Obituaries: R. E. Hemphill, 1940, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American 
Date: January 19, 1940
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R. E. Hemphill, 73, Of Zion, Dies, Is Buried Wednesday

Final rites for R. E. Hemphill, 73, who died suddenly on Tuesday, January 16,
were held Wednesday afternoon at Zion, with interment in the Zion Cemetery. 
The Rev. C. R. McCartney, assisted by Rev. J. A. Cockerham, conducted the last
rites.

Mr. Hemphill is survived by his widow, a daughter, Willie Bell Tullos, two
sons, Hoyt and Otis Hemphill of Winnfield, Route 2; two sisters, Mrs. L. L.
Boatman of Norman, Okla., and Mrs. Pheione Chandler of Florence, Miss.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Hullyes, Voice Keen, Frank Ferguson, Ernest Hemphill,
Eli McCartney, and Julian Keen.