Obit: Vergie Victoria Rees, Rapides Parish La Submitted by: Houston Tracy Jr ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================================ VERGIE VICTORIA REES A paid obituary announcement, twice the usual size of "free" obits was printed by the surviving family on Thursday, March 30, 1995 in the Alexandria Daily Town Talk newspaper. P. D-3, columns 2 & 3. Includes recent photograph of deceased. It states: Vergie Victoria Kees, daughter of G. W. and Georgia Kees, was born 16 Oct 1907 in Pollock, Grant, LA, and married L. A. Paul, Jr. "The second of eight children..." her sibling's (living & deceased): "Opal Kees Collins and Ray L. Kees and the late Gladys Kees Jones, Howard Kees, Buford Kees, Melvin Kees and Clarence Kees. "An accomplished student, she was valedictorian of her class at Pollock High School and a graduate of Louisiana College. She taught school in Grant Parish for 38 years; retiring in 1973. She was an active member of her church, First Baptist of Pollock and the Louisiana Retired Teachers Association" "After struggling with a lengthy illness for 2 years, our mother passed away on Wednesday, March 29th at Rapides Regional Medical Center." Funeral arrangements are to be handled by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Pineville and services are to held in the chapel there. With burial following in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. "Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Pollock" NOTE: These appear to be in the order of their birth, based on knowing some of these personally. Grandchildren: Vicki Smart Matthews, Toni Paul Hogue, Kimberly Paul Pugh, Becky Smart Treadway, Tammy Paul Muller, Mary Ashley Paul Wise, Christopher Paul, Donald G. Paul II and the late Jason Todd Paul. Great-grandchildren: Patrick Ryan Treadway, Justin Dewayne Matthews, Ashley Karlyn Pugh, Mariah Muller, Lindsey Muller, Ashlee Nicole Matthews and Kallee Griffin Pugh. Submitted by: Houston Tracy, Jr - TreSearch@aol.com