Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Wednesday, September 6, 2006

JOSEPH (JOE) PEPPERS

Gill First National Funeral Home
Winnsboro, LA

Funeral service for Joseph (Joe) Peppers, 79, of Winnsboro, LA will be held at 10:00AM Thursday, September 7, 2006 in the chapel of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro with Rev. Marion Collier and Rev. Jimmy Holland. Mr. Lester Thomas, longtime co-worker of Mr. Peppers will also take part in the service. Interment will follow in Old Bethel Cemetery near Clarks, LA.

Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00PM until 8:00PM at the funeral home.

He was born to Edwin and Izena McNaughton Peppers on March 7, 1927 and passed form this life Tuesday, September 5, 2006 in Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro, LA.

Mr. Peppers, an avid deer hunter, retired after 33 years with Northeast LA Power Co-operative as a lineman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wives Nell Peppers and Lavada Peppers, and a son Billy Ray Peppers.

He is survived by his son Donnie Joe Peppers and wife Polly of Winnsboro, LA; daughter-in-law Pamela Peppers Nobles of Start, LA; sisters Rose Robinson and husband J.T. of Crowville, and Ethel Crain and husband Landry of Olla, LA; step daughter Martha Nell Lofton of McCall Creek, MS; Grandsons Colby Peppers and wife Amy of Winnsboro, LA and Aaron Peppers of Winnsboro, LA; great-grandson his ``Little Hero'' Conner Peppers; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Charles Cruse, Donnie McMurry, Dennis Pylant, Randy Robinson, Billy Sanders, and Lester Wallace.

Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Peppers former and present co-workers at Northeast LA Power Co-operative.

To sign Mr. Peppers' guestbook on line or view his video tribute, visit www.gillfirstnational.com.