John Willie DeSpain, age about 90 years, died Tuesday morning at his home near Mt. Sherman. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lissie DeSpain; 7 sons, Sam, Tom, and Lee DeSpain, of Papul, IL; Ernest DeSpain, Creal, KY; Alfred DeSpain, Mt. Sherman, and Luther Herman DeSpain, of Buffalo; 4 brothers, Carl DeSpain, Mt. Sherman; Tom DeSpain, Dayton, OH; Lonnie DeSpain, Little Rock, AR, and Zelk DeSpain, Springfield, IL; 35 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
John Willie DeSpain, age about 90 years, died Tuesday morning at his home near Mt. Sherman. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lissie DeSpain; 7 sons, Sam, Tom, and Lee DeSpain, of Papul, IL; Ernest DeSpain, Creal, KY; Alfred DeSpain, Mt. Sherman, and Luther Herman DeSpain, of Buffalo; 4 brothers, Carl DeSpain, Mt. Sherman; Tom DeSpain, Dayton, OH; Lonnie DeSpain, Little Rock, AR, and Zelk DeSpain, Springfield, IL; 35 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday) at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Family Members
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Hattie L. DeSpain
1890–1903
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Ernest Franklin DeSpain
1892–1987
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John Thomas "Tomie" DeSpain
1893–1967
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Alvin H DeSpain
1896–1912
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Alford Harrison DeSpain
1896–1958
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Elizabeth Ellen "Bettie" DeSpain Lampkin
1899–1940
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Lee DeSpain
1902–2000
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Sam DeSpain
1902–2004
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Henry Granville "George" DeSpain
1907–1977
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Luther McCardie DeSpain
1913–1984
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