Obituary of ALLEN PHILLIPS, 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:  Dec 24, 1931 

Headline:  Allen Phillips Buried Saturday Afternoon in Nolley Memorial

Allen Phillips, aged 85, was buried at Nolley Memorial Cemetery here Friday 
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. L. D. Posey, pastor of the Jena Baptist Church 
officiating.

Mr Phillips died in Beaumont, Texas, where he had been making his home with a 
daughter.  The following clipping is taken from a Beaumont newspaper:

Allen Phillips, 85, a resident of Beaumont for the last 15 years, died at 
4:45 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs C. T. Sargent, 
2741 Forrest Street, as the culmination of a long illness and a turn for the 
worse which occurred about a week ago.  His body will sent by Missouri 
Pacific train to Jena, La, for interment, and the services will be held there 
at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.

Phillips is survivied by two sons. N. M. Phillips, of Webb, La, and C. L. 
Phillips, of Ferriday, La.; six daughters, Mrs J. D. Brown, Wisner, La., Mrs 
T. L. Dobbins, West Monroe, La; Mrs W. M. Merriweather, Winnsboro, La; and 
Mrs Erwin Stone, 663 Harrison; Mrs W. R. Ford, 545 Cartwright, and Mrs 
Sargent, all of Beaumont.  Besides his eight children, he is survivied by 22 
grandchildren and three great grandchildren, of Beaumont, Texas, and 
Louisiana.