Obituaries: Vera Barton Rivers, Sabine Parish R-162 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 1, 1976 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Vera Barton Rivers Mrs. Vera Barton Rivers, 69, of Zwolle, died on Thursday, March 25, at 8:35 a.m., following an extended illness. Mrs. Rivers is survived by three sons, Riley Elmer Rivers of Mansfield, Robert Webster Rivers of Zwolle, and James Morgan Rivers of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Ruth Self of Vidor, Tex., and Mrs. Doreatha Pearl Riley of Willis, Tex.; a brother, Robert W. Barton of Jasper, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Thames of Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Pearl Partin of Sanford, Fla.; 19 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Mrs. Rivers was a lifelong resident of Sabine Parish. Funeral services were held at the Zwolle Church of Christ on Saturday, March 27, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. George Hook, and the Rev. Shelton Berryman officiating. Burial was in the Zwolle Cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.