CARL FREEMAN SR. Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

12 Sep 2004


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September 08. 2004 12:34PM

Carl Freeman Sr.					[Photo]

Carl "Eddie" Edward Freeman Sr., 81, a native of Vivian and resident of 
Lockport, died at 2:35 p.m. Sept. 7, 2004.

Visitation will be 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Savior Catholic Church in 
Lockport. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday 
at the church, with burial at the church cemetery.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ola Brunet Freeman; sons and daughter-
in-law, Carl Jr., Jody and Monique Breaux Freeman, all of Lockport; daughters 
and sons-in-law, Sharon and Ken Saucier of Houma, Holly and Wayne Bourgeois of 
Mississippi; sisters, Paula Guidry of Galliano, Betty Smith of Lockport and 
Bonnie Miller of Georgia; grandchildren, Will and Ben Freeman, Jennifer 
Matherne, John and Jesse Freeman, Ashley Beth and David Bourgeois; and three 
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Basil and Edith Freeman of Lockport.

He was a World War II veteran where he received the Navy Unit Commendation 
Ribbon Award for the Patrol Bombing Squadron No. 18 for outstanding heroism. He 
was a member of the Lockport American Legion. He was a town alderman from 1972 
to 1976. He was a Texaco gauger for 24 years. He was owner of Eddie's Men and 
Boys Clothing and Ola's Fabric Shop. He was a Lafourche Pairsh All Star fast 
pitch second baseman in the late 1950s.

Falgout Funeral Home of Lockport is in charge of arrangements.