S. J. Shows, Obit; Jackson Par., Louisiana
Submitter: Jannel Jones Goss
Date: July 16, 1999
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This obituary is from the Shreveport Times, Shreveport, LA, a few
days after 9 May 1926 for Stephen Jackson Shows, a resident of the
city of Jonesboro.
S. J. SHOWS
Jonesboro, May 13 (Special)--
S. J.  Shows, 75 years old, a pioneer citizenof Jackson parish, died
at his home Sunday morning at 5 o'clock after a short illness.
Funeral services were held Monday at Hebron church, conducted by the
Rev.A. N. Murray.  He is survived by his widow and nine children,
three sonsand six daughters, as follows:  J. M. Shows of Jonesboro,
S. M. Shows of Shreveport, George Shows of Bunkie, Mrs. F. P. Hudson
of Marando, Texas, Mrs. E. A.Adams of Coushatta, Mrs. Jim Chandler
of Dodson, Mrs. R. E. Grissom of Jonesboro,Mrs. N. L. Horton of
Winnfield, and Mrs. M. B. Peevy of Jonesboro.
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NOTES:   S. J. "Jackie" Shows was born in Mississippi on 31 Jan
1851, but came to LA at the age of 3 or 4 years with his father,
John Pearce Shows,Sr.  and family.  His widow was Emma Jane Sorrels
Shows, b. 2 Oct 1856; d. 1Jan  1936.* This family lived for many
years in the Hebron community, north of Weston, where he farmed,
operated a store and a mill, and was thepostmaster  of the Hebron
post office for the years it was in existence.  He donated land for
the Hebron Baptist Church cemetery. The daughters listed above had
these given names:   Mrs. Hudson--IdaJane,    Mrs. Adams--Olla
Myrtle, Mrs. Chandler--Nancy Esther, Mrs.Grissom--Lottie,    Mrs.
Horton--Marthann Eugenia, Mrs. Peevy--Catherine Narcissa.  *  For
any researchers--The inscription on the tombstone for Emma Jane
Sorrels Shows for her date of death is not correct.  It reflects
that she died on 1 Jan 1926.  She actually died 1 Jan 1936.  This
marker is in the Hebron Cemetery, north of Weston.