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NATCHITOCHES - Services for Thomas T. Elkins will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Blanchard-St. Denis with Dr. James Carter officiating. Masonic graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Gilgal Cemetery, Minden.

Elkins, 78, of Natchitoches died Saturday, May 21, 1994, in his residence.

He was a native of Minden and an inductee in the Louisiana Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church, Natchitoches, and a member of the American Legion, the Lions Club, the "N" Club and the Red Cross of Constantine.

He was a graduate of Northwestern State University, a hospital board member for 38 years and chairman of the Natchitoches Parish Hospital. He was a retired coach and principal, a World War II Navy veteran, past Grand Master of the Louisiana Grand Lodge, past Worthy Grand Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, a board member of the Masonic Home for Children and was on the board of trustees at Shriners Hospital.

Survivors include his wife, Alwilda B. Elkins of Natchitoches; two sons, Manson "Gene" Elkins of Many and Thomas D. Elkins of Natchitoches; four brothers, John Elkins of Shreveport, Joe Glen Elkins of Mountain City, Tenn., Wilson Elkins of Conroe, Texas, and Hulin Elkins of Arlington, Texas; one sister, Ruby Coleman of Delhi; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be John Ropp, Dan Poole, Dwayne Murphy, Norm Fletcher, Bob Pender and Clyde Osborn.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services Tuesday in the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Shriners Crippled Childrens Hospital, the Louisiana Baptist Childrens Home in Monroe or the Natchitoches Parish Hospital Foundation Scholarship Fund.

(Published in the Alexandria Town Talk on May 23, 1994)

Thomas married Alwilda Rosena Bumgardner 10 Jun 1934. Alwilda (daughter of Jacob Alexander Bumgardner, Jr. and Lena Tabitha Kendrick) was born 5 Mar 1918, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Mar 1996, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 5 Mar 1996, Gilgal Cemetery - Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Manson Eugene Elkins was born 5 Aug 1935, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 24 Nov 2004, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 27 Nov 2004, Many Cemetery - Many, Louisiana, USA.
2. Barbara Evelyn Elkins was born 9 May 1940, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 9 May 1940, Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Gilgal Cemetery - Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA.
3. T.D. Elkins