Obituary of Lurani Watkins Paul, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

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.




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August 22, 1935, Thursday

Mrs. Lurani Paul is Called by Death in Jena Wednesday

Funeral services were held at the Nolly Memorial Methodist Episcopal church on
last Thursday morning at 10:30 for Mrs. Lurani Madison Paul, 85 years of age,
who passed away at the residence of T.J. Kendrick in Jena at 2 a.m. Wednesday
morning.

"Aunt Lu", as Mrs. Paul was affectionately known, was born in Minden on
December 4, 1849, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Madison Watkins. She
married in 1865, her husband preceding her to the grave several years ago.
Only one son survives, Dr. John Paul, president of Fletcher university,
University Park, Iowa. There are however a score of close relatives residing
throughout this section where the deceased spent the major portion of her life
and where she was beloved by all who knew her. She was a member of the local
Methodist Protestant church.

Interment was made in Nolly Memorial cemetery, the funeral arrangements being
in charge of Kinner and Stevens, local undertakers. Rev. D.F. Anders, pastor
of the Nolly Memorial Methodist Episcopal church officiated at both the church
services and the interment.