Obituaries: Nancy Elizabeth "Aunt Betty" Stroud, 1951, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 23, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American

Aunt Betty Stroud, Lifelong Citizen of Winn, Succumbs

Miss Nancy Elizabeth Stroud, 69, better known as "Aunt Betty" to her many
friends and relatives throughout Winn Parish and elsewhere, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Jim Cockerham, on Winnfield Route 4, about 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday following an illness of approximately two years.

Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Friendship Baptist
Church.  Interment was in the Friendship Cemetery under direction of Southern
Funeral Home.  Rev. Rhymes and Rev. Neal officiated.

"Aunt Betty" Stroud was born in Winn Parish on September 27, 1881 and had
lived all her life in and near the Hudson Community of Ward seven.  She was an
active member and worker in the Friendship Baptist church and was well known
and loved by her many friends.

Surviving are three brothers, Arthur Stroud of Rt. 1, Dodson, Henry Stroud of
Sikes, and Willie Stroud of Quitman; and three sisters, Mrs. Lula Cockerham of
Rt. 4, Winnfield, Mrs. Sidney Stone of Rt. 1, Dodson, and Mrs. Laura K.
Grissom of Humble, Texas; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were M. A. Jordan, Jr., L. C. Carpenter, Lester Carpenter, R. C.
Carpenter, Pat Garrett, and M. E. Ferguson.