Ollie Ava (Brown) Laurence (1923 - 2000)

Born 4 May 1923 in Hicks, Vernon, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Lee Laurence Sr. — married [date unknown] in Louisiana

Wife of Napoleon Nash — married 27 Dec 1938 in Vernon Parish Louisiana

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 2000 at age 76 in Florien, Sabine, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Burial

Pisgah , Toro, Sabine Parish Louisiana, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie Ava Laurence of Florien will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. March 29 at Bethel Church. The Rev. Doyle Carpenter and the Rev. Raymond Alford will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery of Ward Two, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home. Mrs. Laurence, 76, died at her residence Sunday, March 26. Born in Hicks on May 4, 1923, she was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Hornbeck and was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Hornbeck. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Laurence is survived by six sons, Darrell Nash of Watertown, MA., John Nash of Leesville, Ronnie Laurence and Donnie Laurence of Florien and Danny Laurence of Hornbeck; two daughters, Shirley Behan and Kathy Rains, both of Florien; two step-daughters, Ruby Nash of Burr Ferry and Ruth Nash of Kirbyville, Texas; four sisters, Beulah Laurence of Florien. Emma Wead of Fal, Ola Dew of Leesville and Patricia Baker of Sherman, Texas; 23 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54202104/ollie_ava-laurence: accessed April 27, 2024), memorial page for Ollie Ava Brown Laurence (4 May 1923–26 Mar 2000), Find A Grave: Memorial #54202104, citing Pisgah Cemetery, Toro, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by SFC USA RET Duffie and Kathy (contributor 46950425).

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTV-XNF : Sat Mar 09 07:10:55 UTC 2024), Entry for John E Brown and Easter M Brown, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY5Y-VYQ : Fri Mar 08 14:17:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Napoleon Nash and Ollie Nash, 1940.

• "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X2T-FN1N : Tue Mar 19 20:13:49 UTC 2024), Entry for Darrel Nash and Danzel Nash, April 4, 1950.

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K76-RPY5 : 10 February 2023), Ollie Aleane Nash, .