Obituaries: Esther Kornegay, 1933, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 21, 1933 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services Held For Esther Kornegay Tuesday

Young Dodson Girl Claimed By Death Following Major Operation

Funeral services for Miss Esther Kornegay, 19 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Kornegay of Dodson, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Dodson
Baptist Church, with the Rev. J. L. Dodge, pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Jonesboro and the Rev. B. C. Land, pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Winnfield, officiating.

Miss Kornegay died in an Alexandria sanitarium Sunday, following a major
operation.  She had been in ill health for several months.  She was a member
of the Baptist church and a recent graduate of the Dodson High School.  She
was one of Dodson's most beloved young ladies, and well known in the parish. 
A host of relatives and friends attended the last rites.

Pallbearers were Judson Campbell, R. F. Stovall, Jr., J. T. Anderson, and Mr.
Martin, of Sikes.  Flower girls were Margaret Stovall, Edith Smith, and Jessie
Lee Terrill.

The deceased is survived by her parents; two brothers, Henry and Lester; three
sisters, Misses Willie, Joy, and Mamie Kornegay.