Obituary: March 1953, Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by:Submitters name listed with obit ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The following obituaties are listed below: John K. Ferrington Bobby Nell Laurence Homer McMurray ************** Submitted by Karen Sue McNease The Franklin Sun, Thursday, March 26, 1953 John K. Ferrington Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Holly Grove Baptist Church near Wisner, for John K. Ferrington, 42 who died late Saturday in a Wisner clinic, Burial was in the Holly Grove Cemetery, with the Rev. Mark A. Wells officiating at both rites. Mr. Ferrington, a resident of Wisner, route one, is survived by his father, C. C. Ferrington, Wisner, six brothers and two sisters: Louis, Calvin, Shack, Bart, and Pete Ferrington of Wisner, Eldon Ferrington of Bunkie, Mrs. Fannie Walker and Mrs. Effie Roberts, both of Wisner. ********************** Submitted by Karen Sue McNease The Franklin Sun, Thursday, March 26, 1953 Bobby Nell Laurence Bobby Nell Lawrence, two-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Lawrence, Winnsboro, died Saturday, and funeral and burial services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Lone Cedar Baptist Church and cemetery by the Rev. Bobby Brown. Surviving, besides her parents, are a sister and brother, Linda and Verlin Emmett Lawrence, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence, Winnsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen, Rayville. ********************************** Submitted by Karen Sue McNease The Franklin Sun, Thursday, March 26, 1953 Homer McMurray Last rites were conducted Tuesday afternoon for Homer McMurray, 49, who succumbed Monday at his residence here. With the Rev. Jack Jones in charge the funeral was in the Egypt community church and burial was in Harris cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Ova Lofton McMurry; two daughters, Azonell and Modessa ; six sons, Roy, Earl, Bob, James Andrew, Drew and Rodney; three step-children, Mrs. Floyd Carroll, Mrs. Roy McMurry and Fred B. Driggers; his father, Ross McMurry ; four sisters, Mrs. Cora Thornhill, and Mrs. Myrtis Thornhill of Kerman, Calif., Mrs. Loyce Hines and Mrs. Vernon Smart ; two brothers, Fred and Henry McMurry, and five grandchildren. ***************