Funeral Service celebrating the life of Mr. Oscar Huey Head, 89, of West Monroe, LA, will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 11, 2022, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Dr. Keith McVay and Rev. Richard Gates officiating. Interment will follow at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens Cemetery in West Monroe.
Mr. Head was born March 4, 1932 and passed away on February 8, 2022. He was a member of First West Church. Mr. Head was an educator for the Caldwell Parish School System and then educator and principal for the Ouachita Parish School System. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Roberts Head; parents, Guice and Zula Head; and three brothers, Bobby Head, Charles Head and Edgar Head.
Survivors include his three children, Annette Epps and husband Mike, Vickie Bumgardner and husband Thomas, Mickey Head and wife Becky; six grandchildren, Mindy Jones and husband Chris, Ryan Epps and wife Paige, Laura Bumgardner, Emma Bumgarnder, Sarah Hicks and husband Conner, William Head; three great grandchildren, Michael Jones, Sadie Jones and Holland Epps; sister, Getta “Tot” Harper and husband Eugene; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many special friends.
Pallbearers will be Michael Jones, Chris Jones, Fred Frantom, Larry Furlow, Jesse Fulmer, and Dwayne Jordan. Honorary Pallbearers will be Perk Sims, Ed Pettis, and Johnny Wilbanks.
Memorials may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Friday, February 11, 2022, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.