Monty Meares Wyche | |
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Division A Judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court for Bossier and Webster parishes | |
In office February 14, 1969 – 1988 |
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Preceded by | O. E. Price |
Succeeded by | Dewey E. Burchett, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born |
Plain Dealing Bossier Parish Louisiana, USA |
December 4, 1926
Died | July 28, 2014 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana |
(aged 87)
Cause of death | Brief illness |
Resting place | Plain Dealing Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ann Wesson Wyche (married c. 1960-2014, his death) |
Relations |
John J. Doles, Sr. (uncle-by-marriage) |
Children |
Martha Wyche Singletary |
Parents | James Egbert and Helen Friend Phillips Wyche |
Residence | Bossier City, Louisiana |
Alma mater |
Benton High School |
Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
Religion | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Naval Reserve |
Rank | Commander in the Naval Reserve |
Battles/wars | Korean War |
John J. Doles, Sr. (uncle-by-marriage)
Martha Wyche Singletary
James Wesson Wyche
Benton High School
Louisiana State University
Monty Meares Wyche (December 4, 1926 – July 28, 2014) was a judge of the Louisiana 26th Judicial District Court based in Benton. He served from 1969 to 1988 with jurisdiction in both Bossier and Webster parishes in the northwestern portion of his state.
Wyche was born in Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish next to the Arkansas state line to James Egbert Wyche (1898-1976) and the former Helen Friend Phillips (1902-1974).His paternal grandparents were John Hamiter Wyche (1871-1904) and the former Nancy Roberta Meares (1872-1973). His aunt, Madge Wyche Doles (1901-1993), an insurance agent in Plain Dealing, was married to John J. Doles (1895-1970), who represented Bossier and Webster parishes in the Louisiana State Senate from 1952 to 1956 and also served on the influential Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors. His cousin, John J. Doles, Jr. (1923-2004), was an influential banker in Louisiana and a civic figure in Bossier Parish.
Wyche graduated from Benton High School and attended LSU in Baton Rouge for a year prior to enlisting in the United States Army near the end of World War II. After his military commitment, he graduated from LSU and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1950 from the Louisiana State University Law Center. He returned to the Army for service in the Korean War. Thereafter, Wyche reached the rank of commander in the United States Naval Reserve.