Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Monday, September 6, 1971

Mrs. E. Cruse

Funeral services for Mrs. Estelle Whittington Cruse, 87, of West Monroe, were to be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Mulhearn's Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Mrs. Cruse died Sunday at E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

The Rev. John Tucker will officiate with burial in Hasley Cemetery.

Mrs. Cruse was a native and lifelong Ouachita Parish resident and a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church.

Survivors include two step-daughters, Miss Aline Cruse and Mrs. James W. Hammond, both of West Monroe; one step-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

The nephews will serve as pallbearers.