Individual Details

Bennett Semmie Hoffpauir

(20 Jul 1887 - 28 Sep 1968)

(Obituary courtesy Bill R. Wilson; source Bossier Banner, 10 Oct 1968 p. 1d) B. S. Hoffpauir, 81, of Rocky Mount died last September 28, in the Bossier City General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Arcadia [sic] Parish. Hoffpauir was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoffpauir, well known residents of the Rocky Mount Community. He was a retired farmer. Survivors are his widow, the former Lida Wilson of Rocky Mount; one sister, Mrs. I. L. Thomas of Basking Ridge, N. J.; two nieces and two nephews. Funeral services were held the following day at 3 p.m. in the Rocky Mount Presbyterian Church of which he was a member, Rev. Lannie Parnell officiating. Burial was in the Rocky Mount Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary. Pallbearers were Gordon McCall, James McCall, I. W. Whittington, Jr., Lee Voss, David Simmons and DuBois Simmons.

Events

Birth20 Jul 1887Acadia Parish, LA
Marriage30 May 1909Bossier Parish, LA - Lida G. Wilson
Death28 Sep 1968Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, LA
Obituary10 Oct 1968Bossier Banner, page 1d
Soc Sec No498-26-8185
Last Known ResBenton, Bossier Parish, LA

Families

SpouseLida G. Wilson ( - )
FatherArchibald Hoffpauir (1853 - 1937)
MotherLucinda "Lou" Perry (1866 - 1951)
SiblingLucien Emmett Hoffpauir (1892 - )
SiblingLaura Eva Hoffpauir (1902 - )

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