Obituaries: John Lewis Silman, 1938, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 20, 1938 Winn Parish Enterprise

John Lewis Silman, Well Known Here, Buried At Plaquemine

Numerous out of town persons who knew him as a cattleman or friend were among
those who paid their last respects at 3 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, when
funeral services were held for John Louis Silman from the St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church at Plaquemine, La., with interment in the Catholic
Cemetery.

The deceased, an Iberville native, was 27 years of age when he died Tuesday
afternoon in the Greenwell Springs sanitarium following an illness of two
years.  The body was brought to Plaquemine.

His father, J. T. Silman, of Plaquemine, is one of the most prominent
cattlemen in that section.  His mother, Mrs. Laura Silman is a member of the
Marioneaux family, one of the better known in the parish.  Both Mr. and Mrs.
Silman survive.

Besides his parents, the deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Curtis
Barton and Mrs. J. Wilton Haydel, both of Plaquemine.  A third sister, Wilma,
preceded him to the grave eight years ago.

A supervisor of range riders for his father, the late Mr. Silman was employed
for some time by the State of Louisiana in tick eradication work.  Just before
he became seriously ill, he worked for a short time as a policeman for the
City of Plaquemine.

The deceased had many friends and relatives here in Winnfield who will regret
very much to learn of his death.

Pallbearers at the funeral were J. C. LeBlanc, Oletus Durand, Junior Ourso,
Allen Haydel, Davis Silman, and Joe Williamson.