Robert Lewis Gilmer

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Robert Lewis Gilmer

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stonewall, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death: 1973 (93-94)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Place of Burial: Forest Park Cemetery West, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
Immediate Family:

Husband of Vergie Gilmer
Father of Irene Davis; Mary Louise Gray; William Paul Gilmer and Helen Taylor

Managed by: Suzan Martin
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About Robert Lewis Gilmer

ROBERT LEWIS GILMER was the son of William Lewis Gilmer and Mrs. Lillian (Jefferson) Gilmer.

He was the stepson of Mrs. Mary Wortley (Moseley) Gilmer.

He was born November 3, 1879. He graduated from Louisiana State University as a civil engineer in 1902. He was married at the age of 40, and he lived at 1718 Maple Street, Louisiana, with his wife who was 20 years his junior.

Obituary
"Funeral services for Robert L. Gilmer, 93, of 3147 Chestnut Street, who died Thursday at his home following a brief illness, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Mangham Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Mouser, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of the Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Marshall Street."

Sources ~ Obituary Published in the Friday, July 20, 1973 Edition of The Shreveport Journal [a newspaper of Shreveport {Caddo Parish}, Louisiana]; and Feature Article "Robert L. Gilmer Still Active, Working At 81" as published in the Thursday, December 1, 1960 Edition of The Shreveport Journal* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 17 2024, 7:04:57 UTC

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Robert Lewis Gilmer's Timeline

1879
November 3, 1879
Stonewall, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
1920
December 21, 1920
1922
January 16, 1922
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
1923
December 23, 1923
Keithville, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
1929
June 24, 1929
Eros, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
1973
1973
Age 93
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Forest Park Cemetery West, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,