Obituaries:  Mr. O. D. Oriell Bruce, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       B-620
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 11, 2001
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. O. D. Oriell Bruce

  Mr. "O. D." Oriell Bruce, lifelong resident of Natchitoches
Parish, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, of cancer. He was born July
26, 1921, in Marthaville.

  Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 7, at
Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home, and Father Ken Roy officiated.
Interment followed at Beulah Cemetery, with graveside services by
evangelist Berry Bueche.

  "Paw B." affectionately nicknamed by his grandchildren, will be
deeply missed by all who knew him. He served his country in
Germany during World War II.

  He was the owner and operator of the Auto Center in Many for
over 30 years. "O. D." was a hardworking man, who would give you
the shirt off his back if he thought you needed it.

  Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Virginia Anderson
Bruce; three daughters, Judi O'Rear, Janet Webre, and Brenda
Voisin; two sisters, Vera Stephens, and Fay Bruce; two brothers,
Morris, and Dossie Bruce; and four grandchildren, Ginger Webre,
Scott Webre, "R. B." Robert Brice Martin, and Rusty Voisin.

  Mr. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Alice Ballard
and Andrew M. Bruce; and his brothers, Alton, and Albert Bruce.

  In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the
American Cancer Society, to help find a cure for cancer, or the
favorite charity of your choice.

  Blanchard-St. Denis, Natchitoches, La.