Obituaries:  Josie S. Pickett, Sabine Parish       P-230
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 19, 1979
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Josie S. Pickett

  Mrs. Josie S. Pickett, 73, of Many, died in the Natchitoches
Parish Hospital at 9 p.m., on Sunday night, July 15, following a
short illness.

  Survivors include her husband, Marshall M. Pickett of Many; one
son, John R. Pickett of Many; one sister Mrs. Lennie Robertson of
Shreveport; and two granddaughters, Nina Pickett, and Lisa
Pickett, both of Many.

  A resident of the Beulah community for years, Mrs. Pickett was
known for her good cooking, and expertise in the canning
department of her kitchen. She was a member of the Spanish Trail
Homemakers Club, and was a regular choir member at the Calvary
Baptist Church in Many.

  Born on July 17, 1906, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Sibley. She attended the Old Alliance School, and graduated
as class valedictorian in 1927.

  On December 26, 1934, she became the bride of Marshall M.
Pickett.

  Funeral services for Mrs. Pickett were held on Tuesday, July 17,
at 10 a.m., in the Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Olan Waters
of Houston, Tex. Officiated at the services. Assisting were the
Rev. David Chapman, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church; the
Rev. Rod Smith, pastor of the Many First Baptist Church; and the
Rev. Coda Salter, pastor of the Tullos Baptist Church in Tullos,
La.

  Burial was in the Beulah Cemetery, under the direction of the
Warren Meadows Funeral Home.