Bienville County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ROWELL, Martha Ann "Mattie" November 30, 1961 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com February 8, 2006, 8:30 pm The Shreveport Times, Dec 1, 1961 Headline: Final Rites Today for Mrs. Rowell RINGGOLD, Nov. 30 (Special) - Mrs. Mattie Rowell, 94, died today at the home of a son in Castor after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Rowell was a lifetime resident of Bienville Parish. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Little Hope Cemetery near Castor. Burial will be under the direction of Congers Funeral Home of Ringgold. Survivors are three sons, H. M. Rowell of Winnfield, J. W. and Nelson Rowell of Castor; two daughters, Mrs. Janie Murphy of Minden, and Mrs. Mollie Matthews of Castor; 33 grandchildren, 102 great-grandchildren and 40 great-great- grandchildren. Additional Comments: Martha Ann "Mattie" PERSON ROWELL was married to Lewis Edward ROWELL on 15 Jun 1886 in Bienville Parish. She was the daughter of John Henry Person & Mary Ann "Mamie" Ruston.