Obituaries: Thomas T. Shumate, 1938, 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: April 1, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American Thomas T. Shumate Dies In Shreveport, Home of Daughter Former Winn Parish Resident Buried At Mt. Zion Funeral services for Thomas T. Shumate, 90, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ina L. Graham, in Shreveport, at 9:55 p.m. Saturday was held from the home of his daughter at 1:45 Sunday afternoon. The Rev. C. W. Culp, pastor of Queensborough Baptist Church officiated and interment was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at 5 p.m. o'clock. Active pallbearers were Herbert, Leo, Thomas, Douglas, and Wilbert Harlan, and Elmer Hughes. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Mens' Bible Class of the Queensboro Baptist Church. Mr. Shumate was born in Choctaw County, Alabama, and moved to Winn Parish, Louisiana, when a boy. He has lived in Shreveport with his daughter since 1927. He is survived by his wife, Mary T. Shumate, three sons, R. T. Shumate, Montgomery, Louisiana, J. O. and E. S. Shumate of Shreveport; one daughter, 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.