Obituary Record

Stockstill, Rev. David  -  January 12, 1961

The Rev. David Stockstill, 46, of Picayune, a first year student in the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 12, when he was stricken with a heart attack while taking a mid-term examination.

A native of Picayune, he was formerly in the construction business in New Orleans and after entering the ministry had served here as pastor of the Felicity Street Baptist Chapel.

Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Doris Fleming, three children, his mother, and five brothers.

The funeral was at 3 P. M. Saturday from the McDonald Funeral Home in Picayune with religious services in the Pales [...]

Source: Sea Coast Echo 01-19-1961

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