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Betty Virginia Fletcher, 19, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.W. Fletcher, long time Shreveport residents, died at 2:45 p.m. yesterday at Houston, Texas. She had been ill of pneumonia for a week.

Miss Fletcher moved to Houston about a year ago with her parents. She was reared in Shreveport and attended school here. Her father was employed by the Shreveport Railways company for many years.

Besides her parents, she is survived by one sister, Patsy Ann Fletcher, Houston; and the maternal and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Houston and Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Fletcher, all of Shreveport.

Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Osborn funeral chapel in Shreveport and burial will be in Forest Park cemetery. The Rev. F.W. Harold, pastor of the Woodlawn Baptist church, Houston, will conduct services.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on July 22, 1947)

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Ex-Local Man's Funeral Today

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m Sunday at Sam Green Funeral Home in Houston, Tex., for Powell W. Fletcher, 63, of Houston, former Shreveporter who died Friday night in a Houston hospital after a three month illness.

A retired postal supervisor, Mr. Fletcher, a former local trolley driver, moved to Houston from Shreveport about 25 years ago. He was born here and made his home here until moving to Houston.

Graveside services will be held in Forest Park Cemetery here at 11 a.m. Monday, conducted by members of the local Scottish Rite body.

In addition to the widow, Mrs. Verlie Houston Fletcher, survivors include one daughter, Mrs. E. J. Beck, also of Houston; one sister and two grandsons.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on June 22, 1969)

Powell married Ada Verlie Houston 2 Jul 1926, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ada (daughter of Lonnie Houston and Ada Lillian Bumgardner) was born 6 Jul 1906, Elliott, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA; died 5 May 1970, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 May 1970, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Ada Verlie Fletcher, 63, of 827 Euclid St., Houston, Tex., a former Shreveport resident, died Tuesday in a Houston hospital.

Mrs. Fletcher was a native of Elliott, Ark. She was a member of the Woodland Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of Postal Supervisors.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sam H. Green Funeral Home chapel in Houston. The Rev. Odom Dyess will officiate. Burial will be here in Forest Park Cemetery, with graveside services at 10 a.m. Friday.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on May 6, 1970)

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Lonnie Houston Funeral Friday

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from Osborne's Funeral Chapel for Lonnie Houston, 73, 1860 De Soto St., who died in a local hospital early Wednesday following a long illness.

Mr. Houston was a retired roofing contractor and had been a local resident for the past 30 years.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eunice Houston; seven daughters, Mrs. Sibyl Goodgion, Mrs. Margaret LeBlanc, Mrs. Lucy Perkins, Mrs. Carolyn Hermes and Mrs. Esther Beeman, all of Shreveport, Mrs. Verlie Fletcher, Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Elaine Robinette, Los Angeles, Calif.; one son, L. G. Houston, Montgomery, Ala.; three brothers, I. N. Houston, Vesta Houston, of Shreveport, and Lee Houston, of Sarepta; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hodges, of Shreveport, Mrs. Grace Pugh and Mrs. Gertie Cochran of Sarepta; and 13 grandchildren.

Services will be conducted by the Rev. T. C. Pennell, pastor of Ingleside Baptist Church assisted by the assistant pastor, the Rev. Ted Corbett. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Earl Houston, Johnnie Moore, Carl Maurer, Frank Beeman, Otis Perkins and Wayne Hermes.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on July 1, 1954)

Lonnie married Ada Lillian Bumgardner 2 Sep 1903, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ada (daughter of Jacob Alexander Bumgardner, Sr. and Alwilda Keturah Holley) was born 2 Sep 1884, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 27 Feb 1920, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 28 Feb 1920, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. L. Houston died Saturday of last week at her home in Shreveport, death resulting from an attack of influenza. She leaves a widower and five young children. Mr. and Mrs. Houston formerly resided in the Linton community and at Benton. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. Alex Bumgardner, of Linton.

(Published in The Bossier Banner on March 4, 1920)

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Mrs. Ada Houston, aged 35 years, wife of Lonnie Houston, died last night at the home of his brother, I.N. Houston, 927 Unadilla street, South Highlands. Funeral services will be conducted from the home 927 Unadilla street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment in Forest Park cemetery.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on February 28, 1920)

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Lazarus L. Houston, 84-year old pioneer resident of this section and the head of a large and prominent North Louisiana family, died at his home near Sarepta, La. Mr. Houston was born near Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga. The son of Samuel T. and Esther Martin Houston. He was the sixth of a family of 13 children. When a boy he moved with his parents to Webster Parish, La., where they settled on a homestead tract near Sarepta. There his mother gave the name Sarepta to the town that sprang up near their home. Mr. Lazarus L. (Lat) remained until his death on the Houston homestead where he and his wife reared a large family. He was married March 16, 1871, to Fannie Viola Campbell. His wife and ten children survive him. He was a devout member of the Baptist Church."

Children: G. O. Houston, Lonnie, I. N., Vester, Mrs. Egan Hodges, of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Ban Pugh and Lee, of Sarepta; Mrs.. Porter Cochran, of Springhill; Dr. W. M. Houston, of Eldorado, Arkansas; Mrs. John F. Adkins of Cotton Valley. There are also 41 grandchildren and 8 great grand-children. Others who survive him are a brother, Dennitt M. Houston, of Shreveport, and a sister.

(Source: Sarepta LA., dated March 5, 1931)

Lazarus married Frances Viola Campbell 16 Mar 1871, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Frances (daughter of John Burchfield Campbell, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Cavett) was born 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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PIONEER WOMAN DIES AT SAREPTA

Mother of Local Resident Dies After Illness of One Month.

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Campbell Houston, 76, widow of the late L.L. Houston, were held Saturday afternoon at Sarepta, Webster parish. Mrs. Houston, who is the mother of G.O. Houston, assistant superintendent of Caddo parish schools, died Friday afternoon at her home near Sarepta. Mrs. Houston was the mother of 16 children, 10 of who survive her.

Mrs. Houston's husband died four months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Houston were pioneer residents of Webster parish. Mrs. Houston became ill a month ago and her death was expected.

Mrs. Houston was Miss Fannie Viola Campbell. She was born at Rocky Mount, Bossier parish, Sept. 1, 1854. She was married March 16, 1871.

Survivors are the following sons and daughters: Dr. W.M. Houston, El Dorado, Ark.; I.N., L., G.O. and V.E. Houston, all of Shreveport; Lee L. Houston, Sarepta; Mrs. J.F. Adkins, Cotton Valley, La.; Mrs. G.E. Hodges, Shreveport; Mrs. Porter Cochran, Sarepta; Mrs. S.B. Pugh, Sarepta. A brother, the Rev. T.M. Campbell, of Shongaloo, 43 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Joel McCann at the Sarepta Baptist church where Mrs. Houston was a member.

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J.A. Bumgardner, 77 years old, and for 60 years a resident of Bossier parish where he emigrated from Talladega, Ala., in 1865, died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of his son, J.A. Bumgardner, Jr., 2124 Seymour street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the home of his son-in-law, Lonnie Houston, 3149 Samford avenue, where services conducted by Dr. M.E. Dodd and the Rev. Winston Borum, pastor and assistant pastor of the First Baptist church, of which he was a member. The body will be sent to Linton for burial. He was married June 10, 1880 to Miss Alwilda Ketura Holly and to them eight children were born, three of whom survive him, Mrs. J.G. Warfield of Houston, and J.A. and John Bumgardner of Shreveport. Two brothers, L.R. and W.R. Bumgardner, both of Linton, also survive him. He was a veteran of the Confederacy and a member of Gen. LeRoy Stafford Camp, U.C.V., Shreveport.

(Published in The Shreveport Times on March 17, 1925)

Jacob married Alwilda Keturah Holley 7 Jun 1880, Bellevue, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Alwilda (daughter of Nathan Holley and Martha E.) was born 23 Jul 1859, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 17 Oct 1908, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 18 Oct 1908, Lay Cemetery - Benton, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Kittie (Holly) Bumgardner, wife of Mr. J.A. Bumgardner, died at her home late last Saturday afternoon, and was laid to rest in Red River Cemetery, Sunday. She was forty-nine years of age, and leaves a husband and four children - Mrs. L. Houston of Catahoula parish, Aleck, Kittie and John. For a short time Mrs. Bumgardner lived in Benton where she made many friends. She had a gently and kindly disposition, and was a good Christian. Aside from the members of the bereaved family and other relatives, there are many friends in our parish who will deeply mourn her death.

(Published in The Bossier Banner on October 22, 1908)