Obit of Hanes, Alice Lena Young; Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Carol Young Knight
Source - Old local newspaper - 1921
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=====Death Claims Mrs. Hanes - On Thursday evening, March 31, 1921 at
11:00o'clock, the grim reaper collected his toll of life and took from
thiscommunity one of its most loveable characters in the person of Mrs.
Alice Lena Hanes, beloved wife of S.B. Hanes, aged 57 years, the end coming
suddenly from heart failure, a malady with which she had been troubled for
some time.Mrs. Hanes was born on April 14, 1864 and had she lived until the
14th of the present month would have reached her 57th birthday.  She was
married to Mr. S.B. Hanes thirty-eight years ago, three children having been
born to them, but only one of whom survives her, Mrs. F.H. McBride, of this
place.She was a devout Christian, having early in life accepted the
Methodist faith as her religion, and by precept and example followed as
nearly as possible in the footsteps of the Savior.  Her home life was simple
and plain, being content to bask in the love of her husband, daughter and
grandchildren to whom her every thought was devoted.She leaves to mourn her
loss, besides the heart-broken husband, a daughter, Mrs. R. H. McBride, two
grandchildren, Alice and Mamie McBride; two brothers, Ernest and Ed Young of
Utility; six sisters, Mrs. Lillie Wilkinson of Lavacca; Mrs. J.P. Whatley of
Eden; Mrs. J.B. Ray of Siddons, Miss.; Mrs. J.C. Chenault, Mrs. Giles Hanks
of Gilbert; Mrs. Henry T. Young of Natchitoches, and friends innumerable,
who with the Times, tender heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved husband and
relatives in their hour of trouble and sorrow.Internment was had Friday
evening in the Methodist cemetery here, the Rev. W.E. Akin assisted by Rev.
L.H. Brooks, conducted the funeral ceremony.(Note:  Alice Lena Young was the
daughter of William Young and MarthaElizabeth Hughes - she married Sheppard
B. Hanes on July 12, 1883 at the William Young residence on Little River,
Catahoula Parish, La. - she died March 31, 1921 in Jena, La.)---------------
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