Obituary of Mrs. Weems, Richland Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Betty Jean Weems Neathery
Newspaper clipping from the MONROE NEWS-STAR, Monroe, LA 
from the Wednesday, 19 January 1966 edition.
14 July 2005




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Mrs. Martha Lenora Weems

DELHI (Special) - Mrs. Martha Lenora Weems, 76, died Tuesday at
the home of a son here after a long illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at West Side Baptist Church
here with the Rev. Glenn Byrd officiating.  Burial will be at Delhi
Masonic Cemetery under direction of First National Funeral Home of
Delhi.

Survivors are eight sons, Lloyd and Clinton Weems of Delhi, 
Luther and C. W. Weems of Sarepta, Elbert Shirley of Rayville, Audrey
and Grady Shirley of Winnsboro, and Albert Weems of Delhi; five 
daughters, Mrs. Vaudie Upton, Delhi, Mrs. Myrtle McVay of Bastrop, 
Mrs. Eunice Limber of Winnsboro, Mrs. Eula Baum of Winnsboro, Mrs.
Audie Mercer of Mangham; one brother, Perry Curry of Winnsboro, 51
grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be James Hosea, J. B. Raines, O. J. Neilson,
Claude Hosea, Curtiss McVay and Howard Antley.



**Submitter's Notes:  Martha Lenora "Nola" (Curry) Shirley Weems was
the fifth child, third daughter of James William "Jem" Curry and 
Mary Christian (Keen) Curry.  She was born June 16, 1889 at Flat
Creek, Winn Parish, Louisiana.  She married first Johnny Elbert 
Shirley July 15, 1906 in Winn Parish, Louisiana.  Johnny died in
1911.  Nola, with four small children to support, became the post-
mistress of Wellsir, Louisiana in rural Winn Parish.  She lived
with her parents, and a couple of times a week the mail was 
brought in saddle bags to their home and she delivered the mail in
her horse and buggy. She began this career October 18, 1912, and the
"post office" was discontinued January 24, 1914, which was all right
because by that time, she was married to Sam Weems and was expecting
their first child.  She married Samuel James Weems in Winn Parish,
August 7, 1913.  Sam preceded her in death by two years and one day.

Interesting facts:  Nola had a total of 54 grandchildren, 29 grandsons
and 25 granddaughters.  Between the years 1932 and 1960 (28 years), 
Nola was graced with at least one grandchild a year except the year
1947. At the time of her death, two grandsons had preceded her in 
death and one granddaughter had not yet been born.