Obituaries

Scott Elton Maxwell, 62, of Jena, passed from this life on Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Hardtner Medical Center in Urania, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born April 1, 1957 to the union of his parents, Richard Donald Maxwell and Audrey Smith Maxwell.

Scott was a native of Jena and graduated from Jena High School in 1975. He attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and Baptist Christian College in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was employed by Brown and Root Company in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was employed by Bingham-Willamette Pump Company for 25 years in Shreveport, Louisiana and Houston, Texas.

Scott returned to Jena to live in 2002 where he was employed by the Secretary of the State of Louisiana as manager and custodian of voting machines in LaSalle Parish. He owned his own landscaping business for over 17 years.

Nancy Elaine Lincecum, 69, of Georgetown, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

She was born April 8, 1950 in Marshall, Texas.

Services were held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 12, at Beulah Baptist Church near Georgetown with the Revs. Lamar Carpenter and Joe Bruce officiating.

Interment followed in the Lincecum Cemetery of Georgetown under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena.

She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Joe Lincecum; mother, Jimmie Lou Wilson; and grandparents, Joe and Edith Lincecum.

Those left to cherish in her memory include her daughter, Shelia Costin (Jerry) of Lena; son, Todd Black and wife Kim of Georgetown; grandchildren, Paula Hinton of Winnfield, Ashley Minks of Georgetown, Zachary Black of Jena, and CJ Costin of Georgetown; six great grandchildren; and Aunt Birtie Nugent of Georgetown.

Pallbearers were Zachary Black, Jimmy Black, Dustin Potts, CJ Costin, Rio Minks, and Randy Phillips.

Billy C. King, 76, of Ruston, and formerly of Jena, passed from this life on April 11, 2019 in Princeton Place of Ruston, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born December 12, 1942.

Ms. Billy was a sweet spirited soul who enjoyed gardening, crocheting, cooking, and she loved playing Rook. She basically had a “Green Thumb” for growing plants. She worked as a patient care technician during her working career. She had a loving warm heart for others and their needs before her own.

Services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, April 15, in the chapel of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home with the Revs. Gary Norris and Danny Trichel officiating.

Interment followed in the Belah Cemetery of Belah under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena.

Susan Renee Crawford, 58, of Cameron, Oklahoma, and a native of Enterprise, passed from this life on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the Baptist Health Center in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, following an extended illness.

She was surrounded by her loving family as her journey here came to an end.

She was born on September 19, 1960 in Columbia to the union of her parents, Floyd Gerald Crawford, Sr. and Dena Lonell Miller Crawford.

Susan grew up in Catahoula and Caldwell parishes and she was a member of the New Ouachita Baptist Church at Enterprise. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt and friend to so many. Her family was top priority in her life and always loved to cook and have her family close . She also loved to work in her garden as flowers was one of her loves.

Services were held at 1 p.m., Friday, April 12, in the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Columbia with the Revs. Brent Randall and Jeff Robinson officiating.

Larry Gordon Ganey, 73, of Rosenberg, Texas, and a native of LaSalle Parish, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Rosenberg.

He was born November 3, 1945 in Alexandria, to Gordon and Bernice Ganey.

Larry was baptized at an early age at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in the Mt. Sinai Community. He sang in a quartet. His family thought that he may grow up to be a preacher one day. He never wanted to change his church membership all these years later.

Larry was a great oilfield salesman. It was said many times that he could probably paint a stick red and sell it. That’s just how good a salesman he was. Known for his jokes, he loved sports, dominoes and Wheel of Fortune every day at 6:30 p.m. He loved 50’s and 60’s music and Gunsmoke.

Services were held Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m., in the chapel of Davis Greenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenburg.

Interment followed in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenburg under direction of Davis Greenlawn Funeral Home.

Phillip Owen Bradford, III, 62, passed from this life on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at his residence in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

He was born August 13, 1956 in Jena to the union of his parents, Phillip Owen Bradford, Jr. and Ruby Ineta Jernigan Bradford.

A memorial service was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 14, at Bethel Baptist Church in Choctaw, Oklahoma.

Phillip is survived by his devoted wife, Kim Ginn Bradford of Midwest City, OK; his sons, Danny Bradford and wife Brandi of Dallas, TX, Justin Bradford of Norman, OK, and Jeffrey Bradford and wife Skye of Iowa Park, TX; stepson, Christopher Smith and wife Sharon of Norfolk, VA; step-daughter, Misty Smith of Choctaw, OK; nine grandchildren; brothers, Henry Bradford of Shreveport, and Mark Bradford of Knoxville, TN; sister, Janice Bass and husband Jerry of Jena; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his father-in-law and friend, William O. Ginn of Choctaw, OK.