Extracted from The Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
STARKS -- Mrs. Bobbie Starks, 89, of Dry Prong, died at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 1949, in a local hospital. She is survived by he husband, George B. Starks, of Dry Prong, two sons, George W. Starks of Georgetown, and John O. Starks of Dry Prong, three daughters, Mrs. Bessie McCullum of Georgetown, Mrs. Beulah Hines of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Natie Zeigler of Dry Prong, four brothers, D. G. Lincecum, and J. G. Lincecum, both of Georgetown, and R. G. and G. G. Lincecum, both of Pollock, 29 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the residence of Mrs. McCollum at Georgetown. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 15, in the Lincecum church. Interment will be in the Lincecum cemetery under the direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral home.
Saturday, July 16, 1949