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Obituary:
- · RUTH STAFFORD WEMPLE
Posted on August 21, 2002
Funeral services for Ruth Stafford Wemple will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie with Dr. George Hearn officiating. Valerie Harper will be the soloist. Burial will be in the Cheneyville Christian Cemetery.
Visitation at the Melancon Funeral Home will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will continue at the family home following the services.
Ruth Wemple was born February 16, 1912 and died Tuesday, August 20, 2002 in her home after a lengthy illness. She was 90. She was the last of twelve siblings from the marriage of Leroy and Priscilla Allen Stafford. She was a life long resident of Cheneyville and a member of Beulah Baptist Church.
Ruth is survived by her husband Philip Wemple of Cheneyville; two daughters, Hope Wemple of Cheneyville and Priscilla Branch of Alexandria; two grandsons, David Branch and his wife Mary of Cheneyville and Justin Branch of Alexandria; and one great-granddaughter. She is also survived by her nephew, John Leroy Klock and his wife Jana of Bunkie and their sons John Klock, Jr. and Phil Klock plus many more nephews, nieces, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Pallbearers will be Lowell King, Robert LaCour, Blake Young, Ron Wilkins, John Klock, Jr., Philip Klock, Ken Wilkins, Leroy Stafford, and Alvin May, III.
Memorials may be made to: Beulah Baptist Church, Cheneyville, La., 71325, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospice, 3410 Masonic Dr., Alexandria, La. 71301 or the National Parkinsons Foundation, Inc., 1501 NW 9th Ave., Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida, 33136-1494.
Buried:
- Buried Cheneyville Christian Cemetery.
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1912 - 2002 (90 years)
