Obituary of A. N. WOMACK, 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.

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allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  January 1, 1946, Tuesday

Headline:  Mr. A. N. Womack, Prominent Catahoula Citizen, Passes Dec. 25

Mr. A. N. Womack, a native of Catahoula Parish and brother of Grover C. 
Womack, State Senator from Catahoula, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day, 
at 6 p.m. in the Baptist Hospital at Alexandria.

Mr. Womack, who lived at Manifest, had been in ill health several years and 
was a patient at the Baptist Hospital on three occasions since his condition 
became acute in September 1945.  Death was caused by cancer.

A. N. Womack was born Nov. 22, 1878 at Manifest, Catahoula Parish, La., the 
son of J. G. and Annie Womack.  He was 67 years, 1 month, 3 days old at the 
time of his demise.

January 11, 1898, Mr. Womack was married to Eliza McMillin at Manifest where 
the couple made their home until 1911 when they moved to Orange, Texas.  
After seven years residence at Orange, the family returned to Manifest in 
1918 to remain.

Member of a prominent family, Mr. Womack himself was widely known.  While 
residing at Orange, Texas, he engaged in the rice business.  After retiring 
and returning to Manifest, he was active in church work and political affairs 
in Catahoula Parish.  He was engaged in mercantile business at the time of 
death.  He was well liked by all who knew him and was known as a man of 
integrity and thoroughly dependable at all times.

Funeral services for the deceased were held at 2 p.m., Dec. 26, 1945, at 
Manifest Baptist Church of which he was a member.  Rev. B. A. Miley and Rev. 
Thompson Doughty brought the final message.  Interment was in Heard Cemetery, 
Manifest.

Left to mourn his passing are:  his wife, one daughter, Miss Hazel Womack of 
Alexandria; one sister, Miss Lottie Womack, Manifest; three brothers, G. C. 
Womack, Manifest, and J. E. and B. A. Womack, Orange, Texas; two 
half-sisters, Mrs. J. E. Webb, Orange, Texas, and Mrs. W. T. Posey, Jena; two 
half brothers, W. W. Womack and H. W. Womack, Orange Texas.

Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the last rites were:  Wade 
McMillin and family, Rodessa, La., Ovie McMillin and family and Mrs. Media 
McMillin, Sulphur, La.; Mrs. Drew McMillin and daughter, Verlie, Routoun 
Fairbanks, Oscar Breaux, J. E. Womack and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Womack, 
Dr. L. O. Thompson, Donald Cohenour, all of Orange, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Ira McMillin of Alexandria, and Mrs. Burks and daughter of Monroe, La.

Pallbearers were:  E. S. Fairbanks, Rube Fritz, Woolie Fairbanks, of 
Jonesville; Oliver Tanton, Harrisonburg; Sherman Wright and Ronald 
Richardson, Manifest.

Kinner & Stevens Home for Funerals were in charge of arrangements.