[Johnson.FTW]
[1144734.FTW]
REFN: 9804
THE PARIS NEWS, 5 Feb 1971. 'John L. Strother, 85, of Rt.1, Brookst on,
died Friday at 7:45 p.m. in St. Joseph's Hospital here. His funeral,
Su nday at 4 p.m., will be held in Leverett and Steele Funeral Home,
Paris, and burial made in Forest Hill Cemetery. A retired farmer, he was
born in Hopewel l community, 2 Jun 1885, son of F.B. and Lura (Huddle)
Strother. He was a mem ber of the Baptist Church at Maxey and of Colling
Masonic lodge at Tigertown. He married the former Maggie Moore in 1904,
her death occurring in 1965. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mayola
Thompson, Honey Grove, and Mrs. Virginia Re eves, Sumner, five other
descendants, and two sisters: Mrs. Angie Hall and Mr s. Linnie Cloud, both
of Paris.'