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John Marcellin Breard Jr.

Birth	:	23 Nov 1883 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death	:	9 Apr 1960 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial	:	Old City Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate	:	32.5066986, -92.1081009
Description	:	The Monroe News-Star. April 10, 1960 Page 1 John Breard, Civic Leader, Dies; Rites Set. John M. Breard, president emeritus of the Central Savings Bank and Trust Co., civic leader and member of one of the pioneer families in northeast Louisiana, died Saturday in the St. Francis Hosptial. He was 76. Mr. Breard, who has been in failing health for several months, suffered a stroke late Tuesday night and was rushed to the hospital. He died at 6 a. m. Saturday. FUneral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Peters Funeral Home with the Rev. G. W. Pomeroy, pastor... Read More	The Monroe News-Star. April 10, 1960 Page 1 John Breard, Civic Leader, Dies; Rites Set. John M. Breard, president emeritus of the Central Savings Bank and Trust Co., civic leader and member of one of the pioneer families in northeast Louisiana, died Saturday in the St. Francis Hosptial. He was 76. Mr. Breard, who has been in failing health for several months, suffered a stroke late Tuesday night and was rushed to the hospital. He died at 6 a. m. Saturday. FUneral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Peters Funeral Home with the Rev. G. W. Pomeroy, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. Lea Joyner, pastor of the Southside Methodist Church. Interment, under the direction of Peters Funeral Home of Monroe, will following the Old City Cemetery. EDUCATED. Born in Monroe, November 23, 1883, Mr. Breard was educated at Bentley's Academy and the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston. He later graduated from the Alamo Business College in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Breard began his career with the Central Bank in 1911 as bookkeeper and in 1915 rose to the position of teller. Two years later he was promoted to assistant cashier. In 1922 he became a member of the board of directors and was made cashier the following year. In 1932 Mr. Breard was elected to vice - president and in 1938 became executive vice-president. In 1955 at the death of Travis Oliver, Sr., Mr. Breard assumed the position of president of the bank, a post he held until January 1, 1958, when he retired and became president emeritus. Mr. Breard served as treasurer of the Louisiana Bankers Association in 1946 and 1947 and served on the agricultural and legislative committees for the organization. He also has served as president of the Regional Clearing House Association. In 1942, he was chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank's Fifth District War Bond drive. In 1915 Mr. Breard was elected to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury and served for 28 years, ten of those as president. From 1932 to 1936 he was president of the Louisiana Police Juries Association. For six years, from 1916 until 1922, he was a member of the Monroe City School Board. In other activities, Mr. Breard served as chairman of the Fifth District for emergency relief at the appointment by the late Gov. O. K. Allen. He was president of the Monroe Kiwanis Club in 1927 and headed the Twin Cities Community Chest in 1940. Mr. Breard is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lottie Pritchard Breard; one daughter, Mrs. A. Scott Hamilton, Monroe; three sisters, Mrs. John Collens and Mrs. Sam Scott, both of Monroe and Mrs. R. E. Chaplin, Lafayette; four brothers, Waren, Thomas, Ben J., and Harold Breard, all of Monroe; and one grandchild. Pallbearers will be Grayson Guthrie, R. C. Sparks, Sam Smith, J. Howard Carroll, W. G. Haynes, Jr., Charles M. Womack, Virgil Crawford and Ira Phillips, Jr. ------------------------- A History of Louisiana. Volume 2 1925 Henry E. Chambers The American Historical Society, Inc. Publishing Company Chicago and New York Page 215. J. M. BREARD. J. M. Breard, Monroe banker, is a member of a family that has been identified with the history of this section of Louisiana since the first settlement was planted there in the form of a military post by his ancestor of the Filhiol family. The Breards have been in Monroe almost as long as the Filhiols. J. M. Breard was born at Monroe in 1883, son of J. M. and Azema (Trouard)Breard. His mother is still living. His father, who died in 1911, was a member of the Monroe City Council for eight years. J. M. Breard was educated in St. Hyacinth's Academy, in Professor Bentley's private school at Monroe, also attended the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute at Ruston, and graduated from the Alamo Business College at San Antonio, Texas. In 1911 he entered the service of the Central Savings Bank and Trust Company as bookkeeper, was promoted to teller, in 1918 to assistant cashier, and on January 1, 1924, became cashier of this old and substantial bulwark in the financial history of Ouachita Parish. He is looked upon as a banker of exceptional ability, and besides the service he has rendered in the profession, he has been for some years prominent in the public life of his parish. Mr. Breard has been a member of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury since 1915. During 1921-22 he was president of the police jury, at which time plans were made for the erection of the new courthouse, now under construction. For six years, from 1916 to 1922, Mr. Breard was a member of the City of Monroe School Board. He is a member of the Monroe Golf and Country Club, the Lotus Club and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He married Miss Lottie Pritchard and has a daughter, Charlotte Olive Breard.

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John Marcellin Breard Jr. death on 9 Apr 1960 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Latitude: 32.5066986
Longitude: -92.1081009

Family Members:

Parent

John Marcellin Breard Sr.

(1853 - 1911)

Azema Gabrielle Trouard Breard

(1861 - 1957)

Spouse

Charlotte “Lottie” Prichard Breard

(1890 - 1973)

Siblings

Azema Gabrielle Breard Collens

(1885 - 1975)

Trouard Alfred Breard

(1887 - 1938)

Warren Augustus Breard

(1890 - 1979)

Thomas Edward Breard

(1892 - 1984)

Benjamin Joseph Breard

(1894 - 1965)

Elmina Marie Breard Scott

(1900 - 1987)

Harold Anthony Breard

(1903 - 1988)

Children

Charlotte Olive Breard Hamilton

(1910 - 1996)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old City Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5066986, -92.1081009

2. Jewish Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5063900, -92.1068600

3. Saint Matthew Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5097008, -92.1093979

4. Magnolia Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5115710, -92.1014680

5. Monroe City Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5116800, -92.0989150

6. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5172080, -92.1145050

7. Bry Layton Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4915200, -92.1130740

8. Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5149800, -92.1244400

9. Filhiol Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 32.4949200, -92.1220300

10. Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5364400, -92.1156600

11. Powell Street Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5041100, -92.0716940

12. Northminster Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5412700, -92.0923400

13. Tennille Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5259500, -92.0652700

14. J.S. Clark Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4682400, -92.0878000

15. Riverview Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4640923, -92.1147537

16. Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5393800, -92.0682800

17. Saint Paschal Catholic Cemetery
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5337890, -92.1542430

18. Hasley Cemetery
West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5303001, -92.1568985

19. Saint Alban's Episcopal Church Columbarium
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5567990, -92.1132830

20. Saint James # 2 Benevolent Society's Cemetery
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4560250, -92.1156140

21. Bon Aire Plantation
De Siard, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5254670, -92.0508810

22. Ballard Cemetery
Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4622002, -92.0591965

23. Richwood Memorial Gardens
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.4387219, -92.0856447

24. Claiborne United Methodist Church Cemetery
Pine Grove (Monroe South), Ouachita Parish, USA
Coordinate: 32.5170400, -92.1928300