Obituaries: Olive Long Wright, 1960, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 14, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Mrs. Olive Long Wright

One Of Nation's Oldest Twins Dies In Winnfield

Mrs. Olive Long Wright, a member of a set of twins said to be the oldest in
the United States, died in Winnfield Sunday, January 10, 1060, following
several weeks of illness.  She was 97.

Mrs. Wright and her twin sister, Mrs. Julia Nugent, have for several years
been termed the oldest set of twins in the natoin.  Mrs. Wright was a lifelong
resident of Winnfield and her sister, who is presently recovering fro a broken
hip, broken wrist, and bruises incurred in the fall, is a resident of
Mansfield.

The twins, who were identical, were born on July 16, 1862, during the Civil
War.  They were sisters of the late Huey P. Long, Sr., father of the late Gov.
and Senator Huey P. Long, Jr., the late Rep. George S. Long, and of the
present Governor Earl K. Long, and of Julian Long, a Shreveport attorney.

Mrs. Wright, the younger of the twins by just a few minutes, had lived in the
same spacious home here whish she had occupied since 1900.  She was the mother
of eight children, four of whom are living.

Mrs. Nugent is the mother of nine children, five of whom are still living.

The Louisiana twins were several months older than the second oldest twins,
two men in Texas.  Mrs. Nugent is now the last surviving member of a family of
14 children.

Mrs. Wright always took an active interest in civic life and politics although
she never entered public life herself.  Relatives described her as "very
alert" up to the time of her death.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Southern Funeral Home
Chapel with Dr. W. L. Holcomb and the Rev. W. R. Gage officiating.  Burial was
in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were Lloyd Key, Robert Heard, Shirley Jackson, Jesse
Corley, Dalton Martin, and Judge Harwell Allen.

Honorary pallbearers were P. K. Abel, A. L. Allen, Dr. John T. Mosley, Troy
Smith, Jr., Judge Cas Moss, Matt Milam, Sr., Bryant Sholars, W. E. Heard,
Harley Bozeman, W. O. Averett, W. T. Norman, A. P. Burton, Walter Allen, and
Mack L. Branch.

Survivors

Besides her sister, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, James F. Wright of
Little Rock, Ark.; three daughters, Annette W. Grigsby and Mrs. E. G. Ezell,
of Winnfield, and Mrs. F. W. Keefe of California; ten grandchildren, and 13
great grandchildren.

Out of town relatives and friends attending the funeral included Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Keefe of Long Beach, Calif., Lela Smith of Hodge, G. P. Eagles of Houma,
Emmett Long, Lillie Selmon of Farmerville, Mrs. Lota N. Cappel, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Henderson, R. L. Eagles of Alexandria, Mrs. John O'Laughlin, Mrs. Nell
Robinson of El Dorado.

From Baton Rouge: W. H. Wright, Jr., Mrs. Jewel _____, Mrs. Blanche Long, Pat
Keith, Gov. Earl K. Long, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wright, Sr., Dr. Roy Wright, Mrs.
Florence Wright Dalton.

From DeQuincy, Mrs. Mary Helen Carlson, Harold and Alma.