Obituaries: Mrs. J. S. Gassiott, 1940, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 26, 1940 Winnfield News-American

Funeral Services For Mrs. Gassiott This Afternoon

Rites at First Methodist Church at 2:30 O'Clock

Funeral services for Mrs. J. S. Gassiott, who died Thursday morning at two
o'clock, will be held this afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the First
Methodist Church.  The Rev. G. A. Morgan, pastor, will be assisted in the
rites by Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of First Presbyterian Church and the Rev.
H. H. McBride, pastor of the First Baptist Church.  Interment will be in the
Winnfield Cemetery.

Mrs. Gassiott, who had been in failing health for the past few years, became
critically ill a few days ago.  She was a member of the local Methodist Church
with which she affiliated soon after moving here with her family in 1919.

Surviving are her husband, J. S. Gassiott, one son, J. E. Gassiott of Tremont,
two daughters, Mrs. H. D. Emerson of Jonesboro and Miss Josie Gassiott of
Winnfield; one grandson, Bobby Ray Gassiott of Tremont; two brothers, L. J.
Billings of Corpus Christi, Texas and L. P. Billings of Valesco, Texas, and
one sister, Mrs. Pearl Madden of Pennington, Texas.