Obituary: October 1973, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaries are listed below:

James Calvin Broomfield
John E. Foster
Louis L. Magee
Emmett H. Rushing
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 18, 1973
Submitted February 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
James C. Brumfield
Funeral services for James Calvin Broomfield, a 72-year-old Winnsboro resident, 
were Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Adkins First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
Burial was in Providence Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Broomfield was a former resident of Witchita (sic Wichita) Falls, Tex. 
He died Sunday at Winnsboro Manor Nursing Home after a brief illness.
He is survived by a son, Doyle Broomfield; one daughter, Mrs. Yvonne Campbell, 
both of Wenatehee, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Forest Garrett of Wichita Falls, and four brothers, 
Paul Broomfield and A. J. Broomfield, both of Wichita Falls, Alfred Broomsfield of Byersfield, 
Tex. and Clement Broomfield of Paris, Tex.

Submitter's note: Surname spelling is Brumfield in title and Broomfield in the obituary.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 18, 1973
Submitted February 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
John E. Foster
Funeral services for John Ernest Foster, 64, of Fort Necessity, 
were Monday at 2 p.m. at the Grayson family home in Ft. Necessity 
with the Rev. Ruth Holly officiating.
Burial was in the family cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn's 
Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Foster died early Sunday morning at the Franklin Parish Hospital 
in Winnsboro following a lengthy illness.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Franklin Parish, a member of 
the Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II and an 
officer of the Louisiana Department of Revenue for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Grayson Foster, Fort Necessity; 
and a brother, C. H. (Red) Foster, Wisner.
Pallbearers were B. T. Lanier, C. H. Hatfield, James Mays, David Roach, 
Jr. Charles Buie and Alton S. Johnston. Honorary pallbearers were Revenue 
Department officers of the Monroe District.
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The Franklin Sun    Winnsboro, LA    October 18, 1973
Submitted May 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Louis L. Magee
 
Funeral services for Louis L. Magee, 72, of Winnsboro were 
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lone Pine Baptist Church, 
Winnsboro with the Rev. Charles Champman officiating.
 
Burial was in Harris Cemetery under the direction of Adkins 
First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Mr. Magee died Thursday at Richland Parish Hospital after a short illness.
 
He was a retired farmer.
 
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carrie Magee of Winnsboro; two sons, 
Landis Magee and Ray Magee, both of Winnsboro; one daughter, Audray Magee 
of Winnsboro; one brother, Kirby Magee of Rayville; two sisters, 
Mrs. Eordie Hopkins and Mrs. Missi Oliver, both of Winnsboro; five 
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    October 18, 1973
Submitted February 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Emmett H. Rushing
Funeral services for Emmett Henry Rushing, 73, of Baskin, were held at 2 p.m. 
at the Pleasant Hale Baptist Church of Baskin with the Rev. Ed Weatherly officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn's Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Rushing died Sunday morning at the Glenwood Hospital in West Monroe following 
a brief illness.
He was a native of Mississippi and a resident of Franklin Parish for the past 36 years. 
He was a retired farmer, a deacon and a member of Pleasant Hale Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Reta Rushing, Baskin; a son, Troy Rushing, Shreveport; 
two daughters, Mrs. Bernice McKeithen, Baskin and Mrs. Pauline Anthony, Monroe; two brothers, 
Enoch Rushing and Floyd Rushing, both of Brookhaven, Miss.; four sisters, Mrs. Stella Rushing, 
Mrs. Clara Bell Trimble, both of Brookhaven, Miss., Mrs. Fannie McComb and Mrs. Mammie Trammel, 
both of Ekiah, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Don Burns, Clyde Mullican, Sylvester Johns, Noble Flint, Lloyd McManus 
and Wayne McManus.
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