Obituaries: William Houston Speaks, 1964, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 23, 1964 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

William H. Speaks Buried Thursday At Georgetown

Funeral services for William Houston Speaks, 57, of Georgetown, were held
Thursday at 3 p.m. at Selma Baptist Church near Georgetown with burial in
Georgetown Cemetery.

Mr. Speaks died at 4 a.m. Wednesday in an Alexandria hospital following a one
month illness.  He was a native of Pleasant Hill and had lived at Georgetown
for sereral years.  He was a member of the Baptist Church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Beulah Bartley Speaks; two sons, Stanley and
Wayne Speaks of Georgetown; two daughters, Mrs. Vriginia Brown, Coron Beach,
Fla., and Miss Linda Gayle Speaks, Georgetown; three brothers, C. ? Sikes(?),
Odessa, Tex., Charles Speaks, Georgetown, and Watson Speaks, Goldonna; four
sisters, Mrs. Stella Coburn and Mrs. Etta Capps, Georgetown, Miss Linnie
Speaks, Alexandria, and Mrs. Arlevey Durr, Pleasant Hill; and three
grandchildren.