The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-05-01
NEUROLOGICAL

'SSoS'dtC CuiCoi VI thc AoOlSlA AM
DEMOCRAT, died at his residences
i'm rineville, La, at 1880 O'Clock,
Saturday morning, April 9th
1898, and was int red in Rapi'les
cemetery at 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Notwithstanding the in :
1clemency of the weather, it having
rained without intermission the |
.n'ire day, his funeral cortege was
followed to his last resting place
ny IA large concourse of relatives
and sympathetic friends; attestiug|
: he respect and appreciation ir|
which he was held by the entire
community.
The deceased was AZ years and
blight months old, having beef
born and reared in Alexandria
where he resided until 1873, wh,s
: ne moved to Catahoula parish and
embarked in the mercantile bust.
ness, where he remained till 1891
= when he sold out his interests III
athat parish and returned to thu
\ place Of his nativity, since which
time he has been connected with
the steam ferry boat Watkins,
which plies between Alexandria
land Pineville and the LOUISIANA
aDEMoCRAT.
He leaves a wife and three chill
adrer, a brother and two sisters
: md a host Of collateral relatives
5 to mourn his untimely departure
: hence.
: Although he had suffered mucL
s since the inception Of the malady
which finally carried him off, he
& passedaway peacefully, quietly and
apparently without pain, as less
\ than thirty minutes elapsed from the
: tine when he wasdiscovered to be in
aurticulo morris until respiration had
4 ceased entirely.
+ Occupying towards him a posi-
B zion Of relationship by marriage
r he being the son in.law of tue ed
tor of the DEMOCRAT, it would
Ebe improper and perhaps unseen
Hly for US to enter upon any extend
s ed enlogy of the deceased. Tha
Hluty will be delegated to Other
f. aud disiuterested parties. Suffic'
it to say, that 'Jake" Ringgold
lis he was universally known, was
r not only oneot the most liberal and
generous Of men, when be ha(
abundant means, but was better
1frienu to the whole human race
than he was to himself.
1 Rrquiescat In Pace.
q LUCKETT.-Dr. Robert L. Luck
ett died at his residence near Boyce
in this parish, at o'clock las
Wednesday, April Oath 1895, al
ter an illness Of several weeks.
DIR. Luckett was born and rails
ed in Rapides parish and was 5
years old at the time of his deatl
He was a successful physician, e.
teemed citizen and uncompromi'
!. ling Democrat, whose services wer
Il always at the command Of his pa
ty and who assisted materially
= the redemption of his Parish an
!. State from the plundering hord
of Northern vandals who took an
held possession of it at the poil
Of Federal bayonets during wh'
, is known as the re-constructio
era.
df He was United States Marsh
flor the Western District of LOui
lana by appointment of Preside1
- Cleveland and vindicated the wi
% dom of his selection by a falthfr
If Jealous and capable discharge
% the duties pertaining to the offic
~ |He leaves ten children: DR.. r.
|Luckett Jr., Of Alexandria; MI
j. NJ. Rhorer, of Plaquemine; MI
j. w. Alexander, Of Alexandra
/. Mrs. L. Alexander, of Jackso
y Misses Marie and Lizzie, Sam
Is Frank and George Luckett. Al
s. a brother, Mr.. Henry P. Lucke
at of Rapides parish aud four siste'
le Mrs. Sam Flower, of New Orleal
Mrs. Lizzie Vance, of Louisvil
" KY; Mrs. J. P. Hickman, of Alt
be andria and Mrs. Il. P. Thompst
,gs of Boyce.
n. The deceased was a member
I'd the constitutional convention
'ul 1879 and had twice represent