Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
Wednesday, August 17, 1994

Esther Lea Halley

Funeral services for Esther Lea Halley, 83, of Monroe were held Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel on Sterlington Road in Monroe with the Rev. Roy Compton.

Interment followed in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.

Mrs. Halley died Saturday, Aug. 13, 1994 in Monroe after a brief illness.

Mrs. Halley was a native of Franklin Parish, but had resided in Monroe for most of her life. She was a member of the Full Gospel Church.

Survivors include her husband Warren Halley, Monroe; two daughters, Norma Jones and Diane LaMartiniere, both of Monroe; three sons, Seville Howard, Columbia; Gary Wayne ``Joe'' Howard, Dallas, Texas; Rickey Lynn Howard, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Ruth Ingram, Winnsboro; Dorothy Antley, Alexandria; two brothers, Henry Rolen and Douglas Rolen, both of Winnsboro; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Paul Howard, Mark Howard, Kenny Brinson, Kenny Eubanks, Gary LaMartiniere and Bradley LaMartiniere.