Copied with permission from the Shawnee News-Star:
June 28, 2006:
Kilbourne, La., resident James Philip Littlefield, 91, died Saturday in Bastrop, Texas, after a lenghthy illness.
A well-respected, retired, West Carroll Parish businessman, Mr. Littlefield was born July 7, 1914, in Adamsville, Tenn., to Neil Bolton and Zella Lucretia Phillips Littlefield. At age 18, his family moved from western Tennessee to the northeastern Lousiana town of Kilbourne in hopes of escaping the throes of the Great Depression.
Soon thereafter he met his soul mate and wife of more than 70 years, Inez Scott Littlefield and were married in 1935. A union that would last over seven decades. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2006.
In the late 1930s, he purchased a service station along Hwy17 and remained in business for more than 35 years. He operated under the Sinclair, City Service, Esso, and Exxon brand names. After a tornado in May 1977 that devastated most of the businesses and churches in Kilbourne, his station remained standing and served as a command center for relief efforts.
The great-great-grandson of Revolutionary War soldier, William Littlefield II, Mr. Littlefield was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. At age 27, he left his loving wife and three young children for basic training in California and service in the Pacific Theater. He served in the signal corps attached to the U.S. 8th Army and was awarded three battle stars for his service in the battles of Leyte, Luzon, and New Guinea. He was joyfully reunited with his family on Christman Eve 1945.
Mr. Littlefield took special pride in that, through diligent attention to serving his customers, he was able to provide each of his three children with a college education. Even Mrs. Littlefield was able to complete a degree in elementary education in 1962.
In addition to his business, Mr. Littlefield was a former Kilbourne town marshal and West Carroll Parish reserve deputy sheriff for more than two decades. He also served as a member of the first Kilbourne City Council. He was active in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church for decades, serving as chairman of the board, steward, lay leader and as teacher of the Adult Men's Sunday School class. He was a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge, having received his 50-year membership pin.
Mr. Littlefield also was a significant source and contributor to the recently published "A History of Early Kilbourne, Louisiana."
He also was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Leonard Troy Littlefield and Hubert Roy Littlefield of Adamsville, Tenn., Clarence Gerald Littlefield of Oak Grove, La.; and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Littlefield Holley.
Survivors include his three children, daughter Mary Pat Littlefield Tharpe and husband, Dwain of Crowville, La.; son, Dr. Robert Philip "Bud" Littlefield and wife, Janie, of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Terry Jane Littlefield Conrad and husband, Marvin of Bastrop, Texas; seven grandchildren, Steven and Connie Tharpe of San Antonio, Texas, Michael and Michelle Tharpe of Kansas City, Mo., Cherie and Mark Anyan of West Monroe, La., Jamie Lynne and Danny Stroud of Fort Worth, Texas, Mark and Jennifer Littlefield of Austin, Texas, Ben and Chrystal Littlefield of Dallas, Texas, and Kelly Shea and Steven Bender of Bastrop, Texas; nine great-grandchildren, Kirstie and Abby Anyan, Michaela Tharpe, Katie, John, Philip, and Taylor Stroud, Grace Littlefield, and Noah and Will Bender; one sister, Mamie Lorie Littlefield Organ of Shreveport, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Shepherd and the Rev. Byron Putnam officiating. Burial will follow at the Kilbourne Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove.
Pallbearers will be Leonard Best, Michael Best, Bill Langston, Blaine Littlefield, John Dean Malone, John Stanley, John A. Tullos and Scottie Connell.
June 28, 2006:
Kilbourne, La., resident James Philip Littlefield, 91, died Saturday in Bastrop, Texas, after a lenghthy illness.
A well-respected, retired, West Carroll Parish businessman, Mr. Littlefield was born July 7, 1914, in Adamsville, Tenn., to Neil Bolton and Zella Lucretia Phillips Littlefield. At age 18, his family moved from western Tennessee to the northeastern Lousiana town of Kilbourne in hopes of escaping the throes of the Great Depression.
Soon thereafter he met his soul mate and wife of more than 70 years, Inez Scott Littlefield and were married in 1935. A union that would last over seven decades. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2006.
In the late 1930s, he purchased a service station along Hwy17 and remained in business for more than 35 years. He operated under the Sinclair, City Service, Esso, and Exxon brand names. After a tornado in May 1977 that devastated most of the businesses and churches in Kilbourne, his station remained standing and served as a command center for relief efforts.
The great-great-grandson of Revolutionary War soldier, William Littlefield II, Mr. Littlefield was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. At age 27, he left his loving wife and three young children for basic training in California and service in the Pacific Theater. He served in the signal corps attached to the U.S. 8th Army and was awarded three battle stars for his service in the battles of Leyte, Luzon, and New Guinea. He was joyfully reunited with his family on Christman Eve 1945.
Mr. Littlefield took special pride in that, through diligent attention to serving his customers, he was able to provide each of his three children with a college education. Even Mrs. Littlefield was able to complete a degree in elementary education in 1962.
In addition to his business, Mr. Littlefield was a former Kilbourne town marshal and West Carroll Parish reserve deputy sheriff for more than two decades. He also served as a member of the first Kilbourne City Council. He was active in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church for decades, serving as chairman of the board, steward, lay leader and as teacher of the Adult Men's Sunday School class. He was a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge, having received his 50-year membership pin.
Mr. Littlefield also was a significant source and contributor to the recently published "A History of Early Kilbourne, Louisiana."
He also was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Leonard Troy Littlefield and Hubert Roy Littlefield of Adamsville, Tenn., Clarence Gerald Littlefield of Oak Grove, La.; and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Littlefield Holley.
Survivors include his three children, daughter Mary Pat Littlefield Tharpe and husband, Dwain of Crowville, La.; son, Dr. Robert Philip "Bud" Littlefield and wife, Janie, of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Terry Jane Littlefield Conrad and husband, Marvin of Bastrop, Texas; seven grandchildren, Steven and Connie Tharpe of San Antonio, Texas, Michael and Michelle Tharpe of Kansas City, Mo., Cherie and Mark Anyan of West Monroe, La., Jamie Lynne and Danny Stroud of Fort Worth, Texas, Mark and Jennifer Littlefield of Austin, Texas, Ben and Chrystal Littlefield of Dallas, Texas, and Kelly Shea and Steven Bender of Bastrop, Texas; nine great-grandchildren, Kirstie and Abby Anyan, Michaela Tharpe, Katie, John, Philip, and Taylor Stroud, Grace Littlefield, and Noah and Will Bender; one sister, Mamie Lorie Littlefield Organ of Shreveport, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Shepherd and the Rev. Byron Putnam officiating. Burial will follow at the Kilbourne Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove.
Pallbearers will be Leonard Best, Michael Best, Bill Langston, Blaine Littlefield, John Dean Malone, John Stanley, John A. Tullos and Scottie Connell.
Copied with permission from the Shawnee News-Star:
June 28, 2006:
Kilbourne, La., resident James Philip Littlefield, 91, died Saturday in Bastrop, Texas, after a lenghthy illness.
A well-respected, retired, West Carroll Parish businessman, Mr. Littlefield was born July 7, 1914, in Adamsville, Tenn., to Neil Bolton and Zella Lucretia Phillips Littlefield. At age 18, his family moved from western Tennessee to the northeastern Lousiana town of Kilbourne in hopes of escaping the throes of the Great Depression.
Soon thereafter he met his soul mate and wife of more than 70 years, Inez Scott Littlefield and were married in 1935. A union that would last over seven decades. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2006.
In the late 1930s, he purchased a service station along Hwy17 and remained in business for more than 35 years. He operated under the Sinclair, City Service, Esso, and Exxon brand names. After a tornado in May 1977 that devastated most of the businesses and churches in Kilbourne, his station remained standing and served as a command center for relief efforts.
The great-great-grandson of Revolutionary War soldier, William Littlefield II, Mr. Littlefield was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. At age 27, he left his loving wife and three young children for basic training in California and service in the Pacific Theater. He served in the signal corps attached to the U.S. 8th Army and was awarded three battle stars for his service in the battles of Leyte, Luzon, and New Guinea. He was joyfully reunited with his family on Christman Eve 1945.
Mr. Littlefield took special pride in that, through diligent attention to serving his customers, he was able to provide each of his three children with a college education. Even Mrs. Littlefield was able to complete a degree in elementary education in 1962.
In addition to his business, Mr. Littlefield was a former Kilbourne town marshal and West Carroll Parish reserve deputy sheriff for more than two decades. He also served as a member of the first Kilbourne City Council. He was active in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church for decades, serving as chairman of the board, steward, lay leader and as teacher of the Adult Men's Sunday School class. He was a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge, having received his 50-year membership pin.
Mr. Littlefield also was a significant source and contributor to the recently published "A History of Early Kilbourne, Louisiana."
He also was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Leonard Troy Littlefield and Hubert Roy Littlefield of Adamsville, Tenn., Clarence Gerald Littlefield of Oak Grove, La.; and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Littlefield Holley.
Survivors include his three children, daughter Mary Pat Littlefield Tharpe and husband, Dwain of Crowville, La.; son, Dr. Robert Philip "Bud" Littlefield and wife, Janie, of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Terry Jane Littlefield Conrad and husband, Marvin of Bastrop, Texas; seven grandchildren, Steven and Connie Tharpe of San Antonio, Texas, Michael and Michelle Tharpe of Kansas City, Mo., Cherie and Mark Anyan of West Monroe, La., Jamie Lynne and Danny Stroud of Fort Worth, Texas, Mark and Jennifer Littlefield of Austin, Texas, Ben and Chrystal Littlefield of Dallas, Texas, and Kelly Shea and Steven Bender of Bastrop, Texas; nine great-grandchildren, Kirstie and Abby Anyan, Michaela Tharpe, Katie, John, Philip, and Taylor Stroud, Grace Littlefield, and Noah and Will Bender; one sister, Mamie Lorie Littlefield Organ of Shreveport, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Shepherd and the Rev. Byron Putnam officiating. Burial will follow at the Kilbourne Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove.
Pallbearers will be Leonard Best, Michael Best, Bill Langston, Blaine Littlefield, John Dean Malone, John Stanley, John A. Tullos and Scottie Connell.
June 28, 2006:
Kilbourne, La., resident James Philip Littlefield, 91, died Saturday in Bastrop, Texas, after a lenghthy illness.
A well-respected, retired, West Carroll Parish businessman, Mr. Littlefield was born July 7, 1914, in Adamsville, Tenn., to Neil Bolton and Zella Lucretia Phillips Littlefield. At age 18, his family moved from western Tennessee to the northeastern Lousiana town of Kilbourne in hopes of escaping the throes of the Great Depression.
Soon thereafter he met his soul mate and wife of more than 70 years, Inez Scott Littlefield and were married in 1935. A union that would last over seven decades. She preceded him in death on April 3, 2006.
In the late 1930s, he purchased a service station along Hwy17 and remained in business for more than 35 years. He operated under the Sinclair, City Service, Esso, and Exxon brand names. After a tornado in May 1977 that devastated most of the businesses and churches in Kilbourne, his station remained standing and served as a command center for relief efforts.
The great-great-grandson of Revolutionary War soldier, William Littlefield II, Mr. Littlefield was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. At age 27, he left his loving wife and three young children for basic training in California and service in the Pacific Theater. He served in the signal corps attached to the U.S. 8th Army and was awarded three battle stars for his service in the battles of Leyte, Luzon, and New Guinea. He was joyfully reunited with his family on Christman Eve 1945.
Mr. Littlefield took special pride in that, through diligent attention to serving his customers, he was able to provide each of his three children with a college education. Even Mrs. Littlefield was able to complete a degree in elementary education in 1962.
In addition to his business, Mr. Littlefield was a former Kilbourne town marshal and West Carroll Parish reserve deputy sheriff for more than two decades. He also served as a member of the first Kilbourne City Council. He was active in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church for decades, serving as chairman of the board, steward, lay leader and as teacher of the Adult Men's Sunday School class. He was a Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge, having received his 50-year membership pin.
Mr. Littlefield also was a significant source and contributor to the recently published "A History of Early Kilbourne, Louisiana."
He also was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Leonard Troy Littlefield and Hubert Roy Littlefield of Adamsville, Tenn., Clarence Gerald Littlefield of Oak Grove, La.; and one sister, Mary Elizabeth Littlefield Holley.
Survivors include his three children, daughter Mary Pat Littlefield Tharpe and husband, Dwain of Crowville, La.; son, Dr. Robert Philip "Bud" Littlefield and wife, Janie, of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Terry Jane Littlefield Conrad and husband, Marvin of Bastrop, Texas; seven grandchildren, Steven and Connie Tharpe of San Antonio, Texas, Michael and Michelle Tharpe of Kansas City, Mo., Cherie and Mark Anyan of West Monroe, La., Jamie Lynne and Danny Stroud of Fort Worth, Texas, Mark and Jennifer Littlefield of Austin, Texas, Ben and Chrystal Littlefield of Dallas, Texas, and Kelly Shea and Steven Bender of Bastrop, Texas; nine great-grandchildren, Kirstie and Abby Anyan, Michaela Tharpe, Katie, John, Philip, and Taylor Stroud, Grace Littlefield, and Noah and Will Bender; one sister, Mamie Lorie Littlefield Organ of Shreveport, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Kilbourne United Methodist Church with the Rev. Linda Shepherd and the Rev. Byron Putnam officiating. Burial will follow at the Kilbourne Cemetery under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Oak Grove.
Pallbearers will be Leonard Best, Michael Best, Bill Langston, Blaine Littlefield, John Dean Malone, John Stanley, John A. Tullos and Scottie Connell.
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