Obituaries: Tesla H. Barnhill, Sabine Parish B-654 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 17, 1965 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Tesla H. Barnhill Tesla H. Barnhill, 64, of Converse, died Tuesday, Dec 14, in a Shreveport hospital, after a long illness. He was a retired civil service worker. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, in the Converse Baptist Church, with the Rev. H. M. Roach officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Drewett Funeral Home of Mansfield was in charge of arrangements. Survivors are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Margarite Macjin of Alexandria, Va., Mrs. James Beard of Pecos, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. Zelma Williams of Monticello, Ark., Mrs. Mary Allbritton of Bastrop, Mrs. Beuma Sistrunk of Converse; three brothers, Gordon Barnhill of Delhi, Dalton Barnhill of Rayville, and Leu Barnhill of Shreveport; six grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.