Obituary of Mrs. W. G. Ferrand, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 1931


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Columbia Woman, Ill, Takes Own Life Says Caldwell Ph. Coroner

Despondency caused by continued ill health led Mrs. W. G. Ferrand, ?5, to take
her own life early Friday by shooting herself through the heart with two
charges of buckshot from a double-barreled shotgun according to Dr. S. H.
Brown, Caldwell parish coroner. Mrs. Ferrand was the wife of a prominent
retired merchant of Columbia.

News of the tragedy came as a distinct shock to citizens of that section. An
investigation conducted by Dr. Brown resulted in conclusion that she had taken
her own life with suicidal intent.

The suicide occurred at the Ferrand home Friday afternoon between 2 and 3
o'clock while Mr. Ferran was conducting a search for his wife on the banks of
the Ouchita river. There were no witnesses.