Obituary of Margaret Thompson Lindsey, St. Helena Parish, 
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by  Jerry Nelson, May, 1999

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Source:  The St. Helena Echo; Greensburg, LA; Friday,
         May 1, 1959; p. 1


Mrs. H. W. Lindsey, Sr. Passed Away Sunday
Mrs. Hollis Womack Lindsey, Sr., passed away Sunday morning at
her home in Greensburg at 7:00 a.m.  Mrs. Lindsey was 81 years
old and a life-time resident of St. Helena Parish.  She was
Margaret Minerva Thompson before her marriage to Hollis Womack
Lindsey, Sr., who preceded her in death.  She was a member of the
Greensburg Methodist Church. She was a student of Norvilla
Institute in Greensburg.

The body was at Brown Funeral Home in Amite until 2:30 p.m.
Monday, April 27, 1959, when it was taken to the Greensburg
Methodist Church to lie in state until 4:00 p.m.  Funeral
services were held from the Greensburg Methodist Church with the
Rev. James A. Knight, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev.
Thomas Lane of Jackson, La.  Interment took place in the
Greensburg Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Edwin Schilling, Jr.,
Norman Robertson, Lawrence Thompson, Jr., Charles Julius Cole,
Webb Bellue, Dorman Burch, Jimmie Thompson and Edgar L. Morgan.
Survivors include eight children, four daughters and four sons. 
They are Mrs. John B. Laird of Baker, Mrs. W. S. Dyson of Baton
Rouge, Mrs. N. J. Stafford of Franklinton, Mrs. J. H. Rhodes of
Zachary, Jim K. Lindsey of Jackson, Thomas C. Lindsey of
Greensburg, Julius R. Lindsey of Louisville, Kentucky, Hollis W.
Lindsey, Jr., of Baton Rouge.  Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Angus Robertson and Mrs. E. E. Morgan, three brothers,
Lawrence Thompson, Ken Thompson and Willie Reeves; nine
grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

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