizabeth O. Toombs WINNFIELD Services for Elizabeth Odessa Toombs will be at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Southern with the Rev. Donald Wright officiating. Burial will be in Zion Primitive Church Cemetery, Jonesboro.

Mrs. Toombs, 81, of Georgetown died Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, in Hardtner Medical Center, Urania. She was a member of Zion Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include one son, Gus Williams Toombs of Atlanta, two daughters, Billie Lou Hammett of Arcadia and Elanie Risher of Shreveport; her mother, Francis Pope Hamer of Georgetown; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Louisiana Baptist Children Home, Monroe. Funerals Ricky Lemoine SIMMESPORT Services for Ricky Lemoine were at 2 p.m.

Sunday in Christ the King Catholic Church with the Rev. Wilbur Cloutier officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Mansura. Pallbearers were Lawrence Lemoine Michael Lemoine, Terry Bordelon, Donald Bordelon Clayton Barbin, David Vead and Tommy Mitchell. Eloise G.

Thornton Services for Eloise Gandy Thornton were at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hixson Bros, with Drs. Larry Taylor and Lee Weems officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville. Pallbearers were Thomas Davis, Bob Corley, Bob Belk, Hilton McCrory, Robert Bolton and Neal Fisackerly.

died at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 1994, in her residence. She was a native of Simmesport. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Bordelon of Knoxville, and Rebecca Starnes of Sumter, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

A wake will be at 7 p.m. today in the church. Friends may call from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.

until time of services Tuesday in the church. Bernice H. Doffitt CLARKS Services for Bernice Honeycutt Doffitt will be at 2 p.m. today in Clarks Baptist Church with the Revs. Ed Cotten and Claudie; Jenkins officiating.

Burial will be in Old Bethel Cemetery under directio of Riser Son, Columbia. Mrs. Doffitt, 89, of Clarks disd Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Citizens Medical Center, Columbia. She was a member of Cla-rks Baptist Church and a homemaker Survivors include one brot'ner, Claude Honeycutt of Monroe; oroj sister, Mary Bradshaw of Monroe; four grandchildren, five great-gram ichil-dren and one great-great-grandc hild.

Pallbearers will be Bill aylor, Charles Taylor, Robbie Taylor, Aubrey Peterson, Ruben La ne and Reggie McDaniel. Maria Ghica Memorial services for Maria Ghica will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Hixson Pine ville. Mrs. Ghica, 73, of Pinevi lle died at 7:15 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 2'i, 1994, in Heritage Manor Nursing I lome No. 2, Alexandria. Survivors include on son, Dinu Ghica of Queens, N.Y.; ar id one grandchild. Friends may call fr om 6:30 p.m.

until time of services in the funeral home. Memorials may made to the charitable organization of the donor's choice. Mary Hall GRAYSON Se rvices for Mary Eltie Elliott Hall will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Grayson United Methodist Church with the Revs. Brad Yonley and Cjharles Lu trick officiating.

Burial vrill be in Welcome Home Cemetery under direction of Riser Son, Coli jmbia. Mrs. Hall, 8 9, of Grayson died Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, in Caldwell Memorial Hosr lital, Columbia. She was a member of Grayson United Metho dist Church.

She was a retired schoo'iteacher, having worked in the Caldw all Parish school system. Survivor include two sons, J. Herman Ha 11 of Columbia and Mason E. Hall of four sisters, Claur" lia McRee of Bossier City, ing. Burial will be in Old Cypress Cemetery.

Mrs. Martin, 75, of DeRidder died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, in Beauregard Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Rosepine and a retired U.S.

government employee. Survivors include her husband, Frances A. "Jack" Martin of DeRidder; one daughter, Sybil M. Ladner of Erath; two brothers, Vernon Goins of Groves, Texas, and Arvel Goins of DeRidder; three sisters, Charlene Goins and Freida Goins, both of Shreveport, and Jessie Lee Yowell of Sulphur; and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 11 a.m.

until 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, Monroe. Steven R.

Ortego BUNKIE Services for Steven Ray Ortego will be at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Melancon with the Rev. Charles Bigner officiating. Burial will be in Pythian Cemetery. Ortego, 31, of Valdosta, died at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 1994, from injuries received in a truck-train accident in Valdosta, Ga. He was a former resident of Bunkie and a construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Marsha Stone of Nashville, two daughters, Joslyn Cooper of St. Landry and Natalie Mouliere of Walker; one brother, Gene Raymond Ortego of Bunkie; one sister, Annette Ortego of Bunkie; and his mother, Mary Lee Ortego of Bunkie.

Friends may call until time of services today in the funeral home. Eugenie H. Packer SOUTH WEYMOUTH, Mass. Services for Eugenie Helen Packer will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Shepherd Chapel.

Burial will be in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, under direction of Escude, Cottonport, La. Mrs. Packer, 81, of East Weymouth, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, in Bunkie General Hospital, Bunkie, La.

Survivors include her husband, Ronald Packer of East Weymouth, three sons, Kenneth Packer of Marshfield, Raymond Packer of East Weymouth, and Douglas Packer of Medford, one daughter, Patricia Hammarstrom of Cottonport; one sister, Barbara Finn of Boston, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Louis Pourcy BATON ROUGE Services for Louis "Buddy" Pourcy will be at noon Tuesday in St. George Catholic officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Progressive. Mrs.

Johnston, 30, of Austin, Texas, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 1994, in South Austin Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, Curtis Johnston of Austin, Texas; two sons, Earl Wallace Johnston and Taylor Johnston, both of Austin, Texas; her mother, Annie F. Rooks of Enid, two brothers, Earl W.

Rooks III of Enid, and James Rooks of Baton Rouge; one sister, Zandra Collins of Austin, Texas; one foster sister, Beverly Coutee of Alexandria; and her maternal grandmother, Rosetta Frazier of Bunkie. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the church. Lucien A. Jones Sr.

LONGVILLE Services for Lucien A. Jones Sr. will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Shelton officiating.

Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery under direction of Beauregard-Vernon, DeRidder. Jones, 83, of Longville died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23 1994, in Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, Lake Charles. He was a retired school bus driver with the Beauregard Parish School Board, a carpenter and a farmerrancher.

Survivors include two sons, Lucien A. Jones Jr. and Thomas W. Jones, both of Longville; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 p.m.

today until time of services Tuesday in the church. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Longville. Harry M. Juneau Jr. MANSURA Services for Harry M.

Juneau Jr. will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Russell Lemoine officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Escude. Juneau, 38, of Mansura died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in his residence. He was a native of Baton Rouge.

He was a claims clerk at Four Rivers Home Care, Pineville, and a cattleman. He was a member of the Avoyelles Cattlemens Association. Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Juneau of Mansura. Friends may call from 8 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral home.

Bernice Martin DERIDDER Services for Bernice Martin will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Beauregard-Vernon with the Rev. Mickey Parsley officiat Today's Funerals Bessonett, Nelle, of Pineville, 2 p.m., Hixson Bros. Doffitt, Bernice, of Clarks, 2 p.m., Clarks Baptist Church. Gentry, Elizabeth, of Indianapolis, 2 p.m., Stirling-Gerber, Indianapolis, Ind.

Juneau, Harry of Mansura, 10 a.m., St. Paul Catholic Church. LaCaze, Ezell, of Montrose, 10 a.m., St. Augustine Catholic Church, Melrose. Lavalais, Chester, of Marksville, 10 a.m., Holy Ghost Catholic Church.

Ortego, Steven, of Valdosta, 10 a.m., Melancon, Bunkie. Poole, Belle, of Columbia, 10 a.m., Riser Son. Pratt, Paul, of Natchitoches, 10 a.m., Blanchard-St. Denis. Toombs, Elizabeth, of Georgetown, 10 a.m., Southern, Winnfield.

Williams, Louis, of DeRidder, 2 p.m., Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Rosepine. Nelle Bessonett Services for Nelle Bessonett will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Hixson Pineville, with the Rev. Jimmie Pyles officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Bessonett, 79, of Pineville died at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Rapides General Hospital, Alexandria. She was member of First United Methodist Church, Pineville.

She was a retired pharmacist, having worked at Pearson Drugs and Owl Pharmacy. Survivors include two sons, John P. Bessonett of Baton Rouge and Bruce R. Bessonett of Jones, one sister, Ottie Bradford of Alexandria; and four grandchildren. Friends may call from 8 a.m.

until time of services today in the funeral home. Fred Blaisdell Fred Blaisdell, 82, of Libuse died at 2:07 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, in Rapides General Hospital, Alexandria. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hixson Pineville.

Lois A. Bordelon SIMMESPORT Services for Lois A. Bordelon will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Christ the King Catholic Church with the Rev. Wilbur Cloutier officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Escude, Mansura. Mrs. Bordelon, 72, of Alexandria Risk England panel mulls possible suit in secret the home school. "We address the individual's strengths and weaknesses," Fontenot said. "We stress to the student to work as hard as he can in all of his classes." ACE students take the California Achievement Test at the beginning of the school year to determine their grade level performance.

They take the CAT again at the end of the year as part of the "graduation requirement" to advance to ninth grade. "If they score satisfactorily on the CAT, pass all academic courses, have an acceptable discipline and attendance record, they are promoted to the ninth grade," Fontenot said. GED students take the CAT early in the year and again at mid-term to check their progress. Those tests were given this past Thursday and Friday. Students scoring satisfactorily on the CAT are eligible to take the GED test to get their high school equivalency degree.

The students have six hours of instruction a day three in academic subjects and three in vocational subjects. The school has received a special waiver of the physical education requirements. ACE has seven vocational courses: nursing assistant and geriatric aide, woodworking, basic welding, automotive technician, basic electricity, keyboarding and word processing. There are three GED teachers, two teaching two three-hour blocks of classes and one teaching one three-hour block. In addition to instructional personnel, there are four guidance counselors to serve the 160 students.

Two professional consultants alternate on Fridays conducting group sessions on self-motivation, problem-solving, peer pressure and other topics. Once a month the consultants conduct a workshop for parents on dealing with parent-teen problems. Along with academics, vocational and counseling services, the school has a growing relationship with area businesses. Several businesses now send employees to the school to talk with students, arrange field trips to their businesses and discuss with school officials the ways the school can better prepare students to work in the available businesses in Evangeline Parish. Mrs.

Soileau said most of ACE's faculty and staff are paid out of the parish's Minimum Foundation Program allotment and local taxes, just like any other school. "I use our federal grant to pay for the extras, such as the consultants and four guidance counselors," she said. "We need that many counselors for this particular school because of the problems these students have and have had." 't The grant was also used to purchase much of the vocational ed equipment, computers for each academic class and other supplies. Computers are being added to the vocational courses this year. The federal grant is about $400,000.

In addition to that grant, ACE receives a Job Training Partnership Act grant of about $90,000. Mrs. Soileau said she will be looking for alternative sources of funding to replace the federal grant when it expires next year. "I don't think the School Board will allow the program to drop," she said. "It is too needed and too successful.

I don't think the "parents would let it be dropped." fl Continued from D-l Vocational schools. "Because of ACE, these students have a second chance and a whole new outlook on the world," Mrs. Soileau said. Mrs. Soileau said ACE students are not special education students.

A major reason she wanted to take the alternative program from the home schools was because other students would make fun of the alternative program students. "We could spend a week building up their self-esteem, letting them know that they can and would succeed, that they have value and that we love them, but all of that would be blown away by just five minutes with a peer saying, 'Oh, you go to the dummy "These are students who fell behind in school," she said. "Because they were slower and older and bigger than the other students, the teachers pushed them to the back of the room and basically forgot them. "Why did they fall behind? It could have been a bad teacher, or lack of parental support at home, or any number of reasons," she said. ACE Principal Paul Roy Fontenot, who had been principal of the Career Development Center, said he is pleased with the new program and the faculty.

"The alternative programs are different from the regular education process, but the goals are the same." Fontenot said. "They come to us in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade," he said. "Because of their age and their size, they stand out among their peers at By Jim Leggett Staff reporter The England Authority spent almost two hours in closed session Thursday to discuss a "threatened lawsuit" by an accountant apparently alleging racial discrimination in her termination by Acting Executive Director Joe Slowinski. The law says a public body can go into closed session to discuss litigation if open discussion could interfere with strategy. In this case, there is only a threat to sue.

At issue was a letter from Louis Berry, who is apparently representing Glenda Fitzpatrick, who was fired. Late last year, Ms. Fitzpatrick, who is black, was the subject of a move by England Authority Vicf Chairman George Thompson 3 have her salary raised from $28,000 to $35,000, which was tt ie amount of the salary of a whi woman who had a different ob description more toward nvan-agement. The full author ity refused to get into the matter. Bridgett Brown was the 'only authority member to op pose going into closed session.

Upon emergence from the close session, there was no discussir jn and an immediate motion to ad journ. John an attor ney for the authority, ecommen ded the closed session, altho ugh he advised authority members to revise the agenda for th.e special meeting to get more in line with what state law says about closed sessions regar ding dis cussion of litigation. Earlier, aut hority committees met to discu ss mos tly routine matters. The authori ty will meet in regular session th'is Thursday. The Public Work Committee accepted re commendations by the Rapidos Area Planning Commission to rename some streets at Ei lgland Airpark which were previously unnamed.

All streets mus it be nruned to be within the pari sh Em ergency 911 system. Stre3t addresses are also needed for mail 'delivery. A re ad leading to the radar site was 1 tamed FAA Avenue upon requ est by a Federal Aviation Adm inistration official. Tl ie road leading to the Joint Rea.diness Training Center's ma in building within "Warrior Ca mp" in the JRTC's staging ba se area was named Warrior A' venue. Other streets in the fe need-in compound will receive A irmy names such as Airborne, I nfantry, Air Assault, Ranger and Blackhawk.

The committee also approved naming the extension of England Drive into the airpark as England Drive all the way to its intersection with Billy Mitchell Boulevard near the No. 2 hole green of the golf course and the flightline. That street was previously named Oliver Drive. There was an England Drive on the old England Air Force Base, but it was by the J.B. Hunt Transport Co.

training area near Warrior Camp. It will now be Oliver Drive. The Economic Development Committee approved an agreement with Watkins Engineers and Constructors Inc. to lease 5,440 square feet of a building for $1,200 per month for six months with a six-month option. It also approve leasing a building to Louisiana State University at Alexandria for $1,000 per month for six months with a six-month option.

At the end of committee meetings, authority member John Brewer mused whether a legal opinion is needed regarding a Rapides Parish School Board resolution opposing having a hazardous waste site within 10 miles of a school. Since there are hazardous waste sites still at England Airpark, Brewer questioned School Board interest in leasing the school at the airpark. "Would that violate their policy if they lease from us?" he asked. Concordia Parish Police Jury, parish courthouse, Vidalia, 6 p.m.' Natchitoches City Council, City Hall, 7 p.m. Tullos Town Council, Town Hall, 6 p.m.

Martinez said influenza vaccination shots are "probably still available" for patients who would like one, but it is late in the season to take one. "Flu shots are usually given in October," he said. The Rapides Health Unit has run out of its supply of influenza vaccine and will not to 15 students, but the students are not always the easiest to handle. "To keep teachers motivated, we have monthly in-service sessions on various topics," she said. Ordesto Toussaint, 17, of Ville Platte is in the GED program.

He said ACE "helps you a lot. It gives us a second chance. It is trying to help us be successful in life." Toussaint would be a junior at Ville Platte High but failed a year and was considering leaving school. Instead, he got into the ACE program. Blown Attic Insulation Your Complete Insulating Contractor soolfseMfeo Queringer said, but if an attendance problem arose because of illness, the School Board would know about it.

Unfortunately, like many other viral infections, influenza has no cure. "If you get it, it's self-limiting disease," Preau said. "All you can do is let it run its course." graduate. "I was thinking about quitting, then I thought this might help," she said. "It has helped a lot." She said ACE teachers "are so much better.

They talk to you and explain things to you." Miss Granger said she wants to go to trade school and would like to work as a receptionist, particularly in a doctor's office. Alexandria 2203 Rapides Ave. 448-8384 AFloweris Worth lOOOWords Open 7 Days A Wed For Your Convenience 24 Hr. Answering Service Til 1 Flu Continued from D-l prevent the flu, including: Getting enough rest. Eating nutritious foods.

Drinking plenty of fluids. Staying indoors in unpleasant weather. All Continued from D-l with their peers" Mrs. Salton has worked in regular education classrooms and in the alternative programs. "I prefer said.

"These kids need my hlp. And I just love kids. Fannie Soileau, the parish's alternative programs supervisor, praised ACE fort having "the best of the best in teachers. I have to credit the School Board with allowing that to happen. Some people would have said, 'You have the dummies so you don't need the good These students, who have had academic failures, need the good teachers more than the Wher students do." Mrs.

Soileau said ACE is not a teacher's paradise of a small classroom. Class size is limited have any more until next fall, officials there said. Richard Burgess, director of child welfare and attendance for the Rapides Parish School Board, said he was not aware of any excessive absences because of the flu. Attendance numbers are kept by individual schools, Burgess Now he hopes to go to Louisiana College. That depends on whether he can get an athletic scholarship, and that could hinge on how well he scores on the ACT.

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