Fred Naylor McDuff - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 6/6/2012 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. ************************************************************************************************** Fred Naylor McDuff - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Tallulah Madison Journal March 29, 1946 Fred Naylor McDuff, of Tallulah, died at a Vicksburg hospital Sunday night after an illness of about two weeks. Just a short time before Mr. McDuff was reported to be doing fine after an operation, and was expecting to be able to return home in a short while, when he took a turn for the worse, and he soon passed away. Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday afternoon, with Rev. Dean Maurer, Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment was in the Silver Cross Cemetery here. Mr. McDuff was known to have been a lover of flowers, and the funeral was marked by the huge array of flowers. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fred Naylor McDuff, a sister, Mrs. Charles White, of St. Joseph, La., a brother, Mr. Jack McDuff, of Jackson, Miss., and other relatives. Crothers Funeral Home was in charge, and the following were the pallbearers: J. D. Halbach, C. H. Todd, Geo. Kimbrough, Henry C. Sevier, Dean Moberley, T. J. Lott, W. P. Sevier, and Buck Weaver.