Obituary: August 1976, 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: Mrs. Ivy Mason Alton Payne Gus Spencer Charlie Stephenson Thomas Wells Van Wooldridge Essie McCarty Wroten ********************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Ivy Mason Funeral services for Mrs. Ivy Robert Mason, 69, of New Orleans were held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 28th, in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fort Necessity. Interment was in Boeuf Prairie Methodist Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Survivors include her husband, Ernest Mason, New Orleans; one son, Robert Mason, Birmingham, Ala., a sister, Margarette Sims of St. Louis, Mo., and one grandchild. Pallbearers were John Mason, Kenneth Mason, Cecil Mason, Joel Penton, Thomas Ross, Herman (Buddy) Wiggers, Sr., and Robert Bonner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Alton Payne Funeral services for Alton Layman Payne, 76, of Crowville, were held at 4 p.m., July 28th, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Crowville Masonic Cemetery with Rev. John Williams and Rev. R.E. McDonald officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Laura Belle Payne, Crowville; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Robbins, Findlay, Ohio, Mrs. Beverly Walker, Hallsville, Tex.; two brothers, S.L. Payne, Sr., Delhi, and J.L. Payne, Crowville; four sisters, Miss Selma Payne and Mrs. Doxie Geisman, both of Winnsboro, Mrs. Vera Caldwell, St. Joseph, and Mrs. Ruby Marshall, Delhi; 5 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Jimmy Bruce Parker, Harvey Kelley, Eddie Ezell, Marion Gilliland, Bill Chisholm, and Ernest Donnell. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Gus Spencer Funeral services for Gus Spencer, 75, will be held Friday, Aug. 6th, at 1 p.m., at the First Zion Baptist Church, Winnsboro. The funeral will be under the direction of Brooms Funeral Home and interment will be at Oakley Cemetery. He was a member of the First Zion Baptist Church, Winnsboro. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Bowman Spencer, three daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Jackson, Daly City, Calif., Mrs. Stella S. Blunt, Houston, Tex., Mrs. Mary E. Chandler, Detroit, Mich.; six sons, USNBTC (Ret) Gus Spencer, Jr., USNHTMC (Ret) Wardell Spencer, Henry Alex Spencer, USNBTCS Chills A. Spencer, Honolulu, Hawaii, USNMMFN Lamar Spencer, Valleyjo Calif., USNSR Robert D. Spencer, Orlando, Fla. The body will lie in state from 11 to 12:45 at First Zion Baptist Church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Charlie Stephenson Funeral services for Charlie Benjamin Stephenson, 28, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Winnsboro were held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, August 3rd, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Friendship Cemetery, Baskin with Bro. Sam Sidders officiating. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Annie Stephenson, Winnsboro; three brothers, John T. Stephenson, Mobile, Ala., Glen Stephenson, Bastrop, and Samuel Stephenson, West Monroe; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann McIntyre, Winnsboro, Mrs. Pearl Belles, Sumpter, S.C., and Mrs. Carolyn Sue Napier, Mobile, Ala., 17 nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Church of Christ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Thomas Wells Funeral services for Thomas W. Wells, 79, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 29th, in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Interment was in Chase Cemetery with Rev. Max Lee officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Wells of Winnsboro; a son, James Wells of Winnsboro and a number of nieces and nephews, and 3 grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Van Wooldridge Funeral services for Van Yeager Wooldridge, 63, of Ft. Necessity were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 31st, in the St. Patricks Catholic Church, Ft. Necessity, with Father Daniel Corkery officiating. Interment was in Boeuf Prairie Methodist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Amy Wooldridge, Ft. Necessity; one daughter, Mrs. Billie G. Williams, Houston, Tex.; three sons, Van Yeager Jr., Robert James, and Bonner Francis Wooldridge, Ft. Necessity; 1 brother, R.W. Wooldridge, Extension; 5 sisters, Mrs. John Lanier, Crowville, Mrs. Harry Seffens, Baskin, Mrs. O. G. Kincaid, Ft. Necessity, Mrs. Marvin Ross, Ft. Necessity, and Mrs. Paul Turner, Ft. Necessity; and 3 grandchildren. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA August 4, 1976 Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Wroten Funeal services for Essie McCarty Wroten, 63, of Crowville, were held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 29th, in Crockett Point Baptist Church with the Rev. John Williams and Rev. Marion Collier officiating. Interment was in Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, W. A. Wroten, Crowville; three sons, Mike Wroten of Crowville, and Sheron Wroten and Bobby Wroten, both of Rayville; one daughter, Marilyn Thomas of Jigger; two sisters, Vaudie Yates and Audrey Eldridge, both of Crowville; and his (sic) her mother, Mrs. Lou McCarty of Crowville; and 3 grandchildren. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------