Obituary of LUTHER W. STEWART, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:   July 30, 1931

Headline:  Dr. L. W. Stewart, Formerly of Jena, Is Buried at Pollock

Alexandria, La., July 28. - Dr. Luther Stewart, 49, who died at the U. S. 
Veterans Hospital Saturday, July 25, was given a military burial at Pollock, 
where he was born and reared, Monday afternoon, July 27.  Funeral services 
were conducted at the Pollock Methodist Church by the Rev. Lee, of Grayson, 
and interment was made in the Pollock Cemetery.  A firing squad from the 
Mississippi National Guard fired a salute over his grave.

Dr. Stewart, who had practiced at Ferriday and Jena during the last years of 
his life, served in the World War as a captain in the medical corps of the U. 
S. Army.  He saw 17 months of service overseas - Alexandria Daily Towntalk 
(newspaper)

Dr. Stewart was well known in Jena, having maintained an office here until a 
few months ago when he was forced to quit the practice of medicine due to ill 
health.