Obituaries: Mrs. R. F. Brewer, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 12, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. R. F. Brewer Claimed By Death Sunday Morning

Funeral Services Were Conducted at First Baptist Church

Mrs. R. F. Brewer, 56 years, 3 months, and ten days, died at her home here at
2 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 1936, following a week's illness with pneumonia.

Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church on Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock with interment in the Winnfield Cemetery.  Rev. B. C.
Land, pastor, officiated.

Edmond's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Sion Jenkins, R. W. Oglesby, Mack L. Branch, Hugh Mercer, A.
J. Richardson, and R. O. Mills.

Mrs. Brewer was a member of a prominent North Louisiana family.  She was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Zack Faith of the Gaars Mill Community.  She
was born and reared in Gaars Mill and moved to Winnfield soon after her
marriage to Mr. Brewer, where they have lived since and reared their family. 
She was a member of the local Baptist church.

Surviving are her husband, R. F. Brewer, member of the Winn Parish Police
Jury, four daughters, Mrs. S. L. Garrett, Minerva and Frances Brewer, of
Winnfield, and Mrs. Frank Morris of Dallas, Texas, four sons, Frank and Henry
of Houma, La., John Brewer of L. S. U., Baton Rouge, and James Brewer of
Winnfield.

Also surviving are two brothers and four sisters, Dr. J. F. Faith, Winnfield,
Miss Zattie Faith, Alexandria, Mrs. W. T. Walker, Ruston, Mrs. W. L. Dark,
Mrs. J. G. Smith and Mr. J. W. Faith of Dodson, and one aunt, Mrs. Frances
Smith, Winnfield.