Obituaries
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Marshall News Messenger


George Lavone Bozeman 
Hawthorn Funeral Home 
Shiloh Methodist Cemetery, DeSoto Parish, LA

CARTHAGE - Funeral services for George Lavone Bozeman, 76, of 
Carthage will be 2 p.m. today at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel 
with the Rev. Wayne T. Fontenot officiating. Burial will 
follow in Shiloh Methodist Cemetery under the direction of 
Hawthorn Funeral Home. 

Mr. Bozeman died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in Carthage. He was 
born May 17, 1928, in the Shiloh Community in DeSoto Parish, 
La. He attended rural Longstreet schools and served his 
country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Mr. 
Bozeman married Vesta Hooper in 1952. Before retirement, he 
was employed as an iron worker with Fab Steel. He was a 
long-time member and deacon of Midyett Baptist Church. 

Mr. Bozeman is survived by his wife, Vesta Hooper Bozeman of 
Center; two sons, Ricky Bozeman and Barry Bozeman, both of 
Carthage; one daughter, Vickie Johnson of Corpus Christi; 14 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, 
Frank Bozeman of Spring, Huey Bozeman of Carthage, Jerry 
Bozeman of Shreveport, La., and Ronnie Bozeman of Mont 
Belvieu; two sisters, Estelle Helton of Elysian Fields and 
Alpha Anderson of Santa Fe; special friends and neighbors, 
Dick Funderburg and Bro. T-Bone Fontenot; other relatives and 
friends. 

Pallbearers will be Ricky Bozeman, Barry Bozeman, Jeremy 
Bozeman, Frank Bozeman, Huey Bozeman, and Ronnie Bozeman. 

The family suggests donations be made to Midyett Baptist 
Church, 601 CR 326, Carthage, Texas 75633.