Obituaries:  James Leamon Darnell, Sabine, Natchitoches Parish       D-654
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 13, 1990
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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James Leamon Darnell

  Services for Mr. James Leamon Darnell, 65, were held at 11:30
a.m., Tuesday, June 5, at the Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home
Chapel. Officiating was the Rev. Will Hassan, and the Rev.
Carroll Marr. Burial was in the McCaskill Cemetery.

  Mr. Darnell passed away June 3, at 10:55 a.m., at Schumpert
Medical Center. He was a native of Marthaville, a retired Deputy
Sheriff for Natchitoches Parish, a World War II Navy veteran, and
a member of the Bethany Baptist Church.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Juanita Darnell of Robeline;
two step sons, Randall McElwee of Crowley, and Tommy McElwee of
Ruston; one daughter, Kathey Devers of Shreveport; one step
daughter, Sandra M. Cook of Shreveport; five sister, Augie
Miller, and Billie James of Natchitoches, Ruby Skinner of Many,
Julie Roberts of Houston, Texas, and Des Cash of Clayton,
Alabama; two brothers, J. W. Darnell of Clinton, Oklahoma, and
Phil Darnell of Natchitoches; eight grandchildren.

  Pallbearers will be Victor Jones Jr., Clarence Noel, DeWitt
Braxton, Robert Morgan, Boyd Durr, and E. L. Moss.

  Honorary pallbearers were all former and present Deputies of
Natchitoches Parish.