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Extracted from The Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA)
ELAM, Gerald
Reeves -- Funeral services for Gerald “Jerry” Elam, 60, will be at 2
p.m. today, May 5, in the Chapel of Creel Memorial Gardens.
The Rev. Glenn Ducharme will officiate. Burial will be in Creel
Memorial Gardens under direction of Rush Funeral Home of Kinder.
Visitation is from 9 a.m.
Mr. Elam died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 1998, in a Lake Charles
hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Reeves. He was co-owner of Clear Creek
Timber Company.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Elam; one son, Christopher Elam of
Reeves; two daughters, Rhonda Elam of Houston and Amelia “Amy”
Elam of Reeves; one brother, Larry Elam of Reeves; and one sister,
Georgia Fruge of Reeves.
Tuesday, May 5, 1998