Obituaries: Luther Barnes, 1959, Winn Parish, LA 
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 5, 1959 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Luther Barnes, 64, Succumbs; Buried In Jonesboro Nov. 3

Luther Barnes, 64, died in a Winnfield hospital Monday, November 2, 1959 at 12
noon following a short illness.  He was a lifelong resident of Dodson.

Funeral services were held at Welcome Home Baptist Church November 3 at 1 p.m.
with the Rev. E. B. Barton and Rev. T. L. Rhymes officiating.  Burial was in
the Jonesboro Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home.

Survivors include three sons, J. D. of Winnfield, Edd of Dodson, Lando of
Keithville; one daughter, Mrs. Juanita Gresham of Angola, La.; two brothers,
H. H. Barnes of Jonesboro and R. L. of Lake Charles; five sisters, Mrs. Ila
Carroll, Mrs. Myrtis Barrett, Mrs. Bashie Lastinger of Lake Charles, Mrs.
Delia Mae Hightower of Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Annie Truevillion, Prescott,
Arkansas, and nine grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Clayton Norred, Samuel Young, Mervin Jordan, Jr., Lindell
Terral, Jimmie Terral, and E. M. Myers.