Obituary: Oct. 1971, Franklin Parish, LA Submitters name listed with obit ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The following obituaries are listed below: David Chapman Theo Eldridge Mr. Bennie Gill C. L. Lang Harold Lloyd Peoples Elbert B. Roberts Charlie C. Temple Vermell Willhite Mrs. Cordelia Wright ********************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 7, 1971 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd David Chapman Funeral services for David Chapman 51, of Winnsboro, were Wednesday in the chapel of First National Funeral Home here with the Rev. Phillip Laborde officiating. Burial was in Providence Memorial Cemetery with Masonic graveside services. Mr. Chapman died Sunday at his residence after a short illness. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Montogomery Champman (sic Chapman) of Winnsboro; four sons, David L. Chapman with the U.S. Air Force in Germany, Jerry Chapman, Danny Chapman and Dennis Chapman, all of Winnsboro; two brothers, Elon Chapman of Winnsboro and Leon Chapman of Delhi; two sisters, Mrs. Idell McLemore of Tioga and Mrs. May Delle Carr and one grandchild. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 14, 1971 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Theo Eldridge Theo Eldridge, 42, of Crowville, died at Catahoula Parish Hospital in Jonesville after a brief illness. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Saturday at Crockett Point Baptist Church at Crowville with the Revs. Larry Walker and Jack Eley officiating. Burial was in Crowville Masonic Cemetery. Mr. Eldridge was a member of Crockett Point Baptist Church and a veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a member of Crowville Lodge, 370, F&AM. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Bobbie Caldwell Eldridge of Crowville; two sons, Theo Eldridge Jr. and Randy Eldridge both of Crowville; three daughters, Miss Dianne Eldridge, Ginger Eldridge and Lindy Eldridge all of Crowville; two brothers, J. L. Eldridge of Crowville and Leo Eldridge of Shreveport; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Eldridge of Crowville. The body will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Caldwell here. ------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 14, 1971 Submitted Feb. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mr. Bennie Gill Mrs. Bennie Florence Gill, 65, of Winnsboro died Monday in Delhi Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednseday in the Magnolia Baptist Church near Winnsboro with the Revs. John Williams and Lowery Russell officiating. Burial was in Ogden Cemetery. She was born born in Mississippi and lived in the Winnsboro area for the past 45 years. She was a member of the Magnolia Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, James Elmer Gill of Crowville and Sam Edward Gill of Winnsboro; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Williams of Waterproof and Mrs. Gloria Ann Ezell of Winnsboro; one brother, Charlie Coon of Jayess, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Hinson and Mrs. Ola Donahoe, both of Crystal Springs, Miss.; --------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 14, 1971 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd C. L. Lang Funeral services were at 4 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Mulhearn's Funeral Home here for C. L. Lang, 82, of Winnsboro. The Revs. Clarence Young, C. W. Jones Sr. and Phil LaBorde officiated with burial in Myrtle Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Lang, a retired book-keeper, died Wednesday at Winnsboro Sanitarium after a long illness. He was a Monroe native and member of First Baptist Church here. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Imogene Lang of Winnsboro; a daughter, Mrs. C. Van Der Linde of Silver Beach, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bob Graves, Jack Nelson, C. W. Jones, Jr., J.H. Durr, Owen White, Julian Shipp, Robert Lowe and Martin Harris. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 7, 1971 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Harold Lloyd Peoples Harold Lloyd Peoples, 54, a resident of 506 4th St. in Winnsboro, died Tuesday afternoon in Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements were incomplete as of press time Wednesday but were to be under the direction of Mulhearn's Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Peoples was a native and lifelong resident of Winnsboro. He was an employee of Louisiana State Soil Conservation and a member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edgar Lee Peoples of Winnsboro; one daughter, Mrs. Judy Hodge of Winnsboro; one son, Ray T. Peoples of Winnsboro; six brothers, Frank R. Peoples, Guy Peoples, Leslie T. Peoples and Ray C. Peoples, all of Winnsboro, John L. Peoples of Monroe and Clyde M. Peoples of Corpus Christi, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Sherrouse of Monroe, Mrs. Alice Pickering of Winnsboro and Mrs. Marjorie Blades of Tucson, Ariz., and four grandchildren. Submitter's note: Burial was in Providence Memorial Cemetery, Franklin Parish, LA --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 21, 1971 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Elbert B. Roberts Funeral services for Elbert B. Roberts, 64, of Baskin were at 2 p.m. Thursday at Kidder-Cox Funeral Home of Delhi with the Revs. Nelson Mitchell and Pat Bufkin officiating. Burial was in Sunflower Cemetery. Mr. Roberts died Tuesday at Riley Nursing Home of Winnsboro after a brief illness. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Etta Strahn of Rayville; four brothers, Wilton A. Roberts of Baskin, Frank J. Roberts of Winnsboro, Everette Roberts of New Orleans and Thomas I. Roberts of Vidalia; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Edward Roberts, Allen Roberts, Bill Strahn, Jack Strahn, Troy Strahn and Carl Strahn. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 7, 1971 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Charlie C. Temple Charlie C. Temple, 70, of Winnsboro, died Wednesday of last week enroute to Franklin Parish Hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired farmer and merchant and member of Crowville Lodge 370, F&AM. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Friday at Lone Pine Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. H. H. Ross officiating, assisted by the Revs. Ronald Burns and Charles Chapman. Masonic graveside services and burial was in Harris Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Sherrie T.. McMurray of Minden; one brother, D. F. Temple of Winnsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Kimbrough of Winnsboro and Mrs. Neely Sissom of Georgetown; and one grandson, Little Joe McMurray of Minden. Pallbearers were Ralph Clifton Stewart, Danny Driggers, Clovis Sturdivant, Travis Welch, Donald Burns and Jerry Burns. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 14, 1971 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Vermell Willhite Funeral servcies for Mrs. Vermell R. Willhite, 37, of Sibley, were Monday, Oct. 11, in the chapel of First National Funeral Home here. Mrs. Wilhite, a former resident of Gilbert, died October 10 at Confederate Memorial Hospital, Shreveport, following a long illness. Burial was in Oakley Cemetery, with Rev. Hoke Dupree, Vernon Chase, and Leonard Lovell officiating. She is survived by her husband, O. D. Wilhite, Sibley; a daughter, Miss Debra Duke, Sibley; four stepsons, O. D. Willhite Jr., Denver, Colo., James Willhite, Portland, Ore., Oscar Willhite and Steve Willhite, Keene, Tex.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Ann Sherrill, New Orleans; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Robinson, Gilbert; four sisters, Mrs. Vernell Egloff, Newellton, Mrs. Loraine Parker, Walker, Ella Alexander, Baker; five brothers, Clinton Robinson, Toledo, Ohio, Henry Robinson, Baton Rouge, George Robinson, Baskin, Edward Robinson and Doyle Robinson, Gilbert. Submitter's note... Surname Willhite is also spelled Wilhite in several places of the obit. ------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA October 28, 1971 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Cordelia Wright Mrs. Cordelia M. Wright, 71, native and lifelong resident of Winnsboro, died Saturday night at Riley Nursing Home in Winnsboro after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Emmanuel Baptist Church here burial in the Ogden Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Bernice Ward of Winnsboro, Mrs. Cloice Smith of Natchez, Miss., and Mrs. Jimmie Finch of Bastrop; one son, L. V. Wright of Springhill; one brother, Lloyd Miller of Lakeland, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Arzelia Richardson of New Orleans and Mrs. Lena Galloway of Ferriday; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. ***************************************