Albert Self, Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Pam Smart



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Obituary as it appeared in The Leesville Leader, May 1936
Mr. Self died May 10, 1936 and was buried May 11, 1936

Albert Self, Civil War Veteran, Called by Death

      Albert C. Self, 95 year old Civil War veteran and life-long resident of
Vernon Parish, died at the family residence in Leesville at 6:15 o'clock
Sunday morning, which marks the passing of another member of the fast thinning
rank of Confederate veterans in Vernon Parish.
      The deceased was one of the oldest native pioneer citizens of this
section of the country, having been reared in the Good Hope community 12 miles
west of Anacoco, and was a member of one of the very first families that came
to this section long before the parish of  Vernon was established. He left the
home community  and his home to serve in the cause of the confederacy, and on
his return at the close of   the war was married to Miss Celia Dixon, also a
member of one of the few first pioneering families of this section. They lived
in the Good Hope community for many years, where they reared a large family.
Mrs. Self preceded her husband in death by about 18 months.
      Funeral services were held at the Good Hope Church at 11 o'clock Monday
morning, following a short military service at the home earlier in the
morning. The funeral and burial services were conducted by Droddy-Cain Post,
American Legion, under the direction of  Rev. V.A. Hammond, post commander,
who also delivered the funeral message at the church.
      The deceased is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Q.K. Foster, of
Anacoco, Mrs. B.J. Glasscock, Mrs. W.L. Stanton, Mrs. W.L. Lucky, all of
Leesville; two sons, S.A. Self   and Abel D. Self, also of Leesville. Also
surviving are a large number of other relatives and many friends, whom the
Leader joins in extending sincere sympathies to the bereaved family.