Obituaries: Edgar N. Jackson, 1953, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 17, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise

Edgar Jackson, Winn Native, Dies In Monroe

Final rites for Edgar N. Jackson, 58, native of Winn Parish, were held in
First Methodist Church, Monroe, at 10 a.m. Wednesday.  Mr. Jackson, head of an
oil and gas distributing firm in Monroe, died Tuesday morning after an illness
of about two weeks.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Jackson, of Winnfield, and has other
relatives here.  Mr. Jackson lived in Winnfield for several years and was
active in civic and church activities.

Funeral services were under the direction of Rev. H. L. Johns, assisted by
Rev. Lea Joyner and Dr. E. K. Means.  Burial was in Memorial Parish (Park?)
Cemetery, under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Mildred Looney; one son, Dr. Jack
T. Jackson of Monroe; two daughters, Mrs. Daniel Beacham of New Orleans and
Mrs. D. V. Loflin of Monroe; two brothers, A. D. Jackson of Baton Rouge and
Shirley Jackson of Winnfield; three sisters, Mrs. M. T. Crowe, Mrs. Harold
DeBray, both of Winnfield, and Mrs. Herbert C. Smith of Houston, Texas; his
mother, Mrs. N. M. Jackson of Winnfield, and eight grandchildren.

Active pallbearers were A. K. Kilpatrick, Joe Durret, Earl K. Long, Pete
Memefee, John E. Coon, Otto Passman, Monty Carbone, and A. E. Montgomery.

Among honorary pallbearers from Winnfield were Charlie Smith, A. L. Smith, and
Rev. Alwin Stokes.