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Municipalities<br />
Condolences<br />
Mayor Paxton Branch, Sr., Tallulah<br />
The City of Tallulah mourns the<br />
death of Mayor Paxton Branch who<br />
passed away on September 1, <strong>2018</strong> at<br />
the age of 51. Mayor Branch served<br />
LMA faithfully as the former District<br />
C Vice President. He had just<br />
announced his intent to run in 2019<br />
for Second Vice President. “Mayor<br />
Branch was a good friend of the<br />
Mayor Paxton Branch<br />
LMA,” said LMA Executive Director<br />
John Gallagher, who travelled to Tallulah for both the<br />
memorial celebration and funeral services. “We will<br />
definitely miss him. Along with being a devout Christian<br />
and family man, Mayor Branch had a true vision for<br />
Tallulah.”<br />
Rayville mayor and LMA President Harry Lewis<br />
remembers him as a friend. “We are just all in shock,” said<br />
Lewis. “We will encourage and support his family and<br />
want them to know if there’s anything we can do, we will<br />
be there for them. I’ve known him for many years and<br />
more than anything else, he’s my friend. I’m going to miss<br />
him and his leadership and friendship. I’ll always carry it.”<br />
Branch leaves behind his wife Mildred, children Arnetria<br />
and Paxton II and a granddaughter Salayla.<br />
Alderman James Clifton, Sr., Oil City<br />
The Town of Oil City is mourning the passing of long<br />
term alderman, James Clifton, Sr. He had been serving on<br />
the council for the past 26 years and was the brother-inlaw<br />
of the late Mayor Charles “Chip” Dickey, Jr.<br />
Alderman Clifton was a retired Chief Master Sergeant<br />
for the U.S. Air Force; longtime member, deacon, and<br />
clerk for Ferry Lake Baptist Church; and member of the<br />
Rotary Club, Ward II.<br />
He passed away on Tuesday, September 4, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Former Mayor Raywood LeMaire, Vinton<br />
Former Vinton Mayor Raywood LeMaire passed away on<br />
September 11, <strong>2018</strong>, after a long battle with cancer.<br />
He served as Mayor of the Town of Vinton for 22 years -<br />
from 1972-1989, and again from 1997-2001.<br />
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