Obituaries: Exar Estelle Coleman Gresham, 1952, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 12, 1952 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. Gresham Dies June 9 After Long Illness In Atlanta

Final rites for Mrs. H. A. Gresham, 57, member of a prominent Winn Parish
family, who died Monday, June 9, 1952, after a long illness, were held at the
Atlanta Baptist Church Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Ernest Walker,
pastor, officiating.  He was assisted by the Rev. Hurt of Jonesboro.  Burial
was in the Atlanta Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were John Henry Barnes, Granville Kilpatrick, Donald
Harrison, Kenneth Williams, Ezeb Vercher, A. L. Lovell, Prentiss Cook, and
Emmet Thompson.

A native of Claiborne Parish, Mrs. Gresham was before her marriage Miss Exar
Estelle Coleman.  She had been a resident of Atlanta for many years, where she
was active in the Atlanta Baptist Church of which she was a member.  She was
also a member of the Atlanta home demonstration club, serving as its president
until her health prevented.

She is survived by her husband, H. A. Gresham, merchant of Atlanta; one son,
O. M. Gresham, and two grandsons, Ronny and Clifton of Jonesboro; four sisters
and two brothers, Mrs. Avanell Gordon, Mrs. Blanche Smith, Mrs. Nora Watts,
Mrs. Annabelle Dick, Onnie Coleman, and Thomas Coleman, all of Shreveport.

A host of relatives and friends attended last rites.