Palestine High School Alumni Association

08 / 28 / 1919  –  07 / 09 / 1984

Funeral services for Lt. Col. John S. Roquemore, USAF (Ret.) will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Fair Haven Memorial Park at Santa Ana, California.

Col. Roquemore died July 9, in Santa Ana following a lengthy illness.

Born in Palestine on August 28, 1919, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Roquemore. He graduated from Palestine High School in 1937 and attended LSU North-East Center University in Monroe, Louisiana.

He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Roquemore, and a brother, Paul Roquemore.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ann Atkins Roquemore and a daughter, Mrs. Susan Blinn of El Toro, Calif.; a son, John Roquemore of Huntington Beach, Calif.; five grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Lena Roquemore and sisters, Mrs. J.D. (Mary) Cox, and Mrs. Jack (Lena Mae) Sims, all of Palestine; and several nieces and nephews.

Source: Palestione Herald Press 07-11-1984