Obituary of LOUIS OLIVER MONTGOMERY, 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: March 28, 1935

Headline:  L. O. Montgomery Called by Death at Good Pine Friday

The news of the death of Louis Oliver Montgomery, aged 57, whose untimely 
demise occurred at his home in Good Pine on last Friday morning at 10:25 
o'clock, was received with sorrow by the citizenship of this entire section.  
Mr. Montgomery had been in ill health for some time, but his death was 
attributed to high blood pressure after having been confined to his bed for 
one week.

Mr. Montgomery was born in Mississippi on November 23, 1878.  Early in life, 
he joined the Baptist Church and was a member of the Good Pine Church at the 
time of his death.  His wife, the former Miss Dolly Brister, was also a 
native of Mississippi and she, with one son, Otis, of Urania, and two 
daughters, Miss Marjorie, a teacher in the Urania school and Miss Donis, of 
Good Pine, as well as a score of other relatives survive him.

The deceased was a graduate of the law department of Mississippi College and 
practice his profession in Brookhaven for five years.  Tiring of the legal 
profession, he entered the sawmill business in Brookhaven and came to Good 
Pine ten years ago as yard foreman for the Tall Timber Lumber Company.  He 
had charge of the shipping of all of the surplus Tall Timber stock at the 
time of his death.

The body was conveyed overland to Brookhaven, Miss., by Kenner & Stevens, 
Jena undertakers, on Saturday morning.  Funeral services were held at the 
Pleasant Hill Church near Brookhaven Sunday morning at 11 o'clock with his 
pastor, Rev. R. L. Bridges, of Good Pine officiating.  He was assisted by 
Rev. Terry, of Brookhaven.  Mr. Montgomery was a member of Caretta Lodge, 
Free and Accepted Masons, at Trout.