Obituary of WILLIAM BENTON GILPIN, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 902 Kilgore Court, Allen, TX, 75013, (No relation.) From The Jena Times/Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings 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. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Date: February 23, 1967 Headline: Funeral Services for Accountant and Mason, Mr. Gilpin Funeral services for Mr. William Benton Gilpin, 77, of Jena were held last week at the First Baptist Church chapel. Mr. Gilpin was a retired accountant and a member of the Baptist Church. He was also a Mason and a Shriner. He died at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, February 11, at Jena Hospital. The Rev. Dan Blake officiated at the services, with burial under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home, Jena. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Guy Campbell, Jena; two brothers, J. B. Gilpin of Houston, Texas, and Randall Gilpin of Mobile, Alabama; and three grandchildren.