Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Thursday, January 24, 1963

Former Wife Of Hospital Director Kills Son-In-Law

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Mrs. Joicy Harmon, former wife of a Shreveport hospital director, was held by police today in connection with the slaying of her son-in-law.

Shot to death outside her home here Wednesday night was Joseph S. Jenkins, 56, a Bossier City father of two. He was shot three times with a .25 caliber pistol, authorities said.

She is a former wife of Dr. Walter Harmon, once director of the Confederate Memorial Medical Center here.

Police said she claimed Jenkins was going to hit her. Mrs. Harmon has not yet been charged.