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TERRY
Blessington JR.
LAKE CHARLES,
La. -- Terry
Blessington, Jr., 55, of Lake Charles, died at home on Sunday, May 5, 2002, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Terry was born in
Jennings,
La. on Nov. 11, 1946 and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He was a 1965 graduate of Lake Charles High School. Uncle Terry served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict and spent the last two years of service assigned to the St. Albans
Radar Base. While assigned to the base he met his wife, Gloria Jean
Lamothe.
After returning to
Louisiana, Terry worked for many years at
Blessington Hydraulics. He eventually purchased the business and built
Diamond "B," Inc. into a strong entity in the Lake Charles area.
Terry was an avid hunter and fisherman, spending time at both sports with his wife and sons. He also enjoyed spending time with his lifetime friend, Gary Roth.
His loving wife of 32 years, Gloria, and two sons, Michael and his wife, Melissa of Liberty,
Texas and Roy
Blessington and Tonya
Fontenot of
Kings Farm,
La., survive him. A brother, Howard of Lake Charles; two sisters, Sandra
Mabry of
Houston,
Texas and Sharon Jane of Picayune, Miss.; and two grandchildren also survive him.
He is also survived by his wife's parents, Henry and Rose Lamothe; two brother-in-laws,
Marcel Lamothe and his wife, Doris, and Donald Lamothe; a sister-in-law, Lillian DeCell and her husband, George all of St. Albans; and a sister-in-law, Claire
Ordway and her husband, Denis of
Henderson, Nev. He also leaves several nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be in the
Heald Funeral Home on Monday, May 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. at the St. Albans
Bay Cemetery with Father Maurice Roy of Holy Angels
Parish officiating. Arrangements are by the
Heald Funeral Home, 87 So. Main St., St. Albans. You may send condolences on line through
www.healdfuneralhome.com.
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1930 census has a Terrance age 13, and Howard age 15
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place:
Jennings,
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana; Roll: 797; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 188.0
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SS death Index
Terrance
Blessington born 30 Nov 1916
did Aug 1953