Obituaries:  Mary Leona Knippers, Sabine Parish       K-516
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 5, 1975
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mary Leona Knippers

  Mrs. Mary Leona Knipers, 74, of Florien, died at her residence
on Monday, June 2, at 9 p.m., following a short illness.

  Survivors include her husband, Luther Knippers of Florien; three
sons, J. C. Knippers, Luther Knippers Jr., and Jimmy Knippers,
all of Florien; three daughters, Mrs. Marie Sparks, and Mrs.
Velma Hardy, both of Florien, and Mrs. Georgia West of Hornbeck;
five brothers, Arlie Mitchell, Louis Mitchell, Odie Mitchell,
Arvil Mitchell, and Wilford Mitchell, all of Many; three sisters,
Mrs. Mae Leggett, and Mrs. Ettie Brumley, both of Many, and Mrs.
Jinnie V. Knippers, of Hornbeck; 17 grandchildren, and 17 great
grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held at the Warren Baptist Church on
Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Travis McCullough,
and the Rev. H. H. Tibbitts officiating. Burial was in the Warren
Cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.

  Pallbearers were Arthur Sparks, Raymond Sparks, Ottis Sparks,
Dennis Sparks, Billie Knippers, and Roger Knipers.