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VIVIAN, LA - Services for W.H. "Red" Service, 90, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 2, 1989 at First Baptist Church in Vivian, La. with the Rev. Robert Puryear officiating, assisted by the Rev. Jack Byrd and the Rev. A.C. Crawford. Interment will be in Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.

Mr. Service passed away at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, 1989 at the North Caddo Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Edgewood, Texas, on November 30, 1898 and was a resident of Vivian for the past 28 years.

He was a member and senior Deacon of the First Baptist Church in Vivian, where he served as president of the Truth Sunday School Class. Mr. Service was an active member of the Kiwanis Club 'till failing health. He became an ardent fisherman during his retirement years, having caught over 14,000 catfish since 1980, which he shared with his family and friends.

Red Service was a pioneer in the oil industry. He worked for Standard Oil of New Jersey (Exxon) for 40 years, serving as District Production Foreman from 1944 til his retirement. He had been retired for 30 years and was a founder and president of the Exxon Annuitant Club for 28 years.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Francis Ruth Adkins Service; his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Beth Service of Shreveport; three grandchildren and their spouses, Kent and Debbie Gibson of Shreveport, Bill and Brenda Harrison of Monroe, La., Leonard and Donna Service of Pontiac, Michigan; four great-granddaughters, Lana and Jill Gibson, Dorobeth and Katie Harrison; two nieces and one nephew.

Mr. Service was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved life and lived for his family and many friends.

The family would like to express appreciation to Dr. Johnny Haynes and the staff of North Caddo Memorial Hospital for their expert care and love during the time of his illness.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 2, 1989)

Willie married Frances Ruth Adkins 28 Apr 1927, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Frances (daughter of John Franklin Adkins, Sr. and Esther Houston) was born 5 Nov 1911, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Aug 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 5 Aug 1995, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Billy Ray Service was born 2 Nov 1929, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA; died 7 Aug 2018, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 10 Aug 2018, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.