Obituaries:  James J. (Jimmy) Fletcher, Sabine, DeSoto Parish       F-432
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 28, 1992
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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James J. (Jimmy) Fletcher

  Funeral services for James Fletcher, 78, were held at 1 p.m.,
Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Rose-Neath's Mansfield Chapel.

  The Reverend Dr. William Crosby, pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Mansfield, officiated. Burial was at Highland Cemetery,
under the direction of Rose-Neath's Funeral Home.

  Mr. Fletcher died Sunday, Oct. 11, at VA Nursing Center in
Alexandria, following a lengthy illness.

  Mr. Fletcher was born in Robeline, was a former resident of
Shreveport, and had resided in Mansfield for 39 years. He was a
World War II Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a member
of the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a
meat cutter, and market supervisor in various groceries in
Shreveport, Logansport, Many, and Mansfield, over a period of 63
years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield.

  Survivors are his wife, Juanita Fletcher of Mansfield; three
sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Wanda Fletcher of Robeline,
Ron and Linda Fletcher of Natchitoches; one daughter and
son-in-law, Betty Lou and Gerald Bennett of Memphis; one sister,
Willa Mae McMahon of Sevierville; 14 grandchildren; one great
grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews.