William Riley Buxton, Beauregard Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Donna Blaisdell
June 2004
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 Published in the Lake Charles American Press
October 29, 1945

W.R. Buxton Buried in Doyle Cemetery
Reported to American Press

DeRidder, LA., Oct. 29 --- William R. Buxton, age 66, died Saturday
at 12:35 o'clock in St. Patrick's hospital and funeral services were 
held in Starks Pentecostal church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial was in the
Doyle cemetery, with Rev. W.H. Dunn, Rev. L.J. Nichols and Rev. J.W.
Evans officiating.

Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Jim Poole, Mrs. Earl Kelly, Mrs. Levi
Branneff, Mrs. Leroy Rogers, Miss Margarete Buxton, Miss Sophie Buxton,
all of Starks; six sons, Gerald Ray Buxton, Starks, T.F. Buxton, Port
Arthur, Texas, W.L. Buxton, Baton Rouge, Jack Buxton, Army Air Force,
Pratt Kans., Pfc. Herbert Buxton, Army Air Force, Toyoko, Japan, and
Phillip M. Corry, Starks; 24 grandchildren; one great-child; three
sisters, Mrs. Laura Doyle and Mrs. Dosia Lambright, both of Starks, and
Mrs. Ell Lambright of Pitkin; and three brothers.

Mr. Buxton had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in both
Calcasieu and Beauregard Parishes having been a deputy sheriff at
Starks for a number of years.

Pallbearers were: Hastin Buxton, Claude Buxton, Clint Buxton, Lloyd
Buxton, Wilbert Buxton and Foley Buxton.

Hixson funeral home was in charge of funeral arrangements.