Obituaries: Thomas F. Wade, 1936, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 5, 1936 Winnfield News-American

T. F. Wade, Age 65, Succumbs Friday, New Verda Home

Funeral Services at Union Church Saturday Afternoon

Thomas F. Wade, age 65, prominent citizen of Winn Parish, succumbed Friday
afternoon at his home at New Verda as a result of injuries received six weeks
before in an automobile accident.  While Mr. Wade's condition was known to be
painful he was not considered seriously ill and it was soon after the noon
meal Friday that death claimed him.

Mr. Wade has been prominent in civic, religious, and political affairs of Winn
Parish for many years.  He was born July 15th, 1870 in Winn Parish near Beech
Creek Church and at the age of two his parents moved to Caldwell Parish where
they lived until 1890.  Mr. Wade returned to Winn Parish at that time and
entered the Beech Creek Academy in 1891 from which he later graduated.

He was twice married, the first time to Miss Lue Spillers who died in 1893 and
in 1896 married Miss Rosa Bell Allen, a former pupil in his school and whom he
taught.  Retiring from the teaching profession in 1904, Mr. Wade engaged in
farming.

In 1902 he was elected member of the Winn Parish School Board from his ward
and served in that capacity until 1928, and at that time held the record in
the state for the longest tenure in such an office.

Since 1928 Mr. Wade has been an employee of the Louisiana Conservation
Commission as a forest ranger, which work he conducted along with his farm
operations.

He became a member of the Baptist Church in 1910 holding membership at Union
Church.  For a number of years he served as clerk of the Central (now Winn
Parish) Baptist Association.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at Union Church
six miles east of Winnfield conducted by Rev. J. A. McMurry and Rev. W. D.
Sherwood.  Interment was made in the Union Church Cemetery under direction of
R. W. Walsh, local funeral director.

Surviving Mr. Wade are his wife, Rosa Wade, and children Mrs. G. H. Harrison,
Winnfield; Mrs. A. G. Fryday, Kennedy, Texas; Mrs. W. T. McManus, New Verda;
Henry C. Wade, Crowley; Mrs. Pearl Parker, Natchitoches; Ethel Wade, New
Verda; three sisters, Mrs. Ola Childress and Mrs. Crissie Sexton, Clarks, and
Mrs. Betty Voorhies, New Orleans.

Active pallbearers included Ben Lasyone, Eddie Boudry, Nealy Roberts, Julianh
McLemore, Hatley Lowrey, Dan Lowe, and Hardy Arrington.

Honorary pallbearers were G. W. Evans, Lee Horn, C. T. Rogers, W. T. McManus,
Rufus Jones, W. Y. Alexander, Pete Possio, C. C. Long, F. W. Garner, Chap
Davidson, W. W. Bazar, B. H. Killen, A. B. Taylor, and J. W. Sikes.