Obituaries: James Vail Canterbury, 1935, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 15, 1935 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Of James Canterbury To Be Held Friday

Son of Prof. and Mrs. J. G. Canterbury Dies Following Short Illness

James Vail Canterbury, 10 years and 4 days of age, died at the Fittz-Faith
Clinic 4 o'clock Thursday morning, August 15, 1935, following an illness since
last Saturday.  Poison from an infection which started in his knee and
proceeded to his blood stream and the development of pneumonia resulted in
his death.

James was the youngest child of Professor and Mrs. J. G. Canterbury of Dodson. 
He celebrated his tenth birthday last Sunday and was ready to enter the fifth
grade in school this year.

Although not a member of the church he was a regular student of the Sunday
School.  His Christian training was emphasized when death was near by the
beautiful prayers he spoke.

Funeral services will be conducted in Dodson Friday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Baptist Church.  The Rev. L. V. Fortenberry of Eunice will be in charge. 
Interment will follow in the Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta, La.

Surviving James besides his parents are one sister, Leah Mae, and one brother,
Gordon, a student at Louisiana State University.

From: August 22, 1935 Winn Parish Enterprise

James V. Canterbury

Last rites for James Vail Canterbury, 10, who died August 15, 1935, were held
at the Baptist Church, Dodson, Friday morning with Rev. C. J. Frost and Rev.
Frank Stagg officiating.  Interment was in the Atlanta, La. Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were W. D. Temple, J. G. Smith, A. L. Mixon, J. H. Barr, L.
L. Lee, and A. E. Gaar.

Honorary pallbearers, playmates of the deceased, were: Harvey Waters, Jr.,
McArdis Price, Tommie Pyburn, O. H. Robertson, Jr., Billie Hughes, Garville
Biggs, Douglas Rau, Paul Peters, Jr., and C. L. Green.