Obituaries: Benjamin Floyd Allbritton, 1943, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 13, 1943 Winn Parish Enterprise

Heart Attack Fatal to Benj. Floyd Allbritton

Benjamin Floyd Allbritton, 64, succumbed Tuesday afternoon at a Winnfield
clinic after an attack of heart failure.  He was brought to the clinic from
his home on Route Two, Winnfield, Tuesday at noon and he died a few hours
later at 3:45 o'clock.

Funeral services will be held at the Beech Creek Cemetery between Winnfield
and Olla Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  The services were delayed awaiting
the arrival of Mr. Allbritton's son, Pfc. J. C. Allbritton, from Camp Cooke,
Calif.  Rev. M. Thompson Doughty, Baptist pastor, from Rhinehart, La., will
conduct the services.

Mr. Allbritton was twice elected police jury member of Ward Two, serving from
1928 to 1936.  Along with his occupation of farming, he served his community
well in civic affairs.  At the time of his death he was deacon of the Beech
Creek Baptist Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge, Rochelle, and the Woodmen
Lodge, Tullos.

He is survived by his wife and young son, H. F. Allbritton, of Rt. 2,
Winnfield, another son, Pfc. J. C. Allbritton, of Camp Cooke, Calif.; two
daughters, Audie Allbritton of Baton Rouge and Mrs. J. W. Fleniken of New
Orleans; three brothers, E. E. and E. M. Allbritton of Tullos; and Will
Allbritton of Robeline; two sisters, Mrs. W. G. Calton of Baxter Springs,
Kan., and Mrs. Perry Kees of Urania.