Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-09-30
DEATH OF Mr.. WARREN Z.
MOBLEY.

The Gazette regrets very much TO
chronicle the death Of Mr.. Warren
G. Mobley, which occurred a. ms
home at Alexandria, La, on FRIDAY
last, September 23rd, aged about -
years. H., ,orv
While Mr.. Mobley had lived very
little of his life in Tensas parish ne
was known to many of our people ana
had in its earlier history been identi-
f;ed with much that made for us
welfare. A charter member OF the
Tensas Cavalry, which was organized
at St. Joseph in 1861, to answer .ne
call of the Confederacy, and Win
which command he remained unt''
the end of the war, he ever felt an
interest in Tensas parish and mucn
bride in her people, especially IN
those DAYS that were days following
the civil war, those days that tired
mems souls, unhappily so little APP
preciated by the present generation
Some two years ago the Gazette
published a most interesting series
Of articles from the pen OF Mr..
Mobley, a veteran newspaper man and
able. graceful and fearless writer, en-
titled "reminiscences Of the Tensas
Cavalry" in which he told OF the
work that command had done in the
cause which they believed to be
right. Even later it was our pleasure
TO give to our readers story from
his pen that told to the young and
revived in the minds Of the old a
casus belli existing between two
prominent and aristocratic families
in Catahoula parish, which resulted
in the almost total humiliation OF
one family.
Deceased was first cousin to Mr..
Geo. N. Clarke, ST., Of st. Joseph,
and had other relatives in Concordia
parish and Adams county, Miss.
A good Christian soldier, devoted
husband and father, a stalwart and
lifelong Democrat has gone to his
reward. May his soul have that peace
which passeth understanding, for he
died as he had ever fved-without
fear and without reproach.
=" The Alexandria Town Talk paid
the following tribute to deceased:
s DIED.
y MOBLEY-At the family residence,
corner Sixteenth and Elliott streets,
Alexandra, La, on Friday, September
%, 1921, at 2:12 p. m, Warren
Guice Mobley, aged 10 years, IL
months and days.
The funeral took place this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, the service being
conducted at the family residence by
the Rev. DR.. B. L. Price, minister
of the First Presbyterian Church, as
sisted by Rev. Ralph S. Prosser OF
the Episcopal Church, who is State
, Chaplain of the United Confederate
Veterans. Interment was made in
Rapides cemetery, Pineville, by the
Hixson Undertaking Company. In
terment was made by the side Of his
wife, who preceded him on February
10, 1910.
Mr.. Mobley leaves two children,
seven grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. His son and daughter
are Mr.. Hoover H. Mobley and Mrs.
A. M. Ringgold. The grand children
are w. M. Ringgold, Miss Mary Ring
gold, Mrs. E. A. Tomb, Elwyn, Cliff
ton, Leslie and Catherine Alice
Mobley; and the great-grandchildren
are Doris Lane and Warren Mobley
Ringgold. His wife was Mary Hoover,
of Catahoula parish, to whom he was
married on November 16, 1865.
Mr.. Mobley also leaves a half-broth-
er and sister, Mr.. Geo. w. Blockson,
Of Clayton, La, and Mrs. Anna Guice,
of Natchez, Miss.
Mr.. Mobley was born on Fairview
plantation, Concordia parish, October
81, 1912, but moved when quite
young to Wateree plantation in Cat
ahoula parish. His early education
was secured at Cornish's school in
Natchez, Miss. From there he went
to Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio,
where he studied for three years.
This was just before the outbreak
of the war, and as war talk was so
strong at that time he concluded to
leave Kenyon and came South again
and attended the Louisiana State
Seminary near this city, and from
this school he Joined the Tensas Cav
airy, composed of men from Tensas
and Catahoula parishes, which organ
ization was attached to the First
Mississippi Regiment, commanded by
Colonel Writ Adams. His organiza-
ton engaged in all Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Kentucky campaigns.
He was taken prisoner at the Battle
of Shiloh, when his horse was shot
from under him, and was held by
the Federals in Camp Douglas, near
Chicago for six months, finally being
exchanged, when he rejoined his COM
mand and remained throughout the
balance of the Civil War period.