Rossie Mae VentersMulhearn Funeral HomeWest Monroe, LAFuneral Services for Rossie Mae Venters, 77, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 11, 2014 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe with Rev. B. Hoggatt officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Eudora, Arkansas. Mrs. Venters was born January 5, 1937 and passed away on October 8, 2014. She owned The Hen’s Nest for over 20 years. Rossie loved spending time with her grandkids, cooking for other people and also enjoyed working in her yard. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Evie Dixon; brother, Mack Dixon.Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Alva Ray Venters; children, Vickie Ann Tharp and husband, Jay, and Ray Venters, Jr. and girlfriend, Melissa Caples; grandchildren, Jason Tharp and wife, Lynnsey, Shelley Pack and husband, Andrew, Ashley Tharp, Ashley Caples, Charlie Toney and Holly Toney; 2 great-grandchildren, Jade and Keira Tharp; sister, Dovie Ann Grammer and husband, Dick; brothers, Jimmy Dixon and wife, Barbara, and Billy Wayne Dixon; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be Jay Tharp, Jason Tharp, Steven Pearl, Charlie Toney, Gary Bell, and Charles Landrith.Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until service time on Saturday.Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com