St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-12-07
oPELoUsAs La SATURDAY, DECEMBER I, 1912
PAUL stage.

duration from pneumonia, Mr..
Paul Stagg, died at $40 o'clock
at his residence at Eunice last
Sunday night December l.
Tie The deceased had not been en-
joying very good health for the
past several years and his end
was not unexpected for he had
had several attacks of the same
malady which disabled him a
great deal.
He had reached the ripe age of
ia years and s months, and
although very feeble he man
aged to look after his business.
On his way to and from his place
of business he always greeted
everybody, and every time he
happened ON the streets his same
cordial greeting was extended to
rich or poor, young or old. And
for that, all who knew him were
shocked, barbed with pain and
sorrow when the news of his
death was proclaimed.
He was born in this parish at
Grand Prairie, April 1st, 1888.
At the age of "a years he
answered the call of the South
and served in the Confederate
army in a Tennessee Regiment.
He has since been admitted as a
member of R. E. Lee Camp No.
| IA. Shortly after his return he
engaged in business in Washing
ton and was junior partner in the
firm of Dubuisson & Stagg.
Later he took advantage Of an
opportunity to open up a store on
the home place, at Grand Prairie,
the partnership of Dubuisson &
Stagg was dissolved. Having
been very successful in this busi-
ness he was able to buy the home
place after the death Of his
father in 1870. For "a years he
managed this plantation and de-
cided to move to Eunice, where
he established a mercantile busi-
ness. He took an active part in
promoting the First National
Bank of Eunice.
It was during his term as a
member of the Police Jury that
this parish was placed on a cash
basis. Although in this Office for
several terms, it was the only
public Office he ever held. He
was a delegate to the Constitu-
tional Convention at New Or
leans in 1879.
He reared three families in his
life's career. To his first wife,
who was Miss Ozama Roy, three
children were born, two sons,
Henry, a Jesuit priest at Angus
ia, Ga, and Armand, City Clerk
of OpeIousas, and a daughter,
Rosa, who died a nun of the
Sacred Heart in 1904. AT
ter the death of his first wife he
married Miss Marguerite Fonte-
not, who died after giving birth
to three children, Myra, Aida
Mrs. Alfred Fontenot) and La
mar-all living. For the third
and last time he married Miss
Camille Dardeau, who survives
him with four children, Camille,
Apoline, Lydie and George. Be
sides which he leaves three
brothers, Adolphe, Etienne, and
Alex, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed.
Dubuisson and Mrs. Ernest La
feur.
The funeral services were held
at the Catholic church Tuesday
morning and interment in the
Catholic cemetery at Enuice.
The services were conducted by
Rev. Father Chambon, who de-
livered a most impressive SER
mon, in which he touched upon
the many noble qualities of the
deceased, and brought forcibly
to the minds of his auditors, the
many responsible duties that he
had been called upon to perform,
and which had been done with
the credit of the public. Father
L. H. Stagg, S. j., son of the
deceased, assisted in the cere-
monies.
Out of respect to his memory,
all business in Eunice was sus-
pended. All the children of the
Convent and public school at
tended the funeral in a body.