Obituaries: Edgar Honea
Submitted by: Cindy Prince
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Taken from the Beauregard News September 1949 Archived at the LSU Library. 

Edgar Honea Loses Life In Altercation Monday A smoldering series of 
arguments between two local families suddenly flared into action 
Monday night, resulting in the death of Thomas Edgar Honea, 28. According 
to Sheriff Paul Stark, Honea was shot through the heart with a 12 gauge 
shot gun by Harold Austin about 6:40 p.m. Austin is being held in the 
parish jail after being charged with murder. The shooting took place at 
Austin's home on the Lake Charles-DeRidder Hwy. Sheriff Stark gave this 
account of the fatal gunplay: The two families had been at odds for some 
time, and Monday evening Honea went next door and stood just outside 
Austin's front yard, yelling for Austin to come outside to "settle this." 
Ausin, seeing who it was, went back for his gun, walked to the corner of 
his yard and shot Honea, the sheriff related. The inquest, held by 
Beauregard Parish Coroner Dr. S.T. Roberts, stated that Honea "came to his 
death by a shot fired by Harold Austin." The slain man was not armed, Dr. 
Roberts said. Sheriff Stark said that Austin gave himself up after the 
shooting. Austin, 29, is married and has one child. Funeral services for 
Honea were held Wednesday at three p.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church, 
conducted by Rev. Farley Green. Interment was in Hopewell Cemetery under 
the direction of Hixson's funeral home. A lifetime resident of Beauregard 
Parish, he is survived by his wife (Pearl McCullogh), two childern, his 
mother, Mrs. Mary Honea; and the following brothers and sisters: Walter 
Honea, Columbus Honea, Collin Honea, Tanner Honea, Mrs. Lillie Bailey, 
Willie Honea, Mrs. Leona Watson, Mrs. Fannie Bass, all of DeRidder; and 
Ray Honea of Port Arthur.