Obituaries: J. T. Maxey, 1940, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 20, 1940 Winn Parish Enterprise

J. T. Maxey Meets Death In Nashville, Tenn.

Is Victim of Hit And Run Driver, Or Falls From Train

J. T. Maxey, 27, of Hodge, met his death in Nashville, Tenn., last Saturday
either by a hit and run auto driver or by falling or being thrown from a
southbound passenger train, according to police reports from Nashville.  He
was found dead in a street near the railroad track.

Maxey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Maxey of Winnfield, had been employed at
Hodge until several weeks ago, when he went to Pensacola, Fla., to work as a
boiler maker.  He presumably did not take the work and was making his way back
to his home in Hodge.  Police identified him by his social security card and
by letters in his pocket from his wife.

Ten years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Maxey of Winnfield lost another son, Clabe, in a
similar manner.  Enroute to California, he was killed June 30, 1930, at Cisco,
Texas, by a passenger train.

The remains of J. T. Maxey arrived here at 4 p.m. Monday and funeral services
were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the South Winnfield Methodist Church of
which the deceased was a member.  The Rev. Alwin Stokes officiated.

Acting as pallbearers were Aaron Bratton, Leon Varnell, Arnold Burkes, Sye
Varnell, Leonard Evans, and Dallas Varnell.

Surviving are the deceased's wife, Mrs. Iris Allbritton Maxey and son, J. T.,
Jr., of Jonesboro; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Maxey, of Winnfield; three
sisters, Bessie, Elois, and Doris, Winnfield; and four brothers, Roberts and
Arthur Ray, Winnfield; Clarence of Jonesboro, and George of Gerlach, Nevada.