Obituary of Roscoe P. Steen, 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.
Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.
Wednesday, January 9, 1991


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Former Olla banker died in accident

A former chairman of the board of The Olla State Bank (now Jonesville Bank and
Trust Company in Olla), died Sunday afternoon, January 6, 1991, in a one-car
accident on U.S. Highway 84 just east of Winnfield.

State Police said Roscoe P. Steen, 74, of Kelly, died after he lost control of
his car and hit a ditch embankment about 12:10 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Police said there is a chance that Steen suffered a heart attack, resulting in
the accident. An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death.

Steen owned and operated Steen's Grocery, located on U.S. 165 between Olla and
Grayson, was a veteran of World War II, a Mason and member of the American
Legion.

He was a retired rural mail carrier and served for many years on the board of
directors of The Olla State Bank and served as it's chairman for a period of
time.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, in the chapel of Riser
and Son Funeral Home in Columbia with the Rev. Minns Robertson and Dr. William
Causey, officiating.

Burial will follow at the Good Home Cemetery of Kelly under direction of Riser
and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Whittington Steen of Kelly.

Pallbearers will be Charlie Jones, Ray Carroll, Bob Pardue, Edge Richardson,
Mickey Skinner, Billy Ray Whitehead and Cary Lee Stott.