Obituaries:  Leo Lafitte, Sabine Parish       L-130
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 1, 1973
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Leo Lafitte

  Leo E. Lafitte, 52, of Shreveport, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, in
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital, after a sudden illness.

  Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, in the
Marshall Street Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Officiating
was the Rev. Jack Merritt, pastor of Ingleside Baptist Church.

  Burial was in Forest Park West Cemetery.

  Mr. Lafitte had resided in Shreveport for 35 years, and was
owner of Lafitte Trucking Co. He was a member of Ingleside
Baptist Church.

  He is survived by his widow; three sons, Joe L. Lafitte, and
Rodney Cole, both of Shreveport, and Ronnie Lafitte of Fort
Worth, Tex.; two daughters, Patsy Jean Lafitte of Shreveport, and
Mrs. Darlene Smith of Michigan; his mother, Mrs. Mable Lafitte of
Shreveport; a half brother, Tom Fountain of Many; three sisters,
Mrs. Maudesessie Broussard of Lafayette, Mrs. Mable Elizabeth
Gray, and Mrs. Virginia Combs, both of Shreveport; and two
grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were Burl Little, R. L. Scaife, Roy Baker, Harold
Carter, Ted Pharr, and James Pharr.