Obituary of James Butler Purtue Jr., LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Clipping at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Wednesday, February 14, 1990; Page 4B


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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James Butler Purtue Jr.

James Butler Purtue Jr. 45, was found dead of natural causes at his residence
on La. 8 just south of Jena late last Thursday, February 8,1990.

He was a carpenter.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at the chapel of Hixson
Brothers Funeral Home of Jena with Rev. Henry Booze, officiating.

Burial will follow in Webster Cemetery of Hixson Brothers Inc. of Jena.

Survivors include three sons, Darren Purtue, Michael Purtue and James Purtue,
all of Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Shannte Purute and Donna Purtue,
both of Los Angeles; his mother, MaLinda Purtue of Jena; two brothers, Elmo
Harrison Purtue of Flag Staff, Ariz. And Melvin Purtue of Jena; a sister,
Carolyn Holmes of Jena and four grandchlidren.