(His middle name was Keit not Keith as erroneously spelled in his obituary and some documents. And he went by Keit.)
William Keit Toler was the son of James Jefferson Toler (1859-1940) and Lorena Virginia Pickett Toler (1866-1952). He was born in Morrow, LA on 15 Aug 1885 and had the following siblings:
Amelia Sarah Toler (1891-1969), Jack Carol Toler (1893-1969), Verdie Toler (1899-?), Bessie B. or Beatrice Toler (1902-1993), Vida Toler (1902-1993) and Ardie Desmond Toler (1907-1981). There may also have been two additional sisters. He completed 4 years of high school.
At the age of 28, William married Stella Maubry Morrow (1887-1964) in 1913 and they had a farm in Big Cane, LA.
His WWI draft registration record in 1918 describes him as tall, medium build, brown hair and gray eyes. It also stated that he had lost the sight of his left eye disqualifying him for military service.
Sometime between 1918 and 1920, William and Stella had moved to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA where they also had a farm. By 1930, the family had moved to Shreveport, LA and had a grocery store there.
William and Stella had two children: Christine Cleo Toler (1915-1998) and Kent Edward Toler (1918-2008). They lived at 120 1/2 E. 69th Street.
Sadly at the age of 55, William died on 17 Mar 1941 at home of tracheal cancer. A funeral was held in Shreveport and he was later laid to rest at a cemetery in his home town of Morrow, LA.
The Shreveport Times, March 18, 1941
WILLIAM KEITH TOLER
William Keith Toler, 55, retired
grocer, died at his home at 120 1/2 East
69th street at 10:15 o'clock last night
after a long illness.
He was a member of the Cedar
Grove Masonic lodge.
Surviving is his widow: his moth-
er, Mrs. J.J. Toler, Morrow, La; a
son, Kent E. Toler and a daughter,
Mrs. J.G. Adcock, both of Shreve-
port; two brothers, J.C. Toler, Baton
Rouge and A.P. Toler, Norris, Tenn;
six sisters, Mrs. T.R. Cooper, Marion,
La., Mrs. A.A. Prince, Fountain Hill,
Ark., Mrs. Joe Milstead, Sterlingon,
La., Mrs. L.B. Helm, Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. Leo Morrow, Godeau, La., and
Miss Vida Toler, Baton Rouge.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed last night. His body
was resting at Rose-Neath funeral
home.
The Shreveport Times, March 19, 1941
William Keith Toler
Funeral services for William Keith
Toler, 55-year-old retired grocer who
died at his home, 120 1/2 East 69th
street, Monday night, were held at
Rose-Neath funeral home at 7:30
p.m. yesterday. Officiating ministers
were the Rev. J. F. Kane, pastor of
Southside Baptist church, and the
Rev. J. G. Carver, pastor of Southern
Avenue Church of God.
The body was sent last night to
Morrow, La., where burial ceremon-
ies will be held at 2 p.m. today
Active pallbearers were E. D. Baker,
W. J. Hickman, W. A. Lupton, G. C.
Clarke, A. E. Russ, S. W. Dickson and
Wilbur Yearwood.
Honorary pallbears were Doctors
G. B. Dickson, C. S. Boone, W. H.
Brown, R. W. Cooper, L. W. Gorton
and K. B. Jones.
Mr. Toler is survived by his widow;
his mother, Mrs. J. J. Toler, Morrow;
a son, Kent E. Toler, Shreveport; a
daughter, Mrs. G. P. Adcock, Shreve-
port, two brothers J. C. Toler, Baton
Rouge, and D. Toler, Norris, Tenn.;
and six sisters; Mrs. T. R. Cooper,
Marion; Mrs. A. A. Pierce, Fountain
Hille, Ark.; Mrs. Jewel Milstead,
Sterlington; Mrs L. B. Helm, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mrs Leo Morrow, Godeau,
La, and Mrs. Vida Toler, Baton
Rouge.
William Keit Toler was the son of James Jefferson Toler (1859-1940) and Lorena Virginia Pickett Toler (1866-1952). He was born in Morrow, LA on 15 Aug 1885 and had the following siblings:
Amelia Sarah Toler (1891-1969), Jack Carol Toler (1893-1969), Verdie Toler (1899-?), Bessie B. or Beatrice Toler (1902-1993), Vida Toler (1902-1993) and Ardie Desmond Toler (1907-1981). There may also have been two additional sisters. He completed 4 years of high school.
At the age of 28, William married Stella Maubry Morrow (1887-1964) in 1913 and they had a farm in Big Cane, LA.
His WWI draft registration record in 1918 describes him as tall, medium build, brown hair and gray eyes. It also stated that he had lost the sight of his left eye disqualifying him for military service.
Sometime between 1918 and 1920, William and Stella had moved to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA where they also had a farm. By 1930, the family had moved to Shreveport, LA and had a grocery store there.
William and Stella had two children: Christine Cleo Toler (1915-1998) and Kent Edward Toler (1918-2008). They lived at 120 1/2 E. 69th Street.
Sadly at the age of 55, William died on 17 Mar 1941 at home of tracheal cancer. A funeral was held in Shreveport and he was later laid to rest at a cemetery in his home town of Morrow, LA.
The Shreveport Times, March 18, 1941
WILLIAM KEITH TOLER
William Keith Toler, 55, retired
grocer, died at his home at 120 1/2 East
69th street at 10:15 o'clock last night
after a long illness.
He was a member of the Cedar
Grove Masonic lodge.
Surviving is his widow: his moth-
er, Mrs. J.J. Toler, Morrow, La; a
son, Kent E. Toler and a daughter,
Mrs. J.G. Adcock, both of Shreve-
port; two brothers, J.C. Toler, Baton
Rouge and A.P. Toler, Norris, Tenn;
six sisters, Mrs. T.R. Cooper, Marion,
La., Mrs. A.A. Prince, Fountain Hill,
Ark., Mrs. Joe Milstead, Sterlingon,
La., Mrs. L.B. Helm, Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. Leo Morrow, Godeau, La., and
Miss Vida Toler, Baton Rouge.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed last night. His body
was resting at Rose-Neath funeral
home.
The Shreveport Times, March 19, 1941
William Keith Toler
Funeral services for William Keith
Toler, 55-year-old retired grocer who
died at his home, 120 1/2 East 69th
street, Monday night, were held at
Rose-Neath funeral home at 7:30
p.m. yesterday. Officiating ministers
were the Rev. J. F. Kane, pastor of
Southside Baptist church, and the
Rev. J. G. Carver, pastor of Southern
Avenue Church of God.
The body was sent last night to
Morrow, La., where burial ceremon-
ies will be held at 2 p.m. today
Active pallbearers were E. D. Baker,
W. J. Hickman, W. A. Lupton, G. C.
Clarke, A. E. Russ, S. W. Dickson and
Wilbur Yearwood.
Honorary pallbears were Doctors
G. B. Dickson, C. S. Boone, W. H.
Brown, R. W. Cooper, L. W. Gorton
and K. B. Jones.
Mr. Toler is survived by his widow;
his mother, Mrs. J. J. Toler, Morrow;
a son, Kent E. Toler, Shreveport; a
daughter, Mrs. G. P. Adcock, Shreve-
port, two brothers J. C. Toler, Baton
Rouge, and D. Toler, Norris, Tenn.;
and six sisters; Mrs. T. R. Cooper,
Marion; Mrs. A. A. Pierce, Fountain
Hille, Ark.; Mrs. Jewel Milstead,
Sterlington; Mrs L. B. Helm, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mrs Leo Morrow, Godeau,
La, and Mrs. Vida Toler, Baton
Rouge.
(His middle name was Keit not Keith as erroneously spelled in his obituary and some documents. And he went by Keit.)
William Keit Toler was the son of James Jefferson Toler (1859-1940) and Lorena Virginia Pickett Toler (1866-1952). He was born in Morrow, LA on 15 Aug 1885 and had the following siblings:
Amelia Sarah Toler (1891-1969), Jack Carol Toler (1893-1969), Verdie Toler (1899-?), Bessie B. or Beatrice Toler (1902-1993), Vida Toler (1902-1993) and Ardie Desmond Toler (1907-1981). There may also have been two additional sisters. He completed 4 years of high school.
At the age of 28, William married Stella Maubry Morrow (1887-1964) in 1913 and they had a farm in Big Cane, LA.
His WWI draft registration record in 1918 describes him as tall, medium build, brown hair and gray eyes. It also stated that he had lost the sight of his left eye disqualifying him for military service.
Sometime between 1918 and 1920, William and Stella had moved to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA where they also had a farm. By 1930, the family had moved to Shreveport, LA and had a grocery store there.
William and Stella had two children: Christine Cleo Toler (1915-1998) and Kent Edward Toler (1918-2008). They lived at 120 1/2 E. 69th Street.
Sadly at the age of 55, William died on 17 Mar 1941 at home of tracheal cancer. A funeral was held in Shreveport and he was later laid to rest at a cemetery in his home town of Morrow, LA.
The Shreveport Times, March 18, 1941
WILLIAM KEITH TOLER
William Keith Toler, 55, retired
grocer, died at his home at 120 1/2 East
69th street at 10:15 o'clock last night
after a long illness.
He was a member of the Cedar
Grove Masonic lodge.
Surviving is his widow: his moth-
er, Mrs. J.J. Toler, Morrow, La; a
son, Kent E. Toler and a daughter,
Mrs. J.G. Adcock, both of Shreve-
port; two brothers, J.C. Toler, Baton
Rouge and A.P. Toler, Norris, Tenn;
six sisters, Mrs. T.R. Cooper, Marion,
La., Mrs. A.A. Prince, Fountain Hill,
Ark., Mrs. Joe Milstead, Sterlingon,
La., Mrs. L.B. Helm, Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. Leo Morrow, Godeau, La., and
Miss Vida Toler, Baton Rouge.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed last night. His body
was resting at Rose-Neath funeral
home.
The Shreveport Times, March 19, 1941
William Keith Toler
Funeral services for William Keith
Toler, 55-year-old retired grocer who
died at his home, 120 1/2 East 69th
street, Monday night, were held at
Rose-Neath funeral home at 7:30
p.m. yesterday. Officiating ministers
were the Rev. J. F. Kane, pastor of
Southside Baptist church, and the
Rev. J. G. Carver, pastor of Southern
Avenue Church of God.
The body was sent last night to
Morrow, La., where burial ceremon-
ies will be held at 2 p.m. today
Active pallbearers were E. D. Baker,
W. J. Hickman, W. A. Lupton, G. C.
Clarke, A. E. Russ, S. W. Dickson and
Wilbur Yearwood.
Honorary pallbears were Doctors
G. B. Dickson, C. S. Boone, W. H.
Brown, R. W. Cooper, L. W. Gorton
and K. B. Jones.
Mr. Toler is survived by his widow;
his mother, Mrs. J. J. Toler, Morrow;
a son, Kent E. Toler, Shreveport; a
daughter, Mrs. G. P. Adcock, Shreve-
port, two brothers J. C. Toler, Baton
Rouge, and D. Toler, Norris, Tenn.;
and six sisters; Mrs. T. R. Cooper,
Marion; Mrs. A. A. Pierce, Fountain
Hille, Ark.; Mrs. Jewel Milstead,
Sterlington; Mrs L. B. Helm, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mrs Leo Morrow, Godeau,
La, and Mrs. Vida Toler, Baton
Rouge.
William Keit Toler was the son of James Jefferson Toler (1859-1940) and Lorena Virginia Pickett Toler (1866-1952). He was born in Morrow, LA on 15 Aug 1885 and had the following siblings:
Amelia Sarah Toler (1891-1969), Jack Carol Toler (1893-1969), Verdie Toler (1899-?), Bessie B. or Beatrice Toler (1902-1993), Vida Toler (1902-1993) and Ardie Desmond Toler (1907-1981). There may also have been two additional sisters. He completed 4 years of high school.
At the age of 28, William married Stella Maubry Morrow (1887-1964) in 1913 and they had a farm in Big Cane, LA.
His WWI draft registration record in 1918 describes him as tall, medium build, brown hair and gray eyes. It also stated that he had lost the sight of his left eye disqualifying him for military service.
Sometime between 1918 and 1920, William and Stella had moved to Pointe Coupee Parish, LA where they also had a farm. By 1930, the family had moved to Shreveport, LA and had a grocery store there.
William and Stella had two children: Christine Cleo Toler (1915-1998) and Kent Edward Toler (1918-2008). They lived at 120 1/2 E. 69th Street.
Sadly at the age of 55, William died on 17 Mar 1941 at home of tracheal cancer. A funeral was held in Shreveport and he was later laid to rest at a cemetery in his home town of Morrow, LA.
The Shreveport Times, March 18, 1941
WILLIAM KEITH TOLER
William Keith Toler, 55, retired
grocer, died at his home at 120 1/2 East
69th street at 10:15 o'clock last night
after a long illness.
He was a member of the Cedar
Grove Masonic lodge.
Surviving is his widow: his moth-
er, Mrs. J.J. Toler, Morrow, La; a
son, Kent E. Toler and a daughter,
Mrs. J.G. Adcock, both of Shreve-
port; two brothers, J.C. Toler, Baton
Rouge and A.P. Toler, Norris, Tenn;
six sisters, Mrs. T.R. Cooper, Marion,
La., Mrs. A.A. Prince, Fountain Hill,
Ark., Mrs. Joe Milstead, Sterlingon,
La., Mrs. L.B. Helm, Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. Leo Morrow, Godeau, La., and
Miss Vida Toler, Baton Rouge.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed last night. His body
was resting at Rose-Neath funeral
home.
The Shreveport Times, March 19, 1941
William Keith Toler
Funeral services for William Keith
Toler, 55-year-old retired grocer who
died at his home, 120 1/2 East 69th
street, Monday night, were held at
Rose-Neath funeral home at 7:30
p.m. yesterday. Officiating ministers
were the Rev. J. F. Kane, pastor of
Southside Baptist church, and the
Rev. J. G. Carver, pastor of Southern
Avenue Church of God.
The body was sent last night to
Morrow, La., where burial ceremon-
ies will be held at 2 p.m. today
Active pallbearers were E. D. Baker,
W. J. Hickman, W. A. Lupton, G. C.
Clarke, A. E. Russ, S. W. Dickson and
Wilbur Yearwood.
Honorary pallbears were Doctors
G. B. Dickson, C. S. Boone, W. H.
Brown, R. W. Cooper, L. W. Gorton
and K. B. Jones.
Mr. Toler is survived by his widow;
his mother, Mrs. J. J. Toler, Morrow;
a son, Kent E. Toler, Shreveport; a
daughter, Mrs. G. P. Adcock, Shreve-
port, two brothers J. C. Toler, Baton
Rouge, and D. Toler, Norris, Tenn.;
and six sisters; Mrs. T. R. Cooper,
Marion; Mrs. A. A. Pierce, Fountain
Hille, Ark.; Mrs. Jewel Milstead,
Sterlington; Mrs L. B. Helm, Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mrs Leo Morrow, Godeau,
La, and Mrs. Vida Toler, Baton
Rouge.
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