Obituaries:  Mrs. Christing Colston, Sabine Parish       C-423
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 7, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Christine Colston

  Mrs. Christine Colston, 79, of Many, died on Wednesday, Feb. 27,
at 4:40 p.m., following an extended illness.

  Mrs. Colstin is survived by three sons, Sylvester Colston,
Howard Colston, and Aubrey Colston, all of Many; a daughter, Mrs.
Doris Russell of Beaumont, Tex.; three half-brothers, Dora
VanVeckhoven, and Victor VanVeckhoven, both of Florien, and Ott
VanVeckhoven of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Rosie Robbins of
Robeline, and Mrs. Viola Martin of Houston, Tex.; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Agnes Nelms of Hornbeck, and Mrs. Vilonia
Marcus of Tioga, La.; 11 grandchildren, and 21 great
grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held in the Ft. Jesup First Baptist Church
on Friday, March 1, at 11:30 a.m., with the Rev. H. H. Tibbits,
the Rev. Loyd Sowers, and Bishop Glen Hardy officiating.

  Burial was in the Ft. Jesup Cemetery, under the direction of the
Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Pallbearers were W. D. Colston, Billy Wayne Colston, Kenneth
Colston, DeWayne Colston, Gene Cabra, and Dick Spears.