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SAREPTA, LA - Services for Mr. John D. Gibbs, Sr., 71, will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 1991 at the New Sarepta Baptist Church where he was a member. Officiating will be the Rev. Scott Teutsch, Dr. Richard May and Rev. Bernard Canterbery. Burial will be in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary, Springhill.

Mr. Gibbs, a native of Goldonna, La. and a resident of Sarepta for 45 years, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 1991 in Springhill after a long illness. He was a retired pipefitter and a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Air Force.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Angela Gibbs in 1956; a son, John D. Gibbs, Jr. in 1973 and a brother, Arthur Gibbs in 1986.

Survivors include his wife, whom he celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary on March 5, 1991, Delores Crawford Gibbs of Sarepta; daughter, Donna G. Pine of Bossier City; three grandchildren, Angela, Scott and Lori Pine; two sisters, Ezona Blake of Cullen, La. and Ola Peterson of Winnfield, La.

Pallbearers will be Travis Blake, John Blake, Jerry Blake, Ashley Blake, David Burroughs and Otis Peterson.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Harold Newsom Sunday School Class of New Sarepta Baptist Church.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on May 23, 1991)

John married Dolores Gayle Crawford 14 Mar 1946, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA. Dolores (daughter of Lester Rhone Crawford and Agnes Lee Houston) was born 2 Sep 1928, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 27 Aug 2017, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Sep 2017, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Mrs. Dolores Gibbs, age 88, will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, September 2, 2017, at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, Springhill, LA, with Rev. Chad Mills and Rev. Marty Wright officiating. Interment will be held in Old Sarepta Cemetery, Sarepta, LA at a later time.

Visitation will be held Saturday, September 2, 2017 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm at Bailey Funeral Home.

Dolores Crawford Gibbs, lovingly known as Sugie, to her family and friends, went home to be with the Lord on August 27, 2017. Sugie was married to the love of her life, John Daniel Gibbs, Sr., for 45 years. Sugie had a heart of gold and spent her working life caring for others as an aide at Humana Hospital (Springhill Medical Center) in Springhill, LA. She served the Lord faithfully with her church family at New Sarepta Baptist Church in Sarepta, LA. Her faith was always strong, even after losing a son, daughter and a grandson, all at a young age. Sugie loved her family and especially enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She kept a drawer in her refrigerator filled with chocolates for her grands and the neighborhood kids, who she treated like her own. Sugie always welcomed everyone and could never have too much family. She loved to cook and many of the memories the family will cherish are from time spent with her in the kitchen and around the table.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna G. Robinson and husband, Dr. James Robinson of Bossier City; granddaughter, Angela Pine Mills and husband, Chad; granddaughter-in-law, Bridget Pine; great-grandchildren, Hayden Mills, Parker Mills, Haley Pine, Ryker Pine and Maddox Pine; step-grandchildren, Patrick Robinson and wife, Cherie; Sarah Williams and husband, John; Emily Claycomb and husband, Doug, Erin Foster and husband Gary; step-great grandchildren, Tim Robinson, Katie LeChuga and husband, Frankie, Rebecca Robinson, Caroline Williams, Drew Maienschein, Graham Claycomb and Baylee Foster; a special niece, Angela Newsom and husband, Wayne and son, Trey; a treasured friend, Debbie Clark Jones; and many other loving family members.

Mrs. Gibbs was preceded in death by her husband, John Daniel Gibbs, Sr.; a son, John Daniel Gibbs, Jr.; a daughter, Angela Marie Gibbs; her parents, Lester and Agnes Crawford; sister, Lena Patterson; brother, Carl Crawford; and grandson, Jonathan Scott Pine.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the LA - C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors), P.O. Box 41143, Baton Rouge, LA 70835; (www.la-cops.org)
Bailey Funeral Home
Springhill, LA
318-539-3555

(Published by Bailey Funeral Home of Springhill, LA)

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SAREPTA, LA - Services for Mr. Lester R. Crawford, 83, of Sarepta will be held at 2 p.m. Monday March 14, at the New Sarepta Baptist Church where he was a member. Dr. Richard May will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Kenneth Everett. Burial will be in Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Mr. Crawford died Saturday March 12, 1988, in Springhill after a long illness. A native of Karo, Texas, he had been a resident of Sarepta for the past 60 years. He was a retired employee of International Paper Co. with 29 years of service. He was a Veteran having served in the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Agnes Houston Crawford on August 19, 1979.

He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Dolores and John Gibbs, Lena and Bob Patterson, all of Sarepta; one son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Margaret Crawford of McAlister, N. Mex.; eight grandchildren, Donna Pine of Bossier City, David Burroughs of Haughton, La., Jerry Crawford and Debbie Stevens, both of Amarillo, Texas, Brenda Davidson of Arlington, Texas, Deborah Butterworth of Los Angeles, Calif., Joyce Wiggins of Sibley, La., Mae Hunter of Minden, La.; fourteen great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers: Dorman Chamblee, Charles Staten, E.L. Edwards, Wiley Corley, George Mullins, Robert Green.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 14, 1988)

Lester married Agnes Lee Houston 30 Jul 1927, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Agnes (daughter of John Thomas Houston, M.D. and Hattie Jane Hollis) was born 20 Nov 1901, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 Aug 1979, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 21 Aug 1979, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Agnes Lee Crawford, 77, of Sarepta will be held at 4 p.m. today at the New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard May and Rev. Don Woodard officiating. Burial will be in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Mrs. Crawford died Sunday night at Highland Memorial Hospital in Shreveport following a short illness.

She was a life-long resident of the Sarepta area and a member of New Sarepta Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, L.R. Crawford of Sarepta; two daughters, Mrs. Dolores Gibbs of Sarepta and Mrs. Lena Patterson of Minden; one son, Carl Crawford of Amarillo, Texas; one sister, Evelyn Keane of Sarepta, three brothers, Hollis Houston, E.L. Houston, both of Sarepta, and Charles Houston of Amarillo; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Eddie Keane, John Keane, Rodger Mitchell, David Mitchell, Max Covnet and David Covnet.

(Published in The Minden Press Herald on August 21, 1979)

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Dr. J.T. Houston, the eldest brother of Prof. G.O. Houston of this place, died at his home at Sarepta, La. on Thursday last, December 12. The deceased was 45 years of age, and leaves a family of six children. The doctor was well known in De Soto parish, having practiced his profession at Logansport for a number of years. On account of failing health, he moved back to his old home in Webster parish. The direct cause of his death was influenza. Peace to his ashes.

(Published in The Mansfield Enterprise on December 19, 1918)

John married Hattie Jane Hollis 16 May 1900, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Hattie was born 2 Jul 1875, Madison County, Texas, USA; died 16 Apr 1958, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 18 Apr 1958, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SAREPTA, April 18 (Special) - Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Jane Houston, 82, were held today at the Sarepta Baptist Church. Burial was in the old Sarepta Cemetery.

Mrs. Houston died Wednesday at her home here after a lengthy illness.

Survivors are four sons, J. Hollis and E. L. Houston of Sarepta, C. C. Houston of Springhill and J. T. Houston of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Miss L. Crawford and Mrs. Evelyn Kean of Sarepta; two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Smith of Springhill and Mrs. Walter Jones of San Angelo, Tex.; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on April 18, 1958)