Merle D. Rumsey's Obituary
December 10, 2009
Funeral services for Merle D. Rumsey, 90, of DeRidder, LA, will be held at 2 P.M., Monday, December 14, 2009, in Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in DeRidder with Rev. Mike McLaurin officiating. Mrs. Rumsey passed away Thursday, December 10, 2009, in Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder. Burial will follow in Sugartown Cemetery in Sugartown, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Visitation will be from 3 P.M. until 6 P.M., Sunday, December 13, 2009, and from 9 A.M. until time of the service, Monday, December 14, 2009, in the funeral home.
Born in Rayville, Louisiana, Mrs. Rumsey lived most of her life in DeRidder. She was formerly employed as a secretary with Wooten, CPA in DeRidder, was secretary to the mill manager at Boise Southern in DeRidder, and was secretary at First United Methodist Church in DeRidder. She was a member of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by daughter, Merlene Caldwell of DeRidder; two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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