Obit for M.W. Bozeman, 1926, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies
120 Ted Price Lane
Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From the March 12, 1926 Winnfield News-American


M. W. Bozeman Dies Suddenly At Home Thursday, March 4

After an Illness of Several Months from which he was Rapidly Recovering 

Death is Caused by Heart Trouble


Following an illness of several months from which he was apparently recovering 
Mr. M. W. Bozeman died very suddenly of heart trouble at his home here last
Thursday morning, March 4th, about two forty-five.  Mr. Bozeman was fifty six
years old and had been a resident of Winn Parish since 1901, coming here from
Arkadelphia, Ark., where he had lived since a boy.

He was born in Terral County, Georgia, May 9th, 1859 and was a member of one
of the old southern families with its name written in the constructive history
of the South.  He was married to Miss Caroline Elizabeth Eck in 1880 to which
union six children were born, all of whom are living:  H. B. Bozeman, Mike E.
Bozeman, Miss Eva Bozeman and Eck Bozeman, all of Winnfield, and Mrs. Clyde B.
Owens of Houston, Tex., and Mrs. P. J. Willis of Shreveport.

He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church having taken that faith many
years ago.  He was a faithful husband, a loving father, a counseling brother,
and good citizen.  Besides his six children he is survived by his widow, two
brothers, T. L. Bozeman, of Bienville, La., and L. E. Bozeman of El Paso,
Texas, three sisters, Mrs. Emma O'Neal, El Paso, Texas, Mrs. W. M. Hastings,
Dawson, Ga., and Mrs. Eula King, Santa Anna, Calif.  

Funeral services were conducted at the home of Rev. A. Stokes and Rev. P. M.
Carraway with interment in the Winnfield Cemetery Friday morning at ten
o'clock.


(Submitted by Greggory Ellis Davies, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA.)