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William Robert Rollings

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William Robert Rollings

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
23 Mar 1931 (aged 79)
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 2, Lot 59
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Obituary of William Robert Rollings, Birmingham News, 24 Mar 1931, page 2

Veteran Engineer Dies

W. R. Rollings, Retired Railroad Man, Succumbs in East Lake

W. R. Rollings, 79, of 8340 Second Avenue South, L. & N. engineer for 42 years, died at his residence Monday night. Funeral services will be held there at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Luquire in charge.

Mr. Rollings retired from active service two years ago on account of his health. He is survived by four sons, E. O., Louisville; O. S., Montgomery; O. E. and R. L., Birmingham; three daughters, Mrs. F. G. [Flora] Nichols, Birmingham; Mrs. F. G. [Willie] Cheek, Colorado; and Mrs. W. R. [Sarah] Keys, Baton Rouge; two brothers, G. Rollings, Paris, Tex. and Sam Rollings, Lewisburg, Tenn; two sisters, Mrs. Alonzo [Nancy E] Ketchum, Nashville, and Mrs. Eugene [Anne] Adams, Lewisburg, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Obituary of William Robert Rollings, Birmingham News, 24 Mar 1931, page 2

Veteran Engineer Dies

W. R. Rollings, Retired Railroad Man, Succumbs in East Lake

W. R. Rollings, 79, of 8340 Second Avenue South, L. & N. engineer for 42 years, died at his residence Monday night. Funeral services will be held there at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Luquire in charge.

Mr. Rollings retired from active service two years ago on account of his health. He is survived by four sons, E. O., Louisville; O. S., Montgomery; O. E. and R. L., Birmingham; three daughters, Mrs. F. G. [Flora] Nichols, Birmingham; Mrs. F. G. [Willie] Cheek, Colorado; and Mrs. W. R. [Sarah] Keys, Baton Rouge; two brothers, G. Rollings, Paris, Tex. and Sam Rollings, Lewisburg, Tenn; two sisters, Mrs. Alonzo [Nancy E] Ketchum, Nashville, and Mrs. Eugene [Anne] Adams, Lewisburg, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.


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