The Shreveport Times March 23, 2005 Obituaries Mr. Johnny F. Speights Keatchie Cemetery, DeSoto Pr., LA KEATCHIE, LA - Funeral services for Mr. Johnny F. Speights, 84, will be held at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel, Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. Officiating the funeral services will be Reverend Mike Stowell. Interment will follow at Keatchie Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, March 23, 2005, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Mr. Speights was born February 21, 1921, in Elysian Fields, TX, and passed away on March 22, 2005, in Shreveport, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of over 59 years, Evelyn Gaines Speights,;daughter, Evelyn Ann Speights; five brothers: Shelby, James E., William Grady, Rupert, and Edwin Speights; sisters: Mary Rowe, Vera Yarborough, and Lillie Smith. He is survived by his sister, Earlene Speights Smith; son, John Richard Speights and wife, Minerva; daughter, Mary Katherine Daugherty and husband, Dennis; grandchildren: Trey, Theresa, Amanda, Jeremy, and Casey; and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jeff Fisher, Andy Fisher, Mark Matthews, Dennis Matthews, Jody Matthews, and Mike Fisher.Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Southside Chapel, 687-1256 Published on March 23, 2005.