The Leesville Daily Leader from Leesville, Louisiana (2024)

January 21, 2015

Publication:

The Leesville Daily Leaderi

Location:

Leesville, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Page:

2

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2 Leesville Daily Leader Wednesday January 21 2015 Today's Weather WEDNESDAY OBITUARIES Sherman David Squyres Alberta Ann Brister 124 121 was bom in Leesville to Louisiana At A Glance Barbara Ann Johnson MM0 Area Cities Bomb threat closes 1 210 bridge ront STA RtPORTS Leroy McPhaul National Cities IN BRIE Judges Recognized Murder Mystery Dinner WANTED Phone Scam Email: leesvaaclassitadsegmalcom Local 5 Day orecast Continued from Page 1 organization's most recent news(lees illedailyleadercom and we'll publish it in the Leesville Daily Leader Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 51 67 Thu' 122 cloudy pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny sunny mixed 26 26 43 10 29 46 46 36 31 33 31 34 62 29 64 68 79 Sunrise: 710 AM Sunset: 538 PM Need an GA or stop by today! The Leesvile Daily Leader (USPS 3090800) is published Wednesday riday and Sundays except Christmas Day 4 New Year's Day by News Leader Inc 206 Texas St Leesvile La 71446 337 J0MMIA GALINDO 1 Sunrise: 7 09 AM Sunset: 5:41 PM Boel on Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Loa Angeles Miami it 123 125 msl sunny sn shower pt sunny sn shower doudy foggy msl sunny 239 3444 Penodicais postage paid at Leesvfe La 714960619 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PO Box 619 Leesvile La 71496 0619 )1 26 "year pwh tame' aeY $1 pwsh mail delivery outside the parish in stale mat $151 outside the stale mai Barbara Ann Johnson a homemaker formerly of Winnsboro died Thursday Jan 15 Services are at 1 pm on Thursday Jan 22 at Winnsboro Second Baptist Church Visitation is 6 8 pm Wednesday at Richardson uneral Home in Winnsboro Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Mangham uneral services for Leroy McPhaul 72 of Leesville will be held at noon on riday Jan 23 at New Willow Baptist Church in Leesville with Rev Alvin Marshall offi ciating Burial will follow in the Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial uneral Home of Leesville Visitation will be Thursday Jan 22 at 6 particular order those individuals who partici pated in the social studies fair by acting as judges: Jane ord Peggy Alford Wallace Wilson Tandy Schwartz James Turner Catherine Merchant Beryl ord Linda Bowers Danielle Spina Donna 6346 Intervals of clouds and sunshine High63 Winds NE al 5to10mph Send SuMwkxw vta mmI to kfeedsmewsegmai coni Classified Advertising To purchase a dassMsd advertisem*nt or ask about one cat 337 239 3444 Monday through Thursday 9 5 riday 9 Noon Jones Mark Descant Lorna Hanes Scott Grady Mark Lowry Anastasia Stipe Lee Walters Stephanie Walters Tyson Walsh Jennifer Walsh Alesia Richardson Carol Jackson Elizabeth Knight Letha Broxson and David Petre 6139 More sun than clouds Highs in the low 60s and lows in the upper 30s story begins to be played out Someone will be mur dered Someone will be the killer And no one knows any of this until that night That's right this is a fully interactive murder mystery evening Who could resist going back in time 90 years for a few hours and trying to uncov er All proceeds from this evening of fun will benefit Kiwanis scholarships for deserving graduating Bastrop Baton Rouge Beaumont TX Biloxi MS Covington Crowley Dallas TX Hattsburg MS Houma Houston TX Jackson MS Lafayette Lake Charles Little Rock AR 5936 Abundant sunshine Highs in the ipper 50s and lows In the mid 30s seniors and the Eliminate Project which aims to eradicate neonatal tetanus in developing countries To purchase tickets please contact Stephanie Averitt at (337) 208 7028 by eb 7 They may also be purchased at the Merchants and armers Lee Hills Branch also no later than eb 7 Remember seating is lim ited: Only 58 tickets will be sold BASTROP The mother of two toddlers who tragi cally died in a house fire on Monday Jan 12 in Bastrop has been discharged from a Shreveport area medical facility and is now in police custody State ire Marshal investigators arrested Ciarria Johnson as she was discharged from Brentwood Hospital just after 4 pm riday Jan 16 Johnson will be booked into the Caddo Parish Correctional Center as a fugitive from of accusations against Cosby by women claiming he dragged and assaulted them Cosby who has denied some of the allega tions has never been charged in any of the alleged assaults Display Advertising To purchase a daptey advertisem*nt or ask out our deadlines contact any ad vertising representative Monday trough Thursday 9 5 riday 9 Noon Morehouse Parish where she faces charges of negli gent homicide Johnson left her toddlers home alone while she went to have her hair styled She only returned after she was notified the house was engulfed in flames The fire is believed to have originated from a gas heater left on in the living area in close proximity to flammable materials according to the State ire Marshal's office INTERNET Web Page: www leasvitedailyteadercom from local residents stating they are receiving telephone nails in which they are told that their water bill is delin quent The caller then states the water will be shut off with in two hours if payment is not immediately made The caller is calling from a telephone number with a 985 area code Residents should obtain contact information from pre vious bills to contact local municipalities and electric companies to confirm any alleged delinquencies stated the sheriffs office The VPSO would like to emphasize that citizens should provide any type of personal identifying informa tion bank information or credit card information to such callers Must hove a clean driving and criminal record Submit resume tolryiM4tvrjrMkoq Editortai Readers wi story or photo idea tps criticisms or suggestions on coverage are welcome Io cal tho edtor or stall members Monday trough Thursday 9 5 riday 9 Noon at 337 239 3444 Al sub missions to tie paper teters and coiumne are subject to edMng tor tongti style taste and legal cmaderattom Corrections The LeeaviteDety Leader ttivte tor ac curacy and taimees Readers etc be ieve a story or heedtoe is inaccurate or miateaAig ahould cal tie edtor Newspopor Delivery Problem? 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We hope not but 1 1 happens pieese help us correct the situation or redeivery or correction for next day delivery please cal 337 239 3444 Monday through Thursday 9 5 riday 9 Noon Circulation Monopor Eric Midkiff Suzanne Peveto Neteon Hoprons AOvWuWij uw occur Andy Jacobean Regtonei Executive Editor Brian Trahan ULL TIME Community Home Manager in the Leesville area Alberta Ann Brister 79 of Anacoco entered eternal peace on Thursday Jan 15 2015 in her residence She was a secretary for many years with the Vernon Parish School Board Ms Brister was pre ceded in death by her husband James Brister one son Jack Willard Brister and two brothers Eugene Willis and Danny Paul Willis Those left to cherish her memory are one daughter Sonya Terry of Anacoco two brothers Bruce Willis of DeRidder and Kenneth Willis of Pitkin four grandchildren four great grand children and one great great grandchild Visitation will be Wednesday Jan 21 from 4 8 pm at Hixson uneral Home of Leesville uneral services will be held on Thursday Jan 22 at 1 pm at Hixson uneral Home of Leesville Interment will follow in Liberty Cemetery Words of comfort may be shared with the family by visiting our online register at wwwhixsonfhcom LAKE CHARLES On Jan 19 at 4:33 am Louisiana State Police Troop responded to a report of a vehicle fire on the Interstate 210 Calcasieu River Bridge just west of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish according to a release issued by LSP representative Sgt James Anderson Upon arrival troopers determined that the vehi cle was not on nre The driver and sole occupant 24 year old Jovani A Galindo of Colton Calif indicated that there was a bomb in his vehicle Traffic heading toward the bridge was diverted and vehicles already on the bridge were evacuated Anderson's release stated The Louisiana State Police Emergency Services Unit responded and was asasted by the AT and BI as well as the Carlyss ire Denartment Because of the nature of the call responders had to methodically evaluate the vehicle to determine if an explosive device was located in the car the release said Troopers and agents determined that the vehicle did not contain an explosive device The bridge was completely reopened just before 12:30 pm Galindo was arrested for obstruction of a hi gh way of commerce and criminal mischief Anderson's release stated He was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center Galindo's bond was set at $12500 The investi gation is continuing uneral services for Sherman David Squyres will be held on Thursday Jan 22 at 2 pm at the lactor Baptist Church in Hicks with Rev Huey Haymon and Rev Wayne Squyres officiating Burial will follow in the lactor Baptist Cemetery under the direction of uneral Services Visitation will be held on Wednesday Jan 21 at 5 pm until time of ser vice at the lactor Baptist Church Sherman David Sauvres Herman David and Alva Jeane Squyres on Oct 14 1951 and passed away at the age of 63 on Jan 19 2015 at Rapides General Hospital in Alexandria Sherman faced manv challenges from birth He loved for his mother to sing a Bye Baby" every night He was her babyl If he like something he would say many many He loved to go He was preceded in death by his father Herman David Squyres brother Herman Elmo Squyres and sister in law Cynthia Riggs Squyres He is survived by his loving mother Alva Jeane Squyres of Leesville niece Christina Renee Squyres of Bossier City and a host of other family members and friends Special thanks to his dose friends Margaret LaCaze June Taylor Wanda Owers Anthony Jeane Larry Burns and Huey Haymon Words of comfort may be extended to the family at wwwjeanesfscom pm until 8 pm at New Willow Baptist Church Leroy the son of the late John and Lavater Hayes McPhaul was bom Jan 19 1942 in Waycross Ga He passed away riday Jan 16 2015 in Alexandria He is survived by his wife Martha McPhaul of Leesville daughters Rita Marshall of Worth Texas Trade McPhaul of Columbia South Carolina Millicent Lavine of Grand Prairie Texas and Juliett McPhaul Stephan of Clarksville Tenn brothers John McPhaul of Roseville Calif Andrew McPhaul of Waycross Ga and Homer McPhaul of Waycross Ga sister Sandra McPhaul of Savannah Ga 10 grand children four great grandchildren and his nieces and nephews Words of comfort may be expressed to the McPhaul family at wwwlabbymemorialcom New York 34 Phoenix 70 Sanranasco 61 Seattle 50 St Louis 48 Washington DC 38 Send us photos and a short description of your club or STATE Mother of deceased Bastrop toddlers in police custody Leesville Daily Leader A Division of Gatehouse Media Inc NATIONAL NBC firmly shuts door on Bil Cosby PASADENA Calif (AP) NBC's top entertainment executive says the door is firmly shut to Bill return to the network In the wake of new and renewed allegations of sex ual assault against Cosby NBC executive Bob Greenblatt said riday that it was "safe to say" NBC would never air a project with the comedian NBC had previously announced it was dropping its plans to develop a new sitcom with Cosby whose 'The Cosby Show' was a smash hit for the network 30 years ago planned return to NBC was announced last year before the rising tide Sunrim: 7 09 AM Sunmt: 5 42 PM J' 1 AMWUCAM mt ''r rs A A "Wv Xahar V8 DC v' 4639 4632 MairMy Mainly cloudy and doudy and rainy Highs rainy Highs in the upper in the mid 40s and 40s and lows in the lows in the upper 30s low 30s Sunrim: Sunrim: 710AM 709AM Sunset: Sunset: 5 38 PM 5 40 PM 63 45 mst sunny MerSSXJmstsunny 61 44 mst sunny Minden 62 44 mst sunny 68 48 sunny Mobile AL 66 47 sunny 63 49 doudy Monroe 62 46 mst sunny 67 48 sunny Natchez MS 63 47 mst sunny 69 47 sunny New Iberia 68 51 mst sunny 65 50 pt sunny New Orleans 65 50 pt sunny 62 43 pt sunny Opelousas 64 48 pi sunny 67 45 sunny Pilottown 60 53 pl sunny 70 49 mst sunny Shreveport 61 44 mst sunny 65 52 doudy Slidell 69 48 sunny 63 45 mst sunny Texarkana TX 62 4 2 pt sunny 67 50 pt sunny Tulsa OK 55 36 doudy 64 49 pt sunny Vicksburg MS 57 40 mst sunny 59 40 mst sunny Winnfield 63 45 mst sunny i Lo Cored.

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