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     Edward Lamar Willis Jr. was buried at Ansley Union Church Cemetery, Ansley, Jackson Parrish, Louisiana.¹ He was born on September 29, 1954 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.¹ He married Jeanette Leigh Woods circa 1980.¹ Edward Lamar Willis Jr. died on February 1, 2010 at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at age 55.¹ He Funeral service for Edward Lamar Willis Jr. will be held in the chapel of Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Tommy Middleton presiding. Visitation at the funeral home will be on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 8 a.m. until time of service. Interment in Ansley Union Church Cemetery, Ansley, near Ruston, at 3:30 p.m. Edward was born on Sept. 29, 1954, in Albuquerque, N.M., and passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in Baton Rouge. He was an employee with Entergy Gas Services in Baton Rouge for 28 years. He was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, where he served as a deacon. Edward grew up in Ruston and was a member of Barnett Springs Baptist Church. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Lamar Willis Sr. and Edith Yocum Willis Cash; and brother, Donald Eugene Willis. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Jeanette Leigh Woods Willis; daughter, Bridget Charline Willis, 17, of Baton Rouge; sister, Lillian Marie Willis Williamson; two brothers, David Lee and Steven Dale Willis, of Ruston; and nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Honorary pallbearers are the deacons of Woodlawn Baptist Church. on February 3, 2010.¹

     Steven Dale Willis was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.² He Funeral services for Mr. Steven Dale Willis, age 53 of Simsboro, will be held at 1:00 PM Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Owens Memorial Chapel in Ruston. Officiating the services will be Rev. Mickey Manning. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Willis was born January 22, 1960 in Ruston. He died in Shreveport July 4, 2013. He was a tow truck driver by trade. He also enjoyed being a race car driver. He served in the Army National Guard. Mr. Willis was a member of Barnett Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Willis is survived by his children: Holly and husband Shelton Smith, Coty Willis, Kaci and husband William Rsasbury and Dakota Johnston; nine grandchildren; one sister: Lillian and husband Al Williamson; one brother: David Lee Willis and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents: Edward Lamar Willis, Sr. and Edith Yocum Willis; his step-father: James Robert Cash and two brothers: Edward Lamar Willis, Jr. and Donald Eugene Willis. Pallbearers will be: William Rasbury, Shelton Smith, David Smith, David Willis, Kendon Pesnell, Jimmy Dale Clements, Al Williamson and Coty Willis. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Colvin, Kevin Pesnell, Everett Pesnell, Bert Williamson, Shawn Gay, Brandon McElroy, Misti Smith, Dakota Johnston and Jerry Davis.² He was born on January 22, 1960 at Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.² He died on July 4, 2013 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 53.²

     Walter Louis Doty was buried at Pineville Cemetery, Junction of W Highway and Business 71, Pineville, McDonald Co., Missouri.^1,3 He was born in 1881 at Wisconsin.^1,4 He married Gladys Bessie Robinson, daughter of Robert Leslie Robinson and Nancy Helen Hayner, on October 2, 1917 at Joplin, Newton Co., Missouri.² Walter Louis Doty died on December 19, 1930 at Pineville, McDonald Co., Missouri.³

     Louis Clyde Doty was buried at Purcell Friends Cemetery, north side of D Highway, Purcell, Jasper Co., Missouri.^2,3 He was born on May 9, 1918 at Ottawa Co., Oklahoma.^2,3 He died on February 10, 1938 at Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, at age 19.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 496-38-1852.⁶ Eileen Hope Doty was buried at Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Missouri.¹ She was born on December 28, 1919 at Arkansas.^3,1,6 As of June 19, 1937,her married name was Asher.² She married Asa Ray Asher on June 19, 1937 at Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.^1,2 Eileen Hope Doty died on October 12, 1996 at Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, at age 76.^1,6

     Dixie Maxine Doty was born on July 3, 1921 at Cardin, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma.^4,3 As of August 8, 1939,her married name was Wilson.² She married Neal Everett Wilson on August 8, 1939 at Diamond, Newton Co., Missouri.^2,3 Dixie Maxine Doty died on December 5, 2012 at Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at age 91.^4,3 She Dixie Maxine Wilson, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, the 5th of December 2012, in Houston, Texas. Dixie was born on July 23, 1921 to Gladys Bessie Robinson and Walter Luis Doty, in Cardin, Oklahoma. Dixie met and married her husband, Neal Wilson, in Missouri in 1939. They had twin boys, Cary and Larry, in 1941 and later moved to Kelso, Washington where they had many friends and raised their boys. Dixie and Neal moved to Bellaire, Texas in 1956 where they settled and lived out the rest of their lives together. Dixie will be remembered by her friends and family for her friendly and fun-loving personality and loving nature. Dixie had a special love for children. Over the years, she enriched the lives of the countless children who all called her "Nana", from her grandchildren to children she cared for in her home day care. She was loved by many and will be dearly missed. Dixie was preceded in death by her brothers Luis and Bob Doty, sisters Eileen Asher and Wanda Dick, husband of 67 years, Neal E. Wilson, sons Larry Neal Wilson and Cary Dale Wilson and grandsons Brian Neal Wilson and Timothy Neal Wilson. She is survived by her brother Russell Doty and sister in law Bobbie Doty; daughter Carie Crabb and son-in-law Keith Crabb; daughter-in-law Kay Wilson; grand children Katherine and Alan Crabb; Robin Bachus and Jennifer Green; and 11 great-grand children. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 9th, at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 6700 Ferris Street, Bellaire, TX 77401. on December 7, 2012.³

     Robert Wayne Doty Sr. was buried at Valley Memorial Gardens, 3605 N. Taylor Road, McAllen, Hildago Co., Texas.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 486-24-5560.² He married Mary Louise Bledsoe.² Robert Wayne Doty Sr. was born on July 17, 1925 at Avilla, Jasper Co., Missouri.^1,2,3,6 He died on May 5, 1972 at Mission, Hildago Co., Texas, at age 46.^1,2,6

     Russell Walter Doty was born on January 5, 1928 at Cardin, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma.²

     Asa Ray Asher was buried at Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Missouri.¹ His Social Security Number was 491-01-6459.³ He was born on February 23, 1913 at McDonald Co., Missouri.^1,3 He married Eileen Hope Doty, daughter of Walter Louis Doty and Gladys Bessie Robinson, on June 19, 1937 at Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri.^1,2 Asa Ray Asher died on October 15, 1982 at Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co., Missouri, at age 69.¹

     Gary Eugene Asher Gary Eugene Asher, born March 17, 1940 passed away July 17, 2010. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eileen Doty Asher and Asa Ray Asher. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 50 years, Barbara Asher; children, Tracey and Brian Sweetland, Gary Wayne Asher, Kathryn and Matthew Nippress; grandchildren, Shannon, Robert and Rachel Sweetland and Nathaniel Rabello; sisters, Dixie and Dick Sharp, Connie Watkins, Terry and Sandra Asher, and Sharon Parrish, sister-in-law, Shirley Kadlecek, mother-in-law, Frankie Ross, nieces, nephews and many friends. Gary was a member of Old Moulton Baptist Church in Old Moulton, TX. He was a businessman owning his own barber shop (Reynolds’s Barber Shop) for 45 years on Amherst in University Village. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm till 8:00 pm Monday, July 19th at Brookside Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted at 12:30 pm Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Brookside Chapel of Chimes with interment to follow in Brookside Memorial Park.¹ He was buried at Brookside Memorial Park, 13747 Eastex Fwy, Houston, Harris Co., Texas.^1,4 He was born on March 17, 1940 at Cherokee Co., Kansas.^1,4,3 He married Barbara A. Ross circa 1960.¹ Gary Eugene Asher died on July 17, 2010 at Harris Co., Texas, at age 70.^4,1