Clyde Leon Gehron's Obituary
Clyde Leon Gehron, 91, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on July 22, 2018 in Lake Charles, LA. Clyde, the son of Susie D. Deao and Charles E. Gehron was born on April 17, 1927, in Montezuma, Ohio.
Visitation will begin Wednesday, July 25, 2018, from 5 PM until 9:00 PM, in Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, LA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM, in the First United Methodist Church in DeRidder, LA with Rev. Lamar Oliver officiating. Internment will immediately follow at Cooper Cemetery, DeRidder, LA.
Clyde joined the United States Navy after graduation, he served two years during WWII in the South Pacific aboard an aircraft carrier. Graduate of John Brown University in Silom Springs, AR, with a degree in Agriculture. He started two nurseries where he grew over 1 billion trees and planted over 1 million acres in Louisiana. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in DeRidder, LA. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 21 years, Bobbye Gehron of DeRidder, LA.; two daughters, Cindy Gehron Treme and husband, Robbie of Albuquerque, NM, Elizabeth Gehron of Sanford, FL.; two stepdaughters, Lisa Gill Buddenhagen and husband, Karl of DeRidder, LA., Lauren Gill and finance, Mauro Arrambide of Montgomery, TX; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and two step granddaughters.
Preceded in death by his parents, Susie D. and Charles E. Gehron, first wife, Robbie Gehron; two sisters; and one brother.
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