Obituaries: Robert Wickliff Tugwell, 1933, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 20, 1933 Winn Parish Enterprise

R. W. Tugwell Succumbs At Home Here Friday

Funeral Services Conducted At First Baptist Church; Interment In Winnfield
Cemetery

Robert Wickliff Tugwell, prominent citizen of Winnfield, died at his home
Friday, April 14, 1933, following an illness of several weeks.  Funeral
services were conducted from the First Baptist Church Saturday at 3 o'clock by
the Rev. Ellis Smith, pastor First Methodist Church.  Burial took place in the
Winnfield Cemetery.  A large concourse of friends attended the last rites.

Pallbearers were O. Trahan, Alton Knott, W. E. Heard, Mack L. Branch, J. W.
Perdue, and Joe T. Terrill.

Mr. Tugwell was born February 8, 1858 at Farmerville, La.  He lived on a farm
until he was 22 years of age.  At this time he moved to Stephens, Arkansas,
and engaged in the mercantile business.  He married Laura Dean, November 30,
1880, and to this union two sons were born, Joseph L. and Andrew P. Tugwell.

In 1884, when the railroads were building into the Southwest he left the
mercantile business and went with the St. Louis & Southwestern Railroad
(Cotton Belt).  In 1889 he was transferred to Plain Dealing, La., Bossier
Parish, as station agent.  In 1900 he came to Winnfield and opened the local
station for the Arkansas Southern, remaining here until 1904, at which time he
moved his family to Natchitoches where he could have the advantage of the
state Normal School for his sons.  He remained in Natchitoches four years and
returned to Winnfield and opened the first uptown Western Union Telegraph
office in 1908, and remained with the Western Union until he was forced to
retire on account of ill health.

The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Tugwell, and two sons, A. P.
Tugwell, chairman highway commission, Baton Rouge, and Lloyd Tugwell,
assistant traffic manager, T. & G., Winnfield.

Out of town relatives attending the last rites were Mrs. Lela House, of
Weaver, Texas, Mrs. Mary Crowder of Shreveport, and Emmitt Tugwell of Castor.

Among the out of town friends were W. H. Norckauer, J. R., Wendt, J. M.
Semmes, Stanley Walters, R. A. Knott, Frank Williams, Johnny Farerro, P. J.
Becker, Ward Peters, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stoker, Foster Couvillion, L. R. Neill
of Baton Rouge; W. H. Huckaby, E. M. Coulter, and C. E. Joubert, Monroe; E. M.
Scarborough, Lake Charles; Senator and Mrs. R. B. Knott, Ruston.