Obituary: July 1974, Franklin Parish, LA
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Frank Barfield
Arnie Gibson
Mrs. Mary Moore

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The Franklin Sun      Winnsboro, LA      July 18, 1974
Submitted May 2007 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Frank Barfield
 
Funeral services for Frank Barfield, 69, of Winnsboro, were held Saturday, July 13. 
Rev. Benny Alford and Rev. James Carson officiated in the services which were held at 
10 a.m. that day in Fort Necessity Baptist Church.
 
Mr. Barfield was born June 25, 1905, in Winnsboro. At the time of his death, he was retired 
from a dual occupation, farming and cabinet making. Mr. Barfield was a member of Fort Necessity 
Baptist Church where he served as Deacon. He died Thursday, July 11, at Glenwood Hospital in 
West Monroe.
 
Mr. Barfield was buried at Fort Necessity Baptist Church cemetery.
 
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lessie Barfield, Winnsboro; three sons, Cabert Q. Barfield, 
Jigger; James F. Barfield, Jigger; Ross A. Barfield, West Monroe; two daughters, Mrs. Margery 
Nell Mason, Winnsboro; Mrs. Janette Sharbano, Shreveport; one brother, Felix Barfield, Winnsboro; 
three sisters, Miss Annie Barfield, Gilbert; Mrs. Stella Ross, Gilbert; Mrs. Lela Ward, Winnsboro; 
and 13 grandchildren.
 
Pallbearers were Johnny Austin, R. S. Bonner, Allen Gilmore, Kenneth Gilmore, Jessie Ross, 
Ray Bryan, Bonner Wiggers and Howard Beach.



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The Franklin Sun      Winnsboro, LA      July 4, 1974
Submitted May 2007 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Arnie Gibson
 
Funeral services for Arnie E. Gibson Jr., 14, of Liddieville, were held at 
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, with Rev. A. L. New and Rev. Wilmer Hendry officiating. 
Burial was in Ogden Cemetery.
 
He is survived by his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Gibson, Winnsboro; paternal grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Arrington, Pineville; and an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Schultz, 
Alexandria.
 
The youth was a student at Ogden High School and a member of Boeuf River Baptist Church.
 
Pallbearers were John D. Horne, Harold Russell, Dolphus Tarver, Charlie Ray Jennings, W. A. Jones, 
Milton Albritton, Cecil Russell and Harvey Davis.
 
Pastors of the Deer Creek Baptist Association served as honorary pallbearers.
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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA     July 18, 1974
Submitted May 2007 by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Mrs. Mary Moore
 
Mrs. Mary Ruth Reed Moore, age 60, was the victim of an automobile accident which claimed her life 
on July 15. The accident happened in LaBorde.
 
Mrs. Moore, a resident of Melville, was originally from Mississippi. She was a housewife.
 
Services for the victim were held at Melville Methodist Church at 11 a.m. July 17. Graveside services 
at South Central Baptist cemetery in Wisner followed at 3 p.m.
 
A member of Melville Methodist Church, Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband, Ben R. Moore; a son, 
Bendel Moore, Port Sulphur; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Landry, Bogalusa, and Mrs. James Griffing, 
Gilbert; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Belle Patten, Baton Rouge, and three grandchildren.

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