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Apr 16, 2018Prentiss Gandy officiating. Interment followed in Union Church Cemetery near Baskin.He was born to Willie Lee and Betty Ray Gandy Fleming on May 14, 1951, in Winnsboro, and passed from this life Friday, April 6, 2018, in St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe.Mr. Fleming was a member of Cedar Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Mangham High School and worked as a consultant with XTO Drilling Company. He was a car enthusiast and enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Diana Cummings Fleming.He leaves behind seven children: Teresa Abrams of Baskin, Dennis Wade Fleming of Mangham, Thomas Lee Fleming of Baskin, Stormy Fleming of Rayville, Jeanna Gray of Baskin, Derek Cole Fleming of Baskin and Cody Scott Fleming of Mangham; four siblings: Jimmy Fleming of Mandeville, Barbara Garrison, Perry Fleming and Debbie Fife, all of Mangham; 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Pallbearers were Wesley Cupp, Luke Fife, Christopher Fleming, Evan Chance Fleming, Thomas Lynch and Jody Norrell.Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com.Rickey Dale BurnsServices for Rickey Dale Burns, 52, of Vidalia, were held Monday, April 9, 2018, at Eureka Baptist Church near Gilbert, with Rev. Bobby Arnold, and Rev. James McMurray officiating. Interment followed in Coax Cemetery near Baskin, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in Winnsboro.Rickey was born Dec. 11, 1965, to Sherman Dixon Burns and Patsy Burns Hill. He passed away on April 6, 2018, at his residence. He drove a truck for about 20 years, until his health got bad and he retired. He served several years as governor of the Natchez Moose Lodge. He loved to shoot pool, watch LSU Tigers football, watch Nascar racing, and loved his family, especially his great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Sherman Dixon Burns, step-father Don Hill, and grandparents James and Hattie Burns.Survivors include his mother, Patsy Hill of V... (The Franklin Sun)
