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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Thelma Colwell Crain deBerge
Services for Mrs. Thelma Colwell Crain deBerge of Dallas, Texas were at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 1989, at Restland Abbey Chapel in Dallas with the Rev. Don Johnson officiating. Entombment was in Restland Abbey Mausoleum, Greenville Ave., at Restland Road, Dallas.
Mrs. deBerge, 90, was a former telephone operator and member of the Telephone Pioneers of American organization. She was a member of Highland Park Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, and St. Catherine's Guild of St. Matthew's. She had been a resident of Sikes, La.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William deBerge. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Mrs. R. L. (Sadie) Thomas, and Miss Olive Colwell, long time residents of Winnfield, LA.
Survivors are a daughter, Lavern Hubert of Dallas; a son, Rush Crain; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren and one sister, Virginia Colwell Porter.
Wednesday, October 4, 1989