Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
ROBERT W. BUCE
The funeral of Robert W. Buce, 82, who died in a Bastrop hospital Sunday, was held in the First Baptist church in Winnfield Tuesday at 10 a.m. Interment was in the Winnfield cemetery.
Pallbearers were Eli Harrel, Leo Sowers, Harper Terrel, W. Hoffman, William Kirkpatrick and S. G. Jackson.
Mr. Buce had served three terms as mayor of Winnfield. He had been deacon of the Winnfield First Baptist church and for more than 50 years had been connected with a large eastern life insurance company.
He is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Sterling Holmes of Jackson, Miss.; Mrs. J. D. Flippen of Shreveport, La.; and Mrs. Bowden Folse of Bastrop, La. 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren and three nieces.
Tuesday, January 3, 1956