Obituaries: Columbus William "Dad" Wallace, 1952, 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: December 25, 1952 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Services Held Here For Columbus Wallace

Columbus William "Dad" Wallace, 74, died Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in a local
hospital, of a heart ailment.  He was a retired lumber company worker and
highway department employee.

Mr. Wallace was born Feb. 13, 1879 in Abilene, Texas.  He was an employee
of Tremont Lumber Company for several years and later of the State Highway
Department.  He was retired at the time of his death.

Funeral services were conducted at the Hixson Funeral Home chapel, with Rev.
H. J. Mott, pastor of Laurel Heights Baptist Church officiating.  Burial was
in Winnfield Cemetery under direction of Hixson.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Mattie Wallace of Lafayette Street in Winnfield;
one daughter, Miss Una Lea Wallace of Monroe; one brother, G. G. Wallace, of
California.

Active pallbearers were Walter Silma, Dennis Curry, Clyde Jones, Glyn Guin, H.
M. Worsham, and Joe Shelton.  Honorary pallbearers were E. L. McGuffee, Judge
Cas Moss, S. T. Fox, and Elton Mixon.