Obituaries: J. Albert Nugent, 1951, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 4, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services For J. A. Nugent Held Here Oct. 1

Funeral services for J. Albert Nugent, 62, vice president of the Winnfield
Bank and Trust Company, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 1, at the
First Methodist Church of Winnfield.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery
under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Rev. P. M. Caraway, pastor of the church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Alwin
Stokes and Rev. Morris of Alexandria.

Mr. Nugent was born in Grant Parish, near Williana, moving to Winn Parish when
he was a young boy.  He had been an official of the Winnfield bank for more
than 30 years, also owning estensive interests in numerous other business
enterprises.

For 40 years Mr. Nugent was a member of the Methodist Church of Winnfield.  He
served for 25 years on the Board of Stewards and was active in promoting the
building of the new church.

Mr. Nugent died in an Alexandria hospital Saturday afternoon as a result of
heart trouble.  He had his first heart attack in March, 1951, and never fully
recovered.

Surviving Mr. Nugent are his wife, Mrs. Sonora Nugent; two daughters, by a
former marriage, Mrs. Leslie Hill of Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Bill Smith, of
Beaumont, Texas; his mother, Mrs. Julia Nugent of Alexandria; two brothers,
J. M. of Baton Rouge and O. H. Nugent of Alexandria; three sisters, Mrs.
O. J. Cappel of Alexandria, Mrs. Dennis Bocock of Mansfield, and Mrs. James A.
Higson of Washington, D. C.; three grandchildren, and numerous other relatives
including Gov. Earl K. Long, his first cousin.  

Active pallbearers were Malcolm Cappel of Lafayette, Tom Cousar of Jackson,
Miss., Howard Nugent of Lake Charles, James Russell, Harwell Allen, Marvin
Carraway, Richard Heard, and J. J. Johnson, all of Winnfield.

Honorary pallbearers were Dennis Bocock of Mansfield, W. N. Smith of Beaumont,
Texas, H. Leslie King of Dallas, Texas, Gov. Earl K. Long of Baton Rouge, J.
E. Carter and J. R. Heard of Winnfield.