"The LaFayette Sun" - August 4, 1937:

J. A. (Ab) Looser Died Monday Afternoon, 2nd.

J. A. (Ab) Looser, age 70 years, died at his home at Beat Four of this county on Monday afternoon of this week at four o'clock following a stroke of paralysis.

J. A. Looser was one of the best known men of Chambers County, living in that section of the county all his life where he had been a well-to-do farmer. He was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church and enjoyed the fellowship of a wide circle of local people.

Funeral services were held from the Pleasant Grove Christian Church on Tuesday afternoon with Rev. J. D. Kaylor, of Heflin, a former pastor, being the officiating minister, and assisted by Rev. G. D. Hunt, of Roanoke, and Rev. Ed Rodgers, Baptist minister of Langdale. Former Senator J. Thos. Heflin, whose friendship for the deceased was of long standing, and a friendship which had carried them down through the years, spoke feelingly of his friendship for the departed. His words concerning his departed friend were comforting to his grief stricken family and hundreds of friends who had gathered at the Pleasant Grove Church.

Interment was in the Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery.

Surviving are a widow, Eliza Burnett Looser, and one son, Rube Looser. An only daughter, Mrs. Guy Ison, died in 1931.

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Alabama Deaths & Burials Index.

Name: James Abner Looser

Birth Date: abt 1866

Birth Place: Chambers

Death Date: August 2, 1937

Death Place: LaFayette, Chambers, Alabama

Burial Date: August 3, 1937

Burial Place: Pleasant Grove

Death Age: 71

Occupation: Farmer

Race: White

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Male

Residence: Chambers, Alabama

Father Name: Joe W. Looser

Father Birth Place: Alabama

Mother Name: Bibby

Mother Birth Place: Alabama

Spouse Name: Eliza Looser

FHL Film Number: 1908556

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1870 Chambers County, (Beat No. 4) AL Census:

#H111

Joseph Looser 27M Farming P$250 Born AL

Flora Looser 28F Keeps House Born AL

Lula Looser 10F Born AL

Lucius Looser 8M Born AL

JAMES LOOSER 3M Born AL

Joseph Looser 2M Born AL

Jack Allen 34M (Black) Farm Hand Born GA

Minerva Allen 35F (Black) Farm Hand Born GA

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1880 Chambers County, (Milltown) AL Census:

#H150

John Looser 35M Farming Born AL

Keron Looser 36F Wife Keeping House Born AL

JAMES LOOSER 13M Son Born AL

Joseph Looser 12M Son Born AL

Willie Looser 8M Son Born AL

Debby Looser 7F Daughter Born AL

Edgar Looser 4M Son Born AL

Marvin Looser 3M Son Born AL

Laura Looser 1F Daughter Born AL

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1900 Chambers County, (Milltown) AL Census:

#H114

J. A. Looser 32M Farmer Born Sept. 1867 in AL

Liza Looser 23F Wife Born Sept. 1876 in AL (Married 7 years. Mother of 4 children; 2 living)

Ruben C. Looser 4M Son Born June 1895 in AL

Annie May Looser 3F Daughter Born Sept. 1896 in Al

Runnir(?) Walls 16M Farm Laborer Born Nov. *1893 in AL

Marvin Looser 22M Brother Farm Laborer Born __ 1878 in AL

*Note: 1893 should be 1883 if he was 16 years old in 1900.

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1910 Chambers County, (Milltown) AL Census:

#H137

Albert J. Looser 44M Farmer Born AL

Lizzie Looser 35F Wife Born AL (Mother of 4 children; 2 living)

Rube Looser 14M Son Farm Laborer Born AL

Annie Mae Looser 12F Daughter Born AL

Fred Looser 26M Boarder Farmer Born AL

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1920 Chambers County, (Wise) AL Census:

#H11

James A. Looser 53M Farmer Born AL

Liza Looser 48F Wife Born AL

Ruben C. Looser 24M Son Farm Laborer Born Al

Annie Mae Looser 22F Daughter Born AL

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1930 Chambers County, (Wise) AL Census:

#H124

J. Albert Looser 63M Farmer Born AL

Liza Looser 60F Wife Born AL

Reuben C. Looser 34M Son Farm Laborer Born AL

Emma Looser 25F Daughter-in-law Born AL

Joe Looser 3 6/12M Grandson Born AL

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