Obituaries for " --O-- ", LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Submitted by: As Listed Source: As listed Date: As listed ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Obituaries listed on this page: (total number -17-) -Oden, Sarah Elizabeth Jones -Odom, Jess Paul -Ogden, Margie Sharp -Ogden, Viola Crooks Paul -Ogletree, Marie Johnson -Olden, Joe Dewitt, Sr. -Oldham, W. C. -Oliphant, Sammuel D. -O'Neal, Olney Ray -Oswalt, Ellen Janet Keene -Otwell, I. D. -Ourso, Margery Lou -Owens, Clarence Dock -Owens, Isaac -Owens, Louis Virgil -Owens, Marjorie Marie -Owens, Mary Gilliam [NOTE-Submitters address frequently changes.] [these addresses are only changed or updated] [on the contributors/submitters page ] ================================================ --------------------------- ODEN, Sarah Elizabeth Jones --------------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: February 2006 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: December 21, 2005 Headline: Sarah Elizabeth Jones Oden Sarah Elizabeth Jones Oden, 83, formerly of Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2005, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents Judge Francis Ernest Jones and Sallie Bennett Jones, her husband of 29 years, William Dillon Oden, and her sister, Mary Kathlyn Jones. She was born on October 16, 1921, in Jena, Louisiana where she grew up and was a member of the Jena High Giants championship basketball team. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega soririty at Louisiana State University which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degreee in Business Administration. She moved to Shreveport, Louisiana to begin her career as an executive secretary in the oil business. Mrs. Oden continued working for the Fred Wilson Drilling Company until her retirement in 1991. Sarah was married on April 17, 1948, to Dillon Oden, son of Dr. Pope Webb Oden and Pearl Dillon Oden. She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother and she will be greatly missed. Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2005, in Jena, Louisiana, at the Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. Interment followed the service at the Nolly Memorial Cemetery of Jena.under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home, Inc. Mrs. Oden is survived by her daughter, Sally Gayle Oden Griggs and her son-in-law Donald Griggs, Her son William Dillon Oden, Jr. and her daughter-in-law Pamela Leigh Moberg Oden, her daughter, Kathlyn Louise Oden Sullivan and her son-in-law James Joseph Sullivan; her grandchildren, Laura Louise Oden, Robert Dillon Oden, William David Oden, Melissa Elizabeth Griggs Parker and her husband Jeremy Wayne Parker, Donald Steven Griggs, James Andrew Sullivan, Jordan Michael Sullivan, Justin Patrick Sullivan, Jonathan Brannon Sullivan; her great-granddaughter, Hailey Marie Parker; her sister Dr. Clara Louise Jones; her brother, Francis Ernest Jones, Jr.; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Robert Oden, David Oden, Steven Griggs, James Sullivan, Jordan Sullivan, Justin Sullivan, Jeremy Parker, and Pope Oden. ========== --------------- ODOM, Jess Paul --------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1998 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Headline: Insurance Co. founder... Successful Jena native succumbs in Little Rock Jess Paul Odom (Editors Note; Jess Paul Odom was born in Jena on October 1, 1913, to Frankie and the Rev. George Curtis Odom, a Southern Baptist preacher. After serving in World War II, he started an insurance company in Arkansas which he sold 11 years later for $12 million. Odom died last Wednesday in Little Rock at the age of 84. Following is a report on the life of Odom as printed in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazzette.) Jess Paul Odom, who helped found a life insurance company in Little Rock in the 1950's and the city of Maumelle in the 1970's, died Wednesday from complications from a head injury caused by a recent fall. He was 84. Odom, known as Maumelle's founding father, bought the 5,300 acres that became Maumelle in 1966 for about $1 million. The site was used during World War II as a weapon-manufacturing and storage site. "It's a sad day," Maumelle Mayor John Mattox said Wednesday. Odom made his fortune as one of the early founders-he invested $8,000- of National Investors Life Insurance Co., in Little Rock. It grew to become Arkansas' second-largest life insurance company with branches in 17 states and in London, England. He used his wealth to finance more fanciful ventures, such as Marble Falls, a ski resort complete with condominiums, convention center and an artificial snow machine that he built near Harrison, and his Dogpatch U.S.A. theme park. "He was a dreamer-of all kinds of dreams," said Ed Dozier of Rector Phillips Morse realty. Dozier bought the first house built in Maumelle in 1974 when his advertising agency, Dozier and Thomas, had Odom as a client. "That's what Maumelle was-a dream, to go out there in the middle of nowhere and create this city. But he went out there and made this dream of his come true." Odom made millions over the years, but the self-described workaholic once said that while the money was nice, it wasn't his driving force. "If you bought something and made something of it that got you some money, well that was OK," he said in a profile on him in the Arkansas Democrat- gazette in March, 1997. "But I think for me it was the achievement." But his achievements came with a price. He didn't indulge in hobbies. Although he live in one of the first homes built on Maumelle's 18-hole golf course, the second-longest in the country when it was built in 1971, he never took up the game. He was always too busy working. And last year Odom said he regretted not having spent more time with his children when they were growing up. His own childhood was one of humble beginnings. He was born Oct. 1, 1912, in Jena, La., to Frankie and the Rev. George Curtis Odom, a Southern Baptist preacher. He was the youngest of six children and originally thought he'd become a preacher like his father but later set his sights on succeeding in the business world. Although he never took to the pulpit, he was a faithful church member. When developing Maumelle, he made sure there was a community church. He donated land for a church where 10 member, six of them Odom and his relatives, attended services in a mobile home. The site is now the home of the First Baptist Church of Maumelle. "He was a devout Christian," said Odom's son, Mike. "Even when he was in the hospital, he was witnessing to everybody he could and always led prayer before meals." As a young man, Odom's first job was in a Civilian conservation Corps camp in Ruston. After graduating from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston, now known as Louisiana Tech University, he became a manager of West Brothers department store. It was there he met his wife, Willastein, who was working as a sales clerk. The two married in 1938 and had two sons. He soon started dry cleaning businesses in Ruston and Marianna. With the onset of World War II, Odom joined the Navy and served on Guam in the Pacific Ocean. About that time he read a book about a new approach to succeeding in insurance sales. In 1955, he met an insurance agent interested in his idea and the two, along with several others, invested in a state charter for a life insurance company. The company opened in Little rock in May 1957 with one desk and one telephone in a bare office. Odom later gained control of the company and 11 years after founding it sold his interest in it for nearly $12 million. The connections and friendships Odom forged around the state through his work with organizations like the Red Cross and the Marianna Chamber of Commerce led to his success. Another plus was his experience in raising money. As a Boosters Club president, he helped raise $100,000 for a new industry at Marianna, and he led a finance committee to build an education building at First Baptist Church of Marianna. Odom appointed a director for every county to sell stock in the insurance company, usually someone he knew or someone recommended to him. In 1966, he bought the land that was to become Maumelle with a dream of establishing a new city there. He hired architects and city planner to create a master plan. Odom sold the land to developers in 1982 for $6.3 million. While a wide array of developers owned the property before it was developed, Odom's original plan from 1969 remained with few changes. In 1985, Maumelle was incorporated as a city and in 1987 Odom was proclaimed the city's founder in a Founder's Day celebration at City Hall. Odom found time for civic involvement and served on several boards including Ouachita University in Arkadelphia, Campus Crusade for Christ in San Bernadino, Calif., and the Boy Scouts of America. ========== ------------------- OGDEN, Margie Sharp ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: November 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2000, page 16A Margie S. Ogden Margie S. Ogden, 76, of Jena, died at 3 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2000, at the Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. She was a homemaker and member of Maranatha Assembly of God Church in Jena. She was born Oct. 10, 1923, at Manifest to the union of Marcus and Lillie Kitterlin Sharp. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday (today), Aug. 9, at Maranatha Assembly of God Church in Jena with the Revs. Charlie Anderson and Eddie Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at the Pine Grove Cemetery of Rhinehart under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena. Survivors include her husband, Willie J. "Pete" Ogden of Jena; two daughters, Phyllis Alexander of Jena and Melba Baker of Summerville; one son Jamie Ogden of Jena; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jason Nugent, Randy Sharp, Michael Sharp, Jerry Lee Sharp, Carlynn Sharp, and B. J. Baker. Honorary pallbearers will be Marvin Sharp, Tommy Ezell, and Junior Ezell. ========== ------------------------ OGDEN, Viola Crooks Paul ------------------------ Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: February 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, February 6, 1985 Mrs. Viola Ogden Mrs. Viola Ogden,99, of Urania, died at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 1985, at the Hardtner Medical Center in Urania. She was a member of the Prosperity Baptist Church located south of Jena. Services were held at 2 p.m on Monday at the East Jena Bapist Church with Revs. Larry Walker and Laymon LaCour officiating. Burial followed at the Pine Grove Cemetery of Whitehall with arrangement by Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena. Survivors include two daughters, Lillie Mae Meredith of Urania and Ozanner Ezell of Cut Off; o son, Pete Ogden of Jena; 18 grandchildren, 39 great- grandchildren and 25 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Mike Chevallier, Wayne Cockerham, Junior Ezell, Jamie Ogden, James Meredith, William Cox, Terry Lemay and Paul Bradford. *************************************************************************** In addition to the above information I would like to add the following : Mary Viola Crooks was born April 22, 1885 in LaSalle Parish, La. to the union of Madison & Ozaner Paul Crooks. (Ozaner Paul Crooks Bradford Chevallier Kendrick) Viola married William M. "Bill" Paul June 8, 1904. (Marriage recorded in Rapides Parish, La.) To this union the following children were born: 1.Olive Bulah Paul b. 1905 d. 1973 m. Fred Chevallier 2.Lillie Mae Paul b. Oct. 8, 1907 d. Jan. 8, 1995 m. 1.Anthony Harp m.2 Avery "Bud Meredith 3. Leslie Earl Paul, Sr. b. Aug. 25, 1912 d. June 16, 1977 m. Lois Huffman (My Grandparents) William M. "Bill Paul died Nov. 14, 1915. Viola later married a second time to Willie James "Call" Ogden, Sr. on February 2, 1919 ( marriage recorded in LaSalle Parish, La.) To this union the following children were born : 1. Valadine Ogden b. July 16, 1919 d. 1947 M. Burl Cockerham 2. Ozanner Ogden b. Aug. 14, 1921 M. J. L. Ezell 3. W. J. "Pete" Ogden b. July 11, 1924 M. Margie Sharp On February 7, 1945 Viola's 2nd husband Willie James "Call" Ogden died. Both of her late husband's are buried at Pine Grove Cemetery of Rhinehart. ========== ----------------------- OGLETREE, Marie Johnson ----------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: May 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: October 10, 1957 Headline: Mrs. George Ogletree of Lake Providence Dies at Age of 43 Word has just been received by this paper of the death in Lake Providence of Mrs. George Ogletree, 43, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Johnson of Midway. Mrs. Ogletree, who had lived in Lake Providence about 19 years, had been in ill health for a long time. She was the former Marie Johnson of Midway. Surviving are her husband, George Ogletree of Lake Providence; four children, Sammy, George, Rose Marie, and Charm, all of Lake Providence; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Johnson of Midway; three brothers, Blanchard Johnson of Crowley, Vollie Johnson of Deville and Luther Johnson of Nacogdoches, and two sisters, Mrs. G. A. Nelson of Dallas and Mrs. Laura Ward of Springhill. He death on Sept 14 was followed by funeral services on Sept. 15, with interment in a Lake Providence cemetery. The Rev. Hayes of Transylvania conducted the final rites. ========== ---------------------- OLDEN, Joe Dewitt, Sr. ---------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1998 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, August 8, 1974 Joe Dewitt Olden, Sr., 48, of Urania died Monday, August 5, in Urania. Olden was a member of the Urania Baptist Church and worked for La. Pacific Company. He was a Woodman of the World, a member of V.F.W. and a veteran of World War II. Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 6, at the Urania Baptist Church] with the Reverands B.G. Dyes and Jack Beucum, officiating. Burial followed at the Pine Hill Cemetery of Urania under direction of Kinner and Stevens. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Olden of Urania; his daughter, Mrs. Kathy Lott of Georgetown; his son, Joe D. Olden, Jr. of Urania; his brother, Billy Olden of Georgetown and one sister, Mrs. Avoy Rachel of Natchitoches. ========== ------------- OLDHAM, W. C. ------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: March 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: December 29, 1932 Headline: W. C. Oldham Dies with Pneumonia on Last Thursday A. M. On last Thursday morning at 2:30 W. C. Oldham passed away after four weeks illness. He was ill several days with influenza and thinking he was all right got up and returned to work, but relapsed and developed pneumonia which resulted in his death. Mr. Oldham was employed as driver for the Relief Office and was formerly with the Jena Motor Company. His body was sent to Mississippi for burial. Kenner and Stevens, local undertaker, had charge of the embalming and shipping of the corpse. Besides his wife and three children, he leaves a host of friends to mourn his passing. ========== ------------------- OLIPHANT, Samuel D. ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: June 2002 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal Microfilm located at the LaSalle Parish Library in Jena. Date: May 1945 Headline: Samuel D. Oliphant buried May 15 at Harrisonburg Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 1945, at the Baptist Church in Harrisonburg, for Mr. Samuel David Oliphant, who died May 13, at 3:50 o'clock at his home in Harrisonburg. Heart Attack was given as the cause of death.] Rev. L. K. Johnson of Harrisonburg conducted services. Interment was in Harrisonburg cemetery. Samuel Oliphant was born at Aimwell, Jan. 17, 1888 and was 57 years old at the time of death. A member of the Baptist Church at Harrisonburg, and of the Masonic Lodge at Jonesville, he had resided at Harrisonburg all his life. The deceased is survived by his wife, Essie Lanier Oliphant and two daughters, Katherine of Monroe and Mrs. Thelma Parks, Loch Lemond, La. Kinner & Stevens Home for Funerals had charge of arrangements. ** Note** The copy I had from the microfilm was very hard to read. ========== ---------------- O'NEAL Olney Ray ---------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 902 Kilgore Court Allen, TX 75013 doug324@aol.com. (No Relation.) Submitted: January 2008 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, LA. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, LA. Date: January 25, 1989, Wednesday Headline: Olney Ray O'Neal Olney Ray O'Neal, 74, of Pineville, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 1989, in Veterans Administration Medical Center in Pineville. He was the father of Cheryl O. Breland of Jena. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Inc. in Pineville with Revs. P. A. Paul, Joe Haynes and Shelton Charles officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park, Pineville, under direction of Hixson Brothers Inc. He was a retired custodian for Pineville Elementary for 22 years, a native of Deville, and a World War II veteran of the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Monroe O'Neal of Pineville; two daughters, Cheryl O. Breland of Jena and Elsie O. Andrews of Pineville; two brothers, Selser O'Neal and Arthur O'Neal, both of Deville; three sisters, Lucille Manning and Janie Cox, both of Alexandria and Myrtle O'Neal of Deville; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Fred Cook, C. W. Breland, Jerry O'Neal, Jody O'Neal, Merritt O'Neal and Tom Webster. ========== ------------------------- OSWALT, Ellen Janet Keene ------------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: June 2002 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal - Front Page and continued on page 3A Date: November 29, 2000 Headline: Long tine Jury Secretary dies; services held Ellen Janet Oswalt, a 19 year employee with the LaSalle Parish Police Jury and a former Secretary Treasurer, died Sunday morning following an extended illness. Oswalt, 52, of Jena, died at 11:57 a.m., Sunday, November 26, 2000, at the Willis Knighten Hospital in Shreveport where she had been in critical condition since a liver transplant on October 21st. Janet was employed by the Police jury for the past 19 years, working her way up through the ranks of the office and had served for the past several years as Secretary-Treasurer. Her health forced her to the sidelines earlier this year and on September 25, 2000, she resigned her position with the Jury. Jurors and courthouse personnel honored the retiree with a reception at the courthouse on October 9th at which time plaques were presented from the Jury honoring Janet for her loyal and dedicated service. She was also a member of the East Jena Baptist Church where she was an active member of the church choir. Janet was born September 10, 1948, at Jena to the union of Roy Lee "Bud" Keen and Inez Bignar Keene. Her father proceeded her in death by two days, passing last Friday. Service were held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at East Jena Baptist Church with the Revs. Craig James and Johnnie Phillips officiating. Interment followed at the Jena Cemetery under direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena. Survivors include her husband, H. L. Oswalt of Jena; one daughter Paulette Welch of Jena; two sons, Stephen Oswalt of Bluntstown, Fla., amd Bradley Oswalt of Jena; her mother, Inez Bignar Keene of Jena; two sisters, Betty Louise Long of Jena and Pamela Kay Kane of Shreveport; one brother, William Roy Keene of Shreveport; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were Burl Clark, Dudley Walker, marty Cooper, Lionel Posey, Raymond Miller, and Johnnie Hutchins. ========== ------------- OTWELL, I. D. ------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: May 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: June 15, 1944 Headline: I. D. Otwell Services Held June 12 Funeral services for Mr. I. D. Otwell, 68 years old, and a resident of Jena for the past 50 years, were held Monday, June 12, 1944, at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Otwell died Monday morning June 12 at 3:15. Services were held in the Belah Cemetery with Rev. A. L. Russell officiating. The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annie Johnson, Walters, La.; Mrs. Bessie Thompson, Jena; two sons, Tom Otwell, Walters; John Otwell, Jena; one sister, Mrs. Annie Whatley, Eden, La., and a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers were: Oscar Peyton, Jim N. Gray, Will Bignar, Emile Breithaupt, Tom Windham, and B. P. Miles. Riser Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ========== ------------------ OURSO, Margery Lou ------------------ Submitted by: Doug McBroom 902 Kilgore Court Allen, TX, 75013 Submitted: June 2002 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: September 4, 1958 Headline: Rites Friday for Mrs. N. H. Ourso, 32 Mrs. Margery Lou Ourso, 32, of Jena, who died at St. Francis Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria Wednesday night at 10:30 o'clock of complications which followed the birth of a daughter, will be buried in Nolley Memorial Cemetery in Jena. The final rites will be held at the First Baptist Church of Jena, with the Rev. J. P. Owens conducting the services at 4 p.m. Friday. Arrangements for the burial are being handled by Kinner and Stevens Home for Funerals of Jena. Mrs. Ourso is survived by her husband, N. H. Ourso; four daughters, Vicky, Veta, Diane and the newly born baby which has been named Margery; one son, Nere Ourso, all of Jena, her mothers, Mrs. Bessie Ganey of Jena; her father, H. A. Ganey of Ferriday, and a brother, Leland Ganey of Jena. ========== -------------------- OWENS, Clarence Dock -------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: November 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: January 13, 1966 Headline: Funeral Services Are Conducted for C. Dock Owens Funeral services for Clarence Dock Owens, 65, who operated a fishing camp on Old River near the U. S. Highway 84 crossing, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the Pine Grove Baptist Church near Whitehall. Mr. Owens died Monday of a heart attack at his camp. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include one brother, Calvin Owens of Minden; and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Stone of Jena and Mrs. Marjorie Phillips of Bryceland. Pallbearers were Jimmy Campbell, Ray Stutson, John Stutson, Willard Coon, L. C. Williams and J. E. Hudnall. ========== ------------ OWENS, Isaac ------------ Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: October 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: January 28, 1960 Headline: Brother of Bob Owens Dies in Houston Isaac Owens, 89, of Houston, Texas, died Sunday of a heart attack at his son's home in Houston. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Okurk, Texas, with interment following there. The Huntsville Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. Owens is survived by a brother, R. H. (Bob) Owens of Jena and a sister, Mrs. Ida Willis of Sikes, La. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lena Belle Clark of Conroe, Texas, and three sons, Bruce of Houston, Jasper of Conroe and Fisher of Pt. Blanche, Texas. ========== ------------------- OWENS, Louis Virgil ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 2005 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: July 24, 1964 Headline: Funeral Services Are Held For Louis Virgil Owens of Tullos Louis Virgil Owens of Tullos, died at his home Saturday, July 18 at 9 a.m. He was 60 years old. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 19 at 2 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist church with the Revs. Charlie Christie and Coda Slater officiating. Burial was In the Magnolia cemetery near Tullos under the diriction of Hixson Brothers funeral home of Jena. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Louis Owens of Tullos; one daughter, Mrs. David Wilson of Tullos; two brothers, C. A. Owens, Jr. of Tullos and H. N. Owens of Alvin, Texas; three sisters, MRs. Gladys Cannon, MRs. Bernice Capps and Miss Fannie Owens, all of Tullos; his mother, Mrs. Dixie Owens of Tullos and one granddaughter. Pallbearers were Dane Pendarvis, Jake Pendarvis, Jesse Garner, Billy Joe Pendarvis, W reck Gray, and Landry L. Voorhies. ========== --------------------- OWENS, Marjorie Marie --------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: June 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: March 1, 1928 Headline: Marjorie Owens Dies at Sanitarium in Alexandria Sunday Little Marjorie Marie Owens, 18 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens, died last Sunday morning at the hospital in Alexandria, where its mother had gone for medical treatment and where it contracted pneumonia about two weeks ago. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Jena, Sunday afternoon, after which interment was held in the Pine Hill Cemetery at Olla, Rev. John Henry Smith conducting the services. Surviving the little girl are its parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Owens; Jack, Charles Jr., and Billy, brothers; and Catherine, sister. ========== ------------------- OWENS, Mary Gilliam ------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: October 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: January 26, 1928 Headline: Mrs. Owens is Dead After Illness of Long Duration Mrs. Mary Owens, of Chester, La., passed away last Sunday night, January 15, after a long and serious illness. She was born June 29, 1852. She was married the first time to Mr. B. G. Gilliam and to this union two girls and one boy were born. Her second marriage was to Mr. Joe Owens about 44 years ago and to this union two girls and two boys were born. Both husbands and one child preceded her to the other world. At the age of 35, she joined the M. E. Church, but in later years she transferred her membership to the M. P. Church to which she remained a faithful member the remainder of her life. Interment was made in the Spring Hill Cemetery, leaving six children, twenty-nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren to mourn her death. The children are: Bob and Charley Owens and Oscar Gilliam, all of Jena; Mrs. Josie White of Zenoria; Mrs. Ida Willis, of Chester, and Mrs. Clara Schrader, of Urania. ======================================= ========== > END OF RECORD <=========== =======================================