Obituaries: William Franklin Noah, 1954, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 9, 1954 Winn Parish Enteprise

W. F. Noah, 79, Succumbs After Long Illness

William Franklin Noah, 79, died at 5 a.m. Monday in a local hospital following
a lengthy illness.  Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
First Methodist Church with the Rev. Luther Booth, the Rev. W. L. Holcomb, the
Rev. Waynon Mott, and the Rev. P. M. Caraway of Pineville officiating.  Burial
was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased: Robert, Buford, and Bill Kelley;
Louis Temple, Jr. of Crossett, Ark.; Tech Sgt. Morris Burkhart of Wichita
Falls, Texas; and J. R. Harrison.

A building contractor, Mr. Noah had been a resident of Winnfield since 1930. 
He was widely known for his jovial disposition.  He was a member of the First
Metodist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Odessa Noah; three sons, W. R. Noah of
Natchitoches, Elmer Noah of Bastrop, and Jack Noah of Portland, Ore.; four
daughters, Mrs. G. H. Kelley, Mrs. Gladys Boyett, Mrs. Louis Temple, and Miss
Osenia Noah, all of Winnfield; one sister, Mrs. Belle Honeycutt of Shreveport;
two half sisters, six half brothers, 16 grandchildren, and 22 great
grandchildren.