Obituaries:  Roy James Bridges, Sabine Parish       B-632
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 7, 1975
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Roy James Bridges

  A prominent Pleasant Hill businessman, Roy James Bridges, died
on Saturday, August 2.

  Bridges, who was owner of the Pleasant Hill Pharmacy, first
began work in the drug store for his uncle, when he was ten years
old.

  He was educated in the public schools of Mitchell, Oak Grove,
and Pleasant Hill, where he graduated in 1926. Following
graduation, Bridges attended Simon School of Pharmacy in New
Orleans, and became a registered pharmacist in 1927.

  On February 26, 1943, Bridges married the former Vories
McCartney.

  Known to all as "Bus", he was an admired citizen of the Pleasant
Hill community. He was an active member of the First Baptist
Church of Pleasant Hill. He also claimed membership in the
Masonic Lodge, the Royal Arch Lodge, the Sabine Shrine Club, the
Ascension Commandery, and El Karubah Shrine of Shreveport, and
the Pleasant Hill Lions Club. Professionally, Bridges belonged to
the Louisiana Pharmaceutical Association, and the National
Association of Retail Druggists.

  Bridges served on the Sabine Parish Housing Authority Board, and
the Sabine Parish Draft Board for more than 20 years, serving as
it's chairman for several years. He had also served as chairman
of the draft board for several years. Bridges also served on the
Sabine Parish Library Board.

  On November 16, 1972, Bridges was featured in the Sabine Index's
Personality of the Week column. On sentence in the article
described Bridges well. It read, "He has been known to administer
aid and deliver medicine 20 miles when he thought it was
necessary, and he has been known to fill prescriptions free of
charge to the needy."

  Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church of
Pleasant Hill on Monday, August 4, at 2 p.m., with the Rev.
Vernon Stephenson officiating. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, under the direction of Drewett Funeral Home of
Mansfield.

  Bridges is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vories Bridges of
Pleasant Hill; two sons, James Lee Bridges of Bossier City, and
Roy Bush Bridges of Houston, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Ouida
Strain, and Mrs. Pauline Roberson, both of Pleasant Hill, and
Mrs. Floyd Randall of Baton Rouge; and two grandchildren.