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Howard Spencer Sevier - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

Howard Spencer Sevier was born February 19, 1924 to Senator Andrew Leonard Sevier, Sr. 
and Irene Jordan Sevier.  He was educated in Tallulah and also at Marion Military Institute 
in Marion, GA.  He received his college degree in business and law from Louisiana State 
University in Baton Rouge, LA.  He married Helen Mae Leoty.  They had two adopted children: 
Glenna Sevier DiBenedetto of Kenner, LA and Robert Spencer Sevier.  Mr. Sevier was a farmer 
and businessman, and managed a General Motors dealership, Sevier Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-
Oldsmobile in Tallulah.  He was on the Board of Directors for Tallulah State Bank and was a 
member of the First Methodist Church of Tallulah. Howard died of complications from 
pneumonia on March 10, 1980. 
 
His funeral was at the First Methodist Church on March 11, 1980 was widely attended by 
family, friends and residents of Tallulah. 

From Tallulah Madison Journal, March 13, 1980

Funeral services for Howard Sevier, 56, were Tuesday in Tallulah United Methodist Church with the 
Rev. Ned Stout officiating. Burial was in Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah.

Mr. Sevier died Monday in Mercy Regional Medical Center in Vicksburg, Miss. after a short illness.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Madison Parish, a World War II veteran, a farmer, a member 
of Tallulah First United Methodist Church, a director of the Tallulah State Bank, co-owner of Montrose 
Oil Co. and a member of the Scott-Nichols-Voak Post 100 of the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Sevier of Tallulah; a son, Robert Spencer Sevier of Tallulah; 
a daughter, Mrs. Glenna Louise DiBenedetto of Kenner; and a brother, Andrew Sevier of Tallulah.

Pallbearers were J. O. Pemberton, James Wilson, Henry C. Sevier, Jr., R. C. Todd, Malcolm Sevier, 
Carl Smith, Harry Holt, and Barton Sevier.