Obituary: Oct. 1948, Sabine Parish, LA  
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The following obituries or deaths are listed below:


EASON, HOYT C.
PEACE, ELTON
RAYBURN, W.H
ROSS, ROBERT LEE
SIMPSON, MARTHA
TOMPKINS, EDWARD HUBERT


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Obituaries:  Hoyt C. Eason, Sabine Parish       E-250
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 29, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
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The Sabine Index - Hoyt C. Eason 
  
  29 Oct 1948 - The remains of Pvt. Hoyt C. Eason, 29, who was 
killed in Belgium Sept. 4, 1944, were finally interred at McComic 
cemetery Sunday. Rev. W. M. Greer, pastor Calvary Baptist church, 
conducted the service at the graveside at 11 a.m. Interment was 
under direction Massingill funeral home. Members of the American 
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars were pallbearers. 
  
  Surviving relatives include: parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Eason, 
brother, Frand Edward Eason; sisters, Mesdames Louis Maxey and 
Charlie Baldwin, all of Many. 
  

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Obituaries:  Elton Peace, Sabine Parish       P-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 29, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
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The Sabine Index - Elton Peace 
  
  29 Oct 1948 - MM1c Elton Peace, age 28, who was killed in an 
airplane crash on a routine flight in the Philippines Sept. 1, 
1945, was reburied with full military honors by the American 
Legion and Veterans of Foreign War at Pisgah cemetery, Toro, at 3 
p.m. Wednesday. Religious services were conducted from Pisgah 
Baptist church by Rev. Dan Jones, pastor Fisher Baptist church. 
Interment was under direction Massingill funeral home. 
  
  Surviving relatives included parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Peace, 
Toro; sisters, Mrs. Harold Mead, Minneola, Texas, Mrs. Keith 
Tabberer, Grand Rapides, Mich., Mrs. L. T. Chapman, Fairlee, Vt., 
Mrs. D. K Harmon, Kaplan, Mrs. Inez Brooks, Oklahoma City, Okla., 
Miss Nellie Peace, Toro, brother, Thomas Peace. 
  

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Obituaries:  Robert Lee Ross, Sabine Parish       R-200
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 29, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
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The Sabine Index - Robert Lee Ross 
  
  29 Oct 1948 - Robert Lee Ross, age 80, died at Stockton, Calif. 
at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 25 Funeral services will be Saturday at Spring 
Ridge cemetery under direction T. J. Drewitt funeral home. 
  
  Mr. Ross is survived by the following relatives: children, Mrs. 
J. E. Ware, El Paso, Texas, Mrs. A. Floyd, Fort Worth, Texas, C. 
E. Ross, Zwolle, Ms. John Dear, Tuscon, Ariz., and R. L Ross, Jr, 
D. E. Ross, Mrs. A. V. Rogers, J. E. Ross and Jackson Ross, all 
of Stockton, Calif.; brothers, W. R. and W. J. Ross, Pleasant 
Hill; sister, Ms. S. M. Bostick, Natchitoches. 
  

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Obituaries:  Mrs. Mattie Simpson, Sabine Parish       S-512
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 22, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
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The Sabine Index - Mrs. Mattie Simpson 
  
  22 Oct 1948 - Mrs. Mattie Simpson, age 64, passed away suddenly 
Oct. 12. Last rites were conducted by Rev. Lonnie Johnson, pastor 
Many Pentecostal church, 4 p.m. Oct. 14 at Bayou Scie Methodist 
church. Interment followed under direction Massingill funeral 
home. 
  
  Surviving relatives include: husband, W. R. Simpson, Many; 
daughters, Mrs. Zula Cox, Many, Mrs. Clara Tilton, Oakdale, Mrs. 
Minnie Finley. Conroe, Texas, Mrs. Julie Mae Cooper, Pleasant 
Hill, Mrs. Lizzie Weeks, Mansfield; sons, Carnie Tyler, 
Mansfield, John Tyler Seattle, Wash.; grandsons, Clyde Tyler, 
Clifton Tyler, David Tyler, Travis Cox, Rayburn Honeycut, Gene 
Johns, Elbert Mitchell 23 grandchildren; five 
great-grandchildren; brothers, Joe Aaron, Deadwood, Texas, Town 
Aaron, Shreveport, Nimrod Aaron, Oakdale, Tom Aaron, St. Louis, 
Ma. 
  

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Obituaries:  Edward Hubert (Jack) Tompkins, Sabine Parish       T-512
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 1, 1948
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
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The Sabine Index - Edward Hubert (Jack) Tompkins 
  
  1 Oct 1948 - Edward Hubert (Jack) Tompkins, age 28 years, 
formerly of Florien, died of heart attack Saturday morning in the 
corridor of a hospital near the emergency room where his brother, 
John Harold Tompkins, lie seriously injured. 
  
  Mr. and Mrs. John Tompkins and S. J. Sanderson, all of Jackson, 
were injured in an automobile accident which occurred in that 
city about 7 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Tompkins was not seriously hurt 
but Tompkins and Sanderson were reported to be in a critical 
condition. Jack, who also lived in Jackson, was called to the 
hospital and died within a few minutes after being told of his 
brother's condition. 
  
  Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, from 
Ebenezer Baptist church of Florien, with burial in the church 
cemetery. 
  
  Surviving are his mother, Mrs. A. S. Tompkins; three sisters, 
Mrs. G. W. McCormick, Shreveport, Mrs. J. R. Bray, Many, and Mrs. 
V. L. Wright, Marshal, Texas; two brothers, Horace Tompkins of 
Leesville and Hoyt L. Tompkins of Shreveport, and several nieces 
and nephews. 
  
  Pallbearers were C. E. Pattison of Mansfield, S. E. Andrews, Dr. 
C. R. Carnahan and D. E. Sour, all of Shreveport; Melvin Wright 
and E. C. McCormic, both of Many; Gordon Williams of Florien; 
Lloyd Neisse and Mr. Valentine, both of Jackson, Miss. 
  
  Jack was a member of Ebenezer Baptist church of Florien and a 
graduate of Florien high school. He was a first lieutenant in the 
army during World War II and served two years overseas. He was 
wounded in the Normandy invasion. Since the was he was district 
manager of installation engineer of Jitney-Jingle, Inc. with 
headquarters in Jackson, Miss. 
  
  He was a former resident of Shreveport where he was connected 
with Silver's department store.