Obituaries: Neal E. Lawrence, 1968, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: July 25, 1968 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Winn Native Drowns In Texas; Rites Monday Neal E. Lawrence, 62, of Texas City, Texas, drowned Friday, July 19, 1968 while on a fishing trip on the Trinity River. Mr. Lawrence was a native of Winn Parish. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Lawrence of Texas City; two stepsons, Donald Talbott of Natchitoches and Billy Talbott of Vivian; a stepdaughter, Ms. Betty Coon of Texas City; a brother, Aubrey Lawrence of Columbia; five sisters, Mrs. Annie McGuire, Mrs. Ellen Beard, and Mrs. Lavelle Williams, all of Winnfield; Mrs. Grace McKenzie and Mrs. Thelma Johns, both of Monroe; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Southern Funeral Home at Winnfield by Rev. Ray Bratton and Brother Bill Anderson. Burial was in the New Hope Cemetery near Winnfield.