Obituaries: Ella Temple Walsworth, 1951, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 5, 1951 Winnfield News-American

Last Rites For Mrs. J. T. Walsworth Conducted Dec. 31

Funeral services for Mrs. J. T. Walsworth, Sr., prominent resident of Jackson
and Winn Parishes almost all of her life, were conducted at the Jonesboro
First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 31, with the Rev. Hurt of
Jonesboro officiating, assisted by Rev. W. L. Holcomb and Rev. C. M. Robinson
of Winnfield.  Interment was in Transport Cemetery near Dodson under direction
of Southern Funeral Home.

Mrs. Walsworth passed away at Dr. McDonald's clinic in Jonesboro about 7:30
p.m. Friday, December 29, after an illness of five weeks.

Born in Meadville, Mississippi on December 21, 1870, Mrs. Walsworth was the
former Miss Ella Temple, daughter of the late B. F. and Marinda Temple.  She
moved with her parents to Winn Parish when a small girl.  Sixty-two years ago,
on Christmas Eve, she was married to J. T. Walsworth, Sr., in Jackson Parish. 
Mrs. Walsworth, a member of the Baptist Church for many years, was affiliated
with the Jonesboro Baptist Church and had taken an active part in church work
until her retirement several years ago because of ill health.

Surviving are three sons, Winn Parish Clerk of Court C. F. Walsworth, Winn
Parish Chief Deputy Sheriff G. M. Walsworth, both of Winnfield, and J. T.
Walsworth, Jr., of Monroe; three brothers, B. F. and W. D. Temple of Dodson,
and George Temple of Monroe; two sisters, Mrs. E. J. Hogan of Dodson and Mrs.
E. H. Gentry of Monroe; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were H. P. McBride, R. M. Pullen, C. C. Mobley, "Bud" Rogers, C.
M. Carter, and Floyd McMillan.