Dale County AlArchives Obituaries.....Esslinger, Dr. M.S. September 17 1972 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Thacker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008100 May 29, 2004, 7:46 pm The Southern Star, Sept. 21, 1972 25 years ago, Sept. 21, 1972.. Reprinted Sept. 17, 1997 Dr. M. S. Esslinger Dies At 83 Sunday Dr. Monroe S. Esslinger, 83, of 437 Daleville Street, died Sunday, September 17, in the Dale County Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday 10 a.m. from the First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Rex Mixson and Dewey Fleming officiating. Burial followed in the Westview Cemetery with Holman Funeral Home directing. Dr. Esslinger was a retired Veterinarian having served this area many years. He was graduated from the Auburn School of Veterinary Medicine. While at Auburn he was a member of the Auburn football team during the seasons of 1911-12-13. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a Mason and a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mable Esslinger, Ozark; three brothers, Jackie Lee Esslinger, La Mesa, New Mexico, Tom Esslinger, Dallas, Bill Esslinger, Huntsville; three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. * Dr. Monroe Sublett Esslinger, Sr. b July 1, 1889 d. Sept. 17, 1972. * Mabel Ivy Esslinger, b July 1, 1891, d. May 8, 1974. * Monroe Sublett Esslinger, Jr., b Oct.9, 1917 d. Aug. 1964. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb