Lester Vetter

Lester Paul Vetter (May 1910 – February 25, 1960) was a Democrat from Coushatta in northwestern Louisiana, who was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Red River Parish from 1952 until his death, with service during the administrations of Governors Robert F. Kennon and Earl Kemp Long.[1]

Lester Paul Vetter
Louisiana State Representative for Red River Parish
In office 1952 – February 25, 1960
Preceded by	Walter DeMoss
Succeeded by	Henry Bethard
Mayor of Coushatta, Louisiana
In office 1948–1952
Preceded by	Clarence E. Edgerton
Succeeded by	Douglas Fowler
Personal details
Born	May 1910 Place of birth missing
Died	February 25, 1960 (aged 49) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Resting place	Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Anna May Posey Vetter
Children	Two children
Residence	Coushatta, Louisiana
Alma mater	Louisiana State University
Occupation	Lawyer

Vetter is listed in both the 1920 and the 1930 census at the ages of nine and nineteen, respectively, as living in St. Mary Parish in South Louisiana.[2] He attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[3]

Immediately prior to his legislative tenure, Vetter was from 1948 to 1952[4] the mayor of Coushatta.[5] Vetter was also a secretary-treasurer and then the president of the Red River Parish Fair Association,[6] in which capacity he obtained a grant for a needed new exhibition barn.[7]

Vetter gravestone in Springville Cemetery in Coushatta, Louisiana

Vetter died in a New Orleans hospital shortly before the end of his legislative term. He was survived by his widow,[8] the former Anna May Posey (1912-2004),[9] a teacher and businesswoman and one of three children of George J. Posey. The Vetters had two children, a son and a daughter. He is interred at Springville Cemetery in Coushatta.[8]

References

1. "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Red River Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
2. "Lester P. Vetter". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
3. "Myrtis Lee Heard Jackson (Section on Lester Vetter is under Wilmer "Jack" Jackson)". communicatinglife2.blogspot.com. January 31, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
4. Years of mayoral service confirmed by the Coushatta City Hall
5. "Bill Anderson's Sports Slants". Beaver County, Pennsylvania: Beaver Valley Times. April 30, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
6. 1951 Fair Dates. The Billboard. June 30, 1951. p. 63. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
7. Thomas Cecil Blount (2012). I Always Had a Dream. Bloomington, Indiana: CrossBooks. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4627-2128-3. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
8. The Final Curtain: Vetter, Lester P. The Billboard. March 7, 1960. p. 56. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
9. The Shreveport Times, November 11, 2004

Preceded by Walter DeMoss	Louisiana State Representative for Red River Parish Lester Paul Vetter 1952–1960	Succeeded by Henry Bethard
Preceded by Clarence E. Edgerton	Mayor of Coushatta, Louisiana Lester Paul Vetter 1948–1952	Succeeded by Douglas Fowler