Obituaries:  Mr. Alvin Wilson, Sabine Parish       W-425
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 22, 1997
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net 




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Mr. Alvin Wilson

  Mr. Alvin Wilson, 90, died Friday, Oct. 17, at the L. S. Huckabay Memorial
Hospital in Coushatta.

  Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Rockett-Nettles
Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Springhill Cemetery. Bro. Billy
Burkett officiated and Bro. Billy Stevens assisted.

  Mr. Wilson was born in Bienville Parish and moved to Red River Parish in
1914. In his earlier years, he owned and operated a restaurant in East Point.
He helped build streets on Barksdale Air Force Base, and ran a General
Mercantile Store in East Point until 1945. Mr. Wilson entered the oil business
in the early 40's and continued to be active in the business until his death.
He was also active in the cattle business. He graduated from East Point School
where he ran track and played basketball. He was a past member of the Red River
Parish School Board, Board of Stewards of First United Methodist Church in
Coushatta, member of the Coushatta/Red River Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana
Cattleman's Association, Coushatta Lions club, and a member of the Harmon
Baptist Church.

  Survivors include his widow, Abbie Wilson of Coushatta; one son, Roger A.
Wilson and wife, Susan, of Harmon; one stepdaughter, Sharon Willis and husband,
Ron of Coushatta; one step daughter-in-law, Brenda Beard of King, N.C.; two
brothers, Ruffin Wilson of East Point, and Ralph Wilson of Ringgold; one
sister, Eula Zeff of Shreveport; two granddaughters, Victoria Seese and husband,
Jeff of Lenoir City, Tenn. and Terry Bryant and husband, Mark of Vivian; two
step-grandsons, James C. Beard of Warner Robbins, Ga. and Bryan Michael
Beard of King, N. C.; four great-grandchildren; and a long time and loyal
friend, Billy Joe Smith. Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his first wife,
Retha Martin Wilson; one stepson, Mike Beard; four brothers and two sisters.

  Pallbearers were Billy Pettigrew, John Pettigrew, James Wilson, Billy Wilson,
Larry Shaw and H. D. Pickett. Honorary pallbearers were Oneld Driggers, Pugh
Huckabay. Johnny Duco. Steve Schutz, Bobby Yarbrough, and Joe Don Powell.

  Rocket Nettles Coushatta, La.