LOUIS ALBERT TUMLIN, JR.
Louis Albert Tumlin, Jr., b April 13, 1926, d May 10, 1981 - was a son of
Louis Albert and Beulah Ann (Strain) Tumlin of Jonesboro, Jackson Parish,
Louisiana. He attended public schools in Jonesboro and Hodge, Louisiana. He was
barely sixteen when he graduated from high school, and wanted to enter the U.S.
Navy, but was too young. When he became seven- teen, his mother agreed to sign a
release, and he was inducted into the U.S. Navy on March 21, 1944 - serving
until June 8, 1946 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He then returned home,
completing a business college program, with basic studies in business
administration and accounting. After working for his father's business for about
a year, Louis joined a large construction firm in Houston, Texas, and his
project location was in the North Louisiana area.
On December 6, 1950, Louis was recalled into the Navy because of the
Korean conflict, being sent again to the Pacific area, and subsequently to
Japan. When discharged February 18, 1952, he rejoined the construction company
and served in Pennsylvania along the eastern coast to the Mississippi delta, and
then assignments in Port au Prince, Haiti, and later Maraciabo, Venezuela -
working overseas about five years, and being transferred to the office in
Houston in 1960.
On August 17, 1962 in Rosenberg, Texas, Louis Albert Tumlin, Jr. was
married to Gloria Bell Clark, b October 16, 1925 in Rosebud, Falls County, Texas
- a daughter of James Alvin and Katherine Ann Dobson (Williams) Clark. Gloria
attended public school in Rosebud, graduating in 1943, and then attended South-
western Business College in Houston - completing courses in
general business. Upon completion, she worked in Houston for a large
shipbuilding company, which was under contract to the U.S. Navy for Destroyer
Escorts and Landing Ship Medium construction - joining the parent company in
1945 in their corporate offices in Houston, completing thirty-nine years with
the company. In the early 1950's as the company began foreign construction, she
worked with the personnel director in obtaining passports, visas, etc., which
were needed for the employees travel, and during the last twenty years of her
work, she served as department manager of the division. During her tenure as
departmental manager, she traveled into Europe, North Africa, and the Middle
East, and was given early retirement in January 1981.
Louis Albert and Gloria Bell (Clark) Tumlin, Jr. had two sons:
David Clark Tumlin, b May 30, 1964 in Houston, Harris County, Texas - is
a member of the Roman Catholic Church and attended parochial and public schools
in Westbury and Meyerland areas of Houston. On June 7,1985, he married Pamela
Ann Vansa, and they now work and reside in Temple, Texas.
James Timothy Tumlin - also reared a Roman Catholic, was b April 2, 1965
in Houston, Harris County, Texas, where he attended parochial and public schools
in the Westbury and Meyerland areas of Houston. He now resides in Rosebud,
Texas.
On October 18, 1983, Gloria Bell (Clark) Tumlin returned to her roots in
Rosebud, Falls County, Texas, and is active in both church and community
affairs. She is presently serving as Secretary for the Rosebud Sesquicentennial
Committee and the newly organized Rosebud Park Commission. She is also a member
of the Wednesday Study Club of Rosebud - serving on various
committees within that organization.
Gloria and Louis are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
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 460 column 2 and page 461 column 1.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.
