Obituary: Jan. 1977, 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 obituries or deaths are listed below: Elmer Ray Barlow Cecil G. Clingan Mrs. Edna Connelly George V. Cottrell Zack Martin Mrs. Martha Moore Kathy L. Roberts W. Clinton Thornton David Warfield ******************************************* ******************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted August 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Elmer Ray Barlow Funeral services for Elmer Ray Barlow, 63, of Wisner, were held at 2 p.m., Jan. 2, 1977, in King's Pentecostal Church with Rev. Virgil Harris officiating. Interment was in Holly Grove Cemetery under the direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Virgie Mae Barlow, Wisner; one brother, C. B. Barlow, Wisner; one sister, Mrs. Annie Roberts, Wisner; and one grandchild. -------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted August 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Cecil G. Clingan Funeral services are scheduled at 10 a.m. today for Cecil G. Clingan of Mangham. The services are to be held in Baskin Baptist Church with Rev. Virgil Jones officiating. Burial will be in Reagan Cemetery. Clingan died Monday, Jan. 3rd after a lengthy illness. He was 69. He was a retired farmer and cotton gin operator and had been a resident of Mangham for 15 years. He was a member of Baskin Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lucille Clingan of Mangham; five sons, Paul E. Clingan of New Orleans; Cecil R. Clingan of Baskin; Willie E. Clingan of St. Joseph; Bobby G. Clingan of Bastrop and Marvin Clingan of Gunnison, Miss.; two daughters, Mrs. Kennon Walker of Houston and Barbara Walker of Jonesville; three brothers, Ed Clingan of Mangham, Terry Clingan, Baskin; James Clingan, Gilbert; and two sisters, Bernice Gray of Baskin and Allie Reagan of Baskin. Pallbearers were Roy Rogers, Buford Brady, Ed Clingan, Johnnie Gray and Marion Reagan. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 12, 1977 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Edna Connelly Funeral services for 83-year-old Mrs. Edna A. Connelly of Winnsboro were held Thursday, Jan. 6th in the chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Streit officiating. Burial was in Providence Memorial Park. Mrs. Connelly died Tuesday, Jan. 4th, at Franklin Parish Hospital in Winnsboro. She was a native of Decatur Ill., but had resided in Winnsboro for the last 12 years. She was a retired registered nurse. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Mary Ruth Connelly of Houston, Tsx., Mrs. Marjorie Albritton, Winnsboro, Mrs. Kathryn Stockdale, Shelbyville, Ill., and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Michael Albritton, Norman B. Shur II, Samuel L. Reeves, Leroy Chiasson Jr., W. G. Boutwell and Roger Somsen. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted August 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd George V. Cottrell Funeral services for George Valentine Cottrell, 74, were held at 10 a.m. Dec. 29th, in the United Pentecostal Church, with Rev. Floyd Hawthorne and Rev. G. H. Dykes officiating. Interment was in Harris Cemetery under the direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Survivors include two brothers, Earl Cottrell, Winnsboro and Johnny Cottrell, McGee, Ark., and a number of nieces and nephews. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 12, 1977 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Zack Martin Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 8th for Zack Martin, 82, of Newellton. Rev. Don Thornton officiated at 2 p.m., in Flowers Landing Baptist Church. Burial was in Legion Memorial Cemetery in Newellton. Mr. Martin was a former resident of Marion. He died Thursday, Jan. 6th at St. Charles Hospital of Tensas Parish. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ina Martin, Newellton; two sons, Aubrey Martin, St. Joseph, Harold Martin, Marion; five daughters, Mrs. Avis Acker, Newellton, Mrs. Ethell Brown, Gilbert, Mrs. Vera Williams, Rayville, Mrs. Carolyn Dullaney, Rayville and Mrs. Ginger Sanders, Lafayette; one brother, Jewell Martin, Minden; one sister, Mrs. Carrie Williams, Minden; 23 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. ---------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 12, 1977 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Martha Moore Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Franklin Moore, 83, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., in Mineral Springs Baptist Church near Ruston. Burial was in Mineral Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Moore died Friday, Jan. 7th, at Franklin Parish Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mark Moore of Winnsboro; Mrs. E. B. Newman of Ruston, and Mrs. Elwood Smith, Sicily Island; one son, J. D. Franklin of Pine Bluff, Ark., two sisters, Mrs. P. R. Howard of Simmsboro, and Mrs. Henry Fraiser of Dubach; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted August 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Kathy L. Roberts Funeral services for Kathy Lynn Roberts, 17 of West Monroe, formerly of Wisner, were held at Kendricks Ferry Pentecostal Church, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Rev. Virgil Harris and Rev. Son Warbington officiated. Miss Roberts was a senior at West Monroe High School. She died Saturday, Jan. 1st, as the result of an automobile accident. Burial was in Holly Grove Cemetery, Wisner. She is survived by her father, Pete Roberts, Wisner; her mother, Mrs. Dollie McKinney of West Monroe; three brothers, Keith Allen Kenney of Gilbert; Mark Roberts, Wisner; and Mike Roberts, West Monroe; three sisters, Miss Carol Ann Roberts, West Monroe; Miss Kim Roberts, West Monroe; and Jackie McKinney of West Monroe; her maternal granparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kimball of Gilbert; and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Annie Roberts of Wisner. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd W. Clinton Thornton Funeral services for W. Clinton Thornton, 69, of Fort Necessity, were held at 10 a.m., Thursday. Dec. 30th, 1976 in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Interment was in the New Winnsboro Cemetery with Rev. Stanley Fortenberry and Rev. Doyle Adams officiating. Survivors include his wife, Sudie Thornton, Ft. Necessity; three brothers, Willie Thornton, Urania, Otis Thornton of Gilbert, and John Thornton of Ferriday; three sisters, Janie McWillian (sic McWilliams) of Shreveport, Allie Beach of Eudora, Ark., and Mandie Collins of Winnsboro. Pallbearers were J. W. Schanks, J. T. Thompson, Lois Brownell, Elmo Butler and Roger Thornton. ------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA January 5, 1977 Submitted August 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd David Warfield Funeral services for David Warfield, 47, of Winnsboro, were held Saturday, Jan. 1st, at the Union Valley Church in Baskin. Interment followed in the Union Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. Warfield was a native and lifelong resident of Franklin Parish. He died Tuesday, Dec. 28th, at his residence following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Ara V. Warfield, eight children, and a number of nieces and nephews. --------------------------------------------------------