Obituaries:  Alphonse P. VanVeckhoven, Sabine Parish       V-512
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 15, 1966
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Alphonse P. Van Veckhoven

  Alphonse P. Van Veckhoven died Sunday, July 3, in Washington, D.
C., at the age of 31. He was a native of Many, and resided for a
time in Alexandria. He was librarian at Brooklyn Library in
Washington.

  Religious rites were held at St. Pius Catholic Church in Baton
Rouge at 9 a.m., July 7. Father Green officiated. Burial was in
Port Hudson National Cemetery.

  He is survived by his father, James T. Van Veckhoven of Baton
Rouge; his mother, Mrs. Mary P. Werner of Grand Junction, Colo.;
and a brother, James T. Van Veckhoven Jr. of Baton Rouge.

  He held a master's degree in library science from LSU, and
attended Chamberlain-Hunt Military Academy, Port Gibson, Miss.