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Creator April 11, 2019.  A service to celebrate his life will be held April 28th, at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Minden, LA.  Visitation will be prior at 1:00 p.m.  Earl was born January 29, 1946, to Lloyd E. Walker, Sr. and Clara Dell House Walker In Dodson, LA.After graduating from Minden High School, Earl received his B. S. Degree in Accounting from Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe, LA.  Following, he worked at accounting firms in Monroe, Minden, and Dallas, before becoming auditor for a large national company.   He is most widely known in Claiborne Parish for his work as an independent accountant and licensed security investment advisor with offices in Homer, LA.  While at Minden High, Earl sang in choir and a small group, The Dukes of Earl, and was voted most talented for his songwriting, singing, and playing piano.  At Northeast, he played his B12 Organ and sang with The Cobras and The Excuses, a Rock and Roll band known throughout LA, MS, and TN.  Later bands include The Harmon Drew Group, Johnson Brothers, The Earl Walker Band, Reunion Band, Gnarly Brothers, Dick’s Hat Band, and The Prodigals. Earl’s faith was unwavering through his life journey and, After a touch by the Holy Spirit, Earl’s faith deepened guiding him to use his talent in local churches.  He never missed an opportunity to share his Jesus, wanting everyone he knew to seal their final destination and live the abundant life he knew.  He had a special anointing as he spoke, sang, or prayed to his God.   Fiercely dedicated to his creator, he enjoyed a great sense of peace in knowing he would see Him after his life here was ended.  Earl enjoyed hunting, fishing, fast cars, raising cattle, golfing, spending time with family, and joking with friends.  He loved animals including many dogs, cats, rescue chickens, ducks, geese, a pet Brangus, and a pair of emus, one of which famously escaped leading the town on an excitin...

B. — Former New Brunswick senator Erminie Cohen has died at the age of 92.According to an obituary on the Brenan’s Funeral Homes and Crematorium website, Cohen died Friday at the Saint John Regional Hospital.In a statement, Premier Blaine Higgs describes her as a “community leader, passionate member of the Jewish community and life-long social justice advocate.”The statement says Cohen was named to the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the 1970s, before founding the non-profit group Saint John Women for Action.She was appointed to the Senate by former prime minister Brian Mulroney in 1993 and served for eight years before retiring in 2001, when she continued her work on issues such as adoption and poverty.Cohen received the Order of Canada and the Order of New Brunswick for her work.Her funeral will be held on Monday. Comments Join the conversation ? An unguarded section of an international park may have been backdoor path for hundreds of illegal migrants into Canada, the National Post has learned After accounting for IQ, researchers found that, yes — being naughty in kindergarten is a small, but significant risk factor The numbers are in, and it’s official: The Millennials are having less sex than any other cohort of homo sapiens that has ever lived Among centenarians, one constant is that they’re often super active well into their 90s ...