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Extracted from The Winn Parish News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Mrs. L. D. Emmons Funeral Held At Sikes Saturday
Funeral services were held at the Sikes Baptist Church Saturday at 10 a.m.
for Mrs. L. D. Emmons, who died February 16 at Alexandria. She was born
January 22, 1876 and was 74 years and 25 days old. She was a member of
the Sharon Baptist Church, having joined that church when she was a young
girl.
Rev. A. D. Murray, pastor of the Sikes Baptist Church, had charge of funeral
services. Burial was in Sikes Cemetery. Southern Funeral Home were the
undertakers in charge of burial.
Mrs. Emmons is survived by one son Ira Campbell, of Alexandria; eight
grandchildren, Mrs. Postal White, Jr. of Port Arthur, Texas, Mrs. Leonard
Rachal of Alexandria, Edwin Campbell of Lake Charles, Eldridge Campbell of
Texas, Ellis Campbell of Port Arthur, Texas, Barrett and Bobbie Campbell of
Alexandria, and Farrell Campbell with the army stationed in Alaska; four great
grandchildren and two half sisters, Mrs. Sadie McDade of Joyce and Mrs. Ella
Red of El Dorado, Arkansas.
Pallbearers were H. C. Thompson, L. W. Gulledge, Harmie Forrest, Archie
Crawley, J. D. Thornton, and C. H. Crain.
Friday, February 24, 1950