Abstracts of Obits Appearing in the Advocate, Pointe Coupee, La.
File submitted by Donald W. Johnson (DW9JOHNSON@aol.com)

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ABNER,   CLAYTON B.

A retired railroad lounge car manager and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died
at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. He was 106, born March 27, 1891, in
Marshall, Texas. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, having served in
the 414th Reserve. Burial in Port Hudson National Cemetery.
Survived by a niece, Mildred Moore Clark, Baton Rouge; a nephew, the Rev.
Jerry A. Moore Jr., Washington, D.C.; a great-nephew, David Abner, Ph.D.,
Silver Spring, Md.; great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. Preceded in
death by wife, Norma Abner; parents, David and Mollie Abner; two sisters and
four brothers. He was the oldest member of Mount Zion First Baptist Church and
a member of the March Month Club.