Obituary of Ben Huffman, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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

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


Many Thanks to The Times - Signal for allowing the following to be added to
the Archives.
**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************



HUFFMAN, Ben
 Funeral services were held at Tidwell cemetery Monday afternoon at four
o'clock for Ben Huffman, aged 47 years, 5 months and 5 days. Rev. John Henry
Smith pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jena conducted the funeral
services while the arrangements were in the charge of the LaSalle Burial
Association.

 Mr. Huffman died in the Baptist hospital at Alexandria Saturday night from
pistol wounds said to have been inflicted by ___ __________, who is in jail
at Jena awaiting the action of the grand jury. The trouble between the two,
which began several weeks ago, was climaxed late Friday afternoon when the two
became engaged in an altercation at their homes in the Nebo community,
__________ is alleged to have shot at Huffman six times, five of the shots
taking effect.

 Mr. Huffman had been a resident of the Lake section for several years and
was one of the best known in that section of the parish. The actual trouble
between the two man has not been revealed.
 Surviving Mr. Huffman are the following children, besides his wife; Walter,
Hays Minice, Fred, Mildred, Warren, Anthony and Eloise; the following step-
children, Shelby, Farell and Pearl, his mother, Mrs. Robertson, of Manifest
and one sister, Sue Bailey, also of Manifest.

(The Jena Times - Olla - Tullos Signal, Thursday, April 18, 1929)

** I have elected not to include the name of the accused out of respect for
his descendants.