Obituaries: William Otto Drewett, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American 
Date: September 15, 1939
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Funeral Services For W. Otto Drewett Held Here Sunday

Succumbs to Brain Hemorrhage in Hospital at Monroe

William Otto Drewett, age 33, who was stricken with a brain hemorrhage at
his home in West Monroe Wednesday of last week, died in a Monroe hospital
Friday afternoon.

The body was brought here Friday night and prepared for burial followed by
funeral services Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the First Baptist Church
under direction of the Walsh Funeral Home, local funeral directors.  The Rev.
Alwin Stokes, who had been Mr. Drewett's Scoutmaster in his early boyhood,
conducted the rites, assisted by the Rev. H. H. McBride, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, and the Rev. G. A. Morgan, pastor of the First Methodist
Church.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery preceded at the grave by
Masonic services.

Mr. Drewett, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Drewett, was born in Winnfield. He
attended the schools here and later completed his business training.  he was a
member of the Baptist Church and the Eastern Star Masonic Lodge No. 151, F. &
A. M.

About 1927, Mr. Drewett, with his wife, the former Miss Louise Wallace, moved
to West Monroe to make their home.  He was employed by the Interstate Natural
Gas Company of Monroe with which company he has been for the past 12 years.

Besides his widow and parents, Mr. Drewett is survived by three sons, Billy,
age 13, Richard, age 6, and Jerry, age 3; one sister, Mrs. W. Otho Long, and
two brothers, Howard and Harold Drewett of Winnfield.