Obituaries: William L. Owens, 1970, 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: August 13, 1970 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American W. L. Owens, 88, Succumbs; Rites Held Wednesday William L. Owens, 88, of Winnfield, died Monday, August 10, 1970, at 9 p.m. in a Winnfield hospital. Born in Covington County, Mississippi, he was a retired carpenter and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Miss Lorene Owens of Winnfield and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Southern Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Cox officiating. Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were R. C. Byrnes, James Watts, G. E. Brewton, Don Walsh, Harper Terrill, and Dudley Shell.