Obituary Dr. Jefferson Ezell, LaSalle Parish, La.
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Obituary of Dr. Jefferson Ezell. 

Submitted by Pat Ezell -  PatEzell@worldnet.att.net

Published in The Jena Times, January, 1891.

Resolutions passed by the Board of Directors of the Jena Seminary, January 20,
1891.
WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God in the exercise of his Sovereign will to
remove by death our highly esteemed and efficient Treasurer, Dr. Jefferson
Ezell, therefore we the members of the board of Directors of Jena Seminary do
hereby
RESOLVE, That while we have great reason to mourn the sad loss we have
sustained by this sudden stroke of affliction, yet we meekly bow to the will,
'Him who doeth all things well.'
RESOLVED, That we most sincerely sympathize with the stricken wife and
bereaved children in their deep sorrow and would invoke the devine blessing to
rest upon them in their sad affliction.
RESOLVED further, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of
the deceased, also a copy furnished the three papers of the parish with a
request that they publish the same.

James Forsythe, President Protem
J.M. Brooks, Sec'y

(Note by Pat Ezell - Birth: 2 Oct 1831; Death: 16 Jan 1891. Son of Benjamin
Ezell and Rebecca Morris, of Pike County,  MS.  Married: Martha Elizabeth
Splawn, dgt. of Eli Splawn and Elizabeth Baker  on February 15, 1866,
Catahoula Parish, LA. Buried: Forsythe Cemetery, Jena, La.)