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Charles E. Speed - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Madison Journal May 31, 1940

C. E. Speed Dies; Funeral Services This Afternoon

Charles E. Speed, 68, for many years a resident of Madison parish, passed away yesterday at 6:00 
o'clock in the morning at a hospital in Monroe. Mr. Speed had been in ill health for a number of 
years, but when he was taken to the hospital took a turn for the worse last Friday.

He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Susie B. Speed, and a brother, W. M. Speed, of Duncan, Miss., 
besides a nephew, Geo. Speed of Tallulah.

Funeral services will be held in Tallulah this afternoon at 2:30 when the Rev. W. H. Giles will 
officiate. Pallbearers will be R. M. Almond, Myles Hopkins, J. E. Neill, C. E. Hester, Geo. Schraff 
 and Neal McHenry.

From Vicksburg Evening Post, June 1, 1940

RITES HELD FOR CHARLES E. SPEED

TALLULAH, La., June 1-Funeral services for Charles E. Speed, well known planter of Monroe and a former 
resident of Madison parish who died at a Monroe hospital Thursday morning were held from the Methodist 
church here Friday afternoon. Rev. W. H. Giles of Homer and Rev. D. W. Poole, pastor of the local church 
officiated. Interment was in Silver Cross cemetery here.

Mr. Speed is survived by his wife Mrs. Mittie Key Speed, a teacher in the Tallulah High school, a daughter, 
Miss Susie B. Speed of Columbia, a brother, W. M. Speed of Duncan, Miss., a half brother, French Tierce of 
Bowling Green, Ky., and a half sister, Nannie Inge of Memphis also survive.

The pall bearers were Myles Hopkins, R. M. Almond, J. E. Neill, C. E. Hester, George Schaff and M. A. Phillips.