Obituaries: Benton Gough, 1950, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 16, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise

Polio Is Fatal For Sikes Youth, Benton Gough, 17

Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. for Benton Gough, 17 year old
polio victim of Sikes.  Benton was stricken with polio two weeks ago, and
taken to the polio center in New Orleans Charity Hospital, where he died.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gough of Sikes.  He is survived by his
parents, two brothers and three sisters, all of Sikes.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Cas Crain of Grayson with the Rev.
A. D. Murry of Sikes assisting.  Burial was under direction of Riser Funeral
Home of Columbia.

Acting as pallbearers were Benton's classmates, T. Ray Gregory, Jimmy Parker,
Stanley Vickers, Dudley Crain, Roy Lane Johnson, and Harold Smith.

Among those attending the funeral were several of his classmates and teachers,
Mr. C. A. Goleman, Mr. J. A. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Emmons, Mr. and Mrs.
Sharon Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Adams, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Adams.