Obituaries: Henry Varnell, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: March 30, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise Henry Varnell, 73, Winnfield Native, Succumbs Mar. 28 Funeral services were held at the family residence in South Winnfield Wednesday at 3 p.m. for Mr. Henry Varnell, who died March 28, 1950, at 7 a.m. in a local hospital. He was 73 years old, having been born March 9, 1877 in Winnfield, where he lived most of his life. He was the son of Rankin Varnell and Mrs. Martha McCullen Varnell. He was married to Miss Minnie Gertrude Terry of Shreveport Feb. 17, 1909 and to this union five children were born. He had been a member of the Methodist Church for 42 years, and was a member of the South Winnfield church at the time of his death. He was a talented singer and loved to sing in the church. He has many friends and relatives throughout Winn Parish. His wife and four children survive him. One daughter, Mrs. Mildred Varnell Bratton, preceded him in death. The children living are Miss Vivian Varnell, and Curtis Varnell, of Winnfield; Mrs. Addell Kirkpatrick of Hodge; and Tech Sgt. Talmadge Varnell of Lubbock, Texas. He also leaves ten grandchildren, two half sisters and two half brothers. Sisters are Mrs. Allen Cockerham and Mrs. Ola Whisonant, of Rt. 2, Winnfield; brothers are Bobby Gorham and Jake Gorham, Winnfield. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Rev. Alwin Stokes, assisted by Rev. Ben Smith and Rev. Fred Flurry, was in charge of the services. Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Willie Varnell, Frank Varnell, Delton Varnell, V. J. Gorham, Henry Cockerham, and Lavelle Kirkpatrick. Honorary pallbearers were Johnnie Gorham, Henry Gorham, Herman Gorham, W. L. Kirkpatrick, Dewey Stroud, Austin Young, John H. Mosley, and Arthur Maxey.