Lelia Downs Coltharp - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 8/17/2020
USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the 
contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and 
Regulations.

In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents 
may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial 
entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices 
and submitter information are included.

These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit.

Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the 
contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites.

************************************************************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
************************************************************************************************
Lelia Downs Coltharp Madison Parish, LA
From Vicksburg Post July 25, 1934

TALLULAH, La July 25, 1934 -Spectal.--Funeral services for Mrs. Lelia Downs Coltharp, widow of the late Albert S. Coltharp, a merchant of Tallulah, who died at her home at Gulfport Saturday were held here Monday with interment in Silver Cross cemetery. Rev C. Karlos Smith, pastor of the Methodist church officiated.

Mrs. Coltharp was 77 years of age having been born in south Louisiana December 28, 1857. She was the daughter of the late Judge Richard E. and Lavinia Hamilton Downs of Richmond, this parish. The greater part of her life was spent at Millikin's Bend and Tallulah. 

Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Will F Coltharp of Concord, New Hampshire, a niece, Mrs. Lelia Schneideau of New Orleans and nephew, Paul Flemming of Gulfport. 

Pallbearers were J. N Schregleman, A J. Sevier, D. H. Allen. W. H. Ward, A. E. Adams and W. D. Ziegler.