Monroe, Autrey 

KILGORE -- Services for Autrey Monroe, 89, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, 
April 24, 2006, at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel, with the Reverend David Hampton 
and the Reverend Dr. William J. Ingersoll officiating. Burial will follow in the 
Kilgore Cemetery. Mr. Monroe died Sunday, April 23, 2006, in Longview, Texas. He 
was born March 31, 1917, in Savoy, Texas. Mr. Monroe graduated from Savoy High 
School. He moved to Kilgore in 1937 to drive a city bus. Mr. Monroe was drafted 
in 1941 to serve our country during World War II as a drill sergeant in the U.S. 
Army. He trained infantrymen until his discharge in December 1945. Mr. Monroe went 
to work for Shell Oil Company in Sheridan, Texas, before being transferred to 
Kilgore in 1951. After his retirement in 1982, he enjoyed traveling, gardening, 
and especially his grandsons. He loved his church and was a longtime member of the 
First Baptist Church. Mr. Monroe is survived by his wife of 65 years, Anita Monroe 
of Kilgore; two daughters, Rita Knox of Dallas, and Janie Terrell and her husband, 
Bill, of Kilgore; a sister, Barbara Smith of Scottsdale, Arizona; four grandsons, 
Jeff Knox of Dallas, Chris Knox of Dallas, William Terrell of Austin, and Andrew 
Terrell of Kilgore; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive 
friends 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, April 25, 2006, at the funeral home. Memorial 
contributions may be made to the charity of choice. Please leave online condolences 
at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/25/2006.