Obituaries:  John Travis Dees, Sabine Parish       D-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 4, 1949
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - John Travis Dees

  4 Nov 1949 - Funeral rites for John Travis Dees, who passed
away at his home in Many Wednesday of last week, were conducted
at First Baptist church, Many, 3 p.m. Thursday by Rev. Cleburne
W. Quaid, assisted by Rev. A. O. Youngblood. Interment was in
Many cemetery under direction Massingill funeral home.

  Pallbearers were: Elden Dees, Buddy Dees., Doris Dees, W. G.
Dees, Avard Sibley and Norman Dees.

  Surviving relatives include: the widow, Mrs. Iva
Dees, Many; son, J. T. Dees, Jr., Many; daughters, Mrs. Lorraine
Beasley, Many, Mrs. Athline Ramzinsky, Sweetwater, Texas;
brothers, Edd Dees, Many, and Ernest Dees, Vowell's Mill.

  Mr. Dees spent most of his life in Many and was active
in civic affairs having served on the city board of alderman for
three four-year terms.