West Carroll-Richland County Louisiana Archives News.....Rites for Mrs. W.R. Lee December 6, 1934 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pauline Mobley caledoniapltn@bayouinternet October 9, 2010, 12:14 pm West Carroll Gazette-Oak Grove,La. December 6, 1934 Final rites for Mrs. Mary Virginia Lee, 76 year old widow of the late Wm. R. Lee, Sr. were held here at noon today, following death Wednesday morning. Furneral services were conducted from the home of the deceased, with the Rev. H.E. Pfost, pastor of the Oak Grove Medthodist Church, Rev. D.W. Poole of the Mangham Methodist Church and Rev. A.C. Holt, Baptist pastor at Mangham, officiating. Interment was made in the Oak Grove Cemetery shortly ater 12 o'clock. A host of friends and relatives gathered at the services to pay respects to Mrs. Lee, a beloved lady who had been a devout Christian since early life and who was noted for her hospitality and friendliness in her home. In addition to the many present, a profussion of foral offerings attested to the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Active pall bearers were her five grandsons; E.V. and Percy Denis, Claude Prine and Charles Parker, of Oak Grove, and P.H. Earl, of Rayville. Mr. and Mrs. Lee came to this parish in 1906 from Raymond, Miss. and until his death in 1929, Mr. Lee was actively engaged in farming and cattle business. The death of Mrs. Lee removes the last of the oldest orginal settlers of Hinds County, Miss. She is survived by four children; H.M. Lee, John R. Lee, and W.R. Lee, all of Oak Grove, and Mrs A.B. Beardsley, of Mangham. Eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and numerous other relatives also survive. Mrs. Lee's death came suddenly Wednesday morning as the result of a heart attack. She was stricken at 7 o'clock and died less than three hours later. She had been in failing health for about six months. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/westcarroll/newspapers/ritesfor250gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb