Obituaries: Mattie Willis Weatherford, 1970, 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: January 29, 1970 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Weatherford Dies; Rites Thurs. At Beech Creek Mrs. Mattie W. Weatherford, 77, of Joyce, died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1970, in Winnfield Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Winn Parish. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at Beech Creek Baptist Church with Rev. E. B. Barton and Rev. Doris Dearmon officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield. Survivors include six sons, Clarence Weatherford, Austin Weatherford, and Ellis Weatherford, all of Joyce, Earl Weatherford and Elzie Weatherford of Winnfield, and Leon Weatherford of Fort Hood, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Ola Jones of Olla and Mrs. Annie Mae Roberts of Joyce; one brother, Aarie Weems of Waldo, Ark.; one sister, Mrs. Ida Worsham of Georgetown, 24 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.