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Andrew Wesley O'Pry

15 Sep 1886 – 8 Mar 1942

Birth15 Sep 1886
Death8 Mar 1942
CemeteryOrange Grove Cemetery
Lake Charles , Calcasieu Parish , Louisiana , USA
Added byCharles T. Baggett on 26 Feb 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66166912

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FORMER PARISH CITIZEN BURIED IN LAKE CHARLES -Andrew Wesley O'Pry, Brother of Mrs. Sigur, Succumbs Sunday Following Stroke- Funeral services for Andrew Wesley O'Pry, who died at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Lake Charles, were conducted on Monday afternoon from the Lake Charles Catholic church with Rev. Father Boudreaux officiating. Burial follwed in the Grayson (Orange Grove) cemetery. Mr. O'Pry, who was 55 years of age, was the youngest brother of Mrs. Beulah Sigur, Crowley city marshal. He suffered a stroke on Saturday morning, March 7. Mrs. Sigur was called to his bedisde and she remained wtih him until his death. Mr. O'Pry was formerly a resident of the Church Point section and followed farming and cattle raising as a business. About 14 years ago he moved to Lake Charles where he still dealt in cattle and had acquired and operated the Eastdale Tourist cabins on Broad street, east side. He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Ida Bellard of Church Point; seven sons, Bernice O'Pry of Crowley, Jack O'Pry of Mobile, Ala., Hilton O'Pry of Mibile, Ala., Garland O'Pry, a cadet in the aviation section of the United States army and now overseas; Rody O'Pry, HImmy O'Pry and Dabney O'Pry, all of Lake Charles; four daughter, MRs. P.H. Barras, Mrs. Eustice Guillory, Mrs. TOny Courville and Miss Gertie O'Pry all of Lake Charles. He is also survived by four sister, Mrs. Beulah Sigur of Crowley; Mrs. Will Knight and Mrs. W.G. Cavell of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Eienne Daigle of Church Point and a large number of lesser relatives. Serving as pallbearers at the funeral were E.J. Dematrait, Rene Belaire, Kinney Kingrey, Gilbert Hebert and Cleveland Chapman of Lake Charles. The Acadian-Signal (Crowley, Louisiana) 12 Mar 1942, Thu Page 8

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