Obituary of John Ben "J.B. "Hudspeth, LaSalle Parish, La.
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Submitted by Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

Thank You to the Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal for allowing the following to
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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal

Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2001 
Page: 13A

Headline:
Area Deaths

John Ben Hudspeth

John Ben "J.B." Hudspeth, 83, of Jena, died at 5:30 a.m., Thursday, November
1, 2001, at St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria.

He was a retired driller in the oil field, a member of Shady Grove Pentecostal
Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II.

He was born Aug. 8, 1918, at Jena to the union of Jim Abel and Mattie Grace
Bradford Hudspeth.

Services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2, at the chapel of Kinner and
Stevens Funeral Home of Jean with the Revs. Ben Deville and Dan Davis
officiating.

Interment followed in the Hailey Cemetery of Nebo under direction of Kinner
and Stevens, Inc. of Jena.

Survivors include three daughters, Christine Neal and Doris Bordelon, both of
Jena and Joan Hudspeth of Alexandria; two sons, John R. Hudspeth of Alexandria
and Earnest Hudspeth of Jena; one sister, Edith Bailey of Jena; one brother,
James W. Hudspeth of Jena; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Paul Bordelon, Brad Phillips, Cody Smith, Garland Bailey,
Dave Allen, Allen Hudspeth, and Landon Fulbright.