Obituaries B

ESCO HOUSTON BAILEY -- The News-Star, Monroe LA, 12 Dec 1966
Funeral services for Esco "Woodrow" H. Bailey, 49, of Monroe, were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Mulhearn Funeral Home of Monroe with Christian Science services. Burial was to be in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Bailey died Saturday [10 Dec 1966] at St. Francis Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He was visiting his daughter, who was injured early in the day in an automobile accident. He was a veteran of World War II and an employee of Missouri-Pacific Railroad. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Furn Bailey of Monroe; two sons, Ted Bailey and Tommy Bailey, both of Monroe; two daughters, Mrs. Gay May and Mrs. Sandy Terrell, both of Monroe; his mother, Mrs. Sue Bailey of Monroe; a brother, Charles Bailey of Monroe; and four grandchildren.
--Contributed 2021 Oct 02 by Doug McBroom doug324@aol.com

LUCY BOWMAN -- The West Monroe Plowboy, Oct 24, 1891, Page 3, Column 2
Died in Monroe, La., Monday, Oct. 19, 1891, at 4:30 p.m., Lucy, oldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A.G. Bowman. Age 10 years, 6 months and 27 days. The charming little daughter was laid to rest at the cemetery on 20th inst. We extend our deepest sympathy to the parents of the daughter.
-- Contributed by Unknown, culled from loose newspapers in a box in the cabinet of the Special Collections room of OPPL.

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