Obits 1937; Winn, Louisiana
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, unless otherwise noted.
Date: 20 June 2004
Source: Winnfield News-American, unless otherwise stated.
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List of names in this file:
Nancy Allbritton
Billy Joe Bishop
Gus Carroll
George W. Coates
Howard Earl "Bud" Cooper
Gilbert Dunaway
J. B. & Emma Ealem
E. S. Gamblin, Mrs.
Mary Cook Glover
Smith Grigsby
Frank Hammons
Elizabeth Ingram
Frances A. Irvin
Adolph Lasyone
Robert R. Lasyone
George W. Lee, Sen.
Melton Long
Mary Jane Johns McCarty
Caroline Frost McDonald Walters Bronson Burgess Chevallier Gardner
   White Luigi Hatfield Willis Paschal McManus(Married 12 times)
J. C. Patterson, Mrs.
Mae Harper Patterson
Anna Raney
Dallas Richardson
Elbert Stewart
Josephine Talbot Stroud
Nancy Elizabeth Ross Terral
L. L. Thompson, Mrs.
Crawford Ware
Lee Willis
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October 22, 1937
Mrs. N. Allbritton Dies At Her Home At Curry, Oct. 12
Funeral Services Held At Beech Creek Wednesday Following
Mrs. Nancy Allbritton, age 81 years, died at her home in Ward Two,
Tuesday, October 12. Mrs. Allbritton is survived by her husband,
J. J. Allbritton, four sons, Will, B. Floyd, Elam, and Ed, and two
daughters, Miss Lula Allbritton, and Mrs. Perry Keyes, all of Ward
Two.
B. Floyd Allbritton is former Police Juror from Ward 2.
Mrs. Allbritton is a native of Macon, Georgia, but married J. J.
Allbritton in St. Augustine, Texas. They moved to Winn Parish in
1901. Mr. Allbritton is rated among the best farmers and cattlemen
of this section.
Funeral services were conducted at the Beech Creek Church
Wednesday morning with Rev. G. A. Autrey and Rev. R. E. Doughty
officiating.
Interment was made in Beech Creek Cemetery.
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October 22, 1937
Billie Joe Bishop Killed, Accidental Discharge of Gun
Loaded Gun Falls From Wall Rack As Father Repairs Door
Billie Joe Bishop, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P.
Bishop of Gaars Mill, was instantly killed by the load of a gun
that was discharged when it was dislodged from its wall rack Friday
morning of last week.
Mr. Bishop, the child's father, was engaged in repairing a door
near which the gun rested in the rack, and the jarring caused the
gun, a double barrel shot gun, to fall and in some way pull the
hammer causing the gun to fire the load, which hit the child at the base
of the throat, severing the head from the body.
Nearby were two other children and Mrs. Bishop who were not
injured by the gun load.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock at
the Harmony Grove Church conducted by Rev. G. A. Morgan, pastor of
the First Methodist Church of Winnfield. Interment was made in the
church cemetery.
The baby is survived by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bishop,
brothers Henry P. Bishop, Jr., Ft. Bliss, Texas, Edgar Bishop, Jamie
Bishop, Kelley Bishop, of Gaars Mill, and sisters Mrs. Virgil Kelly,
Baskin, Sarah Eason Bishop, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Lamar Ford, Sikes.
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February 5, 1937
Young Log Cutter Instantly Killed By Falling Limb
Gus Carroll, Age 22, Hit By Falling Limb While Sawing Logs
Gus Carroll, age 22, was instantly killed while sawing logs at the
logging operations of the Tremont Lumber Company near Murray
Junction Tuesday afternoon about three thirty o'clock.
According to the best available information Mr. Carroll was struck
on the back of the neck by a falling limb that almost severed his
head from his body ausing instant death.
The body was taken to Urania to the home of his brother, W. O.
Carroll, from where funeral services were held and interment made in
the Pine Hill Cemetery Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock. Rev.
Thompson Doty conducted the rites.
The Walsh Funeral Directors had charge of the funeral services.
Young Carroll is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Carroll, Harrisonburg, one sister, two brothers, one of whom is W.
O. Carroll of Urania.
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June 11, 1937
Nephew of Mrs. H. C. Riser Killed In Auto Accident
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Riser received news this week of the death of
their nephew, George W. Coates, of Los Angeles, Calif., who was
killed in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning.
Mr. Coates is the son of Mrs. Josie Magee Coates and the late D. B. Coates,
former editor of the Southern Sentinel published here. He is survived by his
wife and one child and his mother, five sisters, and three brothers. His
mother, Mrs. Josie Coates, is a sister of Mrs. Riser and the deceased was
born in Winnfield during the time his father was engaged in the newspaper
business here.
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June 4, 1937
"Bud" Cooper, Former Resident, Killed In Fall From Horse Howard Earl "Bud"
Cooper, who formerly resided here, died Friday night of last week at
Ferriday from skull injuries received when he was accidentally thrown from a
horse near Sicily Island. The horse on which young Cooper was riding
stumbled when passing a railroad crossing throwing him forward on the
pavement and crushing his skull. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
and interment was made in the family cemetery near Columbia, Miss. Surviving
relatives are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Cooper of Goss, Miss., a
sister, Mrs. F. ?. Hathorn, with whom he resides while here, and a number of
other brothers and sisters.
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December 3, 1937
T & G Motorman Finds Negro Dead, Track Near Eros Gilbert Dunaway, colored
farmer living in the Cartwright Community was found dead on the Tremont &
Gulf railroad four miles north of Eros last Friday night.  Motorman Pleas
Warren of Winnfield made the discovery while transporting the mail over the
T. & G. from Winnfield to Tremont. Coroner McDonald and Sheriff Neil Thomas
were summoned from Jonesboro to hold an inquest.  Upon examination it was
found that Dunaway's neck was broken, although there was no evidence of foul
play. The decision rendered after the inquest was that Dunaway, who had been
hunting, was walking down the track toward his home, died suddenly, and when
falling struck his head on a crosstie and thus broke his neck.  He had
killed five squirrels which were still attached to his belt.  His gun was
lying across his neck.  His dog was watching beside his body when found.
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April 30, 1937
Funerals of Wife And Husband Held Two Days Apart
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Jane Ealem, wife of J. B. Ealem,
who died at her home in South Winnfield Friday of last week, were
held Saturday afternoon at two thirty o'clock. Rev. Alwin Stokes
conducted the last rites and interment was made in the Winnfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Ealem had been sick only a short time with bronchial pneumonia.
Her husband, J. B. Ealem, age 76, who has been in failing health
for sometime, died the following Sunday afternoon and funeral
services were held Monday  afternoon conducted by the Rev. Alwin Stokes,
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
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June 18, 1937
92 Year Old Aunt of Mrs. W. E. Heard Dies At Shreveport
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Heard were called to Shreveport Thursday
morning on the account of the death on Wednesday night of Mrs. E. S.
Gamblin, 92 year old aunt of Mrs. Heard. Mrs. Gamblin died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Bell at Shreveport and funeral
services were held Thursday with interment in the Greenwood
Cemetery.
Mrs. Gamblin has visited here for a number of years and has a wide
circle of friends who will mourn her passing. She was the oldest
sister of the late Mrs. A. B. Nelson, mother of Mrs. Heard.
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March 19, 1937
Sister of Mrs. Joe Terrill Dies at Home at Cooktown
Mrs. Mary Cook Glover, aged 57, of Cooktown Community, died at her
home Monday after an illness of more than two months. Funeral
services were held from Cooktown Baptist Church, Tuesday morning at 10:30 with Rev. J. R.
Edwards and Rev. H. M. Michael in charge of the rites. Interment
was in the Cooktown Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Glover are her mother, Mrs. D. F. Cook, Sr., and
one son, David Glover of Ruston; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Terrill,
Winnfield, and Mrs. Jewel Tinsley, Ruston; three brothers, Herman Cook,
Camden, Ark., and Clarence and David Cook of Ruston.
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April 30, 1937
Mrs. Frank Grigsby and daughter, Miss Margaret Grigsby and son
Frank W. Grigsby, were called to Shreveport Sunday on account of
the death of Smith Grigsby, father in law and grandfather, whose funeral was
held that day.
Mr. Grigsby, age 76, and well known citizen of Shreveport, died
Friday night, being found dead in his bed Saturday morning when a
servant went to call him for breakfast.
Surviving the deceased are his widow and seven children who are:
Mrs. Roland Giggs, W. T. Grigsby, Mt. Lebanon, La., W. S. Grigsby
and Paxton Grigsby of 1836 Irving Place, Garland G. Grigsby of Lake
Charles, La., Mrs. Kate Bragg of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Mrs. George
Morgan; also seven grandchildren. His son, Frank Grigsby, who resided here,
passed away in 1935.
The deceased was a member of the Four Square Bible Class. He was
born in Simsboro, La., Sept. 8, 1861.
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July 30, 1937
Funeral Services For F. Hammons Held Thursday
Gaars Mill Citizen Succumbs To Long Illness In Hospital
Funeral services for Frank Hammons of Gaars Mill, age 76, were
held Thursday morning at eleven o'clock at Harmony Grove Church.
Mr. Hammons died at a hospital in Alexandria Wednesday following
an extended illness of several months.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Hammons, two sons, Dayton
Hammons, Hilton Hammons, and one daughter, Mrs. D. W. Stringer,
all of whom reside at Gaars Mill.
Attending the funeral from Winnfield were Supt. D. W. Sikes and
family, Sheriff Bryant Sholars, and Wiley Hammons.
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February 12, 1937
Mother of Mrs. H. L. Boyett Dies At Liddieville, Feb. 6
Mr. and Mrs. Horace L. Boyett and family were called to
Liddieville, Sunday, on account of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Ingram, Mrs. Boyett's mother, who died Saturday Feb. 6.
Funeral services for this 80 year old woman were held Sunday
afternoon at the church at Liddieville conducted by Rev. Ratcliff,
pastor.
Surviving her are eight children, forty six grandchildren, and
twenty eight great grandchildren, six brothers and one sister. She
was born ______ 12, 1856 in Mississippi.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1912.
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April 30, 1937
Mrs. Frances Irvin Dies At Atlanta On Monday, April 26th
Mrs. Frances A. Irvin, age 80, wife of G. W. Irvin of Atlanta,
died Monday at her home and funeral services were held Tuesday at
the Sardis Church and interment made in the Sardis Cemetery.
Services were conducted by the Rev. H. D. Sherwood and the Rev. J.
A. Keys.
Mrs. Irvin is survived by her husband and six children, three
sons, Will Irvin, Jonesboro, Martin and Pearce Irvin, Atlanta,
three daughters, Mrs. Ola Collins, Franklin Parish, Mrs. Frances
Ray and Mrs. Mattie Fowler, Atlanta.
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March 19, 1937
Funeral Services For Adolph Lasyone Are Held On Wednesday
Funeral services for Adolph Lasyone, age 83, brother to R. J.
Lasyone, who died at his home at Verda were held Wednesday
afternoon at three o'clock at the Iatt Cemetery conducted by the
Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Lasyone was a member of the Baptist Church and is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Amelia Sharbano of Port Arthur, Texas, Mrs.
Bob Corbett, Mrs. C. H. James, Verda, four sons, J. W. Lasyone, Lee
Lasyone, E. H. Lasyone, Verda, W. E. Lasyone, Bentley, three
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Lashley, Mrs. Mary Keith, Williana, Mrs.
Gustena Lashley, Verda, three brothers, R. J. Lasyone, Winnfield,
and R. A. Lasyone, Verda.
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August 27, 1937
Fall From Truck Is Fatal To Melton Long of Louin, Miss.
Remains Taken To Home In Mississippi For Funeral, Burial Melton Long of
Louin, Miss., was fatally injured Friday afternoon of last week when he fell
from a truck, his head hitting the pavement, rendering him unconscious and
from which he was unable to be aroused before he died on the following day,
Saturday afternoon about one o'clock. Long, according to eye witnesses, was
riding on the rear of a truck seated on a water keg. The truck made a turn
from Court to Bevill Street to the left and he was thrown to the pavement
head first. The injured man was taken to the clinic from where he was later
removed to the home of Arthur Grice, with whom he worked. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Long of Louin, Miss., arrived Saturday and conveyed the
remains back to the home for funeral services and burial. Mr. J. L. Long,
the father, is a brother to C. F. Long of Curry and Will Long of Georgetown.
The deceased man is survived by one brother and two sisters.
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December 31, 1937
Mrs. J. E. McCarty Buried At Beech Creek on Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. J. E. McCarty, 81, who died Friday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. N. Whitehead, were held Saturday
at the Beech Creek Baptist Church, with the Rev. C. B. Gates of
Monroe officiating. Interment was in the Beech Creek Cemetery.
The deceased is survived by two sons, J. M. McCarty of Shreveport
and W. H. McCarty of Flat Creek; two daughters, Mrs. Leon Niager of
Shreveport and Mrs. C. N. Whitehead of Grayson; 20 grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
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December 31, 1937
Woman Who Married Twelve Times Dies In Alexandria Hospital
Mrs. Caroline McManus, the many times married woman, age 64, of
Urania died in a hospital in Alexandria Monday of this week
following a long illness.  Mrs. McManus was married twelve times
and her name rreads Mrs. Caroline Frost McDonald Walters Bronson
Burgess Chevallier Gardner White Luigi Hatfield Willis Paschal
McManus.
Mrs. McManus was born in Jackson Parish and after her first
marriage to McDonald moved to Urania where she lived the remainder
of her life and during which she amassed a small fortune by hard
work, thrift, and initiative.  She owned lands that produced oil
after the discovery of the Urania-Tullos oil field.
Funeral services were held Thursday from the Urania Church
followed by interment in the New Hope Cemetery.
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January 29, 1937
Funeral Services For Mrs. Patterson Held Tuesday P. M.
Funeral services for "Grandmother" Patterson, age 77, wife of J.
C. Patterson of Williana, were held Tuesday afternoon of this week
at Liberty Chapel near Dry Prong, conducted by the Rev. J. A.
Cockerham, assisted by the Rev. T. V. Taylor.
Mrs. Patterson died at her home Tuesday morning and is survived by
her husband and two daughters, Miss Pearl Taylor, Dry Prong, and
Mrs. Lee Gates, Pollock.
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February 26, 1937
Funeral Services Held Monday For Mrs. Mae Patterson
Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Harper Patterson, 37, of Bossier
City, were held at the Pine Hill Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Monday,
with the Rev. W. L. Stagg, Jr., of Bossier City officiating.
Interment was in the Pine Hill Cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are her husband, F. D. Patterson; one son,
Harper; one daughter, Lura Mae, both of Bossier City, La.; her
mother, Mrs. Mandy Harper, Crowville, La.; three brothers, Lloyd
Harper, Galveston, Texas, Joe Harper, Ferriday, La., C. W. Harper,
Crowville, La.; and one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Johns, Crowville, La..
The deceased was the niece of S. J. Harper of Winnfield.
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August 20, 1937
Rites Held For Mrs. Anna Raney In Atlanta Tues.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Raney, 84, widow of the late W. H.
Raney were held in the Atlanta Cemetery with Rev. A. T. Pilgreen of
the Parkview Baptist Church in Shreveport officiating.
Mrs. Raney was born in Morobay, Ark., and resided in Shreveport
since 1912. She was an old resident of Atlanta prior to 1912. Her
husband, W. H. Raney, was buried at the Atlanta Cemetery in 1908.
Surviving the deceased are four sons, W. E. Raney, Monroe; E. D.,
G. and G. H. Raney of Shreveport; three daughters, Miss Verda Raney
of Shreveport; Mrs. Lila Mashaw, Mer Rouge, La., and Mrs. R. B.
Sullivan, Alexandria; also 28 grandchildren and 19 great
grandchildren.
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November 26, 1937
Human Skeleton Found Wednesday By Hog Hunter
A skeleton, thought to be the remains of the body of Dallas
Richardson, negro, who left his home in the Mosley quarters here
more than a year ago, was found in the woods near the old Amesite
plant Wednesday morning, according to Dr. J. F. Faith, coroner.
Henry Franks, who was hunting hogs in that section and reported
his find to Sheriff Sholars, who started an investigation, assisted
by Dr. Faith.  The framework, considerably weatherbeaten, was
intact with the exception of the small bones of the hands and feet,
which had decayed.
In addition to a pair of shoes and a portion of a leather belt,
other identifying articles nearby were the sings of an old straw
hat and suspender buckles.
After examining the articles, Ruth Brown, sister of the missing
negro, identified the articles as belonging to her brother who
disappeared a year ago last August.
The negro, who had become the jest of a number of negro youths in
the quarters where he lived, often showed signs of unusual fear of
being taken into custody of officers, because of the tales the boys
told him.  As a result he frequently appealed to "white folks" for
protection.  It is thought that he wandered away while under such a
delusion.
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July 30, 1937
Lockjaw Fatal To Elbert S. Sheppard, Age 5, At El Dorado
Lockjaw from a splinter in the foot was the cause of death of
Elbert Stewart Sheppard, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Sheppard at El Dorado, Ark., last Saturday night.
Funeral services were held Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Myrick, the child's grandparents, at El Dorado.
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sheppard, and the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myrick of El Dorado, and Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Sheppard of Winnfield.
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August 20, 1937
Funeral Services Held Wed. For Mrs. Josephine Stroud
Mrs. Josephine Stroud of Ansley died at her home in Ansley
Wednesday, August 11, after a long illness and funeral services
were held at the Methodist Church in Atlanta Thursday, August 12.
Interment was held in the Atlanta Cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Stroud are Clarence Stroud of Ansley, Mrs. Ella
Stroud of Atlanta, and Mrs. Jackson and a host of grandchildren.
Mrs. Stroud was a former resident of Atlanta.
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January 8, 1937
Miss Nancy E. Terral Dies At Home of Mrs. Paul Walker Monday
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Terral, widow of the late John Terral, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Walker, in the Tannehill
community, Monday night of this week.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon conducted by the
Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church,
Winnfield, and interment was made at Zion Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Terral is survived by two daughters, Mrs. T. C. Weems and
Mrs. Paul Walker, Tannehill, three sons, Walter Ross, Dodson, Henry
Ross, Winnfield, and Rufus Ross, Texas.
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July 16, 1937
Mrs. L. L. Thompson Dies at Her Home At Montgomery
Mrs. L. L. Thompson, 67, died at her home in Montgomery Saturday
after an illness of 10 weeks. Interment was made in the old Zion
Cemetery Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by the widower, two daughters, Mrs.
Wayne Barrong, of Montgomery, and Mrs. J. O. Wardlow of Mansfield;
and one son, Ardis Thompson; three grandchildren, LaVelle
Cockfield, Elizabeth Wardlow, and Maxine Cockfield, and one sister,
Mrs. A. C. Teddlie of Montgomery.
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April 23, 1937
Crawford Ware Dies At Mayo Clinic On Saturday Last Week
News was received here this week of the death of Crawford Ware,
member of a well known family of this section, last Saturday at the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Mr. Ware was a brother to Mrs.
Minnie Godfrey of Jackson, Miss., and former Winnfield resident,
and son of the late Judge Ware of Columbia. He had been in bad
health for sometime after returning from South American where he
had resided for a while.
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August 27, 1937
Woman Being Held Without Bail For Death of Father
Mrs. Jack Hogg, Recent Local Resident, Charged With Slaying
Mrs. Jack Hogg, age 24, a recent resident of Winnfield, is being
held in the Jackson Parish jail at Jonesboro without bail on the
charge of slaying her father, Lee Willis, on Sunday, August 22.
According to information given out by Sheriff Neil Thomas, Willis
was shot through the heart during a family quarrel and died almost
instantly. The sheriff said the trouble ... to Willis' alleged
abuse of his wife.
Information given the sheriff's office by witnesses stated that
Mrs. Hogg's 17 year old brother left home several days ago because
of ill treatment accorded him and his mother and went to live with
his sister, Mrs. Hogg.
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