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Extracted from The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal (Jena, LA)
Eddie Yancey Roark
Eddie Yancey Roark, 78, of Summerville, died at 12:07 a.m. Saturday, November 5,
1988, at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria.
Roark was a former teacher beginning in the days when all grades met in one and
two rooms. He attended Louisiana Tech University and taught at many schools in
LaSalle Parish LA.
Among those were the old Aimoch School in Nickel community, at Antioch School
in Antioch in 1933, at Summerville School, also Thayer School at Little Creek.
He was teacher at Crossroads, Magnolia, and Ebernezer. He also at one time was
located at the Jena Elementary School.
During the Second World War, Mr. Roark worked in a defense plant in Orange, Texas.
He was employed at one time by the Jena Post Office and then by the Louisiana Dept.
of highways. He retired in November 1973 and resided at Summerville until his death.
Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Summerville Free Methodist Church with
Rev. Finas Corie and Rev. Aaron Paul Erwin officiating.
Burial followed in Aimoch Cemetery in the Nickel Community under direction of Kinner
and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena.
Survivors include his wife, Audie Rose Flowers Roark of Summerville; a daughter,
Nelda R. Russell of Jena; a son, David M. Roark Sr. of Trout; a brother, Clarence
L. Roark of Jena; a sister, Rosa R. Andrews of Nickel Community and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Max Andrews, Ken R. Roark, Ohmar Roark, Donald Roark, Glen Roark
and N. H. Poole.
Honorary pallbearers were Jay Roark, Tom Cockerham, Dorsey Cockerham, and Pete Flowers.
Wednesday, November 9, 1988