Obituaries: Robert A. Gaar, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American 
Date: March 31, 1939
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Funeral Services for Robert A. Gaar New Hope Tuesday

Former Dodson Resident Dies at Shreveport Home Sunday

Funeral services for Robert A. Gaar, who died at his home at Shreveport Sunday
morning following a heart attack, were held Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock
at New Hope Methodist Church. Services were conducted by the Rev. I. A. Patton
of Monroe and the Rev. R. L. Bridges of Dodson. Interment was in the church 
cemetery.

Mr. Gaar, a former resident of Winn Parish, was the son of J. A. Gaar of
Dodson. He had been enjoying good health until he was suddenly stricken with a
heart attack that proved fatal. He was a member of the Methodist Church and
followed the profession of an interior decorator.

Surviving him are his widow; a son, Leon, and a daughter, Maurine, all of
Shreveport; his father, J. A. Gaar of Dodson, and four brothers, J. M. Gaar,
Dennis F. Gaar, of Dodson, D. C. Gaar of Natchitoches, three sisters, Mrs. A.
I. Tarleton of Winnfield, Mrs. Alma Dillon and Mrs. Ross Kelly of Dodson.