Extracted from The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, LA)
Thursday, May 23, 2002

CHRIS EUGENE TARVER

Services for Chris Eugene Tarver, 39, of Start were held May 18 at Brown-Holley Chapel with the Rev. Shirley Williams and the Rev. Joel Parker.

Burial followed in Start Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Holley Funeral Home.

Mr. Tarver died May 14 in Benton, Ark., following an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his parents, Winfred and Annie Mae [sic Annie Ruth] Tarver; a stepson, Brad Jones; his maternal grandparents, Charles and Sally Allen; and his paternal grandparents, Ed and Annie Tarver.

Survivors include his son Joshua Stanley of Rayville; a daughter, Autumn Viola or [sic of] Start; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Billy Ray Bennett of Start and Peggy and Thomas Southall of Winnsboro; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Roy and Brenda Tarver of Start and Ray Tarver of Start; five nieces, eight nephews, seven great-nieces and a great nephew.

Pallbearers were Ted Thurman, Jack Smith, Bobby Nobles, Michael Herrington, Tommy Colvin and Donny Franks.

Honorary pallbearers were Joel Henderson, Brian Watts and Arnie Franks.