Obituaries:  Eugene Allne Whitley, Sabine Parish       W-340
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 18, 1949
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net




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The Sabine Index - Eugene Allne Whitley

  18 Feb 1949 - Masonic funeral services for Eugene Allne
Whitley, 73, who died at his home, in Shreveport, at 4 p.m.
Wednesday of last week following a sudden heart attack, were held
last Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Queensborough Baptist church with
Rev. W. C. Borum, pastor Kelly Memorial Baptist church. Interment
was in Forest Park cemetery under direction of Rose-Neath funeral
home.

  Members of the W. H. Booth lodge of Masons served as
pallbearers.

  Mr. Whitley was a retired police officer having served in
Shreveport as a patrolman for a number of years under the
administration of the late Public Service Commissioners, R. L.
Stringfellow and T. C. Dawkins. After retiring from the police
force, Mr. Whitley served as a school patrolman at the
Queensborough school.

  He was a member of the W. H. Booth lodge of Masons and the
Woodmen of the World. He had been a resident of Shreveport for 30
years.

  Mr. Whitley is survived by his widow; one son, J. A. Whitley,
Sr., Shreveport, five daughters, Mrs. Orie Wald, Mrs. F. G.
Montgomery and Mrs. Lloyd Sudduth of Shreveport, Mrs. W. A.
Perryman, Longview, Texas and Mrs. J. A. Sims, Jr., of El Dorado,
Ark; one brother, DeWitt Whitley, and a sister, Mrs. J. B. Jeter,
both of Shreveport; 18 grandchildren.

  Mt. Whitley was the husband of the former Kate Wagley
Whitley, life-long resident of the Middle Creek community.