Obituaries:  J. C. McDiarmid, Sabine Parish       M-236
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 17, 1968
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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J. C. McDiarmid

  J. C. McDiarmid, 49, of 309 S. 23rd Street, died in St. Francis
Hospital in Wichita, after suffering a heart attack. Funeral
services were held Friday, at 2 p.m., in the Webb Funeral Home
Chapel at Independence, Ark., with the Rev. J. W. Pace
officiating. Burial was in the Mount Hope Cemetery.

  John Curry McDiarmid was born Aug. 30, 1919, in Hermitage,
Arkansas. He lived there until after his marriage, and moved to
Independence from El Dorado, Ark., in 1960. He was employed
locally by the Independence Bottling Co., and later at Starcraft
Boat Co. He sustained an injury in an accident on the job, March
20, 1967, and had not been able to work since that time.

  He married Ethel Boyette, July 17, 1937, and she survives at the
home.

  He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Hornbeck, La.,
but attended the Southern Baptist Church of Independence.

  He had lived and worked in Louisiana, at Hornbeck, Gandy, and
Florien, where he had many friends.

  Survivors, in addition to the widow, include A. S. McDiarmid,
his 95 year old father, who made the trip by automobile from
Florien, La., to Independence, to attend the funeral; three sons,
John, and Tom of Independence, and James of the armed forces in
Vietnam; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Linda) Matthews of
Independence, and Mrs. Tom (Judy) Lawrence, Lakewood, Calif.; two
brothers, L. W. of El Dorado, Ark., and Willie of Warren, Ark.;
two sisters, Mrs. Maggie King, and Mrs. Girtie Edwards of
Florien, La.; and eight grandchildren.

  He was preceded in death by his mother; and one grandson.

  The family may be contacted at 1904 West Maple Street, in
Independence, Arkansas.