Evangeline County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Milburn, Dr. Herschel Curry October 28, 1937
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source: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, Louisiana) Saturday, 30 October, 1937, pg. 1

Aged Physician Dies Thursday Morning; Passing a Shock to Many Friends

The death of Dr. Herschel Curry Milburn, for more than a score of years a 
well known and beloved figure in this community and all of Evangeline 
parish, at 3:45 Thursday morning was a shock to his countless friends and 
cast a blanket of gloom over an otherwise beautiful day.

Dr. Milburn, as he was affectionately known by young and old, came to Ville 
Platte while Evangeline parish was still a part of St. Landry. He was here 
for the division of the parish, and during his twenty-seven years in this 
section he saw and helped the development of both Ville Platte and the 
surrounding territory. Dr. Milburn was a graduate of Tulane medical school.

The deceased practiced medicine here until about two years ago when failing 
health made it impossible to any longer attend his patients. A compilation 
of his many acts of kindness, charities, and efforts for public good would 
fill a volume. It suffices to say that he leaves behind him countless 
friends and pleasant memories, unmarred by a single unfriendly act.

At the time of his death, Dr. Milburn was nearing 77 long and useful years 
in the service of public welfare. While in poor health for more than two 
years, he still was seen often about the streets of Ville Platte. Wednesday 
night he suffered a slight stroke; physicians were unable to curb the 
trouble and he died very quietly several hours later.

Funeral services for the deceased were conducted in the Old Ville Platte 
cemetery Thursday afternoon. The many friends who attended and offered 
tributes to his memory were mute testimony to the high esteem in which he 
was held.

Surviving the deceased are his wife, Mrs. H. C. Milburn, of Ville Platte, 
and the following children: Mrs. Allen Parker, Ville Platte, Mrs. J. Nadeau, 
New Orleans, Mrs. Egan Lisso, New Orleans, M. M. Milburn, of Eunice, Miss 
Ruth Milburn, Thibodeaux, Miss Myra Milburn, of New Orleans.






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