Obituaries: Mrs. Ary J. Sowers, 1947, 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: June 19, 1947 Winn Parish Enterprise Last Rites For Mrs. Ary Sowers Thursday, June 19 Funeral services for Mrs. Ary J. Sowers, 73, who died enroute to a hospital in Alexandria, Tuesday morning, June 17, were held at the Southern Funeral Home chapel at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, with Rev. H. H. McBride officiating. Burial was in the Thompson Cemetery near Sikes. Mrs. Sowers was born and reared in Mississippi, moving to Winn Parish approximately 30 years ago. At the time of her death she was making her home with a daughter on Route 1, Dodson. She is survived by two sons, Elmer Sowers of Pineville and George Sowers of New Orleans; one daughter, Mrs. Zettie Wade of Rt. 1, Dodson; one sister, Mrs. Lou McDavid of Dry Prong; one brother, J. T. Busby of Dry Prong; and a number of nieces and nephews and grandchildren. Pallbearers were comprised of grandsons and nephews. They were Don L. Busby, Clinton P. Wade, Douglas H. Sowers, John H. Busby, Herman H. Thompson, Thomas W. Sowers, Thomas F. Chandler, and Walter H. Sowers.