Obituaries: Captain Eugene Basco, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 6, 1939 Winn Parish Enterprise

C. E. Basco, 77, Succumbs Here March the 29th

Last Rites Were Conducted At Oak Grove Cemetery

Captain Eugene Basco, aged 77 years, 7 months, and 29 days, died at the home
of his younger daughter, Mrs. Hattie Moorhead, in Winnfield at 11:30 p.m.
March 29, 1939.

The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Louisa Basco, Boyce, La.; seven
children, Mrs. Hattie Moorhead, Winnfield; Mrs. Loula James, Bordelonville,
La.; Mrs. Leola Dowthy, Boyce, La.; Mrs. Nwalie Bumpers, New Iberia, La.; Mrs.
Lela Walker, Boyce, La.; Mrs. Hymas Basco, Natchitoches, La.; and Mr. Walter
Basco, Boyce, La.  Twenty seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren
also survive.

Funeral services were conducted at Oak Grove Cemetery at 3 p.m. Thursday,
March 30, 1939.

Pallbearers were Fred Shackleford, Clint Moorhead, Bill Myrick, Marshal
Morris, Jones Baker, and Brother Alwin Stokes.