Victor Garfield Monroe

1880 - 1970  (89 years)

• Name	Victor Garfield Monroe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	8 Nov 1880	Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Mar 1970	Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  	Victor died at his home.
  Buried	Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  	Victor was buried at the Fairview Cemetery.
  Person ID	I631	Munro
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	William Henry Harrison Monroe,   b. 25 Apr 1840, Mogadore, Portage Co., Ohio, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 1933, Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Matilda Thompson,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 1885, Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1871	Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Leota Lytle,   b. 7 Jan 1879, Red Hot, Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Jan 1945, Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	26 May 1909	Sistersville, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Dr. Harry Lytle Monroe,   b. 8 May 1910,   d. 26 Oct 1994  (Age 84 years)   2. Gladys Marion Monroe,   b. 29 May 1913,   d. 10 Jun 1997  (Age 84 years) + 3. Wayne Leroy Monroe,   b. 24 Oct 1915, Shamburg, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1998, Orlando, Orange Co., Florida, USA  (Age 82 years) + 4. Lloyd Raymond Monroe,   b. 15 Aug 1917, Pleasantville, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 May 2002, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ********** «i»March 15, 1970«/i» «i»Victor Garfield Monroe, 89, died at his home at Pleasantville, RD 2, early Sunday morning. He was born Nov. 8, 1880, in Shamburg, the son of W. H. H. and Rebecca Thompson Monroe and was a life-long resident of the Pleasantville area where he was active in church and community organizations. He was an independent oil producer in the Shamburg field until his retirement, having worked previously in the West Virginia and Oklahoma oil fields. In recent years he was widely known as a piano tuner and had worked at this hobby until a week before his death. His civic activities included 25 years as a Boy Scout leader in Pleasantville, a member of the Pleasantville School Board, board of directors of the former Citizens Bank of Pleasantville. He was also a member of the Blue Masonic Lodge 754 and the Rotary Club of Titusville. Mr. Monroe was always active in church and religious affairs of the community and served as president of Venango County Organization of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association. He was Sunday school superintendent for many years at the Shamburg Christian Church which he and his family were instrumental in founding and constructing. He had also directed choirs in various surrounding churches. Mr. Monroe's wife, Leota Lytle Monroe, died in January of 1945. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Fred (Gladys) Fogle of Pleasantville, Dr. Harry Monroe of California, Pa., Wayne L. Monroe of Sharon and Lloyd R. Monroe of Menlo Park, Calif, there are 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends may call at the Raymond W. Arnold Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and attend the funeral service there at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. David Lingle of the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery at Pleasantville. «/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** ********** «i»15 March 1970 Victor Garfield Monroe, 89, Route 2, Pleasantville, Pa., died at his home early Sunday. He was born Nov. 8, 1880 in Shamburg, Pa., the son of W. H. and Rebecca Thompson Monroe. He was a lifetime resident of the Pleasantville area. Until he retired, he was an independent oil producer in the Shamburg field. He worked for some time in the West Virginia and Oklahoma oil firlds. Mr. Monroe also worked as a piano tuner. He was a Boy Scout leader for 25 years, a member of the Pleasantville School Board; board of directors of the former Citizen's Bank of Pleasantville; member of the Blue Masonic Lodge 754, and the Rotary Club of Titusville. He was president of the Venango County of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association, Sunday School Superintendent of the Shamburg Christian Church, and directed choirs in churches in the surrounding area. Mr. Monroe was preceded in death by his wife Mrs. Leota Lytle Monroe in 1945. He is survived by three sons, Dr. Harry L. Monroe of California, Pa., Wayne L. Monroe of Sharon, and Lloyd R. Monroe of Menlo, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Gladys) Fogle of Pleasantville; 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends may call at the Raymond W. Arnold funeral Home, Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.. and attend services there Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., with Rev. David Lingle, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating.«/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** ********** «i»Died 15 Mar 1970 Victor G. Monroe The funeral service was held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. for Victor G. Monroe at the Raymond W. Arnold Funeral Home. Rev. David Lingle of the United Presbyterian Church of Pleasantville officiated and was assisted by Rev. Warren Helms of the Shamburg Christian Church. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery in Pleasantville with the following serving as pallbearers: George Hummer, Harold Benedict, E. D. Gifford, Charles Sampson, William Fleming and John Fleming. Honorary pallbearers were John Fehrenbach, Coy Hogg, Robert Voorus and William Roth. People attended the service from Menlo Park, Calif, Buffalo, N.Y., Angola, N.Y., Kenmore, N.Y., Sharon, Erie, Corry, Sharpsville, Farrell, Indiana, Pa., and Parkersburg, W.Va. Members of the Rotary Club called as a group on Tuesday afternoon and Masonic services were held on Tuesday evening by the Titusville Blue Lodge. F & A.M., Member 754. Officiating at the Masonic service were James Hughes, worshipful master; Richard Lundgren, senior warden, William Muirhead, junior warden; and Fred Collins, chaplain. «/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** ********** «i»Monroe - Friends of Victor G. Monroe may call at the Raymond W. Arnold Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and attend the funeral service there Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery at Pleasantville. March 17, 1970«/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** ********** «i»Monroe - Victor G., 89, Pleasantville RD 2, Pa. Friends may call at the Ramond W. Arnond Funeral Home, 203 East Main St., Titusville, Pa., from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Tuesday. Service at the funeral home at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. David Lingle, pastor of Pleasantville United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Pleasntville. «/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** ********** «i»Victor G. Monroe Victor G. Monroe was quite a remarkable man. Physically, at 89 he was spry and active until almost the very end. Mentally, he had a quick, keen mind. Spiritually, he helped found a church. It is hard to beat that list. And as to public service, few communities have many who are as busy. It will be difficult for a whole host of people around here to become accustomed to not seeing him or reading about his activities.«/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Titusville Herald - 17 Mar 1970 - editorial page) ********** ********** «i»3/15/70 Victor G. Monroe Victor Garfield Monroe; Pleasantville, RD 2, Venango County, Pa., who until his retirement had been as independent oil producer in the Shamburg, Pa., oil fields, died at his home early Sunday. He was 89. One of his sons, Wayne L. Monroe, lives in Sharon. In recent years Mr. Monroe had won a wide reputation as a piano tuner and worked at this hobby until a week before his death. He and his family were instrumental in founding and building the Shamburg Christian Church of which he had served as Sunday school superintendent for many years. The ex-oilman had also worked previously in the oil fields of West Virginia and Oklahoma. He was the son of W. H. H. and Rebecca Thompson Monroe and was born in Shamburg on Nov. 8, 1880. Mr. Monroe had been active in church and civic affairs. He was a former member of the Pleasantville School Board, a former member of the board of directors of the former Citizens Bank of Pleasantville, now a branch of Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Co., Titusville, Pa. He had served as a Boy Scout leader in Pleasantville for 25 years. He was a member of the Titusville Rotary Club, Masonic Blue Lodge No. 754, Titusville, and had served as president of the Venango County organization of the Pennsylvania Sabbath School Association. He had also directed choirs in various surrounding churches. Mr. Monroe's wife, the former Leota Lytle, died in January 1945. Besides the son in Sharon, he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Gladys) Fogle, Pleasantville; two other sons, Dr. Harry L., California, Pa., and Lloyd R., Menlo Park, Calif.; 14 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.«/i» (Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe - Obituary of Victor G. Monroe from an unknown newspaper) ********** Victor lived in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. His second wife was Sarah Leota Lytle, the daughter of Samuel A. and Emmily "Emma" Josephine (Folwell) Lytle. Ref: Clan Munro files - Monroe, Lloyd Raymond - Monroe, Douglas J. - Lloyd R. Monroe pedigree Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), 19-81-43-54, p. 415 (Reliability: 3). [S797] Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe, Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel, Ancestor Chart for Wayne Leroy Monroe compiled by Beatrice Berlin Monroe - 23 May 1988 (Reliability: 3). [S797] Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe, Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel, Membership application for Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel - 14 Mar 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S797] Clan Munro files - Daniel, Barbara Jean Monroe, Barbara Jean Monroe Daniel, Obituaries of Victor G. Monroe from various newspapers (Reliability: 3). [S199] Clan Munro files - Monroe, Maddock McBryde, Maddock McBryde Monroe, Membership application for Maddock McBryde Maddock date d 4 jun 2002 (Reliability: 3). [S100] Lexington Munroes, Richard S. Munroe, (privately published in Florence, Massachusetts (1986)), 19-81-43-5, p. 415 (Reliability: 3).