Kenneth P. "Ken" Klammer's Obituary
Funeral services for Kenneth P. “Ken” Klammer, 63, of Anacoco, Louisiana will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2010 at Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Leesville, LA under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held from 5 pm - 9 pm, Thursday, August 19 and Friday, August 20, 2010 from 8:00 am until time of service in the funeral home.
Ken, the son of Hugo and Dorothy Virginia Distel Klammer, was born October 28, 1946 in Rockville Center, New York. He served in the US Army for 3 years during that time he served in Korea and was also stationed at Fort Polk with the Quarter Master Corp. He retired after thirty years in 2001 from the Directorate of Logistics and Supply office at Fort Polk. Ken loved to donate his time and heart to various charitable events, he loved NASCAR and NHRA Drag Racing. He was a devoted friend and would always be there for anyone who needed him.
He is survived by his wife of 15 years Leanna Klammer of Anacoco; mother,Dorothy V. Klammer of Anacoco (formerly of Sea Cliff, New York); daughters, Laurie Carruth of Anacoco, LA, Susie Haymon & husband, Jimmy of Anacoco, & Cathy Boyd & husband, Joe of Slagle, LA; grandchildren, Anne Ashfield, Michael Boyd, Whitney Haymon, Sara Boyd & Chase Haymon and numerous cousins who loved and cherished his memory from the New York area.
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