Obituaries:  Mr. Leon Darby Salter, Sabine Parish       S-436
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 20, 1996
Submitted by: Tammy D. Larche
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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Mr. Leon Darby Salter

  20 Mar 1996 - Services for Mr. Leon Darby Salter, 95, of
Shreveport were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, 1996 at the
Rose-Neath Marshall Street Chapel. The Rev. Paul C. Carroll, Sr.
Pastor of Mangum Memorial Methodist Church officiated. Masonic
Rites were conducted by the members of the Queensborough Masonic
Lodge. Interment was in Forest Park Cemetery.

  Mr. Salter was born in Negreet. The oldest of 14 children of
Edward Fore and Lula Isabelle Salter, was a resident of
Shreveport for over 50 years, a retired carpenter and builder. He
was the oldest living graduate of Many High School, attended LSU
and graduated from Northwestern University.

  Mr. Salter taught school at Springridge, near Pleasant Hill from
1920 through 1923. Her then supervised the building of several
roads through Natchitoches Parish, the largest project, being the
road which ran through Kisatchie. He ran the first pipe for the
dedication of gas in Natchitoches and later plumbing many
commercial buildings and residents.

  He was an active farmer in Red River Parish from 1928 until
1946. Other endeavors were Fedeal Crop Allocation, First Soil
Conservation Commissioner elected to the Sabine District. He was
active in the construction trade until he was 88 years old. He
was a steward and chairman of the building and grounds committee
at Wynn Memorial Methodist Church and the oldest member of his
Sunday School Class at Mangum Memorial Methodist Chruch. Mr.
Salter was a Master Mason for over 70 years and a member of the
Queensborough Masonic Lodge.

  Mr. Salter is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mrs. Zelma White
Salter, two sons, LeDarby Salter and his wife Jane of Shreveport,
Richard Salter also of Shreveport; four sister, Mrs. Thelma
Davenport of DeRidder, La., Mrs. Devonia Willard of Texerkana,
Tx, Mrs. Ruth Thompkins and Mrs. Juanita Edward, both of Many;
one brother, Norman Salter of Lafayette; four grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.