ALTON MONROE TOBIAS, JR.

     Alton Monroe Tobias, Jr., b October 3, 1922 in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas, d August 11, 1977 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple, Bell County, Texas - being a veteran of World War II - was a son of Alton M. Tobias, Sr., b ca 1898 in Limestone County, Texas, d June 1960, and his wife, Bessie Rochelle, b 1901, and now a resident of Elmwood Nursing in Marlin. The father was a veteran of World War I.

     On November 20, 1940, Alton M. Tobias, Jr. was married to Leola Howze, b July 20, 1922 at the family farm in Durango, Falls County, Texas - a daughter of Daniel Guy Howze, b August 19, 1887, d February 1, 1962 at Durango, and his wife, Effie Lee Grisham, b August 19, 1887 in Durango, d February 1, 1962 in Durango. Effie Lee (Grisham) Howze was a daughter of John H. and Deloach (Crouch) Grisham.

     Alton, Jr. and Leola lived at Lott, where his hobbies were painting, string art, and photography. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the ship, U.S.S. Lindsey, which suffered a direct hit, killing two-thirds of the crew. He was a member of the Westphalia VFW Post, and was a member of the Lott Presbyterian Church. He and Leola were the parents of five children: Buddy - deceased, Jimmy Dwayne, Jerry, Donna Sue, and Danny Tobias.

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 453 column 2.  
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