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John W. Brister, Jr.
(August 29, 1927 - March 5, 2007)

Southern Funeral Home - Winnfield

Mr. John W. Brister, Jr., age 79 of Winnfield, passed away, Monday, March 5th, 2007 at Lincoln General Hospital in Ruston.

Mr. Brister is the son of the late John W. Brister Sr. and the late Vaudie Mae Simmons Brister. He was also preceded in death by trwo brothers: Carl B. Brister and Glyn Brister.

Mr. Brister is a native of Sikes and a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnfield. He was a U.S. Navy Vetran of World War II and was a member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 151 F&AM in Winnfield.

Mr. Brister is survived by Bobbie Branch Brister whom he married in 1947. He is also survived by their three children: Susan Roberts and her husband Ronnie of Alexandria, John W. ``Johnny'' Brister III and his wife Larrie of Winnfield, and Sandra Lawrence also of Winnfield; four grandsons: Joshua Brister, Michael Brister, David Roberts, and Jason Lawrence; six great grandchildren: Kali Lawrence, Alana Lawrence, Damien roberts, Hayden Thomopson, Ryland Brister and Logan Brister; one brother: Bill Brister and his wife Miriam of Orange Beach, Alabama; and one sister: Violet Richardson of Deville.

Funeral services for Mr. Brister will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel, in Winnfield, with Reverends Lindsey Burns and Wallace Ingles officiating. Burial will follow in the Sikes Cemetery.

Friends may visit with the family in the funeral home on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until time of services.

Pallbearers will be: Joshua Brister, Michael Brister, David Roberts, Jason Lawrence, Damon Fitzgerald, and Bentley Brister.

The family request that memorial donations please be made to: Shriners Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children in Shreveport