lou ella (smitherman) bussey

LONGVIEW - Mrs. J. E. (Lou Ella) Bussey, 59, of 713 Elm St., died at 11:12 a.m. Monday in a Dallas hospital after a long illness. She had been employed by Rader Funeral Home here as secretary for the past 12 years.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Rader Chapel with the Rev. C. H. Stutes and the Rev. Gerald Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Summerfield Cemetery.

Mrs. Bussey was a lifelong resident of Longview and member of Summerfield Methodist Church.

She is survived by her husband, John Edward Bussey, Longview; a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Elaine) Eppes, Dallas; a son, Ronnie Bussey, Longview; three brothers, Joe C. Smitherman and David A. Smitherman, both of Longview, and Robert H. Smitherman, Karnack; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin Duncan, Marshall, and Mrs. Wiley Winegar, Longview; a granddaughter and two step-grandchildren.