Obituary: May 1983, Franklin Parish, LA Submitters name listed with obit ************************************************ ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives The following obituaries are listed below: Mrs. Edith Bullock Andrew Caston Ernest M. Chevalier Mrs. Pauline Hammons O. J. Kenney Earl Polk Bertie Anna Jones Seymour Spurgeon Talbott Homer N. Welch Mary Pauline Wright ******************************************* ***************************************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 4, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Andrew Caston Funeral services for Andrew "Brother" Caston, Jr., 56, were held at 3 p.m., Monday, April 25, in First Zion Baptist Church in Winnsboro with the Rev. Amos Griffin officiating. Interment was in Gethsemane Gardens in Winnsboro under the direction of Richardson and Sims Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Mr. Caston died Thursday. Survivors include two daughters, Lula Mae Caston and Margaret Caston, Pasadena, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Lula S. Caston, Winnsboro; two brothers, Eddie Caston and Leroy Scott, both of Winnsboro; three sisters, Alice M. Caston, Mrs. Lucille C. Collins, both of Winnsboro and Mrs. Hattie Buie, Los Angeles, Calif.; maternal great aunt, Mrs. Bernice Rogers, Monroe. Pallbearers were Carl D. Collins, W.M. Crawford, Phenix Montogomery, Quincy Smith, L.C. Walker and Lavell Winn. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 18, 1983 Submitted October 2008 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Ernest M. Chevalier Funeral services for Ernest M. Chevalier, 76, of Denham Springs, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, May 12, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Ogden Cemetery with the Rev. James Brown officiating. He was a native of Jonesville. He died on Tuesday, May 10, 1983. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emma Chevalier, Denham Springs; seven daughters, Lucille Chapman, Morgan City, Elaine Bowman, Monroe, Christian Hanks, Wisconsin, Glenda Faye Hilbun, Port Allen, Gladys Gill, Texas, Susan Underwood, Denham Springs and Renea Williams, Denham Springs; seven sons, Ernest M. Chevalier, Jr., Winnsboro, Ralph Chevalier, Baton Rouge, Bobby Chevalier, Winnsboro, J. E. Chevalier, Winnsboro, Glyn Lee Chevalier, Houston, Tommy Blackmon, Farmerville and James Chevalier, Winnsboro; 31 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 4, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Edith Bullock Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Bullock, 64, of Jackson, Miss., formerly of Franklin Parish, were held in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Jackson. A native of Lauderdale County, Miss., she was a member of North Park Presbyterian Church. She was a teacher in Central School for two years. She moved to Jackson in 1957. Survivors include her husband, Preston W. Bullock; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Ray Cahill of Oklahoma City; one brother, Joel G. Payne Sr., Brandon; three sisters, Mrs. Walter V. Lowe, Mrs. John T. McCully, both of Jackson and Mrs. John T. Keels of Hattiesburg; and one granddaughter. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 4, 1983 Submitted February 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Pauline Hammons Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Hammons, 79, of Winnsboro, were held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 29, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Providence Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Brown and the Rev. Wayne Smith officiating. A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., she was born March 5, 1904. She was a retired restaurant owner. She was born (sic died) April 27, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include her husband, Hilton H. Hammons, Winnsboro; three sons, Garvin Hammons and Claude D. Hammons, Waskom, Texas, and Jack Hammons, Winnsboro; one daughter, Mrs. Nell Kennedy, McComb, Miss.; one brother, H. M. "Jack" Wood, Fort Necessity; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Charles Wood, Bobby Wood, John Wood, J. J. Stephens, James Miles and Bill McGraw. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 4, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd O. J. Kenney Funeral services for O. J. Kenney, 64, of Gilbert, were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30, in the Kendricks Ferry Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Sonny Nugent, the Rev. James Lamkin and the Rev. Enon Boyette officiating. Interment was in Oakley Cemetery, Gilbert, under the direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. A native of Gilbert, he was born Jan. 13, 1919. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired farmer. He died on April 28, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Frances Kenney, Gilbert; one step-son, Bobby Graham, Edmonton Alberta, Canada; two brothers, Carl Kenney, Jonesville and L. J. "Bud" Kenney, Columbia; two sisters, Laura Bell Carpenter, Wisner and Ruth Hodge, Winnsboro; two grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews; one grandson, Michael Graham and one granddaughter, Lynn Graham. Pallbearers were K. C. Brown, Leolen Kenney, Buddy Wilks, Sonny Thomas Kenney, Joe Barlow, and Phillip Kenney. ------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 4, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Earl Polk Funeral services for Earl Polk, 65, of Mangham, were held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Interment was in Old Ogden cemetery with the Rev. James Foster, and the Rev. Marion Collier and the Rev. Paul Amstuz officiating. He was a member of the Liddieville Methodist Church. He died on April 27, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, Helen Hilbun Polk; two daughters, Mrs. Tina Peel, Jackson, Miss., Mrs. Troy (Sue) Butler, Vidalia; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Dee "Marg" Bell, Mangham, Mrs. Mildred Holland, Delhi and Mrs. Dorothy Hart, Winnsboro; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were George Gowan, James McLemore, Robert Bell, III, Chester Smith, William D. Hassell, and Roy Wiggins. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 18, 1983 Submitted May 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Bertie Anna Jones Seymour Funeral services for Bertie Anna Jones Seymour, 79, of Monroe, formerly of Gilbert, were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 14 in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro. Interment was in Sunfower Cemetery with the Rev. M. F. Nethery officiating. She was a housewife, and a member of Jesus Name Faith of God Church of Oak Grove. She died on May 11, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include two sons, Ernest Seymour, Winnsboro and Pearlie Seymour, Chase; five daughters, Helen Crutchfield, Beaumont, Texas, Bessie Boykin, Minden Hall, Miss., Gracey Cowden, Oak Grove, Harvey Mae Bryant, Memphis, Tenn., and Norvell Bryant, Clinton, Iowa; 44 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 11, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Spurgeon Talbott Funeral services for Spurgeon Talbott, 77, of Winnsboro, were held at 2 p.m., May 7, in the Chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. Interment was in Lynn Cemetery, with the Rev. Charlie White and the Rev. Claudie Jenkins officiating. A native of Mississippi, he was born Sept. 8, 1905. He was a mechanic. He died on May 6, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Desma Talbott, Winnsboro; three daughters, Alice Faye Tarver, Mangham, Elizabeth Ruth Gwin, Archibald, and Gloria Jean Tillery, Winnsboro; one sister, Flora Markley, Angola; two brothers, Charles Talbott and Bert Talbott, both of Winnsboro; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. ---------------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 11, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Homer N. Welch Funeral services for Homer N. Welch, 67, of Gilbert, were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 7, in the Kendricks Ferry Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Lynn Varnado and the Rev. Son Warbington officiating. A native of Chase, he was born June 29, 1915. He was self employed as a farmer. He died on May 5, 1983, following a short illness. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Louella Welch, Gilbert; two sons, Luther Boone, Gilbert and Thomas Boone, Monterey; one daughter, Shirlie Lofton, Copperas Cove, Texas; two brothers, Arthur Lee Parker and Oliver Parker, both of Gilbert; two sisters, Agnes Hickingbottom, Bossier City and Thelma Clay, Arcadia, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA May 11, 1983 Submitted April 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mary Pauline Wright Funeral services for Mary Pauline Wright, 69, of Gilbert, were held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 5, in the Bethel Christian Center with the Rev. Jerry Simon officiating. Interment was in South Central Cemetery under the direction of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home. A native of Tennessee, she was born Aug. 10, 1913. She was self-employed doing housework. She died on May 2, 1983, following a lengthy illness. Survivors include one daughter, Audrey M. Herrman, Tulss, Okla,; one son, Huey Wright, Maryland; her mother, Mrs. L.O. Wright, Gilbert; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Shaw, Ocean Springs, Miss., and Mrs. Delpha Childress, Monroe; three brothers, L. O. Wright, Odessa, Texas, W. A. Wright, Tomball, Texas, and John Wright, Atlanta, Ga.; and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were Norman Hewitt, George Hewitt, A. C. Liles, George Johnson, Bill Carroll and Marvin Womack. -----------------------------------------------------