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Obanion “O. B.” Dortch

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Obanion “O. B.” Dortch

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
3 Mar 1959 (aged 87)
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Published in The News Star March 4, 1959:
Columbia (Special) - O. B. Dortch, 87-year-old retired Caldwell Parish farmer, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, leaving 109 direct descendants.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Final rites were set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery by Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.
Mr. Dortch is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Carrie D. Caldwell, Mrs. May Belle Kenworthy and Mrs. Verna Cosby, all of the Columbia Heights Community; Mrs. Lola Childers of Urania and Mrs. Cora Tisdale of West Monroe; two sons Willie Dortch and Jack Dortch of Columbia; 32 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Published in The Caldwell Watchman March 5, 1959:
Aged Columbia Man Leaves 109 Descendants
O. B. Dortch, 87-year-old retired Caldwell Parish farmer, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, leaving 109 direct descendants.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Final rites were incomplete at the time of going to press, but will be conducted at the Fellowship Baptist Church in ward five, with burial in the church cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.
Mr. Dortch is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Carrie D. Caldwell, Mrs. May Belle Kenworthy and Mrs. Verna Cosby, all of the Columbia Heights Community; Mrs. Lola Childers of Urania and Mrs. Cora Tisdale of West Monroe; two sons Willie Dortch and Jack Dortch of Columbia; 32 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Published in The News Star March 4, 1959:
Columbia (Special) - O. B. Dortch, 87-year-old retired Caldwell Parish farmer, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, leaving 109 direct descendants.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Final rites were set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Fellowship Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery by Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.
Mr. Dortch is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Carrie D. Caldwell, Mrs. May Belle Kenworthy and Mrs. Verna Cosby, all of the Columbia Heights Community; Mrs. Lola Childers of Urania and Mrs. Cora Tisdale of West Monroe; two sons Willie Dortch and Jack Dortch of Columbia; 32 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

Published in The Caldwell Watchman March 5, 1959:
Aged Columbia Man Leaves 109 Descendants
O. B. Dortch, 87-year-old retired Caldwell Parish farmer, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, leaving 109 direct descendants.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
Final rites were incomplete at the time of going to press, but will be conducted at the Fellowship Baptist Church in ward five, with burial in the church cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.
Mr. Dortch is survived by five daughters: Mrs. Carrie D. Caldwell, Mrs. May Belle Kenworthy and Mrs. Verna Cosby, all of the Columbia Heights Community; Mrs. Lola Childers of Urania and Mrs. Cora Tisdale of West Monroe; two sons Willie Dortch and Jack Dortch of Columbia; 32 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

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