John Guillory

John B. J.B. Guillory
A resident of Clinton and a native of LeBeau, he passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at 1:30pm on Friday, August 5, 2011 at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. He was 84, a retired operator with ChevronTexaco in Port Arthur, TX, and a US Navy Veteran of WWII. We will celebrate his life with a visitation at Baker Funeral Home on Sunday, August 7, 2011 from 68pm, with Recitation of the Rosary at 7pm. Visiting resumes on Monday, August 8, 2011 from noon until religious services in the funeral home chapel at 2pm, conducted by the Rev. Dave Pfeiffer. Graveside service with military honors will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11am at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, LA, conducted by Deacon Jerome Collins. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Betty Louise Guillory of Clinton daughter, Cynthia Cindy Ann Curtis of Clinton two sisters, Viola Little of Baker, and Theresa Aymond of Bunkie brother, Joseph Elton Guillory of Salem, OR and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Guillory Dufour and his parents, Euric and Helena Marks Guillory. Honorary pallbearers are his newphes, Lionel, Michael and Brian Stelly, Ronald and Gerald Aymond, and Dwayne Dufour. The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Fred Petty with the Baton Rouge Cardiology Center Dr. Raju at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Bluebonnet the nursing staff at the Womack Heart Center, especially Jamie Dr. Daigle and the nursing staff at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice for their kindness and caring words and to Chaplain Chris Roussell for being there at the end to pray with our family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Alzheimers Association, American Diabetic Association, or St. Joseph Hospice. John loved the outdoors, and especially enjoyed hunting, fishing, and shrimping. He was a talented carpenter who could build anything. He was a loving husband and father, who had a full life that he lived on his terms. May he watch over us and guide us.

Visitation

Baker Funeral Home
6401 Groom Rd.
Baker, LA  70714
Sunday, August 7, 2011
68pm Rosary 7pm

Service

Chapel Service

Baker Funeral Home Chapel
6401 Groom Rd.
Baker, LA  70714
Monday, August 8, 2011
2pm visiting noon

Graveside Service

Cedar Hill Cemetery
Cedar Hill Drive
Washington, LA  70589
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
11am

Memorial Contributions

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