Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Saturday, April 24, 2010

In Memory of JOHN WESLEY MCCARTY, SR.

Mr. McCarty passed away April 18, at home in Downsville. He was born in sikes and lived in West Monroe. He had retired to Downsville for the last twenty two years. Mr. McCarty was a World War II Veteran and avid sportsman.

Survivors include his wife Colleen McCarty, son Johnny McCarty, Jr., daughters Christy Osborne and Nancy Cauthen, and three stepchildren, ten grandchildren and twelve great children .