Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Monday, September 17, 1979

Ed Starnes

WINNFIELD -- Ed Starnes, 79, of Winnfield died at 3:15 p.m. Saturday in Winnfield General Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Alice S. Starnes of Winnfield; three daughters, Gladys L. Fluitt of Winnfield, Mrs. Merle S. Kiesewetter of Alexandria and Sandra Sue Huffman of Atlanta, Ga.; four brothers, Alfred Starnes of Columbia, Vernon Starnes of Kelly, and Clayton Starnes and Clay Starnes, both of Sikes; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchildren.

Graveside services, under direction of Southern, were held at 11 a.m. today in Dothin [sic Dothan] Cemetery near Sikes, with the Rev. J. L. Holt officiating.