Obituary of Leoma Hoke

Funeral services for Leoma Busby Hoke, age 74, of Columbia will be held 2:00 PM Monday September 30, 2013 from the Columbia chapel of Riser Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Telano officiating. Interment will follow in the Welcome Home Cemetery at Grayson. Visitation will be on Sunday September 29, 2013 at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Leoma Busby Hoke was born on December 4, 1938 at Columbia to the union of her parents, Perry Busby and Climmie Clara Cox Busby , and passed from this life on Saturday September 28, 2013 at the Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband, Ulysses George Hoke; and by her son James Samuel Masters, Jr. Left to cherish her memory, her son: James Allen Etheridge and wife Reba of Kelly; her daughter, Sandra Ferrington of West Monroe; three brothers, Alfred Busby and wife Johnnie of Olla; Joe Busby and wife Charlene of Columbia; and Eddie Busby of Clarks; her sister: Bernice Girod of Columbia; six grandchildren, Darren Etheridge and wife Tisha of West Monroe; Michael Etheridge and wife Ashley of Liberty Hill, Texas; Wendy Brady and husband Josh of West Monroe; Christopher Etheridge and wife Cheryl of Holum; Jessica Ebey and husband Mark of West Monroe; Thomas Peoples of West Monroe;ten great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Michael Etheridge,Darren Etheridge, Christopher Etheridge,Josh Brady, Benny Masters and Chase Masters. Online registry/ condolences: riserfuneralhomes.com Riser Funeral Home 7131 U S Highway 165 Columbia, LA 71418