Obituaries:  Ila Carroway Brantley Chandler, 1947, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 6, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. G. Chandler Dies at Calvin Monday Night

Mrs. G. A. Chandler, 73, died Monday evening at 11:30 o'clock at her home at
Calvin, La., following an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Cypress Creek Church and interment was
in the Cypress Creek Cemetery under direction of Edmonds Funeral Home of
Jonesboro.  Conducting the services were Rev. John Kitchenham of Columbia,
Rev. Melvin York of Calvin, Rev. F. M. Shows and Rev. W. D. McDaniel, both of
Winnfield.  

Mrs. Chandler was the former Ila Carroway Brantley Chandler.  She was born and
reared in Jackson Parish and moved to Winn Parish in 1912.  She was a member
of the Calvin Baptist Church.

Surviving her are her husband, G. A. Chandler, of Calvin; five stepchildren
by her first marriage, Floyd Brantley of Lufkin, Texas, Lillard Brantley of
Nacogdoches, Texas; Mrs. Clara Ponder, Athens, Texas, Mrs. Thelma Howell of
Dallas, Texas; and Mrs. Maggidell Hendrix of High Island, Texas; four
stepchildren by her second marriage: Marvin Chandler of Dallas, Texas; Mrs.
A. M. Camp, C. N. Chandler, and Louis Chandler, all of Calvin; her stepmother,
Mrs. Donie Carroway of Jonesboro; five half brothers and sisters, George,
Arthur, Gurden, and Jessie Carroway, all of Jonesboro, La., and Jewel Carroway
of Dallas, Texas; and Mrs. Cora Smith of Calhoun, La.