Obituary of LEOLA WHATLEY THOMAS, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 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. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Date: January 18, 1940 Headline: Mrs. S. B. Thomas Funeral services for Mrs. S. B. Thomas, 59 years, who died at her home January 14 at 9:40 a.m. were held January 15, at 2 p.m. at the family residence with Rev. A. J. Cain and Rev. R. E. Pearson of Trout officiating. Interment was made at the home cemetery near Trout, under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home, Jena. Mrs. Thomas, who before her marriage to S. B. Thomas in 1899, was Miss Leola Whatley. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Mission Hill. Surviving are her husband, S. B. Thomas, one son, S. A. Thomas of Trout; four daughters, Mrs. Ernest Daigle of Golden Meadow, Mrs. Lewis Ireland of Tullos, Miss Joe Thomas of Trout, and Mrs. L. W. Pearson of Trout.