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Walter Ernest Lafield

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Walter Ernest Lafield Veteran

Birth
Batchelor, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
14 Sep 1988 (aged 94)
Burial
Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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LAFIELD SR., WALTER E.

Died 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1988, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 94, a native of Pointe Coupee and resident of Baker. He was a retired farmer and a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home, Zachary, after 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Marshall. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Baker. Survived by wife, Mary Williams Lafield; a daughter, Mrs. Ina Powell, New Tazewell, Tenn.; two sons, Walter Lafield Jr. and Ray Lafield, both of Baton Rouge; two stepsons, William L. Hawkins, Baton Rouge, and M. Glenn Hawkins, Baker; a sister, Berta Caldwell, Baton Rouge; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, brothers and sisters. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Baker.

September 16, 1988 | Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA)
Page: 5-C | Section: NEWS | Column: DEATHS
LAFIELD SR., WALTER E.

Died 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1988, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. He was 94, a native of Pointe Coupee and resident of Baker. He was a retired farmer and a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home, Zachary, after 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Marshall. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Baker. Survived by wife, Mary Williams Lafield; a daughter, Mrs. Ina Powell, New Tazewell, Tenn.; two sons, Walter Lafield Jr. and Ray Lafield, both of Baton Rouge; two stepsons, William L. Hawkins, Baton Rouge, and M. Glenn Hawkins, Baker; a sister, Berta Caldwell, Baton Rouge; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents, brothers and sisters. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Baker.

September 16, 1988 | Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA)
Page: 5-C | Section: NEWS | Column: DEATHS

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  • Created by: Nelda A.
  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138942030/walter_ernest-lafield: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Ernest Lafield (16 Jul 1894–14 Sep 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138942030, citing Hillcrest Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Nelda A. (contributor 48494110).