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Adeline Wall Couch - Madison Parish, Louisiana
From Tallulah Madison Journal, April 2006 
Adeline, 106, was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on December 16, 1899. She was the 
second child and oldest daughter of Samuel and Ottilie Wall's eight children. Because 
Mr. Wall worked for the railroad, the family moved often and for a time lived in 
Magnolia, Arkansas, where Adeline graduated from high school.
She married Harold Reed "Billy" Couch in 1918 and they had two children - a son, Harold 
Kennan and a daughter, Billie Ann. Ten years after Billy died in 1936, Adeline and her 
sister, Jessie, fulfilled a long-time dream and opened Shield's, a women's clothing store
in Tallulah. They continued this business for over thirty-five years.
It was in Tallulah that Adeline developed her talent as a painter. She loved to travel 
and often combined this with her artwork. Adeline took great pride in her yard. She 
considered winning, "Yard of the Month" one of her most satisfying accomplishments. In 
1991, several years after she suffered a stroke, Adeline moved to Seattle, Washington to 
be near her daughter.
Preceded in death by her husband, her son and her siblings, she is survived by her daughter,
eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a large extended family in Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Texas and North Carolina.
The most remarkable thing about Adeline was not that she lived to the age of 106; it was 
the strength of will and character evident throughout her life. She passed away on 
February 14. A memorial graveside service will be held in Arkansas at the Magnolia City 
Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14.