Obituaries:  J. A. McCollister, Sabine Parish       M-242
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 22, 1945
Submitted by: Tammy Larche
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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J. A. McCollister

  22 Jun 1945 - Funeral rites for J. A. McCollister, age 25 years,
were held Sunday evening at the Old Pleasant Hill Baptist church
at 2 p.m. Rev. Martin of Anacoco officiated, Massingill funeral
home in charge.

  Pallbearers were: Roy Alford, T. M. Phillips, Edwin M. Fraser,
F. E. Cole, Lester Tatum, F. A. Keelen and Paul Ebarb.

  Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McCollister of
Toro; brother, Frankie of Toro; four sisters, Mrs. Thelma Dewil
and Miss Gwendoal McCollister of Toro, Misses Dorothy and Cumma
Lea McCollister, both of Tampa, Fla.

  Cpl. McCollister was instantly killed in a truck accident 11:30
last Wednesday night near Florien. He was home of a 60-day
furlough from the European theater of war, having been a prisoner
of the German government 3 1/2 months. He had been home about
five weeks. Cpl McCollister served with the 106th field artillery
in England, France, Belgium and Germany.