Obituaries: Lola Lease Bailey Rickerson, 1980, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: September 3, 1980 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Lease B. Rickerson

Funeral services for Mrs. Lease Bailey Rickerson, 86, were held at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 31, 1980 at First United Methodist Church in Winnfield. 
Reverend Grayson B. Watson, pastor, officiated and was assisted by Dr. Calvin
Phelps of First Baptist Church and Reverend Robert Gage of First Presbyterian
Church.  Interment was in Winnfield City Cemetery and all arrangements were
under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Mrs. Rickerson died Saturday, August 30, at 9:34 a.m. at Winnfield General
Hospital after a long illness.

Lola Lease Bailey Rickerson was the only child of pioneer and well known Winn
Parish and Winnfeld residents, Bryant W. Bailey and Penelope Dickerson Bailey.
She was born on February 20, 1884 in Winnfield where she was graduated from
high school, and she was the first Winn Parish graduate of Sophie Newcomb
College in New Orleans.  She and her husband resided in the Bailey family home
at 201 North St. John Street.

Mrs. Rickerson was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, a
charter member of the Methodist Women's organizations, a member of the
Methodist choir, and a former Sunday School teacher in her church.  Her many
civic and community activities include charter and very active membership in
the Wake Up and Garden Club where she was instrumental in having Winnfield
designated as a Bird Sanctuary, and a long time and active member of Readers
Review Club.

Survivors are her husband, Harmon Leary Rickerson, a number of cousins, and a
host of friends.

Pallbearers were L. H. Martin, Hewey Walker, Dudley P. Shell, George Harrison,
Roy Rickerson, Holmes E. Harris, Don Walsh, and John G. Jackson.  Honorary
pallbearers were James G. Russell, Jr., Jerry Price, Larry Price, Maxwell T.
Crowe, Tracy L. Harrell, Sr., W. J. Austin, and O. H. Panzigrau.

Among those from out of town attending the funeral were Roy Rickerson of
Alexandria; Mr. and Mrs. George Greenway (Mary Ella Carpenter, the daughter
of Mrs. Celeste Brian Carpenter) of Biloxi, Mississippi, Mrs. Tina Carpenter
Sullivan of Cleveland, Mississippi, Mrs. Alma Carpenter of Leland,
Mississippi, Miss Myrtle Dickerson of Pineville, Mrs. Myrtle Long Carter of
Winnfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Westerchil (the former Betty Carter), of
Leesville; Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison of Teneha, Texas, Joe Kelly of Oak
Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Wyatt of St. Maurice, and Mrs. Clarence Tannehill
and Mrs. Henry (Norphlet) Powers, both of Urania.