Obituaries:  Elias Spurgeon Varnado, Sabine Parish       V-653
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct. 8, 1943
Submitted by: Jerry Nelson


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E. S. Varnado Funeral At Fort Jesup Sunday
Funeral services for E. S. Varnado, age 80 years, who died Wednesday,
Sept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. at his home near Robeline were held at Fort Jesup
church at 2:00 p.m. Sunday with Rev. C. W. Williams of Many officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. P. Fortenberry of Fisher.
Mr. Varnado was born in Kentwood, Miss., but has lived in Sabine parish
for the past 55 years.  He was a retired farmer near Robeline, was an
old member of the Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his wife Ida Stoker Varnado; five daughters, Mrs.
R. M. Winn and Mrs. M. C. Rhodes of Shreveport; Mrs. Reuben Goodman of
Many, Mrs. Raymond Salter of Noble, Ill., Mrs. H. J. Mims of Robeline; 
three sons, Otha of Robeline, John and Morris of Many; 13 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren, and one brother, Merce Varnado of 
Kentwood, Miss.
The pallbearers were the grandsons: Ray Hewitt Winn and Linnie Winn of
Shreveport, Gordon Parker of Many, O. E. Varnado, Jr., of Robeline;
son-in-laws, M. C. Rhodes of Shreveport and H. J. Mims of Robeline.
Interment under direction of Dennis-Green funeral home, Many.