James William Bohm's Obituary
Funeral services for James William Bohm, 75, of DeRidder, LA will be held at 2:00 P M, Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in DeRidder. Burial will follow in Newlin Cemetery in Singer, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 22, 2016, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm and then 9 am until service time Wednesday, November 23, 2016, all in the funeral home. James was born May 22, 1941 in Stevens Point, WI, to William Otto and Phyllis Claire Spiegelberg Bohm. He passed away Monday, November 21, 2016, in Beauregard Memorial Hospital in DeRidder. Living most of his life in DeRidder, he was a retired papermaker with Boise Southern in DeRidder. He loved his family, trips to the casino, fishing and yard work. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving a tour of duty in Germany. He is survived by his son, Warren James Bohm and wife Marilyn of DeRidder; two daughters, Barbara Knight of DeRidder and Janet Gilpin and husband Rick of Lake Charles, LA; sister Eileen Brehn of NC; six grandchildren, Amanda LeTendre, Jarred Knight, Jennifer Trahan, Erin Gilpin, Milton Rich and John Rich, and eight great grandchildren. He is also survived by his puppy “Penny”.
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