Obituary: Feb. 1949, Franklin Parish, LA
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Mrs. J. W. Lewis
Infant Shuff
T. M. Thornton
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    February 17, 1949
Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Rites for Franklin Native, Mrs. Lewis, Held Sunday at 10
 
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Lewis, 42, Winnsboro, were conducted
in the Ogden Babtist (sic Baptist) church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock 
with the Rev. R. P. Arender, Holly Grove minister, officiating. Interment
followed in the Ogden cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis, a native of Franklin parish, died in a Winnsboro hospital
Friday morning following a short illness.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, J. W. Lewis, Jr., and Marion
Lewis, both of Winnsboro; two brothers, A. D. Skinner, Mangham, and
T. F. Skinner, Kansas City, Mo.; one step-brother, George Skinner, 
Winnsboro; three sisters, Mrs. H. A. Milam and Mrs. A. L. Smith, both 
of Winnsboro, and Mrs. Della Woods, Jackson; one half-sister, Mrs.
Woodrow Meredith, Winnsboro, and step-mother, Mrs. I. M. Skinner,
Winnsboro.
Pallbearers included B. A. Fisher, J. B. Dixon, Ray Jones, Jack Coughran, 
Meredith Adams and I. D. Parker.
The First National Funeral Home was in charge of final arrangements.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    February 3, 1949
Submitted September 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Infant Shuff Rites Are Conducted Here
 
Final rites were held for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Shuff, Winnsboro, 
Thursday of last week, in the First National Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. A. C. Trapp, 
pastor of the Chase Baptist church, officiating.
 
Interment followed in the Ogden cemetery.
 
In addition to his mother and father, the child is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry Brown, Winnsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shuff, Baskin.

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    February 24, 1949
Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Conduct Thornton Funeral Saturday
 
Funeral services were held for T. M. Thornton, 78, life-long resident 
of Franklin parish, who passed away at his home last Friday night. 
The Rev. C. A. Martin officiated at the services held in the Hebert 
Baptist church Saturday and interment followed in the Wright 
cemetery, near Grayson.
Mr. Thornton is survived by his widow, Mrs. T. M. Thornton; three
daughters, Mrs. A. C. McWilliams, Shreveport, Mrs.B. F. Beach, El
Dorado, Ark., Mrs. Jewell Collins, Winnsboro; five sons, J. M. 
Thornton, Winnsboro, Willie Thornton, Urania, Otis Thornton, Gilbert, 
Clinton Thornton, Winnsboro, and John Thornton, Gilbert.
Bearing the pall were Willie Reems, Acie Reems, Edward Reems, 
Delbert Thornton, J. W. Thornton and Rogers Thornton. The pallbearers 
were grandsons of the deceased.
Final arrangements were conducted by the First National Funeral Home.
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