Crisp-Emanuel-Bulloch County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dekle, Robert Lee March 18, 1953
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The Cordele Dispatch., Vol 36., No. 85., Wednesday Evening, 18 March 1953., Page (1)
             Robert L. Dekle, Pioneer Citizen, Succumbs at 78.
   Robert Lee Dekle, 78, prominent citizen and a Cordele Funeral Director for 
more than a half century, died last night in Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, where 
he underwent a major operation ten days ago. He had been in declining health 
for some time.
   Mr. Dekle was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Georgia Funeral 
Directors Association and National Funeral Directors.
   Mr. Dekle wasa chartered member and past preident of the Cordele Kwanis 
Club, a former member of the City Commission and the City Board of Education.
   He was secty-treas of the Crisp County Democratic Executive Committee, an 
office he held for a number of years.
   He and his late brother George L. Dekle, formed one of Cordele's earlier 
business firms --  Dekle Brothers.
   Mr. Dekle is survived by his wife, the former Daisy Cobb, five daughters, 
Mrs. Dan Chappell aaand Mrs Carl Bass of Miami; Mrs. Garriett Fitzgibbons, 
College Park; Mrs. Britt Williams, Cordele and Mrs. Fred Derrick, Jr. of 
Clayton., a brother J. Dekle of Swainsboro and one sister.
   Nine grandchildren and a great grand child survive.
   Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by 
the Dekle Funeral Home.

Additional Comments:
Note: I want to believe when this obituary was written it was on the same day 
he died. Note date 18 March (above) and they said he died the day before. His 
death Certificate  states he died on 18 Mar 1953 (Fulton County) Georgia.

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