Extracted from The Alexandria Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Thursday, October 19, 2000

Dianne C. Erskins

WINNFIELD - Services for Dianne C. Erskins will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Southern with the Revs. Mike Howell and Barry Hoekstra officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories in Winnfield.

Erskins, 55, of Summit, Miss., died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, in her residence.

She was a native of Winn Parish, a graduate of Northeast University and received her master's degree from LSU. She was a social worker for the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. She was a member of First Baptist Church of McComb, Miss.

Survivors include one son, Craig Erskins of Dodson; four daughters, Madonna Gorriran of West Palm Beach, Fla., Sara Erskins of Jackson, Miss., and Caitlan Erksins and Amanda Erskins, both of Summit, Miss.; her mother and stepfather, Marjorie Fordham May and Odell May of Winnfield; and two brothers, Richard Crain of Colfax and Larry Crain of Farmerville.

Pallbearers will be Mike Tinnerello, Bobby Erskins, Bob Wyatt, Jimmy Fordham, Jerry Weakly and Steve Taylor.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of services today in the funeral home.