Obituary of DARCUS CLEMENTINE TULLOS.

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From The Jena Times   Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Micrpfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

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Date:  April 24, 1958

Headline:  Mrs. M. V. Tullos, 82, Former Resident of Jena, is Buried Today 

Mrs. Darcus Clementine Tullos, 82, a former resident of Jena and mother of 
two Jena men, W. D. and Elmo Tullos, was buried this (Thurs.) afternoon 
following services held at 2 o'clock at the Ebenezer Baptist Church near 
Jonesboro.
The Rev. J. P. Owens, pastor of the first Baptist Church at Jena where Mrs. 
Tullos held her membership, conducted the final rites, assisted by the Rev. 
R. B. Kitchenham, pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church where she had been a 
member most of her life.  Burial followed in the Ebenezer Cemetery under the 
direction of Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Mrs. Tullos died Wednesday about 4 a.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. T. S. 
Canterbury in Jonesboro.  She had been confined to her bed more than two 
years.  She was the wife of the late M. V. Tullos who died seven years ago.  
Prior to her husband;s death, they had made their home in Jena about years.

Mrs. Tullos is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Canterbury and Miss Ola 
Tullos, both of Jonesboro; Mrs. Marshall Chapell of Transylvania and Mrs. 
Cleve Thomas of Saline; six sons, Elmo and W. D. of Jena, B. A. Tullos of 
Chatham, S. W. Tullos of Gilbert, Floyd Tullos of Ferriday and Clarence 
Tullos of Laurel, Miss.; three sisters, Mrs. S. C. Greer and Mrs. R. G. 
Thompson, both of Monroe, and Mrs. O. J. Holland of Alexandria; 36 
grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren.