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Ida Rilla <I>McLanahan</I> Gandy

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Ida Rilla McLanahan Gandy

Birth
Death
15 Nov 1936 (aged 68)
Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 31.4358583, Longitude: -93.5324517
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Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 27, 1936

27 Nov 1936 - Mrs. Rilla Gandy, widow of the late Rufus Gandy, age 68 years, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15 at 9:15 a.m. at her residence in Florien, after a short illness.

Mrs. Gandy was born and reared in Sabine parish, near Sabine river; after marriage to R. S. Gandy nearly fifty years ago, settled at Gandy, where they lived about thirty-five years.

Funeral services were held at Florien Baptist church Monday afternoon at two o'clock, after O.E.S. services at the home by Mt. Carmel chapter No. 3, of which she was a charter member. The Dennis Funeral home of Many was in charge of arrangements. Rev. J. M. Pate, of Many, a life-time friend, officiated, assisted by Rev. W. G. Bailey, Rev. Ernest Lilley and Rev. Green of DeRidder, pastor of Florien church. "In the Land Where We Never Grow Old," was rendered by Mesdames Ernest Lilley, and Grace Miller. The pallbearers were Joe Dover, Leroy Williams, L. A. Pynes, Mack Duggan, D. S. Leach and Vernice Wright. Interment was in Antioch cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Gandy are three children, Mrs. John M Miller of Mooringsport, Mrs. B. L. Dildy of Gandy and Francis E Gandy of Shreveport; one brother Lee F McLanahan of Florien; one sister Mrs. Minerva McLanahan Salter of Florien; two grandchildren Norene Dildy of Gandy and Betty Sue Gandy of
Shreveport.

Relatives and friends from out-of-town visiting the home or attending the funeral were: Dr. and Mrs. Ed. Gandy of Alexandria; Mrs. Leele Cole of Shreveport; Mrs. W. E. Gandy
of Vernon, Texas; Mrs. Janie LaCaze of Leesville; Mrs. Theodosia Hadnot and Miss Virginia Hadnot of Natchitoches; Mrs. Anna Davis, Mrs. May Buvens and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cobbs of Many; Prof. and Mrs. Leroy S. Miller and Mrs. Eddie Leach of Natchitoches; Rev. and Mrs. Z. T. Young, Miss Beatrice Young, Mrs. J. A. Duty, J. A. Newland, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Newland, Jr., and Miss Katherine Newland of Mooringsport; Mrs. Burton of Wichita Falls, Kans.; Rev. and Mrs. Green and daughter of DeRidder; Mrs. T. Clawson, Rosepine. there were others from Zwolle, Many, Fisher, Gandy and Hornbeck too numerous to mention.
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Ida Rilla McLanahan
•Sex: F
•Birth: 1 SEP 1868 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
•Death: 15 NOV 1936 in Florien, Sabine, Louisiana
•Burial: 16 NOV 1936 Antioch Baptist Cem., Florien, Sabine, Louisiana



Father: Eugene S. McLanahan b: 9 APR 1846 in Louisiana
Mother: Sophronie (Cephronia) Miller b: 22 JUL 1843 in Mississippi

Marriage: Rufus Sibley Gandy b: 29 NOV 1861 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
•Married: 17 DEC 1885 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Children
1. Infant Son Gandy b: 27 AUG 1886
2. Valry L. Gandy b: 1 JUN 1888
3. Bertha May Gandy b: MAR 1891 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
4. Audra Gandy b: 16 FEB 1894 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
5. Francis E. Gandy b: MAR 1897 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 27, 1936

27 Nov 1936 - Mrs. Rilla Gandy, widow of the late Rufus Gandy, age 68 years, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15 at 9:15 a.m. at her residence in Florien, after a short illness.

Mrs. Gandy was born and reared in Sabine parish, near Sabine river; after marriage to R. S. Gandy nearly fifty years ago, settled at Gandy, where they lived about thirty-five years.

Funeral services were held at Florien Baptist church Monday afternoon at two o'clock, after O.E.S. services at the home by Mt. Carmel chapter No. 3, of which she was a charter member. The Dennis Funeral home of Many was in charge of arrangements. Rev. J. M. Pate, of Many, a life-time friend, officiated, assisted by Rev. W. G. Bailey, Rev. Ernest Lilley and Rev. Green of DeRidder, pastor of Florien church. "In the Land Where We Never Grow Old," was rendered by Mesdames Ernest Lilley, and Grace Miller. The pallbearers were Joe Dover, Leroy Williams, L. A. Pynes, Mack Duggan, D. S. Leach and Vernice Wright. Interment was in Antioch cemetery.

Surviving Mrs. Gandy are three children, Mrs. John M Miller of Mooringsport, Mrs. B. L. Dildy of Gandy and Francis E Gandy of Shreveport; one brother Lee F McLanahan of Florien; one sister Mrs. Minerva McLanahan Salter of Florien; two grandchildren Norene Dildy of Gandy and Betty Sue Gandy of
Shreveport.

Relatives and friends from out-of-town visiting the home or attending the funeral were: Dr. and Mrs. Ed. Gandy of Alexandria; Mrs. Leele Cole of Shreveport; Mrs. W. E. Gandy
of Vernon, Texas; Mrs. Janie LaCaze of Leesville; Mrs. Theodosia Hadnot and Miss Virginia Hadnot of Natchitoches; Mrs. Anna Davis, Mrs. May Buvens and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cobbs of Many; Prof. and Mrs. Leroy S. Miller and Mrs. Eddie Leach of Natchitoches; Rev. and Mrs. Z. T. Young, Miss Beatrice Young, Mrs. J. A. Duty, J. A. Newland, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Newland, Jr., and Miss Katherine Newland of Mooringsport; Mrs. Burton of Wichita Falls, Kans.; Rev. and Mrs. Green and daughter of DeRidder; Mrs. T. Clawson, Rosepine. there were others from Zwolle, Many, Fisher, Gandy and Hornbeck too numerous to mention.
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Ida Rilla McLanahan
•Sex: F
•Birth: 1 SEP 1868 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
•Death: 15 NOV 1936 in Florien, Sabine, Louisiana
•Burial: 16 NOV 1936 Antioch Baptist Cem., Florien, Sabine, Louisiana



Father: Eugene S. McLanahan b: 9 APR 1846 in Louisiana
Mother: Sophronie (Cephronia) Miller b: 22 JUL 1843 in Mississippi

Marriage: Rufus Sibley Gandy b: 29 NOV 1861 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
•Married: 17 DEC 1885 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Children
1. Infant Son Gandy b: 27 AUG 1886
2. Valry L. Gandy b: 1 JUN 1888
3. Bertha May Gandy b: MAR 1891 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
4. Audra Gandy b: 16 FEB 1894 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana
5. Francis E. Gandy b: MAR 1897 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana


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