Obituaries: June  1939, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaries or deaths are listed below:


James Harold Fletcher 
Mrs. Georgia Etta King 
Mrs. Nancy Ann Talbert 
Clark B. Willis
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The Franklin Sun June 8, 1939
Submitted by Karen Sue McNease   
 
James Harold Fletcher 
Crowville Man Is Killed Monday By Bolt of Lightning
 
A bolt of lightning struck and killed James Harold Fletcher, 22 
year old farmer of Crowville, about 2:30 Monday
afternoon as he was riding horseback with an unidentified 
companion.  The horse on which Fletcher was riding
was also killed.  Fletcher's companion was knocked unconscious 
by the bolt and the man's horse was also
stunned.  The lightning flash evidently struck Fletcher in the 
top of his head.  The straw hat he was wearing was
completely torn up, but there was not a mark on the youth's body.  
He is survived by his father, Joseph L.
Fletcher, and several brothers and sisters.  Funeral services 
were held Tuesday afternoon and interment
followed at four o'clock in the Crowville cemetery, under the 
direction of Rev. J.H. Keyes.  The Winnsboro Funeral Home was 
in charge of funeral arrangements.

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The Franklin Sun June 22, 1939
Submitted by Karen Sue McNease   

Prominent Woman Claimed By Death Here Friday Night
 
Mrs. Georgia Etta King Expires At Age 78; Was Old Parish Resident
 
Mrs. Georgia Etta King, 78, member of a prominent local family, 
died Friday night at a Winnsboro clinic after a
brief illness.  Mrs. King, widow of Early Mack King had made 
her home for many years at the King plantation
near here.  She is survived by three sons, W.A. King of Natchez, 
Miss., K.E. King of Winnsboro, H.M. King of
Alexandria; two daughters, Misses Grace and Eva King of Winnsboro; 
a sister Miss Kate Brinsfield, of
Winnsboro; a foster-son, Odell Gillispie of Winnsboro; five grandchildren 
and numerous nieces and nephews. 
The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Winnsboro 
First Methodist church with the pastor,
Rev. O.L. Tucker, officiating.  Burial followed in the old Winnsboro 
cemetery.  Mrs. King was born March 23,
1861 near Vicksburg, Miss., on the Louisiana side.  In later years she 
came to Franklin parish to make her
home.  She and Mr. King were married February 22, 1884.  Mr. King died 
in December, 1927  Mrs. King's
parents were George Femdrick and Elizabeth Brinsfield.  Active pallbearers 
at her funeral were J.C. Buie,
Foster Kincaid, George Wiggers, Nolan Moore, Dr. McHenry Greer and 
Dr. L.F. Robinson.  Honorary
pallbearers were Dr. J.D. Rogers, Ernest Mason, E.D. Walter, 
Will Sullivan. M. Bradley, B.S. Landis, and Dr.
J.P. Henry.  Funeral arrangements were made under direction of 
the Lowry Funeral Home.

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The Franklin Sun June 29, 1939
Submitted by: Karen Sue McNease 
Mrs. Nancy Ann Talbert 
 
Mangham Woman Dies Late Monday Night At Home
 
Mrs. Nancy Ann Talbert, of Mangham, aged 40, died at her home 
late Monday night, June 26.  Funeral services
were held at the Mangham Baptist church at three o'clock Tuesday 
afternoon.  Interment followed in the
Mangham cemetery.  The Rev. Baxter officiated.  Mrs. Talbert is 
survived by her husband, L.F. Talbert; four
sons, George, Leon, Henry and Rochell; and three sisters, Mrs. Ada Coleman 
of Sicily Island, Mrs. Rose
Spears of Gilbert and Mrs. Mae Ervin of Mangham.  Active pallbearers 
at the funeral Tuesday were Virgil Smith,
Bill Montgomery, Adams Childress, Buddy Hixon and Clee Tillman, Sr.

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The Franklin Sun June 22, 1939
Submitted by Karen Sue McNease   
Two-Year Old Dies In Local Hospital After Short Illness
 
Clark B. Willis, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. V.Q. Willis, 
of near Crowville, died Thursday, June 8 at a
Winnsboro clinic.  Whooping Cough and Cholotis were given as 
causes for his death.  The child had been sick
for several weeks and died within a few hours after being brought here.  
Funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. S.S. Holliday of Delhi.  Interment was made at Coax cemetery.  
Surviving members of the family are
Mr. and Mrs. Willis , Cordill, a brother to Clark, and two sisters, 
Misses Vera and Jo Allen Willis.

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