This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------BAA3BF55C838ADF16B2A0DA2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------BAA3BF55C838ADF16B2A0DA2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="hbdyfa51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="hbdyfa51.txt" Obituaries: Fannie A. Hobdy, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: May 31, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Colored Resident Fannie A. Hobdy, Buried At Union Hill Funeral services for Fannie A. Hobdy, 67, colored, were held May 27 at Union Hill Baptist Church, with burial in Union Hill Cemetery. She died April 18 in an Alexandria hospital of heart trouble. She is survived by nine children, Armenna Thompson of Jonesboro, Eula Walker of Tannehill, Rosa Lee and Helene Edwards of Oakland, California, Mack Henry and Carol Hobdy and Eva Mae Booker of Winnfield; two sisters, Carrie Hartwell of Shreveport and Jimmy Jackson of Tannehill. --------------BAA3BF55C838ADF16B2A0DA2--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8FB964E5058D7583CB1ABBE6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------8FB964E5058D7583CB1ABBE6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="cookln51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="cookln51.txt" Obituaries: Leon Cook, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: May 31, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Last Rites Held For Leon Cook at Mars Hill Cemetery Funeral services for Leon Cook, 37, were conducted at Mars Hill Church, Winn Parish, Wednesday, May 30, at 3 p.m. Mr. Cook had been confined to his bed for several months prior to his death at his home in Leesville, May 29. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Floyce Durham Cook; two children, Naomi and Winston, of Leesville; mother, Mrs. J. C. Cook of Montgomery; three sisters (only two listed), Mrs. J. L. Nelms, Montgomery, Mrs. R. R. Robinette, Shreveport; three brothers, and a host of nieces and nephews. --------------8FB964E5058D7583CB1ABBE6--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------42F02F98B7C54DE2DFD09ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------42F02F98B7C54DE2DFD09ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="kllydr50.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="kllydr50.txt" Obituaries: Dr. Dan Wade Kelly, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: July 20, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise Last Rites Held For Dr. Dan Kelly Thurs. Afternoon Funeral services for Dr. Dan Wade Kelly, 73, Oak Grove physician, who succumbed in a serious illness at his home Tuesday afternoon, were held at the First Methodist Church, Winnfield, Thursday at 3 p.m. under direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Dr. Kelly, native son of Winn Parish, since 1927, had been a prominent practicing physician in Oak Grove until several months ago when he retired because of failing health. He was West Carroll Parish coroner from October, 1945, until late April, this year, when his health prompted him to resign. Survivors include his widow, the former Ethel Campbell of Bolivar, Tenn., whom he married in 1904; one son, Joe T. Kelly, Oak Grove; two daughters, Mrs. Cyrus McGinty, Jr., Lake Charles, and Ms. John T. Lomax, Waynesboro, Miss., and seven grandchildren. Son of thelate Dr.J. F. Kelly and Lillie Wade Kelly of Winnfield, Dr. Kelly was born December 8, 1876. He studied at Louisiana State University and completed his medical course at the University of Nashsville, Tenn. in 1903. After graduation, he located at Selma, La., where he practiced his profession until 1907 when he moved his offices to Winnfield. He lived her until moving his family to Oak Grove in 1927. During World War I, Dr. Kelly served with the rank of captain in the medical corps. --------------42F02F98B7C54DE2DFD09ED0--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A96FFD0F9690C09FE2A72A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------A96FFD0F9690C09FE2A72A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="frantm50.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="frantm50.txt" Obituaries: R. B. Frantom, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: July 6, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise R. B. Frantom, Brother of Winnfield Residents, Dies In Jonesboro R. B. Frantom, 43, died Thursday afternoon at 3:30 in a Jonesboro hospital after an illness of two years. Burial was in the Midway Cemetery Saturday, July 1, 11 a.m., with Rev. Mize in charge. Mr. Frantom, a farmer, lived seven miles above Gaars Mill in Jackson Parish. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Midway Masonic Lodge. Survivors are his wife; two sons and two daughters of Jackson Parish; three brothers, Luther Frantom, Winnfield, Curtis and Barton Frantom of Chatham, and a sister, Mrs. Katie Riley, Winnfield. --------------A96FFD0F9690C09FE2A72A20--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------96132592FA263537A5E9D17B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------96132592FA263537A5E9D17B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="crewo50.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="crewo50.txt" Obituaries: Ola Crew, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: July 6, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise Mrs. Ola Crew Dies July 4 After Long Illness Mrs. Ola Crew, 51, of Crews, La., near Montgomery died Tuesday, July 4, 1950, in the Baptist hospital. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church, near Montgomery, with Rev. Eugene Brink, pastor of First Christian Church of Alexandria, officiating. Interment was in the Kimbrell Cemetery. Mrs. Crew is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mabel C. Downs of Montgomery and Mrs. C. E. Raspberry of Alexandria; one son, Frank Crew of Montgomery, four grandchildren, five brothers, and three sisters. --------------96132592FA263537A5E9D17B--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------71C6B45026EF4E338DC404B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------71C6B45026EF4E338DC404B3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="jrdnmj50.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="jrdnmj50.txt" Obituaries: Martha Jones Jordan, 1950, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: July 6, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise Death Claims Mrs. Martha Jordan, 97, Of Hudson, July 2 Mrs. Martha Jones Jordan, 97 years, 8 months, and 15 days of age, of Hudson, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Elzie Adams, Route 4, Winnfield, July 2, 1950. Funeral services were held at the Welcome Home Baptist Church Tuesday morning at 10:30, with Rev. W. C. Bounds, Rev. Maturne, pastor, Rev. Neal and Lester Rhymes, officiating. Burial was in the Welcome Home Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home. Pallbearers were H. L. Lee, J. B. Shelton, Horrie Boyett, Homer Gates, Mervin Jordan, Jr., and John Wesley Jordan. Born in Jasper County, Miss., Oct. 17, 1852, Mrs. Jordan had made her home in Winn Parish since the age of eight years. She was a charter member of the Welcome Home Baptist Church and was a sister of the late Judge Wiley Jones who served this district for many years. Her husband died in 1913. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Annie White of Route 4, Winnfield; two sons, O. A. and M. A. Jordan of Route 4, Winnfield; ten grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Della Hatten, Oak Grove, La. --------------71C6B45026EF4E338DC404B3--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------95D701C592F8083BE69519D1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------95D701C592F8083BE69519D1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="hdxe51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="hdxe51.txt" Obituaries: Mrs. Elzie Haddox, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: March 15, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Funeral Services For Mrs. Haddox To Be Held Friday Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Elzie Haddox, 72, of Montgomery, La., Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mt. Zion with Rev. W. L. Holcomb, Baptist pastor of Winnfield, officiating. Mrs. Haddox died Thursday morning at the Saint Francis Cabrini sanitarium, Alexandria. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Bluch Haddox of Winnfield and G. "Shorty" Haddox of Alexandria; two daughters, Mrs. Eva Smith of Winnfield and Mrs. Edgar Jennings of Atlanta. --------------95D701C592F8083BE69519D1--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8727E6816DC97FF2292C2384 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------8727E6816DC97FF2292C2384 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="prkrba51.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="prkrba51.txt" Obituaries: Betty Abrams Roberts, 1951, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: March, 1951 Winn Parish Enterprise Mrs. G. Roberts Buried Friday At Hurricane Grove Funeral services were held for Mrs. Betty A. Roberts, 61, of Laurel Heights, who died in a Pineville hospital Saturday, March 10. Funeral services were in Hurricane Grove Baptist Church near Sikes, with Rev. C. M. Robinson and Rev. H. J. Mott in charge. Burial was in Hurricane Grove Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home in Winnfield. Mrs. Roberts, a native of Sikes, is survived by her husband, George A. Roberts; four sons, T. F. and Bennie of Winnfield; Alic of Camp Polk; Alton of Jonesboro; four daughters, Mrs. Estelle Nugent of Springhill; Mrs. Vera Slater of Bentley; Mr. Gladys Gillespie of Alexandria; Mrs. Myrtis Slaughter, of Camden, Arkansas; four brothers (only three listed in obit.) , Riley Abrams of Sikes; Jessie Abrams of Monroe; George Abrams of Delhi; and a number of grandchildren. Pallbearers were Paul Abrams, G. T. Bookout, Elvery Lparker, J. L. Abrams, Alford Parker, and Sev___ Parker. --------------8727E6816DC97FF2292C2384--

Greetings: When I got to our new home this morning at 8:50, Mr. Hardy Beaubouef and Sheriff's Jordan's inmate crew had the major problem we faced tended to. The big wall that stood between the two rooms was removed and piled up outside. No longer a problem. Chris, if you will keep a list as we go of those who need appreciation sent their way, I would appreciate it. Please add Mayor Deano Thornton to the list as he assured me the city would haul off our mess that we are leaving on the street. Normally, arrangements for commercial type stuff have to be made and paid for. I think we will get by without any cost. Also, he and the City of Winnfield are one of our advertisers in the quarterly. It is sure nice when local politicians lend their support. So, if we are keeping a list, we need to thank Sheriff Jordan, Mayor Thornton, and Edward "Cabbage" Hamilton and the Winn Parish Police Jury, Dorman Guilliams, and those donating. Also, those donating their time such as Hardy Beaubouef. Annette and Roy came by to look things over and both were impressed. Roy will see if the desk he wants to donate will fit. Believe me, this place is going to be nice and we will all be proud of it. My only scare is that one day it won't be big enough. Thanks to Jimmy Cooley for the nice donation received in this morning's mail. I had hoped that we would be in business by the April meeting but we might not be quite there yet. Maybe with a little luck...... Gregg -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]

Mr. Hardy Beaubouef was hard at it today knocking out the wall in order to enlarge the corner and south rooms into one. Sheriff James E. "Buddy" Jordan, not a member, but an advertiser in our quarterly and my boss, gracioiusly agreed to allow some trustys to assist Mr. Beaubouef Saturday. Hats off to Sheriff Jordan, and if you are keeping a list, Mrs. Verrett, would you add him to it for a thank you letter? Possibly we jumped the gun on having our own restrooms. After much thought on a very important subject, we agreed today that it would be a huge risk to try and use the existing drains due to the fact that we don't know if they are still connected. The drains are not plugged off and there is no evidence they are workable. This would cause major problems should we use them and end up pouring sewerage all over the ground floor offices. We don't want to become unwelcome right off the bat nor do we want to become liable for damages. Besides, it is a short trot down the hall fifty feet. -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_921889707_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII This query was put on the GenConnect board. I thought it would help her more to put it across the mailing list. Annette Womack listowner --part0_921889707_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v58.13) with SMTP; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:59:50 -0500 Received: from c-4.rootsweb.com (c-4.rootsweb.com [209.164.27.4]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (vx) with SMTP; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 10:59:34 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by c-4.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id HAA27052; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:59:03 -0800 Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 07:59:03 -0800 Message-Id: <[email protected]> X-Authentication-Warning: c-4.rootsweb.com: nobody set sender to [email protected] using -f To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Subject: New Winn Parish, La. Query Forum Post Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Winn Parish, La. Query Forum A new message, "Mrs. Willie E. Jones' obit," was posted by Linda Kaps on Fri, 19 Mar 1999 --- NAME: Linda Kaps EMAIL: [email protected] SURNAMES: Jones DATE: Mar 19 1999 QRYTEXT: I received notice that Mrs. Willie E. Jones' obit was in Winn Parish Enterprise, Pagae 9A, March 16, 1977, per Mr. Rayond Carpenter's index. I wrote the Winn Parish Enterprise asking for a copy but got no response. Could someone please help me obtain this obit. I will gladly pay for the cost of service, copies, mailing, etc. Thank you, Linda Kaps 20 Little John Dayton, Texas 77535. This is an automatically-generated notice. If you wish to respond to this message, please post your response directly to the Winn Parish, La. Query Forum: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/La/Winn> Thank you! --part0_921889707_boundary--

Hi everyone, Good news -- for all those with ties to Lincoln Parish, there is now a new mailing for Lincoln Parish. To subscribe in mail mode send a message to [email protected] that contains the word subscribe and nothing else. If you prefer digest mode, send an email to [email protected] instead.

Mr. Hardy Beaubouef graciously met with Dorman Guilliams and I today at the new home. He will begin doing some work over the next few days. We might be able to salvage one of the restrooms after all. Hardy and Dorman agree that this is possible. It is small so I might still have to go down the hall if it's alright with you all. Dorman completed some of the lighting work today as well as locks, doorknobs, etc. We are having a problem making keys work on the outside entrances. I made 5 trips today to the keymaker and we finally got two to work. No one can figure out the problem. Ordered a sign for the entrance to our office. Lane Capps will meet with me in a day or so for an exterior sign. Moving forward. Gregg - Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]

Hi everyone: All the state archive file managers were notified yesterday that Edie who did several parishes including Catahoula had to resign due to "life/job/etc" overload. Being the glutton for punishment that I am, I immediately took on Catahoula Parish. If anyone is interested, several are still open... as is the two I am doing (East & West Carroll) Pray for me <grin> give me a couple of weeks to get over tax season and then put me to work by sending stuff, especially pre-1852 information for all us Winn Parish residents. NOTE: To those that don't remember, the east side of Winn Parish was carved from Catahoula. Annette

A tremendous asset for the WPGHA, know you are excited and pleased about the building. Wished I lived closer to help with restorations and enjoy the genealogy building, but will donate 25.00 toward your cost. Now you have to come up with a name for he building?? JIMMY E. COOLEY -----Original Message----- From: Greggory E. Davies <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [LAWINN-L] WPGHA Home >michael drewett wrote: >> >> Greg, >> I pledge fifty dollars in answer to your plea for funds to renovate and >> furnish the new home for WPGHA, although I'd hoped for something with a >> fire place in the front room. But what the heck, the check will be in >> the mail tomorrow, and I hope to visit this fine place in the coming >> year. >> Your enthusiasm is moving, your work has been inspiring, and your >> contributions to my personal endeavors have been more than I could have >> expected. >> My Best from here in Florida, >> Mike Drewett > >Mike, thanks much. I and certainly everyone involved appreciates your >donation. > >Did you ever hook up with the lady working your Burnett Conf. ancestor? > > >Gregg >> >> ==== LAWINN Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe you must "request" the service. Send the one word message to <[email protected]> if you are subscribe to the list or use a "D" instead of an "L" if you get the digest. > >-- >Greggory E. Davies >120 Ted Price Lane >Winnfield, LA 71483 >[email protected] > >______________________________

Greetings: Thanks to Mike Drewett and Karen Moss we have monetary contributions toward the new home project. I secured keys to the main building upstairs entrances and we can enter from the east side next to the Winn Parish Library as well as the south side behind the main building. The south entrance stairwell is wider and safer. The east stairwell is more of a fire escape and not too safe. Roy Johnson has donated a desk. Hardy Beaubouef is to get with me regarding some carpenter work. Dorman Guilliams, not a member, but my dear friend and protege at the courthouse, is picking up locks, light fixtures, and some other misc. items today. Also, the sink in what we hope to be part of the larger room when renovated is functionable, so I hope to get us a small bar/shelf/sink area which we will need for tending to refreshments, etc. If we are able to knock down the wall between the large room and the adjoining smaller room, we will have a problem in piecing the carpet back together. I spoke with Mr. Quincy Carter, not a member, and he will see about fixing that up for us, little or no charge. I plan to get us a sign made for the exterior of the building directing all to the second floor, plus signs for the doors to our office and meeting room. Thanks to those of you who have donated so far and to those who will. As we are non-profit, legit, etc., donations should be tax deductible. Anyone having ideas speak up. Thanks, Gregg - Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]

How exciting! My check for $25 is in the mail today. It will be nice to be able to see our library contents all in one place. Keep us posted on the renovations and cleanup. Karen Moss

michael drewett wrote: > > Greg, > I pledge fifty dollars in answer to your plea for funds to renovate and > furnish the new home for WPGHA, although I'd hoped for something with a > fire place in the front room. But what the heck, the check will be in > the mail tomorrow, and I hope to visit this fine place in the coming > year. > Your enthusiasm is moving, your work has been inspiring, and your > contributions to my personal endeavors have been more than I could have > expected. > My Best from here in Florida, > Mike Drewett Mike, thanks much. I and certainly everyone involved appreciates your donation. Did you ever hook up with the lady working your Burnett Conf. ancestor? Gregg > > ==== LAWINN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe you must "request" the service. Send the one word message to <[email protected]> if you are subscribe to the list or use a "D" instead of an "L" if you get the digest. -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]

Greg, I pledge fifty dollars in answer to your plea for funds to renovate and furnish the new home for WPGHA, although I'd hoped for something with a fire place in the front room. But what the heck, the check will be in the mail tomorrow, and I hope to visit this fine place in the coming year. Your enthusiasm is moving, your work has been inspiring, and your contributions to my personal endeavors have been more than I could have expected. My Best from here in Florida, Mike Drewett

Greetings: The Winn Parish Police Jury voted unanimously tonight to furnish a permanent residence to house the Winn Parish Genealogical & Historical Association in the Winn Parish Health Unit (old Martin's Hospital) Last week, Juror Edward "Cabbage" Hamilton and I went to the Health Unit and Mrs. Inez Anyan, director, gave us a tour of the available space. Mrs. Anyan was more than accomodating and welcomed us to locate in the Unit. Juror Hamilton handled the motion for us tonight at the jury meeting. (A letter of appreciation rom our organization to him and the rest of the jury would be in order-Chris or Annette, don't you agree?). I will attempt to obtain a key tomorrow and begin hustling materials, etc., needed to get the space ready to use. Also, I plan to get locks on the respective rooms as soon as possible for various reasons, first, because I am stingy and don't want to fight with anyone who might try and grab this steal from us, and second, I hope to begin amassing some materials for needed work on the rooms. Now, for some info concerning all this. The main drawback I forsee is that the rooms are on the second floor, and the elevator in the building does not work. Our access will be from the outside stairway on the south side of the building, nearest Church Street, or the east side of the building. There is plenty of parking in the alley between the Health Unit and the Citgo U-Pak-It, as well as parking beside and around the building. For those of you on the lists not familiar with where we are talking about, the Health Unit is next door to the Winn Parish Library and across the street from the First United Methodist Church. Secondly, the rooms are in pretty good shape. The carpet appears to be fine, and the walls are painted nicely. I am not sure these rooms have ever been used. However, some renovations be necessary, and will entail getting rid of some non-functioning sinks in a couple of the rooms. We have a total of three rooms, all next to one another. The largest room, a corner room, is in the middle. I propose knocking out a wall between it and the adjoining room that does not have a bathroom between the two, enabling us to have a large room for meeting. Remember, these are old hospital rooms. Also, the hall outside is big enough to sit folks in an assembly in the event we ever need to. As our meetings are on Saturdays, we will not have much worry about sharing the building at any time with any other groups, etc. The other room could not be connected to the other two without major cost. A shower, commode and sink are in the way and major bucks will be necessary to undertake such a renovation. I propose to use that "other" room as our "office" and library. At present, I see no way to maintain any type kitchen facility due to the cost of renovation. We'll have to make do. I will have someone with more sense than I, and that could be most anyone, to talke a look and see if it would be feasible and without a lot of trouble to put a small bar or sink in the place. We are dealing with old plumbing, etc., and we don't want to be the one to cause a leak on those below us. I wouldn't want to get kicked out before we get kicked in. A public restroom facility is down the hall. It ain't the best one that's come down the pike but those of us raised in olden days are familiar with outhouses. This one is is better than an outhouse. Don't be disappointed. Now, I have probably left out something, but don't want to leave out the most important part. As we have begun accumulating quite a library and certain equipment, and hopefully we will continue to do so, we must begin making preparations to get this space in order. That will require some funding. At the last monthly meeting, we voted to spend from our small reserve whatever we could afford, toward this project, if the police jury passed on it. They have and we now must begin whatever we are going to do. We might possibly need more money than we have to get this space in the condition it needs to be. Bookshelves, furniture (desk, tables, we have 20 nice chairs we have already bought, which will not be enough) and lighting (the other drawback I forgot to mention-the lighting is terrible and non-existent in one or two of the rooms so we need some flourescent[?] fixtures) are all needed and I am making a personal plea to those of you who can afford and wish to do so, to please make any contributions to this effort. I do not propose to lavishly furnish this new home of ours as Donald Trump or Bill Gates might. I pledge that I will not be extravagant, but, I won't this home of ours to be presentable. We are fortunate to get it. We now have a permanent home, rent and utility free so I say we should proudly make it presentable and usable. What we thought a year ago to be a dream is now a reality and we should take full advantage of it. I would like to hear feedback from everyone in the association and maybe some of you have some ideas that would be of help. I know I don't have all the answers. I do plan to get as much as of the material, labor, etc., donated. I don't think we will run into a huge expense, but, some expense none the less. Thanks for indulging. Comments or curses? Gregg Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected]