Obituary of WALTER DAVID LURRY, 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:  November 21, 1935

Headline:  Lurry Buried at Alexandria Last Tuesday

Sub-Headline:  Zenoria Mill Man Dies after Heart Attack last Saturday

Walter David Lurry, 59 years old, prominent and widely known lumberman of 
this section, died suddenly near Kingsville, La., at 6:45 o'clock Saturday 
afternoon, November 16, 1935.

Mr. Lurry was a resident of Zenoria, where he was engaged in the sawmill 
business, but had gone to the vicinity of Kingsville to confer with a man who 
training a bird dog for him, and was seized with the fatal attack while in 
his automobile.  He expired before a physician, who was summoned, could 
arrive.  He had been in failing health for a year, but able to pursue his 
daily avocation.  His untimely death will be regretted by a large circle of 
friends.

He was born and reared near Memphis, in Shelby County, Tenn., but came to 
Louisiana more than 30 years ago, since which time he had been engaged in the 
lumber and oil business.  He had operated sawmills at Colfax, Zenoria, and 
Alexandria.  For years he was connected with the Caddo-Rapides Lumber Company 
of Alexandria, after the Iatt lumber Company of Colfax, and at the time of 
his death he was engaged in the sawmill business at Zenoria.  He was also 
interested in the oil business, having been connected with the Montague Oil 
Company which operated in the Georgetown-Urania field.  He was also 
interested in the oil fields around Shreveport.

Mr. Lurry married a daughter of the late Hugh Corry, who died eight years 
ago.  He is survived by four daughters and two sons.  They are:  Mrs. B. B. 
Langen, Salinue, Cal.; Miss Theresa Lurry of New York; Walter D. Lurry, Jr., 
of New Roads; Hugh Lurry of Jonesville; Misses Marguerite and Sarah Frances 
Lurry of Baton Rouge.

He also leaves the following brothers and sisters:  A. J. Lurry of New 
Orleans; Mrs. C. B. Rogers, Miss Ollie Lurry and T. C. Lurry of Memphis, 
Tenn.; L. L. Lurry of Urania; J. B. Lurry of San Diego, Cal.; Mrs. John E. 
Richardson of Alexandria.

His funeral took place at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with interment in the 
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery at Pineville.