Obituary of EMMA ELIZABETH BEARDEN, 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:  February 20, 1969

Headline: Funeral Services Held Monday for Tullos Resident

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in 
Tullos for Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Bearden, 88, of Tullos, who died early Sunday 
morning in the Columbia Heights Hospital in Columbia after a short illness.

Rev. Coda Salter, pastor of the church, officiated at the services.

Burial followed in the Pine Hill Cemetery near Olla under direction of Hixson 
Brothers Funeral Home of Jena.

Survivors include five sons, Henry Ates and Wesley Ates, both of Urania, 
Arthur Ates of Georgetown, Ray Bearden of California and R. W. Bearden of 
Norfolk, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Lessie Goodwin of Urania and Mrs. Dottie 
Williams of Tullos; three brothers, Luther Brimer of Brenton, Ira Brimer of 
Tioga and Homer Brimer of Trout, one sister, Mrs. Ava Dear of Kirbyville, 
Texas; 22 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Frank Emmons, Oscar Ates, Quentin Ates, A. W. Ates, Jr., 
Curtis Goodwin, and Bud Ates.