Obituaries:  Henry Truitt Weldon, Sabine Parish, La.       W-435
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 20, 1971
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net 




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Henry Truitt Weldon

  A prominent Grant Parish man, and a former resident of Mt. Carmel,
Henry Truitt Weldon, 31, was found dead at his farm, three miles north
of Montgomery, about 2 p.m., Thursday, May 13.

  According to Grant Parish sheriff's deputies, Weldon died from a
self-inflicted wound. His body was discovered by two friends.

  Dr. M. L. Kuhlman, a business partner, and Gerald Tedley of Montgomery,
found the body. The pair said they were driving toward the barn, and were
about 75 yards away, when they heard a shot fired.

  Weldon owned and operated a motor company in Montgomery, and was
vice-president of the Northwestern State University Alumni Assocoation.

  Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Friday, May 14, in the Montgomery
Methodist Church, with memorial services and burial at the Mount Carmel
Cemetery, near Florien.

  He is survived by his widow; one son, Norman G. Weldon of Montgomery;
three daughters, Maria, Diana, and Windy Weldon, all of Montgomery; parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Weldon of Mount Carmel; two brothers, Dwayne Weldon of
Lufkin, and Dennis Weldon of Mt. Carmel; one sister, Mrs. Donald Dowden of
Hornbeck.