Another angel has found their wings and has set off in flight, safe into the arms of God, and to those gone before him, Merle and Rosel Provost, his parents, and Leon Provost, his brother, and one infant brother, waiting and anticipating the arrival of Roy J. Provost, as he makes his way to heaven. […]
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Obituary: Timothy J. Donahue
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Obituary: Sydney O. Williams
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