Obituary of James W. Roland, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


Copied and Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal;
Wednesday, November 11, 1998


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James W. Roland

James W. Roland of Alexandria, former longtime co-owner of Roland Construction
Co., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998, in Rapides General Hospital. He was 78.

Roland was an active lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, where
he served on the board of trustees and on the administrative board. He was
also a member of Associated General Contractors.

Roland was a member of Sons of American Revolution, Enemund Meullion Chapter.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theatre in the
Signal Corp for two years. Roland was a 1938 graduate of Bolton high School.

Services were held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in the First Methodist
Church. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Pineville, under direction of
John Kramer and Son.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Johnston Roland of Alexandria; three
daughters, Susan Alice Roland of Natchitoches, Sally Roland Gilbert of baton
Rouge and Ellen Roland Henry of Jena; two sons, James W. Roland, Jr. of St.
Francisville and Robert Timothy Roland of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; one sister,
Sarah Roland Henderson of Shreveport; and 13 grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Alexandria, 2727
Jackson St., Alexandria, La. 71301, or to the charity of the donor's choice.