Obituaries: Lucy Carpenter (Mrs. Alexandria), 1947, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 1947 issue Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American

Mrs. Carpenter's Funeral Conducted Thurs., June 19

85 Year Old Native Of Near Calvin Buried At Bethlehem

Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Carpenter, 85, wife of the late Rev. Alexandria
Carpenter, were conducted at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, Thursday afternoon,
June 19, at 4 p.m., with Rev. Shows officiating.  Interment was in the
Bethlehem Cemetery, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Mrs. Carpenter was born in Winn Parish Oct. 15, 1861.  She united with the
Bethlehem Baptist Church early in life.  Later she was married to Alexandria
Carpenter, and she spent her entire life near Calvin, La.

She is survived by six children: Edward Carpenter of Calvin and Joseph
Carpenter, Hershel Carpenter, Mrs. Minnie O'Bryan, Mrs. Anna Collins of
Winnfield, Route 4 (only five children listed); 30 grandchildren, 51 great
grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. J. McGinty of Colfax and Mrs. Ella Machen
of Lancaster, Texas.

Pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased: Huey O'Bryan, Gilbert Carpenter,
Frank Carpenter, W. H. Collins, Floyd Johnson, and Clifford Carpenter.

She leaves several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.