Extracted from The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
Saturday, December 28, 1946

MRS. NANCY P. CORLEY DIES

OAKDALE, La., Dec. 28. -- (Special) -- Funeral services for Miss Nancy Parthina Corley, 90, who died Thursday, were held Friday from the home, with the Rev. E. C. Harris, pastor of Baptist church of Westlake, former pastor of First Baptist church here, officiating. Interment was made in the Greenwood Memorial Park of Pineville with Hargrove Funeral Home of Oakdale in charge.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. M. L. Cates [sic Gates] and Miss Maud Corley, both of Oakdale; Mrs. E. W. Scarbrough of Lake Charles; and Mrs. J. C. Odom of Tullos; seven sons, C. R. Corley of Lake Charles; J. L. Corley of Winnfield; I. A. Corley of Mansfield; Dr. W. B. Corley and W. P. Corley, both of Alexandria; T. M. Corley of Little Rock, Ark.; and Elizah Corley of Oakdale; 2 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Bill Black, James Corley, Leon Odom, Leonard Odom, Richey Corley, and Vernon Hargrove.