Obit: John R. Sullivan, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Peggy Chandler Beaubouef, 2656 Hwy 1232, Winnfield, LA 71483
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>From a Jan 3, 1973 Winn Parish Enterprise abstracted by Frank Martin, Jena,
LA

J.R. SULLIVAN DIES; RITES AT YANKEE SPRINGS

Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Saturday, December 30th, at Yankee
Springs Baptist Church for John R. Sullivan, 87 years 11 months old. Rev. D.W.
McDaniel, Rev. Glen Griffin, Rev. Roy Moore officiated. Burial was in the
church cemetery.

Mr. Sullivan died at 3:30 o'clock Friday, December 29th after a short illness
in a local hospital. He was amember of Yankee Springs Baptist Church and the
oldest deacon. Mr. Sullivan had been a mason since 1921. He was a retired
farmer and had been in Autumn Leaves Nursing Home almost six years.

Survivors are one son, Dayton O. Sullivan of Calvin, three daughters, Mrs.
Eucha Weeks of Jonesboro, Mrs. Lillian [Chandler] Carter, Mrs. Marie Martin of
Winnfield, 15 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, two great great
grandchildren.

Pallbearers were grandsons, John L. Sullivan, Lonnie Chandler, Jess Carpenter,
Charles F. Cagle, Dewie D. (Bobby) Weeks, and Frank Martin.


(Submitted by Peggy Chandler Beaubouef, 2656 Hwy 1232, Winnfield, LA 71483)