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LESTER E. DEERLY
Lester E. Deerly was born July 29, 1927 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin
and passed
away on March 16, 2002 in Paris, Texas at 74 years of age.
Mr. Deerly was a member of the National Association of Letter
Carriers. He
was an accomplished electrician, carpenter, mechanic, plumber, and
inventor.
In his spare time he enjoyed reading, fishing and spending time
with his
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Edward and Ida Mariana
Deerly and
several brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his wife Barbara (Ward) Deerly of the home; one
son:
Edward V. Deerly; one daughter: Pamela J. Loree and husband Cliff
of Corona,
California; one step-daughter: Tammy M. Smith of Broken Bow,
Oklahoma; one
step-son: Robert W. Ward and wife Victoria; 2 brothers: Keneth
Deerly of
Chicago, Illinois and Melvin Deerly and wife Marilyn of Shell
Lake,
Wisconsin; one sister: Jenny Kastan of Chicago, Illinois; 4
granddaughters;
3 step-grandsons; and 1 great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 2:00 p.m.
at the
Mills & Coffey Chapel with Reverend Darrel Heath officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were: Ed Deerly, Michael Stapels, Russel
Roberts,
Brian Bell, Robert Ward, David Loree, and Michael Fletcher.
Honorary pallbearers included: Raymond Branch, Fred Ward, Mary
Deerly, and
Cliff Hartley.
He was laid to rest at the Broken Bow Cemetery under the direction
of Mills
& Coffey Funeral Home of Antlers, Oklahoma.
(Push County Times, March 27, 2002)
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