Obituary of ANNA HUDSPETH COWAN, 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:  August 2, 1951

Headline:  Funeral Services for Mrs. A. Cowan Held in Shreveport

Funeral services were held Friday, July 27, 1951, at the Central Christian 
Church in Shreveport for Mrs. Anna Hudspeth Cowan, mother of Mrs. R. W. 
Wagner of Jena.  The officiating minister was the Rev. Harry Cunningham, 
pastor of the Central Christian Church.  Interment was in the Forest Park 
Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Mrs. Cowan passed away early Wednesday, July 25, at Our Lady of the Lake 
Hospital in Baton Rouge.  Her death was attributed to a poor heart condition 
that she had suffered for several years.  She was visiting in Baton Rouge 
with her daughter, Mrs. Maybelle Jelissaint, when a fatal heart attack 
developed.

Off and on for about 20 years, she had resided in Shreveport.  She most 
recently resided with Mr. and Mrs. Wagner in Jena.  She was a member of the 
Central Christian Church in Shreveport.  For three years, 1947-1950, she was 
housemother at the Shreveport YWCA.  Ill health finally compelled her to 
resign that position in June 1950.

She is survived by one son, R. Elmo Cowan, of Houston, Tex.; three daughters, 
Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Jelissaint of Baton Rouge, and Mrs. Frances Pecora of Baton 
Rouge; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Rader and Mrs. Cora Rader; six grandsons and 
two granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers at the funeral were Ed Winters, Armon Wagner, W. M. Wagner, jimmy 
Gallien, Joe Houston, and Keevil Jones, all of Shreveport.