D id you hear Bob sing in the 1940 or 1950’s? His voice was good and had a distinct quality. He wrote his own songs and the lyrics were not only good but hauntingly so. With the right backing and luck he could have been at the top of the Grand Ole Opry in my opinion. He often performed live on the country radio station in Centerville and he would sing at local dances. One lady remembers how he impressed her as a little girl when he played a Lovilia dance by handing out glossy autographed photos of himself and driving up in his yellow convertible.
His children have restored the coal mine community called Foster’s cemetery in honor of their parents, Georgean Johnson Kocur and Robert Kocur. You can read all about it at their cemetery website: www.iamonroe.org/cemetery/foster/html. They have done an excellent job of preservation.
United Methodist Church of Lovilia Has New Entrance Doors
In memory of Thelma Smith and John Hastings these new doors were purchased and installed at the front entrance on E Avenue. The doors were installed in June and enhance the front of the building nicely.