James "Jim" Howard Ganous' Obituary
James Howard Ganous 70, of DeRidder, LA, passed from this life on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at his residence.
James was born on Friday, December 10, 1943, to Riley and Mary Mason Ganous in Wilmington, N.C. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving on the USS Alfred A. Cunningham. He was a longtime resident of Nashville, Arkansas. He and his wife were truck drivers for most of his life. He had been employed as a Heavy Mechanic Lead at Fort Polk, LA for the past several years where he worked for Northrop Grumman. Jim’s favorite hobbies were NASCAR and his animals.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Iantha “Donnie” Jackson Ganous of DeRidder, LA; 3 sons, Robert Ganous and wife Lois Ann of Norfolk, VA, Randy Ganous and wife Kim of Nashville, AR and Kevin Ganous of Nashville, AR; 4 daughters, Kim Ganous of Germany, Carmen Vick of Lake Charles, LA, Lea Jefferson of DeRidder, LA and Deanna Ceasar of Lake Charles, LA; 2 sisters, Brenda Perna of San Antonio, TX and Vicky Fiscus and husband Paul of League City, TX; 17 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or the charity of your choice.
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