Obituaries: Mary Theodosia Shumaker Willis, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: Nov. 18, 1936 Winn Parish Enterprise & Nov. 19, 1936 Winnfield News-
American
        

Contributed by Tommy Joe Willis

Obit. No. 1

Mrs. J. L. Willis Succumbed Here Saturday Nov. 14

Funeral Services Were Held Sunday At The Baptist Church

Mrs. Mary Theodosia Shumaker Willis, widow of the late J. L. Willis, died here
Saturday, November 14, 1936, following an illness since last summer.  Funeral
services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at the First Baptist
Church with the pastor, Rev. B. C. Land officiating, assisted by Rev. Alwin
Stokes of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. K. W. Dodson of the Methodist
Church.   Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery with the Edmonds Funeral
Home in charge.

Pallbearers were R. H. Fletcher, C. M. Sanders, Hasson Morris, H. B. Bozeman,
and Horace Peters.

Mrs. Willis, who was 70 years, 4 months, and 22 days of age, was a native of
this parish.  She was born and reared in the Beech Creek community and lived
the greater part of her life there.  Thirteen years ago she moved to Winnfield
with her family.  She was a member of the local Baptist church.

Surviving are three sons and one daughter, H. T. and Herbert Willis of
Winnfield; H. L. Willis of Pineville; and Mrs. D. Jones, Winnfield; and four
sisters, Mrs. S. J. Harper, Winnfield; Mrs. S. A. Weems and Mrs. W. H.
McCarty, Beech Creek; and Mrs. J. N. Newsom of Chester.

Among the out of town relatives and friends attending the last rites for Mrs.
Willis were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCarty and family of Beech Creek; Mrs. J. N.
Newsom, Chester; Mrs. O. N. Anderson, Quitman; A. O. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. A.
P. Willis, Jena; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Willis, Sikes; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Humble,
Mr. and Mrs. Pharis, Dr. Claybrook Cottingham, A. M. Creed, Professor Carson,
all of Pineville; Dr. R. E. McGill, Alexandria; Mrs. C. Jenkins, Baton Rouge,
and Mrs. Opal Wagner, Tullos.

Obit. No. 2

Mrs. Mary T. Willis Claimed By Death Last Saturday P. M.

Widow of Late J. L. Willis, Funeral Services Sunday

Following an illness of several months, Mrs. Mary Theodosie Willis, age 70,
widow of the late J. L. Willis, died at her home here Saturday afternoon.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock from the First
Baptist Church with Dr. B. C. Land, officiating, assisted by Rev. Alwin Stokes
and Dr. K. W. Dodson, other local pastors.  Interment was in the Winnfield
Cemetery.

The deceased was born at Beech Creek, Winn Parish, and was the daughter of the
late Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Shumaker.  She was a devout member of the Baptist
church.

She is survived by three sons, H. T. Willis and Herbert Willis, Winnfield, and
Horace L. Willis, Pineville; one daughter, Mrs. D. Jones, Winnfield; four
sisters, Mrs. S. J. Harper, Winnfield, Mrs. S. A. Weems and Mrs. W. H.
McCarty, Flat Creek, and Mrs. J. M. Newsom, Chester.