Obituaries: John Fletcher, 1939, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: December 15, 1939 Winnfield News-American John Fletcher, 78, Dies At Hargis, Is Buried Saturday Funeral services for John Fletcher, 78, of Hargis Community were held at the Mars Hill Church Saturday afternoon. Services were conducted by Rev. John Kitchingham. Interment was in the Mars Hill Cemetery. Mr. Fletcher died at his home on Friday. He was a farmer, and belonged to the Baptist Church and the Masonic order, taking an active part in the activities of each as much as his health permitted. His wife had died in July. Surviving the deceased are two sons, Odis Fletcher of Detroit, Mich., and Owen Fletcher of Hargis; three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Bostick, Mrs. Guy Bevill, and Mrs. I. H. Deen of Hargis; three brothers, Rube, Nelson, and Manuel Fletcher; and several grandchildren.