Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
IRA B. PETERS
Crowville, La., Feb. 21 --(Special)-- Ira B. Peters, 64, of Crowville, died Wednesday after a long illness in a Winnsboro hospital.
He leaves his wife, five daughters, Mrs. M. J. Boyette, Monroe, Mrs. Gerald Harbour, Monroe, Mrs. W. E. Swayze, Winnsboro, Mrs. F. H. Martin, Wesson, Miss. Edward Crompton [sic Crampton], Meridian, [three sons,] Ira B. Peters, Jr., G. J. Peters, Crowville, and L. F. Peters, [two sisters] Mrs. T. W. Hearn, Shreveport and Mrs. J. E. Boyette, Shreveport, 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The funeral will be held in the Crowville Baptist church Friday at 10 a.m. with Reverend Nix and Rev. Olan Harmon, both of Monroe, officiating. The interment in charge of First National Funeral home of Winnsboro, will be in the Masonic cemetery in Crowville with Masonic service at the grave.
Pallbearers will be: Otto, Vester, Aaron and Jimmy Busby, Johnny and Ezra Walters and Jack and Herman Netherland.
Thursday, February 21, 1952