S. W. O’Bannon

The Bernice JournalMarch 7, 1929 Mr. S. W. O'Bannon, age 45 died at his home Sunday morning about 10:30 and the body was laid to rest in the Bernice cemetery Monday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted in the Baptist church. Rev. Wingo preached the funeral sermon. He leaves his wife and three children and a …

Former Resident Here Succumbs

The GazetteFebruary 8, 1939 Funeral services for E. M. Decker, 62, were held Monday at Alto, Texas, following his death from a lengthy illness at a Jacksonville, Texas, hospital about noon Sunday. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Charles and Moore Decker, and a number of more distant relatives. Mr. Decker was …

Chester Arthur McCallum Jr.

March 5, 1930 - June 19th, 2019 Chester A. McCallum, Jr. joined his Heavenly Father on June 19th, 2019. Chester was born on March 5, 1930 in Bernice, Louisiana to Chester A. McCallum, Sr. and Lorene Gray McCallum. He graduated from Bernice High School in 1948 and married Monelle Bowen in December of 1951 and …

Miss Rachel Beaird

In Memoriam Miss Rachel Beaird, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Beaird died Sept. 25, 1904, aged 18 yrs 5 mos and 10 days. This bright star was extinguished just as it was budding into womanhood. She was a sweet christian girl, a member of the Baptist church at Mt. Union. Grieve not for her, …

Beverly Lee Austin

Beverly Lee Austin, 80, of Morgan City, Louisiana, was called to her heavenly home on March 21, 2019, surrounded by her family.  Beverly was born August 31, 1938, near the Shiloh Community to Orion Buckley, Sr. and Susie McIntosh Lee and was the youngest of thirteen children.  She graduated from Farmerville High School in 1956 …

William Smith

The GazetteJune 8, 1904  In Memory of Brother Wm. Smith To the officers and members of Marion Lodge, No. 283 F & A. M. Whereas, it has pleased almighty God to remove from our midst by death our worthy and much beloved brother, Wm. Smith, and whereas we bow in humble submission to the word of …

Mrs. Jennie Gibson

The GazetteApril 13, 1904 In Remembrance to Our Mother Our neighborhood was enveloped in sadness and gloom, when the mournful announcement was made that our mother, Mrs. Jennie Gibson, the accomplished wife of Mr. R. A. Gibson, had crossed over the river of lite on Tuesday, March the 8th, 1904, at 1:30 p.m. Aged 35 years, …

B. T. Hopkins Dead

The GazetteFebruary 24, 1904 It is with much regret that we are called upon to chronicle the death of Mr. B. T. Hopkins. He died at his home in Marion last Friday afternoon, after an illness of several days. For many years Mr. Hopkins was a prominent merchant of Marion. He was a man who always …

Mrs. Julius Arent

The Gazette November 4, 1903 Mrs. Julius Arent died Monday night at 9 o'clock after a brief illness. Mrs. Arent was the sister of the late Col. Daniel Stein and lived in Farmerville, prior to her marriage with Mr. Arent, who survives her. Mrs. Arent was about fifty-five years old. She leaves six children, three …

Mrs. M. J. Lee

The Gazette October 21, 1903 Mrs. M. J.  Lee, mother of Hon. John M. Lee, Jr., Major J. G. Lee, Mrs. W. J. Turnage, Mrs. R. C. Webb and Mrs. H. H. Lee, died at Mer Rouge, the home Mrs. R. C. Webb, on Sunday, October 18th. Mrs. Lee has been a mother indeed who …

Col. Daniel Stein

The Gazette September 2, 1903 Last Sunday morning about 9:30 o’clock Col. D. Stein, one of the oldest and most prominent citizen of Farmerville, died at the residence of his step daughter, Mrs. Ellen Levi. Mr. Stein had been ill for several weeks, and as he had from the beginning steadily grown weaker and weaker …

Mrs. James R. Fuller

The Gazette July 22, 1903 Mrs. James R. Fuller, an estimable lady of Shiloh, wife of Capt. J. R. Fuller, president of the Bank of Bernice, died last Wednesday evening after a protracted illness. Her remains were laid at rest in the Shiloh cemetery Thursday. Mrs. Fuller had been an invalid for several months with …

Andrew J. Daniel

The Gazette May 27, 1903 In Memoriam. Our dear father has passed over the river that we all must cross; his sufferings are over; he quietly rests beside his wife and children who had already gone before. How sad it was to give him up! Andrew H. Daniel was born October 12, 1850, and died …

Lizzie Cooper

The Gazette May 20, 1903 In Memoriam   When death invades the family circle and claims for its victim the dear, devoted wife and fond, indulgent mother, and leaves husband and children almost heart-broken, it is indeed a sad sight to the beholder. But it is the Lord’s doings, and it is marvelous in our …

Isaac Shuster

Mr. I. Shuster Dead The Gazette April 22, 1903 Postmaster Isaac Shuster died at his residence in Farmerville last Friday evening, after a prolonged illness with rheumatic troubles. Several days before the end came his family and friends realized that death was the inevitable; and hence they were in a measure prepared for it. Mr. Shuster …