Obituary of Charles H. 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.
Wednesday, July 30, 1980


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LaSalle Native Killed When Plane Crashes

Charles H. Huffman, 48-year-old Ferriday man, and native of LaSalle Parish was
killed in an airplane crash early Monday morning near the Concordia Parish
Airpost at Ferriday.

Huffman's body was found near the wreckage of his Cessna Skylane in a soybean
field by farm workers early Monday morning. He was apparently killed instantly
when the plane crashed.

Authorities believe Huffman, a student pilot who had been flying about two
years, was attempting to land at the Concordia Parish Airport enroute home
from Jena.

A native of LaSalle Parish, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Huffman of Walters,
Huffman had been a resident of the Ferriday area since 1961. He was owner and
operator of a used car business.

Sheriff Johnny Patrick of Concordia said the Federal Aviation Administration
in Shreveport was notified of the crash and would make an investigation into
the cause of the accident.

Funeral for Huffman was held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Hixson
Brothers Inc. of Jena with Rev. Mac Walker, Rev. Larry Walker and S. B. Spinks
officiating.

Burial followed in the Chalk Hill Cemetery under the direction of Hixson
Brothers Inc. of Jena.

Survivors in addition to his parents include one son, Rickey Huffman of Jena;
three brothers, Donnie Ray Huffman of Walters, Auley Huffman of Millersville,
Mo. And W. L. Huffman of Chopin; two sisters, Mrs. Zelpha Miller of Carthrage,
Texas and Mrs. Nita Boddie of DeVille; and two grandchildren.