Deaths Elsewhere

Scouting leader
ALEXANDRIA – Services for long-time Boy Scout volunteer and advertising director Ernest Story will be Feb. 25.
He was a 101st Airborne veteran of the Korean War. He former worked for Weiss & Goldring, Gus Kaplan and Phillips Sign Co. His association with the Boy Scouts of America, for 76 years, brought him recognition in numerous venues, including a 60-year Scouting Citation in 2003. Scouting positions included Chairman of the Choctaw District of the Attakapas Council.
Survivors include his wife Alice and three step-children.
Arrangements are by Hixson Bros.

Former senator
MONTPELIER – Services for former State Sen. W.E. “Bill” will be Feb. 26. He died Feb. 23 at age 89.
He was mayor of Montpelier before serving 12 years in the Louisiana Senate, where he was chairman of the Agriculture Committee. He was a charter member of the St. Helena Parish Hospital and was a member of the Louisiana State Hospital Board.
Survivors include a daughter.
Arrangements are by McKneely’s.

Highway engineer
FORDOCHE – Services for former chief state highway construction engineer Lawrence “Larry” Doucet will be Feb. 24. He died feb. 22 at age 89.
He was an 8th Air Force veteran of World War II and was with DOTD more than 30 years.
Survivors include his wife Joyce and three children.

Tennis pro
SHREVEPORT – Services for former tennis center professional Helen McCarter will be Feb. 25. She died Feb. 19 at age 90.
She worked for the Parks and Recreation Dept. for 30 years and was pro at Querbes Tennis Center for eight.