Obituaries: Silas E. Wasson, 1951, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 1, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise

S. E. Wasson, Winn Native, Dies In Monroe

Silas E. Wasson, died February 28, 1951, at his home at 1705 S. Grand Street,
Monroe, La.  He had been in ill health for several years and bedridden for
the past two months.

Mr. Wasson was born November 26, 1873, in Ward 4, Winn Parish.  He was the son
of the late John M. Wasson and Sarah Holmes Wasson.  He attended Peabody
College and worked for several concerns here, at Shreveport, and in Monroe.

Mr. Wasson is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Stinson Wasson, a daughter,
Miss Louise W. Wasson, both of the home address, and a son, Stanley E. Wasson,
also of Monroe.  In addition he has two sisters, Mrs. A. L. Mixon of Dodson,
and Mrs. Orea Sholars of Ruston, and one brother, Charlie Wasson of
Colton, California.

Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church in Monroe at 2
p.m. Thursday, March 1, with burial in the Memorial Park Cemetery.