Obituary: Nov.1979, 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: Eugene Douglas Garcin Ernest Knile Lee, Sr. Ben F. Mahoney Curtis Nielsen, Sr. Wayne Prince Floyd Talmadge Warner -------------------------------- Submitted by DeWanna Robinson Lindo Eugene Douglas Garcin Funeral services for Eugene Douglas Garcin, 60, of Shreveport, formerly of Winnsboro were held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, in Boeuf River Baptist Church at Liddieville with the Rev. C.T. Smith officiating. Interment was in Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. He was a Deacon and member of Morningside Baptist Church of Shreveport. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Erma M. Garcin, Shreveport; one brother, Albert Garcin, Winnsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Cloud, Monroe and Mrs. Alma Davis, Winnsboro. Nephews served as pallbearers. ******************************************* Submitted by DeWanna Robinson Lindo Ernest Knile Lee, Sr. Funeral services for Ernest Knile Lee, Sr., 61, of Newellton were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 24, in Newellton Union Church with the Rev. David Bonner and the Rev. Bob Burgess officiating. Interment was in Legion Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. He was a member of Newellton Union Church and worked for the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jewell Dean Lee, Newellton; three sons, Ernest Knile Lee Jr. and William Charles Lee, both of Newellton and Paul Clark Lee of Susanzana, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Kay Lee Benson, Baton Rouge and Mrs. Peggy Crone, Grand Junction, Colo.; one brother, Cleatus Lee, DeLand, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Harper, Oak Grove and Mrs. Charles Hart, Gerneta Hills, Calif.; and 8 grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bobby Doyle, Gene Hazel, Bill Segers, Lary Black, W.B. McDonald, D.R. Avery, Allen Bozeman and Marvin May. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submitted by DeWanna Robinson Lindo Ben F. Mahoney Funeral services for Ben F. Mahoney, 52, of Opelousas, formerly of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., Friday Nov. 23 in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Oakley Cemetery with the Rev. Sonny (C.R.) Nugent and the Rev. Denver Smith officiating. He was a plant forman for road construction with T.L. James Construction Co. Survivors include his wife, Juanita Halbrook Mahoney, Opelousas; four sons, Robert Mahoney, Carencro, Richard Mahoney, Gilbert, Steve Mahoney, Baskin, Daren Mahoney, Opelousas, three daughters, Cynthia Reed, Morgan City, Brenda Jordan and Lori Mahoney, both of Opelousas; 1 brother, Levi Mahoney, Wisner; 2 sisters, Nell Bacle, Monroe and Lillie Halbrook, Winnsboro; and 8 grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by DeWanna Robinson Lindo Curtis Nielsen, Sr. Funeral services for Curtis Nielsen Sr., 71, of Crowville were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 27, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in New Winnsboro Cemetery, with the Rev. Carey P. Douglas and the Rev. L.C. Anthony officiating. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Francis Allen Nielsen, Crowville; three sons, L.C. Nielsen Jr., Shelton Nielsen and Elmer L. Nielsen, all of Vicksburg, Miss.; three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Uzzle and Mrs. Ellen Muirhead, both of Vicksburg and Mrs. Vivian Sturdivant, Houston, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. Lela Wiltshire, Winnsboro, Mrs. Mahamalea Fairchild, Leadville, Colo., and Mrs. Marguerite Smith, Cartoret, N.J.; five brothers, Thomas Nielsen, Winnsboro, Buddy Nielsen, Shreveport, Ortha Nielsen, Delhi, Shirley Nielsen, Willie Nielsen, Epps; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA November 14, 1979 Submitted April 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Wayne Prince Funeral services for Wayne D. Prince, 60, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 8 in Chatham Baptist Church. Interment was in Chatham Cemetery with the Rev. Edward L. Cooper and the Rev. Virgil Jones officiating. Local arrangements were under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church, a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, and a former member of Chatham Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Norma S. Prince, Chatham; one son, Robert W. Prince, Sicily Island; one daughter, Shirley Norwood of Baytown, Tex.; one brother, Ross Prince of Vinton; three sisters, Opal Wasson of North Little Rock, Ark., Jewel Wiggins of Winnsboro and Loyce Arledge of Vinton; and 3 grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA November 28, 1979 Vol 123 No 16 Page 9A Submitted April 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Floyd Talmadge Warner Funeral services for Floyd Talmadge Warner, 51, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Boeuf River Baptist Church with the Rev. C.T. Smith offficiating. Interment was in Ogden Cemetery under the direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. He was a sales manager for Commonwealth Life Insurance Co., and a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nellie Warner, two daughters; Glenda Diann Boyd and Wanda Jean Poland, both of Winnsboro; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Warner, Winnsboro; one brother, Lloyd T. Warner, Monroe and 6 grandchildren. Employees of Commonwealth Life Insurance Co. served as pallbearers. Submitter's note: Floyd Talmadge Warner was born February 5, 1928 in Winn Parish to the union of George Washington Warner and Katie Aretha (Reath) Rolen. He married Nellie Lee Hawsey on October 25, 1947. He died on November 26, 1979 following a courageous battle with cancer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------