The Webster Review
Minden, La
Feb. 22, 1938
Double Funeral
for Rodessa Victims
Double funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Blackwell, young couple, who were victims of the tornado that struck Rodessa Thursday, at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at Sibley.
The remains were brought from Atlanta to Sibley for Burial. The Rev. D.O. Christian, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Sibley, assisted by Rev. H.E. Kirkpatrick, Minden Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was under the direction of Dennis funeral home, Minden.
Mr. Blackwell, 24, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackwell, Sibley; two brothers, Fred Blackwell, Jefferson, Texas; and Burton Blackwell, Sibley; five sisters, Mrs. Dave Carson, Jefferson; Mrs. Glen Harper, Minden; Mrs. Edgar Talley, Slidell; Christine Blackwell, and Loraine Blackwell, of Sibley; two nephews and one niece.
Mrs. Blackwell, 19, who before her marriage in 1935, was Miss Evelyn Beck, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ethel Beck of Sibley; three sisters, Mrs. Neil Buckner, Ringgold; Mrs. Jack Woods, Rodessa; and Gledys Beck, Sibley.
From the research of Yon Hafer
Minden, La
Feb. 22, 1938
Double Funeral
for Rodessa Victims
Double funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Blackwell, young couple, who were victims of the tornado that struck Rodessa Thursday, at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at Sibley.
The remains were brought from Atlanta to Sibley for Burial. The Rev. D.O. Christian, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Sibley, assisted by Rev. H.E. Kirkpatrick, Minden Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was under the direction of Dennis funeral home, Minden.
Mr. Blackwell, 24, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackwell, Sibley; two brothers, Fred Blackwell, Jefferson, Texas; and Burton Blackwell, Sibley; five sisters, Mrs. Dave Carson, Jefferson; Mrs. Glen Harper, Minden; Mrs. Edgar Talley, Slidell; Christine Blackwell, and Loraine Blackwell, of Sibley; two nephews and one niece.
Mrs. Blackwell, 19, who before her marriage in 1935, was Miss Evelyn Beck, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ethel Beck of Sibley; three sisters, Mrs. Neil Buckner, Ringgold; Mrs. Jack Woods, Rodessa; and Gledys Beck, Sibley.
From the research of Yon Hafer
The Webster Review
Minden, La
Feb. 22, 1938
Double Funeral
for Rodessa Victims
Double funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Blackwell, young couple, who were victims of the tornado that struck Rodessa Thursday, at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at Sibley.
The remains were brought from Atlanta to Sibley for Burial. The Rev. D.O. Christian, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Sibley, assisted by Rev. H.E. Kirkpatrick, Minden Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was under the direction of Dennis funeral home, Minden.
Mr. Blackwell, 24, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackwell, Sibley; two brothers, Fred Blackwell, Jefferson, Texas; and Burton Blackwell, Sibley; five sisters, Mrs. Dave Carson, Jefferson; Mrs. Glen Harper, Minden; Mrs. Edgar Talley, Slidell; Christine Blackwell, and Loraine Blackwell, of Sibley; two nephews and one niece.
Mrs. Blackwell, 19, who before her marriage in 1935, was Miss Evelyn Beck, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ethel Beck of Sibley; three sisters, Mrs. Neil Buckner, Ringgold; Mrs. Jack Woods, Rodessa; and Gledys Beck, Sibley.
From the research of Yon Hafer
Minden, La
Feb. 22, 1938
Double Funeral
for Rodessa Victims
Double funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Blackwell, young couple, who were victims of the tornado that struck Rodessa Thursday, at 3:00 Saturday afternoon at Sibley.
The remains were brought from Atlanta to Sibley for Burial. The Rev. D.O. Christian, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Sibley, assisted by Rev. H.E. Kirkpatrick, Minden Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was under the direction of Dennis funeral home, Minden.
Mr. Blackwell, 24, is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blackwell, Sibley; two brothers, Fred Blackwell, Jefferson, Texas; and Burton Blackwell, Sibley; five sisters, Mrs. Dave Carson, Jefferson; Mrs. Glen Harper, Minden; Mrs. Edgar Talley, Slidell; Christine Blackwell, and Loraine Blackwell, of Sibley; two nephews and one niece.
Mrs. Blackwell, 19, who before her marriage in 1935, was Miss Evelyn Beck, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ethel Beck of Sibley; three sisters, Mrs. Neil Buckner, Ringgold; Mrs. Jack Woods, Rodessa; and Gledys Beck, Sibley.
From the research of Yon Hafer
Inscription
What Is Home Without Our Sister, Nevermore The Same Though You Are In God's Heaven Sister, Still Our Hearts Are Filled With Pain, Sadly Missed.
Gravesite Details
Killed in the tornado of Feb 17, 1938 in Rodessa, Caddo Parish, Louisiana along with her husband Burnice.
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