Obituaries: Sarah Elizabeth Thigpen Riser, 1937, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 7, 1937 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. D. C. Riser Succumbs at Her Home in Sikes, 28th

Mrs. D. C. Riser, age 77 years, 8 months, and 28 days, died at her home near
Sikes after a week's illness, Monday, December 28, 1936.  Funeral services
were held Tuesday at the Zion Hill Cemetery.  Rev. Cas Crain had charge of the
services.  

Mrs. Riser was born April 1, 1859 in Winn Parish.  She was Sarah Elizabeth
Thigpen before her marriage.  On November 26, 1878 she was married to Daniel
Cicero Riser.  She has been blind for forty years.  She was a member of the
Shady Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Riser was the mother of ten children, four of whom survive her, Mrs. Ona
Davis, Olla; Mrs. Cora Pace and Mrs. Lula Ford, Sikes; Mrs. Linnie Kinnison of
Clarks.

She is also survived by five grandchildren and two great grandchildren and one
brother, Mr. Soly Thigpen of Rayville.