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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Wednesday, December 10, 1973

John W. Sholars, Former Dodson Resident, Dies

John W. Sholars, 73, of 1005 Willow Drive, Shreveport, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 1975 at his residence after a sudden illness.

A Shreveport resident for 25 years, he was a native of Dodson and a retired carpenter. Mr. Sholars was a member of the Baptist Church.

Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday in Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Rodney Duron, pastor of First Assembly of God Church, officiating.

Mr. Sholars is survived by his widow, Mrs. Sara Sholars of Shreveport; five sisters, Mrs. Blanche Autrey of Texarkana, Tex., Mrs. Madge Wisdom of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Evelyn Davis of Ruston, Mrs. Floriene Rodgerson of Longview, Tex., and Mrs. Mildred Otwell of Wilmot, Ark.; and a granddaughter, Rachael Green of Shreveport.

Pallbearers included C. R. Gilbert, M. H. Tipton, Jack Durham, Denzil M. Bell, Leo Hogan.