Obituaries: William Michael Gaar, 1943, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 16, 1943 Winn Parish Enterprise

Former Resident Of Gaars Mill Is Buried At Tyler

Funeral services for William Michael Gaar, 69, a former resident of Gaars
Mill, who died at his home in Tyler, Texas, on December 1, 1943, were held in
Tyler last Friday at 3 p.m.  Mr. Gaar resided in Bossier City for several
years and was owner of the Community Drug Store.  He retired a year ago due to
ill health.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Shane of the Marvin Methodist
church and burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Gaar was born at Gaar's Mill and made his home in Dodson and Tullos before
moving to Bossier City.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.  In addition to
his widow, Mrs. Bernice Ford Gaar, he is survived by two sons, Kermit Gaar,
Bossier City, and Corp. Howard Gaar of Orlando, Fla.; four daughters, Mrs. O.
L. Deason, Mrs. N. T. Bennett, and Mrs. Garland Humphries, all of Tyler, and
Mrs. Roy G. Folse of Dallas; four sisters, Mrs. D. M. Stovall of Shreveport,
Mrs. Della Payne and Miss Zella Gaar of Dodson, and Mrs. Maggie Sanders,
Ruston; and two brothers, B. E. Gaar of Gaars Mill and Marshall Gaar of
Minden.