Obit:

Colby, Raymond Jackman (1917 - 1980)

Contact:

Stan

Email:

stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames:

COLBY ZIMMER GILLES ESSEX HOPKINS

 

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 06/11/1980


Colby, Raymond Jackman (1917 - 1980)


Raymond Jackman (Jack) Colby, 63, of New Orleans, La. died on Friday, March 28, 1980 at 12:50 a.m., following complication from by-pass surgery that led to amputation of both his legs in 1978.


Jack Colby was a native of Loyal, Clark County, and a resident of New Orleans for the past 40 years.


He is survived by his wife, Minerva, New Orleans his daughters, Janice Zimmer of Greenwood and Mrs. Joan Gilles of Amherst his first wife, Marge Colby of Greenwood two sisters, Mrs. Mary Essex, Mrs. Gail Hopkins and two brothers, Eugene W. Colby and Keith Colby. He is also survived by six grandchildren.


He was predeceased by two grandsons, Brian Gilles and Michael Zimmer.


A requiem mass was celebrated in the Chapel of Jacot Schoen and Son, New Orleans, La. on Saturday, March 29. Graveside services were held Sunday, March 30 in Providence Cemetery, Nettleton, Miss.

 

 


© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

 

Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.

 

Become a Clark County History Buff

 

Report Broken Links

A site created and maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
and supported by your generous donations.

 

Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke,

Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,

Crystal Wendt & Al Wessel

 

CLARK CO. WI HISTORY HOME PAGE