Obituary: March 1963, Franklin Parish, LA
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John Virgin Bennett
Gordy Hines Johnston
Valentine Lakota

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The Franklin Sun      Winnsboro, LA      March 21, 1963
Submitted March 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd

 
John Virgin Bennett


Funeral services for John Virgin Bennett, 89-year-old resident of Winnsboro, 
were held at 10 a.m. March 18 at the home of his brother, B. D. Bennett of Winnsboro.
Mr. Bennett, a retired farmer and native of Mississippi, died March 17 at Riley 
Rest home here. He was a member of the Assembly of God church.
The Rev. F. W. Mixon, assisted by the Rev. R. J. Finley, officiated. Interment was 
in Ogden cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Bennett are: his wife, Mrs. J. V. Bennett of Winnsboro;  a daughter, 
Mrs. Talmadge Prather of Lake Charles; his brother; three grandchildren and a number 
of nieces and nephews. 

Pallbearers were Talmadge Prather, Elmer O'Briant, Leo O'Briant, R. C. O'Briant, 
Jerry Wiggins and Jean Allen.

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The Franklin Sun    Winnsboro, LA    March 7, 1963
Submitted May 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd


Gordy Hines Johnston


Funeral services for Gordy Hines Johnston of route two, Winnsboro, were conducted at 3:30 p.m. 
Wednesday at Boeuf River Baptist church.
A farmer, Mr. Johnston was born June 2, 1907 in Franklin parish. He died Tuesday at a Monroe hospital.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Gladys Johnston, Winnsboro; a son, G. W. Johnston, Sorrento; four daughters, 
Mrs. James Beatty, Mrs. Charlie Ray Jennings and Mrs. Dolphus Tarver, all of Winnsboro, and Mrs. Bobby Collins, 
Houma; two brothers, J. H. Johnston, Winnsboro, and Lawrence Johnston, Vidalia; a sister, Mrs. Jessie McCarty, 
West Monroe; and 15 grandchildren.
The Revs. Meredith Hair and L. F. LaPrairie officiated.
Interment was in Ogden cemetery.

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The Franklin Sun    Winnsboro, LA    March 14, 1963
Submitted May 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd


Valentine Lakota

A former Winnsboro resident, Valentine Lakota, died March 6 in Chicago, Ill. He was 65 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Lakota, a retired railroad employee, were held at Chicago Friday. Interment 
was in Ogden cemetery Sunday.
Survivors are his wife, Ruth Brown Lakota, Chicago; two sons, Jessie B. Lakota, Hurst, Tex., and Jerald Lakota, 
Chicago;  a daughter, Edith Lakota, Chicago; two brothers and four sisters.
Pallbearers were Bob Fowler, J. B. Williams, M. O. Whitsel Jr., M. O. Whitsel, Sr., J. B. Brown and Carl Williams.

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