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William Jackson Perkins

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William Jackson Perkins

Birth
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
8 Mar 1929 (aged 44)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services for William Jackson Perkins, former Winnfield citizen and son of Mrs. H. J. Perkins, who died suddenly Friday afternoon from a heart attack, were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Durham, 445 Prospect Avenue, Shreveport, Saturday morning. The Rev. R. T. Ware, pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist Church, and Dr. R. E. Goodrich, pastor of the First Methodist Church, had charge of the services.

Following the services, the funeral cortege left Shreveport for Winnfield, where burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery under the direction of Wellman Undertaking Company Saturday afternoon. The many floral tributes expressed the deep sympathy and love of friends and relatives.

Active pallbearers were: C. E. Tannehill, Warren Curry, Charlie Smith, Eric Smith, Ole Matheson, Judge R. W. Oglesby and A. R. McDonald of Winnfield.

Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. L. H. Pirkle, Dr. E. M. White, Hal M. Gatti, H. S. Roach, J. C. DeGeneres, P. C. Corbett, B. R. Bledsoe and E. E. Roemer, of Shreveport, and Dr. Oscar Dowling of New Orleans.

Out of town friends and relatives attending the funeral were Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Pirkle, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. White and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Love and family, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Dunn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mountz, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Sikes and children, Mr. and Mrs. Hezzie Porter and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Durham and family, Mrs. Ella Durham and daughter, Miss Winifred Pirkle, Hal M. Gattie, H. S. Roach, J. C. DeGeneres, P. C. Corbett, B. B. Bledsoe, and C. E. Roemer of Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hilliard and son, Victoria, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. J. Peavy and son, El Dorado, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. George Erskin and granddaughter, of Sikes; O. K. Allen, Baton Rouge; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stamper, Natchitoches; Lafayette Robinson, DeRidder; Kendrick Hartsfield, student, Louisiana College, and Miss Linnie Dunn, student, State Normal.

Surviving relatives are the widow, his mother, Mrs. H. J. Perkins of Winnfield; one son, W. J. Perkins, Jr.; four sisters, Mrs. J. P. Durham of Shreveport; Mrs. W. W. Allen and Mrs. W. O. Averett, of Winnfield, and Mrs. J. Peavy, of El Dorado, Ark.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA), March 14, 1929
Funeral services for William Jackson Perkins, former Winnfield citizen and son of Mrs. H. J. Perkins, who died suddenly Friday afternoon from a heart attack, were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Durham, 445 Prospect Avenue, Shreveport, Saturday morning. The Rev. R. T. Ware, pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist Church, and Dr. R. E. Goodrich, pastor of the First Methodist Church, had charge of the services.

Following the services, the funeral cortege left Shreveport for Winnfield, where burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery under the direction of Wellman Undertaking Company Saturday afternoon. The many floral tributes expressed the deep sympathy and love of friends and relatives.

Active pallbearers were: C. E. Tannehill, Warren Curry, Charlie Smith, Eric Smith, Ole Matheson, Judge R. W. Oglesby and A. R. McDonald of Winnfield.

Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. L. H. Pirkle, Dr. E. M. White, Hal M. Gatti, H. S. Roach, J. C. DeGeneres, P. C. Corbett, B. R. Bledsoe and E. E. Roemer, of Shreveport, and Dr. Oscar Dowling of New Orleans.

Out of town friends and relatives attending the funeral were Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Pirkle, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. White and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Love and family, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Dunn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mountz, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Sikes and children, Mr. and Mrs. Hezzie Porter and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Durham and family, Mrs. Ella Durham and daughter, Miss Winifred Pirkle, Hal M. Gattie, H. S. Roach, J. C. DeGeneres, P. C. Corbett, B. B. Bledsoe, and C. E. Roemer of Shreveport; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hilliard and son, Victoria, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. J. Peavy and son, El Dorado, Ark.; Mr. and Mrs. George Erskin and granddaughter, of Sikes; O. K. Allen, Baton Rouge; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stamper, Natchitoches; Lafayette Robinson, DeRidder; Kendrick Hartsfield, student, Louisiana College, and Miss Linnie Dunn, student, State Normal.

Surviving relatives are the widow, his mother, Mrs. H. J. Perkins of Winnfield; one son, W. J. Perkins, Jr.; four sisters, Mrs. J. P. Durham of Shreveport; Mrs. W. W. Allen and Mrs. W. O. Averett, of Winnfield, and Mrs. J. Peavy, of El Dorado, Ark.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise (Winnfield, LA), March 14, 1929


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