Obituary of JESSIE MAY TROTTI, 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:  February 13, 1964

Headline:  Two Jena Women Die in Car-Truck Crash at Olla

A collision between a late model sedan and a heavily-loaded pulpwood truck a 
mile from Olla last Thursday afternoon claimed the lives of two Jena women.

Miss Jessie May Trotti, 51 year old LaSalle Parish Health Unit nurse, died 
instantly in the crash.  Mrs. Velma Baldridge, 58 year old Jena housewife, 
died about an hour after the accident at Pollock while being transported by 
ambulance to an Alexandria hospital.

The accident occurred about 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of LA 124 and 125 
(old U. S. 165) southwest of Olla.  Miss Trotti, approaching the triangle 
intersection from Urania with Mrs. Baldridge as a passenger, turned left off 
La 125 onto La. 124 which leads to Winnfield.

Charles J. McDougald of Olla was driving a loaded pulpwood truck from 
Winnfield into the intersection of La. 124.  Miss Trotti's car crossed the 
highway into the path of the truck, which veered across the highway in an 
apparent effort to avoid a crash.

The truck skidded about 100 feet before hitting the car.  The left front of 
the truck hit the left side of the car between the front wheel and the door 
on the driver's side.

The impact drove the car backwards about 30 feet.  Both vehicles left the 
highway but neither turned over.

TROTTI SERVICES

Funeral services for Miss Trotti were held at Temple Baptist Church of Jena 
with the Rev. K. G. Brooks officiating Saturday at 2 p.m.  Burial was in 
Belah Cemetery under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena.

Survivors include three brothers, Charlie Trotti, Cecil Trotti of Magnolia, 
Ark., and Everett Trotti of Pasadena, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Ludia Mitchell 
of Shreveport and Mrs. Fronia Austin of Jena.

BALDRIDGE SERVICES

Funeral services for Mrs. Baldridge were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the 
Belah Methodist Church with the Rev. Dan Balke officiating.  Burial followed 
in Belah Cemetery under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of 
Jena.

Mrs. Baldridge is survived by her husband, Arch Baldridge of Jena; her 
mother, Mrs. Hattie Robark; two daughters, Mrs. Jimmere Jones of Big Springs, 
Texas, and Mrs. Beth McGuffin of Many; two sons, D. W. Jones of Pasadena, 
Calif., and David L. Jones of Clovis, N. M.; and six grandchildren.

CORRECTION - February 20, 1964 paper

In last week's paper the driver of the pulpwood truck involved in the wreck 
at Olla with Miss Jessie Trotti and Mrs. Velma Baldridge was erroneously 
reported as Charles J. McDougald of Olla.

Mr. McDougald is the owner of the truck and the driver should have been 
reported as Nathaniel Roberts, an Olla Negro employed by Mr. McDougald as a 
truck driver.