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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012 FROM WWW.THENEWSSTAR.COM MILESTONES Staff report Tuesday's Pick 3: Unavailable Tuesday's Pick 4: Unavailable Saturday's Easy 5: 6-11-20-21-29 Saturday's Lotto: 3-10-12-25-34-39 Saturday's Powerball: 2-5-25-26-49 Powerball: 18 Tuesday's Mega Millions: Unavailable LOTTERY BIRTHS E.A. CONWAY Brandi Wright and Rob Tarver, a boy, Collin Lane. DEATHS Vesta L. Alexander, 75 Vesta Lee Alexander of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m.

Monday at Greater Free Gift Baptist Church, Monroe. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Richwood Memorial WHEN YOU MULHEARN NEED US funeral Homes MOST. Mary F.

"Aunt Skeebie" Coughran Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary F. "Aunt Skeebie" Coughran, 87, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 18, 2012 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA with Rev. Danny Mcllveene officiating.

Interment will be held in the Start Cemetery. Mrs. Coughran was born on October 30, 1924 in Wisner, LA, to the union of Judson Carey Ellerbe Sr. and Mary Martha Gordy Ellerbe, and died after a short illness in West Monroe, LA. She was a charter member of Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro, LA, where she served as a Sunday School Teacher for many years.

Mrs. Coughran also retired from the state of Louisiana Welfare Department and volunteered at the Glenwood Medical Mall. She was also a member of the Eastern Star. Aunt Skeebie is preceded in death by her husband, Jackson Andrew Coughran; son, Richard "Rickey" Carey Coughran; parents; brother, J.C. Ellerbe, sisters, Nellie Mae Cruse and Martha Ann Winters; and nephew, Walter Carey Ellerbe.

Survivors include her nephews, Elbert Meredith Cruse, and Bryan Keith Winters; nieces, Alice Marie Cruse, Janie Denise Ellerbe and Nancy Carol Fletcher; numerous great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. Mrs. Coughran's great nephews will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until service time on Thursday at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Online Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome. com Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA Ernest Elton Humphries A graveside memorial service for Mr. Ernest Elton Humphries will be held at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens, West Monroe at 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 18, 2012 with the Rev. Braxton Humphries officiating.

Mr. Humphries was born on March 9, 1951 to the union of Ernest C. Humphries and Dorcus Marie Thompson and passed from this life on October 15, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Mr.

Humphries served in the U. S. Marine Corp, was a Vietnam Veteran and a member of the VFW and DAV. He was a retired surveyor for S. E.

Huey Company. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Jerry and son-in-law, Dustin Roper. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 12 years, Martha Herrick Humphries; daughters, Mechell Bezzard, Angelic Cicala and husband, Chris; siblings, Gary, Rita, Sara Humphries, Lewis Leggett and Carolyn Yuenger; grandchildren, Gabrielle and Harliegh Bezzard, Devin and Jared Roper; nephew, Garrett Humphries; nieces, Rachel Humphries and Heidi McHaffie; sister-in-law, Mary Jarrell, and many close friends. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com Kilpatrick Funeral Home Monroe, LA OBITUARY ADS must be submind by he funeral home through are to be in jog and a mated.

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Credit wit not be issued based on appearance of obe, For miore information cal the funeral home of your choice or us 302-0201. Obiaries are posted on our webste at KILPATRICK'S SERENITY GARDENS Open Air Chapel Mausoleum 8729 Cypress Street West Monroe James H. Ambrose, 82 RUSTON James H. "Jimmy" Ambrose, a truck driver, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m.

Thursday at Douglas United Methodist Church. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Douglas Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Mertis Bryant, 77 Mertis Bryant of Monroe, a homemaker, died Monday.

Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Miller Funeral Home, Monroe. Gilbert R. Burgess, 66 SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. Gilbert R. Burgess, a trim carpenter, died Sunday.

Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. Angela P. Frith, 40 COLUMBIA Angela Ponder Frith, a homemaker, died Saturday. Visitation is 1-3 p.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

William Haynes, 91 William "Bill" Haynes of West Monroe died Monday. Services are noon Friday at Community Baptist Church. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Griffin Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.

Gladys Jones, 79 JONESVILLE Gladys Jones, a nurse assistant, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Saint Mary Baptist Church. Visitation is 10 a.m. Saturday until service time at the church.

Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery. Lillie L. Price, 94 BRECKENRIDGE, Price, a homemaker, Texas Lillie Lee died Saturday. Ser- vices are 2 p.m. Thursday at Farrar Funeral Home, Farmerville.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Sardis Cemetery. Mary Rasch, 75 Mary Rasch of Monroe, a retired secretary, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Anita Reynolds, 89 Anita Reynolds of Calhoun, a homemaker, died Sunday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Orange Hill Baptist Church, Rayville. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe.

Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery, Simsboro. Emma Scales, 65 DUBACH Emma June Scales, a homemaker, died Wednesday. Services are noon Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church. Visitation is 11:30 a.m. Saturday MCSB Continued from Page 1B of Justice relating to the Neville Charter School.

Muhammad categorized the meeting with the DOJ as "informational" to determine what, if any, contact the Department of Justice has had from the Neville Charter board regarding the school's charter. The Department of Justice will be a part of the final approval process of the charter school re- until service time at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Janie Smith, 99 GRAMBLING Janie Smith, a homemaker, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Miller Funeral Home.

Cedric Taylor, 44 Cedric Taylor of Monroe, a chef, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete under the direction of Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. Ollie Wafer, 75 DELHI Ollie Bell Wafer, a homemaker, died Friday. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Litro Church of God in Christ, Litro.

Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Friday at Funerals by McFarland, Monroe. Burial will be in Smedley Cemetery, Litro. Marcus Desha Swayze Marcus Desha Swayze, 99, of Monroe, died October 14, 2012 at his home. He was born July 17, 1913 to the late Captain Louis Herbert Swayze and Mildred Turner Swayze.

Mr. Swayze graduated from Neville High School and then attended Northeast Center of LSU, and obtained a degree from Louisiana Tech University and a Masters in Fine Arts from Northeast Louisiana University, where he later taught art. He was a gifted professional artist and was the last of the Golden Age comics' artists, having drawn and written the Captain Marvel series from 1941 until his entry into the US Army during World War II. His gift for music was recognized by his Army commander, who introduced him to Bing Crosby. He then played guitar for Bing Crosby's concerts for the troops.

Following his discharge from the army, he returned to Fawcett publications in New York where he resumed work on the Captain Marvel comics. He later returned to his hometown of Monroe and continued his work on several comic strips until he was hired by Olin Matheson to start the art department for their packaging division. Mr. Swayze married June Bloomer and they raised five children in Monroe. He was elected to the Ouachita Parish School Board, and was Vice Commander of the American Legion; he coached little league baseball and mentored many young people in the fields of art and music.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, June Bloomer Swayze; daughters, Judy Blackman, Desha Swayze and Courtney Eckmann; son, Chris Swayze, M.D.; sons-in-law, John C. Blackman, and Douglas Eckmann; daughter-in-law, Sandra Swayze, M.D.; grandsons, John Tolar III and Matt Murrow; granddaughters, Judith Desha Tolar Thomas and Courtney Rebecca Smith; and great niece, Jan Swayze Curry. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church of Monroe with Dr. Larry Stafford officiating, on Wednesday October 17, at 2:00 pm. Visitation will be immediately prior to the service at 1:00 pm.

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Memorial services are 10 a.m. Friday at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe. A.W. Wright, 81 WINNSBORO "Buddy" Wright, retired chief of police, died Sunday. Services are 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Gill First National Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Winnsboro Cemetery. Fay Wyant, 72 ENTERPRISE -Fay Baker Wyant, a homemaker, died Monday. Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at New Ouachita Baptist Church, Enterprise.

Visitation is 5 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Wyant Cemetery, Enterprise, under the direction of Riser Funeral Home, Columbia. PREVIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGED Armstrong, Charles Michael: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Grace Christian Mission, Columbia.

Brandon, Johnie Mae: 11 a.m. Saturday, New Light Missionary Baptist Church, Bastrop. Brown, Jerry: 1 p.m. Saturday, New Jerusalem 2 Church, Bastrop. Hampton, Larry: 3 p.m.

Saturday, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Rayville. McDaniel, Jerry: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Liberty Cemetery, Linville. Poye, Mary Troha: 10 a.m. Thursday, Gill First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro.

Ratcliff, Lillie: 10 a.m. Thursday, Cox Funeral Home. Swayze, Marcus Desha: 2 p.m. Wednesday, First United Methodist Church, Monroe. Wycoff, Carol Cooper: 11 a.m.

Saturday, Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe. FUNERAL HOMES should submit death notice information to The News-Star by 4 p.m. daily. Email notices to gardless of district or Elementary ary Education the school district federal of a desegregation "DOJ firmed that had not formation proposed NHS," the "DOJ officials ceived any application Muhammad attorneys Department whether the the Board of and Secondcharters because the remains under oversight as part order. officials conthe group furnished any inregarding the chartering of report reads.

had not reof the charter documents." said four from the Justice met with the group and expressed concerns over the impact of the charter on 10 specific items including the district's ability to continue to comply with the desegregation order, the financial impact of the school on the district, the impact on students who do not desire to enroll in NHS as a charter school and their transfer to other schools, the impact on staff assignments of those who do not wish to be employed by the charter and the impact on the district's overall academic standing..