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     Percy Davis Moseley was born on January 23, 1898 in Warren County, North Carolina.¹
     Percy married Helen Elizabeth Slade, daughter of Walter Anderson Slade and Josephine Cobb Drake.¹ Percy died on December 29, 1966 at age 68.¹ He was buried in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina.¹

     Vera Ruth Free was born on December 27, 1919 in Cocke County, Tennessee.² She was the daughter of James P. Free and Maggie Brady.¹
     Vera married Herbert Oliver Slade, son of Walter Anderson Slade and Josephine Cobb Drake.² Vera died on January 29, 1999 at age 79^1,3 and was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee.²

     Gladys Sybil Larsen was born on September 16, 1901 in Mississippi.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arent J. Larsen.³
     Gladys married Julian Lamar Slade, son of Charles Hezekiah Slade and Ella V. Lott.^1,4 Gladys died on June 23, 1995 at age 93² and was buried in Machpelah Cemetery, Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi.²

     Marceline Lorraine Slade was born on July 14, 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^2,1 She was the daughter of Julian Lamar Slade and Gladys Sybil Larsen.³ She married Cornelius Louis Davis.⁴ Marceline died on October 29, 2005 at age 84.⁵ She was buried in Machpelah Cemetery, Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi.⁴

     Lawana Slade was born on October 7, 1923 in Jackson County, Mississippi.^1,2 She was the daughter of Julian Lamar Slade and Gladys Sybil Larsen.¹ Lawana married Anthony James DeLaune in 1946. Lawana died on June 20, 2017 at age 93² and was buried in Centuries Memorial Part, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.² Her obituary read as follows:

      Lawana Slade DeLaune passed from this life on June 20, 2017 at age 93. Lawana was born in Jackson, Mississippi on October 7, 1923. She was the second of four girls born to Julian Slade and Gladys Larsen Slade. Her young life was spent in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
     She proudly served in the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II. Shortly after the war she met and married Anthony James DeLaune on June 30, 1946. Their 49 years together were spent in Shreveport, Louisiana. Lawana worked for the Caddo Sheriff's Department and served in leadership with the Girl Scouts of America.
     In 2010 Lawana moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma where she enjoyed life among family and a large group of friends. She returned to Shreveport in 2016 and happily lived out her days at the Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Bossier City.
     Lawana is preceded in death by her parents and her sister Marceline Davis all of Pascagoula, MS and her beloved husband Anthony affectionately known as "Pone".
     

She is survived by sisters Janis Langston of Pascagoula, MS and Judy Mone and her husband Fred of Williamsburg, VA. She is also survived by her daughters, LaLette Fletcher and husband John of Shreveport, LA and Marceline Runyan and husband Dan of Broken Arrow, OK. Also among her survivors are her grandchildren Dr. Brandon Venden and wife Leslie of Shreveport, LA; Jennifer Cook and husband Merlin of Harelton, TX; Noel Runyan and Frances Runyan both of Broken Arrow, OK; four great-grandchildren, Cameron and MacKenzie Burcham, Hartley Venden, and Brittany Ingram and husband Don; and two great great grandsons, Elijah and Christian.

Affectionately known as "Gawannie", her zest for life touched everyone around her. She was an inspiration to many, and will be greatly missed.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 22 from 4 - 6 pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, followed by recitation of the holy rosary. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, June 23 at 1pm. Interment will follow in Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery.
Published in Shreveport Times on June 22, 2017.³

     Annie Lou Frazier was born on September 17, 1900 in Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Frank E. Frazier and Alemeda Smith.
     Annie married Julius Claude Slade, son of Charles Hezekiah Slade and Ella V. Lott.¹ Annie died on December 22, 1975 at age 75.² She was buried in Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.²

     Julia Mae Slade was born on July 11, 1921 in Hinds County, Mississippi.^2,3 She was the daughter of Julius Claude Slade and Annie Lou Frazier.^1,4 [The 1940 Mississippi School Census incorrectly recorded Julia Mae Slade, age 12, indicating her birth was 1928.].¹ Julia married Myron H. "Jimmy" Cain.^5,6 Julia died on February 17, 2004 at age 82³ and was buried in Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.³

     Annie Ruth Slade was born circa 1924 in Hinds County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Julius Claude Slade and Annie Lou Frazier.² She married H. P. King about May,1942.³ Annie died on June 12, 1996.³

     Robert Alton Chavers Jr. was born on July 17, 1917 in Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.^1,2
     Robert married Ruby Warrene Slade, daughter of Eugene Quitman Slade and Agnes O. Herrington, in 1937.¹ Robert died on May 20, 1967 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, at age 49.¹ He was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.¹

     Ruby Warrene Slade was born on March 12, 1918 in Goss, Marion County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Eugene Quitman Slade and Agnes O. Herrington.¹
     Ruby married Robert Alton Chavers Jr. in 1937.²
     Ruby married Jerome Harriman Malek on November 30, 1957 in Harris County, Texas.³ Ruby died on June 21, 2004 at age 86⁴ and was buried in Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.⁴

     Erastus W. Slade Jr. was born circa 1905 in Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Erastus W. Slade and Eva W. Evans.²
     Erastus married Dorothy D. [?]¹

     George Harold Slade was born on September 17, 1932 in Mississippi.^1,3 He was the son of Erastus W. Slade Jr. and Dorothy D. [?]¹
     George married Betty Jean Thomas.⁴ George died on December 19, 1998 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, at age 66.⁴ He was buried in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Washington County., Mississippi.³ His obituary read as follows:

      Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - Sunday, December 20, 1998
GREENVILLE - George Harold Slade, 65, retired attorney for Washington County board of supervisors after 31 years, died Saturday at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson after a stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. James Episcopal Church, where he taught Sunday school, with burial in Greenville Cemetery. Boone-Wells Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Mississippi School of Law and a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Slade, the husband of Betty Jean Thomas Slade, also leaves a daughter, Betty Thomas Slade of Greenville; a son, George Harold Slade Jr. of Memphis, and a sister, Barbara Slade McKay of Garland, Texas.⁴

     Edgar Wilson Slade was born on February 1, 1936 in Mississippi.^1,2 He was the son of Erastus W. Slade Jr. and Dorothy D. [?]¹
     Edgar married Ruby Dale Ware, daughter of Robert Ware.³ Edgar died in September, 1997 at age 61.⁴ He was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, Washington County., Mississippi.² His obituary read as follows:

      GREENVILLE - Edgar W. Slade, 61, retired custodian with the Greenville Public Schools, died of heart failure Monday at Delta Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Mortimer Funeral Home here with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. He also was retired after 22 years with the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a former member of Bethel United Methodist Church. Mr. Slade, the husband of Ruby Dale Ware Slade, also leaves two daughters, Barbara Slade Lutz of Athens, Ala., and Natalie Slade of Greenville; a son, Joseph Slade of Ridgeland; a sister, Barbara Slade McKay of Garland, Texas; a brother, George Harold Slade of Greenville, and a grandson. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. published in The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) — Thursday, October 2, 1997.⁴

     Ruby Dale Ware was born on November 21, 1949.¹ She was the daughter of Robert Ware.³
     Ruby married Edgar Wilson Slade, son of Erastus W. Slade Jr. and Dorothy D. [?].¹ Ruby died on May 23, 2009 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, at age 59.^1,3 She was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Greenville, Washington County., Mississippi.³