Obituaries: Buford L. Upton, 1959, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 5, 1959 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Buford L. Upton Dies; Last Rites At Beech Creek

Buford L. Upton, 70 years, 8 months, and 29 days, died in the Veterans
Hospital, Alexandria, February 3, after a long illness.  Funeral services were
conducted at the Southern Funeral Home Chapel February 5 at 2 p.m. with Rev.
Felix Williams and Rev. E. D. Roach officiating.  Burial was in the Beech
Creek Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Mr. Upton was a native of Brookhaven, Miss., a veteran of World War One and a
member of the Assembly of God Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dottie Upton of Winnfield; two sons, B. L. Upton,
Jr., of North Carolina and Ed Upton of Eagle Pass, Texas; two daughters, Mrs.
E. E. Newsom and Mrs. Homer A. Jordan of Winnfield; one sister, Mrs. Mary Howe
of Winnfield; and seven grandchildren.

Acting as pallbearers were W. R. James, Ray James, Roy James, Louis James,
Melvin James, and Rev. Willie James.