78 years old
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BARHAM, Robert Erle, merchant, farmer and banker. Born, Oak Ridge, La., September 8, 1882; son of William Thomas Barham and Ada Cabeen.
Education: Oak Ridge school; Georgetown College, Ky., B.S., 1902; National Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Married, June 22, 1917, Emma Shepard of Plano, Tex., daughter of Joseph William Shepard and Mary Catherine Haggard.
Children: William Shepard, Robert Erle, Jr., Bessie Catherine Barham, and Theodore Shepard.
Upon death of Robert Erle's father, William Thomas Barham, in 1919, Robert Earl became manager of Barham Co., Inc., a general merchandise store in Oak Ridge. He was a planter whose interests included a cotton gin, sawmill, and livery stable. Active in Democratic party and community affairs.
Member: Baptist church, trustee; Tau Theta Kappa, Brookville Lodge 161 F & AM; El Karubah Shrine; Morehouse Parish School Board. President, Bank of Oak Ridge. Died, Oak Ridge, April 5, 1960; interred Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Wednesday - 6 April 1960 Front Page
R. E. BARHAM, SR. SUCCUMBS IN OAK RIDGE HOME
Robert Erle Barham, Sr., 77, pioneer citizen of Oak Ridge, died at his home Tuesday following a long illness. Mr. Barham was born in Oak Ridge and through the years had been a civic leader of Morehouse Parish. He was a businessman, having owned of the first stores in Oak ridge and had wide farming interests. He had served a president of the Oak Ridge Bank for many ears. Mr. Erle was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services were held at 3 pm Wednesday in the Oak ridge Baptist Church with Dr. G. L. Greene officiating assisted by the Rev. Walter Baker. Interment was in the Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Erle is survived by his wife:
Emma Shepart Barham
Three sons:
William Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
Robert Erle Barham, Jr. of Oak Ridge
Theodore Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
His daughter:
Bessie Catherine Barham former WAAC and living in Pioneer
Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Erle
Admiral Eugene Alexander Barham, William Thomas Barham,
Allen Carpenter Barham
Erle McKoin Barham,
Joseph West Barham, Emmett M. Barham,
N. W. Mott and G. L. Shepard.
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Mason
BARHAM, Robert Erle, merchant, farmer and banker. Born, Oak Ridge, La., September 8, 1882; son of William Thomas Barham and Ada Cabeen.
Education: Oak Ridge school; Georgetown College, Ky., B.S., 1902; National Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Married, June 22, 1917, Emma Shepard of Plano, Tex., daughter of Joseph William Shepard and Mary Catherine Haggard.
Children: William Shepard, Robert Erle, Jr., Bessie Catherine Barham, and Theodore Shepard.
Upon death of Robert Erle's father, William Thomas Barham, in 1919, Robert Earl became manager of Barham Co., Inc., a general merchandise store in Oak Ridge. He was a planter whose interests included a cotton gin, sawmill, and livery stable. Active in Democratic party and community affairs.
Member: Baptist church, trustee; Tau Theta Kappa, Brookville Lodge 161 F & AM; El Karubah Shrine; Morehouse Parish School Board. President, Bank of Oak Ridge. Died, Oak Ridge, April 5, 1960; interred Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Wednesday - 6 April 1960 Front Page
R. E. BARHAM, SR. SUCCUMBS IN OAK RIDGE HOME
Robert Erle Barham, Sr., 77, pioneer citizen of Oak Ridge, died at his home Tuesday following a long illness. Mr. Barham was born in Oak Ridge and through the years had been a civic leader of Morehouse Parish. He was a businessman, having owned of the first stores in Oak ridge and had wide farming interests. He had served a president of the Oak Ridge Bank for many ears. Mr. Erle was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services were held at 3 pm Wednesday in the Oak ridge Baptist Church with Dr. G. L. Greene officiating assisted by the Rev. Walter Baker. Interment was in the Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Erle is survived by his wife:
Emma Shepart Barham
Three sons:
William Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
Robert Erle Barham, Jr. of Oak Ridge
Theodore Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
His daughter:
Bessie Catherine Barham former WAAC and living in Pioneer
Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Erle
Admiral Eugene Alexander Barham, William Thomas Barham,
Allen Carpenter Barham
Erle McKoin Barham,
Joseph West Barham, Emmett M. Barham,
N. W. Mott and G. L. Shepard.
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78 years old
Mason
BARHAM, Robert Erle, merchant, farmer and banker. Born, Oak Ridge, La., September 8, 1882; son of William Thomas Barham and Ada Cabeen.
Education: Oak Ridge school; Georgetown College, Ky., B.S., 1902; National Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Married, June 22, 1917, Emma Shepard of Plano, Tex., daughter of Joseph William Shepard and Mary Catherine Haggard.
Children: William Shepard, Robert Erle, Jr., Bessie Catherine Barham, and Theodore Shepard.
Upon death of Robert Erle's father, William Thomas Barham, in 1919, Robert Earl became manager of Barham Co., Inc., a general merchandise store in Oak Ridge. He was a planter whose interests included a cotton gin, sawmill, and livery stable. Active in Democratic party and community affairs.
Member: Baptist church, trustee; Tau Theta Kappa, Brookville Lodge 161 F & AM; El Karubah Shrine; Morehouse Parish School Board. President, Bank of Oak Ridge. Died, Oak Ridge, April 5, 1960; interred Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Wednesday - 6 April 1960 Front Page
R. E. BARHAM, SR. SUCCUMBS IN OAK RIDGE HOME
Robert Erle Barham, Sr., 77, pioneer citizen of Oak Ridge, died at his home Tuesday following a long illness. Mr. Barham was born in Oak Ridge and through the years had been a civic leader of Morehouse Parish. He was a businessman, having owned of the first stores in Oak ridge and had wide farming interests. He had served a president of the Oak Ridge Bank for many ears. Mr. Erle was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services were held at 3 pm Wednesday in the Oak ridge Baptist Church with Dr. G. L. Greene officiating assisted by the Rev. Walter Baker. Interment was in the Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Erle is survived by his wife:
Emma Shepart Barham
Three sons:
William Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
Robert Erle Barham, Jr. of Oak Ridge
Theodore Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
His daughter:
Bessie Catherine Barham former WAAC and living in Pioneer
Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Erle
Admiral Eugene Alexander Barham, William Thomas Barham,
Allen Carpenter Barham
Erle McKoin Barham,
Joseph West Barham, Emmett M. Barham,
N. W. Mott and G. L. Shepard.
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Mason
BARHAM, Robert Erle, merchant, farmer and banker. Born, Oak Ridge, La., September 8, 1882; son of William Thomas Barham and Ada Cabeen.
Education: Oak Ridge school; Georgetown College, Ky., B.S., 1902; National Business College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Married, June 22, 1917, Emma Shepard of Plano, Tex., daughter of Joseph William Shepard and Mary Catherine Haggard.
Children: William Shepard, Robert Erle, Jr., Bessie Catherine Barham, and Theodore Shepard.
Upon death of Robert Erle's father, William Thomas Barham, in 1919, Robert Earl became manager of Barham Co., Inc., a general merchandise store in Oak Ridge. He was a planter whose interests included a cotton gin, sawmill, and livery stable. Active in Democratic party and community affairs.
Member: Baptist church, trustee; Tau Theta Kappa, Brookville Lodge 161 F & AM; El Karubah Shrine; Morehouse Parish School Board. President, Bank of Oak Ridge. Died, Oak Ridge, April 5, 1960; interred Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery.
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Bastrop Daily Enterprise (Bastrop, Louisiana) Wednesday - 6 April 1960 Front Page
R. E. BARHAM, SR. SUCCUMBS IN OAK RIDGE HOME
Robert Erle Barham, Sr., 77, pioneer citizen of Oak Ridge, died at his home Tuesday following a long illness. Mr. Barham was born in Oak Ridge and through the years had been a civic leader of Morehouse Parish. He was a businessman, having owned of the first stores in Oak ridge and had wide farming interests. He had served a president of the Oak Ridge Bank for many ears. Mr. Erle was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services were held at 3 pm Wednesday in the Oak ridge Baptist Church with Dr. G. L. Greene officiating assisted by the Rev. Walter Baker. Interment was in the Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Blackwell-Golden Funeral Home.
Mr. Erle is survived by his wife:
Emma Shepart Barham
Three sons:
William Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
Robert Erle Barham, Jr. of Oak Ridge
Theodore Shepard Barham of Oak Ridge
His daughter:
Bessie Catherine Barham former WAAC and living in Pioneer
Pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Erle
Admiral Eugene Alexander Barham, William Thomas Barham,
Allen Carpenter Barham
Erle McKoin Barham,
Joseph West Barham, Emmett M. Barham,
N. W. Mott and G. L. Shepard.
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