Obituaries: William R. Bratton, 1962, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 6, 1962 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

W. R. Bratton, 82, Buried Sunday At Friendship

William R. Bratton, 82, of Columbia, died in a Caldwell Parish hospital August
31, after a lengthy illness.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Bellvue Baptist Church near
Columbia with the Rev. Tom Parker officiating.  Burial was in the Friendship
Cemetery near Sikes under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Mr. Bratton was a retired farmer.

Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. R. E. Burks, West Monroe, Mrs. L. S.
Thompson, Monroe, Mrs. Henry Tolbert, Columbia, and Mrs. Rosa Lasyone, Dodson;
four sons, E. B. Bratton, Winnfield, W. M. of Port Arthur, Texas, J. S. of
Monroe, and Rev. A. L Bratton of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. L. R. Lasyone,
Baton Rouge, Mrs. Mary Pace and Mrs. Martha Lester, Dry Prong, 32
grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.