Obituary of Eddie Lynn Steed, 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.
Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Thursday, August 19, 1954


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Lynn Steed, 53, Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack

Funeral services will be held at the Trout Methodist church near Jena Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Eddie Lynn Steed, chief clerk of the Goodpine
district of Placid Oil company. The Rev. Fred Kelly will officiate.

Mr. Steed who had been with the company some 25 years, died suddenly Wednesday
night about 7:15 o'clock from a heart attack while playing tennis on Placid
Oil company's courts at Goodpine. He and Dr. W. D. Swackhamer were playing
Charles McCartney and Leonard Richey when he was felled by the seizure. Dr.
Swackhamer gave immediate medical attention but Mr. Steed failed to regain
consciousness and did not rally from stimulant administered by the doctor.
Death was instantaneous.

A native of Winnsboro, Tex., Mr. Steed was a member of the Trout Methodist
church and active in civic affairs of this area. He also was an active
sportsman and recently had assisted in the development of the first annual
LaSalle parish tennis tournament. He closely followed the fortunes of the Jena
high school football team and often drove long distances to see the team in
action.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Steed of Goodpine; a daughter, Mary
Lynn Steed of Auburn, Calif.; a son, Nevin, of Goodpine; his mother, Mrs.
Effie Steed of Childress, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Daisy Palmer also of Texas;
and eight brothers, Bob, Allison and Bernice, all of Childress; Dr. Joe Steed
of Wichita Falls, Texas; John of Fort Worth, C. W. of Arkansas, Hilton of
Shreveport and Gerald of Ruston.

Kinner and Stevens Home for Funerals, Jena, has charge of Arrangements. The
body will rest at the family residence in Goodpine, near Jena, until time for
the services.