ERA Leader (1956) Obits, Washington, LA submitted by: Bonnie Dier ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ W. E. Shell, 75 of Kelly, LA, died 1-1-1956, husband of Essie Foil Shell J. Addison Wadsworth, 66, funeral held 1-1-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Emily Bateman Oliver Levy Bond, 72, died 12-29 or 30-1956, buried Stoney Point Cemetery, husband of Georgia Givens Myra Melinda Owens, 57, died 1-9-1956, buried Bonner Creek Cemetery, wife of W. Hubert Owens, daughter of the late Billy Mizell Dan F. Bateman, 81, died 1-6-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Carrie Ruthland Bateman Chretien L. Richardson, 61, died 1-6-1956, buried Fisher Cemetery Martin C. Crain, 81, funeral held 1-10-1956, buried Louis Crain Cemetery, husband of Mattie Day Crain Emma Brock Dixon, 79, died 1-16-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, wife of Willie M. Dixon Timothy E. Phares, 73, funeral held 1-29-1956, buried Bethel Cemetery, husband of Annie Lea Laura Mae Erwin, died 2-15-1956, buried Fisher Cemetery Wilton Willis Magee, born in Franklinton, age 64, died 2-12-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, WWI Veteran, married January, 1920 to Audrey Bickham. He is the son of Henry Willis and Mary Salena Magee Mrs. L. S. (Florence Inez Morris) Alford, 64, died 3-8-1956, buried Morris Cemetery, wife of Lonzo S. Alford Joe Spencer, 38, died 3-14-1956 in Natchez, Ms., buried Bonner Creek Cemetery, husband of Eloise Dickerson Spencer, son of Ira Spencer Roxie Eudina Penton, funeral held 3-15-1956, buried Bonner Creek Cemetery, wife of M. K. Penton Henry D. McElveen, 56, died 3-19-1956, buried Mt. Hermon cemetery, husband of Myrtle Smith Murray L. Fussell, 72, born 11-15-1883 in Franklinton, died 3-17-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, married in 1909 to Lelia Fisher. He is the son of the late James Fussell N. J. (Nick) McCain, 84, died 3-15-1956, buried Poplar Head cemetery Alice Martin Pate, died 3-15-1956, buried Felder's Camp Ground Cemetery, Benny Dee Pate on 8-25-1940. She is the daughter of Fred Martin Bryan Fussell, 55, died 3-28-1956 in Watts, Ark, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Marguerite Fussell Oscar Eugene Magee, 79, funeral held 3-28-1956, buried Magee Cemetery in Enon, husband of Cora Blackwell Magee Rudolph Berkley Hano, 13 of Uneedus, died 3-26/27-1956, son of Randolph and Pauline Neal Hano Victor Andrew Burch, 40, died 3-31-1956, buried Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, husband of Edna Duncan Burch, son of Florence Burch Averice McCauley Miller, 74, died 4-9-1956, buried Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, husband of Elizabeth Corkern Miller Willie B. Bankston, 79 of Stoney Point, died 4-10-1956, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, husband of Euner P. Bankston Lena Spears, 71, died 4-7-1956, buried Nobles Cemetery, wife of late Walter S. Spears Alice Gill Myles, died 4-7-1956, wife of Earlie E. Myles, daughter of Walter Gill Marshall A. Brumfield, 67, funeral held 4-9-1956, buried McGehee Cemetery, husband of Fanny Penny Brumfield Leona Watson Maples Pittman, died 4-28-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, wife of Walter Pittman Alice Robbins Foil, 79, died 5-12-1956, buried Hayes Creek Cemetery Nicholas V. Jones, 84, born in St. Tammany, died 5-19-1956, buried in Enon, husband of Lillie Jones Anita Ellis, twin, resident of Orange, TX., funeral held 6-7-1956, buried Magee Cemetery, daughter of Leo Ellis and Lucille Pfrimmer Ellis, grand daughter of Leo Pfrimmer Juanita Ellis, twin, resident of Orange, TX., funeral held 6-7-1956, buried Magee Cemetery, daughter of Leo Ellis and Lucille Pfrimmer Ellis, granddaughter of Leo Pfrimmer Jessie Kemp Miller, 59, funeral held 6-4-1956, buried Mt. Pisgah cemetery, wife of Enos Miller Edgar Lee Wilson, 83, formerly of LaBelle, Missouri, died 6-2-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Frances Turner Wilson Ruby Parker Bankston, 66, died 6-12-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, wife of David Bankston C. Armetha Miller, 66, died 6-13-1956, buried Nobles Cemetery, wife of J. Holland Miller James Durwood Waskom, 32, died 6-13-1956, buried Bonner Creek Cemetery, son of Ansil Waskom Robert E. Sylvest, 22, died 6-26-1956, buried Fisher Cemetery, son of H. R. Sylvest Jesse N. (Brad) Spears, 58, funeral held 6-25-1956, husband of Effie Williams Spears David H. (Doc) Miller, 54, funeral held 6-27-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, husband of Hester Wascom L. Ray Mills, 59, died 6-26-2956, buried Ponemah Cemetery Robert Sylvest, 22, funeral held 6-30-1956 in Fort Hood, TX, buried Fisher Cemetery Alma Carston Waller, 75, formerly of Quitman, MS, died 7-11-1956 Lizzie Alford Brock, 75, died 7-9-1956, wife of Waldo Brock Minnie Lou Thompson, 32 of Port Desposit, MD, died 7-7-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, wife of George M. Thompson, daughter of Arthur Miller Kathy Lynn Thompson, 8, died 77-7-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, daughter of George and Minnie Lou Thompson George Thompson, 19 months, died 77-7-1956, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, son of George and Minnie Lou Thompson A. B. Morris, Sr., 78, died 8-12-1956, husband of Lauree Orr Morris Alba Creel Sylvest of Baton Rouge, funeral held 8-28-1956, buried Bethel Cemetery, wife of late Homer Sylvest Ina Stanley, 56, funeral held 8-28-1956, buried Berea Church of Christ Cemetery William Drake, died 8-27-1956, son of E. Drake of Clinton, NJ Andrew Walters, 78, died 9-1-1956, buried Bethel Cemetery, husband of Elizah Jane Burch Beatrice Spinks Seal, 53, died 9-2-1956, buried Canaan Cemetery, wife of S. W. Seal, daughter of John Spinks Alice O. Bankston, 77, died 9-11-1956, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, wife of late I. E. Bankston Lonnie Miller, 85 of St. Francisville, formerly of Franklinton, funeral held 9-10-1956, buried Pride Cemetery, wife survives. William Babington, 69, died 9-8-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Pauline Babington, son of late Willie W. Babington Jesse Wood Toney, died 9-16-1956, buried Star Hill Cemetery, wife of Jesse E. Tony, daughter of B. E. Wood Mrs. James Monroe Watts, 83, funeral held 9-19-1956, buried Summit MS Cemetery Mary Lee Tullos, 39, died 9-27-1956, buried Springhill Cemetery, daughter of Nathan Tullos Andy Beaver Johnson, 90-95 years old, died 10-13-1956 Mary Bryan, born in New Orleans, died 10-12-1956, buried Sweet Home Cemetery, wife of late Rev. C. D. C. Bryan Leroy Thomas Richardson, 81, died 10-23-1956, buried Ponemah Cemetery, wife survives, son of Warren Richardson Robert W. Knight, 79, died 10-26-1956, buried Morris Cemetery, married in 1899 to Allie McCain, son of late James and Nancy Blackwell Knight Warren Mizell, 84, died 11-2-1956, buried Ponemah Cemetery Frank Lee, 66, died 11-7-1956, buried Blackwell Cemetery near Folsom, husband of Minnie Blackwell Lee Maude Virginia Bickham, 78, died 11-12-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, wife of late Dort C. Bickham Walton J. (Walt) Richardson, 54, died 11-15-1956, buried Fisher Cemetery, married 12-15-1927 to Clarice Magee, son of the late Stephen Pinkney Richardson Ira D. Gibbs, 72, native of AL, funeral held 11-12-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Emma Lenora Graves Mrs. J. E. Dennison, 91, died 11-15-1956, buried near McComb, MS Kenneth L. White, 26, died 11-16-1956, buried Stoney Point Cemetery, son of late Emmerson White Robert M. McCormick, 58, died 12-11-1956, buried Roselawn Memorial Park, husband of Tena Richardson Larry Crowe, 20, died 12-8-1956, buried Sunlight Cemetery, son of Madria and Adrian Crowe Edward Givens, 64, died 12-20-1956, buried Stoney Point Cemetery, husband of Piccola Givens Fred S. Fortenberry, 63, WWI Veteran, died 12-18-1956, wife survives K. I. Bean, died 12-20-1956, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Ruth Babington