St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Westbrook, Clara Cason December 29, 1912
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St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, January 11, 1913, Image 1

Died.

WESTBROOKS. - At her home in Melville, La., December 29th, 1912, Mrs. Clara 
Westbrooks, (nee Cason).

The subject of the above notice was born at Big Cane in St. Landry parish, La., 
October 25th, 1887. Her parents being F. B. Cason and Eula Ward Cason, who now 
reside in Melville, La. The late Dr. S. P. Ward, of Big Cane, being her 
grandfather on the mother's side. The deceased resided with her parents at Big 
Cane, and later came to Melville until February 10, 1907, on which date she was 
married to Mr. Ira Westbrooks, from which union sprang three sons, the youngest 
being two months old, all of whom with the father survive her.

In early life Mrs. Westbrooks was impressed with the beauty of holiness, and 
gave her life to the service of God, uniting with the Methodist Episcopal 
Church, South, the church of her choice and also the church of her parents, 
under the ministry of the late Rev. J. M. Johnson. And be it said to her 
credit, that she continued to live a consistent christian life up to the time 
of her death. Her last sickness lasted two months and a day, all of which she 
bore patiently and uncomplaining. Mrs. Westbrooks possessed those 
characteristics which exemplified all the relations she sustained to life, a 
dutiful daughter, a loving sister, a devoted wife, a faithful mother and a true 
friend.

Besides her immediate family, her death is mourned by her father and mother, 
one sister, six brothers and a large number of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Melville in the presence 
of a crowded house, conducted by the pastor of the church, All the leading 
business houses of the town were closed in respect of her funeral. Her remains 
were laid to rest in the Methodist cemetery in Melville to await resurrection.

Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in the grave so low,
For thou no more will join our number.
Thou no more our presence know.

HER PASTOR.


Additional Comments:
NOTE: Westbrook is the name the family went by. Clara Cason Westbrook is buried 
in the Melville Methodist Church Cemetery located in Melville, St. Landry 
Parish, LA.

www.findagrave.com memorial # 84328774

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