Obituary:  Janice Bemont, 1944, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL 32526
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Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, Jan. 27, 1944
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Child Dies After Drinking Coal Oil Friday
        Janice Bemont, 17 Month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bemont
of Laurel Heights, died Friday afternoon a few hours after drinking coal
oil while playing at the home of her grandmother who lives in the same
neighborhood.  She was carried to a local clinic where all efforts to save
her life failed.
        Funeral services were held at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon at the
Assembly of God Church, Laurel Heights, with Rev. C. M. Robinson
officiating.  Interment was in the Winnfield cemetery under the direction
of Southern Funeral Home.
        The little girl is survived by her parents: a twin sister, Janet;
a brother, George Dennis of Laurel Heights; a grandmother, Mrs. George
Bemont, Sr., of Laurel Heights; and a grandfather, Orb Davis of
Pascagoula.