Obituary of ROSE RODGERS, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 
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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:  September 5, 1946, Thursday

Headline:  Negro Woman Dies of Burns Suffered When House Destroyed

Rose Rodgers, a negro woman, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, in an Alexandria 
hospital, of burns suffered about 1:30 that morning when her home burned to 
the ground in Tullos.

According to Buck Barrett, Sheriff's deputy, who aided Sheriff Floyd in 
investigating the fire, she was pulled from her bed when a man, delivering 
films to the Princess Theater at Tullos, noticed that the house, located 
behind the Eunice Cafe, was afire.  Breaking boards from the side of the 
house, the man, whose name could not be learned, dragged her from her bed.  
Rushed to the hospital, she died during the day.

Questioned by the Sheriff's Department, another negro woman, whose first name 
is Mary said she visited with Rose until about 11:00 p. m., during which time 
they consumed a quantity of whiskey.  She stated that Rose was sitting on the 
bed when she left.