Obituaries: Annie Catherine Lynn, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American
Date: March 30, 1934
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Annie Catherine Lynn is Laid to Rest Here Sunday

Dies At Alexandria Hospital Saturday Following Operation

Funeral services for Annie Catherine Lynn, age 5, who died at the Baptist
Hospital at Alexandria, Saturday, March 24, were conducted here March 25 at
3:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church.  Rev. D. C. Brown of Shreveport
conducted the service, assisted by Rev. Ellis Smith, Methodist minister, Dr.
B. C. Land, Baptist minister, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, Presbyterian minister,
all of Winnfield.

The little girl was the daughter of Mrs. J. W. Wright of Winnfield and Mr. J.
R. Lynn of Alexandria, and the granddaughter of Mrs. and Mrs. J. E. Ray.

Pallbearers were J. J. Crippen, W. E. Barnhill, Bobel Lynn, and Trent James. 
Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

The death of this little girl occasioned widespread grief in the community
here, where the little girl was a general favorite.  She was taken ill about
ten days ago and when it was found that her condition necessitated an
operation she was rushed to Alexandria, where she was operated on for mastoids
last Tuesday, death following on Saturday.

While Annie Catherine was not yet of school age she was a member of the school
rhythm band conducted by Miss Mae Bevill.  She was a regular attendant of the
Methodist Sunday school and was a child widely known and widely loved.

Surviving are the mother, Mrs. John W. Wright of Winnfield; father, J. R.
Lynn, Alexandria; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ray, Winnfield; Mrs. Lucy
Lynn, Alexandria.

Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were:

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Blakewood and children, Minden; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Norwood,
Mrs. Bill Norwood, Bunkie; Mrs. J. E. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. Carol Pearson, Mrs.
Mattie Gray and daughter, Mrs. M. H. Wolf and daughter, Myrtle, and sons,
Dalph and George Lorance; Miss Carrie Wolf, Mrs. LeRosen, Mrs. and Mrs. Flim
Jordan, Mr. Trent James, Mrs. Guy Priest and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Don Swafford, Mrs. Addie Creel, Mrs. Shroder, Mr. Price,
Mrs. J. E. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Hickman, Mrs. Maggie Hoff, all of Alexandria.

Mr. Ben Baker, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bobel Lynn, Mrs. E. L. Griffin, Mrs. Walter Hilburn,
Mrs. Robert Blanchard, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCain and son, Mrs. Nancy
Lowery, Mrs. Robert Cruikshank, Mrs. Vannangus Terry, Mr. and Mrs. James
Cruikshank, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Henderson, Rev. Wilson, all of Boyce, La.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell and sons, Marshall, Texas; Mr. Bill Barnhill,
Natchitoches; Rev. and Mrs. Robert Brown, Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
White, Mrs. Bessie Creed, Selma; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carr and sons, Eros; Mr.
Claud Ray and daughter and Mrs. Jack Bice, Calvin; Miss Louise LaCroix,
Colfax.