My mother remembers Uncle Jim coming to stay with the family of his niece (my grandmother) and, to keep himself warm, wrapping his head up...with HER cap...before he went to sleep.
My notes indicate his birth was "near Fayetteville" and death "near Dellrose," which was the town of his residence at the time of his death.
Uncle Jim was married to Ida Pearl McGee, daughter of Henry McGee and Rebecca Belle Orrick, and (following their divorce) to Robbie Mae Welch, daughter of Robert Erwin Welch and his first wife, Lula Compton.
Their great-granddaughter relates that Jim and Robbie lived apart for years but were "too stubborn to divorce."
He fought to have the remains of his son, John B. Milstead, brought home from Germany after John died during reconstruction work near the war's end. He was finally brought home in January 1949 and buried in Riverview.
Two days later, Uncle Jim died...but had gotten his last wish.
Jim and Pearl's children were Inda Bell Pamplin; John B.; Katherine McGehee; Flossie Mae Barr; Sadie Grace McAlister; and Ruth Barret.
His children with Robbie were George Elsie and Lula Jane (she died as a child).
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"The Fayetteville Observer"; Tuesday, 27 January 1949; Pg. TBD; Col. 5-6
James Robert Milstead Died Here Last Friday Following Heart Attack
Funeral services for James Robert Milstead, 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Higgins Funeral Home here. R. A. Largen officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Milstead had suffered previous heart attacks. He was found dead in his bed at his home in Delrose Friday afternoon.
Son of the late George and Vinie Warden Milstead, he was born and reared in this county. He was a farmer of the Delrose community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Robbie Welsh Milstead of Delrose; five daughters, Mrs. G. D. Barry of Tullahoma, Miss Ruth Milstead of Memphis, and Mrs. Jennings Pamplin, Mrs. Charlie McGehee, and Mrs. L. R. McAlister, all of this county; one son, George Milstead of Howell; and two sisters, Mrs. William Massey of Delina and Mrs. Morgan Rainey of Shelbyville.
My notes indicate his birth was "near Fayetteville" and death "near Dellrose," which was the town of his residence at the time of his death.
Uncle Jim was married to Ida Pearl McGee, daughter of Henry McGee and Rebecca Belle Orrick, and (following their divorce) to Robbie Mae Welch, daughter of Robert Erwin Welch and his first wife, Lula Compton.
Their great-granddaughter relates that Jim and Robbie lived apart for years but were "too stubborn to divorce."
He fought to have the remains of his son, John B. Milstead, brought home from Germany after John died during reconstruction work near the war's end. He was finally brought home in January 1949 and buried in Riverview.
Two days later, Uncle Jim died...but had gotten his last wish.
Jim and Pearl's children were Inda Bell Pamplin; John B.; Katherine McGehee; Flossie Mae Barr; Sadie Grace McAlister; and Ruth Barret.
His children with Robbie were George Elsie and Lula Jane (she died as a child).
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"The Fayetteville Observer"; Tuesday, 27 January 1949; Pg. TBD; Col. 5-6
James Robert Milstead Died Here Last Friday Following Heart Attack
Funeral services for James Robert Milstead, 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Higgins Funeral Home here. R. A. Largen officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Milstead had suffered previous heart attacks. He was found dead in his bed at his home in Delrose Friday afternoon.
Son of the late George and Vinie Warden Milstead, he was born and reared in this county. He was a farmer of the Delrose community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Robbie Welsh Milstead of Delrose; five daughters, Mrs. G. D. Barry of Tullahoma, Miss Ruth Milstead of Memphis, and Mrs. Jennings Pamplin, Mrs. Charlie McGehee, and Mrs. L. R. McAlister, all of this county; one son, George Milstead of Howell; and two sisters, Mrs. William Massey of Delina and Mrs. Morgan Rainey of Shelbyville.
My mother remembers Uncle Jim coming to stay with the family of his niece (my grandmother) and, to keep himself warm, wrapping his head up...with HER cap...before he went to sleep.
My notes indicate his birth was "near Fayetteville" and death "near Dellrose," which was the town of his residence at the time of his death.
Uncle Jim was married to Ida Pearl McGee, daughter of Henry McGee and Rebecca Belle Orrick, and (following their divorce) to Robbie Mae Welch, daughter of Robert Erwin Welch and his first wife, Lula Compton.
Their great-granddaughter relates that Jim and Robbie lived apart for years but were "too stubborn to divorce."
He fought to have the remains of his son, John B. Milstead, brought home from Germany after John died during reconstruction work near the war's end. He was finally brought home in January 1949 and buried in Riverview.
Two days later, Uncle Jim died...but had gotten his last wish.
Jim and Pearl's children were Inda Bell Pamplin; John B.; Katherine McGehee; Flossie Mae Barr; Sadie Grace McAlister; and Ruth Barret.
His children with Robbie were George Elsie and Lula Jane (she died as a child).
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"The Fayetteville Observer"; Tuesday, 27 January 1949; Pg. TBD; Col. 5-6
James Robert Milstead Died Here Last Friday Following Heart Attack
Funeral services for James Robert Milstead, 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Higgins Funeral Home here. R. A. Largen officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Milstead had suffered previous heart attacks. He was found dead in his bed at his home in Delrose Friday afternoon.
Son of the late George and Vinie Warden Milstead, he was born and reared in this county. He was a farmer of the Delrose community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Robbie Welsh Milstead of Delrose; five daughters, Mrs. G. D. Barry of Tullahoma, Miss Ruth Milstead of Memphis, and Mrs. Jennings Pamplin, Mrs. Charlie McGehee, and Mrs. L. R. McAlister, all of this county; one son, George Milstead of Howell; and two sisters, Mrs. William Massey of Delina and Mrs. Morgan Rainey of Shelbyville.
My notes indicate his birth was "near Fayetteville" and death "near Dellrose," which was the town of his residence at the time of his death.
Uncle Jim was married to Ida Pearl McGee, daughter of Henry McGee and Rebecca Belle Orrick, and (following their divorce) to Robbie Mae Welch, daughter of Robert Erwin Welch and his first wife, Lula Compton.
Their great-granddaughter relates that Jim and Robbie lived apart for years but were "too stubborn to divorce."
He fought to have the remains of his son, John B. Milstead, brought home from Germany after John died during reconstruction work near the war's end. He was finally brought home in January 1949 and buried in Riverview.
Two days later, Uncle Jim died...but had gotten his last wish.
Jim and Pearl's children were Inda Bell Pamplin; John B.; Katherine McGehee; Flossie Mae Barr; Sadie Grace McAlister; and Ruth Barret.
His children with Robbie were George Elsie and Lula Jane (she died as a child).
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"The Fayetteville Observer"; Tuesday, 27 January 1949; Pg. TBD; Col. 5-6
James Robert Milstead Died Here Last Friday Following Heart Attack
Funeral services for James Robert Milstead, 69, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Higgins Funeral Home here. R. A. Largen officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Milstead had suffered previous heart attacks. He was found dead in his bed at his home in Delrose Friday afternoon.
Son of the late George and Vinie Warden Milstead, he was born and reared in this county. He was a farmer of the Delrose community.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Robbie Welsh Milstead of Delrose; five daughters, Mrs. G. D. Barry of Tullahoma, Miss Ruth Milstead of Memphis, and Mrs. Jennings Pamplin, Mrs. Charlie McGehee, and Mrs. L. R. McAlister, all of this county; one son, George Milstead of Howell; and two sisters, Mrs. William Massey of Delina and Mrs. Morgan Rainey of Shelbyville.
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