Obituary: October 1972, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaries are listed below:

Marion Aswell
Henrietta Moore
Mrs. Nora Smith Reed
Ivy Simon

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 19, 1972
Submitted October 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Marion Aswell
Funeral services for Marion Aswell, 70, of Vidalia were Sunday
at 10 a.m. in the chapel of First National Funeral Home of 
Winnsboro with the Rev. W. W. Holland officiating.
Burial was in Oakley Cemetery near Gilbert.
Mr. Aswell died Friday in the Concordia Parish Hospital in
Ferriday following a long illness.
A World War II veteran, he was a retired employee of the Armstrong
Tire and Rubber Company in Natchez, Miss.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ivey W. Aswell of Vidalia, one son,
James Aswell of Houston, Tex.; one daughter, Mrs. Lorene George 
of Gilbert; one step-son, Charlie Cain of Vidalia; one brother, George
Aswell of Winnsboro; eight grandchildren and a number of great-
grandchildren.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 19, 1972
Submitted October 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Henrietta Moore
Funeral services for Miss Henrietta Moore, 78, of Winnsboro were
at 3 p.m. Wednesday at First National Funeral Home with the Rev.
A. D. St. Amant officiating. Burial was in the Crowville Masonic
Cemetery.
Miss Moore died at the Franklin Parish Hospital Tuesday after
a long illness. She was a native of Winnsboro, a retired registered
nurse and a member of the United Methodist Church of Wisner.
Survivors include two brothers, Tommy Moore of Crowville and
A. W. Moore of Wisner; and two sisters, Mrs. Pat H. Berry of
Baton Rouge, and Mrs. Clara Bell Chapman of West Monroe.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 19, 1972
Submitted October 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Mrs. Nora Smith Reed
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Smith Reed, 89, of Wisner, were
at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the South Central Baptist Church with the
Revs. Clois Cole and Sam Aucoin officiating. Burial was in the 
church cemetery under direction of First National Funeral Home 
of Winnsboro.
Mrs. Reed died early Monday at the Rosalie Nursing Home in 
Wisner after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Pleasant
Hill, Miss., had resided in Franklin Parish for the past 56 years,
was a member of the Woodman Circle and the Holly Grove Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Carrie Patten of Baton Rouge,
and Mrs. Mary Ruth Moore of Simmesport; one sister, Mrs. Lucy
McKee of Monroe; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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The Franklin Sun       Winnsboro, LA         October 19,1972
Submitted Feb. 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd

Ivy Simon

Funeral services for Ivy Simon, 84, of Winnsboro were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at 
Boeuf River Baptist Church with the Rev. Earl Gibson officiating.
Burial was in Ogden Cemetery under the direction of First National Funeral Home of 
Winnsboro.
Mr. Simon died Friday at Franklin Parish Hospital in Winnsboro after a long illness.
A native of Sikes and a resident of Franklin Parish for the past 65 years, Mr. Simon 
was a retired farmer and cattleman and a member of the Boeuf River Baptist Church. 

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Alma Dark Simon of Winnsboro; three sons, Roy Simon 
and Marion Simon both of Shreveport, and Blanchard Simon of Raceland; five daughters, 
Mrs. Tatie (sic) Katie Kemper and Mrs. Garland Kemper of San Bernadino, Calif., 
Mrs. Bonnie Thompson of Houston, Tex., Mrs. Doris Guzman of Fayetteville, Ark., and 
Mrs. Geraldine McGriffin (sic) McGiffin of Anaheim, Calif.; two brothers, Clarence Simon 
of Winnfield and Monroe Simon of Winnsboro; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were James Nugent, Cecil Thurman, Bernard Simon, Vernon Dale Simon. 
R. G. (Bo) Russell and S. C. Ferguson Jr.


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