Obituaries:  John Ziddie Olliff, Sabine Parish       O-410
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 8, 1951
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - John Ziddie Olliff

  8 Jun 1951 - Funeral services for John Ziddie Olliff, who
passed away after a long illness, was held at Lettie Flock church
Thursday May 31, at 10 a.m. Interment was under the direction of
Drewett funeral home and interment was in Pisgah cemetery.

  Uncle John, as he was known was a charter member of Rocky
Spring Baptist church. He was born June 25, 1863, and departed
this life May 29, 1951, at 10:15 p.m. at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Dyess. He was born and reared in Sabine
parish.

  In 1886 he was united in marriage to Martha Filionia Ott
and to this union were born 10 children of which five are still
living, Mrs. Ollie Dyess, Robeline; Mrs. Mollie Graves, Pleasant
Hill, J. W. Olliff, Robeline; Frank Berry, Lake Village, Ark.
There are 25 grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives to
mourn his death.

  Those that served the deceased as pallbearers were six of his
grandsons: H. Z. Dyess, Marvin Dyess, Jewel Dyess, Elton Graves,
Wayne Olliff and Thurman Graves.