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W.B. Thomasson Jr. Died Thursday in La.
W.B. Thomasson Jr., aged 70 years, died last Thursday morning June 24,
(1926) at 10 o'clock at Lake Charles, La. He was formerly a lawyer of this
place, where he practiced his profession many years. He later engaged in the
mercantile business at Bills, Ark., and was instrumental in establishing the
postoffice there. The last 5 years of his life was spent on the Gulf coast
in pursuit of health. He was never married and is survived by two brothers,
J.S. and S.J. Thomasson of this county, and one sister, Mrs. J.A. Holland in
Calif. He was engaged in writing a book at the time of his death. His body
was laid to rest in Lake Charles, La., last Friday morning.
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Pike County Courier, Volume 38, Number 27, July 2, 1926, page 1, column 5.
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