Born in Gamaliel, Monroe County, KY on April 4, 1860, Robert Wickliffe Comer was the son of Samuel Comer & Elizabeth Caruth Comer of Gamaliel. He married Mary Magnolia Conkin on December 17, 1882. They were the parents of: Ollie (Forester), Guy Comer, Mont Comer & Oline Comer.
Co Owner of Comer Brothers & Page store in Gamaliel, KY.
Served as a Gamaliel Cemetery Trustee from 1898-1906.
Moved to Glasgow where he had a wholesale & dry goods business.
Served as the Mayor of Glasgow, KY.
Moved to Nashville, TN where he founded the Washington Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturer of DeeCee brand apparel.
He served as the active head of Washington Manufacturing Company until his death on August 5, 1944. After his death the company was headed by his sons, Mont and Guy Comer. He was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, near Nashville, TN.
(Obituary in “The Gospel Advocate”)
R. W. Comer Passes
R. W. Comer passed Saturday morning, August 5, after a fight following a major operation, at a local surgical institution. The funeral was conducted from Chapel Avenue Church, Monday afternoon, with N. B. Hardeman as speaker. The building was filled, and the assembly room of the basement, and an overflow crowd was seated and standing outside. Founder of Washington Manufacturing Company, Brother Comer was a successful businessman, and was a heavy contributor to the cause of the Lord.
-Gospel Advocate, August 10, 1944, page 528
Co Owner of Comer Brothers & Page store in Gamaliel, KY.
Served as a Gamaliel Cemetery Trustee from 1898-1906.
Moved to Glasgow where he had a wholesale & dry goods business.
Served as the Mayor of Glasgow, KY.
Moved to Nashville, TN where he founded the Washington Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturer of DeeCee brand apparel.
He served as the active head of Washington Manufacturing Company until his death on August 5, 1944. After his death the company was headed by his sons, Mont and Guy Comer. He was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, near Nashville, TN.
(Obituary in “The Gospel Advocate”)
R. W. Comer Passes
R. W. Comer passed Saturday morning, August 5, after a fight following a major operation, at a local surgical institution. The funeral was conducted from Chapel Avenue Church, Monday afternoon, with N. B. Hardeman as speaker. The building was filled, and the assembly room of the basement, and an overflow crowd was seated and standing outside. Founder of Washington Manufacturing Company, Brother Comer was a successful businessman, and was a heavy contributor to the cause of the Lord.
-Gospel Advocate, August 10, 1944, page 528
Born in Gamaliel, Monroe County, KY on April 4, 1860, Robert Wickliffe Comer was the son of Samuel Comer & Elizabeth Caruth Comer of Gamaliel. He married Mary Magnolia Conkin on December 17, 1882. They were the parents of: Ollie (Forester), Guy Comer, Mont Comer & Oline Comer.
Co Owner of Comer Brothers & Page store in Gamaliel, KY.
Served as a Gamaliel Cemetery Trustee from 1898-1906.
Moved to Glasgow where he had a wholesale & dry goods business.
Served as the Mayor of Glasgow, KY.
Moved to Nashville, TN where he founded the Washington Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturer of DeeCee brand apparel.
He served as the active head of Washington Manufacturing Company until his death on August 5, 1944. After his death the company was headed by his sons, Mont and Guy Comer. He was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, near Nashville, TN.
(Obituary in “The Gospel Advocate”)
R. W. Comer Passes
R. W. Comer passed Saturday morning, August 5, after a fight following a major operation, at a local surgical institution. The funeral was conducted from Chapel Avenue Church, Monday afternoon, with N. B. Hardeman as speaker. The building was filled, and the assembly room of the basement, and an overflow crowd was seated and standing outside. Founder of Washington Manufacturing Company, Brother Comer was a successful businessman, and was a heavy contributor to the cause of the Lord.
-Gospel Advocate, August 10, 1944, page 528
Co Owner of Comer Brothers & Page store in Gamaliel, KY.
Served as a Gamaliel Cemetery Trustee from 1898-1906.
Moved to Glasgow where he had a wholesale & dry goods business.
Served as the Mayor of Glasgow, KY.
Moved to Nashville, TN where he founded the Washington Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturer of DeeCee brand apparel.
He served as the active head of Washington Manufacturing Company until his death on August 5, 1944. After his death the company was headed by his sons, Mont and Guy Comer. He was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison, near Nashville, TN.
(Obituary in “The Gospel Advocate”)
R. W. Comer Passes
R. W. Comer passed Saturday morning, August 5, after a fight following a major operation, at a local surgical institution. The funeral was conducted from Chapel Avenue Church, Monday afternoon, with N. B. Hardeman as speaker. The building was filled, and the assembly room of the basement, and an overflow crowd was seated and standing outside. Founder of Washington Manufacturing Company, Brother Comer was a successful businessman, and was a heavy contributor to the cause of the Lord.
-Gospel Advocate, August 10, 1944, page 528
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