Walter Ward BOLES

Walter Ward BOLES

Male 1896 - 1950  (54 years)

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  • Name Walter Ward BOLES  [2, 3
    • Union Parish Library Newspaper Archives - 24 August 1950

      Rites Held for Walter Boles

      Funeral services for Walter Ward Boles, 54, who died in a hospital in Monroe, Friday, August 18, following a long illness, were held at the Rocky Branch Church of Christ at 4:00 o'clock p.m., Saturday, August 19, with the Rev. Meredith Johnson, pastor, officiating.

      Interment followed in the Rocky Branch Cemetery, with the Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Farmerville in charge of the arrangements.

      Surviviors include the widow:
      Emma Ruth Goyne Boles
      Three daughters:
      Mrs. Gladys Eleanore Boles Hayes of Rocky Branch
      Miss Annie G. Boles of Rocky Branch
      Mrs. Myrceal Sawyer of West Monroe
      One brother:
      Marion Boles of West Monroe
      Two sisters:
      Mrs. Minnie Lewis of West Monroe
      Mrs. Joe Lee Aaron of Ruson
      and four grandchildren [1]
    Birth 2 Aug 1896  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Living with parents in Police Ward 1, Union Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 18 Aug 1950  Monroe, Ouachite Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Rocky Branch Cemetery, Rocky Branch, Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1231  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2024 

    Father John Thomas BOLES,   b. Jan 1863, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Ada TAYLOR,   b. Apr 1873 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 16 Jan 1887  Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Ruth GOYNE,   b. 26 Jul 1897, Rocky Branch, Union Co.,Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1973, Farmerville, Union Co., Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 1913  [1
    Family ID F909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2023 

  • Headstones
    Walter Ward Boles and Emma Ruth Goyne Headstone
    Walter Ward Boles and Emma Ruth Goyne Headstone
    Walter W., son of John t. Boles and Ada Taylor, and his wife Emma R. Goyne, are buried in the Rocky Branch Cemetery in Rocky Branch, Union Co., Louisiana.

    Photo added by: Cyndy Hardaker
    Created by: Barbara Sisson manning

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S01837] Ancestry.com: U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    3. [S383] 1900 Census Police Jury Ward 1, Parish County, Louisiana.

    4. [S270] FamilySearch.org: Louisiana Marriages 1816-1906.