Obituaries:  A. A. Dewitt, Sabine Parish       D-300
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 5, 1970
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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A. A. DeWitt

  Funeral services were held Friday, at 3 p.m., at the First
Baptist Church, Zwolle, for Mr. A. A. DeWitt, 66, a longtime
resident of Sabine Parish. A native of Verda, La., Mr. DeWitt
came to Sabine Parish in 1929, as an employee of Mansfield
Hardware Lumber Co., where he served as Woods superintendent and
manager until 1955. In recent years, Mr. DeWitt has developed and
operated the Loring Lake Recreation Area, and has been active in
real estate, and Toledo Lake Land developments.

  Mr. DeWitt was a past president of Sabine Parish Chamber of
Commerce, past president of Zwolle Lions Club, treasurer, and
board member of Zwolle Area Development Association. He was an
active choir member, former treasurer, member of the board of
trustees, and member of the building committee of the First
Baptist Church of Zwolle.

  Mr. DeWitt is survived by his wife; two sons, Willard DeWitt of
Many, and Aubrey Lee DeWitt of Monroe; one daughter, Mrs. Kathryn
McCormick of Zwolle; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Saves of Center
Point, and Mrs. Bertha Fletcher of Shreveport; and 11
grandchildren.