Obituaries: J. G. "Jule" Tisdale, 1949, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 14, 1949 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services For J. G. Tisdale, 80, Held April 7

J. G. Tisdale, 80, known as "Uncle Jule" to his many friends and relatives in
Winn Parish, died at his home two miles west of Tullos in Winn Parish at 4
p.m. Wednesday, April 6, after an illness of about four years.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Magnolia
Cemetery where Masonic rites were held at the grave.

Mr. Tisdale was born in New Orleans July 1, 1868 and moved to Winn Parish
about 60 years ago.  He had been living at his farm home near Tullos for the
past 45 years and had always taken an active part in political and community
affairs.  For the past 48 years he has been a member of the Charles F. Buck
Masonic Lodge in Urania, and also was a member of the Urania Royal Arch
Masonic Lodge.  Mr. Tisdale had been affiliated with the Woodmen of the World
for more than 40 years.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emma Miles Tisdale of near Tullos; three sons,
Albert Tisdale of Arp, Texas; Sterling G. Tisdale of Sullos; and Phillip
Tisdale of Joyce; three daughters, Mrs. Geneva Johns of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs.
Jessie Newton, Comstock, Texas, and Mrs. Tom Morrow of near Tullos; two
brothers, Walter Tisdale of Bogalusa and Edgar Tisdale of New Orleans; and one
sister, Mrs. Maud Daniels of Denver, Colo.; 14 grandchildren and a number of
great grandchildren.

Active pallbearers were Arthur Burns, George A. Williams, and James Hemphill
of Georgetown Lodge 298, F. & A. M., and Otto Kees, John Lofton, and Lovenza
Valentine, of Charles F. Buck Lodge 260 F. & A. M., Urania.

Honorary pallbearers were C. W. LaCroix, E. A. Maxey, W. D. Miller, Jr., E.
Doyle, Jody Baker, H. D. Stewart, Earl Spivey, and Dick Claunch.