Obituaries from the Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, East Feliciana
Parish,  Louisiana.   Submitted by Claude B. Slaton


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Obituaries from the Citizen-Watchman, later The Watchman, published in
Clinton, La. Transcribed by Claude B. Slaton, 8032 Misty Oaks Ave., Baker,
LA 70714.

Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 2 Jan 1959:

TULLIE SMITH
Tullie C. Smith died at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 25, at Our Lady
of the Lake hospital. He was 76 and a native of East Feliciana
parish, living near Baywood. Services were held Friday at Bluff
Creek Baptist church with Rev. H. C. Dykes officiating. Interment
was in Bluff Creek Cemetery. Smith is survived by his wife, the
former Amelia Walker of Baywood; a son, Emmett R. Smith of Baton
Rouge; a daughter, Mrs. John Walter Genola of Baywood; four
sisters, Mrs. Estelle Davidson of Dayle, Mrs. C. B. Curtis of
Walker, Mrs. Steve Benton of Denham Springs and Mrs. A. A. Roe of
Baton Rouge, four grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and one
sister-in-law, Mrs. Very Smith of Baywood.

Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 30 Jan 1959:

MCENERY BEAUCHAMP
Funeral services for McEnery "Mac" Beauchamp of Clinton were held
Sunday, Jan, 18, at the Clinton Methodist church, with Rev.
Virigl M. Culpepper and Rev. Alvin Hall officiating. Interment
was in the Masonic Cemetery with Masonic rites at the graveside.
Beauchamp, who was 66, died Jan. 17 at Clinton Infirmary. A
native of Clinton, he was retired from Esso in 1948 after 28
years of work. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Johnnie P. Beauchamp; two
sons, Douglas M. And Thomas O., both of Clinton;
three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Colle and Mrs. Sallie B. Hollister,
both of Pascagoula, Miss., and Mrs. May Dixon of Port Arthur,
Texas; one brother, E. W. Beauchamp of Ethel; four grandchildren
and other relatives. Pallbearers were all nephew, John Moore,
James Henry, Toler, Edwin and Lawrence Beauchamp and George J.
Hollister.

MRS. ELIZABETH WATSON
Mrs. Elizabeth Embree Watson, 92, died at Our Lady of the Lake on
Monday, Jan. 26. Funeral services were held Tuesday at her
residence in Slaughter, with Rev. Harold Anderson and Dr. John
Hopper officiating. Burial was in Redwood Cemetery. Mrs. Watson
was a native of Centreville, Miss., but had long lived in
Slaughter, where she was a member of the Baptist church. She

is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Allen W. Tate, Miss Bessie
Watson, and Miss Thelma Watson, all of Slughter; Mrs. Mary G.
Alexander of Denton, Tex., and Mrs. M. W. Munson of St.
Francisville; five grandsons, Lionel Gremillion of Jackson, Dr.
Cilton Tate of Decatur, Ala., Allen Gremillion of Crowley and
Morris Munson, Jr., of St. Francisville; a niece, Mrs. Ben McNeil
of St. Rose; a nephew, Felix Embree of Slaughter, and five
great-grandchildren.

Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 6 Feb 1959:

A. P. ACOSTA
Funeral services for A. P. "Tony" Acosta of Jackson were held
Saturday afternoon at the Jackson Presbyterian church, with Rev.
J. A. Kelin of Grace Episcopal Church, St. Francisville,
officiating. Interment was in Jackson Cemetery. Acosta, who was a
member of the parish school board, died Friday after undergoing
surgery in a New Orleans hospital. He was 52. A native of White
Castle, Acosta had been in business in Baton Rouge before moving
to Jackson, where he became prominent in business and civic
affairs. He was a member of the Lions Club and of the advisory
board of East Louisiana State Hospital. Surviving are his widow,
the former Oliviea Dudley of Jackson; his father, Felix J. Acosta
of Baton Rouge; a son A. P. Acosta, Jr., of Baton Rouge; a
daughter, Mary Dudley Acosta of Jackson; two brothers, Ivan J. of 
Chicago and A. L. of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and three
grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Dr. C. E. Major, Joe Howell, Joe Howell, Jr.,
Yost Pipes, Jimmy Howell, John Tomb, E. D. Calhoun, D. C.
Johnston. 

Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 13 Feb 1959:

In Memoriam
MRS. ELIZABETH EMBREE WATSON
Mrs. Elizabeth Embree Watson, age 92, expired at 8:40 a.m. at Our
Lady of the Lake on Monday, Jan. 26. Funeral services were held
at 10 a.m. on Jan. 27 at her residence in Slaughter with
interment in the Redwood Cemetery.
Services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Harold Anderson, of
the Slaughter Baptist Church; Rev. G. H. Corry, minister of the
Slaughter Methodist church, and Rev. Payne of the St.
Francisville Methodist church. Mrs. Watson, a daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Jonathan Embree and granddaughter of Judge J. Embree, all of
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, resided in Slaughter the greater
part of her life. Her husband, Mr. Allen Castle Watson, died on 
August 18, 1918. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary B.
Alexander of Dallas, Texas; five daughters, Miss Thelma Watson,
Miss Bessie Watson and Mrs. Allen Tate, all of Slaughter; Mrs.
Curtis Gremillion of Crowley and Mrs. Morris Munson of St.
Francisville; three nephews, Mr. Felix Embree of Slaughter, Mr.
Albert Davis of Lake Village, Ark, and Mr. Roy Smith of Rochester, N.Y., and
one niece, Mrs. Ben McNeil of St. Rose. Her
pallbearers included her nephew, Mr. Felix Embree, and five
surviving grandsons, Mr. Lionel Gremillion of Jackson, Dr. Cilton
Tate of Decatur, Ala., Mr. Embree Earl Gremillion of Mobile,
Ala., Mr. Allen Gremillion of Crowley and Mr. Morris Munson, Jr.,
of St. Francisville. Mrs. Watson is also survived by five great
grandchildren.

The Watchman, Clinton, La., 27 Feb 1959:

MRS. ETTA M. WOOD
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta McKay Wood were held at her
residence in Ethel on Feb. 14, with Rev. J. B. Shearer of the
Jackson Methodist Church as officiant. Burial was in the family
cemetery. Mrs. Wood, widow of the late William Wood, died on Feb.
13 at her home. She was born Sept. 30, 1881, in Aberdeen,
Scotland and began residence in the United States as a child. She
had lived in Ethel for 75 years. She is survived by one son,
Kenneth Wood of St. Francisville; three daughters, Mrs. A. L.
Champagne and Mrs. Russell Perry, both of Baton Rouge, and Mrs.
Roy J. Lanoue of Ethel; 10 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.

DR. W. W. PHARES
Dr. W. W. Phares, a native of Jackson and pastor for 27 years of
the South Dallas (Texas) Christian Church, died on Feb. 19 at his
home in Houston, Tex., after a short illness. Funeral services
were heldin Dallas on Feb. 22. Dr. Phares, who was 85, began
teaching as a minister of the Disciples of Christ without pay
while teaching school in Louisiana. He went to Texas and attended
the old Add-Ran College near Fort Worth, now Texas Christian university. He
taught school in Texas before returning to Jackson
to teach and preach. Later he went to Jackson, Miss., as a pastor
and then to Shelbyville, Tenn., and Anadarko, Okla. He served as
secretary of the state mission board for the Mississippi
Christian Church. Dr. Phares went to Dallas in 1914 as pastor of
the South Dallas Christian Church, served for five years as
editor of the Christian Courier and was active in promoting
Christian education for Negroes. He served as a member of the
board of Jarvis college for Negroes. For 20 years he was an
honorary member of the board of trustees for TCU, from which he
received an honorary doctor's degree. He was dean of Dallas
pastors from point of continous service, from 1914 until his
retirement in 1951. He was married in 1896 to the former Eula
Whitney, who died Jan. 8. Dr. Phares is survived by three sons,
Frank of Hollywood, Calif.; Don of New York and Elliott of Fort
Worth; two daughters, Mrs. J. Frank Cunningham of Washington,
D.C., and Mrs. Charles D. Mohle of Houston; one brother, Charles
Phares of Baker; one sister, Mrs. Lola Kennedy of Baton Rouge,
seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 

The Watchman, Clinton, La., 27 Mar 1959:

E. R. "NED" MORRIS
Edward Roscoe "Ned" Morris of Wilson died on Sunday, March 15, at
Field Memorial Hospital in Centreville, Miss., after having been
in ill health for some time. He was 64. Morris was a native of
Jeff Davis Parish but had lived in East Feliciana for many years.
He was a police juror from ward 4, having been appointed to fill
the unexpired term of the late C. J. Hazlewood. Funeral services
were held Tuesday morning at the Community Church in Wilson, with
interment in the Eastern Star cemetery there. Morris is survived
by two sons, E. R., Jr., of Wilson and Lee Merlyn Morris of
Zachary; two daughters, Mrs. W. R. Jones of Beaumont, Texas, and
Mary Margaret Morris of Wilson; a sister, Mrs. R. L. Smith of
Houston, Texas; two brothers, C. K. of Baton Rouge and D. G. Of
Vinton, and six grandchildren. 
Pallbearers were W. A. Cook, E. C. Hartman, D. M. Falconer, J. E.
Palmer, J. E. Hadskey and A. M. Verbois. Honorary pallbearers
were members of the police jury, along with F. L. Norwood, R. K.
Munson, L. E. Kennard and A. P. Johnston.

MRS. WILLIE R. HATCHER
Mrs. Willie Robins Hatcher, 75, died at her home in McManus on
Saturday, March 14. Funeral services were conducted on Sunday
afternoon at the Charlet Funeral home in Clinton by Rev. Alvin
Hall. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery. She is survived by a
brother, Merrick Robins of Clinton; three nephews and four
nieces.

MRS. JOSEPH BREITUNG
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Breitung, who died on Saturday,
March 14, were held Sunday afternoon at Our Lady of the
Assumption Catholic Church in Clinton. Rev. Myles Kerney
officiated and interment was in the Masonic Cemetery. Mrs.
Breitung, who was 79, was the former Julia Eckart. She was a
native and lifelong resident of Clinton. She is survived by three
sons, Joseph, Jr., W. B. and F. L., all of Clinton; a daughter,
Mrs. W. A. Keller of Bunkie; two sisters, Mrs. W. E. Ewing of
Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Otto Breitung of Clinton; four
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 
Pallbearers were S. E. McKneely, J. O. Webb, M. C. Phillips,
Shelton Gersch, Maurice Belzons and Delton Eckart.

The Watchman, Clinton, La., 3 Apr 1959:

MRS. IDA DAWSON

Mrs. Ida Ellis Dawson, resident of Jackson since 1914, died
Tuesday, March 24, at Our Lady of the Lake hospital in Baton Rouge
after a week's illness.  She was born near Yazoo City,
Miss., on Jan. 11, 1884. In 1890, she came with her parents,
Henry D. and Mary Susan Ellis, and family and settled in East
Feliciana parish on Richland Hill plantation near Norwood. She
was one of the first women to attend Centenary College at
Jackson, from which she was graduated in 1902. She taught at
Whitworth College in Brookhaven, Miss., until her marrage on Jan.
20, 1903, to Thomas Delos Dawson of Jackson, who preceeded her in
death February 26, 1949. They were the parents of three sons and
three daughters, T. D., Jr., of Glen Ridge, N.J., Ellis and 
Eugene of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Maida Tabor of New Orleans, Mrs.
Susie Platt of Zachary, and Mrs. Doris Ledoux of DeRidder. She is
survived also by 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four
brothers, William J., Jesse C., and Thomas M. Of Baton Rouge, A.
M. of Natchez, Miss., and six sisters, Mrs. Emma J. Ellis of
Norwood, Mrs. S. W. Gunby, Mrs. H. L. McCutcheon and Mrs. Mattie
E. Hall, all of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Guy Miller of Farmington,
N.M., and Mrs. A. H. Sturgeon of Woodville, Miss. Funeral
services were held Thursday, March 26, at the Jackson Methodist
Church, conducted by Rev. John Shearer of Jackson, Rev. Jerome
Cain of Istrouma Methodist Church, and Rev. A. A. Collins of
Winbourne Methodist Church. Pallbearers were James Norsworthy,
Dent Bankston, Robert Brannon, Robert McGill, F. A. Jenkins and 
W. B. Crain. Mrs. Dawson was a charter member of the St. Alban's
chapter 80, Eastern Star, the Wednesday Club, the Jackson Home
Demonstration Club, the Honor Club of the Eastern Star. She had
served six terms as president of the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Jackson Methodist Church, and had taught a Sunday
school class most of the years she lived in Jackson.

CECIL R. CHANEY
Funeral services for Cecil R. Chaney of Clinton were held Sunday,
March 29, at 3 p.m. at Charlet Funeral Home with Rev. Virgil M.
Culpepper officiating. Chaney died in Clinton Infirmary at 3 a.m.
Saturday after a long period of ill health. He was 48. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Essie Stewart Chaney, two sons,
Stewart Lee and Cecil R., Jr., his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Brown Chaney; three brothers, Clyde E., W. Roy, and W. Don. All
are residents of Clinton except Don, who lives in Baton Rouge.

LOUIS A. WINDHAM
Louis A. Windham, a former county agent in East Feliciana, died
on March 30 at the Baton Rouge General. A native of Merryville,
he was 60. Funeral services were held in Baton Rouge on Tuesday.

The Watchman, Clinton, La., 8 May 1959:

MRS. H. W. LINDSAY

Mrs. H. W. Lindsay of Greensburg died at her home Sunday morning,
April 26. She was 81. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon
at the Greensburg Methodist church, with Rev. Charles Knight
officiating. Interment was in the Greensburg Cemetery. Mrs.
Lindsay is survived by four sons, Tom C. of Greensburg, J. K. of
Jackson, H. W., Jr., of Baton Rouge, Jules of Louisville, Ky.;
four daughters, Mrs. J. H. Rhodes of Zachary, Mrs. John Laird of
Baker, Mrs. N. H. Stafford of Franklinton, Mrs. W. S. Dyson of
Baton Rouge; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

L. C. BROWN
L. C. Brown died Thursday, April 23, at his home in Norwood after
a short illness. A native of Eupora, Miss., he was 52. He had
been a lumberman for the past 18 years. Survivors include his
wife, the former Johnnie Stewart; a son, Loys Cecil Brown, Jr.,
U.S. Army, Germany; a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Faye Blanchard; two
sisters, Miss Ina Brown of Norwood and Mrs. Sally Poinsette of
Baton Rouge, and one brother, J. C. Brown of Norwood. He was a 
member of the Norwood Baptist Church. Burial was in the Norwood
cemetery with Rev. M. R. Dixon officiating.

MRS. J. A. MCCOY
Mrs. J. A. McCoy, the former Lovie Dee Hubbs of Clinton, died on
Saturday, April 25, at Our Lady of the Lake. She was 64. A
resident of Alto for many years, Mrs. McCoy was stricken during a
visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. C. S.
McConnell, in Baton Rouge. Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon in Alto, with burial in the family cemetery. She is
survived by a son, J. A. McCoy, Jr., of Alto; three daughters,
Mrs. McConnell, Mrs. Andrew Craft of Monroe and Mrs. D. B. McKay
of Mangham; one brother, VcVea Hubbs of Clinton; seven sisters,
Mrs. Anna Irwin, Mrs. Maidel Lambert and Mrs. Arthur James, all
of Baton Rouge; Mrs. Gordon H. Brame and Mrs. Ruby Powers, both
of Clinton; Mrs. D. R. Sartor and Mrs. W. T. Sartor, both of
Alto.

MRS MATTIE HUGHES
Mrs. Mattie Partin Hughes died in Field Memorial Hospital,
Centreville, Miss., at 6:30 a.m. Friday. She was 79 and lived in
Norwood and Baton Rouge. She was a member of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church. Services were held in the Mt. Carmel Church at
3 p.m. Sunday, with burial in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Rev. James
Spencer officiating. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Brookes Warren, Ferriday; Mrs. Otis Taylor, Centreville, and 
Mrs. E. G. Wallace, Bude, Miss.; four sons, Lamar Partin,
Greenwell Springs; James E. Partin, Jerry M. Partin and Edward
Partin, Baton Rouge; 38 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

The Watchman, Clinton, La., 15 May 1959:


MRS. SAM IRWIN
Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel R. Irwin, 71, of Clinton were
held Wednesday, May 6, with Rev. Virgil Culpepper and Rev. Alvin
Hall officiating. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Irwin
died on May 5 after a short illness. The former Mattie Nesom, she
is survived by her husband, two sons, Alvin of Baton Rouge and
Rowley of Clinton; three daughters, Mrs. Caston Cole of
Greensburg, Mrs. Johnny Baronne and Mrs. Carl S. Broussard, both
of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Mrs. Celeste Mansfield and Miss
Emmie Nesom, both of New Orleans; two brothers, J. Nesom of Baton 
Rouge and Stanley Nesom of New Orleans; six grandchildren and
other relatives.
Pallbearers were Lee, Johnny and Jimmie Nesom, Henry B. Latham,
Lawton Robins and Joe Jacocks.


The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 22 May 1959:

MRS. THERESA BUETO
Mrs. Theresa M. Bueto, who was born in Clinton on Oct. 15, 1868, died at
Arlington, Calif., on May 7. Funeral services were held in Memet, with
interment in the San Jacinto Valley cemetery. Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Ollie Snodgrass, and many nieces and nephews.

L. C. RIVES
Funeral services for Lester Cleo Rives of Clinton were held on May 14 at the
First Methodist Church in Louisville, Miss., with Dr. J. D. Wroten, Rev. A.
D. Lewis and Rev. H. C. Lunn officiating. Burial was in Memorial park in
Louisville. Rives, a cattleman and lumberman with interests in Louisiana and
Mississippi, died at his home in Clinton on May 13 at 4:15 a.m. of a heart
attack. He was 55. Born in Winston County, Miss., he and his family had
moved to Clinton five years ago from Louisville. He was a member of the
Methodist church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Shurden Rives; one
son, Shurden, of Clinton; one daughter, Mrs. Johnny Jabour of Vicksburg,
Miss., his mother, Mrs. Brooks Rives of Louisville; three sisters, Mrs.
Robert H. Boyd, Mrs. Bill Prisock and Mrs. Jolly Pugh, all of Louisville;
two brothers, Bill and Edwin Rives of Louisville, and one granddaughter.
Pallbearers were: Everett Watkins, L. D. White, Charles Gully, Doris Jones,
Tommie McLeod, Harold Smith, Eugene Robinson, James Wiley of Clinton, and
Karl Jabour of Vicksburg. Attending the funeral from Clinton were Doyle
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnson, and Mrs. Nell
Haynes.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 5 June 1959:

MRS. RANDOLPH PIPES
Funeral services for Mrs. Randolph Pipes were held Wednesday, June 3, in
Natchez, Miss., at the First Presbyterian Church, with interment in the
Natchez Cemetery. Mrs. Pipes died suddenly Tuesday morning at Our Lady of
the Lake hospital, after having been stricken while visiting a sister, Mrs.
W. D. Cotten, in Baton Rouge. The former Corinne Boatner of Vidalia, she had
lived in Baton Rouge for many years while employed by the state. Several
years ago, she wed Randolph Pipes, who lived at Avondale plantation near
Clinton before their marriage. They had recently moved from Baton Rouge to
Natchez and were just completing a new home. They were in Baton Rouge at the
time of her death to select furnishings. In addition to her husband, she is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Cotten; two nieces, Martha Cotten of Baton Rouge
and Mrs. Katherine Blankenship of Natchez, and one nephew, Boatner Cotten of
Baton Rouge.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 12 June 1959:

MRS. J. O. DILLY
Funeral services for Mrs. J. O. Dilly of Clinton were held Thursday, June
11, at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, with interment in Rose
Hill Cemetery. Rev. Myles Kearney officiated. Mrs. Dilly, a native and
lifelong resident of Clinton, was 84 years old and remained active and
interested in church and civic affairs of the parish until her last illness.
She died at Clinton infirmary June 10. She had operated an insurance agency
for 60 years and was at one time in newspaper employment. She is survived by
one son, Ray Dilly of Lake Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Landry Richardson of
Clinton; one sister, Miss Ida Hines of Baton Rouge; one brother, St. George
Hines of Lakeland, four grandchildren, and numerous other relatives.
Pallbearers were Mitchell McConnell, Ben Dart, Jr., Worth Norwood, A. C.
Feierabend, Jr., Conner Percy and Morgan Montgomery.

MRS. CLYDE WALLER
Funeral services were held Monday morning for Mrs. Clyde Waller, a
68-year-old native of Clinton who died at 3 p.m. Saturday in Our Lady of the
Lake hospital. Mrs. Waller resided in Baton Rouge where she was a member of
the Istrouma Methodist church. Rev. Jerome Cain conducted the funeral
services and burial was held at National cemetery. Mrs. Waller is survived
by her sister, Mrs. Henry Sanford of West Columbia, Texas; brother, Fred W.
Woodward of Clinton and a number of nieces and nephews.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 26 June 1959:

MRS. CECILIA SCHILLING
Mrs. Cecilia Pennington Schilling, 78, died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 16,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stewart Aucoin, of Central. Funeral
services were held at Rabenhorst Funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Dr.
D. P. Worsham and Rev. C. P. Currier officiating. Interment was at Perkins
cemetery at Baywood. The wife of the late M. H. Schilling, she is survived
by three sons, T. L. Schilling of Denham Springs, B. F. Schilling of Baton
Rouge and C. W. Schilling of Greenwell Springs. Four daughters, Mrs. George
Harrison, Mrs. Stewart Aucoin, Mrs. Nelson McLin, all of Baton Rouge, and
Mrs. Alva Cowart of Watson; three sisters, Mrs. L. M. Smith of Baywood, Mrs.
Nettie Smith and Mrs. Guy Kirby of Clinton; 13 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 17 July 1959:

CARL HOOGE
Carl Hooge, 91, of Gros Minstenburg, Germany, and a resident of East
Feliciana parish for 78 years, died at 4:15 a.m., Friday, July 10, in
Clinton infirmary. He was born Sept. 2, 1867, and came to this country at
the age of 14. Services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, with religious rites
at the Zion Lutheran church. Rev. Thomas E. Schuetz of Baton Rouge
officiated and burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Hooge, a farmer and
merchant, was the husband of the late Wilhelmine Warm Hooge and father of
the late Henry E. Hooge of Clinton. He is survived by three sons, Charles
and Herman Hooge of Clinton and Walter E. Hooge of Baton Rouge; four
daughter, Mrs. W. A. Callenius of Slaughter and Mrs. Arthur (L. H.) Boeneke,
Mrs. B. W. Aull and Mrs. Wesley Woodward, all of Clinton; one sister, Mrs.
P. L. Speeg of Slaughter; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and nephews. He was a member and one of the organizers of
the Zion Lutheren church. Hooge was the son of Carl and Caroline Hooge, both
of Germany, who came to America with their family of six children in 1881,
settling in the vicinity when Clinton was a mere hamlet. Relatives from New
Orleans attending the funeral were Mrs. Erdman Hooge, Mrs. Herman Hooge and
Mrs. Mary Zehender.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 24 July 1959:

TOMMY LYN PAXTON
Funeral services were held Friday for Tommy Lyn Paxton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Paxton, of Slaughter. The 15-year-old boy was killed instantly when
lightning struck a pecan tree in a horse corral near his home and traveled
to his body, according to Auch Doughty, sheriff of East Feliciana parish. A
brother, Kenneth Paxton, discovered the body when he returned home from a
field trip. Finding no one at home, he went into the corral. Dr. Clovis
Toler, parish coroner, said the boy was electrocuted. Rev. W. C. Hallmark
and Rev. Harold Anderson officiated at the funeral services which began at
the Paxton home and continued in Redwood Baptist church. Interment was in
the Redwood cemetery.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 14 Aug 1959:

LEROY RAYMOND GARIG, JR.
Ten-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Garig died Monday morning at the Field
memorial hospital in Centreville, Miss. Survivors are the parents, one
sister, Elizabeth Ann; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, and
the parternal grandfather, Ruskins Garig, all of Norwood.

HOWARD SMITH
Ninety-five-year-old Howard Smith, native of Jackson and resident of Port
Hudson, died Aug. 8 in Baton Rouge at the home of a daughter. Smith was a
carpenter and farmer for many years. He was a member of the Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythian, Pride of Jackson Masonic Lodge and Pride of Clinton
Masonic Lodge No. 60, and was a Baptist deacon. Survivors include sons,
Charlie, Archie, and George, Baton Rouge; Howard, Jr., Nathaniel, Willie and
Joseph, New Orleans; and James, Port Hudson; daughters, Janie Liggit,
Sorrento; Essie Sento, Frierson, Celestine Collins, Baton Rouge; Nancy
Wells, Port Hudson; Mamie Houston, Chicago, Ill.; and Henrietta Bell,
Clinton; two sisters, 31 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; nine
great-great-grandchildren.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 21 Aug 1959:

JANE ERWIN AND CAROL WHITE
Two teen-age East Feliciana girls lost their lives Wednesday afternoon in a
two-car wreck near Jackson which left four other persons injured, one of
them critically. Dead are Jane Erwin, 16, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. H. P.
Erwin, and Carol White, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Earl Palmer, all
of Jackson. Hospitalized at Clinton Infirmary is Diane Wilcox, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Wilcox of St. Francisville and granddaughter of Mrs. T.
E. Nesom of Clinton. The three girls were traveling east on La. 10, in West
Feliciana parish, in a lightweight foreign-built car. According to
incomplete reports, the driver lost control of the car, which turned around
in the road and was hit from the rear by another vehicle being driven west
by W. P. Honeycutt. Honeycutt, assistant coach at Zachary High, had as
passengers his wife and their three-year-old son. All escaped with minor
injuries. Mrs. Honeycutt is the former Emily Odom, whose parents live in
Jackson.
Funeral services for Miss Erwin were held yesterday at 4 p.m. at the Jackson
Presbyterian church, with Rev. Kenneth Reeves officiating. Interment was in
Jackson Cemetery. Survivors inclued her parents, a sister, Mrs. John
Hadskey, Jr., of California; two brothers, Herbert, Jr., and Tommy, both of
Jackson. Pallbearers were Achille, Francis, Fernand and Ronald Bougere,
Irvin Marks and John Ricketts.
Funeral services for Miss White were set for this morning at 11 at Jackson
Methodist church, with Rev. J. B. Shearer officiating and interment in
Jackson Cemetery. Survivors of Miss White include her parents, four sisters,
Janice, her twin; Therese, Margaret Earl and Mary Eve; her maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clark of El Paso, Tex., and her paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Essie Palmer of Jackson. Pallbearers named were classmates
at McKowen High School--Tommie Adams, Larry Norman, Wayne Leggett, J. D.
Kent, Jr., Tommy Fore, Johnny Hurst, Lloyd Cutrer and Freddie Daricek.
Miss Wilcox is in Clinton Infirmary where attendants reported her "resting
well". The Honeycutts were treated at the Baton Rouge General and released.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 28 Aug 1959:

DR. DAVID M. PIPES
Dr. David McKowen Pipes was buried in his hometown cemetery at Jackson
yesterday morning after having fatally shot himself Tuesday afternoon at his
residence in Baton Rouge. Dr. Pipes, who was 54, had in past years been
under treatment at several places, including recently at East Louisiana
State Hospital. His body was found in the residence after law officers, in
answer to a call from his wife, had by various means for several hours to
get him outside the house. Funeral services were held at Trinity Episcopal
church in Baton Rouge, with Rev. Stratton Lawrence and Rev. W. T.Ferneybough
officiating. Dr. Pipes is survived by his widow, the former Novie Whitmore;
his mother, Mrs. D. M. Pipes of Jackson; four stepdaughters, Mrs. John
Taylor, Mrs. L. B. Bahan, Jr., Miss Mary Emma Orr and Miss Carroll Orr, all
of Baton Rouge; four sisters, Mrs. Glenn Lawson of Jackson, Mrs. Davis
Folkes of St. Francisville, Mrs. R. C. Cox of Baton Rouge and Mrs. A. L.
East of Jackson; a brother, S. Y. Pipes of Jackson, and other relatives.
Pallbearers were L. P. Bahan, Jr., A. P. Acosta, Jr., Clyde Lawson, S. Y.
Pipes, Jr., R. C. Cox and Walter Bankston.

R. J. FLOTTE
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church in Beaumont, Tex., for Rene Jimmie Flotte of that city. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Doris Flotte, formerly Doris Rourke, and a son
James Arthur, both of Beaumont. Masonic rites were conducted at 5 p.m.
Monday in the Masonic cemetery in Clinton, by Olive Lodge.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 4 Sep 1959:

MRS. MISSOURI ALFORD
Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 30, at New Zion Baptist church for
Mrs. Missouri Fluker Alford, 66, who died Saturday morning at Independence
hospital after an extended illness. Rev. S. W. Bradham officiated. Burial
was in Alford cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Odell Hooge,
Mrs. Hazel Henry of Clinton, Mrs. Clyde Devane of Amite, Mrs. Idell Desmond
of Independence. Three sons, Clifton of Jackson, Percy of Amite, and Genie
of Donaldsonville. Four sisters, Mrs. Georgia Newman, Mrs. Mollie Bates of
Osyka, Miss., Mrs. Sallie Woodard of Kentwood, and Mrs. Effie Davidson of
Chesbrough and 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

The Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 18 Sep 1959:

AUGUSTUS S. DELEE
Augustus Scott DeLee, retired independent oil operator of Dallas, Tex., died
of a heart attack on Monday, Aug. 31, the day after his 85th birthday. DeLee
was born in Clinton, the son of Frances Caulfield and Dr. John Scott DeLee,
said to be the youngest surgeon to go to the War Between the States from
Louisiana. DeLee entered the oil business at Burkburnett when he was 18 and
retired about five years ago. He had lived in Dallas 50 years and was a
charter member of of the Dallas Elks club. He was a member of the Methodist
church and worked in several civic and philanthropic endeavors. He was
buried in Dallas. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Scott of Dallas
and Mrs. Tom Wright of Atascadero, Calif.; three grandchildren, and one
brother, Hatcher DeLee of Dallas. Hatcher DeLee, who will be 82 on Dec. 13,
recalled in a letter to The Watchman that his father died when he was 13
months old and over the years the mother and children moved from Clinton to
Texas. Other children, no longer living, were Willie, John, Lewis, Charlie
and Annie.

MRS. MARGARET HOWELL
Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church, St. Francisville, on Sept. 10
at 4:30 p.m. for Mrs. Margaret Chambers Howell. A life-long resident of East
Feliciana Parish, she was born Sept. 5, 1870, at Oak Hill Plantation near
Jackson, the daughter of the late Capt. James R. Chambers and Ida McWillie
Chambers. She was the widow of the late Henry Clay Howell. She is survived
by two sons, James Richard and Henry Clay, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph S. Reily and Miss Margaret J. Howell, all of Jackson; four
grandchildren, Richard Clay, Michael F., Henry Clay IV, and Mary Margaret
Howell. Following short prayers at the home of her son, Henry, in Jackson,
Rev. J. A. Klein conducted services at Grace church with interment in the
church cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe T. Howell, Joe T. Howell, Jr., J. C.
Howell, Jr., McWillie Chambers, A. C. McKowen, Jr., and John S. Tomb.

From the Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 2 Oct 1959:

MISS GAYDEN STONE
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Miss Gayden Stone,
native of East Feliciana, who died Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Baton Rouge
General Hospital following an extended illness. Miss Stone, a resident of
Baton Rouge for the past 60 years, was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church
of Amite County, Miss. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers
were Dr. F. J. Robichaux, J. Clyde Pearce, Ashton Stewart, Lamar Bauer,
Milton Chance and H. Y. Bennett. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Susie
Stone Vignes and Miss Celia Stone, both of Baton Rouge; one nephew, William
Murray Stone of Marks, Miss.; and a niece, Mrs. Mary Stone Chance of Rich,
Miss.

MARION E. WHITE
Funeral services were held Sept. 16 in San Diego, Calif., for Marion E.
White, native of Louisiana, who died there Sept. 10. Burial was in Ft.
Rosecrans National Cemetery. He was the son of Kiah and Elma White and was
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Cawile Hawiler and Mrs. Mable Corbett, and one
brother, Bob White, all of Kansas City, Kan.

From the Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 16 Oct 1959:

ULYSSES RILEY FELPS
Ulysses Riley Felps, 62, died Friday, Oct. 9, at Illinois Central Hospital
in New Orleans. A member of Slaughter Methodist Church and a native of
Clinton, he lived in Baton Rouge. He was a flagman for the Illinois Central
Railroad and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He is
survived by his wife, the former Julia Thompson; three sisters, Mrs. J. W.
Monahan and Mrs. A. E. Corcoran of Slaughter, and Mrs. J. Cooper of Houston,
Tex., and two brothers, W. H. Felps and D. Felps of Denham Springs. Services
were held at Rabenhorst Funeral home in Baton Rouge Saturday conducted by
Rev. A. Jerome Cain and Rev. G. H. Corry. Burial was in Roselawn Memorial
Park.

From the Citizen-Watchman, Clinton, La., 18 Dec 1959:

ARTHUR DAVID DELEE
Arthur David DeLee of Jackson died on Dec. 10 at Parker Hospital, East
Louisiana State Hospital, where he was an employee. A native of Clinton, he
was 44. Funeral services were held at the Second Baptist Church of Jackson
with Rev. S. W. Bradham, C. A. Martin, and J. B. Shearer officiating.
Interment was in Concord Cemetery with William Souder, W. M. Smith, Claude
Blackman, Horace Ballow, Collins Williams and Batey Sanders as pallbearers.
He is survived by his widow, the former Katie Margaret Fsula, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. K. DeLee of Jackson; three sons, John Paul; a sister, Mrs.
Hollis Arthur, Jr., Thomas Joseph and Kent of Clinton; nine brothers, James
of Lake Charles, Thomas of Baton Rouge, Daniel, John Andrew and Samuel, all
of Jackson, and numerous nieces and nephews.