Kyle Obituaries: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Cynthia Fatchett Daigle

Source: As listed with each Obit

30 May 2004

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NOTES:
1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper,
not the date of death.
2. Annotations are additional information
3. SLR - from South Louisiana Records by Donald Hebert
4. SLVFR - from South Louisiana Vital Family Records by Terrebonne 
Genealogicial Society


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The Houma Times; Saturday March 16, 1929 

Mr. Volney H. KYLE

Mr. Volney Howard KYLE, noted Confederate veteran and sugar cane planter of 
Terrebonne Parish, died at his residence at Hollywood Plantation on Sunday, 
March 10th, at 3:45 pm from a heart attack.  Mr. KYLE was born in Canton, Miss. 
January 18, 1845.  He was the son of John KYLE, prominent sugar planter of 
Madison County in Mississippi.  At the age of 16 he joined the Confederate army 
and served under Colonel Wirth ADAMS, commander of the first Mississippi 
calvary, who later was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.  During the 
last months of the war Mr. KYLE was detailed as a courier on the staff of 
General Thomas MANNING.
In the year 1880 Mr. KYLE came to Louisiana and years was manager of the Minor 
interest in this parish.  He married Miss Mary Stuart JONES, sister of Judge W. 
Catesby JONES and lived the latter part of his life at Hollywood plantation 
near Houma.  Mr. KYLE was a man of strong convictions, sound common sense and 
irreproachable character.  His passing is deeply mourned by many friends in the 
sugar belt.
Funeral services were held at St. Mathew's Episcopal Church in Houma, on 
Monday, March 11th at 5:30 pm.  Interment took place in the Magnolia Cemetery.
Mr. KYLE is survived by his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Walter J. BARNES; a son, 
Volney Howard Kyle, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs Clara KYLE CRANK of New York and 
Mrs. Elizabet KYLE HOWD of Denver.