Obituaries: Era Snow Burnum Machen, 1956, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 15, 1956 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Mrs. H. E. Machen, 74, Succumbs; Last Rites Held Nov. 11

Mrs. Era Snow Burnum Machen, 74, wife of Henry E. Machen, local highway road
contractor and motel owner, died November 8, 1956, at her home here,
following a stroke suffered last month.

The deceased was a lifelong resident of Winn Parish.  Both she and her husband
are members of pioneer families of the Gansville Community, and have been
residents of Winnfield for the past 36 years.

Mrs. Machen was a member of the First Baptist Church, Order of Eastern Star,
and of the Homemakers Home Demonstration Club.  She was an enthusiastic worker
in all three organizations.

Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p.m.
with Dr. W. L. Holcomb and the Rev. Eugene Langford officiating.  Burial was
in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Acting as pallbearers were C. C. Taylor, Lonnie Taylor, Clyde Frazier, Floyd
Brantley, Jr., Elmo Frazier, and D. C. Machen.

Survivors include her husband, Henry E. Machen, Winnfield; three sons, Otis
W., Winnfield, W. H., Jonesboro, and Millard F., Midland, Texas; six
daughters, Mrs. Zelma Kiely, Winnfield, Mrs. Mamie Schimpf, Los Cruces, N. M.,
Mrs. Brazzie Maddox, Valdosta, Ga., Mrs. Clotile Hurd, Long Beach, Calif.,
Mrs. Sibyl Robinette, Andrews, Texas, Mrs. Juanita Pearson, West Germany; one
brother, Charley Burnum, Jena; six sisters, Mrs. Bertha Allen, Mrs. Nolan
Taylor and Mrs. Jesse Temple, of Dodson; Mrs. Coleman Taylor, Winnfield, Mrs.
Charles Smith, Bastrop, and Mrs. Kate Brantley, Lufkin, Texas.

She also leaves 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.