Leona Hattaway

Published 12:25 pm Friday, November 19, 2010

TALLULAH — Leona Hattaway died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at Madison Parish Hospital. She was 78.

Mrs. Hattaway was born in Pioneer, La., and had lived in Madison Parish for more than 63 years. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Parkview Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son, Eddie M. “Brother” Hattaway of Tallulah; two daughters, Pat Cobb and Jane Lopez, both of Tallulah; a sister, Roberta Storm of Indianapolis, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

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Services will be at 2 today at Parkview Baptist Church with the Revs. John W. Rushing and Clifton Wheat officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery. Visitation was today at 1.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Ronney Cobb, Patrick Cobb, Scott Cobb, Phillip Hattaway, Brad Ferguson and Lance Ferguson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy LaDoux, Chris Thornton and Bruce Tucker.