Obituaries:  Lincoln Palmer Boswell, Sabine Parish       B-240
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 17, 1990
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Lincoln Palmer Boswell

  Funeral services were held December 27, 1989, for Mr. Lincoln
Palmer (Paul) Boswell, who passed away in Houston, at 2:35 p.m.,
Sunday, December 24, 1989. The service was held in the First
Baptist Church, Many, with Reverends Joe H. Ratcliff of Many,
Curtis Lee Pace of Birmingham, Alabama, and Milton R. Brown of
Quito, Equador officiating. Burial was in Ft. Jesup Cemetery near
Many. Military color guard was provided from the Shreveport Naval
Reserve Center. Mr. Boswell was in the U.S. Marine Corps from
1937 to 1941, serving two years on the USS New Orleans.

  Mr. Boswell was the son of Grover Cleveland Boswell, and Sarah
Alieze Beasley Boswell, and was born at Bellwood. He grew up in
Many, and was a member of the high school class of 1932.
Following his discharge from the Marines, he resided in Beaufort,
South Carolina for several years. Returning to Louisiana, he
attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He then joined
H. S. Lonergan, Realtor in Shreveport, as a salesman, and worked
briefly with Zuzac Realty, before becoming a broker, operating as
L. P. Boswell Realty Company, specializing in commercial and
industrial real estate. For ten years, he owned and operated
Little Lake Trailer Park on Greenwood Rd. in Shreveport. For many
years, he and his wife were square dancers with the YW Twirlers
Club, and were members of the Huntington Park Golf Club, where
Paul was a member of the Hole in One Club. In 1973, he moved to
Houston, Texas, where he continued real estate activities.

  Mr. Boswell is survived by his wife of 37 years, Janette Pace
Boswell. Surviving brothers are Voyght of Sonoma, California,
Rurel J. of Natchitoches; Truitt of New Orleans, Grover Jr. of
Longville, and Kearney of San Diego, California. Sisters
surviving him are Dr. Agnes Johnson of Lakeland, Florida, Shawnee
Osborne of Longville, and Lois Rigdon of Natchitoches. His Pace
family survivors are Gene and Lurline Pace of Mooringsport,
Milton and Joyce Pace of Baytown, Texas, Reverend Curtis and
Delores Pace of Birmingham, Alabama, Geraldine Mason of Austin,
Texas, Patricia and Rev. Milton Brown of Quito, Equador, and Lt.
Commander Laura and Colonel Lewis Omer III of Alexandria,
Virginia. The Boswells participated in the J. H. Pace Family
Reunions the last 15 years, held on Caddo Lake, and Oil City
Ferry Lake Baptist Church.

  Honorary pallbearers were members of the Houston "Over the Hill
Gang", which gathered at McDonalds, members of the Many High
School Class of 1932, which had held reunions the last two years,
and all nieces, great nieces, and great nephews. Active
pallbearers were James Boswell of DeQuincy, G. C. Boswell III of
Lake Charles, Charles A. Pace of Corpus Christi, Texas, Vincent
Pace of Mooringsport, Kelly E. Mason of Houston, Texas, Brad Pace
of Austin, Texas, Randy Pace of Houston, Texas, Richard Brown of
Toccoa Falls, Georgia, Kevin Pace of Toccoa Falls, Georgia, and
Brian Pace of Birmingham, Alabama.

  In lieu of usual remembrances, contributions are welcomed by
People Against Violent Crimes, 1007 Plymouth Drive, Austin,
Texas, 78758.