Obits: W. L. Herbert, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor
              West Monroe, La.
              dtaylor@bayou.com
Source: The Daily Leader, Ruston, LA
Date: January 30, 1930




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Note: Original microfilm copies of all Ruston Daily Leader
Obituaries are in the possession of Kelly Priestly,
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Source: The Daily Leader, Ruston, LA

Thursday, January 30, 1930

"Sudden Death Of Jeweler Is Shock To City"
W. L. Herbert Succumbs Here Last Night After Brief Illness.
     His many friends were greatly shocked to learn that Mr.
Wilmer Herbert, well known and popular jeweler of this city, died
at his home on South Vienna street Wednesday night at 7:45
o'clock following, a brief illness.
     Mr. Herbert was born February 17, 1879 in Bristol, Tenn. And
his early boyhood was spent in Trenton, Tenn, coming to Louisiana
in 1906. He was married in Ruston at the home of his brother on
Feb. 17, 1910 to Miss Elizabeth Halsell of Monroe.
     For several years Mr. Herbert was employed by Lowe and
Youngblood jewelers, in their stores at Monroe, La, and McGehee,
Ark, and then went to Texas, where he was in the jewelry business
for several years at Ennis, Galveston and Terrell.
     For the past eleven years, Mr. Herbert had been engaged in
the jewelry business in Ruston, taking over the establishment of
his brother, the late Lamar Herbert. He was a concientious,
upright citizen who was highly respected and admired by all who
knew him.
     Mr. Herbert was a member of the Baptist church of the
Masonic lodge and Knight Templar commandry. Surviving him are his
widow; two brothers, W. H. Herbert of Trenton, Tenn. and T. H.
Herbert of El Dorado, Ark; three nephews Thomas Herbert of El
Dorado, Ark., W. H. Herbert of Alexandria, La., and J. M. Herbert
of Shreveport, La., and four nieces, Mrs. W. E. Rhodes, Little
Rock, Ark., Mr. H. W. Broadwell of Jackson, Miss., Mrs. J. P.
Sealy of Shreveport, La., and Margery Herbert of Alexandria, La.
The funeral will be held in Monroe, Friday morning at 11 o'clock.

Saturday, February 1, 1930

"Herbert Funeral Held Yesterday; Burial In Monroe"
     Funeral services were held for W. L. Herbert, aged 51, for
many years a prominent jeweler of Ruston who died here Wednesday
night, Friday morning at the residence. Reverend Bolin, pastor of
the First Baptist church, officiating.
     Following the service, the body was taken overland to West
Monroe where interment was made in Hasley cemetery at 11 o'clock.
Knight Templars from Ruston and Monroe participated in the
service at the grave.
     A large number of local people were present.

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