Obituaries: Mary Collins Carpenter, 1971, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: July 22, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Carpenter, 72, Dies; Rites At Bethlehem Mrs. Mary C. Carpenter, 72, of the Bethlehem Community, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17, 1971 in Winnfield General Hospital following a lengthy illness. A Winn Parish native, she was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, William H. Carpenter of Winnfield; three daughters, Miss Mary Lou Carpenter, Mrs. G. B. Carter, and Mrs. Raymond Dubois, all of Winnfield; two brothers, J. T. Collins of Tioga and George Collins of Olla; a sister, Mrs. Jessie Milstead of Montgomery; nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in Bethlehem Baptist Church, Rev. Willis Russell officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.