Obituaries: John W. McCloy, 1962, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************


 


From: October 11, 1962 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Death Claims John W. McCloy Sunday, October 7

Following a long illness of a number of years, John W. McCloy, 58, died in a
Winnfield hospital Sunday, October 7, at 11:55 a.m.  He was a descendant of
the Sowers and McCarty families of this parish.

During his early years, Mr. McCloy was employed by the Mansfield Hardwood
Lumber Company, and following World War II, entered the business field in
Winnfield in the auto, electrical supply and household equipment field.  He
was a member of the First Baptist Church and for many years served as a deacon
and in other capacities in the church.  Before his illness he was an active
member of the Winnfield Lions Club and the Masonic Lodge.  From 1950 to 1958,
Mr. McCloy was a member of the Winnfield City Council.

Funeral services were conducted at the Hixson Brothers Funeral Chapel at 10:30
a.m. Monday, with Dr. W. L. Holcomb and the Rev. Franklin Jones officiating. 
Burial was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were R. L. Terry, C. C. Taylor, Don Thompson, Willard
Harlan, Eugene Love, A. L. Carter, Robert Cherry, and Eli Harrell.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lois Edwin McCloy; two daughters, Alice Ann
McCloy, Winnfield, and Mrs. Betty Lou Thomas of Grayson; one sister, Mrs. Mary
D. Edgington of Shreveport, and four grandchildren.