Obituary: March 1960, Franklin Parish, LA Submitters name listed with obit ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ The following obituaries are listed below: Mrs. Anna Bell Barton Joseph H. Bryan Edward F. Byrnes, Sr. Mrs. Ella Davis Day Janie Dixon Julia Minette Fowler Mrs. Tobiatha Ann Fowler Katie Elizabeth Graney W. Brown McLemore Sr. Melissia B. Milby Alfred Eugene Moody William Ludrick Oser William Henry Smith T. J. Temple Turnage infant Mrs. Mary Urso ****************** Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 From: March 17, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Anna B. Barton Buried At Sardis Saturday, Mar. 12 Mrs. Anna Bell Barton, 83, of Gilbert, La., died March 11, 1960, in a Winnsboro clinic after a long illness. She was a native of Winn Parish and was the sister of W. T. Collins of Rt. 1, Winnfield. Funeral services were held at Gilbert March 12, with burial in Brown Cemetery, Sardis. Survivors include her husband, J. E. Barton, Gilbert; four sons, Morgan Barton, Baton Rouge, Elmer Barton, Winnsboro, Johnnie Barton, Gilbert, Thomas Barton, Gilbert; two daughters, Mrs. Warren Flowers, Gilbert, and Mrs. Harvey McGlaughlin, Gilbert; 15 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two brothers, R. F. Collins, Gilbert, and W. T. Collins, Rt. 1, Winnfield ******************** The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 17, 1960 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Anna Bell Barton Death claimed Mrs. Anna Bell Barton, 83-year-old homemaker of Gilbert, in a local clinic at 12 noon Friday. Her final illness was lengthy. Born November 21, 1876 at Winnfield, Mrs. Barton was a member of First Baptist church of Gilbert. She is survived by her husband, J. E. Barton, Gilbert; four sons, Morgan Barton, Baton Rouge, Elmer Barton, Winnsboro, and Johnnie and Thomas Barton, both of Gilbert; two daughters, Mrs. Warren Flowers and Mrs. Harvey McLaughlin, both of Gilbert; 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two brothers, R. S. Collins, Gilbert, and W. T. Collins, Winnfield. Pallbearers were grandsons, Cecil Flowers, Lynn Barton, Billie Barton, Phillip Barton, Leroy Barton and Gary Don Barton. Funeral services took place at 10 a.m. March 12 at First Baptist church of Gilbert. The Revs. J. T. Halley, Wilburn Hoglen and Joe Mongle officiated. Interment was in Brown cemetery south of Winnfield. -------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun March 31, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Joseph H. Bryan A native of Franklin parish who would have been 95 years old on his next birthday on April 16 died today. Born the year the Civil War ended, Joseph H. Bryan of Sicily Island will be interred in Pine Hill cemetery after services at the Sicily Island Methodist church at 11 a.m. Friday, The Revs. J. W. Boyd and Robert Houston will officiate. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. M. Earl Denham and Mrs. S. Edward Trichel, both of Baton Rouge, Mrs. B. C. Glasgow, Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. W. R. Carter, Sicily Island; two brothers, Benjamin Bryan, San Antonio, Tex., and Ernest Bryan, Baton Rouge; a sister, Mrs. R. J. Prickett, Winnsboro; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces. His wife, who died in 1953 was Mrs. Mamie Bennett Bryan. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 17, 1960 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Edward F. Byrnes, Sr. Funeral services for Edward Fletcher Byrnes, Sr. 73, of route one, Wisner, were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Central Baptist church. Officiating were the Revs. Tom Ratcliff, Joe Silvio and Enon Boyette. Masonic services followed at the graveside in Central cemetery. Mr. Byrnes, who died March 14 at his home, was born October 18, 1886 at Wisner. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ethel Byrnes; three sons, Edward F. Byrnes, Jr., Winnsboro, Sam Byrnes, Shreveport, and Bill Byrnes, Doyline; five daughters, Mrs. Carrie Carter, Doyline, Mrs. Jessie Mae Woodard, South Carolina, Mrs. Emma Blount, Mansfield, Mrs. Myrtle Rials, Wisner, and Mrs. James Hudson, Lake Providence. -------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun March 24, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Mrs. Ella Davis Day A resident of Winnsboro since childhood, Mrs. Ella Davis Day died March 22 at 3 a.m. in a local rest home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Wayside Pentecostal church at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. W. T. Hemphill officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Boothe. Interment was in Wayside cemetery. Survivors are two sons, Raleigh Day, Winnsboro, and Marl Day, Oakland, Calif; two brothers, Coleman and Walter Davis, both of Winnsboro; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were D.Q. Liles, Jim Favors, Marvin Lupo, L. A. Scott, Holland Wollerson and Alton Wollerson. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 17, 1960 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Janie Dixon Funeral services for Janie Dixon, 84-year-old resident of Winnsboro, were held at Lone Cedar Baptist church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Revs. C. W. Jones and Jesse Booth officiated. Burial was in Lone Cedar cemetery. A member of Lone Cedar Baptist church, Mrs. Dixon died Tuesday at Riley Nursing home. She was a native of Mississippi, having been born there on April 4, 1876. Mrs. Dixon leaves a daughter, Mrs. Lena Keene of Winnsboro; a son, L. C. Dixon, Winnsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Dixon, Winnsboro, and Mrs. Julia Jones, Minden Hall, Miss.; a brother, Ed Brown, Winnsboro; two grandchildren, three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Lonnie Polk, Earl Smith, Bubba Smith, Angles Myers, Clarence Riley and Ermon Riley. ------------------------------------------------------ The Franklin Sun March 31, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Julia Minette Fowler Julia Minette "Judy" Fowler ill with systic fibrosis all of her brief life, died in a Monroe hospital at 5:25 p.m. Friday. Just seven years old, Judy was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fowler of Winnsboro, and a second grader at Winnsboro school. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist church. The Rev. Clarence Young officiated. Interment was in Ogden cemetery. In addition to her parents, Judy leaves a younger sister, Jennie, Winnsboro; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Fowler, Winnsboro; materal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Gill, Winnsboro; and a number of aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Albert Hill, Earl Grayson, Newt Winters and James Osborn. ************** The Franklin Sun March 31,1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Mrs. Tobiatha Ann Fowler Mrs. Tobiatha Ann Fowler, resident of Liddieville community since 1918, died this morning at the home of her son, Ervin, in Tallulah, She was 86 years old, having been born August 22, 1874 in Caldwell Parish. A Methodist, Mrs. Fowler is survived by four sons, W. L. , J. Y., and Ellzey P. Fowler, all of Winnsboro, a sister, Mrs. Fannie Tullos, Monroe; two brothers, A. L. Bannister, Brookhaven, Miss., and J. T. Bannister, Oak Grove; 18 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements had not been completed when the Sun went to press this noon. ************************************* The Franklin Sun March 24, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Katie Elizabeth Graney Mrs. Katie Elizabeth Graney, Winnsboro homemaker, died Monday at Rogers clinic. A native of Franklin parish, she was 88 years old. Funeral services were held at Lone Pine Baptist church at 3 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Sardis Bever officiating. Interment was in Crowville cemetery. Mrs. Graney is survived by three sons, W. K. Graney and C. D. Graney, both of Winnsboro, and J. W. Graney, Magnolia, Ark,; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Oliver Poland, B. T. Spell, Coleman Killian, Lawrence Shivers, Otis Shivers and Clarence Clark. ***************** The Franklin Sun March 31, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease W. Brown McLemore Sr. William Brown McLemore, Sr., prominent planter and livestock dealer of Gilbert, died at his home at 4 a.m. March 29. His final illness was lengthy. Born February 14, 1900 at Kirby, Miss., Mr. McLemore had made his ;home at Gilbert for about 40 years. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Gilbert. Final rites for Mr. McLemore were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist church in Gilbert, with the Revs. R. L. Cook and J. T. Halley officiating. Interment in Oakley cemetery followed. Surviving Mr. McLemore are his wife Mrs. Maurice. McLemore, Gilbert; a son, W. B. McLemore, Jr., Gilbert; two brothers, Kirby McLemore, Monroe, and Richard McLemore, Gilbert; his stepmother, Mrs. Amanda Halford, Gilbert. Pallbearers were E. L. Tackel, Travis Trapp, D. Johnson, O. S. Newman, S. C. Corbin, Allen Cupit, Ed Cupit and James Monroe. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 17, 1960 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Mrs. Melissia B. Milby Mrs. Melissia B. Milby, resident of Lone Cedar community since childhood, died at 9:05 a.m. March 11 in a Monroe hospital. She had been ill about a week with pneumonia. Born April 3, 1886 at Winnfield, Mrs. Milby was 73 years old. She was a member of Lone Cedar Baptist church, where funeral services took place at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Bobby Brown officiated at final rites. Interment was in Lone Cedar cemetery. Survivors of Mrs. Milby are three sons, Ramage Milby and Claude Milby, both of Winnsboro; and Monroe Milby, Shreveport; two daughters, Mrs. C. A. Hammett, West Monroe, and Mrs. S. C. Stephenson, Baskin; a brother, Arnold Boyett, Baskin; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Jones, Fort Necessity, and Mrs. Ivy Broom, West Monroe; 23 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers were J. O. Smith, L. D. Burns, Clifton Lord, Bob Parker, Howard Leach and Luther Herring. ----------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun March 31, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Alfred Eugene Moody Alfred Eugene Moody, 40 year old resident of route one, Baskin, died Friday at Alexandria after a lengthy illness. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Lola Belle Moody; six children, Glenda Faye, Bobbie Nell, Dixie Elizabeth, Alfred, Jr., Lola Dianne, and Kittie Irene Moody, all of route one, Baskin; three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Crout, Hodge, Mrs Edna Wise, Jonesboro, and Mrs. Nannie Fife, Baskin; two brothers, Edgar Moody, Urania, and George Moody, Forrest, Miss., The veteran of World War II was interred in Lone Cherry cemetery, Mangham, after funeral services at United Pentecostal church, Lone Cedar Road, at 11 am. Sunday, The Revs. David Mayo and J. A. Hawthorne officiated. Pallbearers were Louis Fuller, Wilton Crawford,Hulen Crout, J. D. Brasher, Luther Watts, W. E. Moody, Frank Earl Rhinehart and Clyde Butler. *********************** The Franklin Sun March 31, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease William Ludrick Oser Funeral services for William Ludrick Oser of Fort Necessity were held at 2 p.m. today at Fort Necessity Baptist church, with the Rev. T. T. Edwards officiating. Born October 7, 1896 at Liddieville, Mr. Oser had lived at Fort Necessity for 25 years. He was a farmer by occupation and a member of Boeuf River Baptist church. He died March 30 at a local clinic. Burial was in the Ogden cemetery. Surviving Mr. Oser are his wife, Mrs.Bessie Oser, Oklahoma; three sons, Warren Oser, Fort Necessity, Bruce Oser, Oklahoma, and Darious Oser, Bastrop; seven daughters, Mrs. Ruby Bankston, Mrs. Minnie Bonner and Mrs. Lucille Jones, all of Fort Necessity, Mrs. Lyvonne Spence and Mrs. Billie Rice, both of Oklahoma, Mrs. Alice Page and Miss Barbara Oser both of Bastrop; a brother, Henry Oser, Columbia; and 32 grandchildren. ********************* The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 3, 1960 Submitted June 2006 by: Glenda Warner Boyd William Henry Smith William Henry Smith, 63-year-old resident of Liddieville, died at the Winnsboro sanitarium Tuesday morning. He had been hospitalized about a week. Funeral services for Mr. Smith were conducted at the Young's Funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the Revs. Jimmy Hipp and L. F. LaPrairie officiating. Interment followed in Ogden cemetery. Surviving Mr. Smith are his wife, Mrs. Henrietta Smith, Liddieville; two daughters, Mrs. Cynthia DeBlieux, Winnsboro, and Mrs. Bernard Hastings, Newellton; three sons, William J., Wisner, Willie T., Oak Ridge, and Edward, Jonesville; two brothers, John W. Smith, Jena, and B. Taft Smith, Winnsboro; and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers were Barney Cottingham, Aubrey Browder, Price Turnage, Garvis Bennett, O. S. Welch, and Claude Lupo. The Ogden High school science fair, slated for Monday night, was called off after Mr. Smith's death. His daughter, Mrs. DeBlieux, is a teacher at the school. *************************************** The Franklin Sun March 24, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease T. J. Temple Final rites for T. J. Temple, 66 year old resident of Egypt, were conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Magnolia Baptist church near Winnsboro, The Rev. Lavelle Enterkin officiated, assisted by the Rev. A. N. Baum Burial was in Harris cemetery near Winnsboro. Born March 31, 1893 at Laurel, Miss., Mr. Temple farmed during his lifetime. He had lived at Egypt for 36 years, and was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church. He died suddenly at his home Monday. Mr. Temple is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Welch Temple, Egypt; a son Ray Temple, Winnsboro; three grandchildren; three brothers, Lonnie, C. C. And D. F. Temple, all of Winnsboro; a sister, Mrs. J. B. Kimbrough, Winnsboro, and Mrs. B. A. Wright, Georgetown. Pallbearers were J. B. Etheridge, Sr., Pete Etheridge, W. B. Reeves, Charlie Brent, Bill Ferguson, M. P. Welch. Deacons of Magnolia Baptist church and Dr. Sam Carriere were honorary pallbearers. -------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun Winnsboro, LA March 17, 1960 Submitted January 2009 by: Glenda Warner Boyd Turnage infant The infant of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Turnage of Baskin was interred in Pleasant Hale cemetery after brief ceremonies by the Rev. Bob Nobles. The baby, born March 14 at Rayville, lived just three hours. Survivors are the parents, a sister, Geneva L. Turnage, Baskin, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Turnage and Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo Nobles, Mangham. --------------------------------------------------- The Franklin Sun March 24, 1960 Submitted by Karen Sue McNease Mrs. Mary Urso Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Urso of Jeanerette, mother of Mrs. Joe Sontino of Winnsboro, were held this week. Mr. and Mrs. Sontino and daughters, Mrs. Rita Kincaid and Mary Virginia, have returned home after attending the funeral. In addition to Mrs. Sontino, Mrs. Urso is survived by five daughters and a son, Mrs. Lena Miceli, Mrs. Pat Spencer, Mrs. Louis Amorelli, Charlie Urso, Mrs. James Bryant and Mrs. Sam Renaudo; and six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Phil Palastera; and a brother, Joe Viscuso. ***************