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LocalStateDeaths 2B WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002 THE TIMES shreveporttimes.com PAID ANNOUNCEMENTS Journalism contest winners announced Vtcw a WMk of obituaries online at ShroveporttlmM.com honorable mention. Other broadcast winners are Penny Harold and Andrew Hejtmanek, Caddo Magnet place; Chanelle McCoy and Lilah Cady, Caddo Magnet High, third place; Jessica Booth, Parkway High, honorable mention. The other photography winner is Meredith Smith, Airline High, honorable mention. "The Young Journalist Mentoring Program has been an incredible opportunity to link students with real-world said Carol Echols, Parkway High newspaper adviser. "Students have been able to meet and talk with journalists who've given them wonderful ideas on all the aspects of getting a story." The contest covered a five-parish area.

"This contest has been bigger and better than ever this year," YJMP founder Datha Hopkins said. "And we just want it to keep growing. It is just another leg up toward strengthening scholastic journalism in Louisiana." Bexar County and spent summers and holidays working on his grandparent's farm in Seguin, Texas. Mr. Stautzenberger graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1942.

While at Thomas Jefferson High School, Mr. Stautzenberger was an All-City and All-District football player and broke several records on the track team in the shotput and discus events. Mr. Stautzenberger's academic and sports career was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II. Mr.

Stautzenberger served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, in which he was a member of the famed Carlson's Second Marine Raider Battalion. After the four Raider Battalions were merged together in 1944, Mr. Stautzenberger served as an Automatic Rifleman in the Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, Sixth Marine Division. Mr. Stautzenberger was wounded in action twice during the war, in which he received leg wounds from Japanese mortar fire in bitter Jungle fighting on Bougainville and was later shot in the arm by Japanese machine gun fire while attacking Half Moon hill on the island of Okinawa.

Mr. Stautzenberger was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement on Okinawa during the attack on Mt. Yaetake, where under continuous mortar and machine gun fire, Mr. Stautzenberger, on numerous occasions, voluntarily charged and wiped out hostile Japanese machine cave emplacements and even after his ammunition was exhausted, he continued with the attack by spotting enemy positions and directing fire toward them. After Japan's surrender, Mr.

Stautzenberger participated in Task Force 31 and at 5:50 a.m. on August 30, 1945, Mr. Stautzenberger and the men of the Second Battalion, Fourth Marines became the first American troops to set foot on Japanese soil, becoming the first foreign invaders ever to touch the Jap- anese mainland. Mr. Stautzenberger's outfit was assigned the tasks of seizing the main fort and armory at the center of Futtsu Saki and of demolishing all-.

-powerful fortifications. After the War, Mr. Stautzenberger received a scholarship from Texas University, where he was an All Southwest Conference guard for the Aggies, playing on the 1946, 1947 and 1948 football teams. Mr. Stautzenberger was named the Aggies most valuable player for the 1946 season and Captained the 1948 football team.

Mr. Stautzenberger played in the 1949 East-West Shrine Classic at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, where he was a guard for the West Squad. Mr. Stautzenberger also played guard for the 1949 College All Star team which played the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles at Solders' Field in Chicago. Mr.

Stautzenberger was a 1949 graduate of Texas University, where he was selected as Who's Who at Texas for the 1948 49 school year. After graduation, Mr. Stautzenberger played professional football for the 1949 Buffalo Bills in the AAFC. The 1949 Bills finished 5-5-2 under Coach Red Dawson and Clem Crowe, but became the only team in the conference's four year history to go through a season without losing to Coach Paul Brown's Cleveland Browns team. Buffalo earned a pair of ties, 28-28 and 7-7.

After Mr. Stautzenberger ended his football career, he was hired by the Procter Gamble Distributing Company, where he was employed for 40 years. Mr. Stautzenberger began his career in 1950 in San Antonio, transferring to Dallas in 1952 and finally moving to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1953. Mr.

Stautzenberger was a member of the Texas 12th Man foundation, the Texas Letterman's Association, the United States Marine Raider Association, the United States Sixth Marine Division Association, the NFL Alumni Association and was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church since 1953, where he was very active with his Sunday School class. Mr. Stautzenberger is survived by his brother Lee Stautzenberger of Corpus Christi, TX, his wife Vera of 27 years and was the proud father of five children from a previous marriage: Duane Stautzenberger, Mike Stautzenberger and Gary Stautzenberger all of Shreveport, Cheryl Faulkner of Denton, Texas, and Blair Stautzenberger, of Northwest Arkansas. Mr. Stautzenberger also had seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral arrangements are pending. From Staff Reports Three area high school students are top winners in print, photography and broadcast in the second annual Young Journalists Mentoring Program student journalism contest Ashley Wood, a senior at Parkway High School, claimed Student Photographer of the Year. Allyson Sandifer, a junior at Airline High School, took the Student Print Journalist title. And Sarah Smith, a Caddo Magnet High School senior, was named Broadcast Journalist of the Year. The journalism experience I've had this year through opportunities in class, the YJMP program and mentoring from The Times staff has given me the opportunity to find out what I want to do in the future," said who plans a career in photojournalism.

Other print winners are Julia St oil, Parkway High, second place; April Dickson, Bolton High School in Alexandria, third place; Heather Austin, Northwood High School. Stroller Birthdays Celebrating a birthday today: TINESSA SELLS of Shreveport. JOSEPHINE RIBBLE of Shreveport. GERALD L. SMITH, 21, of DeSoto, Texas, son of JAMES and LOUISE SMITH of Shreveport.

LEAH ELIZABETH MCDONALD, 9, daughter of GARY and RENE McDONALD of Shreveport. BRANDON MITCHELL, 21, of Haughton. NARVELL NEWTON of Shreveport. Celebrated a birthday May 7: CARREEN ROSALIES, 34, of Shreveport. DONNA BASS, 50, of Blanchard.

ALE EN GREEN of Shreveport. Celebrated a birthday May 5: LATOSHA BRADFORD of Shreveport. Pet Parade Editor's Note: All unwanted animals will Deaths Beauregard Parish Launch, L. Fay, 72, of DeRidder died Monday; services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Labby Memorial Funeral Home chapel; burial in Beauregard Cemetery.

Caddo Parish Duggan, John Coats, 27, of Shreveport died Saturday; graveside services at 10 a.m. today in Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent Avenue; arrangements by Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Marshall Street. Hartzo, Glenn Dale, 66, of Gray, Texas, died Monday; services at 10 a.m. today at McGuire Funeral Home chapel; burial in Core Cemetery.

Claiborne Parish Sanders, Ruby Juanlta "Nlta," 70, of Arcadia died Monday; services at 3 p.m. today at Rose-Neath Funeral Home chapel, Arcadia; burial in Hurricane Cemetery, north of Arcadia. DeSoto Parish Claybrook, Zachary, 17, of Logansport died Monday; services Ihe limes Now You Know. www shreveporttimes com Weldon "Odell" Stautzenberger SHREVEPORT, LA Weldon "Odell" Stautzenberger went to be with his Lord Saviour on Sunday, May 5th, 2002 while residing at the The Veterans Administration hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mr.

Stautzenberger was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar A. Stautzenberger and Myrtle Greebon Stautzenberger and also his sister, Eunice Stautzenberger Stahl. Mr. Odell Stautzenberger was born October 23, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas. Mr.

Stautzenberger received his schooling in the public schools of Jewel Larue Adams Jones SHREVEPORT, LA A graveside service for Jewel Larue Adams Jones, 71, will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2002 at Centuries Memorial Park, Mansfield Rd. Officiating will be Rev. Bryan Dauphin. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2002 at Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home.

Ms. Jones was a lifelong resident of Shreveport, LA. She graduated from Northwestern State University with a degree in Music. After her graduation, she taught as a high school band director. Ms.

Jones had a lifelong love of music, playing the clarinet and writing musical arrangements and lyrics. As much as she loved music, her first choice was her family. Once she was married, she gave up her music career to stay at home and take care of her daughter. Ms. Jones was preceded in death by her baby sister, Nona Adams; son-in-law, Mark Stephen Foster; mother, Jewel Beeman Adams and her father, George Raymond Adams.

She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Foster Stein and husband, Christian Stein; granddaughters, Jamie Lee Foster and Helena Stein; grandson, Brandon Michael Foster and special friend and caregiver, Ann Stewart. The family wishes to extend thanks to the Nursing Staff of Willis-Knighton Pierremont's Fifth and Sixth floors for their constant care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Breast Cancer Research or the charity of the donor's choice. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside Chapel, 687-1256 Weekend Obituaries Card of Thanks In Memorials Weekend Hours 3 pm to 5 pm By Telephone Only 318-459-3487 Honor and memoriulie your loved ones placing departed in the obituary notice next to their name. Veterans: American Flag or Armed Korct insignia Affiliations: Masonic symbols Faith: Religious symbols Careers: Scales ol Juslicc foraliorneys and la medical doctors Ask your funeral director to make these arranuements for vou or call JIK-459-M87 or l-800-55l-8tW2 Audrey Arthur Camp KING WOOD, TX Audrey Arthur Camp, age 100, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 in Houston, TX.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2002 at Rose-Neath Marshall Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery, Vincent Avenue. Officiating will be Dr. Frank Longino of Houston, TX. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m.

until service time, Thursday at Rose- Neath Funeral Home. A former resident of Shreveport, LA, Mrs. Camp was born in Many, LA. She is survived by her son, Roy A. Camp and wife, Laveme of Keithville, LA; daughter, Gladys Vandewater and husband, Charles of Kingwood, TX; two grandsons, two granddaughters five great grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Michael Vandewater, Roy A. Camp, great grandsons, Jason Culliton, PFC Alan Vandewater; nephew, Oscar Ross; and nephew-in-law, Richard Moore, Sr. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall St. Chapel, 222-0348 Bertha Margorita Gray Kennedy HAUGHTON, LA Committal service for Bertha Margorita Gray Kennedy, 28, will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2002 at Rose-Neath Cemetery with Rev. Tom Harrison of Broadmoor Baptist Church officiating.

There will be no visitation. Mrs. Kennedy died Saturday, May 4, 2002 in Shreveport, LA. She was born in Monroe, LA and was a resident of Haughton, LA. Mrs.

Kennedy was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors are her husband, Johnathan M. Kennedy, sons, Jerrod L. Kennedy, Johnathan M.

Kennedy, daughter, Mary Beth Gray; sisters, Nealie Procella, Monica Huff and brothers, Harold Wayne Gray and James Gray. Memorials may be made to Broadmoor Baptist Church. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Bossier Chapel, 746-2543 Mable Guillory Webb LAFAYETTE, LA Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 9th, at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall St. Chapel for Mable Guillory Webb, 91 who died Monday, May 6th, at a Lafayette, La. nursing home.

Fr. Charles Glorioso will conduct the services. Burial will take place in Forest Park Cemetery. Mable, a native of Eunice, was born May 3, 1911, to the late Madeo Guillory and Regina LaHaye Guillory. Although born and educated in Eunice, she resided most of her life in Shreveport, where she was a member of St.

John Berchman's Cathedral for 60 years. More recently, Mable has resided at Rosewood Retirement Comrrfunity, Lafayette, La. prior to living at Cornerstone Village, South Nursing Home in Lafayette. Surviving her is her husband of 63 years, Charles K. Webb, formerly of Shreveport, now residing in AL.

Also surviving her are her two daughters, Charlene Morella and her husband John, of Lafayette, and Jane Ellen Bloomer and her husband, Sam, of Clanton, AL; two grandchildren, Deneen Brady and her husband John; John Morella, Jr. and his wife Chalet; three great-grandchildren, Bryce Martin, Madeline Morella, and Victoria Morella, all of Houston, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, and all nine of her siblings. Mable will always be remembered as a cherished wife, mother, and "Granny" who had a great love of her home, family, friends and her Catholic faith. Memorial gifts may be made in Mrs, Webb's name to the Alzheimer's Services of Acadiana, 128 Demanade Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70508.

Visitation will be observed at Rose-Neath Funeral home from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, May 8th. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall St. Chapel, 222-0348 ELDERLY LAW WILLSSUCCESSIONS John E. Settle, Jr. Attorney at Law 742-5513 tfewtnty Qotes funerdlHbme 1339 Jewell St.

Shreveport, LA 71 101 (318) 222-8010 (318) 222-5004 fax "Professional Services: Affordable Prices" SERVICES WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2002 MR. WILLIE FRANK BONNIER 12 00 Noon CMkhill Baptist Church (7982 Jefferson-Paigel Int: Oakhill Cemetery Gardner Adams VPSecretary Weekend Obituaries Card of Thanks In Memorials Weekend Hours 3 pm to 5pm (By Telephone Only) 318459-3487 1 Alton Ray Smith (Smitty) HAUGHTON, LA Alton Ray Smith (Smitty) died May 6, 2002 of a short illness. He was born September 30, 1940. Visitation will be at Hill Crest Funeral Home Thursday, May 9, 2002 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Graveside services will be at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Haughton on Friday, May 10, 2002 at 3:00 p.m. Services will be presided by Chaplain Bill Tice of the Christus Schumpert Hospice. Military honors will be by the 12th District, Dept. of Louisiana, VFW Honor Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur J.

Smith, Doris and Clyde Hart; and one son, Douglas R. Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Charlene Smith of Haughton, LA; two sons, DuWayne Smith and wife Lisa, and Chad Smith all from Haughton, LA; two daughters, Monica Wells and husband Brandon and Denise Heard and husband Jeffery of Bossier City, LA; stepmother, Evelyn Smith of Shreveport, LA; two brothers, Jimmy C. Hart of Minden, LA and William J.

Smith of Pinon Hills, CA; one sister, Joanne Lowery of Tyler, TX; son-in-law, Jeffrey L. McGirr; 12 grandchildren, Bill, Jonas, Devon, Chris, Brandon, Brittney, McKenzie, Matthew, Erika, Jeffery, Sarah, Aaron; and one great-grandchild, Erin McKenzie. Many thanks to the Christus Schumpert Hospice Program and Staff who assisted our family in our time of need. Special thanks to Robyn Watkins, Debbie Purvis, Susan Tig, Yvonne Osborne, Chaplain Bill Tice and neighbors, Mose and Anna Brown. You are all blessings from Heaven.

Honorary Pallbearers will be the grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Christus Schumpert Hospice, the American Cancer Society or to your favorite charity. Hill Crest Funeral Home 318-949-9415 Eloyce Adams Hardaway MOBILE, AL Mrs. Eloyce Adams Hardaway, a native of Ruston, LA and a resident of Mobile died on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at a local health care facility. Mrs.

Hardaway attended Ruston High School and Louisiana Tech. She was a member of Southern Baptist Churches in Ruston, Shreveport, LA, Atlanta, GA and Mobile, AL. During the 40's and 50's, she was employed in Shreveport, LA by Merrill Lynch-Fenner-Bean, Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, KWKH Radio Station and Shreve Memorial Library. She was preceded in death by her father, Bernard Preston Adams; mother, Ethel Franklin Adams; and brother, Milton Adams. She is survived by her husband, Hugh Ernest Hardaway, Sr.

of Mobile; son, Hugh E. Hardaway, Jr. of Tallahassee, FL; granddaughter, Taylor Hardaway, grandsons, Preston Hardaway and Chris Marcet; other relatives and friends. Mausoleum services will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 2 p.m. from Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2002 from 12:30 1:30 p.m. at Radney-Belmany Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Bay Manor and Mercy Medical Hospice. Arrangements by Radney Belmany Funeral Home, 6110 Grelot Mobile, AL.

Gentry Clifford James ARCADIA, LA Services for Gentry Clifford James, 76, will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 9, 2002 at Rose-Neath's Arcadia Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Harlan Smith. Burial will be in Mt. Mariah Cemetery, north of Arcadia.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2002 at the funeral home. Mr. James died Monday, May 6, 2002.

He was a maintenance man. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ivy Merritt; father, Clarence James; brother, J. C. James; uncle and aunt, Rob and Betty James. Survivors are his wife, Cornelia James; two' sons, Doug James, and Don James and wife Karen and granddaughters, Kristen James, Shana James, Nascha James and Sascha James.

Pallbearers will be Bill Sims, Ricky Streetman, Mike Taylor, Bobby Joe Larison, Justin Streetman, Brad Carlisle, Eugene Smith, Ray Dean Smith and honorary pallbearers, Ted Fincher and Drew Bridges. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Arcadia Chapel, 318-263-2094 FREE kons represent alive of your dearly cnlorcemem otlicersorCaduceus for She Qftmes SlUYW85SftliMS.t be picked up at no charge by Bossier Animal Control, 741-8499, and Caddo Animal Control, 226-6624. Dogs and cats are available for adoption at Bossier and Caddo. It is illegal and punishable by fine to abandon animals. Identification andor rabies tags on animals greatly help in reuniting pets with owners.

FOUND: medium-size male dog, brown and white, wearing multicolored collar, South Highland area, near Richmond and Fairfield, (318) 861-6142. To place information in Stroller, call (318) 459-3233 between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Reunions announcements must be submitted in writing and will run the first Saturday of each month. E-mail to: livingshreveporttimes.com Label Attention: Stroller.

pending; arrangements by Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Logansport. Jackson Parish Smith, V. Ardis, 90, of Jonesboro died Sunday; services at 10 today at Fellowship Baptist Church1 Quitman; burial in Fellowship Cemetery; arrangements by Southern Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Natchitoches Parish Whltford, Romayne Voigt, 89, of Natchitoches died Monday; services at 3 p.m. today at Blanchard-St.

Denis Funeral Home chapel; burial in Provencal Cemetery, Provencal. Cass County, Texas Nichols, Bettle Jean, 64, of Atlanta, Texas, died Tuesday; services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smyrna Baptist Church, Cass County; burial in Huffines Cemetery; arrangements by Hanner Funeral Service. Shelby County, Texas Everett, Diana Sue, 46, of Joaquin, Texas, died Monday; services at 10 a.m. today at Mangum Funeral Home chapel, Center, Texas; burial in Holly Cemetery, Ridge, Texas.

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71101 Mr. William E. Carter, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA -fav William Ernest Carter, 4 died on Monday, May 6, 2002, after a lengthy ill- ness. He is survived by two sons, Michael William Carter and Guy Stephen Edwards Carter, both of England, and by six grandchildren.

Bill was born August 8, 1922, in Shreveport, La. He attended Fair Park High School, graduated at the age of 16, and entered Centenary College, where he attained a bachelor of science degree in psychology in the spring of 1942. He joined the Army shortly thereafter, where he used his considerable intellect to decipher intercepted messages in World War II while stationed both on land and at sea. After the war, he worked for the State Department in Berlin, Germany, and then in Washington, D.C., before moving to New York City in 1947. He was hired by the Caltex Oil Company (now Chevron-Texaco) and moved to India, where he spent several years as director of marketing.

From India, he moved to England, where he ran various small businesses before his return to the United States in 1967. Bill began a career with the State of Louisiana in Baton Rouge as a pioneer in the field of computer science. In 1977, Bill accepted a position with the Medical Center in Shreveport, where he served until his retirement in 1988. Bill was a bright, open-mined, and energetic man, perhaps somewhat aloof to those who knew him casually, but remarkably warm to his friends. A voracious reader, Bill enjoyed a lifelong love of the New York Times, and possessed a masterful command of the English language.

He was involved in numerous stage productions in Shreveport through the years, and was an active communicant of St. Matthias Episcopal Church, where he served on the Vestry and directed the Youth Group. Bill was a member of the Shreveport Club, the Cambridge Club, the Tarshar Society, and the English Speaking Union. Bill enjoyed good food, dry martinis, and lively political discussions where he delighted in sharing his liberal political positions with those of more conservative persuasion. He traveled extensively, often to New York where he enjoyed the theater.

Each August, he sojourned to Scotland, where he attended the Edinburgh fair. A memorial service will be held for Mr. Carter at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 11 at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Shreveport, LA. Mr.

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