Nannette Goree

HOMER, LA: Funeral services were held for Mrs. Nannette Rogers Goree, 75, in the Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Homer, LA on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Brian Thurman officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. Mrs. Goree was born on August 23, 1940 in Arcadia, LA to Clayton and Nellie Dulany Rogers. She entered into rest on Monday, October 12, 2015 in Ruston, LA following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Goree was employed by Homer National Bank which was bought out by Regions, where she worked as a bank teller and retired with over 35 years of service. She loved fishing and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Goree was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Harry Shackelford with whom she raised her children and her second husband, Bert Goree; and a son, Allen Rogers Shackelford. She is survived by her son, Scott Shackelford of Summerfield, LA; a sister-in-law, Myrna Tharp and husband Joe of Homer, LA; a granddaughter, Kerri Shackelford; a great-granddaughter, Peyton Shackelford; a special friend, Howard Lewis of Homer, LA; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Ronald Day, Roy Lewis, Russell Mills, Sonny Greeson, James Colvin and Lloyd Wyant. In lieu of flowers honoring Mrs. Goree, her family suggests memorials be to American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org .

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