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     Lester Harold Bird was born on December 10, 1903 in Mississippi.²
     Lester married Dorothy Dora Slade, daughter of Ralph Demings Slade and Cora Elizabeth Anderson, on May 22, 1926 in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.¹ Lester died on September 18, 1975 at age 71.¹ He was buried in Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.³

     Connie Delores Slade was born on February 6, 1938 in Lamar County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Gary Guy Slade and Thelma Nancy Howard.¹ Connie died on September 17, 2008 in Roane County, Tennessee, at age 70¹ and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lamar County, Mississippi.¹

     John Ephrom Slade Jr. was born on August 7, 1933 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.¹ He was the son of John Ephrom Slade and Alma Mae Townsend.¹
     John married Jo Ann Temple.¹ John was widowed when his wife, Jo, died on July 10, 2005 at age 67.²
     John married second Sherry McGee.³ John died on April 3, 2015 at age 81.³ He was buried in Start Cemetery, Richland Parish, Louisiana.³ His obituary read as follows:

      Funeral services for Mr. John E. "Jr." Slade II will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in the chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Rev. Lloyd Townsend and Bro. Tim Post officiating. Interment will follow in Start Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Slade was an ordained Baptist minister and a retiree of International Paper Company. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church and a Korean War Veteran. He also was the 1950 Mississippi State Golden Gloves Champion, loved to umpire Dixie Majors Baseball, loved to play the guitar and harmonica and writing songs. He was known for his peppers, pepper sauce and pepper jelly.
Mr. Slade, is preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ann Temple Slade; parents, John E. Slade I and Alma Townsend Slade; brothers, Scotty A. Slade, Carley Slade; sisters, Mildred Slade Murphy, Elizabeth Slade; and son-in-law, Rickey Lewis.
Mr. Slade, is survived by his wife, Sherry McGee Slade; two daughters, Cathy Jo Slade Lewis and Carol J. Slade Redden and husband Harvey W. Redden Jr; two sons, John E. Slade, III and wife Sherri Spann Slade and Steve L. Slade and fiancée Amy Cureington; brother, James Thomas Slade and wife Winnie; grandchildren, Sabrina Lewis, Naomi Lewis, Joseph Slade Redden, Jennifer Redden West, Candace Joles, Jacob Slade, Clifton Slade, and Clayton Slade; numerous great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers will be Greg Temple, Donnie Mcleod, Rodney Lewis, Randy Odom, Steve Sistrunk and Cecil Sims. Honorary pallbearers are Doug Goyne, Elva Greer, Shane McGee and Robert Gandy. Published in Bastrop Daily Enterprise from Apr. 6 to Apr. 7, 2015.³

     Jo Ann Temple was born on June 26, 1938.^2,3
     Jo married John Ephrom Slade Jr., son of John Ephrom Slade and Alma Mae Townsend.² Jo Ann died on July 10, 2005 at age 67.³ She was buried in Start Cemetery, Richland Parish, Louisiana.³

     Dennis Lee Slade was born on May 23, 1961 in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.² He was the son of Charley Slade and Elizabeth Priscock.¹ Dennis died on March 2, 2021 in South Carolina at age 59.² His obituary read as follows:

      Dennis Lee Slade, 59, of Summerville, SC, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at MUSC.

Dennis was born May 23, 1961 in Bastrop, LA. He was preceded in death by his parents Carley and Josephine Slade, and his grandfather, David Prisock. Dennis worked as a Data Center Manager at the Medical University of South Carolina for 30 years. He loved his job and was always willing to help anyone that was in need, putting others before himself. He was an avid LSU and Saints fan, and enjoyed going to hockey games. He was a man anyone could go to for help. Most of all he loved his family more than anything.

Dennis leaves behind his significant other, Melissa Gore of Summerville, SC; sons, Eric Slade of Zachary, LA and Kevin Carls of Summerville, SC; daughters, Kasey Crawford of Irmo, SC, Krystal Slade of Summerville, SC, Jessica Young (Derek Young) of Baton Rouge, LA, and Rachael Droze of Summerville, SC; sister, Pam Greer of Bastrop, LA; grandmother, Nellie Prisock of Bastrop, LA; and grandchildren, Tagan and Prezlee Crawford, Eloira Carls, and Emery Young.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate his memory Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon at Parks Funeral Home Chapel. Flowers will be accepted.

Arrangements by PARKS FUNERAL HOME, 130 W. 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483. www.parksfuneralhome.com.²

     Ava Reid was born on August 20, 1902 in Mississippi.¹
     Ava married Rev. William Albert Slade, son of William Franklin Slade and Sarah Caroline Davis.¹ Ava died on February 22, 1978 at age 75.¹ She was buried in Carnes Baptist Church Cemetery, Forrest County, Mississippi.¹