Obituaries: Jack Beckley, 1977, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: September 7, 1977 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Jack Beckley Dies After Long Illness Funeral servivces for Jack Beckley, 67, of Winnfield, were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel here with the Revs. Robert Gage and Charles Haley officiating. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Montgomery. Mr. Beckley died Sunday, September 4, 1977 in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. A native of Columbia, Mr. Beckley was a veteran of World War II and a member of the local V. F. W. Survivors include his widow, Polly Fowler Beckley of Winnfield; two sisters, Mrs. Tom Cooper of Monroe and Mrs. Lloyd Cassels of Columbia; one brother, William M. Beckley of Columbia and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Mike Smith, Perry Joe Smith, Luther Keaton, James Vines, John Herd, and Hershal Long.