1960 Aug 18
Travis Lee Straughn, 81, died at his home in Cantonment Saturday. Services were
held Monday at Gum Creek Primative in Glendale. He was a native of Rose Hill, Ala.
Private services were held at home of daughter Mrs Agnes Richards before the church
services. Besides his daughter Mrs Richards, survivors are 3 sons; Roy D, Carlos M &
Walter L Straughn; 2 sisters Mrs C A Chesser & Mrs Martha A Laird; 12 grandchildren
and 20 gr grands.
Mrs Luray Weeks, 44, died Friday Aug 12. She was a native of Darlington, Fla and had
lived in Gaskin for the past 10 yrs. Services were held at 3:00 from Leonia Baptist
church, with interment following in the church cemetery. Mrs Weeks is survived by her
husband, Mr B H Weeks, one son James Coy Stafford, 2 daughters Miss Merlene
Stafford, and Miss Elizabeth Weeks; 3 brothers M H, E & Corbin Weeks; 2 sisters,
Mrs Onvie McDuffie and Mrs Amy Gilmore.
Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson