Obituaries:  Willis Pate Barnhill, Sabine Parish       B-654
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 30, 1988
Submitted by: Ruth Estess
              restess42@cs.com


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The Sabine Index - November 30, 1988

  Willis Pate Barnhill

  Funeral services for Willis Pate Barnhill were held at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17 in Philadelphia Baptist Church with the Rev.
Huey P. Tarpley officiating. Burial was in a Lafayette cemetery
under direction of Hixon Bros., Pineville.

  Barnhill, 76, of Philadelphia community was a retired chef of a
seismographic ship for Mobil Oil Co. He was a native of Converse
and a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a
deacon of Philadelphia Baptist Church and a member of Gideons
International.

  Survivors include his wife, Ray Stewart Barnhill of Philadelphia
community; one son, Daniel Barnhill of Grand Coteau; one
daughter, Janell B. Davies of San Diego, Calf.; five brothers,
George Barnhill of Montgomery, Tom Barnhill of Sulphur Springs,
Texas, Phillip Ray Barnhill of Waco, Texas, Floyd Barnhill of
Tallulah and Ronnie Barnhill of Monroe; four sisters, Ruby Coonce
of Haughton, Calif., Audie Smith of Port Neches, Texas, Mary
Alice Folds of Delhi and Frances Jack of Monroe; and one
grandchild.

  Pallbearers were Allen Beasley, Martin Barron, Howard C. Smith,
Don Folds, J. Paul Folds, Jr. and J. Paul Folds Sr. Honorary
pallbearers were deacons of Philadelphia Baptist Church.