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LocalStateDeaths THE TIMES www.shreveporttimes.com 2B SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2001 Caddo Sheriff's Activities Report North Shreveport man gets 15 years in incest case Caddo Parish Sheriff Districts Hi 1 A Shreveport Waltman said. The defendant was acquitted of a separate count of aggravated incest of a male preteen relative who also testified via videotape during the trial. Emanuel returned the verdicts after hearing evidence in the fcdfi-jury trial. In sentencing McKelvey, he ordered the defendant have no contact with either child. Upon his release from prison, McKelvey faces supervised probation and must register as a sex offender, Waltman said.

pearing in court. McKelvey, a former businessman, heard his sentence imposed this week by Caddo District Judge Leon Emanuel. Emanuel ordered McKelvey to serve at least five years of the 15-year term without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. McKelvey was convicted of one count of aggravated incest covering multiple episodes in 1997 in which the girl was sexually abused at McKelvey's combination home-automotive business on Ricou Street, prosecutor Jason By Larry Burton The Times A north Shreveport man has been sentenced to 15 years at hard labor for aggravated incest of a pre-teen girl, a Caddo prosecutor said Friday. Sean McKelvey, 37, was convicted in January during a trial in which the victim testified against him via videotape broadcast on closed-circuit TV.

State law allows young victims to prerecord their testimony to spare them from the possible trauma of ap Following are the most significant incidents reported recently to the Caddo Sheriff's Office. Addresses are block numbers only. Weekly reports from the Bossier Sheriff's Office are published Thursdays. Bossier City police activity reports normally are published Fridays. Shreveport police activity reports are published Sundays and Mondays.

District 1 Feb. 10: 8500 block of Tyson Road, aggravated battery, aggravated burglary. Feb. 7: Unspecified block, of Upper State Line Road, narcotics offenses. District 2 Feb.

12: Unspecified block of Choctaw Street, narcotics offenses. District 3 No major crime reported. District 4 Feb. 17: 1100 block of St. Vincent Avenue, narcotics offenses.

Feb. 13: 2100 block of Milam Street, narcotics offenses. Feb. 12: 2100 block of Milam Street, narcotics offenses. Feb.

10: 1100 block of Forum Drive, second-degree battery. Feb. 9: 8900 block of Jewella Avenue, aggravated battery. Feb. 8: 9000 block of Walker Road, narcotics offenses.

Feb. 7: 9000 block of Walker Road, battery of a schoolteacher. Districts Feb. 8: 7800 block of Jefferson-Paige Road, narcotics offenses. District 6 Feb.

13: 3500 block of Jackie Road, aggravated burglary. Feb. 8: 5000 block of Oak Hollow Road, second-degree battery. District 7 Feb. 14: 11100 block of Greenacres Road, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.

Feb. 11: 9200 block of Youree Drive, simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling. Feb. 11: 1300 block of Barron PAID ANNOUNCEMENTS uarles on-line at yrww.thJgyepQtft Imet -com See up to 90 dayfof archfvSd obit The Times Road, narcotics offenses. Feb.

10: Unspecified block of Wallace Lake Road, narcotics offenses. Feb. 6: 11100 block of General Patton Street, second-degree battery. Jk ft to meet er Eio rOSt pes sals offic i Mitchell Lewis Fanning HAYNESVILLE, LA Funeral services for Mitchell Lewis Fanning, 98, of Haynesville will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001 at 10 a.m.

from Westside Baptist Church in Haynesville with Rev. Byron Hollenbeck officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Town Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home of Haynesville. Visitation at the funeral home will be Sat. from 8 a.m.

til 9 a.m., afterwards at the church until service time. Mr. Fanning passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 in Homer after a lengthy illness. He was born March 30, 1902 in Indian Territory and had been a resident of Haynesville since 1942, he was a member of First Baptist Church, a veteran of WWI having served in the Navy.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Fanning in 1998. Survivors include seven children, Harold Fanning and wife, Jerri of El Dorado, AR, Elba Haynes and husband, Doy of Shongaloo, LA, Parti Kaylor and husband, Worth of Hurst, TX, Randell Fanning of Jacksboro, TX, Fred Fanning and wife, Dean of Haynesville, LA, Leon Fanning and wife, Avon of Tyler, TX and Howard Fanning of Haynesville; 17 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. would lobby the president to appoint Gretna attorney Fred Heebe to the post of U.S. attorney in New Orleans.

"The governor can get P7 Bush on the phone if he wants to have a conversation with him," spokeswoman Marsanne Golsby said. Foster said he would like to meet with Attorney General John Ashcroft to dis million that the federal government says the state owes through the Medicaid program. Last year, the federal Health Care Financing Administration said Louisiana improperly charged local nursing homes a bed tax, used the money to increase the state's federal Medicaid match and then paid the homes back. Foster also wants to meet with Interior Secretary Gale Norton and have her break a logjam over millions of dollars in payments from Indian casinos to the state. Although the tribes agreed to the payments in negotiations with the state, the Bureau of Indian Affairs says it amounts to an illegal tax on reservation casinos.

"All I'm really asking is for the tribes to be able to negotiate in good faith" with the state, Foster said. Governor intends to broach school case, casinos this weekend. The Associated Press Gov. Mike Foster is expected to air some grievances about federal activities in Louisiana, as well as hobnob with President George W. Bush, while Foster is in Washington this weekend for the National Governor's Association meeting.

hopes to meet with the Bush Cabinet about ending the cliecades-old school desegregation case in Louisiana, settling a dispute over Indian casinos and negotiating a $294 million federal Medicaid claim against Louisiana. administration spokeswoman said she did not know if Foster Police Briefs Foster cuss bringing an end to the 40-year-old school desegregation case. "Louisiana is worse off than any state in having Justice Department involved in its school system." The governor also is trying to meet with Health Secretary Tommy Thompson to relieve Louisiana from having to pay $294 Lydia Ruth Daniels STANLEY, LA Funeral services for Lydia Ruth Daniels, 77, of the Hunter Community will be held 2 p.m., Sunday, February 25, 2001 at Magnolia Baptist Church, Stanley, LA with the Rev. Bill Holmes and the Rev. Weldon Sistrunk officiating.

Graveside services immediately following at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Stanley, LA. Visitation will be Saturday, February 24, 2001 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Logansport, LA.

Mrs. Daniels was bom on July 17, 1924 and passed away at her residence following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a retired nurse of 35 years in Houston and Center, TX. She was an active member of Magnolia Baptist Church, and a past member of First Baptist Church of TX. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.

Mrs. Daniels was preceded in death by her parents, Preston and Exa Hatcher; sister, Willie Wilson; and brother, Murrell Hatcher. Mrs. Daniels is survived by her husband, Roy E. Daniels of the Hunter Community; son, Larry Whitlock and wife Margaret of Garrison, TX; daughters, Lisa Langston of Tenaha, TX and Linda Burch and husband Terry of Logansport, LA; sisters, Helen Pendelton and husband Dewey of Houston, TX; stepdaughter, Carolyn Rhymes and husband Jackie of Shreveport, LA; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Colin Broadus, John, Jason, and Jeremy Blunt; and great grandsons, Trey Taylor and Randall Whitlock. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Ben Quinney and staff, HMC Hospice Care, and for the abundance of love and support from friends, neighbors and her church family, whom she dearly loved; Rose-Neath Funeral Home Logansport, LA, 318-697-4441 IN MEMORIAM Winford Howard Pitcher MINDEN, LA Services for Winford Howard Pitcher, 77, will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, February 25, 2001 at Sibley Missionary Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Jeff Flenniken.

Burial will be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 a.m. to' 10 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden, LA. Mr. Pilcher died Thursday, February 22, 2001 in Minden, LA. He was born in Choudrant, LA and was a resident of Minden, LA. Mr.

Pilcher was owner of Pilcher Motor Company and Real Estate. He was also a member of the Gideons. Survivors are his wife, Annie Faye Pilcher of Minden; daughter, Kathy Pilcher of Shreveport; step-children, Carla Prioux of Sibley, Sheri Davis of Natchez, MS and Carl Tharpe of Shreveport; eight step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Minden Chapel, 318-377-3412 Bill Wene Smith SHREVEPORT, LA Memorial services for Bill Wene Smith, CPA, 71 will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2001 at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral.

Officiating will be The Very Rev. M. L. Agnew, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, assisted by Rev.

Frank Akin of Denham Springs, LA. Mr. Smith died Wednesday, February 21, 2001 after a sudden illness. He was born August 24, 1929 in Baxter Springs, KS and was a former resident of Springfield, MO. A resident of Shreveport, LA for the past 40 years, he was a Certified Public Accountant and business partner in the accounting firm of Smith, Pugh and Rabinowitz LLP.

He was a member of St. Mark's Cathedral, served as Junior Warden and was instrumental in the St. Mark's Day School. He also served as Senior Warden and the Chair of the search committee that established the first deanship of the cathedral. Rev.

M. L. Agnew was the recipient of that first decision. A member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, he was a graduate of Drury College in Springfield, MO. Bill served as presi- dent of the Louisiana Board of Accountancy.

He was a member of the Shreveport Club and the Cambridge Club and a former member of the Petroleum Club, the University Club and Southern Trace Country Club. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his daughter, Kendall Ann Smith. Survivors are his wife, Dorothy Woodbury Smith of Shreveport, LA; one sister, Loda Hedrick of Bend, OR; and two nephews, Kirk W. Hedrick of Sacramento, CA and Gary Stephen Hedrick of Bend, OR.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral of Shreveport or to the charity of the donor's choice. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Marshall St. Chapel, 222-0348 Mrs. Daisy B.

Casso SHREVEPORT, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy B. Casso, 85, of Shreveport, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 24, 2001 in Centuries Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Father Pike Thomas, pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.

Burial will follow in Centuries Memorial Park. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. until service time. Mrs. Casso passed away Thursday, February 22, 2001 at the South Park Guest Care after a sudden illness.

Mrs. Casso obtained her teaching degree from Louisiana State Normal College and taught briefly in Doyline, LA prior to joining her husband in his military career which took them all over the world. They returned to Shreveport in 1966 in time to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary and have resided here since. Mrs. Casso was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Maggie Belle Dry; three brothers, Henry, Wesley and Jody Dry; two sisters, Ruby Dry and Mattie Smith.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Bernard L. Casso of Shreveport; a daughter, Margaret Casso Toney and husband, James of Atlanta, GA and a son, Bernard L. Casso, Jr. also of Shreveport. She also leaves to cherish her memory her grandchildren, Jeff Toney and wife, Vionette, Scott Toney, Lisa Toney Rembert and husband, Jon, Emily Casso, David Casso and great-grandson, Addison Toney.

Pallbearers will be family members. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. Centuries Funeral Home 686-4334 IN MEMORIAM seized drugs with a total street value of $27,500 after getting a tip from a citizen. The information led police to stop a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass at Ford Street and Boisseau Avenue.

They found $850 and about 4.4 ounces of crack cocaine with a street value of $12,500, said police spokeswoman Kacee Hargrave. Driver Bruce Loston of Shreveport was arrested on a charge of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Officers then went to the house in the 2300 block of Audrey Lane that Loston had just left, Hargrave said. They found $1,800 and marijuana with a street value of $15,000, she said. Officers arrested six people, including Bobby Young Wallace, 26, and Eric Smith, 28, both of Grimmitt Drive and both charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

From Staff Reports Birthdays Birthdays Celebrating a birthday today: CURTIS GOLEMON SR. of Bossier City. Celebrated a birthday Feb. 23: JAMES A. THOMPSON of Shreveport.

DEVIN HENDRICKS, 4, son of BRIDGET RICHARDSON of Shreveport and VINCENT HENDRICKS of New Orleans. Bossier fugitive caught in Arkansas A Haughton man wanted in connection with saddle thefts and domestic violence has been captured in Arkansas, where he was working off and on as a horse trainer at Oaklawn Park. Bossier Parish sheriffs detectives received tips that Jerry W. Smith, 62, was working at the Hot Springs racetrack. They contacted the sheriffs office in that city, which led to Smith's arrest Thursday night at a home just outside Hot Springs.

Earlier this month, warrants were issued for Smith for illegal possession of stolen things, illegal carrying of a weapon and three separate charges stemming from alleged domestic violence against his wife and 4-year-old son. The possession of stolen tilings charge involves the theft of at least five saddles in Bossier Parish, sheriffs spokesman Ed Baswell said. Some of the saddles were stolen from homes in the parish, he said. Citizen's tip leads to drug arrests Shreveport police officers arrested seven people Thursday and Shreveport police investigate jail hanging Shreveport police detectives were investigating a hanging that occurred at the city jail late Friday night. SA jailer found a man in his late 20s hanging in a cell about 10:35 p.m., said Sgt Gary Foster.

The unidentified prisoner was taken to LSU Hospital in Shreveport A report on his condition was unavailable. Women brought here to face charges Two women who are accused in two robbery cases on Friday were brought to Shreveport from Dallas, where they were arrested Feb. 16. April Wright 29, of Bossier City and Joyce McKenzie, 38, of Shreveport were formally charged with first-degree robbery and attempted first-degree robbery, said police spokeswoman Kacee Hargrave. They allegedly beat an employee of Holy Cross Child Placement Agency, handcuffed her to a filing cabinet and forced her to write a $10,000 check Jan.

24. They also are accused of the Jan. 13 attempted robbery of the Citgo station at 8955 Mansfield Road. Wright and McKenzie are among 19 arrests police have made for robbery so far this month. Deaths V.

'fc fL Francis Ellison Feb. 24, 1981-Aug 12, 2000 Happy 20th Birthday YOU ARE ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS Love, Mom, family, Tiffany and friends Irving Howard Sellinger 22330 22499 The time for mourning is done. It's time to celebrate you in our lives. "You held us near while you were here, You didn't wait for tomorrow, to look back and wish for You didn't miss The Dance." Love Always Ella Frances: Jay, Shaenna Saul: Denise, Alanna, Samuel Arthur: Cherry, Zachery, Hannah Pamela: Rachel THE LARGEST DISPLAY IN THE ARK-LA-TEX1 Texas, died Thursday; services at 10 a.m. today at Sullivan Funeral Home chapel, Travis Street, Marshall, Texas; burial in Concord Cemetery, Jonesville, Texas.

Shelby County, Texas Bush, Elton "Ed," 76, of Center, Texas, died Wednesday; services at 3 p.m. today at Watson Sons Funeral Home, Center. Lout, Dalton Mlcheal, infant, of Shelbyville, Texas, died Friday; services at 2 p.m. Monday at Watson Sons Funeral Home chapel, Center, Texas; burial in Rather Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. rV -ITnn in 4 vt if Tfm -in fa i 1 1 jj John E.

Settle, Jr. I Buy Direct No Middleman! Attorney At Law Law of Elderly WillsSuccessions 742-5513 died Friday; services at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Jonesboro; burial in Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro; arrangements by Edmonds Funeral Home, Jonesboro. Red River Parish Sharpley, Florence, 69, of Coushatta died Friday; services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home chapel, Coushatta; burial in Springville Cemetery, Coushatta.

Walker, Dorothy Celeste, 84, of Coushatta died Thursday; services at 11 a.m. today at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home chapel, Coushatta; burial in Thomas-Wren Cemetery, Martin. Sabine Parish Self, Eula Mae, 95, of Fisher died Thursday; services at 10 a.m. today at Warren Meadows Funeral Home chapel, Many; burial in Little Rock Cemetery, Florien. Vernon Parish John, Sybil, 24, of Anacoco died Friday; services at 10 a.m.

Sunday at Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home chapel, Leesvile; burial in Good Hope Cemetery, Anacoco. Gregg County, Texas Peace, Joe Bob, 56, of White Oak, Beauregard Parish Stuckey, Corene, 74, of Rosepine died Thursday; graveside services at 3:30 p.m. today in Providence Cemetery, Rosepine; arrangements by Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home, DeRidder. Bienville Parish Cash, James 62, of Castor died 1 Thursday; memorial services at 2 p.m. today; site pending; arrangements by Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Ruston.

Lee, Daphne 79, of Ringgold died Friday; services at 2 p.m. today at Rockett Funeral Home chapel, Ringgold; burial in Springhill Cemetery, Ringgold. Caddo Parish Disosway, Gen. Gabriel Poillon, 90, of Shreveport died Friday; services at 1 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church; burial in Forest Park I Cemetery; arrangements by Osbom Funeral Home.

Eschenfelder, Robert 35, of Shreveport died Wednesday; services at 1 p.m. today at Rose- Neath Funeral Home chapel, Southside Drive; burial in Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery. Jackson Parish Walker, Iva Jones, 82, of Jonesboro i I -0 oos. Electric Adjustable We know the rules regulations of all cemeteries. Finest Quality for over 30 yean.

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