ERA Leader (1957) Obits, Washington, LA submitted by: Bonnie Dier ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Miles S. Cone, 79, funeral held 1-4-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery Alice Johnson Gayer, 75, died 1-3-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, married 12-26-1906 to Dr. Theodore W. Gayer George Winston Magee, 96, born Washington Parish 7-12-1860 to Hezekia Magee, died 1-21-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, married 1879 to Dora Schilling Willis Jenkins, 85, died 1-27-1957, Ellis Cemetery, husband of Carrie Alma Bickham Alden S. Passman, 43, died 1-26-1957, buried Hillcrest Cemetery near Bosier City, wife survives Florine Jenkins, 56, died 1-21-1957, buried Plainview Cemetery, wife of Milton E. Jenkins Judge C. Ellis Ott, 75, died 1-25-1957, buried Ponemah Cemetery, husband of Lane Cannado Ott Carrie Knight Jones, 64, died 2-4-1957, buried Enon Cemetery, wife of Van K. Jones Ida Self Bickham, 83, died 1-31-1957, buried Bickham Cemetery, wife of late Tom I. Bickham D. C. Mulkey, 75 of Tylertown, died 2-19-1957, buried Rushing Cemetery, wife survives, father of Mrs. J. O. Reese Thomas J. Hood, 35 of Amite, funeral held 2-18-1957, buried Amite Cemetery, WWII Veteran, husband of Marie Kent Hood, son of A. E. Hood, Sr. Willie A. Burris, 64, died 2-18-1957, buried Pierce Cemetery at Sun, husband of Eltimae Pierce Burris, son of Laura Burris Harold Hilman McKinney, 46, died 2-24-1957, buried Minden Cemetery, husband of Nevin Tannehill McKinney, son of W. C. McKinney Lela Fannie Roberts Alford, 49, died 3-5-1957, buried Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, of R. H. Alford Daniel S. Wood, 84 of Tylertown, funeral held 3-101957, buried New Zion, wife survives John Luper, 68, died 3-7-1957, buried Nobles Cemetery, husband of Emma McDaniel Luper Henry C. Stafford, 83, died 3-12-1957, buried Bonner Creek T. Claude Simmons, 60 of Tylertown, died 3-12-1957, buried Silver Creek Cemetery, husband of Bell Bryan Simmons Sheldon Hugh Bateman, 57 of New Orleans, funeral held 3-9-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Mable Hallam Bateman, son of Jeni Bateman Annie Pearl Fricke Williams, 55, died 3-17-1957, buried Bethel Cemetery, wife of John H. Williams, daughter of Martha Fricke Ray R. Carpenter, 41, died 3-21-1957, buried Magee Cemetery, husband of Yvonne Tate Carpenter Joseph Newman, 75, died 3-29-1957, buried Tylertown Cemetery Mrs. Dan Brumfield, 75, died 4-7-1957, buried Magee Cemetery Louie N. Varnado, 77, died 4-6-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Allie Varnado Varnado Thomas S. Stafford, 65, died 4-6-1957, buried Enon Cemetery, husband of Bertha Magee Stafford William Shelby Burris, died 4-10-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Sally Anglin, son of W. Otto and Eunice F. Burris Walter Green, died 4-8-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, husband of Florence Bailey Shell E. Dillon, Sr., 61, died 4-14-1957, buried Star Hill Cemetery, husband of Dille Burch Dillon Rob Goings, died 4-15-1957, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, husband of Minnie Riley Goings Oscar A. Green, Sr., died 4-24-1957, buried Ponemah cemetery Archie J. Passman, 58, died 4-18-1957, buried Sunlight Cemetery, husband of Lillian Passman Arthur Eugene Fortenberry, 61, funeral held 4-21-1957, buried Bogue Chitto Cemetery, WWI Veteran, husband of Minnie Estelle Burch Rosa Bell Magee Stringfield, funeral held 5-3-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, wife of late Rev. J. J. Stringfield Fred M. Edwards, 75, died 5-3-1957, born in Tangipahoa Parish, buried Bahm-Magee Cemetery, son of Walter and Mary Williams Magee Edwards and grandson of Dr. William L. Magee M. John Alford, 81, died 5-3-1957, buried Mt. Pisgah Cemetery John Quincy Norris, 67, died 5-7-1957, buried Mt. Hermon Cemetery, husband Lulu Fortenberry Norris Julia Warner Crain, 80, died 5-11-1957, buried Crain Cemetery, wife of W. J. Crain Thomas J. Wood, 80, funeral held 5-30-1957, buried New Zion, married first to Cordelia Dickey, married second Amelia Hendrich, married third Lucy Magee Clifton (Kip) Bahm, 66, died 6-5-1957, buried Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, husband of Velma Miller Valerie Lee Cantrell, 6 months, died 6-8-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, daughter of Wayne Cantrell, grand daughter of Vaughn Cantrell and Donna Lee Webb, great granddaughter of H. E. Richardson Celia Holiday Goings, 58, died 6-19-1957, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, husband of Major Goings Jewel Thomas, 4_, died 6-15-1957, buried Crain's Creek Cemetery, husband of Renette Crain, husband of Eula Thomas Shell Spears, 49, died 6-17-1957, buried Nobles Cemetery, husband of Eunice Spears Herschell (Toddy) Newcomb, died 6-18-1957 of Greensburg, son of J. C. Newcomb Warren B. Forbes, 83, died 7-5-1957, buried Hurricane Church Cemetery in Sandy Hook, MS Infant son Knight, funeral held 7-11-1957, Ellis Cemetery, son of Dr. Wilmur W. Knight Cullen Arnette Seal II, 10 days, died 7-17-1957, son of Cullen Seal, grandson of Minnie S. Dunlap and Morgan M. Hartman Wiley W. Creel, 71, died 7-27-1957, buried Nobles Cemetery, husband of Alma Crain Creel George Mareade/Marcade or George Castello, found 8-8-1957 Annette Mareade/Marcade, found 8-8-1957 Infant daughter Bailey, funeral held 8-14-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, daughter of James G. Bailey Alice Crain, 8-14-1957, wife of Albert Crain Robert R. Penton, 68, died 8-16-1957, buried Crain's Creek Cemetery, husband of Minnie McBeth Penton Alonzo Alford, 75 of Pearl River, LA, died 8-24-1957, buried in the family cemetery, husband of Mary Fussell George E. Stubbs, 54, died 8-22-1957, buried Tylertown Cemetery, wife survives Rosa Brumfield Garrett, died 8-22-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery Hezzie Walters, 60, died 9-9-1957, buried Bethel Cemetery, husband of Velma Miller Walters, daughter of Warren W. Walters Mattie Miller Brock, 63, died 9-7-1957, buried Bogue Chitto Cemetery, wife of J. Lucious Brock Victor Pierce, 64, died 9-6-1957, buried Bogue Chitto Cemetery, wife survives Lydia Wilson Magee, 86, died 9-14-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery Levi Sharp, 73, died 10-18-1957, buried Sharp Cemetery Vanda Reeves Magee, died 10-20-1957, wife of Mutong Magee, daughter of Cornelius and Ella Reeves Sybil Spring Wallace, 52 of New Orleans, died 10-28-1957, buried Sunlight Cemetery, wife of Wesley Wallace Mary Jane Magee, 75, died 10-24-1957, Morris Cemetery, wife of Whit Magee Sylvia Evans, 9, died 11-3-1957, daughter of Ronald Evans of Independence E. Herman Guillory, 50 of Ville Platte, died 11-8-1957, wife and mother survive, brother-in-law of Mrs. J. J. Warner, Sr. Infant son McDaniel, funeral held 11-19-1957, buried Stoney Point Cemetery, son of Bobby McDaniel H. Newton McElveen, 76, died 11-19-1957, husband of Leota Brock Ella Carnegie Brumfield, 77, died 11-20-1957, buried Hayes Creek Cemetery, wife of Louis Brumfield Mrs. Hugh Blair, Sr., notified of death 11-26-1957, mother of Al Blair Thomas Lane Sylvest, 20, died 12-1-1957, buried Bethel Cemetery, son of Thomas Ulman Sylvest Maude Edith Hennesey, 82, died 12-8-1957, buried Ellis Cemetery, wife of M. I. Hennesey Murl Welch, 68, died 12-6-1957, buried Morris Cemetery, husband of Alice Welch Welch Mellis Hines, 22, died 12-13-1957 Mrs. Iddo W. Lampton, 95, born 7-10-1862, died 12-13-1957, married at age 20 to Iddo W. Lampton, daughter of Robert and Ellen Ellis Babington Frank Edward Brumfield, 18, died 12-14-1957 Harvey Corkern, 71, died 12-17-1957, buried Corkern Cemetery Willie Wiley Wood, 54, died 12-17-1957, buried Magee Cemetery, husband of Lucille Stringfield Lucille May Grace, 57 of Baton Rouge, died 12-22-1597, buried Plaquemine Cemetery Steve H. Seal, 47, died 1-22-1957, buried San Pedro Cemetery, son of S. B. Seal H. J. (Bose) Stafford, 88, died 12-20-1957, buried Fisher Cemetery Ezra Foil, 71 of Baton Rouge, died 12-29-1957, buried Green Oaks Memorial Center, husband of Irma Foil