Obituary: Jan. 1978, Franklin Parish, LA
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The following obituaries are listed below:
 
Mrs. Eva Shields Holcomb
Louis May Marshall
Jesse Clayton Winters
 
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The Franklin Sun      Winnsboro, LA    January 11, 1978
Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Mrs. Holcomb
Town clerk dies; services Sunday
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Shields Holcomb, wife of the late 
Clyde D. Holcomb, of Gilbert were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8th, 
in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
 
Interment was in New Winnsboro Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Conatser 
and Rev. Gayle Dean officiating.
 
She was town clerk for the Town of Gilbert for 20 years, a member of 
Gilbert United Methodist Church, member of Oakley Chapter of DAR, Eastern Star, 
associate member of Gilbert Womans Club, and Gilbert Democratic Executive Committee.
 
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kathryn Firnberg, Hodge, Mrs. Margaret Murphy, 
of Gilbert; three sons, William C. Holcomb, Charlie B. Holcomb, and Sammy L. Holcomb, 
all of Gilbert and 9 grandchildren.
 
Pallbearers were James Griffing, W. C. Carroll, George Johnson, F. B. Etheridge, 
R. V. Arnold, Leo Collins, Ted Holder and M. D. Rogillio.

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA    January 11, 1978
Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Louis May Marshall
 
Funeral services for Louis May Marshall, 69, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., Jan. 1st, 
in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home.
 
Interment was in Crowville Masonic Cemetery with the Rev. Marion Collier and Rev. 
Donnie Wilbur officiating.
 
Survivors include his wife, Ruth P. Marshall, Winnsboro; two daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Mae Sorry, 
Rayville and Mrs. Audrey Mae Tucker, Winnsboro; two sons, James Marshall, and Billy Marshall, 
both of Crowville; two brothers, Carey Marshall, and Rufus Marshall, both of Crowville; 
two sisters, Mrs. Alma Richardson and Mrs. Carrie Richardson, both of Crowville; 10 grandchildren.
 
Pallbearers were J. B. Caldwell, J. O. Richardson Jr., Johhny Lynn Marshall, W. R. Chisholm, 
Johnny Hammons, and Victor Russell.

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The Franklin Sun     Winnsboro, LA      January 11, 1978
Submitted by: Glenda Warner Boyd
 
Jesse Clayton Winters
 
Funeral services for Jesse Clayton Winters, 65, were held at 2 p.m., Jan. 4th, in the Chapel of 
Winnsboro First National Funeral Home.
 
Interment was in New Ogden Cemetery with Rev. Perry Kent and Rev. Floyd Hawthorne officiating.
 
Survivors include four sons, Buck Winters, Curley Winters, J. C. Winters, all of Winnsboro, and 
Bo Winters, of New Orleans; five daughters, Earline Simons, Elaine Smith, and Linda Posey, all 
of Winnsboro and Judy Knight, Miami, Fla., and Lucille Ray, Fort Worth, Tex.; two brothers, 
John Winters, Winnsboro and Charlie Winters, Fort Necessity; three sisters, Sarah Burlew, 
Ruby Crawford, both of Winnsboro and Katie Murry, of Belle Chase; 24 grandchildren and 
2 great-grandchildren.
 
He was a native and lifelong resident of Franklin Parish, a retired farmer and a member 
of Sardis Baptist Church.

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