Obituary of OLIVER ROBBINS, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 
39503, 
From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. 
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date: July 2, 1936, Thursday

Headline: Jena Man's Brother Killed in Auto Wreck on Last Saturday

Oliver Robbins, 26, of Elwood, La., was instantly killed when his truck left 
the road 2 1-2 miles west of Glenmora at about 10:30 Saturday night. Robbins 
was traveling at an excessive rate of speed when his truck struck loose 
gravel on state highway 113.

Dr. B. F. Bremer held inquest at midnight, with a coroner's jury composed of 
Scott Robinson, Spencer Phillips, John Andries, Leigh Pringle, and Herbert 
Mathews; the verdict was that the death was purely accidental.

The deceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. Martha Robbins, three sisters, 
Mrs. Claude Keene of Forest hill, Mrs. Eddie Brosette of Elmer, and Mrs. 
Dezra McClelland of San Augustine, Texas; five brothers, Messrs. Wiley 
Robbins of Glenmora, Otho Robbins of Jena, Ollie, Claude and Andy Robbins of 
Forest Hill.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Butter's Cemetery.