Obituaries:  Whitford R. Mize, Sabine Parish       M-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 6, 1956
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Rev. Whitford R. Mize

  The Rev. Whitford R. Mize, 48, pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist
Church, died in Fraser Sanitarium Dec. 10, after an illness of
three months. He came to this field May 19, 1955, and served
successfully for four months, when he suffered a heart attack.

  Rev. Mize came to Mt. Carmel from Mt. Olive Association. He was
a successful pastor in all fields he served during his fifteen
years in the ministry. Other churches he pastored were; Macedonia
Baptist Church, Effie; Riverview, Alexandria; Walker 1st, Walker;
and Pisgah, Forest Hill. Bro. Mize was active in associational
work in each association he pastored.

  He was a member of Marksville Lodge No. 269 F&AM, Marksville.

  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Letha Mize, Mt. Carmel; one
daughter, Mrs. Gretta Henderson, Walker; a brother, Lawrence
Mize, Dry Prong; a sister, Mrs. Beatrice Avery, Dry Prong; and
father, W. B. Mize, Verda; a host of friends, not only at Mt.
Carmel, but all through the state.

  The funeral was held at Old Hebron Baptist Church, Big Creek
Association, Monday, Dec. 12, at 2:30 p.m. It was in this church
that he was converted as a young boy, later answered the call to
the ministry, and then preached his first sermon.

  Hixson Brothers Funeral Home was in charge. Bro. L. J. Skiles
brought the message with Brothers Glen Marr, T. T. Edwards,
Herman Wilkinson, Guy Allen, and James W. Logon assisted.
Pallbearers were pastors of Sabine Association, namely, Rev. L.
D. Crawford, O. T. Bolton, E. Martin, V. R. Miller, Kenneth
Jones, and J. W. Owens.