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

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BLOUNT,   CURTIS D.

A resident of Independence, he died at 9:38 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at
North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 71 and a native of Watson. He was a
U.S. Army and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Entombment in Colonial Mausoleum,
Independence. Survived by a stepson, Rex Garon, Albany; five sisters, Inez
Cowart, Watson, Juanita Mack, Baton Rouge, Elsie Mae Morgan, Denham Springs,
Mildred Martin, Watson, and Catherine Smith, Denham Springs; nine
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Preceded in
death by wife, Velma M. Blount; parents, Dewitt and Florence Wascom Blount;
and two brothers, Norwood and Lester Lee Blount. He was a member of
Independence Lodge No. 458, F&AM, Independent Chapter, No. 247, Order of the
Eastern Star and First Baptist Church, Independence.