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Donnis Willis Stroud
Mrs. Donnis Gertrude (Willis) Stroud, age 98, a long time resident of Winn Parish, passed away Monday, January 2, 2006, at the Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield, La. after a brief illness She was a member of Laurel Heights Baptist Church. .
She was the daughter of the late John Bunyan Willis and the late Emmaline (Womack) Willis. Mrs. Stroud was also preceded in death by her husband, H.W. Stroud; her son, John Edward Stroud; and her daughter, Betty Allison.
She is survived by her
one daughter, Dolores Knight and husband Julius of Winnfield, La.;
one sister, Lorene Parker of Sikes, La.;
six grandchildren, Judith Richardson and husband Lloyd of St. Louis, MO Diane Bomer of Houston, TX Vickie Clark and husband Richard of Winnfield, La. Dana Cook of Winnfield, La. Steve Stroud and wife Janis of Coushatta, La. Stephanie Rice and husband Chad of Natchitoches, La.;
seven great-grandchildren, ten great-great grandchildren, [and] a host of nieces, nephews, and friends who mourn her loss.
Services are under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield, La., where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Tuesday, January 3, 2006 and from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM Wednesday, January 4, 2006. Friends may also visit at the Hurricane Grove Baptist Church in Sikes, La. on Wednesday from Noon until service time. Funeral services will be at Hurricane Grove Baptist Church at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 4, 2006 , with Rev. Norris Curry and Rev. Kenny Bratton officiating. Music for the services will be provided by Mitzi Curry. Interment will follow at Hurricane Grove Cemetery in Sikes, La.
Marc Pierce, Steve Stroud, Robert Bomer, Lloyd Richardson, Nicky Speed, and Bill Herod will serve as Pallbearers.
(July 28, 1907 - January 2, 2006)