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SHREVEPORT, LA - Services for Maynard Fielder, 78, will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, October 23, 2000 in the chapel of Wellman Funeral Home. Officiating will be Brother David Worthington, with Randy Riley assisting. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 22, 2000 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Fielder passed on Thursday, October 19, 2000 at Willis Knighton Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mr. Fielder was born in Carthage, TX and was a lifelong resident in the area. Mr. Fielder was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the European theater during WWII. He was foreman with the Cotton Holsum Bakery. Maynard was a loving and devoted husband, father, family man and church member.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Fielder of Shreveport, one son, Raymond Fielder of New York, one daughter, Deborah Fielder Merrifield and husband Robert of Los Angeles, CA, two grandchildren, Matthew and Amanda Merrifield, mother, Eunice Whitley, one brother, Travis R. Whitley and wife Jan, one sister, Norma Jean Griffith, and a host of other family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Mike Duggan, Frank Fielder, Stanley Fielder, Michael Gullo, Chuck Flynn, Travis Warner.

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(Published in The Shreveport Times on October 22, 2000)

Maynard married Mary Ruth Houston 1 May 1948, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Mary (daughter of Lee Lazarus Houston and Nova Lena Mitchell) was born 16 Mar 1925, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Apr 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 19 Apr 2014, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for Mary Ruth Fielder, 89, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday April 19, 2014 at Trinity Heights Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue. Reverend Randy Riley will officiate. A visitation will be held Friday April 18, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, LA.

Mary was born in Sarepta, LA to Lazarus Lee Houston and Nova Mitchell on March 16, 1925 and passed away in Shreveport on April 15, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Maynard Fielder. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Raymond Fielder of Los Angeles, CA; daughter Debbie Fetterhoff and her husband, Karl of Newport Beach, CA; sister, Carroll Youngblood of Houston, TX; grandson, Matthew Merrifield of Los Angeles, CA., and granddaughter, Amanda Merrifield of Newport Beach, CA.

Mary retired as a Registered Nurse. She was a dedicated member of Trinity Heights Baptist Church for over 60 years.

In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials be made to Trinity Heights Baptist Church, 3820 Old Mooringsport Rd., Shreveport, LA 71107.

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Lee L. Houston Rites Held Sunday

Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. for Lee L. Houston, 64, of Sarepta at the New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. R. O. Bazer officiating.

Burial was in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Norton's Funeral Home of Springhill.

Mr. Houston died at his home in Sarepta on Saturday, Sept. 1.

He is survived by his widow, five daughters, Thelma Houston, Virginia Houston and Fannie Houston, all of Sarepta, Mrs. M.J. Fielder of Shreveport and Mrs. H.L. Ashworth of Greenwood, Miss, two sisters, Mrs. Porter Cochran of Springhill and Mrs. S.B. Pugh of Sarepta, and one brother, V.E. Houston of Shreveport, and four grandchildren.

(Published in The Minden Herald on September 6, 1956)

Lee married Nova Lena Mitchell 17 Mar 1918. Nova was born 30 May 1898, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Oct 1979, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 7 Oct 1979, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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SAREPTA - Nova Leona Houston, 81, of Sarepta died Friday night in Bossier Healthcare Center after a long illness.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard May officiating. Burial will be in Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

Survivors include five daughters, Thelma O'Glee of Sarepta, Mary Fielder of Shreveport, Martha Ashworth of Marks, Miss., Virginia Pace of Vicksburg, Miss., and Carroll Youngblood of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and one brother, J.D. Mitchell of Shongaloo.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on October 7, 1979)

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Lazarus L. Houston, 84-year old pioneer resident of this section and the head of a large and prominent North Louisiana family, died at his home near Sarepta, La. Mr. Houston was born near Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga. The son of Samuel T. and Esther Martin Houston. He was the sixth of a family of 13 children. When a boy he moved with his parents to Webster Parish, La., where they settled on a homestead tract near Sarepta. There his mother gave the name Sarepta to the town that sprang up near their home. Mr. Lazarus L. (Lat) remained until his death on the Houston homestead where he and his wife reared a large family. He was married March 16, 1871, to Fannie Viola Campbell. His wife and ten children survive him. He was a devout member of the Baptist Church."

Children: G. O. Houston, Lonnie, I. N., Vester, Mrs. Egan Hodges, of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Ban Pugh and Lee, of Sarepta; Mrs.. Porter Cochran, of Springhill; Dr. W. M. Houston, of Eldorado, Arkansas; Mrs. John F. Adkins of Cotton Valley. There are also 41 grandchildren and 8 great grand-children. Others who survive him are a brother, Dennitt M. Houston, of Shreveport, and a sister.

(Source: Sarepta LA., dated March 5, 1931)

Lazarus married Frances Viola Campbell 16 Mar 1871, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Frances (daughter of John Burchfield Campbell, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Cavett) was born 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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PIONEER WOMAN DIES AT SAREPTA

Mother of Local Resident Dies After Illness of One Month.

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Campbell Houston, 76, widow of the late L.L. Houston, were held Saturday afternoon at Sarepta, Webster parish. Mrs. Houston, who is the mother of G.O. Houston, assistant superintendent of Caddo parish schools, died Friday afternoon at her home near Sarepta. Mrs. Houston was the mother of 16 children, 10 of who survive her.

Mrs. Houston's husband died four months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Houston were pioneer residents of Webster parish. Mrs. Houston became ill a month ago and her death was expected.

Mrs. Houston was Miss Fannie Viola Campbell. She was born at Rocky Mount, Bossier parish, Sept. 1, 1854. She was married March 16, 1871.

Survivors are the following sons and daughters: Dr. W.M. Houston, El Dorado, Ark.; I.N., L., G.O. and V.E. Houston, all of Shreveport; Lee L. Houston, Sarepta; Mrs. J.F. Adkins, Cotton Valley, La.; Mrs. G.E. Hodges, Shreveport; Mrs. Porter Cochran, Sarepta; Mrs. S.B. Pugh, Sarepta. A brother, the Rev. T.M. Campbell, of Shongaloo, 43 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Joel McCann at the Sarepta Baptist church where Mrs. Houston was a member.