francis daniel vernon
ARCADIA, April 22 (Special)--
Funeral services will be held in the Liberty Hill Baptist Church of Arcadia at 3 p.m. Thursday for Francis D. Vernon, 72, who died Tuesday at his home in the Liberty Hill Community.
Mr. Vernon was one of the leaders in the preservation and re- forestation of timber resources in north Louisiana and was a leader in the improvement of the pastures and cattle interest of this section of the state. He was also a member of the Liberty Hill church and was a former deacon.
The Rev. Don B. Harbuck, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Arcadia, will officiate at the services and burial will be in Taylor cemetery in Liberty Hill under the direction of Conger's Funeral Home of Arcadia.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Thompson of Alton, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Montegudo of Zachry, La.; a son, Frank S. Vernon of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; three brothers, Rufus Vernon of Bastrop, E. Leon Vernon of Alexandria and L. E. Vernon of Arcadia; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Hedgepeth of Natchitoches, and Mrs. Beadie Franks of Lubbock, Tex.; seven grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in the Liberty Hill Baptist Church of Arcadia at 3 p.m. Thursday for Francis D. Vernon, 72, who died Tuesday at his home in the Liberty Hill Community.
Mr. Vernon was one of the leaders in the preservation and re- forestation of timber resources in north Louisiana and was a leader in the improvement of the pastures and cattle interest of this section of the state. He was also a member of the Liberty Hill church and was a former deacon.
The Rev. Don B. Harbuck, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Arcadia, will officiate at the services and burial will be in Taylor cemetery in Liberty Hill under the direction of Conger's Funeral Home of Arcadia.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Thompson of Alton, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Ruth Montegudo of Zachry, La.; a son, Frank S. Vernon of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; three brothers, Rufus Vernon of Bastrop, E. Leon Vernon of Alexandria and L. E. Vernon of Arcadia; two sisters, Mrs. Kate Hedgepeth of Natchitoches, and Mrs. Beadie Franks of Lubbock, Tex.; seven grandchildren and several neices and nephews.