Obituary of Robert M. Breland, 1889-1959
This photo was taken in 1936, when Robert M. Breland was 47 years old.
This obituary for my maternal grandfather was published in The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, November 26, 1959. It contains two factual errors: Robert M. Breland was born in Washington Parish, not Tangipahoa Parish, and he did not move to Mobile until after 1931. In 1930 he lived in New Orleans. By 1940, he had moved from Mobile to Northport, Alabama. By 1950 he lived in Hawai’i. He moved from Hawai’i to Mobile, where several of his children lived, in 1958 or 1959, not long before he died.
ROBERT M. BRELAND
Rites Sunday for Former Memphian, 70
Services for Robert Milton Breland, former Memphian who died yesterday in Mobile, will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park.
Mr. Breland, who was 70, was born in Tangipahoa Parish, La., and moved to Memphis in 1918. He moved to Mobile in 1930. He was a bookkeeper.
He leaves six sons, Dr. Kenneth Breland of Boise, Idaho, Hunter Breland of Fort Worth, Texas, Robert Breland, Charles G. Breland, Douglas P. Breland and Leigh Breland, all of Mobile; three daughters, Mrs. Beryl B. Young of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Brooken Campbell of Ohio, and Mrs. Arley Hughes of Mobile, and 18 grandchildren.
He was the brother-in-law of Mrs. L.O. Peck of 2116 Linden, Mrs. Elbert E. Holley of 487 Josephine and Carl E. Pierce of 1879 Young.
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I’m not sure if you follow the History of Mt. Hermon Facebook page, but a school picture with Uncle Murray and Uncle Robert was posted to it. Just thought you may like to know.
Thanks for letting me know, Justin. I just sent a join request to that Facebook page.
there is a photo in the group listed as David J Ott family that I’m convinced is the Cicero Breland family. I’ve shown the picture of Francis Powell Carter Breland to another relative and she agrees that it’s the same woman even down to the small detail of the pinky and ring finger separation on left hand. If you would I’d like your opinion on it. I believe the individual photo of her is in an ancestry book compiled by Donald or Gregory Breland.
Can you send me a link to that picture? I’m having trouble finding it.
I sent the family picture from group and the individual picture of Grandma Fannie. I’m not overly tech savvy so hope they made it too you.