Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....DEFREESE, CLAYTON P.  JR. December 8, 2012
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Golden Funeral Home Obits - December 2012
CLAYTON P. DEFREESE JR.

Funeral services for Mr. Clayton P. “Sonny” DeFreese, Jr., age 63, of Bonita, 
LA, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012 in the Chapel of 
Golden Funeral Home with Brothers, Newton Smith, Francis Smith and Bob 
Lonadier officiating. Interment will follow in Christ Church cemetery. 
Visitation will be held Monday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a VFW last rites 
service to be held from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Golden Funeral Home. 

Mr. DeFreese was born May 29, 1949 and passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 
at his residence. He was a 1971 graduate of Bastrop High school, a 1997 
graduate of Northeast Louisiana University with a BA in Journalism. He was an 
active member of Horseshoe Baptist Church. He served his country in the U.S. 
Army and in the Louisiana National Guard 1967-1991. He was a veteran of the 
Vietnam and Persian Gulf War. Mr. DeFreese was a life member of the Veterans 
Of Foreign Wars Post 2277 Bastrop, American Legion Post 51, Disabled American 
Veteran’s Chapter 8; Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS and the Acadiana 
Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association. He served as Post Commander, 
District 13 Commander and State Commander from 2007-2008. 

Mr. DeFreese is survived by two daughters, Sherri Lynn Redd; Patricia Leigh 
Redd; two sons, James Clayton DeFreese, Elvis Wayne DeFreese; father, Clayton 
P. DeFreese, Sr., brother, Thomas L. DeFreese; 9 grandchildren, 8 great 
grandchildren; a niece, a nephew; 3 great nieces and great nephew. 

He is preceded in death by his mother, Aline “Bonnie” Ann DeFreese and his 
sister, Mary Golden DeFreese. 

Serving as pallbearers are: the Bossier City VFW Honor Guard. Honorary 
pallbearers are: Anthony DeFreese, Reggie DeFreese, Eddie DeFreese, Marshall 
Stephens, Mike Silks and Timmy Snow. 



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