Obituaries: John Thomas Shows, 1962, 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: January 18, 1962 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Last Rites For J. T. Shows Held Here January 13 Funeral services for John Thomas Shows, 79, who died January 11 at a hospital in Winnfield after a long illness, were held at 10 a.m. January 13 at the Southern Funeral Home with Dr. W. L. Holcomb officiating. Burial was in the Cypress Creek Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home. Acting as pallbearers were L. C. Shows, Elton Peel, Harold Walker, Kenny Walker, Jack Shows, Ralph Hargrove, Marvin Harrell, Charlie Crain, and Glen Smith. Mr. Shows and his family had been residents of Winnfield for the past 20 years. He was a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Winnfield and was a retired carpenter. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bernice Shows of Winnfield; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Cathey, Winnfield; one grandchild, one sister, Mrs. George P. Holland, Jonesboro.