Obituary of JEFFERSON DAVIS SONES, 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:  May 22, 1941

Headline:  Jefferson Davis Sones

Jefferson Davis Sones, 79 years and 6 months old, well known farmer, of 
Rosefield succumbed to a heart disease May 15th at 5:30 p.m. at his home.  
Mr. Sones was born in Catahoula but has resided in LaSalle his entire 
lifetime.  He was married in 1920 to Miss Cora Dunlap Guyon of Aimwell, who 
survives.  He was a member of the Rosefield Baptist Church.  Funeral services 
were held May 16 at the Rosefield Baptist Church at 3 p.m. with Rev. T. J. 
Ratcliff of Olla officiating.  Interment took place at the Rosefield Cemetery 
under the direction of Riser and Upshaw Funeral Home of Jena.

Surviving besides his widow are:  J. F. of Hodge, H. J. and H. W. of Houston, 
Texas., W. T. of West Monroe and W. H. Sones of Rosefield, sons; Mrs. Mollie 
Green, Jena; Mrs. A. E. Chapman, Mrs. C. A. McGuffee and Mrs. R. D. McGuffee 
of Enterprise, Mrs. J. M. Rains of Shreveport and Mrs. W. A. Guyon of 
Rosefield, daughters, 6 stepchildren, 54 grandchildren, and 17 
great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were:  John Richie, Dave Boothe, Gordon Hooter, Jim Rains, Coy 
Poole and Lem Guyon.