Obituaries: William L. Bibb, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 12, 1939 Winn Parish Enterprise

Death Claims W. L. Bibb At His Home Here

Retired Lawyer and Short Story Writer Suffers Heart Attack

William L. Bibb, a retired lawyer and writer of short stories, died suddenly
of a heart attack at his home here at 8 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 1939.  Mr.
Bibb had been receiving treatment from his physician but had been active until
his sudden passing.  He never failed to make his daily visit to town where he
chatted and joked with his many friends.

Funeral services were held from the family residence at 3 p.m. Sunday with the
Rev. G. A. Morgan, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating.  He was
assisted by the Rev. C. E. Woodson, rector of the Christ's Church (Episcopal)
of Vicksburg, Miss., an uncle of the deceased.  Interment was made in the
Winnfield Cemetery with Edmonds Funeral Home in charge.

Acting as pallbearers were Sheriff Bryant Sholars, A. L. Mixon, H. R. Sylvest,
Joe Gassiot, Hasson Morris, and Bob Hall.

Mr. Bibb, a native of Virginia, was educated at William and Mary College and
graduated in law from the University of Virginia.  He practiced law for 20
years.  His last active practice of law was in Texas.  From there he came to
Winn Parish and made his home at Dodson.  It was there that he sold his first
story after coming to Louisiana.  The story was a narrative of the events of
the life of Will Purvis of Mississippi, who escaped the hangman's noose
because the knot slipped.  Mr. Bibb at one time was a resident of Mississippi.

A year ago Mr. and Mrs. Bibb lost their home in Dodson by fire and they moved
to Winnfield, where he has continued his writing and has sold a number of
stories.

He was deeply interested in politics and took an active interest in politics
and took an active interest in both state and national affairs.

Surviving are his widow and one sister, Mrs. Tom Quarles of Washington, D. C.,
an uncle, Rev. C. E. Woodson, rector of Christ's Church (Episcopal) of
Vicksburg, Miss.

Out of town relatives attending the last rites were the Rev. Charles E.
Goodson, an uncle of the deceased, from Vicksburg, Miss., and Mrs. B. T.
Toomer, a sister of Mrs. Bibb of New Orleans.