Marcus Lafayette Price, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Floreda Duke Varick

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Alexandria Daily Town Talk
Monday, May 24, 1920

Price - At the family residence, 28 Sixteenth street, Alexandria, La., 
at 3:30 o'clock a. m., on Monday, May 24, 1920, Marcus Lafayette Price
aged 43 years, 6 months, and 4 days. 

Deceased was born and reared in Rapides parish, and had resided in 
Alexandria for the past thirteen years. He had been in ill health
for several years, and had been confined to bed since last July.

He is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters, as follows:
Ostrice Price, Myrtis and Mena M. Price. He also leaves the 
following brothers and sisters: W.C., J.T., J.F. Price of Alexandria;
Mrs. E.L. Gossett of Monroe; Mrs. H.E. Duke, of Vicksburg, Miss.; 
Mrs. Chester McClelland, of Alexandria.

His funeral will take place at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The procession
will leave the family residence at that hour and proceed to the Methodist
Cemetery; in Pineville, where interment will be made under the direction
of Hixson Bros.