King M. DePhillips Sr.

Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home

King M. DePhillips Sr., 73 years old of Independence, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013, at North Oaks Medical Center.

He was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1940, in Roseland.

Mr. DePhillips served in the United States Navy.

Surviving are his wife, Linda DePhillips; sons and daughters-in-law, Michael DePhillips and Carol of Killian, and King M. DePhillips Jr. and Debbie of Independence; daughters, Tammy Tanner of Pascagoula, MS, Denise and David Blossoms of Alice Springs Australia, Tammy Martin of Zachary, Tena and Brian Taylor of Denham Springs, and Bettilee and Rowdy Albers of Independence; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren whom he loved dearly; and brothers and sisters, Kevin and Debbie Armstrong, Darrell and Linda Armstrong, Sharon and Will Reed, Barbara and David Normann.

He is preceded in death by his father, King Minote DePhillips; mother, Louise Jenkins DePhillips Armstrong and husband, Clifford Armstrong; and grandson, King Maurice “Trey” DePhillips III.

Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond, Sunday, September 22, 2013, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Visitation will continue on Monday, from 8:00 am until the funeral service at 10:00 am in the funeral home chapel.

Interment will follow in the Narretto Cemetery in Loranger.

 

Herbert Wayne Clark, known as “Sonny”     (Brother-in-law of Ora Lee Wilson)

“Sonny” passed away yesterday afternoon.  His wake will be tomorrow night at Seal Funeral Home in Denham Springs from 6:00 – 9:00.  Visitation will continue Monday from 8:00 – the 11:00 funeral.

“Sonny” was hospitalized for 8 months, beginning about a week after his wife passed away.  The doctors and nurses called him “Poppa Sonny” since they had worked with him so long.

Pray for the family in the coming days.  Pray for those, including Dwayne Wilson, traveling for the services.

 

Also, Truette Strickland, Robert and Ora Lee’s great-grandson, has had additional tests and will see a pediatric cardiologist in Baton Rouge Monday at 10:00 to learn more about his newly diagnosed enlarged heart valve.

 

Ora Lee also shared that Rev. Merlin McCon, former pastor of Line Creek Baptist Church, has been ill for about three weeks.  You will surely want to add him to your prayer list.