Obit: Jefferson Monroe, Grant Parish Louisiana Alexandria Town Talk, 6 -15- 1982 Submitted by Debbie Bryant ABOO723@aol.com ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Alexandria Town Talk, 6 -15- 1982 Jefferson Monroe of Dry Prong dies Jefferson Iatt Monroe, 76 of Dry Prong, died at 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 15 in Rapides General Hospital. He was a retired reforester and a native of Hineston. Suvivors include his wife, Velma Slayter Monroe of Dry Prong; two sons, Murrell Monroe of Dry Prong and Charles Monroe of Pollock; four daughters, clara Glenn, Estelle Crooms, Mary Beasley and Lessie Kelly, all of Pollock; 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 in the chapel of Hixson Bros with the Revs. homer Bryant and robert Sexton officiating. Burial was in Frazier Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Beasley, Carl Glenn, Raymond Adams, Melvin Hicks, Jr., Murrell Slayter and Billy Fox.