Obituary of J. A. BAKER, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  April 14, 1932, Thursday

Headline:  J. A. Baker Dies at Shreveport on April 9, Buried at Jena

J. A. Baker, aged 71 years, died Saturday morning in a Shreveport hospital 
after a lingering illness.  Funeral services were held Sunday at 1:45 at the 
Methodist Episcopal Church here and interment was in Nolley Memorial 
Cemetery.  Rev Phin Sensintaffor, of Shreveport, conducted the services and 
was assisted by Rev A. S. J. Neill, Pastor of the local Methodist Church, and 
Rev L. D. Posey, Pastor of the First Baptist Church.
 
Mr Baker formerly lived in Jena, moving from here to Natchez, Miss., and from 
there to Shreveport, where he has remained during his illness.  He has many 
friends in this section who regret his passing.  His wife survives him.  
Funeral arrangements were in charge of Kinner & Stevens, local undertakers.

Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr and Mrs S. D. Baker, Mrs 
Barnes, Mr and Mrs T. C. Mitchell, Mrs J. H. Mitchell, Miss Mildred Mitchell, 
Mr Ralph Mitchell, Miss Verlin Burke, C. L. Havgood, G. L. Morrison, Mrs J. 
A. Baker, Miss Marguerite Baker, and Mrs Leona Valentine, of Shreveport; E. 
C. Millett and J. R. Baker, of Baskin; Mr and Mrs R. W. Little and children, 
of Melville.