Robert (Bob) Monroe, 83 year old resident of the community just west of Grayson, died on Monday in the Columbia Heights Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of the Riser and Son Funeral Home in Columbia, with the Rev. Arlie Bratton of Columbia Eastside in charge. Burial was made in Welcome Home Cemetery, located on the Holum Highway, just east of Grayson.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nettie Monroe of Grayson; three sons: Bishop Monroe of Ruston; Johnie Monroe and Hardy Monroe, both of Grayson; four daughters: Mrs. Myrtle M. Guercico of White Castle, Mrs. Irvin Joyner of Holum, Mrs. Margaret McGee of Grayson and Mrs. Mable Haggens of Okinawa; one sister, Mrs. Sue Shelton of Winnsboro; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Monroe, a retired planter, also leaves many friends here who regret to hear of his passing.
Published in The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), January 23, 1969
(My thanks to Doug McBroom for providing the obituary)
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nettie Monroe of Grayson; three sons: Bishop Monroe of Ruston; Johnie Monroe and Hardy Monroe, both of Grayson; four daughters: Mrs. Myrtle M. Guercico of White Castle, Mrs. Irvin Joyner of Holum, Mrs. Margaret McGee of Grayson and Mrs. Mable Haggens of Okinawa; one sister, Mrs. Sue Shelton of Winnsboro; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Monroe, a retired planter, also leaves many friends here who regret to hear of his passing.
Published in The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), January 23, 1969
(My thanks to Doug McBroom for providing the obituary)
Robert (Bob) Monroe, 83 year old resident of the community just west of Grayson, died on Monday in the Columbia Heights Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of the Riser and Son Funeral Home in Columbia, with the Rev. Arlie Bratton of Columbia Eastside in charge. Burial was made in Welcome Home Cemetery, located on the Holum Highway, just east of Grayson.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nettie Monroe of Grayson; three sons: Bishop Monroe of Ruston; Johnie Monroe and Hardy Monroe, both of Grayson; four daughters: Mrs. Myrtle M. Guercico of White Castle, Mrs. Irvin Joyner of Holum, Mrs. Margaret McGee of Grayson and Mrs. Mable Haggens of Okinawa; one sister, Mrs. Sue Shelton of Winnsboro; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Monroe, a retired planter, also leaves many friends here who regret to hear of his passing.
Published in The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), January 23, 1969
(My thanks to Doug McBroom for providing the obituary)
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nettie Monroe of Grayson; three sons: Bishop Monroe of Ruston; Johnie Monroe and Hardy Monroe, both of Grayson; four daughters: Mrs. Myrtle M. Guercico of White Castle, Mrs. Irvin Joyner of Holum, Mrs. Margaret McGee of Grayson and Mrs. Mable Haggens of Okinawa; one sister, Mrs. Sue Shelton of Winnsboro; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Monroe, a retired planter, also leaves many friends here who regret to hear of his passing.
Published in The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), January 23, 1969
(My thanks to Doug McBroom for providing the obituary)
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Mr. Monroe married Nettie Humphreys on April 16, 1908 in Caldwell Parish, LA. Parent links provided by Sam Johnson (#47688707).
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