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The Page 13A WILLS SUCCESSIONS ELDER LAW SH-1000533180 JOHN E. SETTLE, JR ATTORNEY AT LAW (318) 742-5513 ommemorateyourfriendsandlovedones whohavepassedawaywithaninmemoriamad. Bossier City, LA- Barbara died Saturday, May 9, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Murston, Kent, England to George Ernest and Edith Mae Short Barbara is preceded in death by her parents; an infant son, Andrew, and her sister, Audrey Bonny. She is survived by her husband, Don Mason, sister, Jacqueline Stears and husband, Trevor; sister, Marie Barnes; God-Son, Mark Stears; brother- in-law, Wilton Mason and wife Gloria; sister-in-law, Peggy Mouser and husband, James; brother-in-law, Huey Mason and wife, Donna and many special friends.

Barbara was also a much loved aunt and great- aunt to a host of nieces and nephews. Barbara and Don met on February 3, 1959 and married on May 13, 1961. They lived in many places during their marriage but the majority of the time was in the Washington, D.C. area. Barbara retired from the Federal Government where she had worked as a Budget Analyst.

They moved on Willow Lake, a retirement community in Bossier City, LA in 2005 and she loved it there. A memorial service with Rev. Basil Page ating, will be eld at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA. Immediately following the memorial service, the family will be receiving family and friends at the Springhill RV Park Building, 101 W.

Church Street, for visitation and fellowship. Visitation wi ll be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 18, at Bailey Funeral Home. The family requests that if you want to honor Barbara, you could adopt a pet or make a donation to the Bossier Parish Animal Shelter, 3217 Shed Road, P. O. Box 5337, Bossier City, LA 711171-5337; she loved animals, especially dogs.

Pay- Pal donations can be made to Sign our online guest book at www.baileyfuneralhome. net. Barbara Joan Mason Shreveport, LA Mary Alice Carmical Rabe Russell, age 91, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Montclair Park in Shreveport, Louisiana. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 15 at 11:00 am at Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport. Graveside services will begin at 2:30 pm in Belmont, Louisiana.

Visitation will be before the services at 10:00 am. in Shreveport will be Dr. Scott Tatum and Dr. Larry Williams of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Frank Carmical, a global minister and nephew of the deceased, will lead the services in Belmont.

Mary was born April 25, 1924 in Many, Louisiana and was an active member of Broadmoor Baptist Church at various times for over 50 years. She was a Sunday School teacher, nursery worker and member of the Missionary Union. She career began in Houston, Texas where she worked as an executive secretary and soon met a young aviator cadet, Carl Rabe. When he graduated from Navigation School, Mary pinned on his wings. They became engaged that weekend.

They were married in El Paso, Texas in 1944. Shortly afterwards, Carl was deployed overseas and "ew 50 combat missions during WWII. During his military career, the couple transferred to over 16 Air Force bases in the US and abroad, including assignments in Alaska and Japan. Their child, Sally Carol was born in Fairbanks, Alaska. Vicki Marie was born in Columbus, Ohio and Timothy Harold was born in Charleston, South Carolina.

As the wife of a US Air Force colonel, pilot and meteorologist, Mary had many leadership roles in the Wives Club, her churches and her Parent Teacher organizations. Many years later, Mary resettled in Shreveport where she worked in Marketing at Centenary College and as executive secretary to the President of Commercial National Bank. She married Thurmond Russell from Memphis, Tennessee and entered into another family with him, his two children, granddaughter and great grandchild. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Clyde Carmical, Sr. and his wife, Roma, Clyde Carmical, Joe Paul Carmical and William F.

Carmical; and by her husbands. She is survived by her children, two grand-daughters, Lara McGallion and Jenny Conn; two great grandsons, Aiden and Atticus McGallion; and brother, Wayne Carmical. Honorary pallbearers will be Clyde Carmical Richard Sale and Larry Skinner. Pallbearers will be Frank Carmical, Tyler Conn, Bo McGallion, Joe Matheny and Asa Skinner. The family would like to acknowledge the Executive Director and wonderful of Montclair Park, STAT Home Health, Regional Hospice Program, her personal caregivers Virgie Washington, Linda Semien and Ella Allums, and her nurse practitioner Jennifer Cameron for their outstanding care and support.

Mary Carmical Rabe Russell SHREVEPORT, LA Services to honor the life of Wilton Leo Bellotte, 85, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 15, 2015, at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home. Dr. Randy Harper, Pastor of Bellaire Baptist Church, will ate. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial Park. The family will receive guests on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m.

at the funeral home. Wilton was born on October 31, 1929, in Avery, TX to parents, Ernest Wilton Bellotte and Nillie Bellotte, and went to his heavenly home on May 10, 2015. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force and retired with 20 years of service. Wilton was also a graduate of the "rst graduating class of Physical Therapists from LSU Physical Therapy Program and was a Physical Therapist with Schumpert Medical Center for 20 years.

For 47 years, Wilton was a faithful member of Bellaire Baptist Church, volunteering in many capacities including that of an ordained deacon, Sunday school teacher, records keeper, Vacation Bible School, and the Deacon Ministry. Wilton is preceded in death by his sister, Ernestine Anderson and husband Melvin; brother, Verbie Bellotte, granddaughter, Jennifer Bellotte; and his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Hallie Bellotte; sons, James Bellotte and wife Joy, Dan Bellotte, Steven Leo Bellotte and wife Tammie, and Paul Bellotte and wife Angie; daughter, Anna Marie Lollar; grandchildren, Rachel Denise Bellotte, Nathaniel Leo Bellotte and wife Elizabeth, Bryan David Bellotte, Amy Christine Bellotte, Eric Daniel Bellotte, Elizabeth Marie Bellotte, Hannah Grace Bellotte, and Sarah Anne Lollar; great-grandson in utero, Daxton Leo Bellotte; aunt, Margie Meadows; brother, Danny Bellotte and wife Darlene; and sister, Dorothy Townsend and husband CJ. Pallbearers are Nathaniel Bellotte, Bryan David Bellotte, Eric Bellotte, Aaron Korodan, Bill Mackey, and Bobby Smith. Honorary pallbearer is Barney Stewart.

The family would like to acknowledge the care of Dr. Richard Zwieg and Dr. Robert Savory, as well as the Willis Knighton Hospice group. A very special thanks goes to the loving and compassionate care of the at the Live Oak Health Center you are the best. In lieu of $owers the family requests that donations be made to Holy Angels Residential Facility, 10450 Ellerbe Road, Shreveport, LA 71106.

https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/HolyAngelsResidentialFa- You may condolences and sign the on-line guest book by visiting www.hillcrestmemorialfh.com. Wilton Leo Bellotte Celebration of Life services for Deacon M. J. Snell will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Willow Chute Baptist Church, 2645 MLK Drive, Shreveport, Pastor Alvin Mays Interment will follow at St.

Paul Cemetery in Koran, LA. Family hour will be Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Funeral Home. He was born March 15, 1921 and passed away May 4, 2015. Survivors are his children Dr.

Glenn Doston (Linda) of Athens, OH, Marilyn Powell (Frank) of Shreveport, LA, Yvonne Banks of Arlington, TX, Ira Moore (William) of Shreveport, LA; 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren; one sister-in- law, Naomi Snell of Shreveport, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Deacon M. J. Snell A memorial service for Craig Walton Durrett will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church, 900 Jordan Street, Shreveport.

ciating will be the Rev. Dr. Chris Currie. Visitation will follow at the church. Craig was born on January 13, 1955, in El Dorado, Arkansas, to George W.

Durrett and Henrietta Burge Durrett. He died on May 11, 2015, in Shreveport from complications of disseminated zoster virus. His father preceded him in death. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of almost 38 years, Miriam Durrett; daughter, Elizabeth Durrett, and John Rose, of Dallas; son, Philip Durrett, and wife, Marie, of Dallas; mother, Henrietta Durrett, of El Dorado, Arkansas, and sister-in-law, Gwen Williams, of El Dorado. Craig lived a joyful, meaningful life and will be missed by all who knew him.

Following graduation from El Dorado High School, he attended Louisiana Tech University, graduating with degrees in journalism and starting on his lifelong career as a respected journalist. He worked for newspapers in Mena, Arkansas; Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana; and Little Rock, Arkansas, before returning to The (Shreveport) Times in 1991. He worked there in multiple editor roles, culminating in a ten-year position as Editorial Page Editor. He spent the last three years as assistant news director at KTBS-TV in Shreveport. Craig was known among family, friends, and colleagues for his sense of humor and intellect, his humility and kindness, and his passion for good journalism.

He was a committed Christian who was active in his churches, First Baptist Church for many years, and, in recent years, First Presbyterian Church. Many people knew him through his writing, or as a co-worker, church deacon, Sunday School teacher, choir member, Food Bank volunteer, Thursday morning group cohort, or involved parent from his school days in Shreveport. But daughter Elizabeth and son Philip remember him as the best dad around: quick with a word of praise or an under-the- breath witticism, but mostly the kindest and most man ever known. Though his sense of humor had an odd twist, his joking was never mean-spirited, never at expense. He strung that comedic tightrope himself, and he was the only one who could walk it.

His humor was a joy to many. In lieu of memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 900 Jordan Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, or Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana, 2307 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71103. Craig Walton Durrett Jan. 13, 1955-May 11, 2015 Funeral services for Brother Earnest Willis, 92, will be held Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at New Inspiration M.B.C., 2739 Stonewall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71109, Pastor Samuel Orange Reverend R.

L. Scott, Family hour, Friday, May 15, 2015 from 8-9 P.M. at Funeral Home. He was the best Daddy and Paw-Paw ever! He will be greatly missed that knew him. Brother Earnest Willis Bossier City, LA- Betty Nix Brown was born June 24, 1938, to Hayden and Era Leslie Nix in Long Branch, Texas.

She passed away on May 12, 2015 at Colonial Oaks Nursing Center in Bossier City, LA, following a long struggle with complications related to diabetes and diseases. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Tom Brown, and her brother, Erven Nix. She is survived by sisters, Nadine Schaff (Chase), Donna Gribble (Buster) and sister-in- law, Peggy Nix. Although Betty had no children of her own, she adored her niece and nephews: Mary Orendorff, David chaff, Steven Schaff, Kevin Gribble and Robert Gribble. family will miss her greatly.

They will comfort through cherished memories. They were blessed to share her life. The family appreciates the loving care given to Betty by the doctors, nurses and staff members at Colonial Oaks Nursing Center during her lengthy in the facility. Also, they are grateful to Peggy Nix for her attention to needs outside the nursing center. A graveside memorial will be held at Shiloh Cemetery in East Texas on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 11 a.m.

Betty Nix Brown Homegoing Services for Deacon Richard Thomas, Sr. will be held on Saturday May 16th 2015 at 12 noon at Sunrise Baptist Church, 3220 Lakeshore Drive Shreveport Louisiana, Reverend Perry Pugh Sr. Burial at Zion Rest Cemetery. Deacon Thomas passed away on May 10th 2015. He was Chairman of the Deacon Board at the Greater St.

David Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral Home (318) 631-0203. Deacon Richard Thomas, Sr. SHREVEPORT, LA Helen was born on June 5, 1930. On Day, May 10, 2015 Helen departed this life for heaven.

Her family by her side was granted the privilege to watch the angels from heaven open their arms and welcome the newcomer. Helen was a native of Center, Texas spending her childhood years in Louisiana. Later she became a longtime resident of the area. She leaves behind a world of great memories and untold stories for our family to share for generations to come. Helen was a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and faithful Christian, loved by all.

Among her attributes she possessed a great sense of humor, generous to a fault, and completely She loved her garden, "owers and Her greatest enjoyment in her senior years was dancing. Helen was a member of Summer Grove Baptist Church and frequently attended First Baptist Church of Keithville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Benton Thomas; parents Lonnie and Donnie Burns; 4 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by daughters, Joyce Kitts; Kay Richards and husband Eddie; Judy Dickson and husband Bill; sister, Marie Latona; 7 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 5:00 PM until at Rose Neath Southside.

Services will be held Monday, May 18, 2015 at Rose Neath Southside with Reverend Mike Stowell Interment will be at Forest Park West. Honoring Ms. Helen as pallbearers are Terry Burns, Tommy Burns, Hayward Burns, Brian Burns, Robert Burns and Tommy Pilkinton. Special thanks to Dr. Timothy Nicholls and the nursing at Lifecare Hospital of Shreveport, Linwood Avenue.

Helen Joyce Thomas.