Obituaries: James Riley Beville, 1947, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 5, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Thursday For James Beville, World War I Vet

Funeral services for James Riley Beville, 52, who died here yesterday
afternoon, were held at the family residence in Winnfield at 4 o'clock this
afternoon (Thursday) with the Rev. Alwin Stokes and Rev. H. H. McBride
officiating.  Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Mr. Beville was born at St. Maurice, La., on May 4, 1895 and has spent most of
his life in Winn Parish.  He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Maude Beville of Winnfield; four brothers, R.
D. Beville, Jr., of Winnfield; J. S. Beville and Joe P. Beville of Kilgore,
Texas; and Ben K. Beville of Refugio, Texas; two sisters, Miss May Beville of
Winnfield and Mrs. Phil Lohman of New York City.

Pallbearers were Bryant Sholars, Harry Fuller, E. E. Prince, H. A. Porter, Lee
J. Grigsby, and Arnold Sikes.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home.