Obituaries: Webster C. Godfrey, 1928, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 22, 1928 Winn Parish Enterprise

Webster C. Godfrey

Webster Godfrey, age 32, died suddenly in his office in Shreveport Monday
afternoon of acute indigestion.  His body was shipped here on Tuesday where
funeral services took place at the First Baptist Church at 4 p.m. with the
Rev. A. H. Cullen presiding.

Mr. Godfrey was born in the Beech Creek settlement of Winn Parish.  His father
was the late Dr. S. S. Godfrey who died in Winnfield several years ago and his
mother was Mrs. Minnie Ware Godfrey, who with two children, Sam Godfrey of
Shreveport and Miss Edna Godfrey of Jackson, Miss., survive him.  He joined
the Baptist Church at age 16, was a Scottish Rite Mason, Shriner, and a member
of the El Karubah Temple at Shreveport at the time of his death.

His other and sister arrived from Jackson, Miss., Tuesday afternoon and were
present at the funeral services.  They were met at Ruston by Mrs. S. J. Harper
and son, Blanchard, and wife.

The local Masons had charge of the funeral, the pallbearers being Dr.
Bumgardner, Henry Willis, D. E. Sikes, Horace Peters, H. J. Rogers, and J. M.
Breedlove.

Relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Dawkins of Shreveport; Mrs. J. H. Humphries and C. I. Humphries of
Jena; Mrs. W. E. Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fisher of Columbia; Mrs. J. A.
McConnell of Minden; Miss Emily Hunter of Boyce.