Obituaries: Mrs. W. O. Harrison, 1949, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 8, 1949 Winn Parish Enterprise

Final Rites For Mrs. Harrison In Montgomery

Mrs. W. O. Harrison, 76, of Montgomery, widow of the late William Oswald
Harrison, prominent merchant, planter, and lumberman, succumbed to a heart
attack on Nov. 23, in a Natchitoches hospital.

Mrs. Harrison was a native of Tennessee.  She came to Louisiana 50 years ago
where she met her husband, who preceded her in death 29 years ago.

Mrs. Harrison was a member of the Methodist Church and an active member of the
WSCS and Sunday School as long as her health permitted.  She was also a member
of the Order of the Eastern Star.

The news of her death was received with deep regret by her wide circle of
friends and relatives for with her passing went part of the dignity, charm,
and hospitality of the true South.

Survivors include two sons, Dr. Malcolm Harrison of Houston, Texas, and W. O.
Harrison, Jr. of Montgomery; one daughter, Mrs. O. F. Giddens of Montgomery;
one step-son, Mayor Lloyd J. Harrison of Montgomery; three step-daughters,
Mrs. M. A. Beason of Stillwater, Okla., Mrs. M. E. Triplett of Lake
Washington, Miss., and Mrs. C. T. Brown of Tampa, Fla.; a number of
grandchildren, and two sisters, Miss Carrie Eagan and Mrs. Essie Sutton of
Forsythe, Ga.

Funeral services were held by Rev. W. F. Howell, pastor of the Methodist
Church, assisted by Rev. Lula Wardlow.  The violin music was rendered by Mrs.
Stanley Hake of Centerville, Miss., accompanied by Mrs. E. C. Erwin.

Interment was in the family plot in the old Montgomery Cemetery.  Active
pallbearers were E. C. Erwin, Jimmy Scruggs, Herschell Hughes, Melvin Hall,
Granville Kilpatrick, J. D. Williams, Everett Nelms, and Odell Dean.