West Carroll-Richland County Louisiana Archives News.....Heart Attack-Known Throughtout West Carroll As "Uncle Pete" July 6, 1939
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West Carroll Gazette-Oak Grove, La. July 6, 1939
  P.M. Green, 77, prominent West Carroll citizen, died at his home in Ward one 
near Epps at 11:30 p.m. Monday.  His death was attributed to heart trouble.
  Funeral services were held yesterday from the family residence at 3 p.m., 
with the Rev. A.L. Rusell, pastor of the Lake Providence Baptist Church., 
officiating.  Interment followed in the Midway cemetery. 
  He is survived by his wife, two nieces, Mrs. J.J. Flake of Pioneer and Mrs. 
Ed Thomas of Texarkana, Ark. and other nieces and nephews living in Texas.
  Pallbearers were A.E. Shelton, Jesse Lusk, E.N. Neal, Ervin Cleveland, Wray 
Hillman, Buford Pace, Bill Felker and Roy Crow.  Honorary pallbearers were 
P.J. Reed, R.V. Reeves, R.A. Skinner, Clyde Turner, Dr. B.L. Bailey, Dr. Nash 
Collins, O.B. Laird, John Hurt, Felix Colvit, John LeFevre and A.J. Sandifer.
  The deceased, affectionally known throughout as "Uncle Pete," was born in 
this parish, ward one, and had lived in its bounds - except for four years a 
resident of the state of Texas - during the entirety of his life.
  He was police juror from Ward one for more than 20 years and prior to the 
end of his tenure on the body, he was a number of years the oldest member of 
the parish governing body in point of service.  Besides being a police juror 
he had previously served four years on the parish school board, prior to his 
election to the police jury.  Aside from his parish official activities during 
his span of life, he was among West Carroll's most progressive farmers and 
business leaders.  At the time of his death he was secretary-treasurer of 
Farmers' Gin company.  Before bankruptey of the Macon Ridge Natinal bank of 
Delhi, he was one of the directors of the institution.
  The Gazette joins with citizens throughout West Carroll in mourning the loss 
of the lovable character who had devoted so many years of his life in the 
interest of and development of the parish.  

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