Author: Richard Kinsey Boney
Alternate names: Dick Boney
Born: 1858
Died: 1937
Bio: From Tallulah Madison Journal

RICHARD KINSEY BONEY

Richard K. Boney, aged seventy-eight years, died at his home in Tallulah on the afternoon
of Monday, February 22, 1937, as the result of a paralytic stroke.

He was born on October 19, 1859, on the "Bankwood" Plantation in Madison Parish, and 
was the oldest born son of this parish.

He was married to Mrs. Rena Cox Boney, who survives him, together with their son, 
O. H. Boney of Venezuela, and their daughters, Mrs. David E. Holt of Texarkana, and 
Mrs. W. P. Sevier, Jr., of Tallulah and several grandchildren.

He had engaged in planting for many years on his "Duckport" Plantation, and in recent 
years had moved to Tallulah, where he again took up the practice of law.

He was a member of the Madison Parish Bar Association, the State Bar Association; 
he had been Secretary of the Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee 
District, and for many years was Secretary of the Madison National Farm Loan Association. 
He had been a member of the Madison Parish School Board and was an active member of the 
Episcopal Church. He was a Mason, a Shriner, a member of the Knights of Pythias, and he 
held the office of Worthy Patron in the local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

He was careful, painstaking, conscientious and fearless, and at all times stood and 
fought for what he believed to be the best interests of Louisiana and of Madison Parish. 
He always earnestly labored for the advancement and upbuilding of his native state and parish.

The many positions of trust conferred upon him and the numerous bars given him by his 
people were evidences of his personal popularity and show the high esteem and respect in 
which he was held by his people.

He lived a long and useful life, and despite his advanced age, he was still engaged in 
active work when the dread messenger came.

He will be missed by us. He has passed away, but he is not forgotten, and he has left 
behind him in the hearts of our people the memory of earnest deeds well done.

	"There is no death; we fall asleep
	To remain where they never weep;
	We close our eyes on pain and sin;
	Our breath ebbs out but life flows in."