Obituaries:  Marguerite Middleton, Sabine Parish       M-343
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 7, 1947
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - Marguerite Middleton

  7 Feb 1947 - Miss Marguerite Middleton, daughter of the late Dr.
James Monroe and Letha Smith Midleton of Many expired February 4,
following a short illness.

  Miss Middleton was a graduate of Many high school and Mansfield
college, attended Northwestern State college. Natchitoches, and
received her A. B. degree from Centenary college, Shreveport.

  At the time of her death, Miss Middleton was a member of the
Queensborough school faculty of Shreveport, having taught in this
school for the past 23 years.

  She was a life-long member of the Many Methodist church, of
which her late father was one of the early founders.

  She leaves a host of friend, both young and old. Her rich, full
life will live on, reflected in the lives of the hundreds of
Shreveport citizens to whom she gave early instruction in her
classroom.

  She is survived by her step-mother, Mrs. J. M. Middleton, Many;
four sisters, Mrs. W. D. Truluck, Arcadia, Misses Ruth and Leelia
Middleton, Many, Miss Elizabeth Middleton, New Orleans; three
brothers, J. M. Middleton, Carthage, Texas, J. S. Middleton,
Pineville, Charles Middleton, Baton Rouge; five nieces, Marian
Middleton, Pineville, Mrs. Leroy Miller, Bogalousa, Mrs. Peggy
Rogers and Mrs. Theodore Schriber, Tampa, Fla; two nephews Joel
and Randolph Middleton, students of Centenary college,
Shreveport.

  Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the First
Methodist church of Many, with Rev. S. L. Riggs of Shreveport
officiating, assisted by Rev. R. T. Pynes, Rev. L. N. Hoffpauir
and Rev. C. W. Williams. Interment followed in the Many cemetery
under the direction of Massingill funeral home.

  Active pallbearers were J. H. Vandegaer, Georg Boyens, Earl
Meharg, Van Vines, Edwin Fraser, Middleton Phillips, Jack Jordan,
Joe McNeely.