Obituaries: Alfred Stevens, 1944, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 12, 1944 Winn Parish Enterprise

Alfred Stevens, 86, Succumbs at His Home in Couley

Alfred Stevens, 86 years, 3 months, and 9 days, died at his home in the Couley
community Thursday, Oct. 5, 1944.

Mr. Stevens was born and reared in Grant Parish and was the youngest child in
a family of 14.  Four older brothers served in the Confederate Army, and two
brothers were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.  Two of Mr. Stevens'
brothers who returned from the Civil War were instrumental in the quelling of
the Colfax Riot and Mr. Stevens, as a young man during reconstruction days,
helped establish white supremacy in Grant Parish and Louisiana.

On February 15, 1883, Mr. Stevens was married to Miss Angelina Rebecca
Fletcher, also of Grant Parish and the youngest of 14 children.  In 1901, Mr.
Stevens and family moved to Winn Parish, where he built the present home in
the Couley community.

In early life Mr. Stevens affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He
was widely known for his outstanding traits of honesty and responsibility to
his home and community and was active in civic and religious affairs, and
believed in public education and supported the establishment of schools in
Grant and Winn Parishes.

Last February 14, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens celebrated their sixtieth wedding
anniversary at their home among many relatives and friends.

Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife and six children; three sons, Jesse J.
Stevens of Atlanta, Ga., Crawford H. Stevens of Colfax, La., and J. Cheston
Stevens of Atlanta, La.; three daughters, Mrs. C. O. Nugent of Alexandria,
Mrs. W. F. Owens of Baton Rouge, and Miss Millie Stevens of Winnfield.

Funeral services were held at the home and at the Couley Methodist Church
Saturday, October 7, under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.  Rev. Lula
Wardlow, former pastor of the Couley Church, and Rev. Tillman Brown, the
present pastor, officiated, with interment in the Couley Cemetery.

The profusion of beautiful floral offerings and the numerous friends attending
the funeral attested to the high esteem in which the deceased was held.

Pallbearers were Rev. Murriet Gunn, Willard H. Kilpatrick, Ira N. Downs, Gus
Ferguson, L. M. Wyatt, Warren Fletcher, J. T. Quinalty, and Pete Hadnot.