A.M. married K.A. Voss [Group Sheet]

J.N. married R.E. Twitty [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Mr. Billy Lamar Twitty, of Springhill, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002 at Springhill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Burton Blair officiating. Burial followed at Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Billy spent most of his childhood in Springhill, later graduating from Byrd High School in Shreveport. He joined the Navy at 17 and served in the South Pacific during World War II aboard a mine sweeper, an aircraft carrier and a destroyer. With his wife, Billy owned and operated Porterville Country Store Feed and Farm Supply for 27 years. He was one of 13 founders of the Springhill Rodeo Assocation and an active member of Springhill United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, Richard Lamar.

His legacy is his wife of 56 years, Gertieann Cochran Twitty; two daughters, Patricia Cochran, Ruth Voss and her husband, Jerry; son David Twitty and his wife, Gail; eight grandchildren, Alan Stanford and his wife, Miranda, Brad Stanford, Mark Stanford, Anna Stewart and her husband, Phillip, Heath Tabor, Katie Voss and Lisa Grimes; and five great-grandchildren Cole Stanford, Porter Stanford, Nicholas Stanford, Brent Cowden and Cameron Grimes.

Pallbearers were David Rhea, Raymond Spence, Mike Washington, Lon Park, Charles Park and Kent Cage.

Honorary pallbearers were the Ed Shultz Bible class and Billy's golfing buddies.

Memorials may be made to Springhill United Methodist Church.

(Published in The Springhill Press on November 28, 2002)

Billy married Gertie Ann Cochran 17 May 1946, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Gertie (daughter of Porter Cochran and Gertrude Frances Houston) was born 3 Sep 1929, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Jul 2017, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 19 Jul 2017, Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Gertieann Cochran Twitty will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA.

A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Twitty will follow at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Springhill United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Twitty was born on September 3, 1929 to Porter and Gertrude Francis Houston Cochran in Springhill, LA and passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Bossier City, LA. She was a lifelong resident of this area and had lived in Shreveport since 2009. She was a member of the Springhill United Methodist Church. She and husband, Billy, owned and operated Porterville Feed and Farm Supply for many years. She was a member of the Springhill Art League, was active in the Springhill Rodeo Association and many other civic and community activities. After moving to Shreveport, Gertieann became a member of Brookwood Baptist Church.

Mrs. Twitty was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Billy Lamar Twitty; her parents; sister, Maggie Cochran Wallace and brother, Melbourn Cochran.

She is survived by Mason Lavelle Ferguson, with whom she shared a sweet second marriage of eight years; children, Patricia Twitty Cochran, Ruth Ellen Voss and husband, Jerry, David Lee Twitty and wife, Gail; seven grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Alan Stanford, Brad Stanford, Mark Stanford, Phillip Stewart, Cole Stanford, Nicholas Stanford and Porter Stanford.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation; St. Jude's Children Research Hospital or donor's choice.

Notifications of memorials may be sent to the family, via Patricia Twitty Cochran, 111 Andrew Place, Bossier City, LA 71111.

(Published by Bailey Funeral Home of Springhill, LA)