Obituaries:  Rev. L. F. Gill, Sabine, DeSoto Parish       G-400
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 15, 1976
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Rev. L. F. Gill

  The Rev. Luther F. Gill, 82, of Shreveport, died at 1:55 p.m.,
Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Virginia Hall Nursing Home, after a short
illness.

  A native of Sabine Parish, the Rev. Mr. Gill lived in Shreveport
for 20 years, and served 56 years as a Baptist minister, before
retiring. He was a member of the Janet Lane Baptist Church.

  The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Janet
Lane Baptist Church, with the Rev. Alfred Mitchell, pastor of
Southside Baptist Church, Mansfield, officiating. He was assisted
by the Rev. Douglas Burnley, pastor of Janet Lane Baptist Church.
Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Mansfield, under the direction
of Wellman Funeral Home.

  The Rev. Mr. Gill is survived by his widow, Mrs. Hazel Gill of
Shreveport; two sons, L. F. Gill of Shreveport, and J. Truett
Gill of Artesia, N. M.; twin daughters, Mrs. Edward Baggett of
Shreveport, and Mrs. Clyde Stovall of Coushatta; three
stepchildren, Mrs. E. A. Lafitte Jr. of Mansfield, Keith Bates of
Shreveport, and Mack Bates of Mansfield; three brothers, Linder
Gill of Elizabeth, John L. Gill of Las Cruces, N. M., and Ceddie
Gill of Alexandria; nine grandchildren; and six great
grandchildren.