Obituaries: William Floyd Minor, 1971, 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: September 2, 1971 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American W. F. Minor, 89, Succumbs; Rites Held Monday William Floyd Minor, 89, of Winnfield, died Saturday morning, August 28, 1971, at his residence following a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church here with Dr. W. L. Holcomb officiating. Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Mr. Minor was a lineman for Kansas City Southern Railroad Company, retiring in 1955 after a 33 year career with the company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church here for over 50 years and was chairman of the Deacons for many years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ethel Gladys Minor of Winnfield; one son, Alton F. Minor of Atlanta, Ga.; one daughter, Mrs. Gladys Pearl Rankin of Topeka, Kan.; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers were C. E. Sherwood, W. E. Price, Bud Roberts, S. L. Garrett, Harper Terrill, and Lamar Tarver.