Obituaries: John Mixon, 1939, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 21, 1939 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services For John Mixon Held At Gansville

Prominent Gansville Citizen Dies Suddenly Last Thursday

John Mixon, prominent citizen of Gansville, died suddenly at his home Thursday
night of last week.  Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the
Gansville church conducted by the Rev. J. W. Buckner of Jonesboro and the Rev.
W. T. Strain of Simsboro.  Masonic services concluded the rites.  Interment
was in the Gansville church cemetery.

Mr. Mixon was born March 11, 1883 near Gansville, where he lived his lifetime. 
In 1906 he was married to Miss Ella Puckett and one daughter was born to them,
however, at different times he has opened his home to five orphaned children
to whom he gave a father's devotion.  He was a member of the Baptist church at
Gansville and also the Masonic Lodge.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ella Puckett Mixon, one daughter, Mrs.
Maurice Gates, two granddaughters, Ella Sue and Ada Lynn Gates, three
brothers, A. L. Mixon of Dodson, O. J. Mixon of Winnfield, and C. R. Mixon of
Pineville.

Pallbearers, nephews of the deceased, were Joe Mixon of Homer, Dan Mixon of
Dodson, Claud Mixon and Elton Mixon of Winnfield, and Virgil and Arthur Taylor
of Gansville.