William Loren Myers
1890 - 1976 (85 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Loren Myers was born on 17 Aug 1890 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 6 Jan 1976 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1930, Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana
Notes:
William L. Myers
William Loran Myers, 86, of 227 Leo St., died at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday in Schumpert Medical Center after a long illness.
A native of Purdin, Mo., he had lived in Shreveport 50 years. He was a retired night superintendent of Louisiana Oil Refinery and a charter member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Wellman’s Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lee Grisso, pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Nina Myers of Shreveport; three daughters, Mrs. LaVon Navarre of Shreveport, Mrs. Francine Cunningham of Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Jean Blair of Vancouver, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Leach and Mrs. Marie Light, both of California; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dale Montgomery, David Montgomery, Russell Navarre, Lonnie Colwell, Jasper Lively and Ray Powell.
The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana. Wednesday, 7 January 1976.
William married Nina Irene Cassity on 22 Apr 1915 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Nina (daughter of William Harrison Cassity and Flora Alice Tattershall) was born on 24 Oct 1899 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 30 Mar 1991 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Foncine Lamere Myers was born on 19 Jul 1918 in Cushing County, Oklahoma; died on 27 Dec 2005; was buried in Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Illah Jean Myers was born on 20 Jun 1923 in Mendota, Putnam County, Missouri; died on 4 Mar 2019 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington; was buried in Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington.