Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Thursday, June 20, 2002

Nellie Mae Usrey

Services for Nellie Mae Usrey will be at 2 p.m. today in the Southern Funeral Chapel with Dr. Calvin Phelps and Rev. Lindsey Burns officiating. Burial will be in Sikes Cemetery, Sikes, La. under the direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Mrs. Usrey, 87, of Winnfield died Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at the Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield.

She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was active in the W.M.U and Keenagers. She was also a member of the Winn Parish Home Demonstration Club and was Postmaster of the Sikes Post Office for over 30 years.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Earline and Vincent Gonzalez and June and Ronnie Melton all of Winnfield; one sister, Myra Adams of Winnfield; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers will be John Holland, Brent Hubbard, Dennis Kieffer, Chuck Genella, Jim Fuller and Benny Barron.

Friends may call today in the funeral home from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until time of service.