A going home celebration for James Donald "Don" Southern, 84, of Winnsboro, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at United Pentecostal Church in Winnsboro with Rev Mark Powell, Rev Floyd Hawthorne, and Rev Eric Day officiating, internment to follow in Providence Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 until the time of the service Wednesday at the church, under the direction of Dennard First National Funeral Home-Winnsboro.
Mr. Don passed from this life April 19, 2021 at home surrounded by family. He was born to the union of Albert Edward Southern, Sr. and Helen Agnes Smith Southern April 27, 1936 in Winnsboro, LA.
He was well known as the Executive Director of the Housing Authority for fifty-years and was a member of United Pentecostal Church of Winnsboro, LA.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, grand-daughter Alicia Nicole "Nikki" Etheridge, and Brothers L. C. Southern, Al Southern, and Robert Southern.
He is survived by his wife Nelda Hawthorne Southern; daughter Andrea Etheridge and husband Brad of Winnsboro; grandson Jason Etheridge of Winnsboro; grand-daughter Kallie Etheridge of Wake Forest, NC; great-grandson Bradley Grant Etheridge; brother Willie Ray Southern of Little Rock, AR; and sisters Mary Francis Day of Monroe, LA and Patricia Southern of Olla, LA.
Pallbearers are Jarrod Armstrong, Kevin Clingan, Michael Clingan, Ken Free, Will Hawthorne, and Sean Southern.
Honorary Pallbearers are John Comeaux, David Hibbs, and Mark Massey.
Online registry/condolences at www.dennardfirstnational.com

Visitation
Winnsboro United Pentecostal Church
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Loop Road
Winnsboro, LA 71295
Funeral Service
Winnsboro United Pentecostal Church
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Loop Road
Winnsboro, LA 71295
Interment
Providence Memorial Cemetery
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Hwy 4 East
Winnsboro, LA 71295