Obituaries: John T. DeLoach, Sr., 1973, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: April 19, 1973 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Short Illness Claims Life Of John T. DeLoach

John T. DeLoach, Sr., 78, native and life long resident of Winnfield, died
Monday, April 17, 1972 in a Shreveport hospital, following a short illness.

He was a veteran of World War I and a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. 
Mr. DeLoach became associated with the Tremont & Gulf Railway early in life
and filled a number of positions with the company, including those of auditor
and treasurer before his retirement when the company was dissolved.

Funeral services were conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Southern
Funeral Home with Rev. Benjamin English, Episcopal minister of Alexandria,
officiating.  Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery under
direction of Southern.

Survivors include his widow, the former Emma Lou Fortner, Winnfield; four
sons, John T. DeLoach, Jr., and Robert E. DeLoach, both of Shreveport, T. H.
DeLoach of Arlington, Texas, and James D. DeLoach of Montgomery, Ala.; two
daughters, Mrs. Edward T. (Gloria) Horton, Tulsa, Okla., and Mrs. Troy Lynn
(Mary Catherine) Smith, of Winnfield; three brothers, J. Carver DeLoach of
Shreveport and Clyde DeLoach and Hampton DeLoach, both of Winnfield; two
sisters, Mrs. J. C. Corley and Miss Katie Lee DeLoach, both of Winnfield; 13
grandchildren and one great grandchild.