Obituaries: Henry Patrick Dawson, 1951, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 8, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise 

Final Rites For Henry P. Dawson Held On Monday

Funeral services were held Monday for Henry Patrick Dawson, 72, Winn native
and lifelong resident, who died Sunday in a Winnfield hospital.  Mr. Dawson
had been ill for a long time.

Graveside services were held by Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, with Lloyd E.
Waxley, acting worshipful master, presiding.  Mr. Dawson was a member of the
Masonic Lodge and of the Corinth Baptist church.

He was married to the former Roxie Long in 1906, and they had five children,
three of who survive.  They are Ralph, Birdis, and Virgil, all of Winnfield,
Route Two.  He is also survived by one brother, Bob, of Winnfield; one sister,
Mrs. Maudie Wheat, of Pollock, and 11 grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Ples Dawson, Harold Dawson, Edwin Long, Roy Waxley, and
Clifford Bartley.  Honorary pallbearers were Ed Melton, J. H. Lowery, Charlie
Smith, Louis Sholars, and Henry Harlan.

Burial was in the Corinth Cemetery.