Obituaries: Robert Lee Thomas, 1961, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 23, 1961 Winn Parish Enterprise

R. L. Thomas Dies Here Feb. 18 After Short Illness

R. L. Thomas, a native of Texarkana, Ark., and a resident of Winnfield for
most of his 81 years, died in a Winnfield hospital Saturday, February 18,
1961, after a short illness.

Funeral services were conducted at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 19, with Dr. W. L. Holcomb, Baptist minister, officiating. 
Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Acting as pallbearers were Herschel and Cecil Colwell, Al Cook, Othel Taylor,
Robert Prentiss, and R. E. Crain.

About nine months ago Mr. Thomas moved with his wife to Choudrant, La. to
reside.  He had returned to Winnfield about a week before his death to enter a
local hospital.  Mr. Thomas was a member of the Baptist Church and would have
been 81 years of age on March 2.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sadie Colwell Thomas; three daughters, Mrs.
C. Nicholson of Choudrant, Mrs. John C. Bland of Winnfield, and Mrs. R. J.
Prentiss of Dallas, Texas; nine grandchildren, 19 grandchildren, and a number
of nieces and nephews.

He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Ellen Lyle of Atlanta, Texas, and one brother,
J. N. Thomas of Queen City, Texas

Out of town relatives attending the last rites for R. L. Thomas in Winnfield
February 19 were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Prentiss, Lou and Robert Prentiss of
Dallas, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cook of Little Rock, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. D.
T. Colwell and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Colwell of Alexandria; Miss Olive Colwell of
Lake Charles; Mrs. Thelma DeBerge, Mrs. R. E. Crain and Herschel Colwell, all
of Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bradford, Mrs. A. Koch, Mrs. Flo Caudle, and
Mrs. J. R. Mann, all of Shreveport; Mrs. Bert Bradford of Columbia; Mr. Ben
Bradford of Monroe; Mr. John J. N. Thomas, Queens City, Tex.; Mrs. Elley Lyle,
Atlanta, Tex.; Mrs. Thelma Nicholson and Richard, of Choudrant, and Mrs.
Virginia Porter of Ferriday.