Funeral services for Mr. LeRoy Edgar Desselle will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2019, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville with Reverend Steve Brandow officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Mr. Desselle, 81, of Ball, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in his residence.
He was a United States Army Veteran and an avid bow hunter. He was the first National Hunting and Fishing Day Chairman and a specialist for BEAR Archery. He wrote a monthly column for the Louisiana Bowman Outdoors, with LeRoy, and was a hunter education specialist. He won several local, state and national honors in the bow hunter division. He was also a retired building contractor and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Desselle; his mother and stepfather, Rita and Raymond Lodridge and one sister, Ann Sanson.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Mary Christian Desselle, of Ball; two god children, Darla Whittington and Melissa Humbles; one brother, Michael Lodridge and his wife, Peggy, of Dry Prong; special friends, Butch and Melba Sanderfer; several nieces and nephews and his furbaby, Smokey.
Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Sunday, December 29, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary being held at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Monday, December 30, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. until time of service.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by visiting www.stjude.org
Mr. Desselle, 81, of Ball, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in his residence.
He was a United States Army Veteran and an avid bow hunter. He was the first National Hunting and Fishing Day Chairman and a specialist for BEAR Archery. He wrote a monthly column for the Louisiana Bowman Outdoors, with LeRoy, and was a hunter education specialist. He won several local, state and national honors in the bow hunter division. He was also a retired building contractor and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Desselle; his mother and stepfather, Rita and Raymond Lodridge and one sister, Ann Sanson.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Mary Christian Desselle, of Ball; two god children, Darla Whittington and Melissa Humbles; one brother, Michael Lodridge and his wife, Peggy, of Dry Prong; special friends, Butch and Melba Sanderfer; several nieces and nephews and his furbaby, Smokey.
Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Sunday, December 29, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary being held at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Monday, December 30, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. until time of service.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by visiting www.stjude.org
Funeral services for Mr. LeRoy Edgar Desselle will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2019, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville with Reverend Steve Brandow officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.
Mr. Desselle, 81, of Ball, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in his residence.
He was a United States Army Veteran and an avid bow hunter. He was the first National Hunting and Fishing Day Chairman and a specialist for BEAR Archery. He wrote a monthly column for the Louisiana Bowman Outdoors, with LeRoy, and was a hunter education specialist. He won several local, state and national honors in the bow hunter division. He was also a retired building contractor and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Desselle; his mother and stepfather, Rita and Raymond Lodridge and one sister, Ann Sanson.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Mary Christian Desselle, of Ball; two god children, Darla Whittington and Melissa Humbles; one brother, Michael Lodridge and his wife, Peggy, of Dry Prong; special friends, Butch and Melba Sanderfer; several nieces and nephews and his furbaby, Smokey.
Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Sunday, December 29, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary being held at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Monday, December 30, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. until time of service.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by visiting www.stjude.org
Mr. Desselle, 81, of Ball, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in his residence.
He was a United States Army Veteran and an avid bow hunter. He was the first National Hunting and Fishing Day Chairman and a specialist for BEAR Archery. He wrote a monthly column for the Louisiana Bowman Outdoors, with LeRoy, and was a hunter education specialist. He won several local, state and national honors in the bow hunter division. He was also a retired building contractor and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Desselle; his mother and stepfather, Rita and Raymond Lodridge and one sister, Ann Sanson.
Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his loving wife of fifty-seven years, Mary Christian Desselle, of Ball; two god children, Darla Whittington and Melissa Humbles; one brother, Michael Lodridge and his wife, Peggy, of Dry Prong; special friends, Butch and Melba Sanderfer; several nieces and nephews and his furbaby, Smokey.
Friends may call at Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Sunday, December 29, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary being held at 6:00 p.m. Visitation will resume on Monday, December 30, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. until time of service.
The family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, by visiting www.stjude.org
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