Obituary of WILLIAM LUTHER BARRETT, SR., 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:   March 30, 1967, Thursday

Headline:  Well-Known LaSalle Man, W. L. Barrett, Dies at Residence

Mr. William Luther Barrett, Sr., 82, Jena, died at his residence at 11:55 pm 
Saturday, March 25, 1967.

Mr. Barrett was a retired worker for the LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Department. 
 He worked for the Sheriff's office until eight or ten years ago, when he 
retired.  He had worked as the jailer for the department.

Mr. Barrett was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jena.

He was buried in Hair Cemetery near Jena Monday, March 27, 1967, services 
conducted by the Rev. Dan Blake at Jena First Baptist Church.  Graveside 
services were also conducted by Rev. Blake.

Arrangements were by Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Jena.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lydia Jane Barrett of Jena; four daughters, Mrs. 
Dorcus B. Causey of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Pearl B. Sapp of Savannah, Ga., and 
Miss Nadie Elaine Barrett and Mrs. Enid B. Powell, both of Jena; three sons, 
John Andrew Barrett of Jena, William Luther Barrett Jr., of El Dorado, Ark., 
and David George Barrett of Lafayette; 16 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Hershel Floyd, Joe Paul Stevens, E. W. Plummer, A. C. Creed, 
Malcolm Aldridge, George Hutson.

Honorary pallbearers were H. W. Cannon, Jimmy Wallace, R. L. Buckelew, Bill 
Dickerson, Jimmy Coleman, Luther Batson, Don Steen, and Alonzo Taylor.