Laura Mae Clark Bird, 87, of Jonesville, passed from this life on Monday, April 15, 2013, at the Grace Home in Cabrini Medical Center in Alexandria. She was born July 18, 1925 in Archie, to the union of her parents, Neely Hudson and Irene Scarbrough Clark. Mrs. Bird was a resident of Jonesville, a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesville. Services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 17, at First Baptist Church in Joneville with the Revs. Gary Norris and Jack Colclasure officiating. Interment followed in the Pine Grove Cemetery at Rhinehart under direction of Young’s Funeral Home of Jonesville. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Janet Ann Hughes; four brothers and five sisters. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, H. James Bird of Jonesville; two sons, James Bird and wife Jane of Eutaw, AL, and Larry Bird of Jonesville; a sister, Murlene Richardson and husband Gene of Williamsburg, VA; two grandsons, Tracy Bird and Luke Bird; four granddaughters, Jennifer Ricken, Rachel Nichols, Rebecca Bird and Sarah Bird; and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Tracy Bird, Luke Bird, Drew Nichols, Tom Ricken, Kenny Davis, and Dale Bird. Memorials may be made to Grace Home, 3330 Masonic Dr., Alexandria, LA 71301; or Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, 7200 Desiard Street, Monroe, LA 71203.
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