Obituaries:  Joleen Hennigan, Sabine Parish       H-525
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 29, 1973
Submitted by: Ruth Estess
              r.estess@worldnet.att.net


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The Sabine Index

  Joleen Hennigan - November 29, 1973

  Joleen Hennigan, 19 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Wayne Hennigan of Shreveport, died Sunday at 7:15 a.m. in M. D.
Anderson Hospital in Houston, Tex., following a lengthy illness.

  Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at First Methodist
Church in Shreveport with Dr. D. L. Dykes, church pastor and Rev.
David Stone and Rev. Jim Moore assisting. Burial was in Forest
Park West under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home of
Shreveport.

  A graduate of Woodlawn High School, she attended LSU-Shreveport
and was enrolled at Northwestern State University, where she was
listed on the dean's honor roll.

  She received the American Legion Service Award for outstanding
youth leadership, the "Pat -Em on Back Award" and a special
commendation from the Optimist Club in appreciation for
outstanding service. She was a member of First Methodist Church,
where she sang with the Cheerful Givers.

  At Woodlawn, she served as co-editor of the Accolads, was
president of the Z Club, a major in the pep squad and a member of
the National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll and the Football Ad
Staff.

  In 1970, she was the recipient of the Sharon Geddes Award for
ideal Lancerette at Woodlawn and in 1971 was named "Friendliest
Senior Girl" by the Woodlawn student newspaper.

  Among survivors are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Hennigan and Mrs. E. E. Law, all of Marthaville.