Obituaries: E. A. "Little Sam" Walsworth, 1969, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: October 23, 1969 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

E. A. Walsworth Final Rites Held At Jonesboro

Funeral services for E. A. "Little Sam" Walsworth, 64, were held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Jonesboro Methodist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev.
James Adams and the Rev. John Alley officiating.  Burial was in Jonesboro
Cemetery under the direction of Edmonds Funeral Home.

Mr. Walsworth died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in a Shreveport hospital after a
long illness.

A Jonesboro businessman for 42 years, he was a World War II veteran and a
member of the American Legion.  He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Walsworth of Jonesboro.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bessie H. Walsworth of Jonesboro; one son,
Billy Ted Walsworth of Shreveport; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Chennault of
Shreveport; one brother, F. A. Walsworth of Jonesboro; six sisters, Mrs. Ola
Davis, Mrs. Dora Parker, and Mrs. Marie Boles, all of Jonesboro; Mrs. Ozzie
Folse of Arlington, Texas; Mrs. Alma Shows of Odessa, Texas; and Mrs. Ludie
Shows of Longstreet; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were A. E. Stewart, C. W. Tichsner, Susie McDonald, Homer Rowe,
Billy McDonald, Charles Garrett, Joe Key, and David Stinson.

Honorary pallbearers were Clyde Hicks, Breard Carpenter, and Reece Stuckey,
of Winnfield, and local businessmen of Jonesboro.